Completed Projects June-December 2018

I thought I would put the rest of my completed projects for this year in one post seeing the year is over tonight!!!

In June I completed a little Anni Downs of Hatched and Patched Needlecase

Inside

and the back

Very cute even if I say so myself

In August I made a Book Cushion cover for JoJo for her Birthday with a Christmas theme

You can tuck a book in the front part

For December I trimmed some tea towels for gifts

 And here they are all rolled up
Tutorial for tea towels at Elefantz
Thank You Jenny for this excellent Tutorial
I find I have made quite a few of these!!!

One more Shepherds Bush stocking

to hang with all the others!!!

And to finish off this year I came across a lovely idea at Made in the Monaro which is a little hand made shop in Cooma

Simply get 2 pages from a magazine

Stitch them together and leave an opening at the top

and voila there you have a little gift bag to pop your gift in

Sure uses up some of those magazines!!!

On that note I would like to wish my readers a very Happy New Year

All the best in Health and Happiness and World Peace for 2019

Dzintra xo

~OPAM (One Project A Month), September 2017

It's been a long time in between posts this year

Lots of commitments here especially with JoJo but at least I managed a finished item this month

This one is by our sweet little GD

She drew this pic above on some white fabric (back last year)

and wanted a cushion made out of it

Back

I even put a label of mine onto the back to finish it and she chose the stitching for it!!!

It all looks pretty cool!!!

Thanks so much to Sweet Peg and Kris for hosting OPAM again this year!!!

2016......the ones that got away

Welcome 2017......let's hope this year doesn't fly by like the last one!!!

I like to do a catch up post in January of the previous years' photos that just didn't make it on to the blog for one reason or another.....

To kick off January I had a go a making some Mozarella Cheese and it turned out really well

We were all really happy with it!

Just need more practice at making smooth round balls!

February sees me going up the Hill to the National Gallery Canberra 

to view Australian Artist Tom Robert's Exhibition

Oh my how stunning it was!

Artwork is 'The Golden Fleece' painted at Newstead North Station, near Inverell, New South Wales and Sydney 1894

Oil on Canvas......purchased 1894

My Friend has a Tapestry of this and it is just beautiful

The further away you stand from it the further into the Shed you go!

I made this little cushion 10 years ago for my Sister and finally took a photo of it

It's being used as a little brooch holder

Original design by Cathy Penton

April sees me off to a Book Signing with Fleur McDonald and Josephine Moon
Fleur writes about Rural Fiction and Jo writes Foodie Fiction
Pic here with Fleur but the one with Josephine has vanished and luckily it did make it to Instagram at the time.
 Im having Lots of trouble here with the photos......
Blogger won't talk to my Photo Library here and I think the Photo Library keeps changing the photos around!

In May we were still getting Cherry Tomaotes from our garden

In June I was lucky enough to win this Book hosted by Gail Pan Designs

Thank You Gail!

In July I was the first to finish a Book Challenge hosted by our local Bookshop

August sees JoJo's Birthday......the day she waits all year for

Here she is with a John Farnham cake

In September I was reminiscing about my Paris trip and how I scored a visit into the Kitchen of 

Alain Ducasses's Jules Verne Restaurant in the Eiffel Tower

Oh my....................

In October I went to Manu Fieldel's Book Signing

Here I am with him......sigh

November saw Mr Armchair cook a meal from a recipe

Beef Sirloin Steak with Rocket Salad and Balsamic Onions

Very delicious too!

And Christmas December 2016 saw a Spit in the Backyard

Here we have JoJo's Sister Jacqueline and her little one Lidija

So ends a quick trip through 2016

Wishing everyone a Happy, Content and Peaceful 2017

Dzintra xo

A Surprise Gift

Last week I received a very unexpected surprise from Kim

Kim has undertaken a world-wide venture to celebrate her 60th birthday this year

She sent out 60 gifts to 60 people and I was included

Above is a card of an oil on porcelain entitled 'Ziva' painted by Kim (McCool) herself

The back of the card

The gifts......a cushion, card, beading kit, fabric and thread

A little cross-stitch cushion

Fabric and threads

Thank you Kim for these absolutely delightful unexpected gifts......they made my day!!!

I hope you had the Best Birthday with many, many more to come!!!

Happy Birthday.......love Dzintra xo

A Carer's Break Away!

A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to participate with other Carers a trip to the 

Snowy Mountains of New South Wales 

A pic of sunset at arrival

DS trying out a tandem bicycle he has purchased to take JoJo for rides with Mr Armchair assisting

The welcoming fireside at our venue Rydges Snowy Mountains

A cushion I purchased........as if I need a new cushion but this was TOO hard to resist

the back

The Sun coming up over my view at Lake Jindabyne

On the last evening there was a Masquerade Ball and I wore an authentic mask and cape purchased in Venice by DS

The Menu for Dinner but of course I had the gluten free version

A most interesting dessert

One of the beautiful prints on display

The next morning we were in for a treat

I knew we were going to Thredbo but I didn't know this included going on the chair lift

A W E S O M E

Going up

On the way up some parked machinery

A quick selfie......and I was loving the cold

whoever thought I would miss it lol

1 deg celsius up top

Up the top

and coming back down

Thank You Carers ACT

I had the best time

Now back to the business of caring and working out this new NDIS scheme

(National Disability Insurance Scheme)

OPAM (One Project a Month) December...

Here is the last for OPAM for 2011...

2 items this time...

A Volkswagen Combi Cushion especially for JoJo...

Pattern is 'big camper' by Hot Possum and fabric is 'Now We're Goin' Places' by Monica Lee 

for Timeless Treasures...

I even did the applique with my machine...and this was a first for me...

Back of the cushion...this is the first time I have attempted buttonholes with my machine...

so easy!!!  I'm ready for more ha ha...

Even had some VW buttons by Nikki Tervo waiting for something special like this...

Front of cushion...

and back...

and a little cross stitch for JoJo...

she just loves Santa so this was quite apt for the occasion...

only thing is...I have had it for 2 years...

Thank you so much to Peg and Kris for hosting OPAM for another month...

I know that I wouldn't have finished a lot of what I have!!!