Selvedging the end bits...

One of the first craft blogs I ever read was Ric Rac by the lovely Jodie. I was thinking that Ric Rac would be a great name for a blog, but low-and-behold - it already was taken. Well I had to see what she got up to, and I was hooked.

Jodie's a Victorian gal, so I have a soft spot. When I grow up I want to have as many hours in my day as she has! So anyway, after cutting off lots of selvedge and making this bag:

I sent a large bag of selvedge her way, when I realised that a Queen-sized doona cover was a little ambitious for my stash. In doing so, I unknowingly ended up on Team Selvedge, for The Big and Secret Project. Well today Jodie has revealed.

Check this out -

An amazing woman does amazing dress with amazing amount of Selvedge! And good on Ms 17 who wears it with such style and grace. Very A. Hepburn don't you agree?

j

Reveal...

Blogtoberfest for me is all about shedding the crap and going for what I really want to do, all inspired by This Post.

So part of my shedding, is allowing people to photograph me, and for me to look at the pictures. May sound easy to some, but some of us - not so much.

Thanks to that exhibition, there are photos now doing the rounds, so I thought I should link up. Nina Ribena takes a decent pic - check out others here.

Helen, Tania, and ME.

j

Blogtoberfest - oops, where did those days go?!

How did that happen? I missed a day!? Blogtoberfest continues regardless!

Today was the opening of the exhibition from the previous post. The Shopping Sherpa looked magnificent in signature black and white, and her amazing collection of 14 Lundby dollhouses looked incredible. In changing handbags, I left the camera at home, so no pics for today, just links for a clickety trip through the internets. Here is a great link that shows some of the interiors. TSS should be so proud of her incredible collection, and the exhibition - just amazing.

It was great also to meet up with amazing bloggers from Canberra and nearby: Taph, Happy Spider, M1K1, Nina Ribena, and also a fitting party to say farewell to my dear pal The Circular Traveller.

Lovely day, great exhibition, looking forward to going back as many times as I can with everyone I know!

j

Blogtoberfest Events

Not actually part of Blogtoberfest, but co-inciding with it, is a much-anticipated exhibition at Canberra Museum and Gallery by this clever possum who happens to be a doll house collector of the first order.

If you are in Canberra over the next few months, please check it out - it's brilliant! Perhaps even reason in itself to come to Our Nation's Capital...

j

eBay drool-worthy...

My cousins had this - I thought it the ultimate toy... Buy it here!

The owl and the pussycat went to sea...

eBay vintage swap card goodness here. Wish I had kept/could find my old swappies. What did you collect as a kid?

j

Blogtoberfest Makeover!

I have a very low maintenance routine. I get my haircut maybe once a year, and have had a Mummy Pony-Tail since Master 6 was born. Some days it's the "kids are up, grab hair and shove into elastic, where the hell are my glasses" hair do, which is not touched again until bedtime, and looks appalling, but no one bothers telling me! I really hide behind the pony tail and my glasses, and my excess 50kg, hoping no one will notice me. However my friend's mum was visiting from Sydney and was Appalled at my do (or lack thereof), and 'donated' over a hundred dollars of 'product' to the cause. (Grateful though I was, she may as well have given me an Arabic dictionary. I am clueless).

However, in the spirit of Blogtoberfest, embracing newness, etc, I have challenged myself out of my comfort zone. No more easy. No more excuses. With a generous budget, I set forth.

I was referred to, arguably, Canberra's best hairdresser by a friend and her mum, and dutifully went along on the weekend. I had No Idea what I wanted. I shrugged and said "it's up to you - I really just want the unhealthy bits removed." Glasses off, I was blind and unable to watch the process unfold. Adam was not good, he was amazing. Utterly amazing, and I let him do what he had to do.

As someone who spends little time and money on her appearance, I adored the flat-white-on-tap, the head massages, the music, the chance to meditate and drink in being pampered on for the afternoon.

My hair, previously halfway down my back, felt lighter, softer, cleaner then ever before. I had a cut, a massage, a treatment, a wrap, an indirect dry (what the?!), and many coffees. How long was this taking?

At last the reveal. I was handed my glasses (I couldn't see where I'd put them down, I'm that blind), and was astonished. Lighter? Indeed. As Miss 2 said when I got home: "Where's hair Mummy?" And a pony tail? Not on your nellie. Barely enough for a clip!

Oh well, at least it will grow.....

j