Thursday, December 30, 2010

a lovely cuppa ...

 a packet of this ...


looks like this inside ...



 
and makes a lovely cup of this ...

and comes from here!

Also yummy brewed up and added to a cosmo!!
(yes it has been done ;-)

afternoons at the pool ...


lots of this ...

and that ...
and chilling out!!



and a cute chick in a bikini!!

a good day ...

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Boxing day ...

  • having a few drinks with one of my darling sisters
  • seeing our children play with their cousins
  • seeing their Uncle John play with them
  • now enjoying some delicious BBQ salmon and salad for dinner
Woo hoo what a great day ... photos to come!!

great gift wear site ...


http://www.hardtofind.com.au/

cute little angel for your Christmas layouts!!


From here ... http://www.shimelle.com/paper/869/christmas-tag-tutorial-with-special-guest-natalie/

The designer Natalie Elphinstone has a great blog!

Saturday, December 18, 2010

for you summer means ...



For Amanda's colour challenge at Escape2Create ... white & kraft!

Clever wreath idea ...


Wow I love this ... could even be make with different sized cardboard rolls

(not from toilet paper rolls though  LOL and sprayed white)

Instructions here ...

http://www.todaysnest.com/todays-nest/2010/12/fantastic-plastic-pvc-wreath.html

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Saturday, December 11, 2010

fish handler ...


For Sue's sketch over at Escape2Create!

Cute Post It note holders ...


Information on these here ...
http://scrapbookandcardstodaymag.typepad.com/scrapbook_cards_today_blo/2010/12/sweet-post-it-note-holders.html

Madeit purchase ...

I ordered these last night ... aren't they beautiful!!

Go here to find the madeit shop ... http://madeit.com.au/detail.asp?id=188737 ... where I bought them!!

Beautiful crepe paper Christmas trees


Follow this link for the tutorial ...
http://creativechaos.typepad.com/creative_chaos/2010/12/my-entry.html

Friday, December 10, 2010

Reno update ...

we have a back door with a handle!!


yes it is a skinny door ... 720mm wide!

and we have walls and a ceiling ...

view from the back door ...


view looking towards the kitchen / dining area ...


view looking towards the northern French doors!


very exciting!!

Still lots of dust but not as many flies!!

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

This crazy weather ...

today John & Lachlan saw these clouds from our place ... John thought they were herringbone clouds and he has never seen them here before.

Lachlan (our 7 years old)  took these!




Sunday, December 5, 2010

Friday, December 3, 2010

The renos ...

Well the renos are shimmying along ... can see quite a bit of progress over the last few weeks so it is getting very exciting.

I am still a little over the blow flies and dust though!

The air conditioning is in, although not actually functioning in the new bit but have had it on today for the bedrooms!! Very nice too!

Now for a couple of photos ...

This is the bit that has been built on the front of the house ...


This is the view looking up from the driveway ...


My lovely French doors ... I have wanted to have a house with these since I was in about year 9 or 10 at school!!


Our fire ... looking forward to using this next winter!! Just need to find a mantelpiece!


Verandas to go all around later!!

Thursday, December 2, 2010