‘Tis the season 🎄😍

Surprise surprise… the post this month is Christmassy 😋

I’ve been making small gifts for my friends for Christmas as I do each year …

I had a couple of tea towels (Christmas ones) from last year & a few lengths of Christmas ribbon which I love but will not use again as a decoration…. So I decided to do this ….

The ribbon has been recycled again into a Christmas frame 🖼️

A very Christmassy ScrapHappy Post 🥰

Here are the links for everyone who joins ScrapHappy from time to time (they may not post every time, but their blogs are still worth looking at). The list below is the most current one I have, so if you’d like me to update something, let me know in the Coments.

Kate, Gun, Eva, Sue, Lynda,
Birthe, Turid, Susan, Cathy,  Tracy, 
Jill, Jan, Moira, Sandra, Chris, Alys,
Claire, Jean, Jon, Dawn, Jule, Gwen,
Sunny, Kjerstin, Sue L, Vera,
Nanette, Ann, Dawn 2, Carol,
Preeti, Debbierose, Nóilin and Viv

It’s here …. It’s here 🤩

My favourite time of year 🎄🎄🎄🎄

The house smells warm & Christmassy 🥰

…. And it will continue….

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Hello 👋 hello 👋.

October is here !!! And it’s ScrapHappy time again. The speed with which the month flies by makes me catch my breath and I’m always happy to reach the 15th coz that’s the only way I make time to post !

Nothing extraordinary this time … I’m making a baby rug for a little boy from a quilt cover I had previously made but seldom use.

Its only a few blocks taken from the original cover and I’ve got bits left over for other stuff … but this makes a perfect ScrapHappy post.

Here are the links for everyone who joins ScrapHappy from time to time (they may not post every time, but their blogs are still worth looking at). This is an updated list, so ScrapHappy members, please check it against the one you post.

Kate, Gun, Eva, Sue, Lynda,
Birthe, Turid, Susan, Cathy, Tracy,
Jill, Jan, Moira, Sandra, Chris, Alys,
Claire, Jean, Jon, Dawn, Jule, Gwen,
Sunny, Kjerstin, Sue L, Vera(Me)
Nanette, Ann, Dawn 2, Carol,
Preeti, Debbierose, Nóilin and Viv

This is worth a blog as it’s something very close to my heart ♥️

Motorcycle Trip from Melbourne (Victoria)- Perth (Western Australia) 9091kms in total & the places we visited across the country stole my heart. This place in particular was amazing!!!

And so a piece from my write up at the time ….

“Day 10 CONTINUES FURTHER….

The icing on the cake …. THE LACE PLACE …The Margaret Blackburn Collection of Lace Since 1650.

There was a whole room devoted to LACE … almost all of it hand made and dating back to 1650…. an unbelievable collection of absolutely spectacular Lace. Anyone knowing me knows my love for Anything Lace … the delicate nature of the work along with the beauty that goes with it gives whatever it’s attached to an ethereal look & feel. Lace as far as I’m concerned would make the most drab outfit worthy of a second look and when you touch anything with lace it will make you immediately use a very gentle touch….. obviously I could go on & on about Lace & why I love it 🥰 but these pictures will give you some idea of the rapture I felt going through this place ….. I leave a piece of my heart in Hyden and every time I think of this place my mind will fill with the beauty of the LACE ♥️”

I could go on & on with pictures as I have at least 100…. But you can understand what I mean.

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication ”

Good morning and it’s that time again 🤩

It’s been a crazy month with lots of entertaining and travel…. & as a result not too much sewing has been going on. Needless to say my RA has had a fair few flare ups and it’s not been comfortable to say the least.

Kate always says I don’t need to have a ScrapHappy post each month but I love being here every 15th sharing with all my ScrapHappy friends 💖.

I do spend a lot of time on Pinterest when I’m sitting and relaxing and I always look for little projects that are quick and easy and there’s lots that are perfect for a ScrapHappy post.

I did make a few things over the last few days and each with lots of scrappy pieces and unused fat quarters that have been in my drawer for a few months now… (when fat quarters are going for $1.50 how could you resist picking them up !!!!)

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Some of the lovely people who post are listed below 🥰😍❤️

Kate, Gun, Eva, Sue,Lynda,
Birthe,Turid,Susan,Cathy, Tracy,
Jill, Jan, Moira,Sandra, Chris, Alys,
Claire, Jean, Jon, Dawn, Jule, Gwen,
Sunny,Kjerstin, Sue L, Vera,(me)
Nanette, Ann, Dawn 2, Carol,
Preeti, Debbierose, Nóilin and Viv

Here’s to lots more ScrapHappiness 💖

Sunday was another gorgeous day altogether. The skies were a bright blue and the sun was out in all its glory 🌞

We started the day with a meet for a morning chat @ 8.30 & then we all dispersed to decide how we wanted to spend our day.

The MANNUM MARKETS were on just outside the caravan park and oh what joy it brought me ….just as we entered the markets there was a table with jelly rolls & fat quarters!!!! I mean how utterly amazing was that ! My only sadness was I could not buy all that was on the table as I was restricted for space … so I ended up with two jelly rolls , one in black and white & the other in red. ❤️

We then went to pick up our tickets to go on our morning ride on the Paddle Steamer called the Mayflower. The boat was booked out by the club and there were 30 of us going on the cruise on the Mighty Murray!

The cruise took an hour and a half and the morning was so beautiful & peaceful 🥰 We got off and toured the museum with the old steam engines at work. My hubby could have spent all day there but I was hungry so a few of us went to a quaint cafe for lunch.

The evening brought “The Stragglers” to the camp kitchen to have one last catch up before we all go our separate ways around Australia 🇦🇺

It’s been three years since we have been able to get together and it was very heart warming to be together again ….

‘Here’s the months that turned into years with the friends that turn into family’

Bring on 2023 …. 💝