Inspired

For awhile now i have wanted to make dolls for both my girls. Not just a doll that would sit at the bottom of a pile of many other soft and cuddly creatures but a friend, a companion and a bed buddy throughout their childhood.

I read books upon books, spent hours browsing the internet and began drafting up this very special little friend. I am currently into prototype number three which i think will be the winner.

Inspired by http://www.jessbrowndesign.com/, i have begun tea dyeing my muslin and have ordered the organic corn fibre stuffing. I have started daydreaming about names...coco blue, strawberry harvey... and am so excited to watch as i bring these dolls to life.

No pictures as yet but here is the inspiration...

Reason for Absence

So my last post was October.. wow.

Here is the reason for my lack of posting of late. The last few months have been taken up with welcoming little Noa Maeve Harris into our family. She is beautiful and just a joy.

Nesting....And A New Hobby

Frozen in Time

Inda drew this amazing picture of a whale the other day and I was so excited I decided to put it onto a singlet for her using the freezer paper method. And better yet she wants to wear it because she drew it and it's purple!

Rainy Day Washing

Homemade Washing Powder Recipe

- 1 cup of Borax (found mine in Bunnings but should be in the drain

cleaning section of your local supermarket)

- 1 cup of Washing Soda or Soda Ash (found in local Woolworths

supermarket)

- 1 cup of Baking Soda

- 2 cups of finely grated, pure castille soap ( I bought Dr Bronners

organic castille soap. Am trying out both the Peppermint and

Eucalyptus bars. I got these from my local organic supermarket).

Had to remind Inda that we were not cooking and that this was not edible!

Today Inda and I attempted some homemade, eco-friendly, fresh smelling washing powder after being inspired by Naomi on her blog (http://omi-creates.blogspot.com). On a gloomy and rainy day where the indoors was sending us all a little stir crazy, it was a satisfying and enjoyable project. I am yet to test it out but will let you know how it goes!

Inda and the Bear

Amazing Grace

After a conversation with a human who i dearly love, i was prompted to flesh out with words what my faith in Jesus Christ actually means to me. And so here it goes... Romans 5:8, "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Before i made any kind of decision, before i made any kind of choice, God through Jesus died for me. Knowing full well who i was, my innermost thoughts, my most private frail moments, he was willing to give up his life for me. There is nothing i can do to surprise him, to shock him or to make him love me more or less. The hard work has already been done by him. And so out of a sincere and thankful heart i come back and sit under the rule of the thoroughly good king that has always and will always be. My trust in him may waver at times but he always brings me through because he is faithful and he will always do what he promises. The God revealed in the Bible is a relational, loving and incredibly good God who allows us the privelege of prayer which i find invaluable. Trying to sum up the God of the universe in a paragraph is impossible. He cannot be contained in a box but this i know full well: "Amazing Grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me, i once was lost but now am found was blind but now i see."