Op Love

A few lovelies making my day today.
Looking forward to high tea.

Carmel

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A Spot of Opping

What's a girl to do when it's pouring rain, windy and cold and she's broke?

Head to the nearest charity shop and have a good sort through.

I'm really  happy with these finds.

It's always great to spot sheets in the original packaging.

These cost $15, which is more than I would normally spend,

but they are in such good condition.  I'm hoping I will be able to

remove all the sticky from the label stuck directly onto the fabric.

The round tablecloth caught my eye from the bottom of a pile.

It reminds me of tableware in the alp region of Italy.

It will be perfect for summer dining on our outdoor table

(which seems like a lifetime away today).

This weather calls for some casserole action.

I've pulled a lamb and green bean casserole recipe

out of Tessa Kiros' Apples for Jam

and we'll all be cosy and warm for dinner tonight.

To all  my fellow bloggers out there who have not heard from me...

I still cannot leave comments on most of my regular blog reads.

This has left me feeling most despondent about the whole blog thing

as that is half the fun.

For this reason I have begun shying away from even posting

as the joy has been diminished and the frustration

I feel  when trying to post comment permeates my day and robs my peace.

Blogger is showing this problem as a fixed issue,

I'm at a cross roads:

Do I carry on with blogger and rise above it

Change blog platform

Just give in and bow out

I'm off to start the casserole

Carmel

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My Creative Space

 Phoff! Where did the week go?!

I've pulled my fabric stash apart
and gathered together some ingredients
to make some Christmas stockings.

My inspiration came from this Christmas Things pattern,

picked up at the Op Shop the other day.

My challenge will be making at least one by Christmas Eve

 

Loving hessian at the moment.

It brings memories of holidays in the Greek Islands flooding back.

It's the espadrille connection - the smell and texture.

Scary how my mind works, I know.

I rescued this piece off the top of a friends' skip,

due to travel to the dump the next day.

I was as happy as Larry.

This was used on a special project that

someone asked me to work with them.

All to be revealed in the New Year.

Having served its purpose in one piece,

it is now destined for other things,

which include the string crochet flowers.

I'm looking forward to this one.

This project is a commission I will be parting with,

but I will be making more for me if it turns out how I envisage

Tune in here for some clever clogs.

Carmel

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It's A Good Drying Day ...

as my Mum used to say. We are enjoying a never ending summer here in Sydney. Taking advantage of this, I have washed this pair of lovelies that I picked up at a local op shop over a year ago. They were still in their original packaging unopened and screaming out for someone to take them home. Cruelly perhaps, I am going to use them for reinventing purposes. I envisage some new kitchen aprons for starters.

This little pinky purple pillowcase will most likely become a new dress for Miss O.