Well...

...haven't updated this blog in a while!!

'Lisey has been doing Art class now for most of the year, (went back to NZ for one term when their grandmother died) and she is getting really good, I don't think she has a passion for art, but I do think that drawing has a big part in life, if you draw you have another option for expressing yourself, and we all know that expressing ourselves is definitely an advantage in all areas of life!!

We havent done alot of art at home these last two terms, but we started knitting, and my latest is using old clothes and cloth to reuse in new clothes.

The girls are knitting, although have not been for a while, 'Lisey made a small shoulder bag out of a very loose wool, so I suggested we felt it, it turned out real well, she gave it to her nana when she came over.


I've found a few great sites with all sorts of great information and patterns:

• Craftster: Which is a forum for all types of crafts. Has to do, patterns etc. A great resource for any person wanting to connect with other crafters, and see some real excellent products! Has a no selling policy in the forum posts.
• Knitting Pattern Central:

  An online directory of 1000s of links to free knitting patterns.

  I have already made legwarmers, some great lacy fingerless gloves, and some toys, all in various stages of being finished!! So when I have some finished products, I will post pictures.
• Weekend Designer: Just found this its a Wordpress blog by a professional pattern drafter, he puts posts easy patterns of todays fashions, that most of us would be able to draft ourselves and make! He wants to show us how simple it is to draft and make for ourselves, so get sewing!!
• Burda Style. Open source sewing: Also just found this one.

  Copyright-free sewing patterns, step-by-step tutorials, skill sharing, inspiration, project ideas, and people just like you.

I've been trying to get inspired to sew, I think all I have to do is sew!! Inspiration comes when you create.

Art Classes...

...start next Wednesday for the kiddies. Haven't received any lists of stuff to buy yet. Hopefully not too much as we are pretty skint at the moment.

Thinking of starting to paint myself, possibly oil or though I do love watercolour. Have been buying up prints from Ebay, but I do love real art so instead of buying, we will make.

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Our latest aquisitions are three prints painted by Australian wildlife artist, Daniella Jones. She uses oil pastels and they are beautiful, will put up photos once I have hung mine up. Its also a great way to get Australian art cheaply. Have just purchased a A3 sized print of the Australian Kookuburra, which when I recieve it will also post some pictures up.

WeLL, wEll, Well bLOg nUmbeR 8...

...I trying out something though. I wanted to move my blog to another account, simple I know it should be, but I need to make another account using the email I want to transfer to then I have to go the the permissions tab on my other blog and and add another author, ie this blog then I can either delete my original account or just leave both running either waY, I now have another blog.

So I thought this could be my creative blog for showing of art work, by me and the kiddies and other family members (MHoney may learn panel beating/painting so I'll blog that too, these days its definitely an artform)

See ya when I see ya!!