50th post take 2 :D ~ Give Away ~

I am so sorry that I never got around to posting pics of the cards I was going to make, actually I never got around to making them. Life has been busy and things kept popping up and I was sick with the flu, so I am going to redo the 50th post give away.


Instead of making some cards I have put together 3 lovely cards/postcards. The roses card is just lovely and is one of Gail McCormack's I just love all her work my fave is her range of tea cup paintings.

The second post card is from Natasha Burns, I love these postcards the dresses are so pretty, and last but not least a tag taken from a vintage picture.

To enter all you have to do is leave a comment on this post (all comments on the last post will be entered so if you were one of the 9 who left a comment on the last post and then leave one on this post you will get two entries) I will draw this on Sunday. Really I will :D

Remember when I did up my bedroom (click here to see the makeover post) I still have a few things to do to finish it but last week I got a new comforter for the bed from the wonderful Mandii, click here to check out her eBay auctions I love what she lists.

The bedspread has made such a huge difference it has tied in all the colours in the room and really pulled it all together. I just need to get a few new pillow cases and cushions to finish it.

A close up of the cover, so pretty.

Works so much better with the white bed. Before I had a brown doona cover with lace over the top. Now all I have to do is work on the lamps and do some tweaking and then it will be finished.

It has been so cold and windy/rainy the last few days and the fog has been so thick. I took these photos this morning and when I went out a few minutes ago it has gotten even worse I can't see across the street now. Brrrrrr and it is supposed to be Spring nearly summer.

I am going to make chicken pot pie and a hot dessert for dinner tonight to warm us up. (one good thing about the cold I get chicken pot pie) I love chicken pot pie and will drop some over to my friend who just had a baby.

Last weekend my little girl danced in the ballet the 12 Dancing Princesses she was one of the night angles who protected the princesses. They preformed at the Empire Theater and it was such a lovely production I was so proud of my ballerina she danced so well.

50th Post, Swaps

50th Post

Well this is my 50th post, gee that has come up quick. So to celebrate I am making 2 gift cards which one lucky person will win. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post and I will draw the winner on the 1st September.

I will post the pic of the cards soon when they are finished.

SUMMER SAC SWAP

This week Mikayla and I were in for a treat we got our Summer Sac Swap package from Alice-Anne Nix. Alice if you are reading this thankyou soooo much it was so much fun. This swap was one where you don't know who you are getting the item from the person who you send to is not the one who sends to you. I hope Jennifer enjoyed her Swap package as much as I did mine.

So sweet Alison sent us a bag full of goodies from her trips around the US there were 12 pressies plus some news papers, real estate books and car books. Thankyou so much is was so much fun to look at those things and Mikayla now has show and tell items for the rest of the year:)

Vintage Stocking Swap

Here are my answers to Pracilla's swap questions she has asked us to post.

What do you collect: I collect Old English Rose, Kentish Rockery and American Beauty china. I have also started collecting Willow Tree by Susan Lordi (thanks to my Children and Hubby).

My China Collection
My Hubby got me this one for our last Anniversary (isn't he sweet)

What inspires you: The beauty of the world, God, my friends and family especially my children.

Favorite pastime: Well with 3 young children past times are something I have not had the luxury of for some time now. I do love to read, scrapbook, make things, cook, decorate my house and paint things usually white:) and spend quiet time with my hubby.

Whats one of your favorite vintage pieces in your home: I have a lovely Crystal dresser set which was my grandmothers and my great grand mothers it holds special memories for me.

What decoration or Christmas item would you love to have: I would love a really nice nativity set and glass baubles for the Christmas tree. Ohh and some of those cute little houses, Church's and Christmas scenes.

What vintage piece would you love to have: I would love a vintage/french shabby nighty to hang up in my bedroom. Or an old lamp.

Favorite Goodie or hot drink: I looooooove hot chocy and cappuccino or vienna or mocka or white chocy. Now fav goodie, i am a chocoholic and love lynt choc, cadbury choc and anything choc actually, I don't have enough room to write it all:) I also love cashews and mints and jelly bellies.

Any family tradition: We read a Christmas story with the Children and I decorate the table with the works on Christmas eve and we have a lovely meal together. Later we watch the carols.

Greatest Christmas Memory: My first Christmas with my first born Child. I enjoy Christmas so much more now that I have Children.

Breakfast for Breasts

This morning we had a pink breakfast, we had so much fun and it was a great opportunity to talk to miss six about breast cancer.
I am also going to be hosing a pink breakfast fun raiser in a few weeks. We were planning to have it today but I did not realise that it was a pupil free day so I have postponed it.


We had pancakes and raspberry cream and fresh berries.
We added a drop of pink food colour to our vanilla yoghurt.

I am offering these two cupcakes for $20 including postage for Australians and $25 for overseas. All the money from these will go to breast cancer research.

Catch up ~ Fun with Canvas and Swaps

It has been such a busy few weeks seems like everything happened at once. I have not posted in such a long time so you better get a coffee while I try and remember what I have been up to.


We will start with the last week of the school holidays, what fun we had, my husband was away that week for work so I tried to fill in the days with fun activities. My daughter wanted to invite her best friend over for a Princess Tea Party. A royal invitations was sent out and an other Princess arrived from another land (suburb lol).

The 3 Princesses and a handsome Prince Cowboy.

The table was set with china and yummy choc cake covered in Princess sprinkles (pink and pink sugar) we had choc covered teddy biscuits, piklets with princess sprinkles and some with jam and cream (for the Queen) and fruit.

Since it was a warm day the coffee pot had special royal pink drink only for Princesses and Princes to enjoy while the Queen enjoyed a pot of Lady Gray.

It was such a lovely morning I really enjoy setting up the table when little friends come over and the children always enjoy using tea cups and cake forks:)

On the weekend of the last week of the holidays our Church had its annual Ladies Camp and I went along. (first ladies camp ever) I was a bit unsure of how I would go as I have never been away from my Children before. I as on the planning committee which helped the whole separation thing.

During the Camp we had some electives I ran the scrapbooking on canvas with another lady which was fun. The night before the camp I made one as an example. (I had never done scrapbooking on canvas before)

This is the one I did the night before.

I did a larger one for my eldest daughters room of her birthday party.

During the last week of the holidays I let my daughter do a canvas, she had so much fun. The picture she made was of rainbow fairies flying over rainbow mountains. She used coloured sand and 3D pens this is now hanging on her bedroom wall.

I have also entered 2 swaps and am so looking forward to doing them, see my sidebar for links to the swaps you can still sign up but they will be closing soon.

Oh and Kylie from a Bite of Country Cupcakes gave me an award. Thanks Kylie.

I give the award back to you and I give the award to Jo Anne and Merrin and to all my other blogging friends out there you know who you are.

Questions

Do you have any friends from childhood?
Yes I have a couple and even though we don't see each other or talk often I know they are there.

What do you value about your friends?
That they don't judge you as they know your heart.

Are they your sounding board?
Working on it I am others sounding board and I am learning how to find true friends.

What activities do you like to share together??

We don't see each other often due to distance so we blog and facebook a bit. got to love the computer age:)

Well that is it from me for now.

Blog Shop and I have been Tagged

I have been working on my blog shop it is nearly finished please pop in and see what I have been up to in there. If you have any suggestions please let me know.

I Have Been Tagged!!!
By Kylie from A bite of country cupcakes

Now I call it the 7...7'S AS IT CONSISTS OF ME ANSWERING 7 THINGS ABOUT ME & 7 QUESTIONS.So here goes it...

*7 Things I plan to do before I die:
1. Be debt free
2. Travel
3. Watch my Children grow up
4. Make a difference
5. Take my Children Overseas
6. Have a cottage garden
7. Learn to ski

*7Things I do Now:
1. Raise my Children
2. Co-Ordinate a playgroup and info and craft sessions for mums
3. Make fake foods
4. Look after 2 sweet little boys 3 days a week.
5. Have people over
6. Blog and facebook a lot more than I should
7. Do lots of house work and washing and folding.

*7Things I Can't do:
1. Sit still
2. eat eyeballs
3. get a full nights sleep (thanks to one of my children lol)
4. keep the house clean for more than 30 min.
5. lots of things that I can't think of :)
6. cheat (get the case of the gilts)
7. skateboard

*7THINGS THAT ATTRACT ME TO THE OPPOSITE SEX... well to my husband
1. His blue eyes
2. his nature
3. that he is a great dad
4. his dark hair
5. how he looks after me
6. how he has never raised his voice at me
7. that he loves me for who I am and never tries to change me

*7 Things I say most often
1. I love you
2. have you flushed and washed your hands
3. I am going to count to 3
4. Why why why why (in my head)
5. Wait a minute
6. I am blessed
7. You are my favourite (2 or 3 or 6 year old depending on who I am talking to)

*7 Celebrities I admire:I don't follow celebrities??? People I admire?
1. My Mother,mother in law and Grandmother
2. My Auntie Marline
3. Some of the older ladies in my Church - they are strong women who are not afraid to be themselves and share their life
4. My friends Jo-Anne and Kari
5. My sister in laws

*7 Favorite foods: (I like everything Kylie had so I am going to keep some of them on my list)
1. Chocolate yummmm
2. golden syrup dumplings
3. sticky date pud with butterscotch sauce...Mmmmm!
5. Potatoes with sweet chilly sauce and sour cream
6. Home made soups with hot buttered toast
7. warm dip in cob loaf yummmmmm esp in winter
8. BBQ'S
9. My hot potato salad
10.Taco's,nacho's any kind of hands on type tucker....Oh ohhhpppsss....

I am not going to Tag anyone as most of you have been tagged already but if you have missed out and want to do it feel free I tag you.

Carnival of Flowers

I just love the School holidays, I can spend some time with my eldest, she started school this year and I miss her terribly when when she is at school.

This week Toowoomba had hosted it annual Carnival of Flowers. On Saturday we went to the parade, the Children really like going to this, lots of fun:)

Here area a couple of photos.

Today we went on a Train Ride to Spring Bluff. Spring Bluff is an old Train station they have restored. It is a lovely place for a picnic and during the Carnival of Flowers they run train rides from Toowoomba Station to Spring Bluff.

We went with some friends from out Playgroup.

At Spring Bluff ready for a picnic.



They were all given a train stamp. The conductor came around dressed in an uniform from about 1914 and he rang the boarding bell for the children and sang a song with them.
Yummy Mum finally made cupcakes I can eat.
Lots of places to explore
An old carriage that has been turned into a kiosk.
This house is now a Cafe.
Lovely flowers everywhere.
Train ride back home.

It was a lovely day, now the Children are watching TV quietly and I am going to visit some blogs:)

Give Away

Shannon from Paint mine Pink is hosting a give away. A group of us Aussie girls have put together some of our creations. Be sure to go to her blog and enter.

Shannon has done a wonderful job in organising it all and hosting this.