is that a giant squid in your pocket?

ok so heres the deal,
i crocheted a giant squid for the mini man, from a pattern, to the letter.
and it kinda looks like a penis with tentacles!
he loves it, (and has already requested the manta ray, now thats frought with danger!) im not so sure of the reaction he'll get if we take it out in public.....
have you ever gone to the depths of your creative prowess only to have it turn out like a piece of anatomy?

gimpy feet, justine clarke, and 90's rock

im becoming increasingly obsessed with 90's music.
mainly early to mid 90's.
not that i wasnt obsessed in the 90's, but ive found a whole new appreciation for it all.
makes me wish i was just a tiny bit older back then so i could have seen some of these great bands live.
what makes the whole experience even more authentic, is that i only have my fav 90's albums on tape, and we only have a tape player in macguyvers ute, ah i love guessing where each song is when rewinding!
whilst on the topic of music, i remember swearing that when i had kids "there was NO WAY i was EVER buying a kids cd to play in the car!"
well the day has come my lovelies, we are currently rocking out to 'songs to make you smile' by the wonderful, cute, funny, and oh so lovely justine clarke.
yep, TOOL has been replaced with such classics as 'roar like a dinosaur' and 'painting a picture'.
the mini man is mighty impressed!
whilst on the topic of mini men (im queen of the segue today!)
lets talk shoes!
our lovely, little, nearly 4 yr old, mini man has been blessed (or more likely cursed) with my big, stupid, flat, gimpy feet. plus on top of that they are pronated (roll in a bit)
he sees a podiatrist and wears orthotics, but we have to buy shoes with a fair arch in them also just to boost the orthotics.
HOW EXPENSIVE ARE KIDS SHOES?
i mean really?
luckily i dont have a crazy shoe fetish, and live in my 3yr old havianas, and occasionally a pair of 10yr old all stars.
well thanks for you time peeps, im four weeks out from delivering mini man #2, and im determined to get some stock into my madeit store, ill keep you all posted!
peace ;)

goodbye moggy, its been real!

i just had to have my dear old cat put to sleep.
19 not out, a pretty good innings i think!
he had a massive tumour taking over his body, and most probably advanced heart disease, not to mention being incontinent.
ive had him around for longer than i havent, we had some great times together, and im just glad i got to take care of him in his old age.
so im a bit of a blubbery mess tonight.....
the mini man is pulling funny faces and singing songs to cheer me up ;)
i wonder how gatto (our other kitty) will go without his best bud?
xxx

of nature and nurture...

ive been pondering alot lately about how our own childhoods affect our childrens childhoods?
clearly im all very pregnant, and without a sewing room, im doing far too much pondering for my own good!
so what do we think? do the ways we were brought up affect the way we bring up our kidlets?
my family is the epitome of dysfunctional, for one reason or another no-one seems to have contact with anyone else, and aside from me seeing my cousins, no-one would know each other from a bar of soap.
being more or less an only child, i spent alot of time by myself, wasnt ever aloud to have friends over, and birthday parties were off limits too. (i must add in here that my mum has suffered with bi-polar disorder for many years, and as i have learnt over the years, she just doesnt like people)
so needless to say this isnt at all what i want for my kidlets, the mini man reguarly sees his cousins, goes on playdates, has many friends, and will certainly be having a birthday party every year!
is it a conscious decision we make as parents? thoughts?
anyhoo, we are off on a lil family holiday over the long weekend, im going to attempt to crochet a newborn beanie, wish me luck, ill post picks when we get back!
peace! xxx

mama nature has a bee in her bonnet

methinks mama nature isnt very happy with us,
it seems like not a week has gone by when there hasnt been rolling coverage of one natural disaster or another.
its starting to get to me a bit, admittedly im just shy of 7 months pregnant and slightly emotional, but i really dont want to have to explain another disaster to the mini man.
i do however completely appreciate how very lucky we are to live in an area that doesnt get affected by earthquakes, or cyclones, or flooding.
on a lighter note, ive been nesting like crazy, and have been sewing up these over the past week or so,
they are available in my madeit store
peace my lovelies! xxx

SALE-O-RAMA

hey there lovely peeps!
im having a little sale over on my facebook page.
it starts at 8pm aedst tonight (wednesday 16th feb)
and will run untill 8pm aedst saturday 19th feb, or untill sold out!
its all mainly ex market stock, all at a really good reduction.
with some one off bags and such ;)
hope to see you there xxx
peace!

birthday parties ahoy!

find this cake here

my sweet little mini man got his VERY FIRST birthday party invitation yesterday!
yay!
so off we go on sunday to eat sausage rolls and fairy bread no doubt.
he was very good helping me pick a present, and has already decided that his 'mr tickle' shirt would be suitable attire ;)
teamed with the beginnings of the birthday party circut, he starts kinder this week!
double yay!
at orientation he didnt want to leave, and has informed me that i didnt need to stay with him this time, he's ok all by himself..... (well thats debatable)
the crafty side of life has been seriously neglected of late, with all my crafty goodness still packed up waiting for my new study/ nursery, im starting to struggle.
i have managed to make an overnight bag from a beautiful melly and me pattern, i havent put the base in yet, so ill share a pic when its all kosher.
And today im off to TRY and find some curtain fabric, i really hate buying new fabric, i just cant manage to find enough reclaimed/ vintage fabric to cover to windows, hmmm........
ok thats it for now lovelies, have a grand rest of the week xxx