During Blogtoberfest I had an outing for Halloween, remember?

And is this the coolest photo or what? How good do my kids pose? And photograph?

So I wanted to send a plug out for the awesome photographer, as the photo on the day were all free (it took me 6 weeks to remember to pick it up, isn't that shocking?). Pet photo's may seem silly to some, but show me a pet owner who doesn't have a million snaps of their animals, and want more!

The whole day was pretty fun, but the best bit was driving home in the car this afternoon, while Little Miss was looking at the photo, and she said ' you are soooooo clever making that costume, Mum'. Bliss!

(PS Balloon Turtle was done on the day, too, Fabulous balloon person, thank you! Too cute!)



ANOTHER cake!

I'm touched so many people like my little girl, and go to an effort for her. One person in particular is Superpops, aka Curlypops, who is the 'Auntie' with the mostest.

We were invited over this afternoon with pressie and cake (to which I took fabric and

 ideas, of course!)

The pressie was liked- I checked in the car, she really did like it, Cam!

It's just the right size for a snack and game on the go. (Admire the festive nails, people)

And has pride of place at the head of the bed, not down the bottom with all the others (maybe so she can play some sneaky DSi games overnight?)

My idea changed when I saw this fabric, and quickly whipped up a tote for the teacher.

And came home with this! I should have known it wasn't loved by the way it was thrown on the garage floor, but I thought it had potential. One of the few times Cam and I have disagreed over fabric. What do you guys think? Yay or nay?

hat time

We're still hanging out with my friend this week, they leave tomorrow! But we've snuck in visits when we can, and today met up and had lunch with the kids, and a big outing to the park.

The kid's bought their hats I made them for Xmas pressies. They got 2 comments in the hotel lobby! (positive, of course!)

The barely took them off, and the Dino one is a BIG hit! For a busy 2.5yr to run around all day and not take it off must mean it's pretty comfy!

Better give them some business cards to hand out! (email orders welcome, of course!)

And It's Not Even Her Birthday Yet!

So the birthday this year, being born on the Monday I start my new job, was always going to be a busy day. School, then After Care, then basketball training...phew, how about we plan a big weekend? Good.

With my Bestie down from Sydney with their family, we have had a whirlwind weekend. Friday night was Vietnamese in Richmond, around the corner from the hotel. Little Miss tried fried ice cream, and duck with plum sauce, she had a good time is the main thing!

Saturday is photo less so far- my friends used their camera, and will send me the pics. I couldn't stand to have bad ones! She had a friend sleep over last night, the giggling went on for hrs, it seemed. And they got nice and early and took themselves off to the TV and play.

Today (Sunday) was spent by the pool at the Hilton on the Park; yes, the pool is just as blue as their photo!

And yep, she is massively exhausted and in bed!

Couldn't wait!

Nope, it's driving me nuts not being able to show it off, so I'll just keep her from the computer for one more night. I'm giving it early (tomorrow, her b'day is Monday) as a 'I went into labour today' present haha. Any excuse really. (Yes, I actually was in labour for 2 days. Not the whole time)

Some really cute pics of the kid (God, that was hard picking!)

 Funky vintage zipper and great colours

Brown honeycomb fabric (Spotlight, I think) and a label. Corny but cute.

And a funny photo of my windowsill this morning- AFTER I came out and there were ants everywhere.

"Like ants to the Ant-Rid...so are the Days of our Lives" (cracked me up, anyway!)

My Creative Space

Oh, yay, I remembered to photograph AND post on a Thursday for a change, so am playing along again this week.

It's a busy one, creativity wise- a 7 yr b'day party on not much money, plus trying to make something different than an outfit etc.

I saw an idea over here that I refashioned in my brain, and this is how it's looking so far....

I hope it carries over to tomorrow (my creativity, that is, NOT the project) and I make a masterpiece using this mould.

The child asked if they would use this on Masterchef, I said of course!

The end results will be after the weekend!

See here for more spaces.

Happy Things

Happy

to have

my new bag

a great diary (by moi!)

yummy smells

and finding old photos

(in which you think you look great)

(2004, not 1999)!