I have gone a little bunting crazy lately! I've even taken to replacing swear words with the word bunting! Yeh, I'm bunting crazy (see what I did there?!).
Anyway, I had this idea floating around in my head and I had to let it out. I must say, I am a little proud. It's a little wonky, but I love it. I bunting love it.
Remember me mentioning the auction for Rose over on facebook? All money raised goes to cystic fibrosis. The auction started yesterday and she is going great guns! If you are interested in bidding on Rose or any of the other fabulous items up for grabs, pop over to the Team Ruby facebook page now!
Yes, I'm back! My surgery went very well and I'm spending the rest of the month at home to recuperate. Thank you for the well wishes, they really meant a lot.
I'm just popping in quickly to say I'll be joining in with CurlyPops and her Merry Kitschmas challenge. I think this is one I should really be able to stick to as all the social media bases are covered, and most of my time these days have been split between instagram and facebook, so I can't really fail! Yay! Pop over to the CurlyPops blog and see what it's all about. If you're on instagram, feel free to add me, I'm @selinasvintage (what else!).
I'd probably say this will be my last post for blogtoberfest. Tomorrow I head into hospital for my surgery next week and I don't think I will have much of a chance to blog before the end of October!
I wanted to leave my last post with a bunny I have created for a charity auction for cystic fibrosis. Team Ruby on facebook are holding their auction in November and I thought I would whip up a very special bunny to be auctioned. Her name is Rose. She is made almost entirely of rose themed chenille and rose appliqued doily pieces. I've also decided on a secret bidding amount that once has been reached I will be adding some extra goodies with her!
Pop over to Team Ruby, like the page and keep an eye out for the auction details, I would love Rose to raise a heap!
What I'm working on right now. Custom order for a bunny, bear and quilt. The only brief was for them to match and be funky. I really hope I pull it off! Trying not to give too much away until the customer has seen them all.... and approves!
my creative space.
Oh October, I had such grand plans for you.
This was the month I was going to reclaim my sewjo for myself, not just for making bunnies. I was planning on heading to the craft and quilt fair in order to snag myself a show special on my dream machine and start sewing up a storm. Clothes for myself, cushions, maybe even a quilt.
This was the month I was going to reclaim my blogging mojo (blojo?? that just sounds wrong on so many levels) with Blogtoberfest.
This was the month I was going to start making also for a Christmas market, and give that whole market thing another go.
Then I get given a date for some unexpected surgery (the 17th of October) and the whole month goes to hell. Sigh.
I hope to have other fun things to blog about before I head off to hospital and not just fill this space with my brain dumps. In the meantime, here are some bunnies.
So, who's joining in with Blogtoberfest this year?! I was going to use Blogtoberfest as my return to blogging after being away for so long (over 2 months, gasp!), but I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to follow it through.
Well, actually I know I won't be able to follow it through. I've had a few little health troubles and need to have some surgery this month, which will see me out of action on many fronts for a little while!
There is a new host to blogtoberfest this year, so be sure to pop over to see Kat to check out the changes. I hope to have some posts to contribute as I've missed this piece of my world. Thanks everyone for not deserting me and hanging around, hopefully I'll have some fun things for you soon!
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I am in desperate need of an op shop fix! The only time I had for a fix this week was in between errands at my very tiny little local. Sometimes the pickings are slim, sometimes it's a gold mine. I love to sit on the floor of the shop and go through all their patterns, I have snagged quite a few gems this way!
For my money this week I think I scored well! A couple of vintage teatowels and quite a few vintage patterns. Some of them are mail order ones, I love the envelope almost as much as the contents! Look at that address, and the postage date!
It actually wasn't until I was snapping some pics this morning before I realised how well I scored. This dolly pattern was in the same envelope as the kitty pattern, it is super sweet! The patterns were marked 50c each but the lady decided she couldn't charge that as "they're not real patterns". So, $3 for everything. I must admit I threw another $2 in the charity tin, and it seems good karma paid off.
More finds here
