Happy Halloween!! Blogtoberfest #27-18

Today is the 31st of October, Halloween.

It not a huge thing here in Australia but slowly growing. Its the one holiday of the year I LOVE!! There is no buying presents for having to sit through boring family meals. You get to have fun dressing up and go out collecting lollies.

I live out in the bush so no trick or treating for me and my kids tonight, though I might make them something Halloween themed for dessert :)

My eldest went to school today as a zombie, though  when we got to the school and she saw no one else (she saw all of 8 people everyone else was inside)  had dressed up she quickly got out a face wipe and washed off all the face paint :(
Yes I was very annoyed, after spending all that money and then taking the time to do it for her ( I even made fake blood) she just wiped it off

So I came home and made my youngest son into a zombie instead....and he LOVES it!

Happy Halloween Everyone :)

Girlfriend theropy - Blogtoberfest #26

As a mum of 5 time on my own is very rare and its usually just a quick trip to the supermarket and back. So at the start of the week when my friend suggest we go out for tea (also with another friend) I jumped at the chance.
I booked it in with hubby that night and jumped on facebook to discuss the details. Didn't take us long to decide on a time and place.

This week seem to drag, time always does when you looking forward to something. I spent Friday expressing a bottle for little Miss L. Yes my supply is crap so it took me 4 goes to get a total of 120 mls
*sigh*
I was so nervous about leaving Miss L but I knew I  would only be a phone call away and hey after 4 kids I'm sure hubby should know what he is doing by now!

We started the night with a cocktail each, gosh I haven't drank in a very long time and felt it go straight to my head, suck with the free water after that.
I had a death by chocolate frog....took me till the end of my drink to work out why it was called that, the frog part just didn't make sense until I saw him laying in the bottom of the glass lol
MMM just looking at the picture makes me crave another!

It wasn't long and we were chatting our head off, the poor waiter could hardly get our attention when ever he came over lol
We talked about everything and anything it was so so good to get out and just have some me time. I think I really needed it because I haven't been such a grumpy mummy today.

Funny how you don't realise you need something so bad until it has happened.

Fingers crossed we keep our promise to each other to do this once a month from now on.

Bring on our November outing!

Isn't she gorgeous - Blogtoberfest #25

My new sewing friend arrived today!! I found her on ebay and got her for an awesome price!

I was hoping she would be small enough to model my girls dresses but she is more adult size so I will just use her to decoration in my sewing studio (one day when its done lol) or when I make some ladies handbags she can model them...hmmm

Close up of the detail

Close up of the detail

I ♥ her

Blogtoberfest # 23-24

This picture explains what has been happening over the past few days

Yes life has gotten very stressful!
Not something I can go into on here though :(

Will be back to normal blogging as of tomorrow!

Random thought - blogtoberfest #22

While searching pinterest for chicken coop ideas I came across this particular one. My first thought was, Are chickens afraid of the dark?

Well why else would a chicken coop need lights?

 So why was I searching chicken coops? Simple, we are getting chickens!! After many years of nagging asking my husbeast he has finally agreed I can get some chickens, for the kids of course ;)

So what type of coop do I want

This is what I'm asking husbeast to build me

This is the sort of thing he has said we will buy

 Spoil sport!

Oh and one last one I want to share...isn't this the cutest chicken coop ever!! It would fit in well here, it reminds me of a tram!

The Cake reveal - blogtoberfest #21

Yesterday was Miss E's birthday party.
As usual people that didn't RSVP turned up, lucky I had a sense that would happen and prepared for them as well.
Once everyone arrived we played good old pin the tail on the donkey, to which I suspect the winner had cheated because she got it spot bang on and had her head tiled back (my guess is she was looking under the blind fold) But I was gracious and clapped for her handed her prize.

Then it was time for presents, my daughter loves crafts and now has lots to keep her amused.

I set up the doughnut eating game and they were so excited they couldn't stand still...literally!! Have you ever seen what an excited bunch of 8 year old girls? Its loud!!

We then played pass the parcel and before we knew it the mums were due back to pick them up. So it was time for the big cake moment

I was so nervous, Miss E knew her cake was going to be a rainbow layer cake so the pressure was on
We sang happy birthday. The candles were blown out, she missed one, so there were happy squeals of "you have a boyfriend". Then as she drove that (plastic) knife into the cake my heart skipped a few beats.
There is a lot of pressure on mums over the cake you know!
As the first  piece was pulled out there were gasps from all the girls..."Wow that looks awesome"
I let out a huge sigh and realise I was holing my breath... geez woman its just a cake!

I must say even I'm impressed with how it turned out.

S after days of organising, stressing and cooking within what feels like 5 minutes its all over and your left with a huge mess to clean up. But its all worth it just to see the huge smile on your child's face and to have them cuddle you and say "thank you mum that was the best party ever"

♥♥

Catching up - blogtoberfest #15-18

Gosh haven't I been a bit of a slacker!

The past few days have been busy busy (though I feel like I have done nothing) . If I wasn't holding a unsettled baby I was getting organised for my daughters birthday party (for tomorrow) or trying to catch up on the housework.
Most of the past few  days though I have been cuddling Miss L. Thankfully today has been a much more settled day!

So the only exciting things that happened during this week were I took Miss E to get her ears pierced and Miss T got her belly done at the same time
And I got two lots of fluffy mail!

My custom Green Bums

Secondhand Fluff E Stuff I scored cheap

Well its almost midnight, so I better get this birthday cake finished before Miss L wakes for her next  feed.....hang on there is movement in the hammock....the cake will have to wait a bit longer.

*sigh* Looks like another long night for me!

Happy Birthday Miss E Blogtoberfest #13-14

Yesterday was my daughters 8th birthday and I started her day with an awesome surprise.

I filled (well not quite filled lol ) her bedroom with helium balloons while she slept.

This is what she saw when she opened her eyes

These balloons have given hours of entertainment to all the kids, even Miss L (3 months old) loves them!

Unfortunately it was a school day so she had to go to school but her grandma picked her (and master L) up at the end of the day and brought them home with doughnuts for afternoon tea. YUM YUM!

Its a family tradition of ours that the birthday person picks what we have for tea (home cooked or takeaways). I was expecting to hear she wanted McDonald (blergh) but no it was probably worse lol it was KFC (double blergh!)
After tea we has chocolate birthday cake for desert and it was bed time for the wee ones

And I was left to sit and wonder where the past 8 years have gone

Birthday party ideas

I'm being held hostage by my Velcro baby. I think has a pain in the belly and needs a big poo...sorry probably TMI haha
She wont let me put her in the sling or the wrap,If I do she crys like I have never heard her cry before.
So means I stuck sitting and cuddling her, which means I can't do my housework (not such a bad thing)  or sewing.

Pinterest it is then!! But I will use this time wisely and look for some birthday party ideas. Miss E turns 8 tomorrow and her party is on Sunday.

She wants a cake like this one

Not to sure how to get such a bright purple colour. Every time I have tried to make purple food colour its turned a greyish colour.

Seen as we are having a rainbow cake I thought I would make it a rainbow themed party. Some ideas I have found on pinterest are

Rainbow fruit

Rainbow jelly cups and coloured popcorn in cups

And a col came to play is the doughnut eating game (I will use coloured iced doughnuts)

Now I just need to find some cool decorating ideas!

Lemon meringue flop - Blogtoberfest #12

I had a craving for lemon meringue pie today, which is weird because I have never had it before so I thought I would whip one up. (NO I'm not pregnant!)

Now I have proven to myself that just because something doesn't look nice, doesn't mean it doesn't taste nice...yes I was one of those children!

My pie was looking perfect until i attempted the meringue part!

First of all I don't think I whipped my meringue long enough, because when I tired to add the peaks with the back of the spoon they didn't fluff up very much. Secondly I think I put the meringue on to soon ( the filling wasn't cooled enough) because instead of being nice and tall it sort of spread flat .

But it still tasted divine! So much so I might have to go back for seconds.

This is what I was trying for lol

Winner Winner Winner - Blogtoberfest #12

And the winner of the $20 Gift voucher is......

*insert drum roll here*

Comment number 2 made by Vic

I can't decide what I like the most! I like the funky peasant dress but this tunic https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=152106604811291&set=a.165582503463701.30901.137553672933251&type=3 is gorgeous too! Lovely items & a lovely idea for a give-away.

Happy Blogtoberfest to you!

Congratulations Vic, I will email you with your voucher number that you can use in store now

Thank you to everyone that entered.

Custom order - Blogtoberfest #11

I found my sewing mojo today!!

I finished of Charmaine's custom order. A dress for you daughters birthday. Which happens to be the same as my daughters birthday :)

 

I then cut out more dresses for my store.

Love the purple, by Joel Dewberry!!

Hoping to get time either tomorrow night or over the weekend to try out a new dress I have in mind. I'm just going to change a pattern I already have a little and hope it works!

That is so me! Blogtoberfest #10

Well today was suppose to be We did it Wednesday, but I had an morning of shopping and then I got home and well my afternoon was kind of like this

So needless to say I didn't get anything made up for we did it Wednesday.....oops.  So because of my pinterest filled afternoon I don't really have anything to blog about. So I'm going to fill my blog post up with pins I have found that when I found them my reaction was OMG YES!! That is so me!!

I always sleep like this!

YES! and I'm glad I'm not the only one that does this

Oh yes, if only!!

HEHE man I love Pinterest :)

Good for the soul - Blogtoberfest #9

After dropping the kids off at school I received a random text from a friend I haven't caught up with in a while asking if I wanted to catch up for a coffee. She is my friend that took my birth photos :) or as she puts it was part of Miss L's welcoming committee
Give me an hour to go home and "human myself up" (yes we were running late so I didn't get a chance to have a shower ) and I'm there!!

Turned out today was just what the doctor ordered!! I got to Beckie's house at around 10am and what felt like 5 minutes later it was 2pm!!
Beckie is one of these people that just being around her energies you, lifts you up and just fills you with warm and makes you smile.

OK yes I will admit it, I have a bit of girl crush on her :P But who wouldn't!!

I can't wait to catch up with her and a few other friends (a few from our mothers group from 5 years ago) I haven't seen for along time on Friday.

Giveaway - Blogtoberfest #8

For you change to win a $20 voucher all you have to do is leave a comment with your favorite The Art Of Fabric item and your email address.

I will pick the winner at 7pm Friday the 14th via Random org

Teachers gift idea - Blogtoberfest - 7

Surfing facebook this afternoon I came across a photo on Lace & Rydes fan page. They sell gorgeous fabric dolls BTW go check them out!!
I'm blogging it so I don't forget it. Such a cute gift for your child's teacher!

Fumming!! Blogtoberfest # 6

I have just read that the leading car seat manufacturer in Australia is bringing out a new baby carrier...and its a bloody crotch dangler!!!

Are they serious!! How can they do this when they are suppose to be about children's safety! Those things are not safe! They damage babies/children's hips and spins. Not to mention how uncomfortable they are for the person wearing them.

Shame on Safe N Sound for putting their money and resources into bring out such a horrible product. They should be putting their efforts into bring extended reward facing to Australia!!


Please please don't buy these sort of carriers for you children. If you going to spend money on a carrier buy yourself a Ergo, a Mei Tai,  a wrap or a sling. They are far better for you child and yourself

Would you like to be hung by your crotch for hours at a time? I think not.
These pictures taken by one of the testers for this new carrier really says it all!!

Here are some really good links about baby wearing
 Link1 
Link 2

Lava lamp experiment - Blogtoberfest #5

Remember to good old Lava lamp? How cool were they!

Today the kids and I decided to do a fun experiment we had seen on YouTube  All you need is a bottle, water, cooking oil, food colouring and Alka Seltzer

Step 1.  Water to bottle (as seen in above pic)

Step 2. Add food colouring to water

 
Step 3. Add Oil to the bottle

Step 4 Wait for the oil and water to separate properly

Step 5. Add in the Alka Seltzer tablet and watch the magic happen

 Here are some photos of some other ones we did

Box swap - Blogtoberfest #4

Today I received my box swap in the mail, YAY

What is a box swap, you ask...Well basically you put a heap of stuff, brought or handmade that someone likes into a box and post it off to them.
Its a regular thing I get involved in on forum I'm part of.

My swapper has spoilt me!!  Everything was all individually wrapped and inside a gorgeous bag

It felt like Christmas opening up each gift. Here is what I received

A bundle of gorgeous fabrics
A Note book
A recipe book
Some ribbons
2 packets of buttons
Tupperware containers
A card holder
3 Gorgeous fairly transfers
2 magnets (pictured below because the kids ran off with them)

After I took that photos I discovered a gorgeous bag charm hiding in between the pieces of fabric

I love it all!! Thank you Susan xx

We did it Wednesday - Blogtoberfest #3

I have been a follower of Sew Much Ado for awhile now. They have a blog post called We did it Wednesday where you blog about doing something you made, it can be sewing, knitting, cooking anything really and then share the link on their page.

So today (and every Wednesday from now on) I'm joining in the fun.

After spending a beautiful morning the park with friends I came home with the cooking bug. So I have spent the afternoon cooking cookies!

This cookie dough is the yummiest I have ever tasted!! Its impossible to make cookies and not eat any of this dough!!
This time I replaced the choc chips with mini m&ms

Choc Chip Cookies
500grams of butter ( soft)
1 cup of sugar
2 tins of Sweetened Condensed Milk
4 cups of self raising flour
2 packets of choc chips

Whip the butter and sugar. Mix in the condensed milk then mix in the flour. Add the choc chips and stir them through.
Add teaspoon heaps on the dough onto a tray lined with backing paper and cook in a moderate oven for around 10-15 mins or until the edges turn a golden brown.
Leave cookies on the tray to rest for a few minutes before transferring to the cooling rack.

This is recipe  makes up a huge batch of cookies. I usually cook up half and roll the rest in cling wrap and freeze it.

WARNING This dough is orgasmic (when eaten raw) and I hold no responsibility for the inches it may add to your hips!

Whoops! - Blogtoberfest #2

These would have to be the luckiest plates ever!

First I rescued them from being left at the tip. My husband had put them in the trailer and I took them out when we were emptying it out on Sunday. After all I still remember eating from these plates when I was a child!

Then today when I pulled up at the shop after picking up my daughter I realized I had left them sitting on my boot ( I sat them there when putting Master 2's car seat in the car). They survived an 8 kilometer trip, most of which is in a 100km/h zone!! How? who knows.  I put it down to my awesome driving skills :P

So the plates from my childhood are now tucked away safe in the cupboard where they should of been all this time!

*Note this post was written out on the 4/10 but I forgot to hit the publish post button.

Wedding Bliss - Blogtoberpost #1

On Saturday my husband and I had the pleasure of attending a friends wedding. The day started out with me rushing around the shops looking for a shawl or a jacket of some type to go over my black dress. A) because the weather had turned freezing cold and B) because I needed something to brighten up my dress seen as the bridesmaids where wearing black!!

So after a few hours of rushing around the shops I started to panic, everything was black. I did not come across anything that was coloured. My last option was City Chic as I walked through the door I think I held my breath or maybe I was holding back hysterical screams because there was a sea of black in front of me. Then to the right a dress that was a brownish grey colour stood out. It had long sleeves!!!
I grabbed it and almost ran to front counter to ask if I could try it on. While talking to shop assistant and explaining what I was after (she confirmed all jackets they had where black) she said they had a dress the same as the one I was going to try on in a blueish purple colour and would I like to try that one on as well. I could of kissed her at that point! YES YES I want to try it one!
Luck for me it was my size and didn't look to bad (being the biggest I have ever been doesn't help when shopping for a new dress) so I paid for it (it was half price too!!) and raced home.

After a cuppa for me and a breastfeed for my little miss it was time to jump back in the car and head off to McDonald's where I was meeting up with my cousin whom I have not seen in many many years. Her and her family live in Adelaide and going through Bendigo on there way to Melbourne for a holiday.

After a bite to eat and a good chatter it was time to head back and get ready for the wedding!! 


The wedding was beautiful (not that I have ever been to a non beautiful wedding lol ) their theme was black and white with a touch of pink.  Some of the things that really stood out for me were

The lolly bar!!

The Center pieces

The bouquets (they were all buttons)

 The cake (which Rob made himself!)

Makes me want to do it all over again!!