{wonderous, magical fridays}

There's one thing about my return to full time work that I'm absolutely loving.  The distinction between the week and the weekend, marked by the arrival of Fridays, is the most wonderful feeling.  Towards the end of last year my days had started to blur into each other and there was a sense of sameness about things that I wasn't enjoying at all.

Now every Friday brings the promise of a lack of routine and structure that, when balanced against the predictablity of my weekdays, feels so incredibly full of simultaneous possibility and freedom.

This weekend I've completely cleared the calendar and I've got two whole days of unplanned goodness stretching out before me.  Time in the studio, visit a farmer's market, lie around in my pj's reading all day, watch bad tv, cook?  Who knows?  Maybe all of it, maybe something different altogether.  I can't wait.

Of course, there's a little piece of me still wishing I was in California with my Artful Journey pals.

It's Friday, And You Know What That Means

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In celebration of the weekend, which I am very much looking forward to after a big week getting back to work routine and life in general, I thought I'd have a giveaway.

Would you like to win a copy of the most fabulous MixTape Zine. I happen to have a spare copy to share. It's full of crafty goodness, including an article by yours truly. I also thought I'd make a Mix CD to go with it, and maybe throw in a surprise or two.

To enter leave a comment on this post telling me what you're up to on the weekend. I'll draw a winner... well you know me... when it happens, it happens... some time after the weekend. Happy to send internationally or locally.

Happy weekend peeps.

Love Fridays, Free To Good Home

• Much loved Friday Meme seeks new home.
• Only 8 months old
• Partially trained with great potential
• Happy and playful
• Old owner moving on to new frontiers
• Comes with colourful blog button and full creative licence

I feel like it needs some new creative energy. I'm a starter, not a maintainer, that's for sure! I thought there might be someone out there who might like to adopt a meme.

ENQUIRE WITHIN

Love Fridays, It's Show Time People

We're on the home stretch now. Only a couple of days left to go and just a few million things to do. I finished work today for a week, rode home in the sunshine and breathed a big happy sigh. Now I can focus completely on the show.

The cooler weather and rain this week have been wonderful. It's been so peaceful riding down by the river. The signs of Autumn are already taking over.

Have you checked out the workshop program for the Stitches and Craft Show? There are so many cool things to try, heaps of them free. I'm running a collage workshop called Random Acts of Craft. It's going to be so much fun and you'll take home a really cute artwork as well as a tonne of ideas. I'm really looking forward to it.

I'm so excited. I can't wait to get there next week and check it all out. I hope I get Luckie with a bit of shopping time for myself.

Anyway, you might not hear much from me for the next few days. I'll be busy, busy, busy getting organised.

See you at the show or on the other side.

Love Fridays

I'm loving the rain today. I rode home in it and got soaking wet.

I'm loving bike riding. I'm loving the fact that I enjoy it more everyday. I'm loving the fact that I'm feeling a tiny bit fitter and a little bit stronger every day.

I'm loving that I've rekindled my Christmas spirit this year and I'm looking forward to making it a special one.

I'm loving the fact that I have the whole weekend free. No plans except for sewing, crafting and Christmas preparations.

I'm loving this collage that I purchased at the design market a few weeks back. I have big plans for a studio clean up and revamp over January and I've started buying some small pieces of art just for me.

If you'd like to join me in Loving Fridays you'd be most welcome. Post something on Fridays about why you Love Fridays and what you're looking forward to about the weekend. If you'd like a button for your blog you can go over here and get the code. Even if you don't want to post about it but you'd like button you are welcome to share it.

Now, I was thinking it was about time I put together a little list of who's playing along with Love Fridays. So leave me a comment on this post if you are, and I'll put you on the list.