Oh for the love of crochet!

So silly forgetful me!
I found all these little bits floating around from the last few days.
And mr octopus who is my wonderful model finally gets a full photo!
He is quite plain but the fabric is so super soft with tiny little bumps.



And of course the perfect model for my crochet mary janes!



And i think Tigger really likes the new beanie I made today...

New bag, matching wallet and zipper pouch.

Over the last two days I have been doing even more sewing.
After having some mouse issues at home (terribly long and HORRIBLE story which involves me waking up to hear mice in my handbag hanging right next to my head) I decided that I needed a new bag.
The old one smelt like mice.
They have a horribly distinctive smell.
This smell also soaked into my wallet which I made for myself a long time ago.
So I rummaged through my fabric and came up with this:



I didn't use any pattern, just kinda made it up as I went along.
I knew I wanted something not too silly (most of my cute fabrics are rather silly) and versatile.
So I went with my yummy wine coloured cord (which I bought an an op shop for $1 and got at least 2 metres of!) and some pretty butterfly quilting fabric which has been lying around looking at me.

Put in some side pockets.....



Here's the pretty front bit....



Those two photos show the cord colour the best-it is so rich and yummy!
And since I went for such a 'grown up' look for the outside I had to combat it with some pretty cupcakes on the inside!



Then I made this wallet out of the butterfly fabric...



(Yes my sewing machine decided to annoy me just as I was finishing!)
And here's the inside....



I also had the brainy idea of putting in a slot for pens-they always get lost in my bag!
Other things that like to get lost in my bag are:
Lip Balm
Hair Clips
Hair Elastics
Gum
Pain Killers
Glasses

So I made this little zipper pouch to pop them in...



I love the fabric! It was yet another op shop find.
Now my bag looks so organized it doesn't look like it could possibly be mine!!!

Late night sewing

My sewing machine has had a real workout these last few days, especially last night when I attempted my first little clothes.
I found it so much easier than sewing for myself!!!
Of course I have no idea what they'll look like on, but they seem to look pretty cute hanging so I have faith!
I dug out this fabric:



It was an op shop find (of course!) and has been cut into small pieces but so cute I have been wanting to make something out of it for a long long time.
So without pattern or any idea what exactly I was sewing I ended up with these:





Then I decided-don't stop there! Keep going you crafty woman!
So I did.
And now I have these:



Oooo more pretty fabric....



Crochet mary janes modelled by my trusty octopus I made in the last few days of sewing:



They came out very small though.......Hmm!



More stenciling!



And of course another nappy, and also a microfibre insert.



Yes, yes WONKY SEAMS!!



And I have to ask, why are all the microfibre cloths out there FLURO????????

So that was it, for yesterday.
Maybe some more stuff today.
Though the weather is the 'I could just stay in bed and snuggle under the blanket with some hot tea and a crappy movie' kind of weather.
Cold.
Windy.
Little bit of the wet stuff too.
I guess winter really is coming after all.

Cold weather & hearty soup + recipe

So today the weather turned dark, windy and almost wet so fast. I looked in the near bare pantry and decided that a nice warm soup for dinner would be perfect.
I was taught how to make this soup years ago and it is one of the only ways I like to eat lentils. I am a superbly fussy eater so when I tasted this soup I was impressed!
Of course I had to add pasta letters to mine-they make food fun!



And I made some yummy garlic and herb breads from some rolls I found in the freezer. Yummy!

Here's the recipe:

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 1 small onion, sliced
• 1 cup red lentils
• 2 carrots, chopped roughly
  
• Vege salt or vege stock
• Pepper

METHOD:

• Fry onions in a big pan with a small amount of vege oil until softened.
• Add carrots and lentils.
• Stir and add tinned tomatoes and one two cans of water.
• Add vege salt/stock and pepper to taste.
• Leave on low heat until carrot is softened and lentils cooked.
• Serve nice and hot!

And just because I was craving something sweet I whipped up this yummy desert:



Buried under the mountain of ice cream and topping I had hidden a thin slice of cake, choc chips and some crushed wafer. Mmmmm........



And here's some yummy looking resin stuff I did the other day: