WOW or WIP’S with Esther 21st Nov 2012

No beach to  day as I have to go down to Cairns 3 times Thursday and Friday so staying home and resting today??????

Well it’s a truly mix bag today, I was up very early as yesterday I found an old Indonesian woodcut block

Beautiful detail in to such a hard hard wood. It did not look like this when I found it, but with lots of soaking and elbow grease with a tooth brush this beautiful smooth smooth batik design appeared????? I'm amazed at how smooth the surface of the design is.

which I could not wait to try!!!!! You can buy these on-line for a few dollars but it was such fun to find one myself!!!!! I just tried it using some old folk art paint and used a sponge paint brush to wipe the paint on then stamped on to a old poly cotton sheet I use to throw over my sewing machine when not in use??????

Wow I'm impressed!!!! there are 6 sets one after the other you can see how light and patchy the first in the top left hand corner is then I started pressing harder then harder all over. I can see this would be beautiful on 100% light cotton and white???? or over dying fabric there's lots of fun and potential here.

Woodblock on it's own with no repeats. Now I need to find some time to use some good dyes and have lots of fun???? I was very naughty and stamped this on one of my 100% cotton table napkins!!!!!!

This week our local Yellow Sunbird and his mate decided to build a nest in our car port. I’m so happy as these we birds are such a delight to have in ones garden and to nest is very special.

Start of a Sunbird's nest been built on to a cord like a shoe-lace hanging in our carport, it is made up of tiny wee feathers pieces of bark which would be so light they would float in the breeze, thread, seeds and any thing else that is minute. It has been fascinating watching them build the nest, this morning they just kept right on building even though I was working right next to them. You need to Zoom in to see the detail or enlarge????

Yesterday while putting a umbrella up in the garden I disturbed a hatching of two beetles from lave  to beetle it was intriguing to watch this beautiful creature emerge?????

He or she!!!! has just finished crawling out of the chrysalis. Stunning colours.

How is that for mother nature art????? He turned around about 3 times then headed straight for the earth and disappeared I was so lucky to see him.

On my patio Desert Rose in full bloom, such a stunning display.

Quilting wise, I have spent all my spare time on trying to finish quilting the corner of 2DS’s Quilt that I’m repairing the corners on. Fabric is completely replaced and now quilting the full corner,

Now quilting that repaired corner of 2DS's quilt, there are 4 layers to quilt through, cotton backing, wool wadding and a cotton wadding and the top quilt?????? It's a little hot to quilt with it on your lap it's around 30C!!!!!

I have quilter 1/4 inch either side of all the seams now quilting the strips finished  the brown silk, last night finished bottom corner and working my way up to the brown silk. Sad part is I still have 3 more to do after this one is finished!!!!!!!! I’m a slow hand quilter but I do enjoy the peace of doing it.

1pm now; and I have just finished washing years of soot out of a set of 4 Indonesian storage baskets.

These are the two smallest storage baskets still full of cobwebs and dead creepies?????? These baskets are kept in the loft where the smoke is constantly penetrating them to keep out the bugs or kill any that get in????? When not in use they stack inside each other there are 4 in this set.

Largest is now washed but needs another clean as it was the sootiest been on the out side when not in use. All in all there are 8 baskets, and they become 4 with lids on. I'm thinking of using them as sewing baskets but will wait and see if the soot is all gone first?????

Notice how lovely and shinny the vine is they have used to weave these baskets now the soot has been removed, but oh my hands look terrible, like I have been cleaning chimneys all day!!!!!!

Oh dear what I do in my kitchen sink, that's very black sooty water and suds but I'm sure it will be worth the trouble when those baskets dry. They are out in the sun, it is 32C in the shade at present so around 37C in the sun so they are drying quickly.

2pm and I have been out in the swimming pool area,

This area of the swimming pool is were the water falls when switched on, I love hearing the sound of running water. I think it needs some thing more??????

Add one broken and mended urn????? Now I have found a spot I need to cement it in place and fill it with a special plant?????? Click on photo to enlarge!!!!

I have an old urn that has had a very rough time and has been stuck back together many times, I think it needs a resting place where it is less likely to be broken again.

Now to iron hubby’s shirt for tomorrow, make dinner and put a load of washing on, sooooooo soooooo mundane!!!!!!!!! But if I get it done quickly I can sit down and watch a DVD and do some quilting even if it is 30C inside??????

Off to take some flowers in the garden will add them latter.

Beautiful; this is the second flowering on this plant a lovely surprise.

Often called the spider orchid????? It is very difficult to photograph where it is flowering.

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Cheers All Glenda

 

 

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4 Responses to WOW or WIP’S with Esther 21st Nov 2012

  1. Elaine says:

    What a beautiful home and garden you have Glenda! I am jealous of your 37oC it is cold and raining here and I got soaked walking the dog this morning!

  2. Bunny says:

    Oh Glenda I am here for another nature lesson LOL such an interesting post. Not mundane at all. Your quilt is coming along nicely. That beetle is gorgeous colour wise, and your pool area I BEAUTIFUL. You live in paradise for sure. I wish I could visit your Shop to see all the interesting goodies that come your way compared to the mundane stuff we get in our second hand shops. Thanks for the tour oh and love that wood die you cleaned and stamped. Hugs Bunny

  3. jennifer thornton says:

    Boy you have been busy!! I love the beetle what wonderful color to it!! I really enjoy your blog every wed I have to wait until the house is quite so I can sit and just enjoy reading and looking at your photos I bet your pool is so relaxing when the fountain is on!!
    I hope you have a great week.!!

    Jennifer

    PS one of these days I will remember to check the human box!!!

  4. Esther Aliu says:

    Glenda, I thought you said you were resting??? I love the look of that woodcut block, you could make some lovely prints with that… and Bunny is right, you really do live in a paradise…what beautiful creatures and plants, love the spider orchid.

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