I am alive!

I am alive and well - although a wee bit busy.

I had quite a long break from sewing - not by choice, but life was crazy & I really had lost my sew jo. But it has returned & I have just sewn up a load of items for a lady who is now stocking my "spunkymonkies" creations at her stall at Eumundi Markets - ekkk - very exciting actually!

So if you are at the Eumundi markets search out for the "Yellow Canary". It is at the back permanent section of the markets. I forgot to take pics of the stock before I took it out there, but did get some pics of Del in the store & she is even wearing one of my halter tops made from vintage fabrics.

Together with this I have just started a new job, so this blog may become only a monthly thing (more often if I can) as I am going to be one busy mama from now on.

Yikes a month...

Has gone by since I have last posted. I really am slack!

In that time Mr Spunky was away for 4 weeks in Vietnam - lucky duck! I managed to have 2 market stalls - one just with bags & the other with all my crafty creations. Great days - if ever you get up to Montville - they have a lovely farmers Market in the hall once a month.

I have also moved my mum - so life has been a wee bit hectic.

This is the only pic I have to show - it is of my new favourite craft book. Loads of great patterns.

Some Treasures Found!

One which I thought was lost & the other a lovely surprise at my local op shop.

This Noddy book along with a Raggedy Ann book were my favourites as a little girl. I knew Mum still had the Raggedy Ann one, but I though that this Noddy Book was long gone. So I was so very excited when going through some boxes under her house I found it!!

This fabric is a table cloth which I found at my local thrift store - it is lovely heavy drill & most likely destined to become a bag or two. It made my day & this type of fabric is as rare as hens teeth around here!

Just because I don't have anything else to write..

I tend to be a brown thumb, but these guys are blooming beautifully at the moment (most likely because my mum always waters them for me when she come over).

FABULOUS Weekend!

Is truely what I have just had. Mum & I flew down to Melbourne for the weekend. No Husband or Children!!! Which in itself was a treat, but to add to that the Stitches & Craft Show was on. I had never been to one before so I had lots of fun.

Super cute hedgehogs kit which was purchased from the lovely Jodie of ricrac . I am planning to have these made for Em for her birthday - I have at least till October to get this done!

The kaftan is a pattern I have been wanting to get for me - It looks super comfy & hopefully easy to make!

The Elephant was just too cute to resist, even though I have another elephant pattern I thought this one would be cute to try in chenille.

(Sorry the pic is sideways - not sure what happened there - had to be the computers fault - surely not mine ;) )

And well no excuse needed for cute fabrics like this - Although I am planning to use the russian dolls for self covered buttons which I will make into hair ties I think.

Sew long since blogging, but I have done a little sewing

Oh do find you blog in dribs & drabs sometimes??

Thats me - I tend to blog regularly then stop all together, until I feel terribly slack & start over again.

I don't have much of an excuse - we have been away, but that only took about a week.

I have being sewing quite a lot & teaching a friend to sew too. Unfortunately I forget to photograph our finished products before she takes them home. I am really enjoying it though - not only the good company, but sharing a passion with someone who is so eager to learn & who understands my love of fabric. She agrees that she could spend a whole afternoon just looking & touching lovely fabric. Ahh a girl after my own heart there!

These however are a few items I have finished recently.

The 2 skirts are based around a pattern from a Japanese sewing book my lovley sister in law Noriko brought back from Japan for me. The pattern is quite simple, but oh so pretty - I will certainly make more of these.

The 3 bags are ones I just whipped up because I was in the mood. The blue one I am certainly keeping - it was made from a vintage tablecloth which I loved - I have lined it with some vintage cotton sheet fabric. The other 2 are made from vintage fabrics also.

UPCYCLE for Princess & Pirate Party

In need of a princess dress 1 day before the party I started to think I better do something. As a last resort I would have begrudgingly purchased an overpriced & not so good quality princess dress., thankfully the local op shop had this womens 90's dress.

Perfect for a very quick & simple upcycle into a wearable princess dress. Em was delighted & so was mummy as it came home covered in cake which didn't matter as it had only cost $6 (which went to a great cause anyway!)

As much as I was going to make Liam's pirate outfit, I couldn't go past this set on sale for only $6 also at Target.