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evidence

 

see evidence!  I got up this morning to tulip destruction, and then sprung the cat contemplating her next victim.. i don’t know why she likes eating tulips out of all the flowers.

today i made a sponge bag / wet pack / toiletry pouch lined with plastic with sweet felt letter words – it was a bit tricky with the plastic lining, but i liked the way it turned out in the end.  It is for sale in my madeit and etsy stores.

I also came home for the weekend to some more little parcels – this time the start of my Christmas shopping – some lovely Chrissy cards from Red Letter Studio gorgeously packaged – and a stunning 5 x7 photo from Michelle Soldatos Art & Photography with a couple of brilliant freebies, I was quite excited! A pic for my iphone wallpaper and a lovely gift card.  Unfortunately I can’t show Michelle’s amazing photo here as the Christmas gift recipient will see it!  However i did tweet about it here.

spring scenes

the weather felt almost balmy last night, well, in comparison to the bitterly cold days we have had, so I managed to venture forth and snap a couple of shots of some bendigo scenery. Plus I love love tulips!  (And so does my cat who eats the petals if they are in her reach).
I also liked this teardrop shaped tree, and took a photo as the light began to fade.

laneway

 

Just a couple of pics i took this morning walking down the laneway on the way to work – a cool graffiti stencil face in a great shade of turquoise, and a sticker stuck to the road ‘Do not remove safety label’.  I wonder what happens if it’s removed?

sunday sewing

I’ve been sewing this morning and made this great new bag from a lovely op shop tablecloth lined with blue gingham with little strawberries from my aunts fabric stash. Popped it on madeit.  I have another bag cut out and ready to go in retro browns.  I was lying in bed this morning thinking of how productive i was going to be today – 3 bags, doona covers etc, and this is all i have done so far!  Oh well.  A lazy sunday is good too.
I got home this weekend from my week in bendigo to find these goodies in the mail.  Some stunning earrings from Owly and the Fox, and issue 2 of Peppermint mag and an Able and Game birthday card, bought through Leeloo.  Yay!

Plus I found an old birthday card from a friend down the side of the car seat, its a gorgous picture so I just had to share!

hoorah

so instead of concentrating on my day job, i have been dreaming of sewing… and finding these fabrics (sheets, tablecloths and pillowslips) at lunchtime at the local RSPCA op shop didn’t help my daydreams! I can’t wait to get back to melbourne on the weekend and put my foot to the peddle. The washing is going as i type. hoorah!

Meanwhile I have a dinner date with Tim, Graham and Bill . . . my dvd box set came in to the ABC shop today! Double hoorah! (ps. it wasn’t as expensive in store compared with this online link)

giveaway

i am looking forward to posting this little birdie to the winner of my giveaway drawn tonight. It is all wrapped up and ready to go with the bluebell purse. Good luck to all that have entered, and thanks for your lovely comments! I’ll draw this at 6pm tonight, so there is still time to enter. Hope you are having a nice sunday!

monday giveaway

right, i have started a new online store on zibbet today, I thought I’d try it out and see how we go. I’m not sure how it will be managing 3 onlines stores with my full time day job, but one can only try these things!

To kick it off I thought I’d have a giveaway! Yay!! It’s easy – please go and check out my new store here, then come back and leave a comment about your favourite item. I’ll draw out a winner randomly, extra entries for tweeting! (Just make sure you let me know by including @billyboyandmia, or mention it on your comment). Prize draw will be on Sunday 20th September at 6pm.

Oh, and what is the giveaway? This lovely little jingle bird and sweet bluebell purse.
Pale green stripe jingle bird has blue spotty wings and a ribbon loop crest and tail. He is suitable for littlies with embroidered french knot eyes, and is filled with non-allergenic polyester fibre filling. He does have a small bell inside for a rattle, and is about 15cm across.

The bluebell purse sings of spring and is handmade with a drapery fabric remnant in cream with fresh blue flowers and lime stalks. It is fully lined with a liberty print in blues and greens, and has a contrasting yellow zip. Its about 11 x 11 cm.

Happy giveaway!