Super Spring Sunday

Good Morning All My Wonderful Blogging Buddies!  Isn't Spring absolutely divine - my 2 year old Crabapple tree is ready to burst into pretty pink flowers........

My herbs are sprouting....(although they have been hit by a couple of nasty nasty frosts)........

The new veggie garden beds pictured were a pressie from my husband and kids......you guys rock!

 My fungal's......well, have a peek for yourself........

I'm thinking Beef & Mushroom pies for tea tomorrow night:)

Or if these guys got their act together.......

I could have quiche and salad!!!!

Since my last post I have managed to have a birthday, and the Material Girls group did extremely well in making me beautiful items.  I decided on a spots & stripes theme and this is what I got......

A flossie from Lindy, a cute little pouch with yo-yo's from Chrisine (which my rotary cutter has moved into), a key fob from Vicki (sitting alongside my NZ keyring....yes, the Mighty All Blacks Rule!), a sunglasses pouch from Rosemary and a gorgeous little cushion from Christine.

Close up warranted of course.......

The girls even went over and beyond by wrapping above gifts in appropriately themed paper also.......they're legends!

My Christmas Swap partner sent me an ''unexpected''.......the postie delivered a yellow envelope with a lovely owl sticker on the back.......and when I opened it I found..............

2 sheets of lovely stickers with my name & address on the side (not very good photo's sorry Naomi, but I didn't really want my humble abodes position on the www)....Naomi tracked the bag picture down from my blog and printed all these gorgeous labels........now I'll just have to start sending stuff snail mail!!!  They were supposed to be part of my Santa Sack, but someone just couldn't wait......feel free to not wait anytime you want Chickadee!!!!!

Also, Naomi put us bloggers onto a giveaway (love you Nomesie) by the lovely Perri.....well, I decided to enter......and look what's coming to my house................

Thank you Perri.....its gorgeous - can't wait for it to arrive :)

And finally, a beautiful young lady by the name of Ruby came to live with me.............

The large piece of green fabric actually has little white dots all over it......phone camera did not pick that up.  These came from Sarah's online shop......Sarah has some pretty awesome stuff.

So thats it for me today......I have a few projects underway, but some are secret womens business, so no photo's of those................hope you are all thinking of Christmas and beginning to get organised.......I am thinking ...........and organisation...........well lots of Annies Dreaming going on :) 

xoxoxoxoxoxoxox

Yummy Giveaway

But its not mine.......Perri is having an absolutely beautiful giveaway over here.........

 Pretty yummy methinks :)  Giveaway closes Monday night.....good luck everyone..........and thank's Perri!

Quickie

Jenny of Elefantz has a great giveaway - click on the button below and join in the fun :)

Can't figure out how to get the link on the piccy....try this instead...http://www.elefantz.com/2011/10/1500-followers-giveaway.html

Seriously need a blogging lesson!!!!  Good luck in the competition!

Christmas Stockings

Hi Everyone,

I have been such a slacko when it comes to blog posts.  Have become a regular stalker of several awesome ladies, but for myself .....posting mojo definately depleted.

However.....yesterday I had an amazing parcel arrive in the mail and today I must give the the provider of these awesome goodies the acknowledgement she so rightly deserves.......yes Nomes.....that would be you.

I have singed up to a Christmas Swap.  The guidelines of this swap were/are: 

Make a Santa Sack and send it with 2 wrapped pressies (not to be opened until Christmas Morning).  Then each month, 2 more goodies should be posted to our partners (or some of us...3 months at once) and in December we add something Christmassy that takes a little more effort to organise.......easy peasy hey? 

So, a couple of months ago, my first parcel arrived from the wonderful Naomi

Naomi listed 2 of her likes as being Owls and the colour Purple..........

Then yesterday my big parcel came (Nomes is now in front by a month) which looks a little like this:

Doesn't it look pretty......with Nome's trademark......purple and owls........

Now, some of you may be thinking......haaaaaang on a minute.....if the pressies are not to be opened until Christmas, why do we see some goodies clearly on show?

That would be because the wonderful Naomi popped 2 pressies in my Christmas card that I was allowed to open yesterday.....just to tantalise (or perhaps torture).

I am now the proud owner of a lovely silver beaded and owled bookmark and a cute little owl keyring.....I think I'll use him as a scissor fob :)

Thanks Naomi, sigh.........still such a long time to wait for opening day.

Here is my santa sack I sent to Naomi....I had lots of fun making it and I know she loved it.

Have to go and collect a child......quickly......hope all are well who read my post...have a great weekend everyone xoxoxoxox

Jo's Giveaway

Just a quickie....my blogging buddy Jo is having a giveaway (its pretty gorgeous too)......slip on over and have a peek

 http://scrapnstitch.blogspot.com/

Thanks Jo....and have an awesome weekend

Stay Tuned

....I can feel a blog post coming on........:)

Nothing Since May 1st

Goodness, that must be a record - there is no way I could possibly have been quiet for this long...May 1 - thats like 2 and a bit months ago.  Keep this up and its going to be a very long time until my 200th post giveaway :)

Well, firstly it is winter.....however, about a month ago we had beautiful weather up here on the coast, so myself, hubby, kids, grandie and dog decided to head for the beach......this is how they amused themselves once we got there.  Yes, the girls do pick on the boy!!!!  This technically is winter, so really - who needs to move to the Gold Coast?  Not us Taswegians!!!

 Aha, now you are thinking I have managed many many many finishes over the last couple of months - well, yes I have several, but not this many.  I was priveleged enough to be invited to join a Co-op named Creative Hands in Burnie which opened 2 weeks ago.  There are several very talented people (and woo-hoo, I am considered 1 of them...buzz, headswell, wow) who are creating all sorts of lovely handmade items which are now on sale in a gorgeous little shop located in Mount St (almost opposite Target) up a little laneway beside the Baptist church.    It's all very exciting.  There is something in there for everyone.......

 Lots of brights for adults and kidlets

 More feminine, girly, country stuff..........

Shabby....ish.......................and I am really bad, I forgot to turn around and take piccy's of the beautiful handmade tiled mirrors, painted tiles,painted pots, knitting (for littlies to biggilies) - cardi's, jumpers, booties, beanies, mittens!  There is also some beautiful timbercrafted items....clocks crafted from timber burls, turned biro's from gorgeous Tassie timbers.  I shall go in next week and photograph the remaining side of the shop - how could I have not done that? Maybe because I am the sticky note queen, and hadn't sticky noted the camera!!!!

The best part of the Co-op is all profits made after 12 months less operating expenses will be donated to a charity of choice by the members.  So come on my Blogging Buddies - spread the word and if you are looking for that special gift for a special someone...........I'm sure we will have something!

Now for my finishes - well, I do have some, but I haven't photographed them...I do believe if you zoom on the picture above, you may see some....peek a boo a couple of tablerunners, fabric notebooks and a Santa Sack swap I am in......which I'll blog later today with a sent and received piccy.....Until then.........xoxoxoxox