a lovely friend of mine recently had one of my photos made into a canvas print that sits on the wall in her lounge room......seeing my photo in this space as a large print made me smile!
on the wall
a lovely friend of mine recently had one of my photos made into a canvas print that sits on the wall in her lounge room......seeing my photo in this space as a large print made me smile!
Rocket to the moon...
This was inspired by the book Let's Send a Rocket, poems for me that we picked up from a local fair for 50c. It's a quick and easy experiment that gives hours of entertainment (for little ones and their parents)!
Dada's quick and easy instructions:
1. Thread the string through a drinking straw
2. Tie the string to a set of poles/chairs (whatever is available)
3. Blow up balloon and tape top section to the straw (don't tie balloon off)
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 blast off............
This book was published in 1968 and is full of really odd and funny poems for kids - the pictures are wonderful.
Friday Favourites - Paper Lanterns
There is a wonderful trend for hanging lanterns at the moment - I am looking at using them at an event in a few weeks so I thought I would do a round up of some great images showing the wonderful use of these lanterns. I am quite partial to the lovely tissue pom poms I have used for my recent parties but this is a lovely alternative. What do you prefer Pom Poms or Lanterns?
Martha Stewart
My Little Jedi
The Tomkat Studio
My Sweet and Saucy
Have a wonderful weekend everyone and thank you for your lovely comments this week.
Things I learned this week including that I do go on and on and on
Happy Friyay to you you! Last day of Term 3 for all the NSW public school kiddlets, so two weeks of freeeeedom awaits them. During the second week of hols (4 - 10 October), we're off on a family holiday to the beach. I've got a delicious holiday planned for Maxabella loves... too. A week of outstanding writers blogging about "What my children have taught me about myself", all culminating in a fab giveaway on Friday... so stay tuned, I'll remind you throughout next week!!
I've learned a lot this week... but check out number one before you settle in.
1. So hard to find the time to read my massively long posts when there are so many other blogs to visit in the frenzy that is Friday. So in future I'm going to try not to learn so much.
2. Amazingly, it is possible to be funny and stylish at the same time. Who knew? Check out Woogy's abode featured by Louise at Table Tonic. Love your style, Woogy. Love Louise's blog too!
3. And then there were four reminded me that it makes no difference what your carb / protein / fat ratio is, just so long as you keep that kilojoules input less than your output, you'll lose weight. I think the reason people think high-protein diets work is that you're just cutting out an entire food group so you're actually eating less.
4. A good way to help children deal with teasing is to let them know that they can't choose what other people are going to say about them, but they can choose how they are going to let others' make them feel. I actually think this is the sentiment behind the schoolyard chant "sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me". I'm not going to let your silly words hurt me, say them all you like.
5. Whether you work outside the home full-time, part-time or no-time, it's important to remember that this is your life and no-one can tell you how to live it best for you. So if you're stressed out and not coping, have a big think about what you can do to make things better. Ask for help, just say no, switch things up, live on less and make your life the best fit for you and your family it can possibly be.
I hope you had a great week. Did you learn anything to share?
PS - I've started a Saturday Grateful linky, so swing by tomorrow if you'd like to join in.
PPS - Head on over to Lori's for your weekly floggers with other fabulous bloggers.
PPS - Head on over to Lori's for your weekly floggers with other fabulous bloggers.
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Circles!
I got this idea from Ashley at Ramblings and Photos who found it on this site by Cheryle Kupsch. It is called 'planet photography' and I wanted to try it out for fun! Take a look!
BEFORE: Redskins Stadium
AFTER
I love how the field is in the direct center and if you blow it up you see 'Redskins'!
BEFORE: View on Brooklyn Bridge in NYC
AFTER
Pretty cool huh?
Try it!
Jewel me Pretty giveaway
This week on Wonderful World of Etsy I am featuring the shop Jewel Me Pretty.
- Worth the wait
- Dear Lover - a set of rose filigree rings
- Peaches and cream
- Wishes for your Kisses - wishing well ring
I'm also pleased to announce a giveaway of $25 worth of store credit for Jewel me Pretty, and it's open to readers worldwide!
To enter, please visit Jewel me Pretty and then leave a comment below this post letting me know what you would spend your store credit on. The giveaway ends on Thursday, September 30th 2010 at 10pm (GMT) and I will randomly select and announce a winner on Friday, October 1st.
To increase your chances of winning this fabulous prize, you can gain one additional entry for doing each of the following:
- tweeting about this giveaway
- blogging about it
- following/subscribing to the Torie Jayne blog
Good luck and have a sweet day!
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