Poor Kezi, stuck inside so much because of the rain and cold. I decided to go outside with her in the rain anyway a couple of days ago. As you can see she’s completely protected from the rain, in fact she was totally dry underneath when we went inside. She had a lot of fun [...]

Filed under: Darling Daughters, Family

This morning my friend Karen, K and I went off to Sonshine FM in Morley to share in a free morning tea they were having during their yearly Radiothon. The Radiothon is a fantastic event where they raise funds to keep the radio station going.
You can contribute to this great community radio station by donating [...]

Filed under: All Sorts of Things, Australia, Darling Daughters, Family

Recently I posted how Suki from tamptation.etsy.com made me some stamps using designs from my moleskine. Well, finally I was able to get hold of some fabric paint (in my two current favourite colours) to try my hand at stamping onto felt. I love felt, I love the fact that I can cut it and [...]

Filed under: All Sorts of Things, Art, Etsy, Polyclarific

I have been browsing through the book of Isaiah a little bit and rediscovering just how powerful some of the verses in there are. I know some people aren’t that intersted in reading parts of the Bible but this bit is much like poetry and worth spending a moment taking it in.
For example, how can [...]

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The Polymer Clay Artist’s Guild Of Etsy is currently running the voting for our August Challenge. The theme was ’something inspired from the ocean’. You can vote for the entry of your choice here at the guild website:

PCAGOE Website
Here’s my entry called ‘Undertow’

Filed under: All Sorts of Things, Etsy, Polyclarific, Polymer Clay, Sales and Competitions

Tomorrow (Sunday) is a special day for us. Michael (hubby) is being inducted as the new part-time Associate Pastor at Melville Baptist Church. Its the start of a brand new era for us and we’re really looking forward to settling in, making new friends and getting to know people. I mentioned my new role as [...]

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I have always thought that the humble tic-tac container could have a much higher calling. Before the days of recycle and upcycle I used to try to find ways to use these little boxes but mostly they ended up in the bin. Well, now I’ve found a very simple way to get more use of [...]

Filed under: All Sorts of Things, Tutorials

So, in reading that title, what images came to mind? (feel free to say so in the comments). Perhaps the image of a well dressed person who can cook, feed a hundred people at the drop of a hat and play the organ. Hmmmmmm. I don’t really fit that image at all! As far as [...]

Filed under: All Sorts of Things, Australia, Family

For the third time ever I was on the front page of Etsy over the weekend (in the middle of having bad net access). For those who aren’t aware of how exciting this is, let me explain. Etsy is one of the sites where I sell my polymer clay creations online. It has huge statistics [...]

Filed under: All Sorts of Things, Art, Etsy, Polyclarific, Polymer Clay

We have been cut off from the world for four long days. Ok, that was a bit over dramatic but it did feel that way. Telstra accidentally cut off our phone line around midday last Thursday which meant no phone and no internet. We were able to check in occasionally via our mobile phone internet [...]

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