An update…

Birthday celebrations are long gone and I am getting stuck into life as a 30 year old. I’m excited to be in my 30s, I feel like this decade will bring exciting times for my little family, beginning with Pappa Duck and I getting married! After being engaged for 6 years, buying a house, creating the most beautiful little baby (who is now 3 and a half – how did that happen!?!) and dating for a total of about 13 years we’ve decided March 2014 is the time to celebrate with our family and friends.

Being the slightly crazy organiser and crafty lady that I am, I have been busy searching the net for ideas. I’ve spent countless hours on Pinterest, swooning over pretty things which I’ve pinned to my page and you can check it out  here. We have found some wonderful local suppliers and Pappa Duck and I have been getting things booked before Christmas is upon us.

{Image via Pinterest}  and original source here

Christmas! My favourite time of year! I’ve updated the blackboard on the wall of our kitchen with November and December, the first step in Christmas preparations! I organise the family from this board – if it’s not on the board then I don’t do it! And yes, I will admit that I have already started initial crafting for the advent calendar and Christmas cards! I really do love the time of year and enjoy the spirit of giving at Christmas and being surrounded by the ones I love. So why not stretch it out and enjoy it for two months? I will be!

Sweet Dreams,

Duck Egg Blue Mamma xx

The Why

With the closing of Friends for Felix I have had people asking why…

Sometimes the reality life gets in the way of our dreams and passion. Having to pay the bills, mortgage, having a child clouded the way. Over the past months I have had a few light bulb moments, that have steered me back to the original dream and goals I had set for myself about 8 years ago. While life has gotten in the way, I wouldn’t change it for the world. I feel that I am ready to turn my business dreams into a reality, over the coming years that is. Now that our little duckling is getting older, I have had a chance to stop and ask myself what I really want from a career. This is the first time I have really thought hard about my career since applying and getting accepted into uni while in yr 12!. So Friends for Felix is closing to give me time. Initially to get things done around the house, like finish painting the lounge room, fix up my garden, and scrapbook the last two years of our little ducklings life. When I am ready I’ll dig out all my uni notes and start to put what I have learnt into practice.

That’s all I’ll give away right now, but I feel very content that I have direction to work towards. If you like the Friends for Felix page, this will be closing on August 8. If you would like to continue sharing my stories of craft and motherhood, then head on over to my new Facebook page and click like. I’ll be sharing my blog posts here.

Returning to the sewing machine

April is over and time to get things back in order here at ‘Friends for Felix’ HQ. We had a mammoth April with two Hen’s nights, a Bucks night, two Weddings, two Second Birthdays  – one being our little Duckling’s  (which I will blog about soon) Easter and the passing of my Nan. In one month. It is exhausting just thinking about it.

I must admit I am glad to see the beginning of May. This week is a time to reorganise ourselves, clear the clutter, spend time as a family. I’ve been thinking a lot about my craft lately and everytime I don’t get a chance to create, it makes me more driven to one day turn it into my business and be able to make money from my craft. I want my dreams to turn into reality. Yes hard to do with a little duckling, and having to work a ‘day job’ part time but somewhere and somehow I am going to fit it all in!

So after much sketching over the last week, I pulled out the sewing machine and worked in silence. I love silence, it really gives me time to think and wind down. I am working with felt and fabric on the sewing machine at the moment which is fairly new to me as I usually hand sew with felt. My machine skills as very basic and today we worked well together. I Think my nan was guiding me (it was her machine). I love setting up the machine on our dining room table. Our table was made by Pappa Duck’s Great Grandfather. I think of the family meals eaten upon it, the cakes decorated at it, the clothes mended and sewn on it. Am sure they were all helping me this afternoon! I am enjoying creating some new works. In a couple of weeks some of my stock will be in an online Market night at ‘Sew’ you say Handmade Markets Facebook page. Should be fun!


Anyway here is a little phone case that I whipped up one morning for my new Samsung Galaxy SII. Considering we are up some mornings at 4.30am, I find that by 8am we’ve had breakfast, watched some Thomas the Tank Engine, done some washing and a spot of sewing!

Night!


Duck Egg Blue Mamma xx