Today I'm....

Spending time with my mum! Today Mum hosted a "pamper party" with a great company called "Arbonne" who sells gorgeous face cleansers, make up and body scrubs! All of the stuff we got to try and test on our hands and faces smelt sooo good and made my skin feel like silk! Mmmm pampering is sooo nice!

Today I'm....
Planting more Veggies!!! Yep, I've got the green thumb veggie gardening bug and I've planted more veggies! This time round I planted some basil (Rogers favourite and a request by him!), tomatoes, zucchini's, pumpkin and cucumber! I LOVE veggie gardening and as I practise more and more by trying and testing seeds and seedlings and things I feel that I'm getting the best out of our veggie patches. After planting our first patch earlier in the year I learned that I needed to plant more of certain things, like rocket and baby spinach that Roger and I use A LOT.


Gardening is so much fun and I really enjoy spending the time outside in the fresh air and the warm spring sun rather than being cooped up inside watching mindless TV!

Today I'm....
Working on a new washer pattern. I'm attempting to take on a new washer pattern that I got off Jodie at crochet class and I'm hoping to get this washer done for the Jellywares wash cloth swap, due to be sent on Wednesday!! I LOVE making washers, every time I start a new one Roger says "Another washer???", like we have a bunch already! I just love making them and using handmade washers in my house. I think they look so cute folded nicely sitting in my bathroom.




This particular pattern seems to be getting the best of me however. I haven't crocheted for about a week or two as I've been working on the knitted shrug so maybe I'm a little out of practise!! lol I'm using some gorgeous hand spun cotton from Jellywares. I love the blend of two colours, a pretty green and white.



Today I'm...

Making Spaghetti Bolognaise for dinner. YUM! I love "spag bowl", its so easy to whip up and can be super tasty. Every time I make it it tastes different. I don't know why? I use all of the same ingredients but somehow it tastes slightly different. Tomorrow I'll post my recipe for spag bowl so you can get an idea of what I do for the family favourite!

What have you been doing today? Sundays are always great, except the fact that I'm back to work tomorrow! I wish the weekends were longer! Don't you??

Ellie x

The Knitted Shrug - A Work In Progress...

Slowly but surely my knitted shrug is taking shape. I haven't been able to work on it anywhere near as much as I would have liked but it is slowly getting there and I'm still very much in love with it already!!

Its a pretty simple knitting/purling combo pattern (very good for us beginners!!). I LOVE the purple colour of the yarn, its super pretty. In the piccies it doesn't show the colour the best but it is definitely going to be a very pretty addition to my wardrobe!

Even though its getting sooo warm here at home (and I'm LOVING it), this shrug will be perfect for cooler spring nights and finished and ready for the cooler months next year, sometimes its good to be organised early right?! lol

Hopefully my next Knitted Shrug update will be pictures of the finished project! Stay tuned while I keep knitting away!! :o)

Ellie x

Swap Number 2!

I've joined another swap! Yay! Swaps are so much fun!

This one is being hosted by the lovely Jodie over at Jellywares! It's a washer swap for spring and we need to knit/crochet a washer and send a packet of seeds (perfect for spring) and a yummy bar of handmade soap!

I can't wait. I've been craving to do some crafty stuff after all of the yucky study I've been doing lately, so this weekend in crochet/knitting class at Jellywares I might get a start on my washer!

How's your Monday going today? The weather here at home is just perfect and nice and warm! Ahh I love spring already!

Ellie x

Banging out the tunes!!

I have been waiting for this album to be put together for a lonnnnng time! Being the hardcore Dixie Chicks fan that I am, as soon as I heard that they have FINALLY released the "Essential Dixie Chicks" album I raced out an bought my copy! I'm in love.

I don't know about you and if you're a fan of the Chicks (it's a bit of an acquired taste getting into their music, a bit of country/rock with a little "twang") but they have featured their picks of the "best songs" from their 4 albums ("Wide Open Spaces", "Fly", "Home" & "Taking the Long Way").

You'll get a nice dose of every facet of their music from the 90's - now which it's nice to hear how much their music has changed and how their sound has developed over time! I definitely recommend this (2 disc) album to any fan!!!

In other news, my uni exams are over (for now) and I'm packing up my car and heading back home first thing tomorrow morning! I can't WAIT to get home. It's amazing at how nice it feels to get back home after some time away and this week has definitely been a tough one for me, my brain is FRIED!!!

So more crafty news to come now that I will have a little more free time on my hands over the next few weeks!

I hope you're weekend is treating you well, OH and don't forget Fathers Day tomorrow!!

Happy (early) Fathers Day Dad!!!

Love ya lots!!

(Me and Dad riding our horses Splash & Benny on the farm 2009)

Long time no chat!!

Hey Blogland, how are you?? It feels like forever since I've posted and I thought it was time to get online and give you all some updates!

I'm currently in Wagga at uni doing some on-campus practical lab work for my Equine Science degree. I had an exam this morning (eeep!!) and for the last 3 days I've been learning all sorts of glorious stuff about horses anatomy and physiology!

I only JUST worked out how to connect my laptop to the Internet (thanks to my friend's lovely housemate Emma!!) so I have just enough time in between more uni study to post you some updates.

Now, I said last week that I would post piccies of what I was sending my swap partner in the Calico and Co craft swap. Don't worry, I haven't forgotten!!

Here are some piccies of what I'll be sending off in the post tomorrow:

I used a pattern by Theresa Grant who I found on Ravelry for the yummy washers. They were sooo quick and easy to whip up and look super effective when folded together and tied with a pretty bow! The only thing I didn't include in the pattern was the backwards single crochet edging. I thought it would look nice but the size I made in the washers was large enough I didn't think it really needing the extra edging.

I used Cascades cotton rich from Jellywares. I LOVE the minty greeny colour, its sooo pretty. I thought I should make 2 washers and the minty colour went nicely with a plain white.

For a little something extra I threw in a yummy block of handmade goats milk soap that I purchased from a new store in town that stocks all of that Australian made produce stuff. Its a really nice soap, I have some of my own!!

I've got a super cute card to send with it and all I have to do is wrap it up, send it to the post and this little package is bound for South Australia!! I can't wait to see what I get in the swap from my partner (whoever they are?!?!)

In other news, my knitted shrug is coming along nicely, it's definitely a slow process but I think its going to be a rewarding one when its all done. I LOVE the purple colour, it looks so nice and is definitely something that I will wear! Can't wait to show you some more pics when I get a bit further with it! Here is the link to the pattern, if you're interested you'll be able to see what it will look like when it's all done!

But for now I have to hit the study books unfortunately :o(

It's been nice catching up, I hope the weather is nice where you are. Another post to come soon!

Ellie x