weird light

Check out what the light was doing yesterday afternoon when I was taking shots of some new earrings. It was getting late in the afternoon and the sun was creeping over the piece of timber I use for my background, and it was giving foggy effects to the shots. Really weird! But kind of pretty I thought?

 

a taste of things to come

This little pouch idea has been rattling around in my head for months! This afternoon, when that listless late afternoon feeling started to take hold, I sat down and wrote a list of things I wanted to get done. And voila, it finally got done. This won't be the final colour way, because this test run was knocked up out of scraps. That is still to be finalised. What do you think?

wishlist wednesday - i love a rainy day!

I love a grey and rainswept day! It was all blustery blues and drops here and there. The beach is beautiful on days like today, with the sand like the seats in an enormous theatre and the sea and sky the play. My wishlist wednesday picks are all about celebrating the relief that a cool change brings!

Bamboo Satin Scarf by Rainbow Revolution

New Year Blue Speckled Mouse by benconservato

Rainy Day gift cards by Red Letter Studio

Ocean and Sky Graphite Pencils by Miss Isa

wishlist wednesday - shoes!

I'm in the mood for shoe shopping! I've been noticing some lovely flats on Etsy lately - my favourite stype of shoe, closely followed by winter boots - and thought I'd collect them here for your viewing pleasure.

I'll start with these sweet Ballerina Flats by The Generation . They look so comfortable, and I love the edge detailing.



The next pair are something of a work of art, I noticed these ages ago, they are such a fantastic design. Technically not a flat, but flat enough for me. Here we have the Low Cherry Wedge by Mohops.

Last selection for today - a stunning pair of Flats by Smartfish. I want a pair in every colour. I love the detailing of the innersole, the combination of cork and blue bamboo fabric.

testing recipes

I just bought (another) recipe book - Kids Cooking by the Woman's Weekly, and can I just say yum? I decided to make the Vegetable and Feta Tart for lunch today, I don't think the toddler will be quite up to chopping eggplant for a while yet, but there are lots of how-to's and explanations and descriptions of things for the budding chef.

The thing I really liked about this recipe is that it worked even though I only sort of followed the recipe. My cooking style is haphazard because I don't plan, so I never have the right ingredients. This is why the Corn, Cheese and Bacon Muffins became Oatmeal Coconut Sultana muffins this afternoon. They still worked!

I made minor alterations to the tart recipe - no pesto, used pasta sauce, no zucchini, used pumpkin I roasted off first with nutmeg sprinkled on them. I added some coriander, cumin and paprika when I cooked off the eggplant, because that's just the way I like it. And totally forgot to measure anything. And they turned out so well, I was quite chuffed because pastry (yes even the pre-made sheets, as used here) and I don't always get on well.

And as you can see - toddler thought the tart wasn't bad either...

the never ending scarf

This is my never ending scarf. I don't think I'll have it done for this coming winter. I don't even like the colour (I plan to dye it). The best thing about this project is my knitting bag, from Pocket Carnival! Do you have one of Penny's totes? What do you keep in yours?

don't forget...

What do you forget? Do you write yourself little notes? I love post it notes, I'm forever opening my handbag to find a little flurry of them with all sorts of things written on them. This week I wanted to remember to make a pair of earrings I thought up while I was at work one day. This is my terrible little sketch...


... which resulted in these earrings. As soon as I drew it I knew it was wrong, but that was okay because as long as I had the note I knew what to do. I'm calling them Comet.