current observations

Author: Libby

  • Envirosax

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    Last week I discovered these gorgeous packable grocery bags. They are made by Envirosax a company based in Queensland. It’s always nice to support Aussie companies. You can buy them as singles but I bought this “Mikado” Graphic set that comes in it’s own little pouch. They arrived yesterday and I got to test them…

  • Quilt Project – Take Five

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    A little belated, but so is everything when you’re getting ready to move house. I received the second last lot of fabric from the wonderful Joy at a A Joyful Soul Fabrics. A small piece for the binding and this piece intended for the borders. My youngest opened the package with great excitement and proceeded…

  • 10 Years!

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    Today my darling husband and I are celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary. Wow I chose well, I could not imagine life without him and look forward to the next 10, 20, 30 and maybe even 40 years. I know, a little too sappy but definitely true. This photo is of the bouquets carried by myself…

  • Correction

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    I chose the wrong picture. This is going to be my border. Thank you to Joy for picking that one up. I agree that the green is a good choice, it may soften the pinks a little which will make my darling husband happy. He’s already commented that the quilt is a little girly… here’s…

  • Quilt Project – Take Four

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    So I have finally put the strips together for my quilt. Despite being a relatively simple pattern, actually squaring off the quilt has been a challenge. I believe that quilting is chaos theory in action. One slight error can culminate in one large discrepancy in measurements. I am now trying to work out what to…

  • New House!

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    Well it’s been too long between posts, my sincere apologies to the 3 people that actually read this. I include myself in that number. There is a good reason for my lack of inspiration – house hunting!!! To everyone who has ever done this you will know what a stressful and time consuming venture it…

  • A Camera in the Hands of a 5 Year Old

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    My eldest has discovered the camera recently which is really funny because at the same time he’s snapping these my two gorgeous Atlanta friends had just sent me samples of their girls’ photography efforts. Here are a few of his shots. These are my favourites from the 75 odd that we got off the camera…

  • IKEA PS Ellan Chair

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    I absolutely love chairs and not only from the practical perspective. I even built a couple when I was at art school. One of which was made out of oregon hard wood and needs two people to lift it – not very practical. I was quite amused by this Ikea PS Ellan chair I found…

  • ANZAC Day

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    Yesterday was ANZAC Day and the first time my boys have seen an ANZAC Day march. My eldest was very curious about it especially as it involved lots of talk of soldiers and war! It’s a little bittersweet for my father, who lost his own father in WWII. I know he spends a lot of…

  • Remo General Store

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    I’m going to let you in on a little secret. It’s the Remo General Store. This is, by far, one of my favourite places on the internet. It used to be one of my favourite stores when they had a store front on Oxford street in Sydney. I wandered past it daily on my way…