Look what Mr Postie brought me today

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Well Mr Postman came a knocking today with a lovely little parcel hmmm what was inside you must be wondering it was my beautiful noodle box swap from my partner Rae of Scrap Matrix and it was overflowing with some serious eyecandy.......
Here is a side view of my box it's just so sweet so love it.
Hello how sweet are those little birdies......

And what inside you were thinking hmmmmm just all of this

I got some amazing things from that little pink bird at the front to altered cotton spools and ribbon holders handmade by Rae and they even have my name on them......
This is what was inside my package because you really didn't think that was all going to fit in that noodle box did you?
Cream lace
pink lace
lots of different crocheted flowers in my favourite colours
7 ribbon altered holders with beautiful ribbons, laces and trims adorning each one
some pretty pins with charms
2 little altered cotton spools
my beautiful little pink birdie
some pearls cream and pink
2 cottons in different shades of pink
Distress stickles
some little bows and flowers
a butterfly
lots of buttons
and these

and seven different kinds of materials am I spoilt or what....
So thankyou so much Rae I loved everything you sent and I hope you like mine........

These are my layouts for my round robin, it's all completed now ready to send off again to Ngaire.

Some things to share a new swap and two new swap partners

Well Sunday I managed to find time to craft, I made another ornament for the tree, and was able to work on my project for the blogging society's rush dare that is almost complete just have to hot glue some of embellishments to the cover so they actually hold.... So I can't show and tell that until it's time....
I also have had to start a new round robin album so doing something abit different for this one and have used the empty pouches that Kaiser holds their embellishments in for the pages so all the girls have to do is take the cardstock out and decorate it or they can even decorate the outside plastic if they want, I will leave that for them to decide...
It's still a work in progress I have more to do on the cover just have to hunt around for stuff to adorn it, this is it REMEMBER it's not finished yet! So I'm hoping to have it ready to send out by Friday just have to work on my inside pages as well then it will be ready to send to Ngaire....



Also today I received my swap partners for the Whimsy Jar swap they are my lovely friend Ngaire and a lady called Megan so I am going to start finding those jars and get my thinking cap on what I'm going to create, for Ngaire I already have things in mind so that is a start.......
Also Ngaire told me about this swap so I have just signed up for this one and am awaiting to find out who I will send too here are the details if your interested in being part of the swap.. Here is the link http://tillyroseblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/tillys-shabby-vintage-swap.html

So...........

I have put on my thinking cap.....

and me thinks you might like to join in with my

'Shabby Vintage Swap'

So here's the deal folks...

This is a very easy swap, no pressure for anyone.

I really don't want people to stress over it, only to have fun!

I'm hoping you will all receive gorgeous parcels full of shabby loveliness just oozing with lots of love!

Here are the five items to include in your little swap parcel...

*A little something that's vintage or vintage style

...piece of fabric, haberdashery, china, linens etc

(It really doesn't have to be big and expensive)

*A little something with a shabby chic style (the possibilities are endless!!)

*Something brimming with loveliness...

I'll leave one that to all your wonderful imaginations!

*A little something that's full of colour and scrummy gorgeousness

*Lastly....a sweet little surprise for your swap partner

If you would love to join in, please leave a comment with your email address.

I will arrange swap partners with a simple 'pull out of the hat ' style.

The closing date for joining in is

30th June

...leaving you plenty of time to decide if you want to join in with the fun!

I will let everyone know their swap partners the next day...

(if I'm really organised!!)

Can you tell that I'm a swap addict now, my gosh I am so addicted but it's so much fun putting these things together and posting them off, and then getting a lovely surprise in the mail....

Right off to finish at least my cover and start on my noodle box swap for Rae time is ticking my god I am going to be another year older in two more days that's a scary thought......

My swap to Peta has arrived, and lots of things to get done in the next week.....

Well my swap to Peta has finally reached it's destination and hopefully it has all arrived safe and sound, for my something old I brought Peta a shabby little china plate, my something borrowed was a little Paris case from my stash, my something blue was some blue lace and a millinery flower and the piece de la resistance was the Something new which I had fun buying.....
I got Peta a cup and matching plate, a pink lingerie bag that has embroidery on the front, a couple of handkerchiefs ,a fabric image so she can craft something special, a little lace sachet holder and of course my old wedding photo.....
I really enjoyed this swap it was so much fun to go looking for items even though I wanted to keep most of it for myself lol...

Now I haven't been creating that much lately what with hubby away and me having to look after 7 kids on my own I find I'm not getting enough time to do much of anything, by night time when I normally craft I'm too knackered to do anything at all so the mojo is at a simmer at the moment......
And yes have to say miss having him home because guess who forgot to tell the boys to put the rubbish bins out yes it was me, forgot it was trash day the other day and of course went out for the day so going to have a trash overload now....
Things I want to and need to get done are these:

Make my noodle box for my sewing box swap
start creating something for my vintage vacation swap (got my thinking cap on)
Work on my tea party hats
Work on my item for the blogging society party next week I'm going to make a swap album have all of my photos of the swaps I've done this year so it will be nice to start working on that one...
Sort out some papers for Alicia so she can work on her camp album over the school holidays......

Now it's late Friday afternoon here down under and I have to say I'm really looking forward to this weekend I just want to it to be a relaxing one where I can catch up on things around the house and get some crafting done too.... Have a great weekend everyone

Scrap for a Cure

 As I was walking past the shopping centre today at Albany Creek spotted this on a flyer I am so going......

Scrap for A Cure

July 17, 2010 - 10:00am - 10:00pm

Scrap For a CureRaising vital funds for Ovarian Cancer Australia

Where: Strathpine Community Hall, Cnr Gympie Road & Mecklem Street, Strathpine.
When: 17th July 2010 at 10am until 10pm (You may leave beforehand)
Cost: $40.00 per head. This includes a light lunch and BBQ dinner. Snacks and drinks will also be up for sale at the event.
Scrap for A Cure is a 12-hour long scrapbooking day. Great for everyone from beginners to advanced. Many stalls will be available for all those great bargains, great raffles, make and take classes and so much more. A great day to be had by all. All for a great charity: Ovarian Cancer Australia.

If you would like to buy a ticket or reserve a seat, please call Michelle Moore on 0458 437 440 or email at scrapforacure@gmail.com

Do not miss out, only 200 tickets for sale!!
Happy scrapbooking!

Just wanted to show and tell a cute photo I took yesterday at the museum it was abit of a dramatic day after we left the museum we went and had lunch at the Parklands and while we were having lunch an Ibis stole the subway from Max's hand.
Now to say he was totally petrified is putting it lightly every time another bird took one step in his direction he nearly would fall out of his chair trying to run away from it...
Now his little brother Drew decided that it would be fun to throw one of his chips at the birds, and of course he threw it right at Max's feet and he didn't have anywhere to run as he was surrounded by seagulls and Ibis's.... So there were screams and tear's of don't let the birds eat me.....

Pretty in pink goodies for my tea party hat

 

I've started gathering my items to create my tea party hat, picked up a cute little party hat today to alter well I picked up two I liked this one and Alicia wanted the hot pink glitter top hat so maybe I might make two as it will be two for tea that day....

I found some massive flowers okay they were from a hair accessories shop but they just screamed out for me to buy them, along with a white feather boa, sheer star ribbon, pink glass beads, creatures from the garden, a toadstall or two, a lace crocheted doily, of course more flowers and a little mask to alter.....

So that's a start I still need some more tulle and other bits and pieces to make one cute little hat so this is the only show and tell I'm doing until we post on the 26th of June.......

As for other things worked on another little favour basket last night just had to pop out today and buy a couple more headbands for the handles....So this is the finished favor basket holding a little party favor.

Now seeing as Alicia came back from camp yesterday morning I wanted to share a few photos that she took most of her photos have her and her friends so there were only a few of just her in them and this is probably one of the better ones, I'm hoping that the teachers will give the kids a photo cd  of the photos they took whilst at camp so she can start creating a scrap book .

These are some of my favourites from her trip I had to kind of narrow it down but the lampost one is my all time favourite such a good photo taken by her... Normally she tends to take photos of herself so it was great that she remembered to document her journey thru Sydney and Canberra......

 

The Mad tea party, a petite basket swap and my little mini basket....

Good Morning Everyone,

Had an early one this morning my daughter Alicia arrived back from her Canberra camp this morning so had to get up early to pick her up from school, she had an amazing time in Sydney and Canberra seeing all the sights and has come back with a camera filled with lovely images for her to scrap, with the holidays coming up what a perfect time to create an album documenting her Grade 7 camp.....
Got a swap in the post yesterday from Sarah it's my little petite basket swap and it's jammed packed with goodies and a beautiful little cuff bracelet to wear..... So thanks so much Sarah I love it....

And I've just signed up as a particpant in the Mad Tea Party over at A Fanciful Twist so drop by and join in the fun, not sure what I'm going to create think I might have to alter up a little hat or something and make some table decorations, but there are lots of helpful hints on how to plan the perfect teap party so what are you waiting for click on the link and join in the party.http://afancifultwist.typepad.com/a_fanciful_twist/2010/04/the-mad-tea-party-2010-an-invitation-surprise.html

Onto other things I have seen some gorgeous altered yoghurt containers whilst bloghopping and I really wanted to give one a go so this is my first attempt at making one, and hello I'm addicted these are just so cute I'm going to make a few for the Mad tea party to hold party favors.....

The cat has a stalker and my altered jar

Yesterday as I was blog hopping I spotted Yumiko's altered jar tutorial on the Let's get Shabby blog http://letsgetshabby.blogspot.com/2010/06/yumikos-altered-jar-tutorial.html  and thought I would give it a go, yes I have altered a jar before but not with paint and not with the image placed on the inside, this is an old Nescafe coffee jar that Daunte brought home from the church fair filled with goodies so I used this one to alter, all my coffee comes in can's....
I've used one of my favourite images, to paint it I have used a cream paint and then have gone over it with Baby blue liquid pearls and broken china stickles and really love the affect, I didn't paint the lid as I used a crepe paper shredded trim to cover it, and then added some prima rose ribbon on the top, to the top I have used a piece of music paper to cover it, and then went over it with some cream paint.....
Then added a mini cluster of flower's down the bottom and then garnished the top with a little bouquet of flowers, feathers and pearls....
This is going to hold my vintage buttons.......

Okay it's official my cat is so being stalked by a few birds, my cat is normally an inside cat, he's only allowed out if he is on a lead so imagine my surprise when I hear the kids screaming that the birds are harrasing the cat.

So I walk outside and there are six different birds sitting along the fence eagle eyeing my cat, Keiko is in crouch mode with his tail going 100 miles an hour all ready to pounce, of course by the time I run in and get my camera all the birds are spread along the fence so I couldn't get them all in the one shot so had to settle on the pair that were annoying the cat the most, now the little parrot was the most obnoxious of them all he would swoop down and make lots of noise, the poor cat nearly strangling himself trying to pounce on it, of course there is no way he's getting any of these birds not on my watch lol...

Rushing for Sorority who's with me sister?

As I was blog hopping yesterday I came across Debi from (Life in My Studio's blog) post about joining the Blogging Sorority and I thought i would sign up and rush as well.....

Let's begin. To join you must ~

1.) Become a follower ~

Now you know how I feel about this, I only want you to follow me if you desire to but, it's been explained to me that this makes hosting future Sorority events much easier. And easier is good!


2.) Spread the word!
Please post about this. Let the whole world know about our Sorority and let's share our excitement for this wonderful world of blogging. The more the merrier!

3.) Leave me a comment on this post.


Please leave me an Email address and your blog name.
You may send it to me in an Email if you wish. I will automatically add you to our Sorority Sister list.

4.) Grab our button ~ (located on my sidebar)
Each of us will post this button on our sidebar to show we are Sorority Sisters in the newly founded (ahem . . . drumroll please!)


Now everyone knows to be initiated into a Sorority - you must "Rush"

Your rushing preparation will take place between now and

June 25th.

Then on that Friday ~
we will announce our Sisterhood!

To rush you must do the following:

Take this picture . . .

and create something with it.

A banner, a hanging, an ATC,
a piece of jewelry, a tag, a card . . . anything!
Print the picture and place it in a frame -
it doesn't have to be fancy!
Just use your imagination. The possibilities are endless.
You have inspiration all around you.
After all . . . that's what our blogs do - they inspire us.
This can be as simple or as elaborate as you like.

Then take a picture of your creation.
There are no rules.
Well - except one.

You must be in the picture too.

You can always take a self-portrait in a mirror.
Because we all want to see who are
"Sisters" are!

Then post your picture the day of our
Sorority party.

Friday - June 25, 2010

So who's joining me in rushing, and I love the date as it's the day after my birthday......


Now what am I going to create?

First round robin album pages completed

Well I have finished my first pages in Judi's round robin journal so it's all ready to post off to Ngaire, hopefully it won't be too bulky I've used Prima paper's on this one so hope Judi likes it....

Have my new swap partner for the Vintage holiday swap and her name is Debbie and she lives in the US so starting to hunt for items for the swap now, part of the swap is something edible but I'm wondering if were able to send and receive food type items from overseas.... So might have to drop into the post office and ask on Thursday....

Not much happening with me hubby arrived safe down south, sent Alicia on her way on Saturday night  to her camp in Canberra, there were three coaches filled with kids and five teacher's so have to say I feel for the teacher's, the kids were all excited as they were boarding and hello my daughter didn't even wave once....
So the kids and I had a movie marathon on Sunday and watched the first season of KyleXY on dvd so that had them all transfixed for a good part of the day, and I got to kind of clean my scrap desk up, problem is I still have way too much stuff and not enough storage places to house in it, so it still looks cluttered and does my head in just looking at it....

Think I might make another christmas ornament tonight, when the wee ones are asleep so I can concentrate and work in peace....
Right gotta go and punch my pizza dough down, told the kids I would make them a bacon and egg pizza for an afternoon snack, so have a lovely day my friends.....

My first attempt at altering a noodle box

Well I thought I would have a practise run making one of these noodle boxes before I attempt to work on my box for my swap partner, this one is a mini sized noodle box which will go on my Christmas tree which will then be filled with treats.....
This weekend I'm going to give the bigger size one a go as I want to practise a bit more as they are abit fiddly.....

So today I'm having a me day just going to read, hopefully create, catch a movie and I'm trying to decide if I want to go and see Legion or the new Sex and the City movie so decisions decisions.... Then tonight Daunte and I are going out for dinner....
My hubby goes away tomorrow and of course the weather conditions down South where he is driving forecast alot of rain, now I worry when he drives to work, so I'll just be glad when he gets to his final destination safe and sound and I get that phone call saying he is there.....
I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend, do you have any plans?

Scrap Matrix giveaway and some new sounds to listen to

Hi Ya everyone,

Girls you need to check out Scrap Matrix Rae is having a giveaway filled with goodies so why don't you click on the link and be in the running to win a fantastic giveaway....... http://scrapmatrix.com/pages/Blog.html
Rae has a shop filled with the most beautiful goodies from Prima to birdcages and everything in between, check out the store and start shopping.........

Onto other things Brought myself some new sounds today at Sanity brought these two CD's the New Glee Soundtrack  and then the new Bullet for My Valentine album called Fever I have been waiting for this to come out all year so had to pick this one up today, and I saw a gorgeous pair of Doc Martens today while I was out shopping trying to talk my hubby into letting me get them.... He thinks they are horrid and unfeminine so boo to him

Here kitty kitty cat, and a sneak of part of my goodies for Peta

Just a little teaser of what is in my swap parcel for Peta, I'm still waiting on my something old surprise first one arrived broken so had to frantically search around for something else to replace it so it should be rockin up any day now so I can send it on it's merry way..... My something borrowed and blue aren't in the picture otherwise I will give it all away but the something borrowed is from my home and it's something that I love and treasure so hope Peta will like everything I'm sending her........

Talking of other swap's I'm partnered with Rae from Scrap Matrix for my shabby altered noodle box swap so going to start working on that next week, got to get hubby on his merry way so I can work on it in peace and quiet, so it's me and the kids alone for 5 weeks hmmmm will I be sane by the time he gets home lol....

I'm also waiting for my swap partner for the Vintage Vacation swap I'm so

looking forward to gathering my goodies for this next one, I really enjoyed finding things for Peta actually I wanted to keep half of the stuff myself..... So I should know by tomorrow who I'm sending too......

Okay got a cute photo to share of the munchkin not the best quality photo my lighting in my lounge is shocking but he was reading his mini books to our cat Keiko