Fabulous Fur Mini-Challenge and Some Gratuitous Cute Animal Photos

You may be aware that southern Australia has been in the grip of a heat wave this week, with temperatures in South Australia reaching 46 degrees celsius + in some areas. I am registered as part of the Realm of Venus 'Fabulously Fashionable Fur' Mini-challenge (http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/challenges/IRCMC-Jan2014.htm) but  really haven't been up to doing much sewing or doing anything with hot fluffy fur. So here are some gratuitous cute koala photos instead of work in progress shots! A few weeks ago I saw this little guy walking up my street. I hope he was going somewhere cool before the heat hit!

New IRC Challenge Announced

Lovely Lady Bella from Realm of Venus has announced a new Italian Renaissance Costuming Challenge. Head to
http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/challenges/IRCC2013/IRCC3-2013.htm
for more information.

I am planning on entering; I am getting organised and working out what I have in my stash - and what I need!

Update

I haven't posted much lately because I have been unwell, and I have been struggling with my projects. One of the problems I have been having is with my hands, which are not working well. This has been making it difficult to get the embroidery for the 'Perfectly Period Pink' IRCC Challenge done on time.
Also, I tried on my blue front lacing dress and it looks pretty awful. I must have lost a lot of muscle tone during my recent illness because it is too big (! what a shock - that has NEVER happened before :-)  !) Now, it just looks sloppy.  (I am happy with the way it looks on the hanger.) That setback has made it hard to keep my motivation up to finish the complete outfit. I will get back into my regular exercise routine, keep plugging away at the Realm of Venus mini-Challenge, and hopefully, when I get back to the project it will look better on me.