Sew look what I made :)

Aside from finishing off Tavi's quilt (except for the binding) I also made an eye mask today. My sister is heading off to China next week and I thought some pretty eye shades might be nice for her trip. The last few times I've travelled they didn't give out eye shades unless you request them but even then they are made of el cheapo elastic and plasticky material, not very nice at all. These are made using material I had from other projects and some of the lovely bamboo wadding from Tavi's quilt, I plan on finding a use for all of the leftovers cuz its just so nice!

These are simple to make once you get your head around piecing it together...I had to borrow Chris's brain because spatial awareness is definitely not my strong point, but the sewing was very straight forward and it doesn't require much material. If you have some material and wadding leftover from a quilt these would be a lovely gift for anyone heading overseas or who just wants to sleep in after the sun comes up (and really isn't that all of us?). If you'd like to have a go at making an eye mask for you or someone in your life I used this tutorial. Quick, easy, pretty, what more could you want?

Going to the zoo

This week has been so cloudy and rainy, so when it finally cleared up on the weekend we jumped in the car and went to the zoo to try and make the most of the only clear skies and finally do some holiday type stuff instead of cleaning and unpacking boxes.

This little guy frightened the life out of me as we came in as I almost stepped on him! So much for the animals staying in their cages...


We watched the otter feeding and show, and now I'm pretty sure Chris wants one as a pet. They were so cute though :)







We also crammed in with what seemed like every single child in the zoo to see the tiger show, they were also adorable and we able to get close up, right near the pool.




They were trying to get the tigers to jump into the water using whatever they could... baskets, toys, and even one of the keepers. That guy is brave, he ended up bleeding...but apparently its normal, well at least that is what they said.




We finished off our afternoon at the zoo visiting the elephants, last time we fed them which sounds good in theory but in reality you end up with a bunch of elephant snot on your hand.. lovely ;) Once again I was reminded of how much I would love to go to Thailand someday to see these gorgeous animals.


And after that it was back home again to relax and rest our (well mostly my) weary legs. This whole being pregnant thing really takes up all your energy!

Strawberry Picking

Lone Twirler

Before heading overseas for Christmas we spent a weekend down in Byron with my auntie. There were heaps of people fire twirling, but here is my favourite unedited shot.

Ireland

We flew in last week and are mostly over the jet lag and getting into the Christmas season. So different over here, layering up with many many clothes

Chris is now able to drive one of the cars over here so after Christmas we might head off for a few days :) But as for now we're mostly hanging around with the family when they are not working and today I think we'll probably do some baking to get ready for christmas.

And luce...well she is just lovely :)

Just me and my love

I cannot believe that it has been a full year since this girl and this guy decided to get together and eat some cake


Ok so last time it was wedding cake, but the sticky date pudding was yum too! Happy 1 year anniversary my love! You bring so much joy into my life and I don't know what I would have done without you through this last year.



Heres to many more walks on the beach, random philosophy sessions, cake and chai lattes and many more years of falling more and more in love with you!



And with that....we're off to the beach for the weekend :)