Southern Season Exchange - Autumn 2011

We found a lovely surprise in our Post Box today.

We joined  Southern Season Autumn swap to make an Autumn gift for a partner's nature table.

My gift was made with such love, skill and attention to detail

 by the lovely Natalie at  The little gnome home.

( Have a look at her site to see what we sent to her family )

A beautiful Autumn girl with plaits in her hair

 and gorgeous little gum-nut hair ties.

Just so beautiful!

An Autumn felted leaf and a poem written on a hand-painted leaf.

.......Autumn winds come whispering

Autumn leaves come drifting

Wait till Spring comes peeping

   Warmth will come once more......

Thank-you very much Natalie for sending such a stunning addition to our nature table.

You should really think about opening a shop on your blog.

Thank-you also to Katie for organising the swap.
 

Sending you all love and light for Autumn and Easter.

A house for our friend Tomten - More felting........I cannot stop......I might end up felting the world!

Tomten has a new home. I felted this yesterday.

First I wet felted the dome and when it was dry applied the toad-stool spots,vines, flowers chimney and smoke.

I then felted it onto a base and felted a pond .

Tomten lives at number 7.

Been busy

I have found a new love.........
and fallen deeply.......   deeply..........
neglecting child, husband, dog, blog and dishwasher.

Who is it you ask?

The French man who liked the look of my blog picture and e-mailed me?
...... Nah !!!!

Who then?

It is a "what"
Dry felting

 Mein Spatz loves poking at things- just like his Mama.

A little secret is....sh!

He loves the feeling of poking his fingers into watermelon wrapped in plastic in the grocers.

 Just a little look as it is for a season table swap

I am involved in and posting tomorrow.

 See you soon ....
x
Angela

Natural Learning Sunday (we do our shopping each Monday)

 On a table near our balcony door I set up a little bird watching basket.

Every bird that Mein Spatz has seen on our block has been eagerly found by him and labelled by Mama for quick referencing. He has also located the birds that he feed every morning while staying with Grandma in Sydney last November.
The Kookaburras are very noisy at the moment and he has to run out to see which tree they are laughing from.

Yesterday some crafting was needed.

We sat together and made paper folded stars.

 He picked the colours.

(the concentration showing with the tongue)

He did the folding in half with a little help. 

Was in charge of his glue stick.

And let Mama do the smaller folds into the centre.

  

 Mama then glued it in order of the colours that he picked.

 Placing above his bed all by himself.

 Then we sat down to have lunch.

Today a lovely friend had Mein Spatz for a play while I went to the supermarket.

Instead, I used the time to wandered around the local charity shop and found.....

this book below

I am very excited!

($2.50)

Off  to bed now to read.

Goodnight!

Schlaf schoen, traum schoen.

(Sleep well, dream well)