Craft Fair

Today was a craft fair at the Convention Centre. Of course I spent way too much money (don't I always). At one store where I spent a nice amount of money I found out that all the items came from their sponsor childs community. It made me feel better that I had spent so much knowing it was going to a community in need. Below are photo's of the items I bought at their stall. They have no web site but they do have an email address for those who are interested:
halcyon47@iprimus.com.au.

What a great day. I went along to a "Mixed Media Canvas" art class that was run by Vivian. The best thing about her classes is there is no structure. She will demonstrate something and then you are free to have fun with whatever you want.

The class was held at Remida. For $50 a year you can have membership there and go and get as much free recycled stuff you want. Things that people would throw away that make great art centre pieces. Vivian even goes to the dump to get some good stuff. I am thinking flea market myself.

Anyway the class went for 6 hours. We had a lovely homemade vegetarian organic lunch. Below is the first piece that I did (which my mother claimed the minute she saw it). I would never have thought of putting the old key lock on but I think it really makes the piece interesting. In the top right hand corner I have used gauze as well. It was really fun to just do and not think. By the way the photo does it no justice, even if I do say so myself.

I did make a second canvas but I don't have it at the moment as it was extremely wet. Vivan is going to bring it to me next weekend when I will be going along to a more structured one of her classes. I will put photo's of it on next weekend.

Nasty Visitor

It is common knowledge that I have sleep apnoea and have to sleep using a mask and a CPAP machine. Last Friday night the mask was really bugging me so I pulled it off and turned off the machine. Around 4am I awoke with the need to commune with nature so I leant over and turned on the light. The CPAP machine sits next to my light and in those few seconds of light blindness I made out a little bit of movement. As soon as my eye adjusted I saw what the movement was. Now you have to understand that the CPAP has a chamber fill with water that gets heated and warms the air flowing through to you from the machine. When I took the mask off I left it on the side of my bed. A big, nasty (and I am talking 2 inch long) flying cockroach decided to climb into the nose mask, down the 1.5m tube to the machine and go for a dip in the humidifier. I really hate cockroaches and that just freaked me out to no end. It was even worse when I finally managed to pry the bottom of the water chamber off and it went splat into the laundry sink. It was worse than nails down a blackboard. Suffice to say the who lot was sterilised as much as possible before I used it again!

Target 1200

Wahoo! I have gone over the 1000 visitors to this blog. Something I did not think would happen. Anyway I know that for every blog entry I create and then view it adds to the counter (but not any other time I view it) so I have decided that when I reach 1200 on the counter I am going to give a gift to a lucky person. You can be anywhere in the world. If anyone has any ideas on what I could give as a gift that would be great.

Have a lovely day, evening, night whatever it is where you are now.

How I want to wake up!

Live your life in such a way that when your feet hit the floor in the morning, Satan shudders & says. . .

"Oh no....she's awake!!"