1 Million Women

Who are 1 Million Women? Daughters, mothers, sisters and grandmothers inspiring climate action. Our goal is to collectively cut 1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2), the main greenhouse gas pollutant triggering climate change.

Every woman who joins has a personal goal to cut 1 tonne of CO2 from their daily lives within a year of joining. You don't need to be an expert on climate change, we will guide you every step of the way.

YOUR NEXT STEPS
1. Jump onto the website - http://www.1millionwomen.com.au/
2. Join up
3. Start cutting your minimum 1 tonne of CO2
4. And engage a minimum of 10 others in your network to do the same – many more if you can!

This is all about getting on with reducing emissions. Not being delayed until targets are argued and hopefully set. Just getting on with it.

I have had a lovely weekend working in the studio and visiting some great events. Firstly the handmade market was very busy when I visited with a lot of very talented people exhibiting some really lovely items. Then on to the CraftACT Shop opening - again some great items on display. Canberra really is a talented city!
I am now looking forward to visiting Rapt in Felt this weekend and will be at the Italian Cultural Winter Market on Sunday - drop by if you are near Forest and say hi!

The new to me industrial sewing machine is now installed - boy can it sew quickly! I am now working on some bags and am looking forward to a wonderful finish.

Lots of work later the chair is coming along brilliantly. I can now understand why upholsterers charge so much - there really is a lot of work to it. I now have many holes and blisters all over my hands but am feeling very self satisfied with the job achieved. The teacher is a bit of perfectionist so at least I am learning how to do this the proper way! Can't wait to actually sit on it!!

I have just had a lovely weekend with mum visiting every fabric shop this side of Sydney Harbour! We both now have some lovely pieces so now I just need a load of time in the studio. I had hoped to get something nice for my chair but no such luck - will have to keep looking. We visited E&M Greenfields in Surry Hills - what an Alladin's Cave of haberdashery.

We also visited the Finders Keepers market in the Carriageworks - Eveleigh. The venue is fabulous and the place was really buzzing. There were a lot of people there - a real jam to get around the lovely stalls. Lots of jewellery, fashion, kids items, art and lovely home accessories. The market is held in the afternoon evening (Friday 6-midnight and Saturday 12 - 10pm) I image the stall holders must be totally shattered by the end if it stays as busy as it was when I was there.

I can now look forward to visiting the Handmade Market here in Canberra next weekend and the Craft ACT shop opening - both on Saturday.

The Chair is coming along well - more photos when I can get them off my phone - I need my girls for this process!

The Chair

I have now had two classes at upholstery and the chair has gone from being a mess, to being very bare and slowly it is building up again. I have now sanded all the wood bits which will show and varnished them, re webbed and sprung the base and will now look forward to learning the next bit.

teenage song

This is sooooo Rhiannon!

Welcome to my blog

I have decided that my winter's resolution is to start blogging and see how I go. I have spent the autumn setting up CanberraHandmade and updating my website so now it is time to sort out blogging.

I am also starting an upholstery class this evening to fix up a wonderful old chair I have been given. I will have to post photos as I progress. Fingers crossed that it works out as I can see it in my mind.