Monday, April 25, 2011

Anzac Day Parade

 
Ned wearing Uncle Sandy's medals....

our favourite part - the bagpipers..
For Their Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today. Lest We Forget

te kowai wetland walk

Te Kowai wetland walk is just down the road from us and we do it alot.  It's so beautiful and there's never anyone there - in all the times we have gone we have only ever seen one other person - once!!!





easter break crafting.

 we haven't done much this easter - alot more lazing around then I had planned but we have done a few little reno jobs round the house (pics to come) and I have squeezed in some craftiness!
 We grew grass in eggs again this year...
 stuck all our eggs in a vase instead of hanging them from branches - theres just no dry wood around here!
made these bunny peeps - I ended up doing about 7 but they were fun and easy.
The colours are nothing like what they are in this pic.
 screened some shirts for gifts - I have done the lego man one heaps but the birds are new
started ned's quilt.

angry birds.

Ned and I got right into the game 'angry birds' when I first got my iphone and we would spend waay to long snuggled up together trying to kill those pigs!!!

Anyway I tried my hand at making his favourite little blue bird and it turned out very cute though he's not as ticked off looking as I wanted!!

and this is as far as I got with a mini pig!

Our friends and family are junk!

Well not really but that's what my computer thinks!!  I have just found out that there were heaps of emails from people in our junk folder so if I haven't replyed to emails it's probably because it was in there!!
Sorry !! :(

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Regretsy

I love handmade and I would love someday to have an etsy store but I wouldn't want to end up on this site!!
A few of my favourites............
Whoa - that's definately a conversation starter!!
Thank god we live in the tropics and don't suffer cold nose days!!
Wanted: hand model !!!
$175  for an old book wrapped in string???!!!
Remember your paying for real coffee stains....
Man we gonna be rich - I'm going to get Ned to start knocking them up after school!!

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Winners and Losers!

We went out for dinner with Mum, Dad and Jo and look who cleaned up on the night - not us!!  I have won a few meat trays and grocery bags in my time but never cold hard cash!!

Present for Caro

All wrapped up in a sewing pattern and bias binding - perfect for a sewer! 
 A little stencil of an antique sewing machine I made her for her sewing area,
and this super cool leather cut out wristband - I loved it so much I bought one for my birthday too!

Wet

(pic taken on way into dump shop - I don't let a 'little' rain cloud stop me from junk shopping!!)

We have had so, so much rain - it just didn't seem like it was ever going to stop. 
Since January 1490.6mm of rain has fallen over 69 days!!
Anyway we are drying out now and dealing with heaps of mold, slime and moss!!