Tom Deininger Art = Junk Assemblage = Brilliant Recycling

Cut outs from old denim ?

no they're pebbles on the shore ... here

by Tom Deininger in his recycled denim art HERE ... 

Marilyn Monroe ...

take a closer look at Marilyn HERE ...

be astounded by Tom Denininger's brilliance HERE ...

Recycling or as he calls it ...

Junk Assemblage at it's best!

My Place and Yours ... Where You Sleep

Over at My Place and Yours, my fave Monday spot to visit Dani asks us ...

'Where You Sleep' ...

Here's mine ...

Linen is courtesy of a comp I won at InsideOut Magazine when I subscribed ... Yayyyyyyy that was a treat!

I bought the two European pillows as the prize included pillow cases ... but ... they're a pain in the butt hoying them on and off the bed... too bulky ... tho' I must admit ...

I'm feeling pretty spesh when I check out the pics I jumped up and took for Dani ...

everything you see except bed, linen and reading stuff is an op shop, flea market, online or garage sale find ... 

plus here's where the daytime naps happen ...

head on the velvet cushion ...

velvet patchworth throw keeping toes warm ...

Blossie within arms reach ...

Bliss!

Pop over to Dani's to see more sleeping spots HERE.

Hope your week is wonderful everyone!

My Creative Space - HABU courtesy Prudence Mapstone ...

I discovered HABU on Prudence Mapstone's stall at Sydney Stitches & Craft ...

Originally used as an industrial yarn to create oil filters, now they are available as weavers', knitters' and artists' yarn!

The core is stainless steel and silk is wrapped around the core.

Because of the stainless steel, there is a memory in the yarn.

You can create something.

Twist it around! It will stay in that shape unless you straighten it out.
It is easiest if you knit this yarn in 2 strands, however a lace stitch in a single strand is beautiful. If you work in 2 strands, you will see a variety in the fabric. Works fine as a warp yarn for weavers, but it is a bit tricky, so if you are just starting to use this yarn, go as a weft yarn first.

Taaaa Daaaa ~ here's what I've done so far ...

30 stitches plain stitch ...

will become a scarf!

Gotta practice ~ my knitting fingers need to nimble up ...

it's like an amoeba, with a mind of it's own!

Shabby Chic Rachel Ashwell Auotgraphed book Giveaway

Rachwell Ashwell has re-invented herself again with her new blog here

PLUS ...

In honor of Rachel Ashwells Shabby Chic Couture’s new website

Rachel Ashwell Shabby Chic Couture is

generously sponsoring an amazing giveaway!

      

                      

        

One lucky read will have the chance of winning an Autographed copy of one of her books!

The seven easy steps to win are at

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Giveaway ends June 30, 12 noon Pacific Standard time

BibbaBaking 7 Gleeson Ave, Sydneyham ... Gluten Free Heaven ...

Last weeks local paper did a write up on the girls at BibbaBaking ...

Gluten Free is for me so just had to go check them out ...

Jess and Mel are warm and welcoming ...

it's like popping in to their place - well it is their place ;)

Fabulous selection of all things good for you ...

Excellent coffee ...

Crisp and clear surroundings ...

there's the Bibbabaking blog HERE ...

AND

they're supplying their scummy eats far and wide round Sydney town ...

you know how much I adore people who're having a GO ...

these girls deserve a shout out ...

BibbaBaking ... Yummo! 

My Place and Yours = Three things I do every day ...

After a sleep in today ...

I popped over to Danni's to check on the theme for this week .

Yesterday at the local market I bought some TDF gluten free delights from

Brasserie Bread ... Here  or  Here.

(featured on Masterchef Episode 53 here)

With a cuppa and one of Brasserie's delicasies ...

I supped and pondered on ...

Three Things I Do Every Day ...

and I scribbled the following ... 

it's such an easy question...

life is such bliss ...

so uncomplicated ...

I've worked hard to achieve this ...

the love of my girls is all that matters!

Loving Leopard Print ... runs in the family ...

the love of animal prints runs in the family ...

especially leopard ...

Babyface off partaying today ...

our Belle hand in hand with Daddy ...

and after ...

phew partaying is hard work!

Looking so cuddly, snuggly ;-)

Flea Market Finds = Lace and Pearls ...

This weeks finds were a total fluke! 

On a street corner in the Inner West ...

a couple of girls, with a couple of card tables,

were selling off some of their possessions ... 

Was Babyface saying 'MaMa what have you done?'  

... what will you do with 40 yards of lace and 3.5 kg of pearls?

Watching Babyface play for hours was total joy! 

Wondering if she was thinking ...

'it's OK MaMa, if this haul is for your Flea Market Finds post' ...

He, He, He I chortled ...

watch this space!

Pop over for a glimpse of more Flea Market finds at Sophies .  

A night in thailand - Thaipothong in Newtown

Thaipothong restaurant in Newtown has been a long time favourite ...

fabulous menu that includes gluten free selection ...

Ooooo my chili tolerance has diminshed ...

desserts to die for ...

the ambience is gorgeous  ...

the service stupendous ...

the cool refreshing glasses of happiness were moreish ...

plus MJ arrived with a gorgeous boquet of Fresia's for Moi ...

when I got home Blossie fell in love with the grass tieing them ...

Blossie went crazy for nature!

In a rush now ...

more pics to follow ...

HooRoo back soon 

Stitches and Craft Show haul ... still drooling over the spoils ...

A quick glimpse of my spoils from the Stitches & Craft ...

So much beauty ...

So many bargains ...

BUT - we discovered you had to shop round first ...

Made that mistake once only!

The big find is that spool in the centre of the pic ...

from the marvellous Prudence Mapstone ...

I'll get started in the next day or so.

It's all GO here both online and in life ...

watch this space ;)

My Creative Space ... Sydney Stitches & Craft Bonanza ...

Found this handy tote ...

my first time to the Sydney show for four years ...

so much gorgeous stuff ...

Prints Charming tantalised my 'chip' ...

Miss Rose and Sister Violet TDF as always ...

the 'chip' adored it too ... made my heart sing ...

we ogled this fabulous craft storage system ...

At half time Daddy bought Babyface to meet us for lunch!

Then we went back in to it ...

we had to be swept out at 5pm ...

please pop back ...

I'll show you my purchases later! 

See more Creative Spaces HERE

My Place and Yours ... Treasure ...

Treasure is the choice from Linda from Stripey Monkey for this weeks  

My Place & Yours ...

Yikes sorry to be boring ... 

Everything around me is treasure ...

that most of you've already seen ... 

there's my girls ...

Blossom ...

the nerve centre ...

yikes this is a hard one ...

there's no single treasure at my place!

How about your place?

Check out other treasures at Danni's HERE

Flea Market finds ... three jaunts, three jackpots ...

First from a quick pop in a nearby Sallies while my friend went to the bank ...

My heart skipped a beat when I saw this gorgeous white waffle print with a crochet edge...

I almost fainted when I saw the crochet edge was on three sides of what looks like a daybed cover ...

with $4.00 on the price tag.

Next was in a basket near the door of the local Vinnies...

35 skeins of DMC Cotton Tapisserie thread ...

Made in France ...

 for $10.

Yesterday at the local market ...

Ruler $4.

Measuring 20 x 12.5 cms ...

a small vintage, timber box with a $20 price tag ...

I was flumoxxed ...

yep you've heard it all before!!!

There's a small sliding cover on each side ...

Look what was under the first slide ...

4 small secret drawers and a longer one with a hole to lift it off ...

I knew there was something inside ...

Look what was inside the second sliding door ...

GADZOOKS ...

Old cash tin cash register numbers etc 

and 

mother of pearl buttons.

Blessed!

Catch up on more Flea Market finds at Sophie's HERE. 

Queens Birthday holiday ... Ptolemy reuse and recycling of HerMaj the Queen

Ptolemy's statue of Queen Elizabeth II made from old kitchen mixers, juicers, toasters and more.

Commissioned to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Queen's wedding to Prince Phillip, an additional aim of the artist was to "encourage people to re-use stuff."

 After a public display, it was returned to the company that commissioned it.

Love this ~ Very Clever! 

What did you reuse or recycle on the Queens Birthday holiday? 

My Creative Space - a bag in the making ...

The pic doesn't do this gorgeous fabric justice ...

I tried to get a shot inside and out ... drat!

The fabric is  suede like so soft, sobeautiful ...

Steely grey with spalshes of black, cobalt blue, light grey ... gorgeous!

Called "avatar" ...

from The Remnant Warehouse ...

where you can be lost drooling for days and days ...

I must make a bag ... stay tuned!

See more Creative Spaces here ...

The Fully Sick Rapper via Pottymouthmama

On Monday the ever eloquent Potty Mouth MaMa posted about ...

The Fully Sick Rapper Aka Christiaan Van Vuuren...

Christiaan has been hospitalised for 170 days - since January.

In quarantine.

In Sydney.

With TB.

From what PMM gleaned in her reading, he travelled to South America and got super sick.

  And then went to hospital.

Then came out.

Then got evensicker.
  He makes fully sick vids from his hospital room.

                    Like this Fashionista vid about a new label called 'Sicke'.
                        He has an entire YouTube channel of his own.
                       Because he is ridiculously funny and awesome.
                                                Fully sick. 
                                             Fully talented.
                                             And fully cute.
      Once he's out of hospital someone better give this fully sick rapper a job. 
                                               A good one too.


                                You can join his Facebook page too.
                                Where he has over 20,000 friends


                           The Fully Sick Rapper is all kinds of cool.
                        Who doesn't love a guy with a banana peel bow tie?
text courtesy Pottymouthmama             
Sorry Dear Readers Blogger will NOT allow me to centre align the above text.

The shed - like you've never seen before - please add your vote ...

One of my fave blogs , tales of a jUnkaholic, owns this adorable 

shed ... 

everyone's been talking about it ...

you've no doubt seen it before ...

so please don't forget to vote for it ...

at The Shed of the Year Competition HERE

Don't you agree that it deserves to be the winner?