If you want something done...

...ask a busy woman.
Or so the saying goes.

To be honest, I don't feel like I'm getting anything done. Just staying busy.

I taught my first sewing class last week, a "Learn to Sew" for beginners. Whilst I felt there were things to improve on, there were a lot of "Ahahh!" moments from my students. So that was immensely encouraging! Of course, in my busyness to teach, I failed to take any photos of the class, or of their finished projects! Which were 4 very cute little purses.

I'm definatley looking forward to teaching my next class and improving on my first.

So I've been spending a bit of time on Pinterest lately, and cruising through lots of inspiring photographs. And all I keep doing is adding to my "Things to make" board, which in turn, makes me busier. Never ending cycle!

But oh so fun. And one thing I really would like to try my hand at is this.

Making my own Batik fabric. I'm really looking forward to playing with this someday soon. Check out the tutorial here.

And just to announce the winner of my giveaway - congratulations to Nlcalender! I did the whole, random number generator thing, and forgot to take a screenshot before I closed the window. *sigh* So you will all just have to trust me!
Thanks for entering! 

A bit of teaching...

I'm settling myself slowly into the thought that this will be a year of change. I've never been a fan of change, but I'm actually finding myself looking forward to new things. 

I'm in the process of developing and planning a new direction for Missy Mack, which I'm hoping will be up and running shortly. 

Till then, I am now able to share a new change. I have had the pleasure of being asked to teach sewing at the beautiful home and kitchen wares shop, Crumbz, here in Healesville. With a bit of nervous anticipation, I'm keen to teach something that is a great passion and hobby of mine. The lovely Kay from Crumbz, is offering a number of craft courses, covering sewing, crochet, felting and knitting, so there will be something for all tastes. 

We will be starting off at the end of February with a gorgeous and simple patchwork cushion. Red is not a colour I normally gravitate to, but I love this cushion. Gosh, I could easily become a red fan if all red looked like this. I greatly enjoyed making this cushion, and he now sits quite comfortably on my rocking chair. Pity the red doesn't match my colour scheme!

I will also be teaching a very basic "Learn to Sew" class. Which is for those who maybe have a sewing machine, but really aren't sure where and how to start. In this class we will be making a very simple and very cute purse. The purse is ideal for holding makeup, sewing knick knacks, and probably a variety or other possibilities! 

To make sure this purse was suitable for a beginner, I tried it out on one. My husband! Having little use of a sewing machine, he was a star pupil and together we whipped up the little purse on the right. The result? A nifty purse, and one very proud husband!

We are also planning some other classes, including a patchwork quilt, a tote bag, and many other projects for further in the year. Talk about exciting!

To see the full class list, just send me an email and I'll be happy to forward it to you.