Marinated Fetta

Recipe here 

The cute little on in the middle with the red lid is for the kids..minus the red chillis!!

Planning a little bit of artwork

I used to love painting, particulary on canvas but over the last couple years, more practical crafts became my focus..till last week when we visited the wetlands.
We saw an information sign all about tropical butterflys and I had an idea!!

See this blank wall in our second bathroom...

See these two blank canvases....

And these two insects!
the Ulysses Butterfly

photo source

And the Cairns Birdwing Butterfly

photo source

They are going to be featuring in my two canvas paintings.

I have a couple projects to finish and then I will start on these..very exciting!!

Photos when I have finished, of course :D

Cattana Wetlands

Cattana Wetlands

Another lovely day out with Grandad yesterday!

Lots of bird watching happening here- Ducks, Egrets, Jabirus to be seen through binoculars and from bird hides. 

Sweet fingerbuns

Delicious!

Recipe from here..

Big Day out!

With Grandad.
We caught the Kuranda Scenic Railway up, up

up, up 

up, up the mountain to Kuranda and then 

down, 

down, down

on the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway!

We have been locals of Cairns for nearly 8 years and have never been on the train..oops!

Between the trips we had a lovely lunch in Kuranda at the local pub.

It was a lovely (and a little bit scary for Mollie, she is holding on tight in the photo above!) day out :)

Lotsa summer pyjamas

I made these for my 3yr (top photo) and 5 yr old nieces.
Patterns: Imke T shirt and Riviera leggings (cut into shorts) from one of my favourite books Sewing Clothes Kids Love.

Very simple sewing using all fabric from Crafty Mamas. I love my huge stash of STELLA!!!

No embroideries on these (shame) but as I have to prepare for another market, I thought for pjs, that is ok.

Fotobella

As soon as I saw this epattern in the Farbenmix shop I knew I had to make one for my little sis!!

The fabric is grey denim (from Mum!) and the embrodieries are Pimpirazzi from Huups

Front - under the flap

Back

And the handly little padded camera holder that sits inside.

It took a fair bit of brain power as the instructions where in german but with the photos in the pattern, and google translations, I worked it out in the end. I had never made anything like the padded camera holder before so that was fun to work out.

And..she loves it YAY!!

Next, one for me :D