Browns Owls

Well I really wanted to find something to do for myself and seen as though I am very into all things crafty and handmade at the moment, and I really wanted to make connections with other people also with the same interests so I have joined the Adelaide chapter of the Brown Owls. It is a craft group first set up in Melbourne by Pip from Meetmeatmikes and is now all over Australia. I have been to 3 meetings so far and it has been heaps of fun, and great to get out of my current, less effective headspace and join in some crafty goodness and some adult conversation! So far I have been shown the basics of crochet (Thanks Tracey), and at the Mitcham meeting I learnt to make an Origami Secret Gift card,

and last night we made these funky little Owl Brooches,

I am pretty pleased how mine turned out. So looking forward to attending more Brown Owls (just wish it wasn't an hour drive to get there!

My beautiful Oscar modelling the brooch (the girls were either asleep or at Kindy)

::My Place & Yours :: - Bedside Table

This weeks theme is Bedside Table, so this is mine this afternoon, on it is:

• Books, some reading, some unread, some re-read many times, some baby/kids ones that are referred to all the time, mags of course
• Some photos of the fam, must update now that India is here
• Hand cream and purfume
• Notebooks, keys and pandora bracelets taken off and left there
• Hair ties that come out last thing before sleep
• and of course an alarm clock, too big for my liking but it does have a cd player, lamp
• and the a phone, because we have a really long house and I hardly ever make it all the way to the other end of the house when it rings, and when there are sleeping babies I want it answered straight away!

So this is fun and you should play along and check out lots of other peoples places here

::My Place & Yours ::

Pip over at Meet me at Mikes has started a new meme and this weeks theme is On The Shelf, so here is what Stella's top shelf looked like today. What is on your shelf? Join in...

I Made This....

Want to win a fabulous craft book, the reprint of "Meet me at Mikes"? Well all you have to do is go here and follow the instructions!

This is a softie that I made a little while ago, I have a few of his friends cut out and ready to go but haven't gotten around to putting them together yet - too many things to do, not enough hours in the day!