This is how I feel today. I want to crawl into a corner and tell the world to leave me alone until the weekend.
On the eve of completing my third chair restoration, I can't help but remember the very first chair I stripped and made new again. The most important lesson I learnt then was to take pictures! I don't have any record of the sanding, stripping and recovering process. All I have are pictures of the finished chair ( on the left) and how it looks in its new setting (on the right).
I bought the chair at an auction at Lawsons in Leichardt. They have some nice pieces for restoration, but it is competitive and I've lost out on more pieces than I've been successful. The fabric was purchased from The Remnant Warehouse in Alexandria. It's a subtle check design and its so comfortable to sit against.
My latest project is very different from the first and I hope to be able to share that with you very soon.
Ha! I love it when a plan comes together. My sister just sent me these pictures of the eggplant seedlings I planted in Sydney, four months ago. There are five fruits on the little plants!
I planted it about four weeks before I left for Kuala Lumpur. I watered it everyday and fed it with seaweed fertiliser weekly and hoped for enough rain to sustain it after I left.
Really really pleased with the result, even though I will never get taste these vegetables. Just goes to show what a little planning can achieve. I can see more flowers in one of the shots and I hope the little plants will keep producing more eggplants in the coming months.
PS In case anyone was wondering, that's pennyworth (and some weeds) growing in the background. I thought that patch had died off after the hailstorm that hit the inner west last April, but it looks as though it has come back with a vengeance. It's great in salads.
I planted it about four weeks before I left for Kuala Lumpur. I watered it everyday and fed it with seaweed fertiliser weekly and hoped for enough rain to sustain it after I left.
Really really pleased with the result, even though I will never get taste these vegetables. Just goes to show what a little planning can achieve. I can see more flowers in one of the shots and I hope the little plants will keep producing more eggplants in the coming months.
PS In case anyone was wondering, that's pennyworth (and some weeds) growing in the background. I thought that patch had died off after the hailstorm that hit the inner west last April, but it looks as though it has come back with a vengeance. It's great in salads.
After the success of my first shirt transformation project, I'm looking forward to my second. I've been thinking about it for weeks and finally got my ideas together. It's going to need both a shirt and tie. I have chosen this pink shirt with a pink, purple and magenta silk tie.
The first step is to unpick the seam on the tie and the seams holding the sleeves and pocket to the shirt. Sigh!...This is the part I hate the most. Let's get started then.
I'm making this for my mother, who loved the first shirt I made and straightaway put in an order for a shirt of her own. I'll post up pictures of my progress along the way.
