The sound of silence...

Hi!

*waves*

Yep still here.

Not posting a lot (well, obviously...), but still around.

I've been thinking about the blog a fair bit recently, and I reckon it's time for a wee change of direction.

When I first discovered blogs, and made the decision to start my own, I had visions of becoming some handicrafting maven (aka...well, too many wonderful blogs to mention really!). I had high hopes of regularly posting my crafty stuff and being all wonderful and stuff.

But, then I found I had trouble committing to regular blogging about my crafty pursuits and remaining 'focussed' on my blog. And my handicraft pursuits - such as they were - were really just me following the herd. Nothing new and ground-breaking for me in other words. And, I think that disappointed and somewhat discouraged me. Rightly or wrongly.

Anyways, as my reading of others blogs widened -away from specifically the handicraft based ones and into fashion, DIY, decorating, cooking etc etc, I discovered that although I was reasonably "crafty" and creative myself, there were things I was not...

- A 'leader' in terms of handcrafting / creativity.

- All that keen on vintage / thrifting.

- Able to fully commit to blogging about crafty pursuits in a meaningful and regular fashion.

But, I also discovered things that I WAS...

- wildly interested in home decorating.

- freakishly good at organising.

- apparently also considered somewhat stylish :P

So. This "revelation" (if you will...) has led me to think a trifle more about WKDN and the direction it might go in, and I've decided to recommence the blog, but with a changed direction. A little less of me trying to be like other 'craft' bloggers (which I have discovered I'm not all that!!) and a little more of me, trying to be like, well, me!!

There'll be a little more fashion / personal style commentary.

A modicum more of my home decorating.

Some snippets of organising goodness.

Plus, a trifle of crafting when I think it adds value and is interesting.

Now - a wee disclaimer - I can't make any promises about the regularity of posts! In my defence I hold down a reasonably pressure driven full-time job in Banking (which involves long hours and travl), plus I train for triathlons / Ironman / Half Marathons, and I have a partner who works FIFO (Fly In, Fly Out for those of you not au fait with the acronym :D) in the mining industry. So when he's home, I like to devote my spare time to 'us'.

That said, I'll do my best, and that's really all that can be asked of me!

So, all two of you that read (and I love you, I really do!!) I'm hoping you stick around.

K xxx

The Sound of Silence

Oh.

Hello.

*looks around with shifty eyes*

Yes.

Well.

Sorry about the continued and protracted absence.

Crafting has been continuing. Promise. Along with other stuff.

In good news, some of my WIP's are gone, gone, GONE!!

Some more new stuff started. Trying to teach myself to knit with DPN's. Interesting.

One of the lovely men mentioned in my last post (yes, that's right. That one from back in November...last year...) has turned out to be quite the keeper.He's making me very happy. So that's good :)

Had a lovely trip to Tasmania (with the aforementioned Lovely Man...woooooooooo!!) - spent some time in Hobart and also hiked The Overland Track for 6-days. Gruelling. But worth it.

Several more triathlons undertaken. Continuing to improve. Bought a REDONKULOUSLY expensive new triathlon bike. That I love a little more than is strictly seemly. His name is Felix and the photo below does seriously not do him justice :)






Went to a lovely friends lovely wedding. Beautiful :)


Visited my parentals in Albany for Xmas. Fun. Kinda...


Met the Lovely Man's family. And his plethora of friends. Apparently his family think I'm wonderful. They may be right ;)


I think that is all of note.


Promise to pop a tutorial up in the next few days for a fabric canvas thingy I made. So easy it doesn't really need a tute, and has possible also been done to death on other blogs, but I'm very impressed with myself.


Will also update WIP progress.


Pinky swear.

...so. Hi ;)

I've been doing the whole 'lurking' thing for a teensy while now, and have been toying with the idea of creating my own little piece of blog-space.

Soooo, I took a couple of deep breaths - but not too many as one does not want to hyperventilate, does one? - and jumped right in with both feet ;) whheeeeeeeeeeeeee!

I guess the blog will be a word-torial journey through my crafting successes - but also the trials and tribulations which seem to beset the best of us!

A bit about me...

Name: Kylie...as if you haven't already guessed that from the blog name ;)
Age: *coughs* Impertinent young pup. One never asks a lady her age! All I will say is this: I am as old as my tongue and a little older than my teeth.
Where am I: Right now? On the couch. Under a quilt. Oh, you mean my 'location'. Perth, Western Australia.
My current crafty undertakings: Weeeeell, how long have ya got? Lets see....knitting. Cross stitch. Occasional dabbling in other embroidery. Scrapbooking. Folk Art. Card Making. Jewellery. Beading. Quilting.
What 'new' crafts do I want to experience: Oh. My. Word. Well, tomorrow I am off on a trip to Spotlight to pick up some fabric and notions for some softies that I am planning to make. For the first time ever. So that will be fun. Will probably also hit the op shops to see what treasures I can unearth. I also want to dabble in collage, screen printing (on fabric and paper and stuff!!) more embroidery such as hardanger and those cute transfer thingummies, apron making (have also got a simple one of these lined up for the weekend), bag making, and so, so, so much more stuff!!
In my spare time (HA!) what other things do I like to do: Gardening. Reading. Jigsaw puzzles (great, now I sound like someones great-aunt Ermintrude). Cooking. *blushes* cheesy and implausible romance novels. Triathlons (yep. That last one fit right in there...)
How many UFO's do I currently have: Umm. Let's see. Twelve-eleventy. Yup. Precisely.

So, over the course of the weekend I will potentially have some hilarious craft out-takes for you to see. Hopefully the softies turn out good as I am searching for a suitably cool and cute gift for one of my nieces who is turning 5. If all goes well, she will be the inaugural lucky recipient of One Of Auntie Kylie's Creations (note extensive capitalisation. Like God. Or The Queen). Others will then follow (it's sooo easy when they're that age!)

In any case, to keep you going until then, please find following the last quilt that I actually finished (as averse to all the half done ones hanging in my craft room) for my Darling Dad's birthday. Last year...

Circles on squares with a little very tight machine zig-gagging to secure
The top - half sewn together...
Aah, the Quilt-Pro. My baby. Oh, yes...and the quilt top mostly made up :)

The final product. No square background colour repeats in any rows. No circle colour repeats in any row (Pedantic? Moi?). Cream inner border. Green outer border quilted with a 'feather' design using my chalk-puffy thing which I <3.>Last words were that he loves it. Has it on his armchair. Score another one for Kylie, Favourite (and only) Daughter...