Fun & Games

Greetings dear friends & readers
It has been a week filled to the brim with lots of fun & different activities

One of the ladies in our craft group owns a lake house in the small rural community of Mangakino.
Maureen suggested we all go away for a girls weekend, spend time together, be inspired & create.
So last Friday afternoon we packed up Gails 8 seater wagon & headed to the shores of Lake Maraetai.

The Lake House                                                 View to the water thru the trees                                                                   

Though there was not one single stitch done by any of us, this is what our girls weekend consisted of ..........

If you click on the pics to enlarge, you can just see glimpses of the water thru the trees

Drinks & nibbles on the large deck each night beside the roaring outdoor fire
(one night we sat out here til midnight!)

Lunch in a lakeside cafe in Taupo followed by swimming in the hot pools

Walks each morning around the beautiful lake & pumice gathering
Lots & Lots of chatting & laughter, playing board games, games of cards, more laughter 
& eating of delicious shared food

The moody images of the Lake which I just adored

It was wonderful to go somewhere completely different & spend time with like minded friends.

Since returning home I have spent lots of time in the sewing room as my youngest grandson Sid turns two on April 1st ... I wanted to make Sid another Vest, the same as the one I made him last Winter

This pattern is called The Pathfinder Vest & is a design by Twig & Tale

The only thing I needed to purchase was the lining fabric ... in keeping with the rabbit theme I decided to applique a small rabbit on the outside of the vest (& give him a fluffy tail of course!!)

Everything else I used was already in my stash including the soft grey wool Army blanket

I bought Sid some other items of clothing to match & then I appliqued another small rabbit on one pair of track pants, using a scrap of wool felt.
I also added to his collection of Dinky toys & bought him a book about trucks.

We had a lovely party/morning tea/luncheon at Sid's home just today to celebrate his turning the big Two !! 💙

My how those two years have simply flown by !

Eldest grandson Alec, is to be a Pageboy at his Aunt's wedding in two weeks time so his Mum Sarah requested a horse shoe for Alec to give to the Bride

I cover aluminium horseshoes that are given to me by a dear 92 year old gentleman who still "works" at 
the local racing stables

It was fun to create another horseshoe after not having done one for over 3 years now.

My lovely friend Shirley recently gave me her beeswax pellets  - Shirley had intended making wax wraps when she purchased the pellets, but had a change of heart & was not feeling inspired

For my first attempt I made some up for Shirley ... I used too many pellets initially, but soon learned to cut back the amount to make them more pliable

And then yesterday afternoon I made another batch up, some round ones included.  These are to be gifts for my daughter in laws.
One thing I learnt rather promptly .... when making these up it pays to shut all the doors & windows as those bees will come for miles & they will surely bring all their relations along too!! 😧


I also completed another two of the Tilda rabbits that I featured in my last post as part of an Order.
They have both gone to their new homes & I forgot to photograph them.
It occurred to me while I was busy creating this week ... I really enjoy experiencing a wide variety of craft ... it brings me so much pleasure to work in several different mediums

Finally dear friends, Her Royal Highness  Miss Pippi still has not gone back to her basket but instead has taken up residence (again) in Sid's cot.  This face greeted me last Tuesday when I went to put Sid down for a nap!!!
What do you think she might be saying ?? 😉


Wishing you all a wonderful week ahead dear friends,
I am off on my annual jaunt down to Mum's ... this time we are celebrating her 90th Birthday !!
Thanks to you all So Much for your visits here today,
With much love & friendship,
Julie & the furry ones x0x0x0x