Alice down the rabbit hole

I have loved making these quilted mini cloths so much. 

It was fun choosing the words for this one....

"Down the rabbit hole"

"I knew who I was this morning, but I've changed a few times since then."

"Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."

 And here is the hidden stitching.

I love choosing the colour to highlight various  parts on the mini quilt.

I believe in Magic

This one hasn't photographed the details so well, but I adore this altar cloth.

Quilted details and hand painted sparkly fabric paints.

Looks 100 x better in person.

I am enjoying the process of free motion quilting on small pieces. It's so easy to slide them around.

I tried some bamboo batting, but it wasn't lofty enough,and it bearded.

In Townsville, the locals don't use poly/wool wadding, so I bought some queen size pieces direct from the suppliers and refreshed my thread stash.

Aah. Nothing can stop me now. I have a stack of altar cloths waiting to be created!!

Flow

And then the sewing juices flow out after all that recharging.... and this is the result...



Some people can't see beyond ordinary.

I myself am strange and unusual.

The hidden stitching on the reverse, as I then bagged out the altar cloth.

And it went immediately out to its new home.

The wolf and moon 

Healing happens in my spirit.

I am exactly where I need to be.

Peace. Love. Freedom.

I am a blessing manifest.

I say yes to authentic, yes to the truth.

  And the reverse once again.

And then I made this one, and I know that I also need one:

I'm a queen.
I'm a goddess.
I'm a genius.
I'm a love and light.

"They called her a witch because she could heal herself."

Inspiration from nature

Inspiration comes in many forms. These red dragonfruits are delicious and juicy. The texture of the seeds is just great within the firm fruit.

The children all end up red and dribbly, but it's a delight to see them.

Hmm... what inspiration is coming from these?

Atherton Crystal Caves

I have to say I was pretty excited about our trip to the Crystal Caves in Atherton.



There is a cave like experience in a shop. It's semi dark, the crystals are lit up, so you wear a light helmet.

This MASSIVE amethyst geode stood over water filled with huge chunks of rose quartz. 

We all had a refill by its side.

Some of the exhibits are for touching and some are not.

A sphere is very interesting, because it radiates its energy out in a sphere itself, so it can go further.

These orthoceros fossils are huge!

Back into the amethyst and rose quartz pool room.

Filling the self, so that more can flow.

Everyone was drawn to the crystals and touching them.

Or feeling the energy of the space.

After a while, we all had headaches. So many crystals in one space, and out we went. Thinking of our visit with pleasure and happiness.

Balance

It's really important to balance the creative input and output... I am finding more balance as I grow (b)older. hehehehe

A soujourn to the Atherton ranges. I had never been. It was much cooler than Townsville, and we found this tea plantation selling tea from an honesty box.

Oh my, I bought 4 bags, and if I had known how good it was, I would've bought a kilo.

Another chance for a recharge with this waterfall at the side of the road.

Soaking it up.

And I found this glorious flowering gum tree. Look at the size of the gumnuts. I heard that people pay $1 each for those to use in their crafts. Ok then! I must plant more of these trees!

Look at the size of the leaves, and what a strange thing to see me wearing a cardigan!

Not quite stitching creating....

Even though it's not creative stitching, I really feel that creating hot buns from scratch with 3 children is definitely crafting! Does anyone make them themselves much these days?

To be honest, I think we over kneaded the dough a bit.

But I think everyone should have a turn of learning to knead.

 Looks great guys!

And so we left it to rise. On the bench is fine in sunny far north Queensland.

Then divided up the dough into buns sizes.

And finally, piped the crosses on.

Glazed with a little bit of marmalade, they look fantastic, even if they are not as light and fluffy as I anticipated!