A delightful book giveaway

You can enter to win this lovely book here, but hurry, today is the last day to enter.

Funky Junk Friday & some library books

Some interesting finds from Funky Junk last night: – Cute cups & saucers, doilies and other table linens, lots more fabric scraps & bits, some books, a puzzle, and some other random items that I couldn’t resist.

This is my most favourite find, it is perfect for those times when you need a few bickies with your cup of tea, and the colour is awesome, a gorgeous shade of turquoise.

I ordered a couple of books from the library last week, and got an email yesterday to say they were ready to be collected. They are pretty awesome books, especially Handmade Home, which features a lot of projects using vintage fabrics, especially vintage sheets. The online library request system is great, because if someone on one of the blogs I follow talks about a great book, or if I see a great review in a magazine, I can just hop online, look it up in their catalogue and request it easy peasy, and for only $1 per book, I think it’s totally worth it.

Know of any brilliant craft books I just have to read? Please let me know so I can look them up.

Some semi-interesting stuff

Simple Pleasures is one of the blogs I follow, she is a local crafter who is awesome and we have very similar interests etc. Anyway, she's having a giveaway of some cute things she has made and collected. Fingers crossed for me, I would love to win this stuff.


We went to the library in the weekend. I love books, so therefore I LOVE libraries. All you can read about anything you like, completely free (if you remember to return them on time, which I don't). Here is the pile of books I came home with.


This is not a lot of books by my standards, but I had G-man standing there complaining (even though he promised he wouldn't) so this is all I could get. Please note: The Queer eye for the straight guy book was chosen by G-man, not me, and I have a feeling he will not even look at it.

I gave the 2nd sock chicken a face in the weekend, but gave it away to my niece so didn't get a photo. I just wanted anyone who might be worried about a poor faceless chicken to know that she has a face and now a loving home and someone to cuddle.

So many things to create, so little time....