Spring showers...

So few days are left in Spring before the long, dry and inevitably hot Canberra Summer begins.

I am busy clearing the table (well, rearranging the piles of crap actually...) and getting through the hand made Christmas pressies.

As a procrastinate more than I sew, and safe in the knowledge that Mr Button Beauty doesn't read my blog, I can tell you that today while shopping online, I bought his present!

I am rather excited about this! I do like to spoil him at Christmas, as he so rarely buys anything for himself during the year, and doesn't tend to treat himself. This year I am ignoring the global economic crisis, and spoiling him rotten. Of course I will accompany him to this event, I wouldn't want him to feel lonely or anything... and really he can't be trusted alone with Myf!

Meanwhile, the sewing pile is slowly getting smaller, and I am aiming to complete Mum's shower cap renovation tonight.

Mum bought her current shower cap in Canberra a few years ago (Bus Depot Markets - I think so anyway). The elastic has begun to perish, and the water-proof fabric has ripped. Many would throw it out and buy another, but Mum is the best at repurposing, renovating, reinvigorating, and reconditioning. This time though, she sent it to me to be fixed. Reminiscent of The Doll Hospital, I went about carefully and painstakingly removing each stitch, unpicking one by one. The quick-unpick lay hidden in a drawer. The required delicacy.

When it was disassembled, it was revealed that the poor thing was past saving, far too hideous for photos, and so I went about sourcing identical materials. I cut a pattern from the old one, and off I went to the local haberdasher (sounds better than fabric store), and stocked up. The poor assistant was trying to get me to make a funky replacement, with wild trim and vivid colours, but I wanted to just replicate the one Mum loves. That's what she wants - it's not about me! Of course in The Stash I have plenty of fabulous choices but Mum likes ..... blue.

It will be finished by tomorrow along with my apron for the latest apron swap, so look out for picture overload over the weekend!

Have a great night

J

But wait, there's more! Blogtoberfest takes off!

Yesterday I eluded to the mystery that is The Basket. Today I proffer an explanation, albeit image-heavy.

My long-suffering hubby, Mr BB, patiently puts up with my hoarding. You see, the sewing room is the kitchen, dining room, and mainly our bedroom. This is what he wakes up to daily in our room:
My crap is everywhere...

The knitting is oozing out of its stash box (pitifully small, and I call myself a knitter?! Tosh!)


So then he comes downstairs, and wants to have breakfast, but has to fight through this (yes, there IS a ball of yarn next to the fruit bowl...):


I conceded that things were out of control, so agreed to at least try and keep all the fabric out of his way. Enter The Basket. Tardis extraordinare. It is rather large, larger than my coffee table, big enough to hold both kids and a blanket, or a shops-worth of fabric, craft books, patterns and trim. Home of The Stash. It originally came from Ma and Pa, and has been a toy box, a linen press, and has fulfilled other storage requirements, but now comes into its own. Wicker (my favourite), lidded, beautiful.


I have it packed in layers so I know where to find things. To share the stash this week with Mikes, I unpacked only The First Layer (spreading it over the entire surface of my bed, thus causing a raucus with Mr BB!!).








However, there is still so much to share! Look, we barely scratched the surface!


Stash all over the place to see - check out the blogroll of participants at Mikes.

j

Vanilla Ice Cream

Hubby is very talented in the kitchen when the ice cream machine is out. This was a wedding present 10 or so years ago, and he is the only one who uses it!



I Love Vanilla Bean Ice Cream. He made this batch to complement Mum's Sticky Date Pudding on the weekend. Magnificent mutual appreciation society!



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