Sunsets.......... and a Rainbow.......

A birdie stitchery in a rainbow......

This week Robyn is hosting Colourful Fridays and we have Sunsets.........

I think sunset is a magical time of day...........

the greens soften and it even smells different........

the clouds throw out random rays of light across the sky ......

... sometimes God just loosely brushes the sky ..........

..... storm clouds looming..........

........ colours everywhere.......... 

sometimes there are just no words..........

I love trees in the foreground............ 

wattles reaching for the last light..........

............ see ya  ...........

Sunset can be an end an awful day ......

or a way to relax at the end of a busy one....

reflection of a wonderful time....

and the promise of a new beginning.....

Whatever happens in the day.... tommorrow we get to start again...

Hexies...........

Robyn has given a challenge to find some hexagon's .......

..........mmmmm ...........

this is a photo of mosaic floors I spotted in Melbourne.....

I made this bag some time ago when I was experimenting with hexies.....

it's fun but not practical..... too shallow.......

too easy to steal my money

if I had some in there

There has to be some snacks

Pumpkin Scones anyone

they look the right shape?

Last year's Stitch-A-Long required 1/2" hexagons.... 

a real challenge for me making them

This is the whole block.... you can see how many there were to make

Thanks to Marina, Carol and Lorraine for this lovely block

which I need to make up into something

My ongoing Christmas Hexi ornaments.....

They even have a special Hexie box.....

(I think we originally got chocolates in it - yummo!)

and a lovely card

I've had a few of these lovely 'quilt' cards from overseas

I just love them

love, love, love

Oh - and I have some templates.... for motivation..... for when I am going to get hooked on hexies

Have you got sexy hexies to show us

pop along to Robyn's and join in the fun

G'day 

When do Red and Green and Copper mix together?

When Robyn's Colourful Friday, Allie's Christmas Through the Year and Narelles One Christmas Item a month combine....

(I am trying to get 2 christmas goodies done each month so I joined both Christmas challenges!!)

Robyn chose Copper for this Friday...... I did battle to find much but I have come up with this small collage...

These gift tags are made from the fabric I won last year from Cheryl 

I added iron on pellon and a plain backing

~ recyclable gift tags ~

The other Christmas Item is a tote bag which I posted about earlier this week HERE

all this Christmas talk has made me think of glazed ham and trifle

~ but I don't have any ~

Best wishes for a lovely weekend whatever you do

This is what I am playing with

Is It Colourful Friday Already?

Where, oh where is the time going so quickly?

Spotty and Dotty is the theme for Robyn's Colourful Friday this fortnight.....

I received these fantastic Ying Yang bean seeds with an awesome knitted washcloth (how can you not be happy using that happiest of colours) from Tracy this week..... her rural country life blog is inspiring me to get in my garden .....

I think these must be the most awesome spots and dots I have seen for ages.....

a dishtowel.... waiting to be made into a bag.......

sunflower seeds..... very soon the galah's will attack this plant....

a picture frame.... with no picture!!

aboriginal artwork..... I have a fabric wallhanging

my favouritist tea cup set... all different colour spots.... oh, tea tastes so good in these....

~ mmm.... I think I'll go and make myself a cuppa ~

~ Hubz may have left me a Hot Cross Bun to go with it ~

Have a Happy, Dotty Spotty Colourful Friday.....  and the best of weekends....

Colourful Friday and Christmas finishes

You have all met our little Grandie#3 - he featured in my last post..... He is Kiwi Australian - and I am very happy that his family on his dad's side are fine.. they live in Christchurch .. had all their windows and water pipes broken - and of course got a huge big fright.... so glad they are safe though and our thoughts are with them and all other New Zealanders at this time.....

Robyn hosts Colourful Fridays.... I enjoy searching around for things ..... this week .  I still don't have my camera so I did a search through my computer files....

I found fabrics............

I found things......

I found bags......

I found abstract .....

It is also the 25th when we show our One Christmas Item per Month hosted by Narelle

I am in a Christmas Block group and made one for Crafty Pugs this month

It was a new block for me and the first one was a practice run but I liked it so much I decided to use some Insul-bright and make up this hot pot stand

I hope you all have a colourful friday and maybe get a Christmas item done??

Colourful Friday.... Valentine

Tall and Handsome is so sweet and helpful.... but not a romantic.... This year I gently suggested we actually celebrate Valentines.......

"Capatalistic Plot!" he growled  ....

I guess I won't be getting flowers...... or chocolates....

...... I'll just buy myself the wine.....

but I could still find some of the right colour

Valentines in the garden.....

Valentines in the house.........

Maybe he'd wear a red shirt and hold my hand????

I hope all you Romantics out there have a Happy Valentines...