Big Birthday & Buttons

One of the partners of Precious Purl (and it wasn't me!) had a BIG Birthday celebration yesterday with a great family gathering in the Botanical Gardens. It was such a beautiful day, I think a large percentage of Melbourne's population was there also. We found a huge, shady Liquidamber under which we could celebrate with gorgeous Cake & Champers. The cake was Cointreau, lemon curd and white chocolate decorated with real Rose buds and made at The French Lettuce in Nicholson St -  just divine!

Happpy Birthday P!

But back to what's happening at Precious Purl! Gorgeous covered buttons, lots of them, are joining the amazing array of Vintage buttons. Some Liberty prints and Japanese fabrics among this lot.

Don't you just love the owls?

A reminder about our Felting Play Day, next Saturday. Come along and join in the fun.

See the post for 17th September.

Kanzashi - Kimono House

I'm always looking for ways to use my buttons!
 Kanzashi are traditional Japanese fabric flowers created with beautiful  fabrics and used as hair adornment by Geishas.They look great with a button in the centre! Wonderful for brooches, hair clips, bags etc.
I attended a workshop at Kimono House last week run by Leanne, where I put my stiff little fingers to work in folding, as in Origami, but with fabric! This was a lovely change for me to get out and see all the wonderful Creative spaces in the Nicholas Building, cnr Flinders Lane & Swanston St Melbourne.
The creaky, self operating lift is scarey but I had to get to the 6th floor and that is TOO many stairs for the old legs! It didn't get stuck thank goodness but I'm sure it does sometimes!
Just had to drop in to see Buttonmania on the 2nd floor and Kate was having a sale!!!! My lucky day!!
I thoroughly enjoyed my Autumn outing and the results were GREAT! Don't you think??