Today I left a little later than I originally hoped, but I braved the rush and headed out to Ikea on the other side of Sydney … I love wandering around Ikea but absolutely detest the crowds that are inevitably present. I still managed to pick up a few things that I wanted, though, including the main item I went for, a small TV cabinet, and a tall foldable clothes airer. A new table lamp also jumped into the cart when I wasn’t looking! As well as surviving Ikea, I also picked up a couple of items from Howard’s Storage, including a contraption that sits over your doors and allows you to hang coats etc off it … well, I couldn’t resist it, and it’s now proudly holding two scarves that Mum knitted for me, along with my cross stitch WIPs that are no longer gracing my Qsnaps – at least this way they’ll stay nice and flat and won’t require multiple ironing jobs (although the one on the top escaped the iron the first time round!!) … I also picked up a steamed pudding tin and a drinking bottle for when I get my fat carcass back into the gym this week …
After cooking up a big batch of brown rice for dinner and the freezer, I sat down in front of the electric fan and did a bit of stitching on my Day 9 project. I had to laugh at one point, because my stitching reminded me of a stylized gherkin sitting on the fabric …
until I added a few more stitches and turned it into a stylized little hill 😉
It is, of course, the centre panel on the lady’s dress … but alas it will remain looking like a hill for quite some time …
I love IKEA, but it *is* always mobbed…and we always spend way to much time in there!
Your new project does look a lot like a pickle LOL!
wonderful progress! waiting for see more 🙂
Nice start on the pickle hill lady’s dress. May I ask what exactly is a steamed pudding?
Oh I thought it was a styalized pine tree!
Ikea can test the most patient person! I like the stylized green hill, can’t wait to see how it comes along…
Too cute, love the pickle! The door hanger is a great idea, we use something similar in our bathroom to hang towels.
The pickle-hill dress. 🙂
Good for you, going to the gym! 😀