Christmas cooking ...

Lots of great recipes here from previous years ...

http://issuu.com/tarisota/docs/a_compilation_of_christmas_recipes

http://issuu.com/tarisota/docs/christmas-2009

Christmas bon bons ...

I have just blog hopped to find this beautiful site. 

I absolutely love felt and this lady has some amazing patterns that I am off to search for on line!!

http://underthemayblossom.blogspot.com/2009/01/cherry-bon-bon.html

Dress up day at school ...

today the boys headed off dresses up as what they want to be when they grow up ...

A builder and 2 cricketers!!

Rohan really got into it!! 

Luckily a friend had given us these Yakka overalls a few years ago and they are prefect!

Hannah had just picked some of the roses!! For her cubby house I think!! 

Although I see Rohan has the secauters!!

Gorgeous pomander ...

Tutorial

Ninja stars ...

1 2 3 ... cast

cheesy ...

Cute banner & pinwheel downloads ...

http://www.drawpilgrim.com/2010/07/birthday-month-wrap-up/

a gorgeous collection of free printables here!!

You love to draw ...

Inspired by Kinsey Wilson to try some hand stitching ... just basic straight lines to start with.

Check out her blog - amazing work!

Oh and I got Rohan to draw 3 pictures that I put inside the Maya Road kraft envelope!!

Cute apple art!!

http://www.nobiggie.net/2010/11/make-apple-out-of-book-paper.html

A different Christmas wreath ...

Image from  http://www.pickles.no/wonderful-wreath/

Isn't this gorgeous!!

I found this blog post yesterday ...http://www.creaturecomfortsblog.com/home/2010/11/15/diy-holiday-wreath-roundup.html

and I followed the link to the felted ball wreath ...http://www.pickles.no/wonderful-wreath/2009/12/5/wonderful-x-mas-wreath.html

and then the link to where to buy them ...http://www.ornamentea.com/FeltBalls.htm

On one of the posts it says you need 8 - 10 bags of balls so it would cost about $80 - $100 but would last forever!!

A little bit of progress ...

 View from the southern French doors (that aren't in yet ;-) ... looking towards the kitchen

View from the Northern French doors (that aren't in yet) ... looking towards the dining area

View from our old back door / the door we usually enter our house through ... to the new lounge area

Today ... right now!!!

This was on Lauren's blog, who saw it on Nat's blog ...

Today: Thursday 18th November 2010, 9.30pm

outside my window... 

no sounds, except maybe the wind gently blowing! 

i am thinking... 

I should go to bed and read my book, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ... really enjoying it!

i am thankful for... 

my wonderful husband and 4 naughty children ;-)

i am wearing... 

pj's

i am going to... 

make a coffee before bed, in the laundry as we have no kitchen at the moment!

i am currently reading ...  

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

i am hoping... 

that Gym isn't too hard at 6.45 tomorrow morning!

on my mind... 

how long until the reno is finished!

from the kitchen... 

what kitchen, we don't have one at the moment!

around the house... 

dust, mess and more dust and mess

one of my favourite things... 

catching up with friends, chatting and enjoying good food and a lovely glass of wine or a cosmo!

a few plans for the rest of the week... 

work, cricket on Saturday morning and hopefully some scrapping on the weekend

one picture to share...

chaos at out house!!

Lovely wreath ...

http://whipup.net/2010/11/11/pretty-wrapped-wreath/

Chaos, dust and mess reign ...

 at our house ... no kitchen or dining room!!

Looking forward to seeing the end result!!

paper creations ...

Wow love this!!

http://www.etsy.com/storque/spotlight/guest-curator-repurposed-book-art-with-sweet-paul-11168/

Escape2Create 2011 Retreat ...

is fully booked ... in record time!!

Whoo hoo ... feeling pooped!!


So excited too!!!

These two ...

played their first game of cricket together last weekend and even got to bat together!!

These two ...

have been having fun playing outside for most of the day!!

Only the occasional disagreement!!

crazy kids ...

For Amanda's art challenge over at Escape2Create.

cut cut ...

thanks Martha ...

paint faced ...

wild hair ...

Your day ...

For Sue's sketch over at Escape2Create.

my new mixer ...

Can I do numbers??

Kim Archer's Handmade Christmas ...

I have signed up for Kim's Handmade Christmas class ... can't wait ... I always get lots of ideas for making things for Chrissy!!

Wish I could sign up for more time to make more of the ideas!! LOL

Take a look at www.kimarcher.com.au 

Hey, hey, hey ...

Head on over to Escape2Create for all the details that you require

... remember 12 midday Monday 15th November!!!

Great child's gift idea ...

Crayon Roll!!

Follow this link for the tutorial!!

http://www.aprettycoollife.com/2010/11/what-was-i-thinking-crayon-roll.html

A giveaway over at Retro Mummy!!

Head over to Retro Mummy

... http://retromummy.blogspot.com/2010/11/sweet-broderie-giveaway.html

... for a delicious giveaway!!

Rosalie Quinlan's beautiful range of fabrics!!

Vignette ...

I received this lovely magazine in the mail yesterday ...

and now I am trying to decide if I will start doing the Block of the Month in it ... I do really like it!!

I am thinking of getting the kit from here ... http://quiltfabricdelights.typead.com/

Fun photo blog ...

http://downtownfrombehind.tumblr.com/

Whoo hoo ...

Patchwork you are calling me ...

http://sewtakeahike.typepad.com/sewtakeahike/2010/10/modus-operandi.html

Tumblr find ...

 Source

Such wise words ...

Food blog ...

http://www.notquitenigella.com/

just found this blog ... love this idea for Christmas lunch ...

Source

It's called a schooner of prawns ... absolute genius I reckon!!

Yummy salad ...

last night our salad was brocolli salad.

It was delicious. I have had brocolli salad before but this recipe was a little different to the usual recipe and similar to one I had tried before.

Here is a link to a version of the one I have made ...

Image from Coconut Lime Blog

http://coconutlime.blogspot.com/2009/08/zippy-broccoli-salad-with-bacon.html

I obviously didn't have agave juice!!

I have also just found this one ...

http://www.grouprecipes.com/17883/brocolli-salad.html

which I think I will make soon!

Last night the salad had shavings of Parmesan and that was a delicious addition!

What a lovely evening ...

... a delicious meal

... main of undercut, brocolli and cranberry salad, layered potato bake and ciabatta

... followed by coffee torte

... before, during and after ... cosmopolitans

... varied and hilarious conversation

... a personal chauffeur to take my dinner guest home

... a lovely vehicle for a sleep over to keep our vehicle company ... very sensible!!

... four babies all asleep ... me not far behind!!