Keeping my mind distracted.

I have the need to distract my mind at the moment my dear nan of 96 sadly it’s almost at her time for the grand four poster bed under god’s care where I am sure he will accommodate all her needs with access to every footy match and gee gee’s race. So you will know if I am lapse in posting on your blog it’s because my mind is being distracted by busy hands with crafting..

So this is the project I have done over the weekend..Nope there isn't a pattern I just cut and sewed and made it all work.

This is a ummm hanging thingy with pockets on the front..could be used for letters----could be used in a sewing area to keep rulers and bits or bobs in..I wonder what the person who receives this will use it for.No it isn’t for a swap it is just something I made and will be mailing of to someone who reads my blog..ah huh that got you thinking hasn’t it…OK I gotta run now

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Attaching Binding

I have had a couple of people ask me about my binding method, so I thought I’d share here where I first learnt-and I have since kinda adapted to my own style but manage to get neat flat corners,so if you are interested pop on over here and have a watch..

 

 

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Mrs Perkins

Ok I relented and gave Mrs Perkins her legs, man t’was not an easy task for me to sew them blasted legs on-three times and that is it so be it if she is a bit bandy legged… I will deliver her to her owner tomorrow and as she loves giraffes' I know already that she will love Mrs Perkins…

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Rain and Crafting

Well Last night I just got in the back door before the skies opened up and boy did they give a us a good down pour…we got 27.5mls in ½ hour..it was great to hear and see….and I just had to walk out on to the verandah whilst it was teeming down a take a pic look at all that water…and yes I got drenched but it was worth it I love the photo.

And just so you can see I have been doing something, here is a peek of some stitching that I am doing …sloooooooow and steady has been the way and I’m still smiling so that has to be a good thing right?..

And here is Mrs Perkins she was naughty and moved her head whilst I was attaching her horns and I wore the needle in my finger-so she will remain legless for a couple of days-that ought to teach her eh?

 

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Stichers Angel

yeah my items have arrived safely my partners mail box.Funny thing was I had , had Marica as my partner in a swap last year.I made 2 items from the stitchers angel free patterns and then made a bag with a matching coin purse..and also included a pattern-but I forgot to take a pic of the bag

so I have borrowed Marica’s photo from her blog to show…

Thanks to Helen for hosting this swap…

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Unwanted guest

Whilst I was going about my merry business of dishing up dinner the other night I caught a movement out of the corner of my eye, 1 quick turn exorcism swivel of my head and I spied the  moving object arghhhh I say scream there is snake on the screen door..Hubby looks and says  “yes you are correct there is snake- looks like a tree snake”..Calm cool calculated  stark raving lunatic me says”remove it please-gawd -dumb dogs we have 2 sitting outside the screen door and 2 inside the screen door-nope none of them noticed.

Anyways you can all laugh now,’cause in telling hubby to remove the snake he had to open the screen door WHICH opens inwards (into the kitchen) like 2 metres from where I was standing-well that was it I took off like a rocket-until sssssnake was alll gone and relocated into a fishtail palm…

 

 

Blasted things just totally give me the horrors-all night I was like a cat on a hot tin roof (hmm one day I might just see a cat on a hot tin roof)..and got not much sleep.

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Blog Award

I received this blog award from Bev ,now usually I don’t have time to repost these on my blog nether lone electing other bloggers to participate..I can only use one word for each answer.

Hmm that should be easy since I am a gal of few ….ok many words.

However  here I am sleepless and thought to myslef what a wonderful idea to go grab that award from Bev and do it..so here it is-maybe you will get more of an insight about me by reading the answers who knows…Thanks Bev

 

1. Where is your cell phone? Table
2. Your hair. Messy
3. Your Mother. Sleeping
4. Your Father. Deceased
5.Favourite food. Lasagne
6.Your dream last night. Nope
7.Favourite drink. Coffee
8.Your dream/goal. Peace
9. What room are you in? Mine
10.Your hobby. Sewing
11.Your fear. Spiders
12.Where do you want to be in 6 years. Alive
13.Where were you last night. Lounge
14.Something that you aren't. Racist
15.Muffins. Apricot
16.Wish list item. Wii
17.Where did you grow up. Dunkeld
18.Last thing you did. Showered
19.What are you wearing. Dress
20.Your TV. Celestial
21.Your Pets. Heaps
22.Friends. Love
23.Your life. Fantastic
24.Your mood. Optimistic
25.Missing someone. Yes
26. Vehicle. Broken
27. Something you aren't wearing. Shoes
28.Favourite Store. Target
29.Favourite colour. Pink
30.When was the last time you laughed. Currently
31. Last time you cried. August
32.Your best friend. Hmmm
33. One place I go to over and over. Toilet
34. One person who emails me regularly. Crispy
35.Favourite place to be. Victoria

Gee that was so super easy NOT……I am not going to nominate other bloggers for this award as I find you all special,please feel free to take the award and post on your blog your answers just for fun

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Christmas advent swap received

My swap partner for the advent swap hosted by Fiona  with a little  help from Julie and Jo is Simone-

Simone received her parcel from me a week ago and I got mine from her this week..jump on over to her blog and see what she has down with her gifts-very clever.

Simone said I could open the box..woohooo I did...

Oh c'mon December...(shh about the 2nd day-) i'll forget that I'm a year olderer and enjoy opening one of these each day till the 25th.

Thank you Simone

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How Aussie are you.

I saw this on Cass's blog so I thought I might give it a go!

1. Been dive bombed by a magpie Yes
2. Have seen a crocodile yes plenty up here
3. Have seen a snake in the wild yes in the wild and in the yard
4. Been bitten by a snake or other aussie wildlife No
5. Patted a koala yes at wildlife park in Airlie Beach
6. Seen a kangaroo in the wild - Yes and in the yard at home
7. Climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge - No am fearful of hieghs
8. Climbed the Story Bridge in Brisbane No
9. Visited the Sydney Opera House - Yes
10. Swum at the beach heaps of times
11. Had fish and chips on the beach Many times
12. Been stung by a jellyfish yes and they hurt like heck
13. Had sunburn that peeled Yes many times I burn easily
14. Camped under the stars Yes
15. Visited Uluru - one day,it's not far from home just have not got there yet
16. Driven the Great Ocean Road in Victoria Yes many many times-nan and pop used to live in Apollo Bay
17. Seen the penguins on Phillip Island Victoria Yes
18. Had an outdoor BBQ with Friends Yes
19. Played backyard/beach Cricket Yes
20. Watched a real cricket match live Yes
21. Betted on the Melbourne Cup sometimes
22. Attended the Melbourne Cup Live from Flemington nope
23. Attended a live Aussie Rules or rugby football game many games when much yougerer.
24. Ridden a Melbourne Tram Yes
25. Snow Skied in the “high country” of NSW/Vic umm does rolling down the slopes on your rear end count?
26. Visited the Great Barrier Reef yes

27. Been to Kakadu - one ay as it ain't far from home either
28. Crossed the Nullabour by road -No
29. Gone down the Murray River on a paddle steamer yes awesome and would love to do it again
30. Survived a cyclone yes several
31. Survived a bushfire had a couple come mighty close
32. Experienced a big flood yes yukko
33. Know who the Wiggles are.yes
34. Know who Humphrey the Bear is. Yes
35. Watched Play School as a kid or mum of a kid Both
36. Watched Skippy the Bush Kangaroo bring back Skippy
37. Own an Australia Flag - No
38. Know the words to Advance Australia Fair Yes
39. Eat Vegemite -nope
40. Drink Milo Yes
41. Know what lamingtons are yes
42. Know what Pavlova is hell yeah
43. Know what Tim Tams are sure do and no I am not sharing
44.Eaten a meat pie Yes
45. Gave or received a “dead arm” Yes
46. Have owned an Akubra hat yes
47. Own/owned an Australia Cattle dog -yes
48. Been to a B& S ball - or know what one is -yes and yes

9. Drive a ute yes when t work
50. Say G’day Yes
51. Can cook damper -don't know
52. Can make billy tea -Yes
53. Supported a sausage sizzle - Supported them,
54. Own John Williamson CD/Music -yep sure do
55. Owned chooks or know what they are- know what they are and have plenty of decoration ones but no live ones their eyes freak me out

56. Call the toilet “the dunny” - nope it's a loo
57 . Wear thongs (on your feet…) - nope they give me blisters
58. Support Aussie music - Definitely
59. Enjoy a beer - once a year
60.Swallowed a fly - Yes
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Another win & some online therapy.

The other week sure was my lucky week I also won this fabric ( x ½ metre each) from Bev’s blog, now before you say ahh but look it’s blue-let me tell you it’s a beautiful shade of not really blue but bordering pale turquoise and I already know what I will be making with it.

Thanks again Bev-it truly is lovely fabric.

I also had me some retail online therapy from Nancy’s Notions, weeeeeeell there was a big sale and I just had tooo get me some fabric…aaaand it’s my b-day soon so yeah t’was ok for me to spend some $$$$$..Yep glad you agree.

Wooohooo a sweet layer cake-my very own first one.

Jardin Jolie half yard pack.

In the Wild Pink half yard pack.

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End of week highlight

Well to say this week has been crappy is an understatement-anyway life moves on..and to go to the post office box on Friday just made my weeks wogglies all hide away…

There was 2 collect cards , hmm I was expecting 1 what could the other one be..

I rushed inside to handover the cards and get my packages….

Yes one of them was the one I had been expecting from Rose, did you follow Rose as she was making them glorious blocks in loving memory of her pop – so many times on visiting Rose and seeing what the next one looked like I would get visuals of my pop in my mind..???? have you seen her In Pops Garden BOM finale-what you haven’t seen it –get on over there and look it is gorgeous….

Anyways Rose did a draw of names from people who left comments and knock me down with a feather my name came out, I was so chuffed when Rose emailed me to say she had done a draw and my name had come out..AND and and my prize was a complete set of In Pops Garden BOM patterns.

           

This is going to be a project for 2010-I am excited about getting to start this already.

And then my 2nd parcel was…………oh my the lovely Jenny had sent me a fine wonky placemat yipee..it is so funky and awesome-and the stitching is so  sergeant major straight and even and neato and now it’s all mine..

Yes I know I should iron first but I was in such a rush –bad me….

Thanks heaps to both of you..

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vroomm vrooom splutter,bang!

There would be some super dooper graphics to go with this post, but I have no energy to go find them..So i'll just give you all some boring text to read...
Today I went jumped in my car around lunchtime to go get my new glasses from the optical store,now this round trip takes approx 180 minutes-but the boss was kewl with that as he was aware of the headaches I have been suffered due to my need for new glasses.
So of I goes, I get 1115 mins away from work and a light comes up on the dash-it says CHECk,welll yeah like check WHAT-so I calmly phone hubby..he says are any other lights on -I say nope..he says well you should be ok..So off I go again..only to travel another10 mins and think hmm I smell something ickky....next thing I know there is putrid smoke billowing out from under the bonnet..
So I quickly try and maneuver of the highway only to have the car lock up on me just as I pull off the main dirt..crap is a mild description of the word I used..here I am in the heat of the day not a flippin tree insight and sun just glaring at me...
I phone work get a tow truck organized then park my butt on the hot dirt and wait tralahlah lahahtralahlah..50 mins later truck arrives -(oh yeah quickly rang hubby informed him what happened but told him I had it all under control...and then my battery died in my phone couldn't even play a game)..So we get the car up on the tray and head for the mechanics,arriving safely at the mechanics-"I urge you now to pop your cuppa safely on your desk".
I ope the door to get out of the truck and oh man goddunnit I forgot I was in a truck and yep I just went to step out like one would when normally exiting a car...wel there goes my butt sliding down the massive wheel arch thingy-ouch ahh intense pain-one quick look tells me no-one has seen this stupid act of dumbness, so I quickly straighten up and thank god I did not land face first into the bitumen...I do my best straight walk I am in no pain and walk into the office...
Give them the details and the tow truck driver then drops me off at work-heck I sure remembered real quick I was in a truck and stepped down properly as my butt was caning me ,
I survived the rest of the afternnon till the mechanic rang and said around $3000 to fix car as motor is cooked..oh man car ain't worth that much...by now I am just felling a tad sore and have a lovely big bruise appearing..I guess I'll be finding me a cheap runaround on the weekend-I so am not in the mood or mind or state to be after anther vehicle the other one was doing me just fine..ah lifes wee hurdles hmmmffttt
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Eco bag swap

Yeah yippee I have finished my Bag for the Ecologic bag swap ran by Francesca

so I thought I would show you a picture….oh dang but then I remembered I wish for Francesca  to be the first one too see this bag .So I decided a sneak peek was the best I could provide for now…

Oh wow it look sso fab , yep true it does –this was another of them dang projects that I made without a pattern and kept liking it more and more as I went along..but no It is not for me and in the mail it will go

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