Merry Christmas!

Thank you to all for taking time to read my blog and for your support over the last 6 months. I’ve had so much fun with spunkee stuff.

Wishing you all a wonderful christmas with your families and a fantastic new year!
(I’ve been loving this little tree so much I think I’ll make another one for myself to be enjoyed next Christmas. This tree went into a hamper at Khye’s childcare which was then donated to the Salvation Army.)

Another market already

I haven't even reported on the last market and the next one is nearly here already! I have been so flat out cutting, sewing, stuffing and stitching the last couple of weeks that I have not had time to blog.

The November market a couple of weeks ago went really well again. I was a little on edge all day thinking it was going to rain, but it didn't rain until after the market had finished. This coming Saturday I will be back in Gisborne for the twilight market.

My poor old husqvarna sewing machine is back home but not fixed. But I did buy another new machine - well it is old - 38 years old.

I got it for $20 from a garage sale on the weekend and the woman who sold it to me received it from her husband when they got married 38 years ago! It also has been well looked after and is great to sew with. But it is a really, really heavy machine and is a pain to lift up onto the table when I want to use it.

New things I have made lately are:

this little forest of trees including a couple of christmassy ones,and these strings of birds with buttons and bells,

plus more elephants, teddies and soft woolly balls.

Don't forget the market this Saturday evening from 4-8pm at Gisborne. Tell all your friends! See you there!

On my desk (aka the dining table)

I wish I had a desk. In a studio would be nice too. But I don’t. I have the dining table and stuff scattered throughout the house. This is how my corner of the dining table looks at the moment.






There are lovebirds to finish, a blue elephant to sew up (more about the elephants soon!) and I am using the leather to make a pair of strips to protect the sides of Khye’s cot from his sharp little teeth! All I have done is cut two strips of leather then hammer on some press studs to hold them on the cot. I’ve never used press studs before and it was kinda fun!




I also made a woolly tree during the week. It’s cute but it is a little unstable! I put rice in the bottom but the trunk is too tall and the base is not wide enough. I will make some more stable trees at some stage when I get time.