I have another blog

Just thought I would share that I have began another blog. It won't be a craft one nor will it always be pleasant, but if you like discussions on sometimes controversial issues then feel free to pop in and join in :D

you'll find it here -> What's with that? there is also a tab with my personal 'movie reviews' - no guarantees it'll be regularly updated and it will usually be older movies (everyone reviews new movies and I don't go to the cinema so it'll be ones I have at home ! LOL!!)

anyhoo have a great day!!

My new addiction

So a lot has happened and I have lots and lots to share! Trying to in words would be just bedlam for me right now though, so I will attempt to condense it a little ^.^

In October I went on a retreat with the awesomeness that is scrapchat. I had the best time ever! On Saturday night the fancy dress theme was of course halloween, I had a mask and wore a black long dress thing that I bought and a blue cap that I made from a sheet I bought at Lifeline :D The best costumes were definitely the corpse bride and groom, but I have to say the effort that everyone went to was just amazing! We had a gate crasher from Melbourne too, the lovely Miriam !! was such a thrill to finally meet in real life!!!! Good job! I do have a few photos but they are on my phone and it's flat so maybe another day.

My latest addiction is papier mache. I went online to search for something... something... I still do not remember what I was searching for!!! but came across Stolloween and got caught up in the incredible creations here... I forgot what I was searching for but thought 'hey I can so do this!' and guess what!? I DID!!! and I am planning on making a whole lot more ready for Halloween next year. I already have people willing to buy them!! YAY!!!! I am thinking marketsand word of mouth would be the go here. Fek eBay! to pricey are the fees for my liking thank you! lol. and besides I wouldn't mind trying out the whole market scene just to say I've done it! Here is a pic of my second (first big one) attempt. This is still awaiting painting but it has been mache'd and 'pulped' and I am so very happy with it!!!!
what do you think, so far? You can see the 'stuffing' still in there, I have since pulled it all out so it could dry better, which now it has and I will hopefully be painting it next week. In the meantime I have a few more on the way in various sizes in in various stages :D I really am enjoying this! and you know what? my kids aren't into it?! what is wrong with them? who doesn't love getting messy! haha oh well... maybe one day!
Here is the link to my Public art album on facebook too, if you are interested ;)
click here

Our Jasper is getting bigger and bigger. He loves the bush grrr I hate it because the ticks are still around. Hopefully it will get too hot for ticks soon! Mati is still her adorable self and is Jasper's partner in crime! lol
Jaana's Dove, Chicco (or 'Chiko' - a couple of the girls that went retreating in October will know what I mean by that lol) has been laying eggs?! she has no partner but has laid 8 eggs in the past couple of months... this is odd to me, but anyway!

I will be opening a new 'tab' to my blog with all my papier mache adventures and I will try to keep it updated... at least weekly! Promising daily was silly of me! haha anyways, I am hoping to share my knowledge along the way. A few tips I have figured out so far etc. Not that you won't get what you need from Stolloween... seriously the guy is a freakin' genius! check it out!!! links to all his creations are on the right side of the page.

OK I am off to bed. Till next time!!!!

It's raining

and it is so lovely ! We were talking this morning about the floods in January and how this small amount of rain back then would just sit in top of the ground because the ground was so sodden there was no more room to soak in. Right now the ground is thirsty so it should be all green soon!

I am going to learn to drive a manual - FINALLY!!!! I have always wanted to and I have driven a manual on three or four occasions but very nervously! I WANT to drive a manual because I think it is fun.... it's just well... I am a bit of a scatterbrain and lack the confidence needed... I will either burst into tears or go into hysterical laughter when I am nervous. I am too afraid to even ask questions because I think they are dumb questions. Murray is very supportive and helpful - I just hope he has the patience!! I am generally a quick learner but with this manual thing I'm just not sure.... Twice yesterday I moved the ute and that was ok and so easy because the first time I on;y had to use reverse and first gear and the second was just reverse .... and I know how to change gears etc it's the whole slowing down thing - see stupid!! lol

Ok, I am off to make coffee and enjoy the rain :D
have a great weekend.

For the dogs

Well we had a friend of ours who is a carpenter, build us an enclosure out the back yard for our dogs. It's kinda small BUT it's really just to stop them from running over to the neighbour's place every chance they get!! Jasper and Matilda come inside the house with us for the night, well in winter anyways, as they do not have a kennel as yet. They aren't unhappy there because in the morning when it's time to go outside they run straight to the gate of the 'pen' as we call it (horrid word but it'll do till we figure out a nick name for it lol) They do have fun in there, and they have a few bones and toys too to keep them occupied. Also I take them for their walk daily down the driveway too ... FYI our driveway is about half a km so it's a km walk we do ;) so a half decent walky hehe Here's Jasper ... don't be deceived by the sad look... it's not the pen he was upset with it was Mati LOL she was being an annoying psycho





I have been searching for home made treats for them too, and came across these...

don't they look yummy?
I found them HERE I think I might make some later on today.

Murray is at work and didn't tkae lunch so I'll head out to have lunch with him ... might just have to visit Olley's fruit market while I'm out that way.

I have added a few more Shabrics products to my quicksales, see them ->HERE

Today is the last day of term for the kids, and I'm really looking forward to the break. Mika got his assignment finished - year two and he gets an assignment? lol. And he is quite proud of it as I am of him! It was a report on Leopards and it was the homework for the whole term... we crammed it though to the last week - OOPS! bad mummy! Mika also has a little girlfriend - the most adorable little girl! Her name is Brianna and they've known each other since birth!
I have a couple of photos of them together but I won't put them up until I talk with her mum... not sure how she'd feel about her daughter's pic being free to the public on the www :-/

Well that's about it for now. I'm off to get a bit of housework done (not that there is much... thanks FlyLady!!

I remembered my 'promise I'll update daily but didn't' blog

Hello out there :D
What an ordeal we have been through lately. Murray went into hospital on Monday night two weeks ago with pneumonia and asthma and left to come home last Saturday with COPD and type 2 diabetes! OMG! He was so very sick. His oxygen levels were down to the high 80s which is pretty bad, and he was just all in all one messed up puppy. But with the professionals at Logan Hospital and support of family he has come out a better happier person YAY! He had the last week off work and has gone back as of yesterday ... well yesterday I didn't want him to go, actually I really didn't want him to go back till Monday but Murray is a stress-er and a worker... and as the man of the house he takes his job as provider very seriously! I'm just so happy that he is finally getting the right treatment for ailments we didn't even know he had!

Mum and dad have been awesome through all this too. Dad came to cut down a tree and split wood so we'd have warmth while Murray was in hospital. He was funny actually - he put the ride-on away and locked up the shed and did little helpful odds and ends around here - guess we all thought Murray would be more than a week in hospital.

My brother called me too... that was weird!

I have always been very crafty and have always tinkered with all sorts of things... my knitting is nothing spectacular... just socks and scarves... I was soooo excited to finally learn how to knit a pair of socks the 'proper' way LOL

lately though I have been upcycling (reclaiming, recycling, repurposing' ) fabrics from [ugly] op shop shirts I know that sounds mean... and not all of them are ugly - the fabrics aren't but the styles *cue vomit bucket* ... and not ALL styles... I bought one because the fabric is gorgeous... er I tired it on and apparently it has found a new home in my wardrobe rofl... oh well for $1 who is complaining?!

anyways... check them out, I have listed four on quicksales.com but they are all for sale (just wanna see if there's any interest on QS first before I bother listing them all!)






What do ya think?? $3 each?? $1 postage :D if you want to see more (I think I have about twelve different ones and more coming)

If you are interested let me know :D

Well I guess I should get some house work done before Murray gets home LOL. It has been a lazy day in that respect :D

Till next time :D

PS I always check in to my blog daily to check for comments, even if I don't post, so please do comment xx)

Dogs, children and ...and wine LOL

Dogs (not old ones!) Well Murray has been looking at a dog for himself. He found one - a gorgeous puppy called Reuben. He is a Neo mastiff (a neo pet ?lol) But unfortunately we didn't have the right training to adopt him :( because he is such a big dog we had to have special training.
Ain't he cute?!

Children - Jaana was badged yesterday with her sport house captain badge!! It is such a good looking badge this year. So very proud of her and her bestie was badged a captain for another house... rivals in sport best friends in every other way! (our Jaana is on the left)


Wine - (not watermelon wine! lol) I had two glasses of Moscato (kiss and tell) and all of a sudden I got the worse anxiety attack I'd ever had! It was scary! Doubled over with a pain in my chest that went round to my back. I felt like I was being crushed! I got over it about 15 minutes later after a hot shower. terrible terrible feeling and from where? I have no stress?! how bizarre!!!

And what the hell are these??

As soon as they felt any vibration near them all their little tail ends would start moving up and down like fish ROFL so funny! The chickens wouldn't eat them either... I wonder what exactly they turn into?! are they case moth caterpillars anyone know??

*SHRUG* beats me!

and now a scrappy share. A few cards I have made in the past week...

OMG great news!

As a lot of you know, the Scrapbooking Memories Forum had problems over the weekend... sadly I think it put a lot of people off joining in.
Cass Bellemore has emailed me and is working with IT to fix the issues...so PLEASE stay tuned this week for more details but I have a funny feeling this weekend is going to be awesome ;)