Mother's Day Ideas...:2

Just because I love window shopping.... here are some more ideas














 


















Well I could go on forever ..... 


Happy Friday - hope you have a lovely, lovely weekend!


Birthday {Pink} Love

It is fabulous Friday here and it also happens to be my birthday!

What more could a birthday girl want other than cake and balloons (in pink of course).

Have a lovely weekend everyone - thank you for your lovely comments this week. I am off to enjoy lunch with my mum.










My lovely new phone and Kate Spade cover courtesy of my lovely husband and beautiful girls.!!

A Little Purse... and the Doldrums!

Dear friends, I must admit that today I am tired, unmotivated and... well... just a little out of sorts! It isn't really like me, and I must snap myself out of it - QUICKLY!

One thing that brightened my week (up until now) was making this little purse from a kit I bought:


There is this very cool little website called Moda Bake Shop that is full of inspiring sewing projects (and step-by-step tutorials) that even a complete novice can follow. Just. And some gorgeous fabrics to boot.


Despite the fact that I had to unpick my zipper about 5 times before I gave up completely and settled for more-than-slightly-askew, it was relatively simple to make this purse. And it only cost me a grand total of $10 for all the materials!

Perhaps it's that my purse is empty that has me in the doldrums?

Another thing that SHOULD be brightening my day is the prospect of the Mathilda's Market coming to Lane Cove on Sunday. Last time, I went completely feral and this baby/ children handmade market is one of those places you could do major damage to your bank account. I plan on getting there early this time, because 40,000 mothers in a smallish room elbowing each other for that last size 000 hand-laced onesie can get pretty tiring!

I'll be back on Monday with a full report of my purchases, I'm setting myself a strict $100 limit so let's see how far it takes me! And I promise to be in better spirits...

x

seven things


Thank you Susannah for passing on this award to me!









Those who are sent the award
are asked to choose 15 bloggers to pass it onto and to share 7 things about themselves.


bright red coloured toe nails make me smile
image by Susannah Tucker of my feet!
I love the beach & don't like being away from it for too long
I love drinking cups of tea with freshly baked scones in front of the fire
image from taste.com.au
Lindt hot chocolates are my weakness
image from Lindt
I am not a morning person - it takes me awhile
before i can be a happy smiling Mummy - having little cheerful wriggle pots
in my bed for morning snuggles does make it just a little easier.....
image from weheartit.com


Tonight I am going to put my pjs on early, get comfy &
grab one of the many books I have
on the go at the moment - I don't read enough
image from weheartit.com



Watching my girls grow up is keeping me
grounded
& helping me see the importance of seizing everyday







Instead of passing this award onto just 15 bloggers (because I have such a long list of beautiful blogs) I would love it if all of you would accept this award.

Leave a comment once you have blogged '7 things about yourself' so I can come & read more about you!

p.s - you don't have to use images - words alone are fine too.

Siblings

adorable & a pleasure to photograph - a few of my favourites