Bath mats

6 new bath mats from 2 towels.

fold your bath towel in thirds & cut, then just lay out your chosen off cuts & sew together. place the font side down & machine stitch around the outside leave an opening to turn right side out. stitch around the outside & along both sides of the seams if you like & your done.

 these two towels i purchased about 20 years ago they are very good quality towels made in Australia. we could still have used them as bath towels as they are still nice & thick, however as they are just a regular size towel they are a little small for my boys now [perfect for when they were children]. we now use bath sheets. [imagine how many mats i could make out of one of those].

some of you may remember the blue, green & white fabric from this post, it is the left over fabric from the curtains i made using a sheet from the op shop.

these ones the brown check fabric came from a friends throw out {thanks Carolyn} & the surfboard fabric is left over from some PJ shorts i made for summer.

Blogtoberfest day # 26

two weekends ago it was market day in Lawson & i got to meet the lovely Anne over at loopity-lou & i came home with a treasure, something i have been on the lookout for quite some time

isn't he awesome, he went up on the wall in the kitchen that afternoon, now he needs a couple of friends

also came home with some indoor plants

Blogtoberfest day # 6

what does $3 buy

well a cute vintage footstool of course

it is handmade & covered in a seventies vinyl

looks like a high school project

i thought about recovering it but i think i will leave it as it is 

a Day in Town

Last Sunday 'A' & i ventured into Town
[for those of you who dont know where Town is well that would be Sydney, Circular Quay to be our destination] we dont go into Town very often we just arnt Town people with our Rail,Bus,Ferry tickets in hand we caught the Train into Central & changed for one to the Quay.


it was about 9 am when we stepped onto the platform. a short walk from the Quay found us at The Rocks where the market was setting up.
we had a lovely wonder around & then popped into the Lowenbrau's for a hearty breakfast mm cant recommend the breakfast.




then we were off to our intended destination, we had come to see an exhibition at the Museum of Sydney. for those of you who dont know the museum was built on top of the First Government House. $10 entry fee & a bright orange sticker stuck to my cardy, up the stairs we wandered.
the exhibition we had come to see was

'Skint' Making Do in the Great Depression

The New York stock market crash called BLACK TUESDAY, 29 October 1929 was the beginning of the Great Depression. 'A' & i spent a good 2 hours in there reading about how people lived/survived what they did for fun, stories that made me nearly cry, listening to radio broad casts from Don Bradman & Phar Laps melbourne cup win.

it is a very inspiring exhibition, made me even more thankful for all we have.

we live a life a luxury they lived a life of necessity

80 years ago people survived with no homes, no work, little or no food & in doing so created the 'Make Do' principle that they would pass onto other generations.
now more so than at any other time since the end of the great depression, the 'Make Do' principles are coming around again. we are becoming more about family/friends, reusing, recycling, keeping chickens, growing our fruits & vegetables, bartering & sharing knowledge.
we could all learn a lot from the people who found a way to live.

for anyone wanting to go to the exhibition it is open until the 25 July
or you can go here for some film footage
http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2010/03/26/2857612.htm


while in the museum we also saw another exhibition called 'Up The Cross' a photographic exhibition by Rennie Ellis & Wes Stacey 1970-1971



after leaving the museum we headed back to the Quay & caught the ferry over to Manly. for me Manly wasnt the attraction it was all about the Ferry. for those of you who dont know, i lov traveling on ferries
[trains come in a close second]
as a kid a spent a lot of time in the wheel house of pretty much every Sydney Ferry as well as some of the floating restaurants.
the rock & sway of a vessel on the water is awesome.
we had some fish & chips for lunch & the ferry back to the Quay
[we did go over to the beach & i have to say i have been to hundreds of beaches & Manly wouldnt even come close to being a must visit a second time.]

for anyone who hasnt been on a Manly Ferry, they never have to turn around there is a wheel house at each end, so the skipper & engineer just walk to the other end.

Market Day

Lawson Market day


a beautiful warm Autumn morning found us at Lawson Market,
it is becoming quite a local meeting point.
i can highly recommend Peters Breads
http://www.wix.com/nutuccino/wix1
his Honey & Fruit Bread with butter & a cup of green tea is Devinne for morning tea when you mossy on home. 'A' likes his with Creamed Honey.
if you live in either Leura or Katoomba you can have your bread delivered.


Honey & Fruit loaf, Rye & Linseed two loaves for $6
two new rolling pins have found a new home
5 bars of Goats Milk & Lemon Myrtle soap
as well as two Willow Nut Loaf Tins

now i am after recipes for these loaf tins, so if you have one or two id love to hear about it.


'A' tells me i have too much junk, & i must say i do have quite a lot of old stuff. i dont buy as much as a use to, im a little more selective with the things i do bring home.
i do have to say tho, everyone should buy the things they lov, things that make you smile, things that say please take me home i want to live with you.

Blogtoberfest day 18

Market Day today
A & i strolled up the market this morning on the way we stopped in at two garage sales {not much there.}
wondered round the market stalls, picked up some Lemon Myrtle goats milk soap {my fav} & Lemon Myrtle air freshiner.
you can also buy these products at
lemonmyrtlefragrances.com.au
http://www.perryslemonmyrtle.com/store/index.php
also something i have been looking for, for quite a while

a glass rolling pin, isnt she a beauty

i have quite a few pins in my collection but this one i will be using