Lily sans gilt.

This dear little lily was a freebie as well. Can't remember who, what, when or where just that I planted it in the dry hot (like hellishly) front garden where lavender thrives. I seriously should have known better. DER!

I (well the girls and I) dug the little sad planty poo up and transplanted it in the shady and wet (almost boggy) back yard corner. Huzzah! It has produced these stunning flowers and has quadrupled in size. Such a happy little planty poo now. Happy days!

This lamp

So after carting this lamp from house to house for the past 7 years... OMG yes its 7 years. I got it free at the Our Lady Queen of Peace Greystanes NSW annual fete. It was the end of the day and they just wanted to give stuff away. I fell in love and knew I had to take it home. I plan to turn it into a lovely tutu lamp for Claire. at last I have painted it... thought about all sorts of things I could do, like re cover it bleth! Nar I painted the fabric after I scrubbed it with sards wonder soap.

We shall see how it turns out. So far it's pearly purple. Still deciding on the tulle colour.

Soon... Lx

Lets get Shabby

Hello again, here is my entry for Let's Get Shabby for September. I have loved crepe paper ruffles for ages now and these are combined with cellophane ruffles in red. The branches are just a little thing I picked up in a cheapy shop. I really love this page! Photos were taken of Charlotte at Mums during last years band reunion. Every year the old people get together to play in the garage just like old times lol. She had to join in with her toy ukelele. It was hilarious to watch.

The idea was to include music paper and notes. There are music paper butterflies as well as the background paper. Click on the page to enlarge for a better look. See you soon, Lib x

... there is only one minute at a time to get through.

Not sure where to start... I just know I want to.

I don't often get too into my personal life here on my crafty blog. However I have been through a major life change and I'm only just getting to be able to face the world again.

It was 25th July at about 4pm. I took a call from a friend of Damian's - the girl's dad. The friend told me that Damian had been helicoptered to the John Hunter Hospital after a catastrophic car accident and he was sorry to be the one to tell me... but Damian looked like he wasn't going to make it. I went straight to the hospital and so began the hardest, most horrific and devastating 2 weeks of my life.

It's now more than a month later and I only just now feel like a person who can keep their shit together. I went straight back to work after Damian's family left here. I have got up most mornings and got on with it. I am now the only parent. I have nothing to say here about Damian other than the fact that I am so terribly sad for the situation. So bone wearily sad. He really cannot be anything other than gone.

I have been crafting. It helped my sanity... REALLY! I will share soon.

Give me strength...

Lib x