Skye Rocket Sews

SRS does Mathilda's

melainsworth@hotmail.com (Skye Rocket Sews) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:58:00 +0000

Another great day at Mathilda's yesterday!
Thanks to everyone who come and said "hi!".
I'll be updating my shop within the next week with stock that didn't sell,but if you had your eye on something and missed out,drop me an email, skyerocketsews@gmail.com and I'll let you know if I have it.
I'll be updating my madeit shop today with Kokeshi dolls.

Sydney Mathilda's Market and Newcastle Olive Tree Market

melainsworth@hotmail.com (Skye Rocket Sews) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:13:00 +0000

Come and see us at Mathilda's Market in Sydney.
Here's a sample of what we'll have for sale.I'll also have new design babushka tee's white and red with cute puffy sleeves,frilly skirts to match,holly hobbie tee's, apple tree tee's,all ready for your Christmas shopping!

And......if you happen to be in the Hunter on the 7th of November come and see us at the fabulous Olive Tree Market at the Junction Public School in Newcastle from 9am-3pm.

Ethan Ruairi Ainsworth

melainsworth@hotmail.com (Skye Rocket Sews) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:47:00 +0000

Ethan Ruairi born on 3rd of June at 8.38am.

Weight 4.2kg

We are all doing magnificently.

I was a little over ambitious in my previous post re Mathilda's in July.

We won't be selling there,although we will be at the November market.

The lovely Sam from Arabella's Corner is selling some of my products at the Kiama markets on the 3rd Sunday of the month and at Berry Markets on the first Sunday of the month.

What a blast!

melainsworth@hotmail.com (Skye Rocket Sews) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:22:00 +0000

Well Mathilda's was a resounding success!!!

Great sales and I got to meet some lovely customers and a few fellow bloggers including this lovely lady!!!

My neighbours,the lovely sister's from Barefoot Babies and Mayka from Little Rose held fort for me a few times for those numerous dashes to the loo,Thanks guys!!!

It was lovely also to meet this rad chick,as I've been a fan of her gorgeous dresses for a while.

My mum and hubby have convinced me to have a stall at the July market when baby boy will only be 4 weeks old.Eek!!!

I'll have reinforcements this time though so,Bring it on!!!!!!!!!

melainsworth@hotmail.com (Skye Rocket Sews) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:08:00 +0000

See me there! This Sunday http://www.mathildasmarket.com.au

Mathilda's market

melainsworth@hotmail.com (Skye Rocket Sews) — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:19:00 +0000

Me and my bump will be a Mathilda's market, on Sunday 22nd of March from 9am-2pm.

St Ignatius' College, Riverview. Inside the main hall.
Tambourine Bay Road.
Lane Cove.

I'm looking forward to meeting some online friends I've never met in real life before!

Here are a few of items that will be available.

Our day at the Beach

melainsworth@hotmail.com (Skye Rocket Sews) — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:44:00 +0000

Photos by the Scotsman

Kokeshi Doll

melainsworth@hotmail.com (Skye Rocket Sews) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:37:00 +0000

Here is the latest addition to the shop.

I'm planning on making a few of these,with a bit of punk pink and blue hair ,in different styles too.

Not that there's much work going on right now,Mairi went back to school on Wednesday and Skye's first day back at daycare was yesterday and I achieved zilch!

I mopped around missing them,the school holidays were so fun and I hate being home alone.

I love what I do,but I find in the solitary nature of having an online business difficult.

Any other extroverts out there running a home business?

How do you stay motivated?

Tomato's!!!!!!

melainsworth@hotmail.com (Skye Rocket Sews) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 02:35:00 +0000

Check out my bounty!

Well,my hubby's the gardener so it's down to him mostly.

This year we planted grape tom's and we couldn't be happier with the result.

We grow organically and the bigger tomatoes have always been a killer,full of pests,this year was the best year yet,no pests.

I highly recommend them.

I turned this lot into a sauce for pasta and pizza bases and froze it in portions.

The secret in combining the fresh and sweet caramelized roast tomato together.

Try it....trust me....it's delicious.

Mel's Tomato Sauce

3 kilo's of grape or any tomato(homegrown or in season are best)

1 medium brown onion,finely diced

5-7 cloves of garlic,finely diced

a handful of fresh mixed herbs(thyme,sage and parsley are best)chopped finely

1/4 -1/2 teaspoon of salt( to taste)

Olive Oil

Toss half of the washed tomato's into a baking dish with a dash of olive oil,a little salt and half the herbs.

Use your hands to mix thoroughly.

Roast in own juices for about 45 mins at 200C.

Meanwhile,blitz the other half of the tom's with a handheld blitzer of food processor until liquidised.

Soften,the onion,garlic and remaining herbs in a deep frying pan over a medium/high heated until translucent ,add the fresh blitzed tomato's,reduce heat to low and simmer for around 1 hour until reduced to a sauce consistency.

Add roasted tomatoes and reduce further if needed.

Add a pinch of salt and taste,you may need to add more depending on the sweetness of your tomato's.

Use as a pizza sauce or serve with pasta and fresh basil.

Divine!

On another note,my huge 6 month gap from blogging has been due to my little business doing well and the fact that I've been under the weather with morning sickness for the last 4 months,as baby number three is due early June.

I will be getting my act together,this year,with weekly posts from now on(there I've said it out loud now I have to do it).

For the etsy gods!

melainsworth@hotmail.com (Skye Rocket Sews) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:01:00 +0000

I've been a bad,bad blogger, not making time to write.
I've been busy working on my latest offering's to the etsy gods!

Gotta love pressies!

melainsworth@hotmail.com (Skye Rocket Sews) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:19:00 +0000

A wee while ago the lovely Apryl from Merdian Ariel organised a vintage swap and I was lucky enough to get get her as my partner.
Here is part of my present I received,an original painting from the lady herself.
I love it,it's on the wall above my sewing machine.
Check out her etsy shop,she has to die for jewellery too.
Pictured here too is a gift for our little friend,Simeon,who turned 2 last week. I don't usually do boy's clothes,so I'm glad it was well received,he looks super cute in it.
I've been feeling a bit like I can't be arsed with stuff at the mo,here in Sydney it's been raining for 2 1/2 weeks,nothing for some,big deal for moi,were are you Mr Sunshine???I promise I'll never take you for granted again.....

Rawbit!

melainsworth@hotmail.com (Skye Rocket Sews) — Fri, 30 May 2008 04:13:00 +0000

This week I've made a rabbit softie and matching top for a friend's little baby.
It has a matching mini bunny on her hand to snuggle up to at night.
I had so much fun making it.
Meanwhile,at Casa Ainsworth we officially have a toddler now.The tantrums,the climbing,cheekiness.
My Goodness!
I forgot!
I can't stay cross very long though,how can I check that look out!

Fabric Finds

melainsworth@hotmail.com (Skye Rocket Sews) — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:28:00 +0000

I love fabric like this,it reminds me of my childhood,although the colour scheme for our house was more orange and brown.
Picked this up at a garage sale on Sunday,destined to be cushions and a bag for me and maybe highlights for some little dresses for the shop.

Working Hard

melainsworth@hotmail.com (Skye Rocket Sews) — Mon, 12 May 2008 03:47:00 +0000

I've not posted for a while cos I'm trying to make and stock my etsy shop with 2 items (at least) per day. Not an easy feat with 2 younguns!
Anyhoo,I was putting off blogging cos I didn't want to just plug my shop,but guess what...that's all I'm thinking about at the mo,so here goes.
Look at these pretty skirts!
Happy belated mother's day to the mummy's out there.

Softies for Mirabel

melainsworth@hotmail.com (Skye Rocket Sews) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:08:00 +0000

Here is my Kitty for Mirabel,who will be flying to Melbourne on Monday.
Check out this wonderful fundraiser for the Mirabel foundation,the button is on my sidebar.

I'm still here,RIP Modem.

melainsworth@hotmail.com (Skye Rocket Sews) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:54:00 +0000

On the 13th of April due to an electrical strom our internet stopped working!RRrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!.
It is so frustrating not being able to access the internet and not knowing what the problem is.
We are back on line now and the prob is sorted.
Missed you guys!!!
It was good to live without the internet for a while too.
A little time away made me realise I've been obsessing a little too much(bloody Librians we have next to no sense of proportion) about my little page in cyberspace and I've set myself a couple of rules ...like do not turn the computer on before the school run in the morning.....always ends in tears!
So in running order this is what we've been up to.
Hosted a party for 35 5yo's.(Indoors due to the shocking weather)
We went camping with friend's.
Made some bunting for Mairi's friend Sarah who turned 5 on the 10th of April.

Check out the photo's.:)

Mairi turn's 5!
We had a garden themed party,as she really wanted to be the sun,unfortunalty it has poured rain here for nearly 2 weeks,so we had it inside.

Daylight savings

melainsworth@hotmail.com (Skye Rocket Sews) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:14:00 +0000

(photo by very talented photographer husband who was grumbling that I don't credited his photos on my blog(it was one time!)All other images are mine)

My poor bubba's sleep routine is completely topsy turvy.She has had a little cat nap this morning,but pretty much cried the rest of the day.Thank goodness for the wiggles,she's dancing to the cd now....I have managed to update my shop during the reprieve.I made Skye this yo-yo singlet last month and decided to do a couple more on the weekend.
More colours and sizes to follow through the week.

Dolly Birds

melainsworth@hotmail.com (Skye Rocket Sews) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:15:00 +0000

Ow!I have a headache.
When I woke up this morning I decided to list these 2 dolly birds on my etsy shop.
Little did I know it would take me 1 1/2 hours to take the photographs.
Wow!These little babies are hard to take.
Time for a cuppa,me thinks!

Domestic Goddess' and Mail Bliss

melainsworth@hotmail.com (Skye Rocket Sews) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:26:00 +0000

When Mairi was born I was over the moon to have a healthy baby and I had secretly wished for a little girl,I got my wish but I was determined to bring her up free form gender stereotypes.
But come 18 months old,she really did seem to prefer baby dolls was interested in social happenings and domestic stuff more so than anything else.
When Skye came along it happened for her even earlier I saw her at 10 months old nursing and playing with babies.
I guess the point is, before I had children(and my experience only being girls thus far)I would of never imagined posing for a picture like this,but the more I get into this game(motherhood and housewivery)I realise that it's a really important job we do and more so in my experience something fundamental to being a female whether we are mothers or not is the need to nurture.Whether it's looking after our children,partners,friends and/or animals.
So why not look spunky while we are at it!
Wow!That was a deep paragraph to show off the little pinny I found for Skye at the oppy.
Don't we look great?

Also received some lovely mail this week,some Ottobre mag back issues(they really are fab check them out)and a book 'The Kept Man'by Jami Attenberg from Nikkishell,which she sent to me after I commented on her review of the book on her blog.Thanks Nichola!

More Kitties

melainsworth@hotmail.com (Skye Rocket Sews) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:16:00 +0000

Been a busy little crafter this week,I have renewed vigour this week,sparked by a solution to childcare and a decision to do a local market fortnightly starting May,so I've been hard at work producing some Kitty Cats and I've also listed some Babushka doll hanging ornaments that I made at Xmas time for the tree,but I love them so much we've had them on display on top of a bookcase hanging off an Ikea display thingo and they look Fab! Would also look good on a door handle!
They will be listed in my etsy shop,from 1pm today.

Crafting for Jack

melainsworth@hotmail.com (Skye Rocket Sews) — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:28:00 +0000

I had the chance this Easter break to catch up with my oldest friend,Jane.She lives in the town where I grew up and I miss her.We had an evening without kids and a day with kids.Oh the luxury!I really miss spending time with her.I even got to spoil her baby,5 month old Jack a little.Here's what I made for him.I'm knackered today.Skysie woke up 8 times last night.Not used to it anymore,and typically I've arranged to go out with some girlfriends for Vietnamese tonight.
I hope I can string a sentence together by then.

melainsworth@hotmail.com (Skye Rocket Sews) — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 09:49:00 +0000

Free Counter

Etsy Shop

melainsworth@hotmail.com (Skye Rocket Sews) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:36:00 +0000

The girls and I have headed north to Newcastle to visit Grandma and Poppa for the Easter break.

Today-all it did was rain.The kid's were whingy.

The good news is,I have finally set up my banner and everything for my etsy shop.I even managed to put something in it.

Bootyful Blue puddy Cat for sale.

Yay!

Left and other images at home so will update more items after Easter break.

Stay tuned

Happy Easter,I think I've hit my chocolate limit already.

Enjoy!

Bunting

melainsworth@hotmail.com (Skye Rocket Sews) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:19:00 +0000

Here is the bunting that I started a few weeks ago.I'm loving that it is finished.Before(pre-blog)life it would of undoubtedly been pushed aside for some reason or other.But,because I posted that I was making it ,I made a commitment to show it off. Love that! I'm becoming quite productive.Thanks,Blog!

I found this blog,Syko, today.Beautiful work. Just stunning! I love the little art quilts. Check out her flickr page too.

Buddy Bag sewn by Mairi

melainsworth@hotmail.com (Skye Rocket Sews) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:13:00 +0000

Mairi's bag is finished,with a little help from mum.
It's a little tote with a hand embroidered love heart.
Mairi had the idea to create this for her buddy,Jai at big school.Now it's finished she's to scared to give it to her.She's wants me to ask Jai's mum for her address so we can pop it in the post.Oh..the social intricacies of big school!
Well done,little one,you did a great job!