Brown Owls - hoot! hoot!

Well, last Saturday was the inaugural meeting of the Perth Brown Owls @ Greens & Co in Leederville. I think I arrived a trifle late after getting a bit confused about which street was Oxford Street (I was actually ON Oxford Street but didn't realise it at the time...street directions are not one of my strong points!).

A bunch of lovely ladies were there, busily crafting away. I had not remembered to bring a small project with me (*shrugs* hey, I had a busy weekend with loads of other things on...) but luckily, there was a small owl stuffy project, provided by the wonderful Craftapalooza.

Here is my little fella :)

What I found interesting is that each of the ladies who were making the owl stuffy, each did it slightly differently ;) and they were ALL good!!

So, inspired by everyone else's craftiness I came home and over the course of the next couple of days whipped up this little bag...(sorry - I forget where I got the pattern from...it was an American website...) It's hard to see, but the lining is an orange toned small floral which I bought from Spotlight during one of their ridiculous "all-the-fabric-you-can-buy-for-$3-a-metre" shenanigans.

I might have to make another one, but this time I think I would make the two straps the same (longer) length. Whilst I do like the ability to tuck the longer strap through the shorter one, I sometimes need a bag with a larger capacity, and the tucking of the strap does limit the size of the bag interior. I still managed to stuff in my purse (one of those long oblong ones), personal mobile, work Blackberry, small container of nuts, lip gloss, house keys, car keys, sunglasses, and about 5 muesli bars...and possible some other detritus. It's hard to tell from the photo, but the bag itself is probably only 20cm wide, so quite small really. I may even scale the pattern up a bit so that the bag would turn out about the size of a plastic grocery bag...hmmmm...

And my first foray into button rings (please excuse the wrinkled hands...ladies, always remember to put sunscreen on the backs of your hands!). I quite like these, and I had forgotten how cool some of the buttons in my stash are!

And (drumroll pls).......my very first Abraham Owl, from the wonderful pattern and instructions provided by Lollychops.

Wow - that's the most crafting I have done in quite some time what with personal life upheavals and all : )

Plus - I completed by 5th (or maybe 6th) triathlon on the same weekend! Phew! Quite pleased with myself as I finished nearly 10 minutes faster than the same event last year! Yay me ;D

Of course, on Monday (public holiday over here in the Wild West) I rested (especially after the post-Tri celebrations involving espresso martinis and drunken texting...but that's a story for another day!).

Ciao bellas xx