Irenenenene

Why I've been so quiet these past few months:  Reason number 1: Knitting this jersey  Reason  2: Embroidering this tapestry Reason 3: Sewing a dress for CM (wedding in December) Anyway, this is WIP (work in progress). I am sure the official pictures will turn out much better than my attempt with backlighting.   Although the dress is done and dusted, I cannot post the pics until the wedding has actually happened.  Reason 4: CF (now S) the most spectacular dress ever!! Contrats Clemmie :) I am waiting for the official pics, but these are what I found on facebook   Reason 5: JS dress in progress Reason 6: Kids range coming soon (patterns in progress - ready to be tested on a certain RT soon)

Ok, I hear the groans: "Irene has reached her mid-life crisis" Perhaps... But hings have been pretty crazy / hectic / frustrating / confusing and enjoyable at the same time. Can anyone relate? SO, here my wishlist for if I did not have to hold a 9-5 jobby: Embroider something like this Or even, just because I can, start a project like this Perhaps work on some other cross stitch patterns that have been lying around at home. One or two traditional designs will be in there - similar to these: I would also finish my Quilt which I blogged about before, and definitely knit some more "holey" jerseys. In line with these patterns: Ok, so, you can see where this is going... All crafty and stitchery and knittery, and even tattery Most of these things will probably wind up in my cupboard, since I cannot ever be paid for the time it takes to produce them.Then agian, perhaps I would even be brave enough to sell some things online. If I really

On the wekend I went to see the new Superman movie. What struck me the most was not only how much they changed the story chronologically (which, by the way, is unacceptable for Superman fans like me), but how much they contradicted what was being said with the action. SPOILER ALERT!! There is one particular scene, where one of the Kryptonians (or is that Kryptonites?) goes on a tirade about evolution and how they have evolved into this superior race that now will take over earth and repopulate it. The statement goes something like this: "Evolution always wins." Trouble is all the action points to creation. First they try to terra-form earth into Krypton, then kill Superman and take his DNA, which has been infused with the genetic material from all Kryptonians, then grown a new generation of babies in a "Genesis Chamber" (what???) that will then inhabit earth - well, actually Krypton then. Hence the title of this post. SO THERE! It also struck me that people

My life at the moment is in slow-motion. I go to work, I read, I sleep, I go to work. On weekends I see friends, pehaps sew a little, read some more and generally veg on the couch. Ahhhh, the life of a single person. I have sewn the top of the quilt, but I need a bit of a contraption (or a volounteer) to hold it up to get a picture. I have also, after a few months of searching for the right fabric, finished my "I got wings" jacket. Soon to be worn in public. (click on image to enlarge, or go to my deviantart profile ) At the moment I am helping out a friend while her husband is overseas. Oh boy, two nights of a screeming 2 1/2 year old hours past bedtime, is exhausting. Although, last night there was silence - blissful silence! It can get better in other words. And I know that C's and my prayers were answered. After a few nights only, I honestly do not know how single mothers cope, either with one or with more. I also understand the joys of motherhood slightly

In light of what my borther calls "flame war" on his facebook page, for those of you are freinds with my brother. Here is a longer explanation of my initial statement (on the first post about religion haveing to stay out of classrooms) that I thought we were "debating" until some really hectic value statements were made. Now first, to be all on the same page when we use certain words, a few definitions are in order. Firstly the word "theory" as opposed to "hypothesis". According to my brother, ALL religious people do not understand the difference. According to the Oxford Dictionary a theory has the following meanings: 1. A supposition or system of ideas explaining something esp. one based on basic principles independent of the particular things to be explained. (theory of evolution, atomic theory) 2. a speculative (esp. fanciful) view (one of my pet theories) 3. the sphere of abstract knowledege or speculative thought (this is all very wel

H (!) here is a bit of what I have been up to with the fabric from your mom. The cutting stage.... I think I am crazy to tackle this, but once I started going, it will become easier and quicker. So, here is one of the corner pieces.

Your last chance to enter the giveaway is today.... Just to remind you. So far I only have two entries - My brother and a friend who shared the post on facebook. So, if you still want to win the softwware, comment away on the original post, like their facebook page or their twitter - you do, however need to let me know in a comment. Then I wanted to share with you these two fantastic Focus on the familiy episodes. Now R & H will know how much I LOVE christian fiction (Especially Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti), so it is no wonder that this Frank Peretti presentation from Focus on the Family caught my attention. ( Part one here and Part two here ). It is really funny, and at the same time challenges what you believe and why you believe it. I thought I'd jsut share a few clips that I thought were profound in this Postmodern era of ours: "If you're looking for truth, don't look within yourself. You are the one that is confused!" "Evolution is: From goo to y

hello my friends I have received an awesome giveaway. I was asked to review this digital scrapbooking software. It comes via MyMemories.com . I think it is so much better than having to sit and stick things down and then not being satisfied with the results. I always tend to overdo things. And I can ammend once I am done. I have kept things fairly simple in this little version: I have made use of only a very samll selection of the features of the programme. You can even add music. Once you have played and are ready to print, just print directly or convert to JPEG and voila! The backgrounds are preset, but you can also buy extra kits from their website and get even more creative.The layouts are also very varied, with lots of little pictures per page, or one big one, or a combination, as you can see with the sunsets. All elements can be shifted and changed. In this way you can create your own templates and use in other albums. The borders are darkened to inidcate where