ok, ok...

...i admit it. i really do have to stop going into op-shops. i know. i do.

but if i did that, well, i wouldn't have found this:

a round table cloth - how cute!

or this:

fitted sheet - what fun!

or this!

square tablecloth - isn't it fabulous!

the best part is that i bought them for a specific project, which means they won't just get added to my stash. *coughs* except for the bit where i actually bought all of them for the same project. and i only need one. so i am pretty sure the square tablecloth is the winner- oh well. they really are lovely though, aren't they...

ahh, op-shopping

it felt like i hadn't done a good lot of op-shopping for a while, so it has been great over the last month or so to catch up on some of my favourite op-shops and even check out a few new ones. 

i've gotten some great things! like these fabulous shoes:

and some more great linen (table cloths and serviettes). 

and best of all, a spare crochet hook...

(one of the downsides to teaching all my friends to crochet is that i inevitably lend them a crochet hook to practice with. the end result being that i only have one hook left!)

and on a side note - can anyone explain to me why op-shops always have a big bunch of knitting needles, but there is pretty much never a crochet hook to be seen? its a mystery i can't understand... 

i'm late late late late late

it's just one of those days. when it feels like there is too much to do and no time to do it.

what it really comes down to, i think is that idea of expecting too much of myself and my abilities to achieve things in my day off. but there's no time to post a reflection about that today. i'm late!

but i did really want to share a sneak peak of my new crochet project. 

who knew a circle was so hard to make flat! (this is my second attempt).

and check out this fabulous tea towel, an opshopped gift from a friend. it covers so many of the places we went on our holiday. its like the teatowel souvenir we should have bought!

 and if you have time - do check out gina's post on mono-tasking for a more reflective post on the topic of time and expectations and use of time. something i have been thinking about, and intend on doing a bit more of, just not today. today i am way too busy...