Celebration Giveaway .... 50!

To Celebrate 50 Countries .... people who have visited my blog!
I'm giving away a bulk pack (20+ pieces!)
of 'Owl-y' stationary ...
DESIGNED BY ME!
All very cute & a gift for some lucky person!So leave me a message
& in it tell me what you'd create if you had a
whole weekend away from your everyday life!

AND
if we reach 50 Comments then I will hold a second draw for a 2nd pack!
AND
You can also leave a 2nd comment if you are a follower or become one!
AND
you can leave me yet another message
letting me know you've linked in & blogged about my little giveaway!
AND
if you have left a message on one of my posts over the last few days
then I'm holding a surprise draw for another 'Owl-y' pack!
Lucky people!
Join in!
I will do this Draw on Thurs evening Melb time!
Cute! Cute! Cute!

Family ...

Here's baby Verity with her Whirly Gig throw quilt ....

Market .....

What I was busy making for the market & etsy store ...
Keep a look out ... going in soon!Cute Cute Cute

Bloggers Quilt Festival May 2010

I love this quilt for a few reasons!
It was a gift for a friend's little girl ...
partly for her Birthday last year & partly 'just because' ...
"Hayley's Bright Springtime" ...
.... she loves it so much & I get a kick out of that!
Also love that on Flickr
& my post about it last year
it's had lots of visits!
See I love sharing &
if you guys love it too even better!
If you visit today please leave me a message so I know you're out there! This is a photo of my boy last year with Hayley's Springtime Quilt
.... oh how much he has grown now!
I am re-posting about this to join up with
Amy's Blogger's Quilt Festival May 2010
& since the northern Hemisphere
seems to have had Spring arrive
I thought it was the perfect brightly coloured quilt to show!
Yay!

Market .....

So what are you up to tomorrow???

If you live in Melbourne how about joining me?
I have a few market products for sale!Its all part of a fund raiser for
Australia's Biggest Morning Tea
Raising funds for the Cancer Council Australia

What I have on offer on my stall ...
Cute Bunting Flags
Christmas Stocking Bags
Tea Light Candles
Stationary Packs
Baby Body Suits/ Onesies
Patchwork Baby Quilts

Thursday, 27th May 2010
10am-1pm
Bayswater Youth Centre,
Pine Road, Bayswater
... Come along & enjoy a cuppa, bid on the silent auction items (inc a Baby Quilt of mine!) & peruse the other 17 stalls of all sorts .... Let me know & I will look out for you!

I have a brand NEW niece!

Welcome to the world little Verity Grace!Born on the 21st in PA, USA ... 9 pounds 11

Big, strong healthy girl! Yay!Sent a parcel with a gift for her not knowing at that point be she a boy or a girl but used fabrics that years ago I made a quilt for her older sister Felicity!
Big Whirly Gigs with lots of pebbling ....
The parcel has arrived now so I can tell & show you all about it!I'm secretly so relieved she is a girl ... only because the fabric I used as the backing is really a bit more girlie .... whew!

Who Won ???

Finally I manage to post about my May Giveaway winners!
Between fighting flu bugs, hosting & preparing for the big 'Honk your Horn' 2nd Birthday Party & preparing for a little market this thurs .... have hardly looked at my computer ...

Drum roll ...

Winner of the 1st Draw for the cute cute cute little onesie body suit:
is Lebenstraum from Germany who has a lovely blog that I really need to translate!!!
& I think she has two blogs?

Winner of the 2nd Draw for the lovely hand crochet long long long scarf:
is Mossy Oak Lane from Northern California who is just getting her blogging life started!
She is also a new 'follower' hooray!

Well done people .... send me an email so I can send on your exciting little parcels as soon as I can!

May Giveaway .... Yay!

It's giveaway day at Sew, Mama, Sew
& I'm playing too! Hooray!
Give yourself some time to check out all the giveaways from other people!
I was thinking its about time
for another giveaway so join in!
Easy:
This is a random draw that will be done on the 20th May at 8.30pm Melb time
All you need to do is leave me a comment on this post
& if you are a follower a 2nd comment reminding me you are!
or become a follower ...
I have 2 Draws ...
Let me know which one or both!

1st Draw - A cute cute cute body suit sized 00 (6 months-ish)Blue decorated with raw edge applique,
machine & hand stitching ...
designed to have the 'deconstructed' look
(Japanese background fabric with little panel from Auntie Cookie)

Little owls ... cute!

2nd Draw - Hand Crochet long long long scarf made just recently!
Jet Wool ... lovely colours ... whooo hoo!

Long enough to go about your neck a couple of times ....
or loop it Brit style!
this photo shows it doubled in half .... sooooo long I tell you!

Train-tastic!

Had lots of fun this afternoon on the Miniature Railway in Eltham!
Little steam train .... toot toot!Yes : that is a hand knitted jumper!

Crochet ...

Something I've been working on the last few days ...
lovely cotton in colours I enjoy wearing

It was almost twice the length but my little boy had a wonderful time
PULLING IT UN-DONE!
Ahhhhh .....

Had a grey few days ...

.... but hope springs eternal ....

Some Found Cheer these last few days:
1 - New blog I can't understand but I love the images
(cute softie above!)
.... well you can give it a go if you can read Portuguese?

2 - Golden Yellow thrifty table for a really simple sum:
Was so so so grubby, texta, paint, stickers etc
... wonders what some Bi-carb & Vinegar can do!
Is our new outdoor kiddo table for messy stuff! Perfect!3 - Lucky recipient of Andi's 'Pay It Forward' ....
thank you kindly Andi ... such a cute note book will be used & cherished4 - Hearing my beautiful little boy start saying
"Oooops-a-daisy!"
& having fun planning his "Honk your Horns" Party!

Being Mummy ...

Crazy week with all of us 'off colour' ...
but we're getting back on top of things again (& the extra washing!)
Nothing quite like changing a child & their bed more than a few times a day!
Anyway - all is good now! Whew!So the rainbow is now high in the sky!
Hooray ...
I've had a fabulous pile of felt colours calling out!
'make Oscar a felt board please'
So a canvas frame & a larger felt piece, staple gunned to the back ...
some TV viewing & some shapes cut ready to go!Oh & a rainbow cut ...
but we haven't played with that yet
.... A Mum's got to always have more ideas up your sleeve!
Edit: Here's another felt board from a fabulous blog I've just found!

I Just had to show this shot of my boy off!
He's wearing a brand new thrifted hand knitted jumper from the Echuca Salvos! They rock!
Also thrifted in this photo: Green Dino roll-around toy, fav Tups Shape-O & that awesome little dolls house I painted soft aqua that you can just see half of!

Red & Aqua BLOCK Swap 2010 No3

Thanks Kylie for hosting us last night ...
Those present .... Wendy S, Kylie, Leah, Bronwyn, Lizzie, Jo, Sam & me!
Thanks for the homemade scones Leah ... yum!
(& Sam's crochet lesson!)
& how about Kylie's compact applique coaching ... all good!
Leah has even already posted about that gorgeous curly scarf she was making last night!
We did do our swaps .... all gorgeous!
Looking good huh!
I am 'entered' twice so my collection is growing quickly (80 = about x1 m sq) & I keep making a few extras each time! I got mine made just in time for last night without stressing! Whew!
I still have a stack partially made ... by the sounds of things so do a few other people!!! Yay ... We missed you Katherine, Nicole, Louey, Cathy & Marion we thought we might try to Skype you sometime??
Blocks below made by: Bron, Leah, Sam, Jo ...?
I must remember to take my camera next time & take some pics of the lovely Half Square Triangles that are being created too!

WG's No:3 .... WIP

Got to get my wirlgly gig into action today!
Swap No:3 is tonight!!!!
Still got to sew, then trim, then sew, press & sew .....
lucky we're having a quiet day today ....
Bronwyn & Cathy are both ready I see!

A lot of water under the bridge ....

When one of my brothers was about 5 or 6 he did a fabulous drawing of the Sydney Harbour Bridge .... long story about how but it ended up on the front cover of the Australian 'Architect' magazine .... I colour photocopied it & framed it
(yes - I do framing too in the spare moments I can!)
for his Birthday ... now 30 something!
Cute huh!
He had signed it but I've smudged his name off for privacy!