SOME OF MY PAST CRAFT PROJECTS

Figured while adding pics i might as well add in some pics of craft items I've made in the past couple years. As you will guess my interests are vast and varied.

BLACK SATURDAY

As all of the world knows, Australia had the worst bush fires in history. The fire storm travelled at nearly 200 km ph...and was less than 5 kms from my home. Over 200 people lots their lives that day, estimated over 1 million animals died, almost 700,000 acres were burned out. Over 1000 homes were lost and almost 1500 severely damaged. The temperature in our back yard got up to 118f, and we had wind gusts inexcess of 150mph. It was certainly a day I shall remember forever. Roads were closed in the district, power went out, we had no television or radio services as all local towers burned down.

Here are a few pics from my house.

These are some Lorikeets in my garden. We really want to work at bringing more birds into the garden, although I don't think its going to be hard...I put out 2 of these little feeders and we get loads of birds in it.

The front of my house really needs painting but we're altering the railing and other parts first. I have 2 pyramidal (is that a word?) topiary's I made (started from nothing all by myself, Im rather proud of them) there but it needs more. I made this little plaque to add to one of the bigger walls, liven it up a little.

Well, this stupid cast is driving me nuts, Im so bored. I thought at the start that this would be cool, no housework everyone waiting on me hand and foot...well i can tell you its not..Im bored, I'm frustrated. I see things I want to get up and do or even just get and its so difficult.

We spent the weekend moving the livingroom around, its the one room I've never really been happy with, its a hotchpotch of left over furniture that didnt fit in any other rooms. Now I think I have not only found the plan but the personality of the room. Its going to be my tropical getaway. Its a huge room, and we've turned it into 2 rooms, at one end is our tv/medi,a room, we filled the other end with a lovely little Gary Masters suite, a smoked glass round top, with 4 chairs. Its fairly small but its perfect for the space. Next Im going to need a couple of tall cane/bamboo wall units/bookcases etc...but it is all coming together.

On the foot front, Im most unhappy with the doctor, I will give it a couple more weeks but if I don't see any improvement (this week it seems to have got much worse) I'll be seeing my gp to send me to another specialist. I need this to get better.

I am right into my craft at the moment, I am getting a lot of items finished, but still a lot to go.