Jewellery piece

I enjoy making jewellery and below is a piece I recently made for my friend Jacky, I used a hinge bought from Christina at the recent Creative Soul Retreat.

I am intending to expand my skills in jewellery making and I have already signed up for 2 workshops with Maggie Bergman on the Gold Coast, they look great and I can't wait!

Spring in Poland

I received some more gorgeous photos from my primary school teacher. It looks like spring has arrived in Olsztyn, my home town.

Easter Polish style

I have been a bit slack with the posting and I'm trying to catch up.

We celebrated Easter in Polish style with my Polish friend Ala, her family and her neighbours. It was a truely international affair with Polish, Australian and Danish people!

This is a traditional "Baba" (cake) and some coloured eggs

Lovely table with delicious food

Enjoying the company

With Ala's son who is our God son, he is a cute and very smart little boy.

Captain UnderPants and other fun at the retreat

Here is the Captain UnderPants, Jen Crossley extraordinaire! You can read the history of Jen becoming Captain UnderPants on her blog, she explained it well there. It was loads of fun which no doubt you can see on the photos below.

Jen waiting for "Captain Underpants" to be called out

and there she comes to the rescue!

Jen also showed us how she danced in the 70s.

and as you can see, some people were crying from laughter, it was hilarious.

Jen was a bit tired after her performances, lol.

Here you can see the backs of unsuspecting Greta and Jen who had some messages placed on them. Greta's message said: "There is no one in the world like me" while Jen's was: "You are never alone and always loved"

Jen, Gaye Todd and I doing some "pole dancing".

The retreat was an excellent experience in all accounts. It was so great to catch up with old friends and meet new people. Classes were superb and organisation top class, Bevlea and her helpers (Eva and Lucy) have outdone themselves. I wasn't going to go to the retreat next year but decided I couldn't stay away so I AM GOING in 2010! I fully recommend the retreat to you, it is worth every cent, you can check it out here what's on offer next year.

Catching up at the retreat

The retreat was a great chance to catch up with friends and to meet new people. I was a bit slack with taking photos but below are a few I had on my camera.

With lovely Jackie who kindly collected us from the Melbourne airport - thank you Jackie!

My drinking Buddy Debbi Baker

Next day with Debbi, before a class

With Gaye and Jo Wholohan

The lovely and very talented Nic Hohn


My new friend Deb