im leaving the city and moving to the country

so now i have commited to the rural lifestyle and to raise our children in the country! it is a huge commitment but i hoping well worth it. Moving to a place that i know no-one, my parents dont live in the next street (like they do in the city)! No more free babysitting or assistance!
Things that have to be considered: It is isolated, i do have to commute to work in Sydney as well, it rains alot, gets very foggy, it is on tank water and a septic pit, it does have snakes , a resident wombat living under the house and an abundant amount of kangaroos at dusk on the roads (i need a bullbar fitted). The wood pile needs to be continually stocked, the gas bottles changed. The corner shop is 20 mins drive so i cant forget to buy milk or or coffee (or wine) and drinking water.The gardens need maintenance, the vege patch needs to be attended too. It could be scary, every noise, every crackle in the dark, my heart will probably be up in my throat.  For no reason at all, of course! but i am prepared for this ( i think) , I am a tad nervous, but at the same time super thrilled to move to my rural pocket of bliss. The fresh air, the space and the stars at night, And i am certainly willing to adapt to and embrace to my new lifestyle.
We are renting a property to start off with, to see if this change will work for all of us, I have found this quaint little house and garden that i have falling in love with, that we will call home for the time being. Here are the pictures:

masses of space for the children to run ferrell

 there are 2 wood fires, and have i told you how much i LOVE wood fires? well i do!



yep i like the big cooktop and oven



pom poms

poms poms!!!! what can i say...
i love pom poms at the moment! i absolutely love pom poms at the moment. I mean i remember making them as a kid but suddenly as most things become fasionable again, 30 years later, they are all the rage again!

It wasnt until i saw this amazing image of a pom pom installation, made by the talented artist / designer marsha golemac for the safari living store that i knew i needed to have one just like it.



marsha golemac and her pom pom installation:  three nations 

 And so it was, lots of coloured yarn and 3 days of making pom poms i made my own. Pom poms are super time consuming little babies to make..but here is my version....


our house in the city is complete

After 5 long years of construction we have finally completed our house in Paddington, Sydney. We are super happy with it and im super proud of my husband for his massive efforts in the construction of it all. Apart from a couple of tradespersons on occasions he built it solely by himself. Spent one entire year excavating the site and under the existing cottage with a jackhammer and a bucket. Impressive. Although its now time to sell and move to the next project....

air POP plants

love these living air plants.

now available from my store

wooden beads

im loving wooden beads and tassels at the moment.

if you would like, click on my store

making gods eyes

well how cool was it making gods eyes with little nicki (nicole valentine) at Megan Mortons school.

Nicki is a fabulously beautiful talented young lady (with a super cool pom pom dress) and we were lucky enough for her to teach our kids how to make Gods eyes (Ojo de Dios ) a really cool craft with yarn weaving.

"The Ojo de Dios or God's eye is a ritual tool, magical object, and cultural symbol evoking the weaving motif and its spiritual associations. For the Huichol peoples of western Mexico, the God's Eye is symbolic of the power of seeing and understanding that which is unknown and unknowable, The Mystery. The four points represent the elemental processes earth, fire, air, and water." (Wikipedia)

It was quite amazing that the children sat for 2 hours without moving and so intrenched in the weaving process. The adults were having just as much fun enjoying sitting weaving, designing, changing colours, making pom poms, adding flowers and trinkets to these fab little objects. It is super cool and if you get the opportunity try to do a class cause it really is SUPER FUN! and the fabulous cup cakes for morning tea were an added bonus.

My little ones really enjoyed the workshop and are excited about making more, first thing monday morning im off to spotlight to buy some more yarn and supplies for this addictive craft!!

You can find Nicki is doing another class at the school:

click here to book

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nicki's website

image by maya vidulich

image by maya vidulich

image by maya vidulich

image by maya vidulich