While the tots are away, the mums will munch on Mee goreng!

Well today is a brilliant day! Our little toddler's off at the farm with his grandparents and his daddy pops is at work. I have the house to myself (after I convince the cat she is an animal and needs to do more than sit inside and try to devour me or lay across my laptop).

After 12 (yes, 12!!!) hours sleep (let's call it well-needed rest), I am ready to take on the world!
I've been sick from stress with ulcers and tension headaches among other things, so for the first time in a long time I feel I can finally function.

Lunch is mee goreng because I can finally have some unhealthy crap without worring about demands to share it. My plans for the day are- rest and revise old artwork and go to movies with finace' in the evening, sneaking in our own unbuttered popcorn (ooh, rebels!).
I once snuck in a whole roast dinner to the movies with a friend... :)

Being a mum can be so consuming sometimes, it's just nice to have some alone time (with LOUD music!) to try and figure out why the saturation of this .png image is lost when I save it in GIMP 2.6.. oh the compression level..

I'm currently working on Mermaiden delicate Bubble feast .
I haven't sold any designs online in a while, but have noticed that my photography and paintings, my least loved art vices are most popular. Thankfully I'm not scribbling for my supper, but personally I'd much prefer this drawing on a poster in here than the three oils/ acrylics on canvas which currently hang above my head,-

  Well that's enough complaining and procrastinating for one day, on to figuring out why the colours are all topsy turvy on my tee...
Ciao~!

Sew sew, oh no! -A cat under the pedal!

Well between working on my art- from sketches to tees, prints and cases.

and just plain old trying to be the best Mum I can be, I've only sewn a few more treasure Window bags.

A wonderful vegetarian cafe' I love has agreed to sell them on commission for only $25AU each.

I'll be looking to sell them on this great new eco-concious site- 

Recycled Market

when production picks up too.

With a new addition of a beautiful tabby/tortoiseshell cat to our family (a nine month old girl from the RSPCA) whom loves ANYTHIN
G that moves, sewing got a little trickier as EVERYTHING has to be catproofed (and stored away for allergy-mindfulness). Poor Kami cat nearly had an impromptau nail clipping as she pounced on my cutting table and I was very near becoming a new piece myself as she decided under the machine pedal was a good place to nap and play, hanging off a top I was trying to make by her teeth at one stage!

For safety's sake she's now locked out of the main room when I sew and curls up happily on her own quilt on the bed in her home made chevron collar.

I wish our curious toddler were that easy to keep from the wonders of the sewing machine and bag trinkets!

Well I did make a few wonderful bags, double-bagged for the sake of safety and now with wipe-clean tags (the tags take a while to make but turned out well I think).

Lovely pink, roses and creamy lace.

A nautical bag.

Pink and floral.

A lucky clover bag with...

Ruffles on the back of the bag! Cute!

I love these bags and kids do too. I hope I can find more time to sew and sell more quickly and spread the fun!

I'll be scanning some old film photos I developed next to get that big stockpile of art I have out there in the world.

Thanks for reading, hope you have a lovely day!

Chevron got me.. the iPhone case case.

Well I've been resisting all the new an kitch things such as owls and chevron, but alas, I've crumbled.

Thanks Pinterest, you wonderful inspiring tool..

I've been thinking in a chevron pattern (that retro cool zigzag that should soon pop up everywhere) and so designed a few iphone cases to sell on Redbubble (Click the image to view or buy the case).

Another new thing I tried today was giving our toddler some ice to play with in his sand and water table, he loved it, shoveling it into a water funnel and watching it melt.
We also played 'what floats?', dropping various objects in the water after guessing the outcome, a great learning game for lovely hot sunny days.

Hope you had a great day, any hot summer day activities for tots or suggestions for new iPhone case designs?
Comment below to let me know ;)

Hello big bright beautiful world! Feeling creative?

Well hello wonderful world, this is my brand new blog where I plan to share what I make.
About me: I'm lucky enough to be a stay at home Mum of 1 busy boy with an internet business on the side and a love of all creative outlets.
I make amazing vegan food, I paint, draw, sculpt, do kids crafts, sing and play guitar and keyboard, dance quite badly at parties, sew, bead, knit, recycle and repurpose things around the house, write poetry and stories and I'm never far from a quality SLR camera to capture life at it's most interesting.

Here shall be a random disorganized (ahh the calm of chaos) assortment of things I've made/am making.
Why not follow my blog for ideas and share your own?

I'm still recovering from having four wisdom teeth removed, but here's my effort for tonight:
My artwork, iPhone cases and tees on Redbubble (oh, do ask Siri to marry you, it's funny!)-

I put eight up tonight, including these three from my family portrait series:

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Any comments/feedback appreciated, hope you have a great day!