secret weapons

these little beauties saved the M (see the post below for a look at the finished project). They prevented a tearful last minute defeatist dash to Target in search of some generic one year old birthday gift.

After sewing then unpicking the cover I made for the M and several different attempts at wrapping it. I managed to work it out with a mix of upholstery tacks and a lot of pva glue.

Some one (wouldn't have been me) didn't leave enough fabric around the edges in places so things got a little tight by the end of the process and I ended up searching around for extra pairs of hands to hold things down while the glue dried.

Dogs don't have very long attention spans (or opposable thumbs) and so, were very unhelpful.

These lackies though were life savers! - so I've declared them my latest secret weapon for this game.

Mmmm

a little girl we know turned one the other day. I made her this upholstered initial and the little card to match.

It was touch and go there for a while with this project, I'm not much on the thinking-it-through and planning parts, luckily I'm quite good at the making-it-up-as-I-go-along and bending-rules-to-fix-things-half-way parts. So it was all good in the end.

I like how it turned out and thought about keeping it for myself and changing my name to Maud...or maybe Mildred.

blog HQ

this is where I'm blogging today. Its technically B's desk but its starting to look more like mine.... (my desk is hidden behind me somewhere under piles of cut up fabric, half finished whatsits and the ironing board.

the desk is an antique table I'm looking after for my folks - they're not getting it back - they don't know that yet.

the shelf at the back is an old plank of wood propped up with bricks. The cds are B's  - well a bit of a mix actually. For instance if you find say a 'greatest hits of the 80s' in there - thats mine. the parkway drive - thats Bs, the elvis presley christmas songs - mine, killswitch engage - B's.

I have big plans for this room. one day it will be neat and streamlined and creative and organised. but for now its a hovel.

playing with meet me at mikes.

weddings, babies and joe blake

went to a wedding on the weekend. Lovely sunshiney day. lovely pretty fairytale dresses. lovely little cheese cake type dessert thingos in mini glasses....could've eaten 10 of those.

look who was also there. I didn't ask him whether he was there to celebrate or to play golf. the latter I expect, he was in a hurry..or maybe the former and he was trying to beat us to the bar..

B's sister had another spud on the weekend also - wee little thing. Her other two aren't sure yet whether to poke him with a pencil or give him loves.

on the bedside

this is whats beside my bed today

a cup of water
discarded jewellery
a box of moisturisers and vicks
a shell my Dad gave me
a little pot plant - that gets changed over every now and then and is sometimes a jar of flowers
a favourite birthday card pinned to the lampshade
a pile of books and magazines
a thermos of water
an old boat oar I found under an old house

note I haven't painted over the icky inbetween shade of red yet...

playing along with Pip's game - go take a peek at what everyone else has next to their bed!

apartment therapy!

Ooh look - B will be pleased!

on the shelf

here's part of the shelf  and rail above the kitchen sink. holding important kitchen stuff like corningware, plates, babuskas, paper towel and a mini alarm clock that doesn't really work but is a lovely shade of red.

I'm playing Pip's game over here.

green stuff

on the patio

in the kitchen

out the back

from the markets

clever people challenge

remember the pictures I took of the awesome handmade kids stuff? well they (and your chance to win goodies) are starting to pop up on Handmade Kids! go see.

I've won lotto

well close...

I won these from Sweet Sweet Life no doubt you are already a regular visitor over at Amy's but if you're not - you should be. Its lovely over there!

I'm so excited - oh my giddy Aunt. They are handmade by Louise O'dwyer

Thank you Amy and Louise!