AJ's Antics

  Reporting is done and the count down til the holidays has begun.   I'm trying to lessen the stress and enjoy the experience..... I'll let you know how that goes!

'Twas with a heavy heart I stitched some more of this beautiful city last night for #Saturdaynightcraftalong  Reminiscing about our holiday there almost 2 years ago....#peaceforparis

Miss Barefoot has set down a new challenge for the next 12 months...Actually sending mail via the post! You can read about it here and join in when ever you like! October saw her posting about a Splatter Paint note card and we couldn't resist getting out the paints and easel for a go. The boy had fun mixing colours and experimenting with different amounts of water to get a nice splatter. It was very messy and lots of fun! I'm glad I set him up outside! We turned these into cards for Teacher's Day at our school...so while we didn't technically post them, they have been delivered. If you want to see what Miss Barefoots splatter painting looks like and the next challenge for November check it out here .

Good friends are more precious than gold! A weekend away with laughter, and crafting and more laughter is just what my soul needed. I feel rejuvenated, re-set and ready to tackle the end of year count down. I can't thank the girls enough for their support and kindness. Oh and did I mention the goody bag!! Bring a few items and go home with a bag full of treasures! I started a new project, added more rows to my ripple and worked on a very old WIP that I'd like to finish for a Christmas gift. Thank you girls we must catch up again soon! And in case you noticed, yes I am/did fail miserably at Blogtober...and I'm Ok with that. :)

This box fell over while I was digging through those piles in my craft room and out popped some hexxies! Pulling out old craft projects brings back lots of memories. I started this quilt in March 2007 and blogged about it here .  I last blogged about it here in April of 2010. I was really tempted to pull out the scrap basket and make some more to add to the current count of 1283, but I knew the purpose of cleaning up was just that, cleaning and organising NOT getting sidetracked and crafting. So after taking a few photos and patting the pretty hexagons I popped them back in the box..... like this..... for my OCD friends. Although I'm sure they will tell me that the rainbow order is wrong. Too bad! They fit best this way! So I've packed them up for now but I'm thinking they might make it to camp this year. 

This boy is a fruit bat, always has been. When he spotted a case of mangoes his face just lit up. Despite the steep price, I indulged him. So worth the sticky sweet smiles!

How delightful it was to come back to my blog and see 4 people have left comments! Blog readers and reminders must still be working on some blogs, even for the ones covered in cobwebs! Thank you ladies for taking the time to comment.  The blogging grapevine and where I go for all things bloggy tells me that Blogtoberfest is not officially happening this year as it has been retired.  Well that won't stop me and I'm going to try and blog every day to get back in the swing of things.  So here it is....my messy craft and work room. This is where I need to start. When we moved to this house 12 months ago, my sewing table, that was originally my great-grandparents small dinning table, was sadly broken and so I was using my sisters table while she sort-of lived with us for a while. She has taken it back to make her own sewing room and I've been left with a big empty space.   So while I had the room to spread out and the school holidays to fill I thought...