Adopt a Koala

URGENT APPEAL: Across the country, over 8.4 million hectares of Australian land has been burned to the ground. That’s more than the Amazon and Californian fires combined. Over 900 million animals have lost their lives, and 480 million animals have been killed by fire in NSW alone, including thousands of koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, birds and other iconic wildlife. Your support is urgently needed to care for injured wildlife and restore their homes.

ABC NEWS

If you would like to make a single donation or adopt a koala, please click on this link WWF and it will take you to the World for Wildlife Fund.

WWF is one of Australia’s most trusted conservation organisations. Their work would not be possible without financial support from our community. If you would like to help them, please make a donation, or adopt a koala. Thank you!

If you cannot afford to donate, please spread the word by posting messages on your blogs.

WIRES (NSW Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service Inc.) ARE ACCEPTING DONATIONS VIA PAY PAL, CLICK HERE IF YOU WISH TO HELP RESCUE THESE ANIMALS.

Bushfire Disaster Appeal

THE AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER

PLEASE NOTE: I AM RE-POSTING THIS FROM THE BENDIGO BANK WEBSITE

100% of all donations will be directed to communities in need.

This bushfire event is far from over and we are committed to supporting all communities impacted across Australia.

Bendigo Bank has partnered with The Salvation Army, to establish an appeal with 100% of donated funds going directly to communities in need.

The appeal will be conducted by the bank’s charitable arm, Community Enterprise Foundation™, and funds raised will be used in a range of locally identified charitable areas to provide relief and recovery in the fire affected areas.

Donations can be made at any Bendigo Bank branch or online at Community Enterprise Foundation.

If you are living outside Australia and would like to donate, please email Community Enterprise Foundation at: foundation.mailbox@bendigoadelaide.com.au and we will assist with your donation.

All donations of $2 or more are tax deductible and donors will be provided with a tax receipt through the Foundation.

NEWS.COM.AU

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank is an Australian financial institution, operating primarily in retail banking. The company was formed by the merger of Bendigo Bank and Adelaide Bank in November 2007. Before the merger, Bendigo Bank delivered its products and services through almost 900 outlets Australia-wide, including more than 160 company owned branches, 220 community owned Community Bank branches of Bendigo Bank, 100 agencies and 400 Elders outlets. The bank's branches are primarily in Victoria and Queensland. The merged bank now has over 400 branches, including 25 that came with the merger of Adelaide Bank.

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I'm currently taking a little break, but will be back to catch up on your blogs soon.

Happy New Year!

Fireworks were shot from 22 city rooftops to herald in the new year in Melbourne.

As you can see from this news photo there were crowds of people everywhere . . . and we were nowhere to be seen. Hubby and I spent the evening with friends at the Victorian Jazz Club, Clayton RSL, where we enjoyed a lovely three course meal and more than a couple of glasses of wine, while listening and dancing to Shimona and the Cats Pyjamas.
It was a fabulous night! :)

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Now to what's been happening in the studio.

Buttons the tailor received his custom clothes for Christmas, courtesy of Gugu Moda, and I made him the white apron with a little pocket to store his scissors in. He wanted to show you the sign which will be mounted on the outside wall of his shop. I'm pretty pleased with the way it turned out.

I also completed crocheting the little clown's hat. As you can see, these two have become friends.

And the shop furniture is finished. I gave each of the  pieces a base coat, then a coat of crimson red, and a coat of beige, before rubbing it back with sandpaper to give it a worn look.

I then added a final coat of matt sealer and it was all done and dusted!

I also ruled lines on the table top to make it appear like it was made from planks, rather than being a solid piece of wood.

I think it looks like old furniture that has been painted several times before,

so hopefully it appears to everyone else, like it's been knocked about through years of hard work.

I have had little motivation to do much else, but I did manage to book and pay for our airplane tickets for our London/Paris trip later in the year. Now it's time to catch up on some blog reading. :)