If I was ever talking to someone on the phone and could hear their kids in the background, I used to think, 'We're on the phone here. Can't you tell them we're on the phone. Have you even heard anything I've said?' Now we have our own children and nearly all of our friends and … Continue reading How’s the background noise in your house?
Tough day at the office
Elsie is holding her belly and laughing—a big belly laugh—at an episode of Shaun the Sheep that she has seen many times before. And seeing that, all is forgiven. We are home from our trip to the health centre, where I took her for her three-and-a-half-year-assessment. She starts three-year-old kinder at Easter and needs to … Continue reading Tough day at the office
“The Haystack in the Floods”
I've just donated the proceeds from my stall at The Children's Market - Bendigo to the Red Cross Victorian Floods Appeal 2011 and it feels good. I wanted to let people know via Facebook that I would have a stall at the market. But amid the recent and widespread loss from floods and cyclones, it seemed wrong … Continue reading “The Haystack in the Floods”
Who said ‘Pink and red should never be seen…’?
I have just finished a custom order for pink and red birds and owls. The great thing about working with someone who imagines specific fabric designs and colours is that, firstly, I get to lay out all of my gorgeous fabrics and admire them again, and secondly, I find things go together that I never … Continue reading Who said ‘Pink and red should never be seen…’?
Wet indoors and out
Why not another blog post or Facebook comment about the rain? Who'd have thought huh? Headers are stopped in the paddock, sitting in water and freeing men to catch up on sleep, play, bookwork or Queensland flood footage. 'Our hearts go out to those affected by the floods' is a term getting lots of air-time. Like … Continue reading Wet indoors and out
Twelve days of trifle
The festive season is over and it was wonderful. What isn't as wonderful, but not at all surprising, is how my face is a little wider. Weight is a funny thing. We want to lose a kilogram or two (even a gram or two surely), and we know how to do it. But that doesn't mean we do. … Continue reading Twelve days of trifle
Sales galore at The Square
What a good problem to have - we're almost out of stock! We were blown away yesterday by the number of people and by the sales we made at The Square - Bendigo's Handmade Market (launch market). It was in the Bendigo Town Hall - how stunning is the plasterwork inside? We had both been sewing like … Continue reading Sales galore at The Square
Sticker fun
I bought myself some time while I was getting ready for the market by handing Elsie a sheet of sticky labels that I'd been using for price tags. This is how I found the remote control later: We enjoyed having a stall at the Sugar & Spice Children's Market in Woodend on Sunday. From our … Continue reading Sticker fun
Sneak peek at my stall at The Square
Have you heard about the new handmade market event in Bendigo? It's called The Square: Bendigo's Handmade Market and the launch is a huge Christmas market on Saturday 18 December. Three local makers have organised the event as the first of a regular market to 'showcase fabulous crafters and makers from the region'. I'm one such crafter … Continue reading Sneak peek at my stall at The Square
Writing by Larissa Patton 