the dressmaker

I don't watch a lot of movies because I'm

usually watching crappy tv series on dvd.

When The Dressmaker came out I really

wanted to see it at the pictures but

by the time I thought about it again 

it was already on dvd.

Anyway I had to buy it.

In 1950s Australia Tilly the dressmaker

played by Kate Winslet

returns to her tiny hometown to right the

wrongs from her past.

As she tries to reconcile with her mother

played by Judy Davis she falls in love

while transforming the fashions of the town.

Although the whole movie was a bit disjointed

(just my own opinion)

It was fun and very Australian and come on 

now who doesn't want to see Liam Hemsworth

without his shirt on!

I liked it enough to do a blog post about it

so I really must have liked it.

Have you seen it?

It's very reasonably priced on dvd so

I do recommend you grab one maybe 

to play while you're sewing?

I'll give it a rating of 3/5.

Australian Heart Foundation

We could all go on for ages about Valentine's Day

being American blah blah blah.

The thing is I have never gotten into the whole deal

but some do and to each their own.

I've gathered up a few hearty crafts that

can be for Valentine's Day. 

Or not.

Pretty Little Button Heart Canvas from here.

Crochet heart pattern from here.

Jigsaw heart from here.

The most important link you'll find 

here today is this one.

So if you are undecided about Valentine's Day

but want to do something good for your heart

it's easy to make a donation.

Heart disease kills one Australian every 27 minutes!

Personally I think my donation is more important

than flowers and chocolates.

once upon a time

there was a girl with too many craft supplies.

I can't resist crafty bits and I have accumulated

so much stuff so I'm trying very hard

to use some of it to decorate my home.

I have no idea why I bought so many doll 

bookmarks but I did and I think they're cute.

Anyway I glued a whole lot of them to a plain canvas

and hung it on my bedroom wall.

I'm very happy with how it turned out and

now I'm on a mission to use up more

stuff that I've been hoarding  saving.