As mentioned it was extremely hot at the show last year and unfortunately the aircon hadn't been installed at that stage so it was just stifling inside despite the huge fans which did a dismal job of cooling things down and only ended up blowing hot air around. I was trying to follow a tutorial on the Crystals and More stand about how to do Japanese Meshwork which you can see in the photos. I had bought two kits and some meshwork tools (which are available here if you would like to try this craft) but I started to feel faint and had to leave the venue quickly before I made a fool of myself as people always want to ring the Ambulance when someone faints and it is very embarrassing. Don't ask me how I know :-)
So this year the hall was much more comfortable with the aircon going and I was able to spend some time with the lady who was demonstrating the technique and I feel more confident now about what to do.
I particularly liked the red and green design above. She made a large piece of meshwork and then cut some off to make what could be a coaster. These would make lovely placemats and coasters for Christmas. So now I have no excuse not to make up the two kits that have been sitting with my UFOs for the past year.
If you have high temps predicted for the coming week I wish you all the best if you don't have aircon like us. I think there will be lots of trips to shopping centres in the heat of the afternoon as we will be in survival mode. Of course lots of readers are looking forward to some heat in their lives after months of snow in the Northern Hemisphere. If only we could do a bit of a swap for a few days that would be nice. LOL!
Whatever the weather stay safe and cool (or warm).
Mesh work is beautiful. I too like the red and green one. Three color ones are nice too, they have a three dimensional look.
ReplyDeleteStay cool Chel.
Nil, the meshwork isn't hard to do and some of the patterns are certainly three dimensional and look complicated.
Deletebeautiful fabrics there!
ReplyDeleteyou know it was hotter the weekend i had my fall, (it was 45`c in my kitchen) though we didn't experience the high humidity we are getting at the moment, which seems to be the offender, not the temps, i mean come on, 30`-36`c is pretty much average temps for Queensland summers & some isolated pocket areas (like us) seem to get very hot at odd times. it seems we tend to run from the heat these days instead of enduring it like we all once did.
great post
thanx for sharing
Selina, anything above 30C is too hot for me. LOL! When I first moved here in the seventies such hot weather was unheard of as summer was normally cool. Not now though :-(
DeleteJust back from walking the dog ... well before 6a.m. to beat the heat. It was really pleasant in the cool of the early morning. We had a short storm here late yesterday evening which was lovely too. It will be a long, hot week. We are up in Coolum for a couple of these days so I think I'll be swimming in the ocean to stay cool. Lovely that you could enjoy the craft show in the cool this year. Meg:)
ReplyDeleteMeg I hope the drive back home in the traffic isn't too bad as I imagine lots of people headed for the beach this weekend.
DeleteSo glad I went to the Craft show yesterday, the new ceiling fans did a good job but I would not like to be there today, especially after lunch !
ReplyDeleteI bought a few things there and will show you when we catch up.
Movies for me too if it gets too bad .
Glad you enjoyed the craft show, Margaret. The aircon made it much more comfortable than last year.,
DeleteLordy but it is hot! It is also extremely humid. I dont think we are going to get quite as hot as Toowoomba but it is still YUCK!!!!! At 10.30am it was 32 degrees. It's now lunchtime and the breeze has dropped to nothing. I think it's time to go and wallow in my wading pool. Stay cool Chel.
ReplyDeleteJane it is nearly 36C at 1.15pm and so hot outside. The fans are going flat out. I knew I should have bought a wading pool :-)
DeleteJust another summer week in SEQ. The meshwork looks interesting and the fabrics are pretty, the caravan one wpuld look good as a cushion.
ReplyDeleteDeb, I took the thermometer outside today before the storm hit and it said 40C. Too hot for me. Hope you have got the power back on now after the storm hit down there.
ReplyDeleteYep, it was inside in the aircon for me yesterday for the bulk of the day, except when I ventured out to do the grocery shopping - thankfully Aldi has aircon too. I left my baking until later in the afternoon. Thankfully the small shower of rain we had (we missed the majority of the storm) cooled things down for the night. I think it will be early morning activities and inside over the bulk of the day for the next week.
ReplyDeleteThe Japanese Meshwork looks lovely, sadly I'm not very crafty, so will just admire what you show us on your blog.
Cheers, Lyndie
Considering we got to 44 degrees Celsius, last summer, I think 42 degrees, today was fairly tame. It's insane, when we start normalising temps over 40 degrees! But that seems to be the trend with summers now. I wouldn't mind it so much, but its the lack of rain and the long stretch of hot days, that makes everything even hotter!
ReplyDeleteOn the plus side, we're on the waning daylight hours, of summer. Meaning there's less hours in the day, for the sun to be up. So it gets cooler, quicker. Last summer it was still hot after 5pm, because the heatwave coincided with the longest days of summer. Winter can't come quick enough though, lol.
Stay cool, Chel. :)