This weeks projects... been a busy lady!

This week has been a SUPER busy week!
I have been working hard up up to my sisters birthday because as a crazy lady I decided to make this....

(image from here)

From the So You Think You're Crafty blog tutorials, here is the linky link to part 1, from there you can get to part 2 to make your own knotty delight:)  This was the winning entry from season 5 by KoJo designs:)  Pretty awesome huh??

This one is the one I made for my sister:) As you might notice the squares are smaller, also my bed is smaller... yes that's my queen sized wearing king sized clothes...  It would look different on my sisters bed:) Also although I enjoy this colour I think I would enjoy a gunmetal grey or latte colour... I was somewhat limited by the amount of fabric on the rolls at my favourite fabric store!  So limited that there wasn't enough to make 56 large squares as instructed in the tutorial... I ended up making smaller ones... 80 smaller ones to be exact! That made it the right size:)

Here's a close up:) It was a bit time consuming, lucky my friend Chelsea helped me handsew some squares on a beach day:)  The sewing together 80 squares took me nearly 2 days and attaching it to the backing and wadding by hand took a day too... I had to deviate a bit because my new sewing machine needed some service man love and my old one couldn't love a whole king size item!

I also received a custom order for a kindle cover for my sister - but not gifted by me! Hehe:) My sister requested any fabric I thought would be good, but she did enjoy birds! Hmmm well that's a big decision... I have a good stash of fabrics! So I chose my new favourite velveteen by Anna Maria Horner from her Innocent Crush collection. It's soooo soft and nice and lovely to sew with!

So I had to add some birds on the inside:) I can't remember who made this one... but I love it!

I have to include some super cute photos of my sisters lovely babies:) We had soooo many cuddles, a trip to the park and the boy didn't spew on me today! So that was a bonus!:) 



So today we got on with making the apothecary cabinet... more pics to come for that one! I must reccommend the jersey quilt tutorial! It was so well written and quite simple! It did seem a bit weird as I was making it, but afterwards I seriously considered making my own! Unfortunately my furbaby is obsessed with smoothing and so that quilt would do her poor bunny brain in! I hope you can give it a try!

Oooh nice treasuries!

This lovely treasury is by KitKat Creations.. see my little mustard booties? I love that colour:)

And this lovely one is by Fullspiral... mine is the green clutch.. super springy:)

Click on the images to have a look at the treasuries!

Yay! Someone likes my things!

It is always a bit of a little thrill when you see that someone likes the things you make:)

Today my clutch was featured here on Calico and Co. blog by Amanda Fuller. These are the lovely things she featured. (Mine is the top right... hehe just saying:))

[74 Lime Lane - NSW | Bobishi - VIC]

[My Studio - VIC | Milkwood - VIC]

[Finchbird - NSW | Two Crows - VIC]

[Hannah Faerie - SA | loved - VIC]

[Kylie Ward Creation - NSW | Mecino - VIC]

[Sweet William - VIC | twirling betty - VIC]

Yay! Smiley Happy Days:) Thanks Amanda!

I think I'm in love....

I love working with ink & spindle fabric this one is exclusive to Kelani fabric by Lara Cameron Birch Branch in Olive. And I love making this clutch too so it is all exciting with this one!!


It is listed in my etsy store right now... well I hope so... otherwise it will be in my hand and out and about... no! can't keep. can't keep. can't keep.

Winner of the Vintage Kimono Clutch!

YAY! The day has finally come!! The winner was Angelene! YAY! hehe:) The vintage kimono clutch will go in the post for you tomorrow lovely Angelene!

Unfortunately Miss Suki-La was not happy to do the draw. She was napping and then someon rudely thrust a smelly old hat full of paper bit and expected her to nibble! "This is not delicious banana!" She exclaimed and ran off to investigate the felt fortune cookie that had fallen on the floor behind the couch... May be it was a reaction to the crazy orange towel replacing her normal rug that is getting a wash?
Therefore I had to do the draw... which isn't nearly as excting I must admit.


YAY for Ange:)

Vintage Kimono Clutch Giveaway:)

So this week I have a vintage kimono clutch sample to giveaway!

Breakfast friends Clutch is made of gorgeous metallic vintage obi fabric. The obi is the part that goes around the middle of the kimono.
The clutch has two pockets and a magnetic clasp. It is perfect of a night out or if you can travel light, everyday use!
The clutch can easily fit a phone, lip gloss, cards, cash and more! It measures 18cm(approx 7.5in) by 10cm(4in). It is made of vintage repurposed fabric and so may have small areas of age or wear. This clutch was one of the samples I made while perfecting the final product, this one is not padded.

Super cute and super limited quanitities are made in each fabric:)

I use my clutch everyday! Super useful:)

So if you would like to enter leave a post for each of these!

- Go to my etsy store, bobishi, and tell me what your most favourite item is!
- Spread the word about the giveaway, twitter, blog, facebook.... whatever!
- Follow my blog! Or if you already follow it you count it too!:)

Then leave me a comment, a separate one for each entry and Suki will draw the winner out of a hat on the 11th of February! Make sure there is a way for me to contact you so I can tell you that you have won!

Goodluck!

Last week of the holidays...

Oh what a lovely week. Starting off with seeing a brand new foal, only 4 days old! And then the giant horse Justice who was quite stampy... but also quite the licker. Can you see his tongue?? Trying to lick Al.. hehe
Then I made clutches out of vintage Japanese Obi material. Obis are the thing that goes around the middle of the kimono. They are stronger fabric:) I got lots of metallic obis to make clutches out of:)
Of course we went to Barleycorn Brewery again to bottle Al's birthday beer. Which has been deemed a success! And they will do it again! What fun hehe:)
I spent today eating delicious blueberries and replanting my succulent babies into bigger pots and growing new roots on little baby succulents!
I also found a flower on my strawberry plants! My friend Lenny showed us how to pollenate the flower and now we are super excited for a strawberry to grow! I also repotted my tomatoes, so hopefully they will be way happier in their new home!

And of course I hung out with my bunny:) Suki-la! Chillaxing on the couch. What a dag. She thinks she is human.