finishing off

I am very fond of these little pieces I started last year 

so I thought I would try and mount them. 

It's fiddly.

 I have marked needle holes

and then used an awl 

to make the hole all the way through.

But I am waiting for someone to get home from work

to tie a knot!

And these are the last of my books.

These three are done with "japanese stab stitch"

These last two have exposed binding and soft covers.

I all now ready for a few holidays.

Well the notebooks are sorted anyway.

But wait there's more

sketch books II

Here is another instalment on my new books.

I loved doing this.

But wait there will be more....

Grampians Texture

Did you notice I might have been away.

I have been doing my favourite thing.....

Textile workshops.

Not textiles really, but paper this time. 

I spent the weekend making "feral" books.

Now I think I will do this slowly so you don't get overloaded.

We drove to Halls Gap

which is about 1 1/2 hours west of here,

3 hours west of Melbourne.

 It felt like I was walking in  a McCubbin painting.

I would wake in the morning to the sound of kookaburras

and kangaroos grazing out side my window.

How amazing is that!!

It

 walked to class each morning past the wildlife....

 Check out these two?

I am glad I am nowhere that right hook!

And my book.

Rather upstaged by the wild life.

what did I make?

Have I told you what a fantastic time I had last week?  One of my classmates commented that you learn from the tutor but you learn so much more from the Others. Oh yes!
I have re-thought some of my clothes
I think I might get my hair cut differently (no pink though)
Never throw Any thing out
Age is a state of mind (one of my classmates is 90!)

So here are some of my things.
Then yesterday we went to Melbourne for a while. We had a lovely late lunch here

and then walked up Smith Street.