Will be back in 2014

Well it is that time of year again....

I will be flying out on Sunday to spend the holiday's with my mum in New Zealand, so the next couple of days will be frantic with last minute shopping, clearing my desk at work, cleaning up the house, getting in supplies for the other half and the furbabies, packing, blah blah blah.

My mum doesn't have internet or even a computer and I will not be putting myself out to find free WiFi so this will be my last post until next year.

So I would like to wish all my bloggie friends a safe and happy Christmas, Yule, Festive Season or what ever it may be to you and I look foward to catching up with you all again in 2014.

Well What A Month.....

Spring time in Australia heralds wedding season.

We attended two weddings this month one entailing an overnight stay and the other a 4 day weekend and three nights away from home.
The first wedding was MOTH's kind of "step daughter" and MOTH had the pleasure of giving her away.
It was a lovely wedding, beside a lake with kangaroos hopping around and ducklings swimming on the lake.

The second wedding was very good friends of ours and our ex next door neighbours - they now live interstate and we try and catch up when we can.
This wedding  was held here and with Albany being known for its changeable weather it truly put on a glorious day for the wedding and reception after waking up to showers and overcast conditions.

Give adults plastic toys at weddings and what do you expect

Again give adults plastic toys and alcohol at weddings and what do you expect

I had never been to Albany before and I would love to go back and have a better look around, but one place we did check out was Emu Point, some people were in swimming already but let me tell you I wasn't one of them LOL

So what else has been happening in my little corner of the world......well I picked up a grab bag from Fabric Traders and this is what I got

The offcuts are of a decent size and have ideas I just need the time to get them going. But as I fly out Dec 22 or 23 for New Zealand I really doubt anything is going to happen until after the new year.

I have finished all my exchanges for the year and am just waiting on stuff to arrive at its destination - oops no I haven't I have christmas cards to write in and post! That will be next weeks job :)

I have picked up some lovely vintage dresses  recently and will take some photos for another blog post.

And to finish off, I treated myself to a new votive holder for Halloween........

A Very Worthy Cause

A fellow Perth blogger Kylie is doing Frocktober.

This is all about raising money for the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation.

Check out Kylie's blog and follow her as she sets herself a personal challenge of wearing a frock every day this month.

Kylie's Frocktober

And if you are so inclined follow the link on Kylie's page to donate to this worthy cause.

Thanks

Just a quickie

This actually relates to my whole week not just today :)

Waiting for the Postman - Update it Arrived

Just got this off ebay, I am thinking it will be great for the upcoming  summer..... and I might even make some in heavier fabric for next winter.

It does say "Easy to Make" we will see LOL

Some Holiday snaps - Picture heavy

Well the birthday holiday trip has come and gone. I just love visiting Melbourne and with this trip taking us out of the city confines it showed us what else Victoria has to offer.

The Great Ocean Road is something that I highly recommend that you do if you get the chance, we meet some lovely people and saw some amazing things. So without further ado here are some holiday snaps.

Great Southern Ocean

Great Ocean Road

Koala

Back view of a Koala

Damp and Misty inland

12 Apostles

The Coastline viewed from the 12 Apostles

Port Campbell

Look really closely and you might see a whale

Look really closely and you might see a whale

Some of the Old Melbourne

Love this Building

If You Like Photography or You Are A Homesick Kiwi

This is another blog that I follow. I grew up in Christchurch and seeing the daily photos brings back heaps of memories.

Never fear Christchurch fingers crossed I should be visiting you again this summer :)

http://www.christchurchdailyphoto.com/

Enjoy

I hope some of you enjoy this blog............ Rodney's book is also hilarious

http://www.midgetmanofsteel.com

Just for Something Different

Now I follow a lot of blogs and I am sure that many of you do too. But what I am going to do is once a week or even once every two weeks I am going to post a link to a blog that I follow and I really hope that one or two of you who read my blog will click on the link and find a new blog to follow..... does that make sense :)

So starting tomorrow I will post a link that might take you to a new world..........

Oh and some blogs I follow tend to appeal to my sense of humor so for that I apologise in advance - just remember that you can always use the back arrow....

“Is everyone in my life f-----g bananas?”

Still Here and Things To Show You

Yep I am still here and everything is pretty much still the same ole same ole.

But I do have some stuff to show you..........

Lizzie Kate's Dog Lessons for People is finally finished. I love doing LK designs as there is no backstitching :)
This was stitched on 32ct Tan Temptations from http://www.sassysfabbys.com/ using DMC.

I am just waiting now for the fabric to arrive from the US to start my next major project meanwhile I am stitching on some UFO's that I have accumulated over the years LOL

I have also dragged out the sewing machine wiped away the dust bunnies and made a couple of things. The funny thing was I needed to wind a new bobbin and had to find the instruction booklet to help me out, yes I don't use my machine nearly enough LOL.

Here is one of first things I finished off this weekend using re purposed fabrics - the black velvet is a cut off that someone sent me and the purple lining is the top half of an outfit I bought years ago (read shirt and what was I thinking when I bought it!!). I still have the skirt to pull apart and reuse but I have some ideas floating around already. I tend to save ribbons from stuff that I get and I managed to use that too.
It is a bag to hold my tarot cards.

And finally I came across a couple of tea towels that my mum had sent me over the course of the last couple of years and they are really to nice to dry dishes with so what better thing to do with them than............ta da............sew them together and make a tablecloth. I still need to edge them but I found some kiwi themed fabrics in my stash and I will see what I can do with that.

Well that is what I have been up to over the last few weeks. I love the cooler weather as the creativeness seems to flow better and nothing better than settling down in front of the heater, watching tv and being crafty.

Things That Make You Go Mmmmm - Monday

Okay, just had to share this......

I have about a 10 minute dawdle to work once the bus drops me off and I often vary the walk but cutting through different arcades. Well this morning I was wandering through an arcade on my way to the escalators when I happened to see this school girl attempt to step onto the down escalator thinking that it was the up escalator (okay in her defense they had swapped the escalators around ;-)  but what made me shake my head in amazement was that she still tried to get on the down escalator to go up 2 more times LOL

* her parents must be so proud of the money they are shelling out for her education :-)

Advertising on TV

Normally ads drive me insane but lately there have a couple that make me laugh out loud....

Compare Meerkat

Pirate Boy

Enjoy :)

Legendary rocker Chrissy Amphlett dies

RIP Chrissy 

And the Winner is...........

Terri P

Congrats Terri, I have emailed you for your mailing address. Hope to hear from you soon.

And I would like to thank everyone for entering.

Who knows this could be the start of something LOL

My First Giveaway!!!

Call me impulsive, call me reckless, just don't call me late for dinner :)

I have decided to do a giveaway and it is so easy to enter that you will be clammering to join in.....

All you need to do is be a follower of my blog and put a comment on this post and have a valid way of me contacting you if you win. Now how simple is that.

I suck at maths that is why it is gonna be so easy to enter, I would get too confused doing the 2 entries if you do this, and an extra entry if you do that LOL.

The winner will get a package of goodies personally picked by me. Now don't worry if you are not a crafty person, still enter as I will adapt the package to suit the winner.

But it will include items relating to..... (no real rabbits or kangaroos will be harmed in the distribution of prizes)

Good luck and entries close Tuesday 12pm 26 March 2013 (Perth Time) with the winner being contacted shortly thereafter.

Where Did February Go!

It is hard to believe that we are nearly at the end of week 1 in March...I have a feeling this year is going to go super quick.

This year I have a big birthday ending in 0 and we are going to head interstate for a week. I managed to get a super good deal on flights to Melbourne :)
My mum is going to come over from New Zealand and join us then come over to Perth for a visit.
We have decided to hire a car and do the Great Ocean Road, which is something that has been on our to do list for a very long time.......

Also my mum has never been to an AFL match so I think we will try and squish one of them in to, hey who can resist a chance to legitimately ogle things like this.......

Any hoo, I will post more about this upcoming trip in future blog posts as what I really was going to show and tell was how some of my crafty things are coming on.....

 The picture above is my progress on Lizzie Kates "Dog Lessons for People", I am really enjoying this one and the big bonus is no backstitch whoo hoo LOL

And this is the progress on my stash buster crochet blanket, this is just something that I am plodding along on using up whatever stash I have in my yarn bucket, I am really hoping that I have another ball of the greenie colour that I am currently using before I have to head back onto the stripes.

This will look really nice on the new lounge suite that we went out and bought on the weekend. We haven't had it delivered yet but here is a sneak peak........

The dogs have totally wrecked the other one, it is so embarrassing that I can't even show you a picture LOL

Well thats about it for now, till next time.............................

 

48 Things About Me

This was stolen from  Furry Bottoms

*never thought I would use the word "wit" twice in one blog post~~

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?

No, but my parents decided not to call me Victoria as it would just be shortened to Vicky anyway so they saved everyone the trouble

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?

last night

3 DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?

Nope, I have trouble reading it LOL

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?

Pork or Salami

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?

2 furry babies on 4 legs.

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?

I suppose I would be, but only if the other person had my wit and good looks LOL

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?

Yep and I have been told it is the lowest form of wit.

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?

Yes, sure do.

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?

Nope

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?

Not a big cereal person but if I had to eat some it would be Crunchy Nut Cornflakes

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?

Sometimes

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? 
Yes and no.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? 
Hokey Pokey

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Their Hair

15. RED OR PINK? 
Red

16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? 
I am very quiet when in a new environment whether it be work or social.

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? 
My dad..........

18. WHAT IS THE TECHNIQUE THAT YOU NEED TO WORK ON THE MOST? 
Being sociable

19. WHAT COLOR SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? 
Black Thongs (flip flops, jandals etc dont' need anyone getting the wrong visual LOL)

20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? 
Toasted Banana Bread

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? 
Office noises

22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? 
Red

23. FAVORITE SMELLS? 
My Karma perfume from New Zealand

24. HOW IMPORTANT ARE YOUR POLITICAL VIEWS TO YOU? 
pfttt

25. MOUNTAIN HIDEAWAY OR BEACH HOUSE? 
Beach house with a big verandah

26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?

Motorbike GP

27. HAIR COLOR? 
Dirty blonde with more than a dash of grey

28. EYE COLOR? 
Blue/Grey

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? 
Nope, would not be sticking my fingers in my eyes for no one.

30. FAVORITE FOOD? 
Pizza with pepperoni and bacon

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? 
Both

32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? 
Check my last blog post LOL

33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? 
Grey and White

34. SUMMER OR WINTER? 
Spring

35. FAVORITE DESSERT? 
Not really a dessert person but if I have to pick one it would be Pavlova (can't take the kiwi out of the girl)

36. STRENGTH TRAINING OR CARDIO? 
is that exercise :)

37. COMPUTER OR TELEVISION? 
Both

38. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? 
Some freebie from Amazon

39. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? 
My mouse

40. FAVORITE SOUND? 
The alarm not going off

41. FAVORITE GENRE OF MUSIC? 
Love all types of music

42. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? 
UK and USA

43. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? 
I am still looking for it

44. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? 
Christchurch New Zealand

45. WHERE ARE YOU LIVING NOW? 
Perth Western Australia

46. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR HOUSE? 
Oh we don't want to go there as the other half is a painter and I am waiting for a new paint job.

47. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR CAR? 
Don't have one

48. DO YOU LIKE ANSWERING 48 QUESTIONS? 
Why not, filled in 10 mins LOL

Where Oh Where Is February Going

Wow, I can't believe that we are half way through February already!

MOTH* has given up smoking, it has been 3 days so far. He has been using the patch method and fingers crossed when I get home from work tonight some of his crankiness has moved on LOL. He wanted me to give up at the same time but well both of us cranky in the same house at the same time let me just tell you my blog wouldn't be getting updated unless I had computer access in the "Big House". Now don't get me wrong I want to give up but I have figured that I will wait a few weeks until MOTH is over the worst then give it a go.

On the crafty side of things I haven't been doing any stitching as I am just to beat when I get home from work and the eyes don't want to cooperate, but rest assured I have been keeping the hands busy by crocheting up a stripey blanket using my scraps, if you are very good followers I might even post a picture after the weekend :)

I went out at lunch time today as you do when it is a million degrees outside (slight exaggeration, today it was only supposed to get to 35C)  and picked up some new DVD's they were just over $6 each so can't complain about that..............

I think I saw this when it first came out but I can't remember

Read the back of this one and thought "why not"

If I can put up with Mr Cruise I should be able to get through this one

Love me some good ole Stephen King movies

Everyone needs a laugh every now and then

Now a question for you all - How many of you DVR stuff from the TV and then forget that you have got it??
I was going through mine the other day and found amongst other things......

• A recording of the news from over 12 months ago (when we had the bushfire)
• The Lion King movie (and we don't have kids or grandkidlits)
• The last two episodes of Once Upon A Time (which I thought I had forgotten to DVR)
• The Hangover (love this movie so should really just buy a copy)
• The Bucket List (can't get into this movie, have tried a couple of time)
• Must Love Dogs (I have just read the book and the movie was on tv at the same time) - Why bother basing a movie on a book when you use probably 10% of the book, I was super disappointed in this movie
• The Queen (Helen Mirren is just awesome as Her Maj) - I love this movie Helen Mirren is wonderful , mind you I'm not sure about the Tony Blair factor and if he really had that much say in the whole matter.
• The Exorcist (Love me some good horror)

So now the decision is what shall I watch this weekend, that is after the normal weekend chores are completed :)




*Man Of The House

First Finish for 2013 and 3rd post this month!!!

Silly Flake by The Cute Mermaid Design

 Whoo Hoo, first finish for the year. This is a freebie from Cute Mermaid Designs. As you can tell by the name of the chart this is not a snow flake as we don't get snow here in Perth....so I changed it to the sun as we do celebrate Christmas in the summer time.
The fabric is from Sassy Fabrics colour of the month and the threads used are DMC.

I Got Mail

Okay 2013 was supposed to be the year of no new stash buying but hey who can't resist a bargain, especially when that bargain includes FREE SHIPPING. And it isn't technically stash buying when it will help me get rid of stash is it?

*images from Amazon but books bought from candobooks.com.au (proudly supporting Australian companies when I can)

I have so much yarn lying around that something seriously needs to be done and hopefully these books can be part of the answer.
Just a word of warning if you follow my lead and purchase the one skein wonders book be aware that there are corrections for some of the patterns that need to be downloaded from the publishers website.

Well onwards and upwards towards the weekend my friends

Scary Start to 2013

With all the doom and gloom in the media this is the only headline to grab my attention in days

The only interesting thing about this is they are due around my birthday....OMG a Kardashian may share my birthday with me - I can feel a reality show coming on !!

Kate and Kim's baby due on the same day?

January 15, 2013, 10:46 amlifestylechannels

Bookmakers are offering odds of 50/1 that the Duchess of Cambridge and Kim Kardashian will give birth on the same day.