Makin' an Apron...

this one's for terri!

miss b gave me this georgeous

blue bird print fabric.

the order was for blue...

so out of my little stash of possibilities,

a souveneir tea towel from norfolk

came begging to be used too...



snowy white ric rac and a few bright yellow buttons...

a strip of blue floral 'cos we needed a tie or two.

and here's a blue apron for you!

miss b is heading back to brisbane

as we speak

a bright and early start.

mr w journeys back up north to work

in a few hours...

and wants me to type up his resume

before he leaves!

{so i better get a wriggle on with that!}

mr brother has an appointment in brizzy too

so will be leaving mid mornng as well!

so mr m and mr p and me

shall have a quiet monday.

just us...

and the pitter pattering rain on our tin roof

that's enough for today!

hoping your monday

will be peaceful too...if you want it that way!

naturally Carol xox

Glamour Puss...

i've a friend,

she's georgeous,

loves hot pink and purple

teamed with black and lots of sparkles

i think she's a glamour-puss!

these are for you mrs l.

i apologise for the lack of purple

and sparkles.

will you accept hot pink, orange and green

with your tea towels?

a little ric rac in lieu of a sparkle or two?

i hope you do.

'cos they're made,

ready and waiting...

for YOU!

hope your day sparkles!

what's thrilling you this thursday?

i've finished my bible college homework so..

i'm off to get a coffee, sew and shop,

that's the plan.

'til tomorrow then,

naturally Carol  xox

Perfectly Practical...

tea towels are perfectly practical

as opposed to...

mary poppins

who

as we all know is

practically perfect!

they only take a few minutes

to cut out and sew,

perfect for using

oddments of fabric.

the butterfly fabric

is a leftover from miss b's endeavors.

the patches

are 'city weekend' charm squares,

which happen to contrast with

royal blue

beautifully.

these 'maxwell & williams' teatowels

come in a pack of three

and are only a few bucks each

on special....yippee!

i reckon

they will make

great gifts...

thank you and i'm thinking of you

presents and stocking fillers...

'cos

i'm a practical kind of person,

i guess.

haveagoodweekend!

naturally carol xox



Monday Blues...

miss b has gone back to brisbane,

well she has to work,

so that was expected, but i miss her.

my car is at the repairers.

a fortnight ago -

mr william and i

were sitting at maccas

having a lovely cup of coffee and catching up,

when

a big white bus

decided to park in the bays next to ours

and

reversed straight into our car.

i have lost my freedom for three days...

and i miss it already.

thirdly...

i love the rain

but

i wanted to get you a picture of

my newly sewn

Amy Butler apron,

and the sun has gone away behind the rain clouds.

today i am missing the sunshine

and the perfect light for photos.

looking on the bright side though....

i do have a couple of pics which i took the other day,

of random sunshiney things

that may cheer us all up 

(if your day hasn't gone according to plan). 

i put this dotty border on this tea towel the other day...

just for fun.

this is one of the last poincettia flowers of winter

that is blooming

right alongside my house,

next to my front door.

i love the bright bracts and its knobbly stems...

and these babies

were from the last bunch

of glads i bought a couple of weeks ago.

i must have been saving these photos

for a rainy day!

hahaha!

well i feel a lot happier now...

i hope you do too.

naturally Carol  xox

Freesia Friday and a Surprise!

i promised you all

a peek at the freesias

growing au naturale

behind my crepe myrtle...

isn't it wonderful

when something springs up

unexpectedly...

our house

is an old lady,

she is in her eighties.

one of her past caretakers

must have planted

a few freesias,

not even dreaming

that they would still be here

in 2010...

delighting us

with their glory



who'd 'a' thought it!

this morning i surprised myself.

getting up early,

noone else was around,

{only the dogs - i'll introduce them anon}

i had an idea.

thought i'd use the last

'fandango' charm squares

{left over from the cushions}

...loving the yellow,

sunshiney golden yellow.

five charm squares

fit perfectly

along the edge of a tea towel

to make it special.

i feel

that i have been

very productive for a

friday!

haveagoodweekend...

naturally Carol xox

ps....thank you, you know who, for your lovely comments...very touched.