Here are a few other things I have been making to keep myself busy, until now when our craft market season begins in earnest!

The bags I made as gifts for my partners daughter-in-law, but it appears the 2 year old daughter of the family has claimed both bags as hers!

The frog bag I made for my partners daughter...she loves frogs, and going to the beach in summer, so I hope it can double as a beach bag.

I made the angel as something to make while watching telly on a cold night, the scissors sit in the back of her...the notebook covers are also hand stitched. I have lots of other things that I have made, but can't show yet as they are going to be gifts in the future.

My next thing to go up here? There is a quilt in one of the rooms that I have to finish the border of, so that will be my next post here, without the border.....that way I will hurry up and show you all the finished quilt, with the border!

more new stuff

This is the outside of the needlebook I sent off in a swap recently on the craft forum. I will post the one I received back shortly.

This is the inside. Several pages of felt for plenty of needles.

Looks like I am doing not much at all at the moment, but I have so many UFO's to take photos of in the next week, so will do so, then I'll have a bigger blog. I have made a few things for my advent swapo on the forum, but can't take photos and publish them until after Christmas. Forgot to take a photo of my table runner I have already swapped so I am making another!

Had a visit from Iris Joy from the forum today, who came with her husband. We had a lovely time chatting and comparing notes about our craft work. My goodness, can't the men talk? Mine anyway! lol.

So here is a photo of Iris Joy and myself. You can see why I am on a diet. I am the short one!

Peg Doll Swap

Here is the full photo of my peg doll that went to Quilt'n'Sandy. Happily she has now arrived at her new home.

She had a head transplant as her original head was too small to paint a face on, hopeless for make-up! So her original head was "lathed" down to a stump, and the new bead glued in place. We then drilled a fine hole through the shoulder area, and placed the pipe cleaner arms.

Her hair isn't really dread-locks, but chenille yarn, poked into the hole on the top of the wooden bead that became her new head, and glued with PVA. Her scarf is made from tatting cotton.

I called her Peggy Sue, until I finished her. I think she looks like a Maureen, rather Irish in that dark green.

I think she looks like she is about to go ice skating huh?

She is standing in front of a painting I did of the property at the corner of Bungower and Mooruduc Highway in Mornington, as is the family in the photo below.

Peg Dolls

Went in a Peg Doll swap with the Craft forum ladies and have sent my Peg off to Sandy. This is a "family photo" of the four pegs I made. Actually only completed one.

I miss Peggy, or Maureen, already.

Peg has taken this photo in miniature with her to her new home at Sandy's

I'll publish a full size one of the one I sent when I hear she has arrived safely.

William

My new grandson William arrived on June 5th. He is the first child for my daughter and her husband. My 3rd Grandchild.

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