lots of layouts....

I managed to do quite a few layouts over the weekend at the retreat...some I am happy with some not so much!

I did a few vintage ones for my family history album...





And then a  few other layouts...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Always good to get a few photos scrapped! Lissy

retreat layouts...

Well the retreat is over...and here are the layouts...
Festive Moments



Giddy Up

I am already looking forward to the next one!

The next retreat is the weekend of October 21st 2011....Lissy

a couple more sneak peeks...

I just thought I'd share the other sneak peeks for the Festive Moments class...so you can see the My Minds Eye Good Day Sunshine paper range that we have used for a boy and a girl version..

See you next week at the Wave Rock Retreat...Lissy

my Parelli birthday...

Well today is my birthday! And I have had a good day!

Evangeline made me a bracelet and jewellery box...she has had this ready for a couple of weeks now...and Morganne enjoyed helping me to open presents and drew me some pictures....I was also given some nice jewellery and metal trays  from my mum and sister I plan to use in my craft room...

And my choice of activity for the day...a Parelli Natural Horsemanship lesson...lol..it was a family outing!

And since Chief was kind of my rather big present...it was a good choice!

Evangeline was keen to go so we skipped school and loaded Chief in the float at 8am and headed to Bullsbrook for a one on one lesson with Louise Atkinson...

And phew! I am worn out!

As Louise said I left home with a rather nice quiet horse in the float (trailer) and arrived at Louise’s place and unloaded a completely different horse…blimey! I suddenly had this crazy ex racehorse!

That was a huge learning curve in itself! If I had seen Chief like that I would have never have bought him! Luckily I know this is not him normally! But it is good to know how he reacts out of his comfort zone!

Louise helped me with him and worked him for the first half hour until he calmed down…it all seemed actually about him being there alone…no other horses…so Louise bought a young horse up to keep him company! It was good to see how to deal with him in that situation as I had no idea!

Then I was put through my pases…in the nicest possible way of course! There were a few things I was not doing correctly!

And few things Chief is doing like pushing very subtly usually with his shoulder which I had not even noticed…so a big thing to work on.

Parelli is all about safety and control and building a relationship with your horse. So he needs to learn to stay out of my space! Except when he is invited of course!
But it was great as I found out I was doing ok and that I could be more "forceful" with Chief as I was unsure as to how much pressure to put on. He needs to know that I am the alpha horse so to speak!

So I have some things to work on and some ideas to keep him from becoming bored!

And so I shall have another lesson and then I hope to be set to go to a clinic in April!

We did not much for the rest of the day and then had takeway for dinner! That suited me...no cooking and I was too tired to go out!

Do you think 7.30 pm is too early for bed...lol...and thank you for all the lovely birthday messages on Facebook....Lissy

crop night traumas...

I had a very traumatic crop night on Friday night....lol...and because Sharon was siting next to me I think she did too! I really struggled with every layout...they all finally worked out fine even with the photos with horrid colours...but it was like pulling teeth...Sharon's I think! I kept threatening to pack up and go home...lol..but she coaxed me on! Thanks for putting up with me Sharon!

And I want to end this post with the heaviness I feel for Japan...the devastation and loss is phenomenal. We have two families at school who are Japanese and have family in Japan. One girl is in Evangeline's class. I have not seen them to know how much they have been affected....Lissy

15 minutes a dress...

I have been working production line style on Pillow Cases Dresses as part of Little Big Girl Studio's


I had planned to make just one but couldn't decide what to make so I grabbed so fabric and started a production line....I cut out ten dresses and then set to work sewing...


I have worked out it takes about 15 or so minutes to make one....not long...they really are so easy...I think my favourite is the dark brown gingham...

I have a stash of fabric for Children of the Forest projects...I made twirling skirts last November to send...it is the pile on the right...


I always check out the remnants bin when I am waiting in line at Spotlight as often pick up some nice fabric, and check out the clearance section, and save fabric from projects of my own....And Textile Traders have remnants for $1...

And to make a baby size dress only requires about 40x60cm of fabric...I have plenty of scraps that size!

I have made all size dresses depending on the size of the pieces of fabric I had....

Even though I have joined in this sew-a-long I am just going to send my dresses straight to the Children of the Forest as I know they will appreciate them too...

I got the pattern from my Craft Hope book...which also has a specific project for Children of the Forest in it...and so that fits in with my other project this year...The Craft Book Challenge ...see the button to the right....

My plan next month is to make at least 10 pairs of shorts...they aren't so hard either...just have to work out a pattern and some sizes...and stock up on a few more boyish fabrics...but I will make some girls shorts too...Lissy

this long weekend...

We have had a long weekend here...Ben has been off at a Benchrest competition all weekend...he has a national competition in April to go to so needs to get some practice in...

Mum has popped in a couple of times over the weekend...and mostly the girls and I have been hanging out...yesterday we watched several episodes of Little House of the Prairie together...

And the girls have been busy...making creative messes mostly...



Morganne want to join in when Evangeline is on the computer...so I gave her a mouse with no batteries...she is happy!

And I have been finishing my retreat classes and working with Chief and Bella a bit...they are both very food focused animals!

Bella managed to get into Chiefs yard this morning at feed time...she is getting too fat so gets no extra feeds...Chief is a bit skinny so trying to feed him up....He is the boss but quite happy to let her munch on his breakfast...it took quite a lot to catch her and get her out! 

Then this afternoon Chief heard me come out side and started neighing loudly and trotting up to see me...looking for his evening feed I think...



And I finished my layouts for the Retreat classes...and that is mostly it for our weekend...Lissy