doin it, doin it!

the miniature men and i are donning our dancing pants and off to see justine clarke in concert!
oh yes! im totes down with the preschool crowd!
we are dating it up with macguyvers sis, and her two girlies,
so there is bound to be fun galore ;)
october 5th peeps, dallas brooks centre melbourne, lock it in!
till next time lovelies,
peace!

nice pear!

there are still some new calico bags in my madeit store
those of the 'nice pear' and 'hoot' varieties only, working on more of the others this week.
and lets not forget its nearly papa's day!
i have come accross some very fun fathers day goods over the last week, so heres to sharing

able and game

things by bean

misiu

mmmmmmacaroons

hello lovelies
i know its been a while ;)
my two boys have been keeping me pretty busy, and consequently away from my bloggy blog.
the mini man turned 4 recently, plunging me into a world of dinosaurs cakes and well, anything ending in 'saurus'
the baby one is 4 months old now, and is getting more and more fun everyday.
i must admit i had forgotten how GOOD babies smell, and how satisfying a good baby smile or chuckle is.
i have (unbelievably) found time to do some sewing, and crocheting (more on that later though)
and eating of these.....
im not really one to jump on a bandwagon, but im well and truely aboard this one!
macaroons rock my world, i have attempted making them once, it was a disaster.
but im willing to give it another go.
i grabbed some from brunettis whilst in good ol' melbourne town a few weekends ago, pistachio, blackberry, and raspberry (it didnt make the trip home)
anyhoo, i hope you are all well, and still around!
ive got my sewing mojo on fire today, so ill be posting some gold this week
xxx peace peeps!

look what i made!

so this is what ive been working on lately.....
i must admit i did have a little help with this project ;)
our lovely little boy Des Perry arrived on the 19th april all safe and sound.
he is being VERY good to his mama, and his big bro is chuffed to bits with him!
its mothers day on sunday peeps! dont forget!
i will be waking to some chai in bed, a wander around the mton racecourse market then off to the in-laws for afternoon tea (i hope theres scones)
even though im far to late to put in my requests for mamas day, i do LOVE these rings, they're from lovestamp on madeit
so to all the beautifuls mamas out there, have a glorious sunday with your kidlets!
peace ;)

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