Fabulous Finds - Strathalbyn Antique Fair

It was the Strathalbyn Antique Fair on the weekend, an event I look forward to every year for the trash and treasure market that takes place at the show grounds on the Sunday morning. Unfortunately this year the weather was so incredibly bad that by the time I got there at 8.15 am there were only 25 or so stall holders and most of these were packing up. Usually the stalls go all the way around the oval and it takes two or three hours to see everything. Fortunately the stalls that were left had the best finds and people were even willing to drop the prices a little.

This was my first sewing box for the day.

 All of this a bargain at only $20 especially considering the sewing basket was full of sewing treasures.

Treasures from the sewing box.

I love these old needle books.

I fell in love with this large orange picnic case and round sewing basket as soon as I saw them, the canisters were packed inside the case, I thought the whole lot was a bargain at $40.

Close up of the pretty sewing basket.

Inside the basket was a little plastic tray that had blown across the car park earlier in the morning but the nice stall holder went and found it for me.

Treasures from the round sewing basket.

The last stall I went two had these lovely little sewing baskets and the retro container below (maybe a recipe card holder or salt box)  all came to the total of $15.

Night Garden

Night Garden was in the top ten of the fireflies contest at Spoonflower last week. Once I started on this design I really enjoyed it especially working on the translucent flowers. The designs in the fat quarter bundle this week are so pretty, as were many of the designs in the contest. Fireflies was a great theme. Thanks to Spoonflower for the great photos.

Banksia

A few close up photos I have taken recently of an old banksia flower spike with seed pods. The structure and texture of the seed pods and leaves are so interesting and beautiful. They are definitely one of my favourite Australian wildflowers.

Are We There Yet?

It was lovely to come second in the Highways and Byways contest at Spoonflower last week. As you can see my design was all about fun family holidays on the road around the coast and countryside in Australia. The great photos are from Spoonflower and including the top ten fabric bundle.

The Local Wildlife

We knew there were koalas in the scrub at the top of our street but this week I spotted one for the first time in a large gum tree near the path that we take to walk to school. The koala is very elusive and blends into its habitat, unfortunately this one was at the top of the tree so it was really hard to get a photo of him.

From a distance they look like a big lump on a branch, this one was curled up and sleepy. I checked to see if he was still there later in the day with the boys, he was and he had only moved across a few branches.

From underneath you can see his nose and chin. Maybe I will get a better photo next time.

Fabulous Finds

Some of the great finds from the trip to Pt Elliot. I love the 70's crockery, especially the striped mugs. My favourite find was the sew tidy, it has a lift out plastic tray to store scissors and there is plenty of room for spools of cotton and other bits and pieces.

Seagull Chasing

We finished the school holidays with a visit to Pt Elliot. It was a great day and the boys enjoyed running around chasing seagulls after enjoying fish and chips for lunch. We also had a look through a few op shops with some really good finds.