ReClaim 2 Fame ... recycled robot cuties come to life ...

ReClaim 2 Fame : Recycled Materials Come to Life

by

Will W ...

creating on the Gulf Coast of Florida

Brenda the wild child robot girl...

Ozzie Robot Dog ...

Sophie is a Jewellery Box Robot ...

Awwwww how cute ...

Mother & Child

see more of Will's assemblage robots here at ETSY ...

loving these cuties!

Crazy Quilt by Aussie gal sells for $70,000.00 ...

After graduating with a degree in 2003 I swore off the books & study ...

I went in search of my creative self.

As a long time sewer, knitter, crafter ...

embroiderer, made kids clothes, toys, dolls, furnishings, my own clothes ...

always and forever making something out of nothing ...

the yearn was to sew again!

At Basement Books a Judith Baker Montano book ...

Art & Inspirations ...

literally fell off the shelf at me!

Opening that book was like coming home!

Crazy Quilting was my passion till life changed in 2008 ...

(that's another story.)

During the past year the creative me has been re-emerging, seeking ...

BUT ...

I might have to take up Crazy Quilting again ...

This amazing 'Grandmothers Fans' quilt ...

completed in 1996 by Aussie girl, Robyne Melia just sold for $70,000.00!

Congratulations Robyne.

Mmmm should I dig out the CQ stash, books, etcetera again ???

Isn't that amazing news for Australian needleworkers & crafters?

Flea Market Finds = beautiful timber box & paper treasures ...

Oooooo maybe I'm jumping the gun for this week at Sophies ...

my finds from a local garage sale, are stupendous  ...

some will be described at length in another post!

Included are ...

a beautiful timber box ...

10 metres of fine very old gold ribbon ...

a craft mag and book ...

two indexed invoice style books ...

the large red book is Pictorial Gallery of Arts Vol II ...a treasure! 

I WON, I WON ... Yayyyyyyyy

I won ...

 Tinniegirl's Giveaway.

My only chore today ...

is to select an original art work ...

from her ETSY store HERE ...

Ooooo Loving this ...

you know how much anything with 'Blossom' means to me ...

Mmmmm loving Bloom too ...

or maybe a landscape ???

Decisions, decisions ...

hoping your Saturday is as pleasant as mine ...

Mmmmm now what shall I choose?

A Thousand Thank You's Cathy ♥

Happiness is Supermarket Trolley Fun ...

Her face scrunches and shines in anticipation ...

swerving the trolley to and fro she knows what comes next ...

ONE ...

TWO ...

THREEeeeeeee ...

the trolley does a full 180 degrees ...

Belle laughs hard and loud...

she squeals with delight ...

other shoppers stop and laugh at our antics...

shopping is pure bliss!!!

Hope your day was as much fun as mine!

Melbourne Cup = the race that stops a nation = is on today at 3pm ...

The race that stops a nation ... is on in Melbourne today!!!

Even Google have a symbol up to acknowledge this historical event!

Here's 'the cup' as it's commonly referred to ...

the rain has stopped ...

bets are placed ...

loving being up at the races via the direct telecast from 10am ...

isn't life grand?

Hope you back a winner at the 150th Melbourne Cup today! 

Still dreaming of Saturday in Surry Hills = loving ici et la ...

David met Nicole is directly opposite the Bird Emporium ...

 we couldn't resist a peek ...

it was everything we'd ever heard !  

My heart melted as we entered ici et la

no words will describe ... 

pigeon holed remnants ...

buttons @ $5 a scoop ...

much Ooooing and Ahhhing was heard ...

the most massive journal showing records from 1900s ...

weighed a ton, measured 61x40cms at least ...

vintage globes of the world lit to delight ...

rolls and rolls of French fabrics and glorious canvas like nowehere else ...

the visual feast went on and on ...

look at the top hats waiting for a Melbourne Cup gala!

ici et la  has me besotted! 

♥♥♥ Hoping your Sunday was as blissfull as mine ♥♥♥

Saturday saunter & shop in Surry Hills = Bird Textile Emporium

This gorgeous store opened as a pharmacy in 1898 ...

then closed in 1994 ...

till a couple of years ago ...

when Rachel parked her bike outside!

Making it possible for others to enjoy a visual feast ...

original images and woodwork remain untouched ...

cabinets that held lotions and potions are now alive with colour ...

the gorgeous old ceiling and overhead fan take you back in time ...

eco fabric, fashion, homewares and more fill every space ...

handbags, lampshades, cushions and delightful eco treasures abound ...

gorgeous bias binding at only $3.50 metre are part of the splendour

beautiful gift kits ...

quilt kits call to be taken home!

A remnant pack to create a tote was my choice ...

to remember the lovely time at ...

Bird Textile Emporium.

I'll make that tote today!

I'll show you more of our Saturday saunter in Surry Hills tomorrow.

7 Designer Looks from Recycled Denim Jeans + Ecouterre Recycled Denim Challenge Finalists ...

Denim on my mind and a quick squiz at Google ...

delivered amazing Gary Harvey's Dumpster Chic gown at London Fashion week.

he used 42 pairs of 501 jeans to create this gorgeousness more HERE 

this amazing image is from Ecouterre who are ...

 running a create something from Recycled Jeans comp ...

the finalists are up HERE !

 Vote for your favourite Recycled Denim item HERE ...

People are so very clever aren't they???

I've been tagged ...

The lovely Nessaknits tagged me with the following ...

1. What is one thing you cannot stand?
The list from this anal Virgo is endless. Right now number one is bad spelling and punctuation. It's so easy to use spellchecker as a token of respect to your readers. Would you ever publish a book without using spellcheck?


2. If you could go back to your childhood what cartoon or T.V show would you pick to be your favourite?
TV in Australia began when I was almost in my teens ... yes I'm 39 years old ... by then I was too old to wear Mickey Mouse Club ears ... LOL!


3. What's something you do or have done that would surprise a lot of people?
The list is long from this long, wild and exciting life. Graduating with a degree in Sociology at 50 or being gluten, dairy, wheat, caffeine, night shade free  spring to mind ... there's zillions more.

4. Do you believe in ghosts?
YES!

5. When you go into a store what's your weakness, something you just can't help yourself buying more of?
Depends on the store.

6. What's your funniest story you have on your significant other?
My SO is my cat Blossom!

7. What is your proudest moment of being a parent?  
My girl continues to make me proud in so many ways, no way could I choose only one moment! 
 
8. If you could go back and relive one day of your life which would you choose? 
There's been too many to put one above the other especially at the risk of hurting or offending someone I love dearly! 


OK I'll tag ::
Cornflake ~ Susan  & Danimezza   emphasising to only play if they have time!

My Creative Space where the denim dilemma continues ...

Chopped off that one leg from these ...

See more Creativite Space's at Kirsty's ... 

Junk Love or Thrifty Tuesday = recent gorgeous finds ...

Loving a gorgeous silver cake or pie server with the most amazing figure on the handle that's destined to become something wearable cost $5.00 ~

The can opener is a must have. You know when the ring pull breaks and those new fangled can openers don't grip the edge ... this little gem does the job ... still with the Made in England label ... cost $1.00 ~

The Royal Australian Army badge cost $2.00 ~  

Sweetest faux tortoiseshell compact with mirror and puff inside cost $5.00 ~

You'll see more Thrifty Tuesday finds here ...

Join in Junk Love here.

Hoping gorgeous little treasures come your way this week too!

At My House = Denim is still on my mind ...

At My House denim is still on my mind ...

as I angst over the preparation of a body of work to include denim!

A Google search took me here ... 

Don't you just love this image?

Loving too how the site has 22 links on denim projects ... here  

Pop over to Lou's for a glimpse at the houses of some lovely and talented girls ... here

Flea Market Finds of the Year = Nominations & Voting = title & prizes ...

As part of Blogtoberfest ...

 Sophie asked that we blog our Flea Market Find of the Year.

Nominations are here as well as details on how to VOTE! 



My sentimental favourite has to be ...

the gorgeous pearls I found ~ see post here ... 

that entertained Belle all afternoon!    

BUT ...

how can I honestly forget ...

finding these drawers with one missing on August 10 ~ see post here.

Then ...

on September 13 going to the same market ...

and finding THE exact missing drawer ...

sitting there waiting for me ~ see post here.

~~*~~

See more entries HERE ...

to vote for THE Flea Market Find of the Year ...

please email Sophie sophieisobeldesigns@hotmail.com

with the blog name of your favourite find.

Only one vote per person is allowed. 

Linky is open till Tuesday 9pm.

Voting will close midnight on Saturday 30th October. 

Winner will be announced next Sunday 10am.

The winner will receive a surprise stash of goodies and ...

the title of Flea Market Find of the Year.

When your kid is sick = Friday at RPA = 7.5 hours, triage blunder, fire = you have to laugh!!

When your kid is sick, no matter how their age, nothing else matters.

Friday we were at RPA with MJ in the throes of an asthma / viral attack. 

After four hours waiting blood was taken and a canula fitted ...

after five hours a triage nurse was asked what's happening ...

we'd never heard of a chronic asthmatic waiting this long?

Taaa Daaa ...

the initital triage nurse had recorded my girl had a fever and aches ...

no mention of asthma ...

instantly her record was flagged to see the next available doctor ...

we went back to waiting with her lying across the seats in emergency.

After six hours, a passing, local, nutter, started a fire in the ladies room ...

alarms rang, smoke billowed, water flooded ...

everyone was evacuated, we huddled just outside this door ...

in the cold night air.

After seven hours we were herded back into the emergency area!

The police came and took statements.

After seven hours and fifteen minutes we decided we were over it!

As my girl went to ask for the canula to be removed her name was called!

The sweetest Doc was full of apologies!

She listened, examined and tested ... 

my girl blew good numbers into that hideous blow and empty your lungs three times contraption ...

her lungs sounded clear, medication was changed!

All along my girl wouldn't let me have my Kodak moment ...

but in a split second I did ...

note the Macca's wrapping was not ours ...

my girl declared she was feeling the best she had for three days!

Could it have been the three bottles of water she'd consumed ...

the sandwich I'd taken that she'd picked at ...

the panadeine forte I'd slipped her ...

or was it the fun and games we'd been part of ???

Today she's markedly improved.

Today I took my mothering skills to her house ...

we had a punt on the Cox Plate ...

we laughed, we disagreed, we hung out ...

we still laughed about the fiasco that was yesterday!

Honestly being a Mum is the greatest no matter how old your kid is!