Bright & Happy

Bright and Happy - just right for a Winter's day.

REVERSIBLE RUG

Reversible rug, nice and warm on a chilly day.

LEST WE FORGET

Made on the Small Butterfly Loom, with added crochet and crochet flowers.  Beautiful Pam.

ALL THINGS BEAUTIFUL

 Sandra made this beautiful Throw using the Small and Magic Butterfly Loom, and joined the squares with crochet.  A close-up of the crochet edging.

BED RUNNER

Maralyn this Bed Runner is absolutely beautiful.  Look at the beads right around and the softness of the colour combination.  Very pretty.   You said you were having trouble putting it all together - then you bring us in the finished project.  We can't wait to see your next project. 

50 SHADES OF PINK

This is VERY pretty Sandra, and personally, I would much rather
have 50 Shades of Pink than 50 Shades of Gray!

OH NO, my Camera has just died and gone to Heaven!
Now I'll have to learn new stuff again.  Perhaps if I buy
the same Camera only a newer model it will be easier.

SPOTLIGHT HAS A SALE

So pretty Marcia, and all the
variations in the yarn.
Crochet together with
sock yarn  - which just
happened to be the
"Perfect Match".

THIS GOES WITH THAT IN SHARON'S BLANKET

Sharon this Blanket is beautiful.

It's hard to see how lovely it is, and with all the little fuzzy bits, and the 3 chain joining the squares together has made a beautiful cuddly blanket.  See what you can do

with "leftovers".  Should we call it

"Bubble & Squeak"?

http://www.youtube.com/user/7birdsonawire?feature=mhee#p/u

SHABBY CHIC - An English Country Garden

I'll write more about this beautiful Throw later.
It was created on the Magic Board - thanks Jan, do you 
love out English Country Garden?

COLOUR OF WINTER

Nothing as peaceful as
a stroll in the garden,
and getting inspiration from nature.

OUR HOME - ON ST PATRICK'S DAY

Oh you should have been here this morning!

We get up around 5:30, my husband called me outside

"Quick, run out here and bring the camera and DON'T YELL"

Hanging half down from our roof was a SNAKE with a rat with its tail still swishing, disappearing into the Snake's mouth.  I took a photo, and ran back inside and locked the doors.  The picture is very blurry and my Grandkids will be disappointed.  Then a little bit later I ventured out and saw the beauty of a very still, peaceful morning.

These are so pretty, not sure what they are called, but I will look it up.

I know this is called the Sandpaper plant, and it is a climber.

Then I swung my camera down to the River and I saw what I thought was a bright light of some kind, then I realized it was the sun just coming up and shining on a Palm, and I kinda wanted the whole world to see it.  Happy I saw all the beautiful things in Nature, dulled the snake imagine - but then some folks would have loved to have witnessed that - not this little duck!
Don't forget to click on the images.

BOOTIES FOR MY NEW BABY

Prettiest Booties ever for baby

Tasharna Rose. Thank you

Auntie Di xx

Thank you Auntie Milena for the pattern.

The booties are just beautiful and I will

treasure them forever.

http://romantikknit.blogspot.com/

A NEW DAY DAWNS

5:30 in the morning and looking out my kitchen window I could see
a mist rising on the Nerang River, so went down to the Riverbank
and this is the beautiful picture that was waiting for me. I looked
everywhere and there was no movement of another person
anywhere, only birds and water birds flittering here and there,
and tweeting as they went. I pondered for a moment and realized
that I was the only person in the www (Whole Wide World)that was
acutally capturing this spectacular display at this very moment
and I said "Thank you".





Click on pictures to enlarge

WHO TOOK OUR SUN?

The Dust storm arrived and everything seemed to turn a red/brown.
Even though I quickly shut every window and door, a layer of
dust found its way into the house, and today is "bust the dust" day.

Where has our sun gone? This is how the sun looked at noon.

This is how the sun looked at 5pm - changed to a silver colour,

almost looked like the moon and the dust even looked silver - spooky..

SNAKES ALIVE

All those near and dear to me will tell you I HATE snakes.....
When I was a little girl I discovered if I stomped all over the
Strawberries in the Strawberry Patch (green or ripe) the Blue
Tounged Lizards would stay away. I can tell you I got into
serious trouble from my dear old Grandad....... but it was
worth it, not having to be scared by those creepy crawlies.

For the past 2 days my dearly beloved has been chasing
snakes - trying to get the best photo! Can you believe that?
Infact he is so good he took a photo at the Garage window,
and now we have a photo capturing the photographer and
2 snakes. Believe it or not, there are 2 snakes here - and it
took me 1/2 an hour to find the courage to get in the car
this morning.

At dusk lastnight when we (well not me) discovered there
ARE 2 snakes, Jackie the Kookaburra came in to protect
me - and life goes on.....

I LOVE THIS - IT'S YUMMY

This piece of cake was pulled from the Freezer

and was intended for the Ducks - one of my

little people thought it was "too delicious" but

I must say, did share a few crumbs.

RAINY DAY

It's a very rainy day here today on the Gold Coast. A great day to touch and feel and caress yarn! All was quiet, and suddenly a Lion cub pounced in making the biggest growls you have ever heard.
Grey skies seem to make the grass and shrubs appear a little greener
and the flowers a little brighter
and the buds almost ready to spring open. This is such a pretty bush, has beautiful waxy flowers, and when they open I'll post a picture.

Spotlight has a new Get Creative Magazine just released. There are 2 beautiful Throws and a Cushion cover in the Magazine created on The Butterfly Loom. Tomorrow I will post pictures and the patterns for you.

I'm off to find some pretty yarn amongst my stash to send my great niece Caitlin,so she can make herself a Scarf. I'm hoping she will send me a picture of it when it is finished so I can post her creation.

UP, UP AND AWAY

Tia created this gorgeous scarf - a delight for any little girl . She used the Small Loom, and two of her favourite Yarns, worked 13 motifs and slip stitched them together, and added a quick fringe.

Early morning, the sun was just rising and a Hot Air Balloon with Tourists in the Basket was silently gliding across the sky. Notice the color of the Tulip Tree beneath the Balloon - amazing!

I heard Kookaburras laughing and swung the camera around and could see them way off sitting out on the limb of a Gum Tree, and it was if they were saying "Look at us, take a picture of us too". If you click on the picture to enlarge it, you will be able to see them.

PERFECT END TO ANY DAY

The old saying "Pink in the morning, Shepherds' warning, Pink at night, Shepherds' delight."

Mmmhhh - Do I see a face in this cloud?

Dancing clouds at sunset.