Thrift Store shopping and stuffs

Oh my I can't believe it's been 10 days or so since I posted..aww well I guess maybe being really tired and rundown..and not really in the mood for the computer would make that happen eh?


Well yesterday I mailed off PIF gifts to Lissa and Tracy hope you like them...there is still a free item for someone else should they wish too join the PIF-I have not really campaigned for a third person as I send a RAK(randon act of kindness) to an unsuspecting person each month,so I figured that works too...


Well today I actually felt quite alive when I woke up and I had some energy so I went too the local thrift store ,picked up some nice pieces of cotton-you can relate can't you I just had too have them I could not leave them there for someone else.... I will use somewhere I'm sure LOL


I then was browsing the bags as the special this week was bags-belts-hats $1.00 woohoo I got this so not me bag but ahh it was only $1....


And then I turned around and saw this sewing machine cover in good condition.thought too self well ya just never know when you might have too travel with your machine so I walks over to look closer at it......oops ok it had a sewing machine in it...the masking tape on the top said..


"BROTHER SEWING MACHINE-NEEDS EXPERIENCED BOBBIN-MOTOR FIXING"....ahh I said to myself I won't open it and look , I'll just buy it 'cause the cover would be handy and it was only $10.00 .....


I get home cart the machine upstairs and open the cover.....well my goodness it has another little handy cover hmmm.....well there is the bobbin housing all in bits and the throat plate off....it still has the owners manual and all the feet it came with in thier little compartment,ok this don't look too bad..SO I look at the stitches arghhh pooey it don't have blanket stitch grrr ...One day I'll find me a machine that has balnket stitch.No I'm not going out and buying a new one I have perfectly good machine here just no blanket stitch....

that brown cover on the machine snaps on to the back and slides into 2 little slots on the front -handy jigger............
hard cover case can be seen in the background there
Oh and it still had the protcetive plastic strip across the stitch display panel-go figure


I amused myself for ½hour and next thing yah know the machine is humming away nicely yeehaah.....and my universal walking foot fits on it perfect-I will use this machine to practice and play with machine quilting ........


Cheers Vickie
Thanks for dropping in.

Carolina Crossroads DONE!

Well I have bben following Dr's orders and resting my leg..and very slowly sewing the final border down on my CC quilt and it is finally completed and now on the bed with one cats approval,gawd she was quick she wasn't there one minute and bop there she was smack bang on

on the bed when I clicked the camera.

1st pic with it untucked so you can see the wee green trim.

Now don't look at the unfished walls or the carpet under the bed waiting to be laid LOL them things will happen it just won't be right away...

cheers Vickie

Pin Cushion Swap

Just a few of my pincushions..

One can never have too many pincushions eh?

Linda is holding an international pincushion swap on her blog....to be mailed out by 7th July'08..

it will be a secret swap..... come join in th efun,

cheers Vickie

What a way too get 2 days of work OUCH!

Well honestly I am beginning to believe I am an accident waiting too happen..
Days started off normal enuff...blah blah blah.....then off too do deliveries...
Yeah last delivery 1pm woohoo I'll get lunch at a reasonable time...
oopsy uh uh nope not going to happen...
my last delivery was dropping off 2 parcel's at a local courier for them too deliver to Katherine (couple hours sth of darwin) tonight
Well I pop the parcels on the counter then go into the office to get one of the girls to sign the docket ...then off I go back out the office and the site doggie( which is a lovely dog-looks like a blue heeler/kelpie cross) is sitting there wagging her paw for a shake so as is routine I shake her paw....and step down the step to walk too the car-well that's when shit hit the fan the dog jumped up and bit me on the upper-thigh,well it took a couple of seconds to register that the bloomin thing had bitten me, then I casually and quite clamly walk back into the office and too let the girls know the dog bit me,1 of the girls goes hey Vic won't be a minute ..I'm like ok no problem ..then when she came and said whats up..I lost me bundle like a freakin wimp..and I started shaking like mad and the tears came from no where..and I managed to tell her the dog had bitten me...well she flies out to the dog kicks the dog,yells at it, ties it up..then comes back too check on my leg...so into the loo I go pull down the daks and yukky big red/blue bite mark..well by then both the office girls are looking at my leg nearly crying with me...arghhh grr I just want too get out of there...so they tell me the dog will be put down tomorrow-
can they do anything for me -like take me back to work-am I ok to drive blah blah..I say i'm fine must get back too office and fill out paperwork and report incident they say no worries just call us if you need anything..
I get in the car and start shaking worse so I call hubby and luckily he was at his office, so through garbled words I telll him I need ice have been bitten by a dog,and I go to his work place bawling like a baby..and we put ice on it and it's stinging like hell....
I manage to get back too work..calll the OH&S bloke and he says get too Dr..so off I go (hubby came and got me)..Dr says very lucky skin has just been broken..must be careful big bruising and lots of swelling-you stay home for cple days and keep it elevated, then he says when did you have your last tetanus shot arr well that was easy too remember-ermm 4½yrs ago when hubby ran over my foot with the ride on mower (told ya accident just waiting too happen)..ok he syas you don't need another yet..PHEW
As the saying goes in oz land "I musta ran over 10 chinamen for the run of luck I'm having lately" NOT
I must say at least taking some pain relief 1 hr ago the pain has subsided some what.....
cheers Vickie

WELL WELL WHAT CAN I SAY ERMMM!

Gee whizacaz...what a hard week at work, this week has been soo darn busy..anyways so what we get paid so therefore we must work for it right ...yeah ok I'm not whinging truly I'm not but what wopuld you do eh?
Tonight we have a massive concert here in Darwin at the TIO stadium we have Sir Elton John..yep ok and-well the tickets were way expensive so I didn't even consider going(plus I'm not that fond of crowds) BUT...my darling husband informs me they got a work order in requesting someone to be at TIO Stadium for 4 hours (concert duration), to monitor the fire system..grrr ackkk hmmphhh..well he knew I didn't like (but like honey I could of got in for free and you would of been paid to be there... LOL smartass says "yep and that's the only way you would of got me there")....so he got one of the other guys too do it...arghhh wel that is one whoop upper slap I owe him hehehehe...
Then too top that off we have out little hick -Freds Pass Show this weekend and I found out late last night that James Blundell (his website ain't working so no link)was opening the show,NOT 1 advert on the television at all that just suks big time..ok so now I have aired that phew I feell so much betterah..I'm just going ot sit back with the radio and Ruby hehehe she always makes me feel better'
cheers Vickie

Swaps are great YES!

Don't you just love the fact that you know a parcel is on the way too you that has been lovingly handmade just for you-BUT you have no idea what it is till you recieve it..I participated in Mothers Day swap (nope we didn't swap mothers-I would not burden anyone with that)..the swap was within the yahoo CRAFT group it was an open item swap-make something you think your partner would like....
Well I guess I was lucky 'cause my partner was Karen and she just loooves cats-so coolies I make her a puddy-cat....I also sent Karen some fabric amd a set of coasters(aussie made) with bright coloured fish on them-which was ironic as Karen's husband has a room of fish stuffs(which I did not know about) so they will fit in well....
And well I guess I wasn't too difficult for Karen as I looove Chooks(not real ones)..
and she made me the most gorgeous chooky doll......and Karen also sent me some beautiful Debbie Mumm fabric and a cute pin cushion (never can have too may pincushions)

This is Chooky Doll (as I have lovingly called her) standing tall

Well look at that Chooky Doll has her own chooky to nurse

HEy presto will you look at that chooky doll has turned into a sitting chook...golly Karen is soo clever,

cheers Vickie

Check this out!

Woohoo look at this Linda is having a giveaway on her blog way kewl--couple of patterns and a book -I'd post a pic of the giveaway but I want you too go take a look, pop on over and take a look
Cheers Vickie

Where you should live?

Well isn't this interesting I just did this wee quiz and look at the answer!

You Should Live in the Country

You are laid back, calm, and good at entertaining yourself. You don't need an expensive big city to keep you busy. You'll take the peaceful life over the stressful life any day of the week.

Where Should You Live?

Well I guess it's feral but it's still country..LOL..eerrmm well it's rural at least,
POP on over and tell me were you ahould live
cheers Vickie

How could I be cross?

Just had to share this with ya'll - I walked into the lounge room this evening to Little Miss Delta having a nap..ok nuffin wrong with that except she was on the coffee table..

Truly I grabbed the camera a took a pic the look on her face was like

"UH OH I'M SOO BUSTED"

So then I took a second pic oh my gawd this dog is unbeliveable...

"OOPS OK I'LL POSE AND MUM WON'T GROWL HEHEHE"

Yep it worked I just busted up laughing,

cheers Vickie

Pay it Forward

Ok I have now finished my PIF gifts and hope to get them in the mail end of this week..


I posted a sneak peek in an earlier post and here is another one..hehehe
I enjoyed making these gifts and made every attempt to tailor them to the recipients..
More items have been made but I can't post pics as they are gifts...
cheers Vickie

Sometimes

Hello to those that do pass by and have a peek...I've been absent from blogland 'cause some of lifes shit was getting me a tad tied up...well actually it was family shits so I decided that "I can chose my family just like I can choose my friends"(as my darn family is so disfunctional / controlling)..pretty much all my life I wished for a good relationship with my so called mother but alas it was not to be so before some picked up the NT NEWS with the headline of "MURDER"..I told family you will not see me anymore blah blah blah..so that is that,was pretty draining on me too say the least and I am so fortunate that I have a very suportive husband...

I have been cleaning out my sewing/comp room and have sent some stuffs away(stuff I will never use but other people might)..also have finished a few projects--pics later in another post...Hubby got me another computer working yeah no more laptop.....

"found a new friend called "RUBY" okay now don't get all alarmed I have only drank 1 bottle in a session..but 'tis yummo...

I have started some new projects..will posts pics at a later date...

Also am starting a new craft called paverpol

This lovely statue was made by a good frined of mine who Lives in Toolamba,Vic..I just love it soo much, so for mothers day I am getting all my supplies so I can start making them too....they are rad...
cheers for now
Vickie