Hakea

The Hakea is my favourite Australian flower. I love the way it unfolds and changes colour, from the soft lime yellow to the rich dark pinks and reds. I picked these from a small tree this morning, hopefully they may be the inspiration for a yardage design soon.

Mod Foliage Wallpaper

So happy last week to come third in the mod wallpaper contest at Spoonflower. This is the wallpaper printed at Spoonflower. There were so many great designs, it makes me feel like redecorating.

Fabulous Finds

I was really hoping to find some treasures on our trip away, unfortunately almost every time we went past a fantastic looking country op shop it was either too late or Sunday and it was closed. While travelling around with my brother I did manage to pop into two op shops, and as a result got this cute bear plate.

In the second shop I found these brown stoneware plates and a pear plate. My brother did delight in saying "look at that great retro vintage shop" and then driving straight past.

Torquay Trip Part Two

On the Saturday of our holiday in Torquay my brother and sister-in-law were kind enough to take us to the airforce museum at Pt Cook. There were wonderful displays of restored aircraft and objects from the first and second world war. The boys did enjoy it but they were very keen to go to the gift shop. On the way back we had a look further up the coast and a stop for fish and chips for lunch.

We drove home on Sunday and stopped at Ballarat for some lunch while the boys played at the park. The town is rich in history and the architecture is amazing as there was so much wealth here during the gold rush. I hope we can come back to Ballarat for a holiday soon.

We had beautiful light on the way home and it was a good opportunity to take a few shots of the Grampians as we were driving past.

Crochet Slippers

It is always good to have something to do while travelling long distances in the car. The drive to Torquay was going to be about ten hours including stops so I thought why not crochet a pair of slippers, something that is enjoyable and productive. I had seen a few types of slippers on the internet but I usually make the pattern up as I go along.

I haven't finished these yet and will have to decide how to decorate them. The bag I keep the wool in is one of my favourites, from an op shop a few months ago.

Torquay Trip Part One

We have just come back from a short holiday at Torquay on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. My husband was attending a conference in Melbourne so we stayed with my brother and sister-in-law on the coast. The boys had a great time exploring the beach.

We drove down the coast with my brother on Friday, by the time we got to the Twelve Apostles (an amazing rock formation) at midday the weather had turned and it was raining, but luckily not raining when we walked down to the viewing platform.

We were down the beach again later on the weekend, the boys enjoying running around with Chilli the dog. 

Japanese Cameo Hexagons

Finally started a project with my Japanese Cameo collection in the original colourway. These designs were printed on Cotton Sateen over a year ago and will become a hexagon quilt. I love hand sewing, so great to do in the car or waiting for the boys or even while watching a movie.