How to Have a Normal-ish Weekend - Part One

This weekend, for the first time in what feels like a very long time, I have both Saturday and Sunday market-free.

My plans of going to a Christmas meet-up were foiled by the little one waking up with a cold.  It hasn't slowed her down much, but the nose is runny enough for me to not want her to share it with any other littlies there.  This girl's a hugger, she loves to go up to random people (especially older boys) and give them big hugs whether they like it or not. So chances are, she would share the cold.

Instead, our little three-piece family went for a yummy cafe breakfast and a bit of a drive.

We dropped in to see the girls at the Nook Pop Up shop.  Their stall looked lovely.

I know I should be thinking about presents for other people at this time of year, but instead, I added a few pieces to my own wish list...

I've always loved Jetta's Nest's "Sew or Die" artwork...

...and Chrissy Foreman C's fabric necklaces are so cool, I especially love that giraffe!

But I kind of have my eye on this one...

And Dash Robin's bird brooches are just adorable.  Don't you love the cards they've been packed on?

Once we got home, the little one was all tuckered out, so I took a few peaceful moments to flip through the latest Frankie magazine.

And then onto some playing before some more serious order-filling work...

You might remember a little while ago I was playing with this three piece brooch idea, so here it is, the first one.  It was only "blog ready" when I took this photo, once the glue on the brooch backs have set, I'll take a photo of how it looks on.

And then there's this one.  I call it "Evolution of Crane", a concept I've been thinking about for a while now.  But do you get it?  Does it make sense?  The man doesn't think so.

It's been built up of parts, patterns of how to fold a crane... I'm thinking of making the bits into a necklace like this...

 So how's your weekend?  Is it a normal-ish one?  Doing anything fun?

My Creative Space

A little something just for me... or at least that's how it began.

I whipped this 3-piece brooch up the other night as a bit of an experiment, don't look too closely, the edges aren't finished and the embroidery is rather dodgy.

The plan was to make something just for me, but now it's inspired me, so this afternoon I'll be playing on Illustrator with a new design, hopefully soon to come.

For more creative spaces, Kootoyoo is the place to go.

My Creative Space

A little peek at some new pieces I'm playing with at the moment... bamboo and vintage kimono fabrics with hand painted details...

For more creative spaces, Kootoyoo is the place to go!

My Creative Space

More Cameo brooch/pendants in different stages of progress, getting ready for the BIDM this weekend! Check out all of the talent that will be at the market on Saturday here, here, here and here.

For more creative spaces, drop by Kootoyoo.

And finally, today, I got the best ever birthday present (it was my birthday on Tuesday). We got the news that the Man is now in remission! I actually feel physically lighter and have been alternating between laughing and crying with relief all day. The Man will still do another couple of cycles of chemo and a stem cell transplant to make sure the nasties don't come back, but it's looking like we have this thing beat!

Cameo Appearance

A sneak peek at a little range I'm working on for the BIDM this weekend....