Lots of Bees!

I woke this morning to more bee hives being delivered by the men in white suit's, I was okay with this until I got home from town at lunch time only to find my house covered in bees! Apparently they came up to the house looking for water and I've been told this is going to be the case for the next couple of days! So I'm thinking that I'm going to have to use the clothes dryer and the animals water is to be kept on the veranda, most importantly the kids are going to have to stay inside!
These little fellas are multiplying too!

They aren't quite as pesky as the bees though!

Had my car cleaned by a professional this morning, so I hope there aren't any more dust storms in the near future. I only wish I could go outside and hose the dust off the house now.......will have to wait until the bees buzz off!!!

Hope you are having a happy day!

Cooking Lesson.

The kids wanted a few pancakes this morning so I let Megan have a go at it, I don't usually let her near the stove but she's got to learn some time.
Megan is tall enough that if she's careful she shouldn't burn her arm on the edge of the pan. Don't know how but she managed to burn the tip of her finger.....I told her I'd take her picture and put it on my blog if she stopped crying, it worked in an instant!

Here are a couple more Journal Covers I made on Friday night, this time it was much easier and the overall finish was much neater. What do you think?

I think you shoud all go and visit Melissa she's been sewing up a storm....gorgeous outfits for her daughter and the most delightful fabrics.

Hope you all had a great weekend....thanks for stopping by.

Trial Run.

Can you guess what this is?
Next time I try one of these I'm going to find a pattern and some instructions somewhere instead of thinking " Yeah that's simple I can do that no trouble ", well that would have been the case if I didn't want to try and do a few extra things to it!

Like put a big orange button and a piece of elastic on it to keep it nicely shut! ( I only had white elastic in my stash, thinking I should buy some black )

Put a specially co-ordinated pocket on the inside cover to keep something with which to write ( or scribble ) anything your heart desires!

Did I mention it's fully lined and has a layer of padding all the way through to make it feel nice and soft!

Walla! My first Journal Cover! I plan on making a big stack of these ( not all the same ) they would make a great gift for someone special, they have an A5 book inside so they are small enough to pop in your handbag.

Here is another Tea Set.....Pink and Lime.

I did make Tea Bags to go with the set I just forgot to take a picture of them.

Look how cute it is when teamed with some co-ordinating cupcakes.......delightful!

I made two of these one of which is already taken so if you want the other one you know the drill! And if you don't know the drill just send me an email.....first in best dressed!

Happy Friday everyone!!

I can taste it!

As most of you already know this is what Australia woke up to this morning! I'm not sure but I'm thinkin' it's the biggest Dust Storm ever!!
Guess what? I had a brand new $85 WHITE SHIRT hanging on the clothes line along with two loads of other washing! My gorgeous white shirt is no more..... it's currently soaking to get all the red dirt out, don't like my chances! It's disgusting I can taste it in my mouth and no matter how many times I have a glass of water it's still there. This is what it looks like out my dining window!

I decided to give the kids the day off school knowing that they wouldn't be able to go outside and even staying in their classrooms would be horrible! So far they have had two maybe three wrestling matches, eaten pretty much everything in my pantry, played computer games and are now watching a movie. As for me I'm on my 4th load of washing, I was going to get domestic but what's the point!

I got a parcel in the mail yesterday with these gorgeous fabrics in it, this project also involves a few books.

This is what my creative space looks like today......lots of half finished bits and pieces, it's my mission today to try and finish some of it!

What are you doing to day?

My Weekend.

My husband and I went to a wedding on the weekend, I gotta say it was interesting to say the least! I won't go into to much detail so all I'll say is that I should have moved our place cards to a more suitable table!

This is what I wore......
Yesterday we had our break-up party and presentation for Junior Rugby, it was a terrific afternoon with the nibbles laid on and a huge BBQ, some of the mum's had a few too many champagne's it was really funny.

This is where I found Megan while all the formalities were on......she took the opportunity to get on while all the big boys were receiving their gifts.

We continued our afternoon at a friends house and I found this gorgeous wall, so I lined Megan up for a few shots but Ryan wouldn't be in it.

I hope you all had a great weekend.

Good or Bad.....you decide!

This is Alfie, I adopted him from the RSPCA a few years ago after Phoebe died. Now Alfie is one of those dogs which you don't know whether to love or hate.....only because he gets himself into trouble sometimes, like the time he did this!
Like this morning when I walked out on to the veranda and saw this.........

I know, I know what was the rubbish doing on the veranda? Well it was too dark last night and I was too lazy to go out and dump it in the big bin.

Now look at Alfie's face, he has alot of character for a little fella, one of his bottom teeth is always sticking up, he's scruffy, big brown eyes. This morning character wasn't going to get him off the hook for what he'd done......I certainly didn't need this huge stinkin' mess all over my veranda while I was trying to get two kids ready for school and out the door by 8.00 am. Naughty Alfie!!!

Or is he? This afternoon when we arrived home after tennis lessons Alfie was barking and warning us that one of these was near the house!!!

I put my big mud boots on and grabbed the shovel knowing exactly what he was barking at! OMG this Sucker was huge! The snake and I had a Mexican stand off for about 20 min he hissed and tried to strike at me a few times, I waited until the snake decided to slither away and went for it! I gave it all I could and tried to chop it in half but it's body was real tough and I think all he got was a bit of a back ache! Until we meet again I said to myself as my heart was nearly jumping out of my chest........and we will meet again!

So now I must decide is this little dog the little dog who thinks it's fun to rip my garbage to pieces and spread it all over my veranda, the little dog who warns his family of danger, is he GOOD or BAD?

I think I always knew the answer to that one...........thanks Alfie for protecting your family!

My creative space today.

Today I made a couple of these Tea Sets ......
Cute and very bright......

Just waiting for someone to fall in love with it, someone like you!

So today is the day, the day that these little beauties now cost $50 plus postage......I put alot of time and effort into making them so I think it's well worth it for a very special gift.

Megan and I went to the dentist today.....wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, Megan was very brave and had her first filling all without any anaesthetic! The dentist thought it would be more traumatic for her to have a whole bunch of needles stuck in her mouth than it would be to do the procedure without them! He was right!

What did you do today?

I love beautiful things!

Yesterday I found these beautiful fabrics in an Etsy store, I couldn't resist I had to have them for a project I've been trying to find the right fabric for. I was a little hesitant at first because it's being shipped from the US and I think I'd cry if it got lost over the Atlantic somewhere, but hey, I thought it's worth taking a chance on so we'll see if it gets here......or not!

Today I went to a Stampin' Up demonstration which Jodi hosted, the stamps are gorgeous and I couldn't resist buying a few. I am so going to have some fun when I get my new stamps! Can't wait!

There were stamps for all occasions.....I bought some christmas ones as well so I could do my own cards this year.

That's about all I have energy for today.......maybe if I didn't stay up all night reading "New Moon" I wouldn't be so tired, early night tonight!

Thanks for visiting.

OMG....I Love These!!

I've been working on these for the past couple of nights while watching some of my favourite shows on TV....I hate sitting and not being productive! I was blown away when I took these pictures this morning at how absolutely scrumptious and beautiful they look once they were all together on the cute stand I bought on a recent shopping trip!

What little person ( or big person for that matter ) wouldn't want some of these for a bit of pretend play.....a Tea Party perhaps!

These little beauties are only $4 each or 6 for $20........ If you want some you know what to do......just send me an email.

I'm finding it hard to contain my excitement at how good these turned out! I think I had better go and cut some more out so I'll have something to do tonight after dinner!

What do you like to do in the evenings after dinner?

Have a fab weekend.....talk soon.

They're coming to get me!!!

Well that's what I thought when I looked out my window this morning and saw this......
Yep men in white suits are coming to get the crazy lady that makes felt food for fun! Then I had a closer look and noticed a truck load of big white boxes........bee hives! Great, now not only do we have to be careful of the big snakes around here but now we have to watch out for the bee swarms!!

Did you get your copy of this months Scrapbook Creations?

I got a text message from Jodi earlier today letting me know that I was in it! I had no idea that it was going to be in this month so it was a real nice surprise to see my article for "Artist in the Spotlight" finally published.

This layout "How Dare You" would have to be my all time favourite layout.

Ryan was a little embarrassed when he saw his picture in the magazine, he thought all his mates were going to see it, then I explained that 9 year old boys don't read Scrapbook Creations! "Yeah but their mother do", he screamed back at me.

Well I gotta say I had a great day even though I woke up to strange men in white suits! How was your day?

See ya later XXX

Look who came to visit.

Since we adopted a new dog we don't get many visitors like this anymore, but one afternoon last week this cute little fella was brave enough to come up to the house and have a look around.
Once we realised that he was in a tree right next to our house we caught Alfie and tied him up so he couldn't get to the Koala. He wasn't frightened of us at all.....I think in some strange way he knew we were protecting him from the dog, we were so close we could have touched him! I hope he comes back!

Onto another subject, I finished two Tea Sets that look like this yesterday, very pretty. I hope the lovely lady that ordered this one loves it as much as I do.

That's all I have to share today....thanks for visiting.

It's a pretty one!

Here is a bit of a looky at one of the Tea Sets I've been working on over the past couple of days. This one is going to be real pretty!

I've got a bit of a production line happening at the moment, I just think it's way quicker if I do two or three of the same colour at the same time, so there are two of these pretty sets, one is taken so if you want the other one let me know.

Ok, best be off...cooking a lamb roast tonight.

Breaky at the Verdict.

Both Jacki and Jodi took me out for breakfast this morning for my birthday which was on Saturday. It was great to be able to get all three of us together, we all have had busy schedules and haven't been able to do it for a while.
I just want to say a huge THANK YOU to all of you who left me a Birthday Wish, it was wonderful to get so many nice messages.
And yes my husband did spoil me and we all went out for dinner on Saturday night.....wow wasn't that an experience to remember, not because we don't get out very often but because the service was something I had never experienced before in my life!! I gotta say we laughed all night because it was just so ridiculous.

That's all for now, thanks for visiting.

Run run as fast as you can.....

You can't catch me I'm the Wife of the Gingerbread Man!
Look at his face, I wouldn't want to be caught by someone with a creepy smile like that!

Looks like he got what he wanted, he even popped a few buttons and her apron is all messed up!

Naughty Gingerbread people! I knew when I created them yesterday they were going to get themselves into trouble! Megan thinks they are great and wants to know where their kids are?

Hmmmm.......I don't think that's going to be very far off!

Naughty Gingerbread Man! Naughty!

Sorry for putting that image in your mind.......but it's my birthday and I can do what I want!!!

OK, I'm off to see what the naughty little gingerbread couple have been up to!!

Hope you all have a super weekend.