isnt this gorgeous...

woohoo lucky me.......

i was really stunned to find that i had won this little gem in the pink artists project 2009 for breast cancer.

it is just so pretty and one of those things that more you look the more you see. I love all the vintage bits and sparkly arkly pieces....

Thank you so much to Monica for organising and contributing to such a wonderful and worthwhile cause and Susan ....THANK YOU..... i love my beaded nest......

sorry its taken so long to post, i finally have a camera working...

Denmark..here she comes...

We went to Melbourne on Sunday night for the girl to receive her rotary club jacket and for the parents to hear all the ins and outs of things that might go wrong!

... it feels like time is going by so fast and soon she will be off to Denmark. Charlie has already started hearing from her host families and they all sound wonderful.

She is going to have brilliant time !




It was a lovely night with all the kids receiving not only their jackets with cute little Australia pins but also a rucksack and rugby top....

They were each given a box of 500 cards which they all started swapping right away...she should come home with a decent collection...

and here she is all glammed up for the year 10 formal.... hair looked gorgeous [i cant get used to her with dark hair] but she went in a convertible... ahhh kids know best!

belated post....

Gosh about time i updated!!

not having a working camera is not helping , some things just do not scan well :(

i haven't been feeling very Christmassy and its all conspiring against me at work.
Think i might have some disappointed customers and get yelled at this week. who'd
be in curtains at Christmas!!
Its made me really think about what i want to do with the rest of my life and i know i don't want to be doing this next Christmas........I'm really over feeling stressed and being so self absorbed with work.its really consumed me the last few months and it doesn't seem to matter how much you do its never enough!

Enough venting!

i have been making Christmas cards this weekend. Bought these little crystal stickers at work and i like being able to combine commercial things with my messy style.

Les sent me some lovely painted napkin and i ripped it up and used it as a base for the stickers. a bit of stitching and voila ! they are done......

this has anagalypta wallpaper as its base, lots of lovely texture....


Lin Lin sent a button angel enclosed in this gorgeous silver paper, like crepe paper, it was perfect for these stickers.






i have new addiction too.....making these button fairies... Ive got heaps more done and they are in the mail so i cant show you yet....this one doesn't have home. sorry for the blurry pic , scanned again but i doctored it a bit in photobucket....
I organised a swap for Christmas and am still waiting on one so will post those soon....



I'll get organised soon and post some pics of all the lovelies I've received lately.....
on the kidlet front, lucy is away on schoolies, down at the beach near Portland.ive missed her , its been very quiet.... a taste of things to come , i think.
Charlie has finished school and has her yr 10 formal this week. she was hoping to get lots of work but has had her hours cut while they train new staff. Shes trying to save as much as possible before she goes.

..so much to do before then, don't know how I'm going to get her Ted fixed before then!!

Hope you all have good week... jenxo