tuesdays with rose

Just under a year ago I started Tuesdays With Rose, an idea I sent out to the girls in my life inspired by my dear friend Brooke's mum, Rose.

She has always been an avid baker, setting aside weekly sessions to bake up treats for not just her family, but anyone in need of the warm embrace of a piece of cake with a cup of tea. This is part of what I sent out last July and stills stands true:

'Rose, is very sick at the moment with her fight against breast cancer. It's very hard to always find the words to express how sad we are for her but this is an idea I had to celebrate the woman Rose is. And in doing so, celebrate the magic we, as mothers, daughters, sisters, aunties and grandmothers, can bring to our loved ones through the alchemy of a little flour, butter and sugar!'

The idea behind Tuesdays is to be inspired by Rose's example, to try to bake on a Tuesday (or any other day for that matter) to share with your loved ones a simple, inexpensive pleasure. I think all my fellow crafters will appreciate this concept.

Yesterday was my baking day and I totally cocked up my efforts to bake my favourite Nut Crunch by burning it. Very disappointing. But I did manage to make a batch of Vanilla Nuts so even though technically it's not a cake or slice, I did bake it! I shot the pic (and just noticed the manky almond...not a good advert for my styling!) and included one of the napkins I've been making so we have enough to get through a week before I need to wash a load of them (if you know me, you know I hate washing....that will never change).

I think the deer looks a little sad....maybe he was hoping for Nut Crunch!

creative therapy

Juggling work, family, life, it's easy to run out of time to express yourself creatively each day (even when your job is creative....it's not the same for me). So I'm trying to do a little thing, each day, which gives me that buzz (am still trying to apply that theory to physical exercise....so far, it's not really working!).

Here is my effort the other night. A quick 20 minute piece of art featuring my gorgeous love. Today I'm going to bake because it's Tuesday's With Rose....more on that tomorrow.

inaugural post!

Welcome to Little Marysville! It's my attempt to share my creations and inspirations and hopefully a reason to get creative (without a deadline) and make me answerable for my week (which can easily be lost to my meandering mind!). I love reading other creative peoples blogs and find them infinitely inspiring and thought I could give the same back. I have a ridiculous habit of collecting all kinds of inspiring objects and doing nothing with them so maybe I can find some like minded bloggers to share with. And to all my friends and family who wonder "what is she up to?" hopefully this will give you a little insight.

For my first post, I'd love to share with you the first in my new horoscope illustration series for the Australian Women's Weekly, which is featured in the current issue. I will post the rest as they are published.