Blog background

Thanks to Shabby Blogs I have just changed the look of my blog...
Nothing like a change for the new year!

Hopeing to get back into sewing soon, maybe a stitch here, maybe a stitch there....
depending on my 2 littles....

Very hard to have all this gorgeous fabric and not be making gorgeous clothes and little goodies out of it:)

Mum has been having some fun since being here, making herself a top and some aprons...all while bathing, feeding and looking after babies, me and my family. Very talented Mum, very thankful for her.

Babies have even been seen wearing 'Pollen'....glad I got to make a few outfits for them before their arrival.

If only I could remember to take photo's....I think I would like a new, more professional camera as well....

Babies are doing very well, very cute...I have never seen a whole feed of milk be spewed up before though! They don't do this often only when they are trying to increase their feeds.

Esther trying to eat Zane's nose....after a hard night with them, I decided to put them right up close to each other to see what they would do. Esther was screaming and Zane just stayed there, Esther quickly went quiet and they both feel asleep:)

SO in love with them...great double blessing! Thank you Lord!

Arrival

Zane Arthur Richmond & Esther Joy Richmond have arrived....
They are 4 weeks old today....wow....and they are doing well!!!

Esther

Zane & Esther

Zane

Christmas week.

Yay for Christmas.
I so enjoy.
This year as well as last, will be quiet.
I love being around all my family (extended) at Christmas.
I'm being very tested this year and last. We probably won't see any family
around this Christmas. Very sad about this. But, will have my 6 and 3 year old
and husband here.
I love the excitment children have on and around Christmas day.
Hopefully not long after Christmas we will add two more to our precious family:)

I'm so tired of being pregnant, it hurts now!

Baby Bump.

30weeks

Well the two are great sizes, both are now around 4 pound each. This is normal sizes for single babies.
At the moment they are enjoying kicking each other and all organs they can reach. Both are still breach and I really can't see how one could turn and be head down at this very squished time.
I'm now 31 weeks so less then 7 weeks to go if I make that far:)

Have a happy week:) and enjoy the Christmas Season.

Still alive.

Today I have taken more photo's of my belly bump....
I feel a little nervous posting them considering the size
and do people really care to see?!

I've also been finishing sewing projects I have promised to people.
I feel very satisfied when I finish little pieces of sewn goodness.

I thought it best to cover the bump...

To Market, to market...Change!

To put it bluntly....to market I did not go!


Instead, all the lovelies that have been sewn found a rack to hang on
at THE STORY TREE shop, Boonah.

So, into THE STORY TREE shop you must go if anyone would like to browse
POLLEN clothing.

There are new designs, more sizes in the one design and colour way and yet still unique which is so very POLLEN.

Be encouraged, go have a coffee, tea, relax & something yum to eat and take a look at
what is filling THE STORY TREE racks and shelves.

POLLEN love.life.passion.

Ok, Tanya and I have been sewing up a storm....well we think so anyway.

Soon, like hopefully in the next month, we are going to get serious about etsy and

start listing baby, children up to size 10/12 and ladies clothing!

We have nothing for sale yet as we are heading off to our local, once a year big village markets

which are named 'Kalbar Country Day'. I love it... I love a good fete/market. There are hay sculptures

 popping up in peoples front yards and paddocks. This is a competion and a way of promoting the event.

So we are heading there first to support the locals and fingers crossed the locals support us!

After this we will be listing! and promoting and learning heaps on the way I'm sure....

Tanya learnt a valuable leason the other week.....never leave sissors and the finished clothes garment

low enough for little fingers to practise co-ordination using sissors!! He did a fine one inch precise cut on a

 gorgeous ladies top!!!! It rendered Tanya speachless:(   He did this only minutes before Tan's husband

finished putting up a rack, high up, to hang her finished products!

My sister has been staying up for a

few days with my gorgeous three nieces.

Before they went home I thought we could do a little photo shoot. Hmmm, now I know why you don't work with chidren or animals with a camera. (Unless spontaneous).  We went from meltdowns, to cups of tea, too baby chicks.....

Olivia evetually relaxed and stopped moving like a robot!!!

Grace will never let me dress her up again for photo's, I think she has been scared for life! They are so much fun to have around my boys and I will miss them.

Inspiration

Endless inspiration is flooding into my little sewing room...

I am trying to keep up:)

Birds, flowers, checks, spots and castles for the boys.

So much to inspire, better go have an afternoon siesta so I have the energy to create.

Soon there will be enough to start listing on etsy!

New Blog Background

Spring is finally here, i have changed my blog background to welcome spring in.

We also welcomed 2 new little baby chickens over the past two days...
hopefully the other three eggs will hatch in the coming days.

These are the first ever my chickens have hatched.
They are Aracana (they lay little blue eggs) crossed with silky.
VERY CUTE! I will try for a photo tomorrow, the mothers are being very
protective! We don't call them mother hens for no reason!

Morsels of Delight.

 This is a new apron style dress for the girls...
First one made, so this is for my neice Grace.
Made using vintage fabric from my Grandma's stash, it is very light and cool fabric for summer.

Hi there,

Haven't blogged for a while, I've been growing babies and sewing.

I think I've been visiting other lovely blogs also.

Tanya, sewing friend who also is the other half to POLLEN...has been sewing up lovelies also.

We are both hopeing to get enough stitches done to actually list them on etsy!

I will list some photo's of some finished stitches soon. I have to remember to take pics.

What has been made so far...

Little girl pleated skirts, with little pleats

Linen pleated skirts for little girls, with big pleats

Strappy little girls tops, in two different styles.

Boys summer PJ pants with singlet, will be sold as set.

Uni-sex linen pants, made for boys in mind but I tink girls could also wear.

Girls a-line tunic tops.

Boys gorgeous pants which are just busting to be worn. They may bark, but wont bite....

Tanya has wiped up the most devine ladies strappy tops. Navy with white spots and they may not even get seen as we may just have to keep them!

There are load more things on the cut out table just waitng to be stitched....time, we need more time!!!

We will let you know where and when they are available.

I must go do those wedding flowers now.

Blogger Award!

I can't quite believe I received this from Monique at Blueberries in the Fields.Here are the rules to follow for the versatile award:


This is now what I am ment to do....
1. Thank and link back to the person who gave you the Versatile Blogger Award.

2. Share 7 things about yourself.

3. Pass the Versatile Blogger Award along to 10 bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are fantastic for whatever reason!

4. Contact the bloggers you’ve picked and let them know about the Versatile Blogger Award.

Thank you Monique from the delightful blog http://www.blueberriesinthefields.blogspot.com/ Monique makes to die for dolls and other gorgeousness, go visit her etsy shop which I love:)
 
7 things about myself:
 
1. I love living in Australia, it is a beautiful & free country.
2. I have been a florist (flower designer) for 17 years. I have worked in this industry in Sydney, Byron Bay,
London. I love working with flowers.
3.At the moment I have 2 boys aged 6 and 3 with twins on the way. Finding out Monday if they are going to be blue, pink and blue or pink bundles!
4.Horse riding is a passion .
5. My vegie patch makes me happy when I can put fresh home grown produce on my families plates to eat.
6.I grew up in a country village near Byron Bay, Australia called Clunes.
7.Sewing, craft, kniting, making are all delights of mine.
 
I must go and hopefully will get back to pass this award on another time.
 
Enjoy and thank you again Monique.

Pleasurable happenings....

Here is our new Pollen label (for the inside of garments). Thanks to LillaLotta (thank you Anna).

So much quicker then hand stamping onto fabric.

This will save so much time. I would sit there, whilst stamping, wondering what the heck I was doing hand stamping all the labels. I am so pleased I found lillalotta.etsy.com

Here is my pile of finished! I am quite proud of all my finished little garments and I have even added to them since taking this photo:)

Work in progress....while Eliza (Tanya's youngest) slept we thought we would start making some bunting from all my scrap fabric. We had fun sorting through all the colours and even had time to cut out our squares before little one awoke.

When fabric is all out like this I get so inspired:) A happy mess....

Lastly I thought I'd add a pic. of my growing belly. While writing this they are having a kick and having tummy pats from their older siblings. They are both growing nicely.

Sewing!

Considering my last post, I feel like I have accomplished a lot in the past day:)

I finished  a pair of pants for Anna (lillalotta). When I find my camera will take photo to let you see!

I also have almost finished a size 4 skirt in a gorgeous pale blue floral. I also cut out a pair of pants

which I'm seeing will be quick and easy to fit into my plan of.... keeping it simple but still very me.

I don't even feel out there tired!

The two have started to move...So very excited about this:)

Poor Pollen!

Well Pollen has been a little more then a 'little' neglected of late.

Tired has not been my friend.

Yes, growing two babes is hard work on the body!

Never did I think I could sleep 3 hours in a day then go to bed at 6 pm & sleep until morning.

Made some maternity pants for myself & to, which I needed as all my pants just don't fit anymore:)

I have also cut out a skirt and am frustrated because I am sick with head cold & am to tired to sew it up....

I am really missing sewing, so my aim is to sew and sleep:)

Oh, I also finished two tops which are very cute and will go to the Kalbar Country Markets in October.

If they don't sell there, you will be able to see them on our etsy store for sale.

I am now 14 weeks and 4 days along in my pregnancy:)