tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65594711749397898722024-03-13T09:56:57.774+10:00eva mei and meeva mei and mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027062447014072998noreply@blogger.comBlogger185125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559471174939789872.post-21446633722798329452013-02-09T23:36:00.001+10:002013-02-09T23:36:17.584+10:00Friday Fabric Finds
Friday seems to be my great day for Fabric Finds!!!
I just wanted to share the very bad photos (Sorry for the bad quality, taking pics late at night in bad lighting) of the couple of great pieces I got on Friday, just to add to my ever growing collection
A stripey chenile quilt in very good condition. I am seeing a dressing gown and maybe winter PJ pants eva mei and mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027062447014072998noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559471174939789872.post-78574981624561923252013-02-06T07:38:00.000+10:002013-02-06T07:40:50.055+10:00Front doors and cable reels
I would love to paint our front door. At the moment it is red. Unfortunately it does not have any beautiful detailing like my friends front door (pic above)
But I may steal their colours and paint it white and grey which will match the rest of our house.
I love the doors to their kids bedrooms, they are matching and have gorgeous coloured glass. I could only eva mei and mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027062447014072998noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559471174939789872.post-75512784725115677482013-01-16T07:34:00.004+10:002013-01-16T07:38:23.404+10:00Old windows and a Free Cable reel
I am always on the lookout for old stuff
I was very excited when I got these old windows a few months ago at an op shop
My new windows
I could not resist.
Though I did walk away the first time (did you hear that dear husband) it was only after speaking to my neighbour and her telling me I am mad to not buy them, I went back and got them 3 days later, knowing full eva mei and mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027062447014072998noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559471174939789872.post-34390593910503306972013-01-08T17:59:00.001+10:002013-01-08T18:01:44.054+10:00Thinking about next Christmas already
Note christmas cushions in the background
So why do I find myself thinking about next Christmas already ?? It's not because this years wasn't good, I think it's just that I have so many ideas I want to try out before my kids get too old.
And I never seem to get the time to do the christmas baking I desire. I don't really want to eat the food, I just want to make it to look eva mei and mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027062447014072998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559471174939789872.post-65695370099733762662013-01-07T17:04:00.000+10:002013-01-07T17:28:06.330+10:00Swap Cards from Daisy Lane and The Lark
I have some very strong nostalgic bones in this old body of mine. I have posted about swap cards on this blog before see here. I have been collecting them for my daughter Lucy since approximately November 2010.
I started to collect them for myself when I was quite young, from approximately 5 years of age through to about 9 eva mei and mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027062447014072998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559471174939789872.post-16257044884882612992013-01-01T08:47:00.002+10:002013-01-01T08:49:21.043+10:00Our New Years Eve in pics !
Welcome 2013 !
New Years Eve 2013 - a great start to the new year it was.
We spent the afternoon/evening in our outdoor room. The sunset was quite spectacular which was a great start to the evening.
We ate, we drank, we talked, the kids played twister and watched a movie, they popped party poppers and blew their whistles.
We eva mei and mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027062447014072998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559471174939789872.post-13645803226438053882012-12-31T07:44:00.003+10:002012-12-31T07:45:49.006+10:00Just some of this years creations
Butterfly canvas done together with Lucy for her bedroom wall
It's been a busy year with my two jobs but I always seem to manage to fit in some time along the way for sewing and craft projects.
The butterfly canvas above was made using paint chart samples from Bunnings, old sheet music and some old atlas paper. I cut the shapes using a butterfly paper punch andeva mei and mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027062447014072998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559471174939789872.post-16706675436839417952012-12-29T22:09:00.001+10:002012-12-29T22:19:13.779+10:00Oh Christmas Eve Oh Christmas Eve .....
For the children it started with coke spiders
Here they are enjoying them on the deck !
For the adults it was a christmas cocktail courtesy of Pinterest, for link & recipe click here
It was called a Kahlua float - and is seriously alcoholic
Followed by home made bacon, banana and chilli pizzas
And a game of Bop Iteva mei and mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027062447014072998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559471174939789872.post-3014124230491763682012-12-23T09:49:00.001+10:002013-01-07T18:17:34.666+10:00New project for 2013
This post is an old draft I just happened to stumble across today in my list of draft posts, it never made it to posting for some reason or another. So maybe instead of doing this in 2011 like I obviously intended, it might happen in 2013. I had totally forgotten about the whole idea of sewing photographs onto the fabric and making a canvas. Great gift idea for your eva mei and mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027062447014072998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559471174939789872.post-32505092946262436152012-12-22T11:32:00.001+10:002012-12-23T09:39:19.222+10:00Christmas PJ's and Pillowcases
It's done !
I am so happy....
I wanted to make boxers and pillowcases for the kids last year
but I just simply ran out of time.
But this year I have managed it -
a bit last minute but I even made some for myself and my husband too
And a pillowcase each for our neighbours boys (here they are in progress above)
Olivers pillow finished (above)
Oliver very happy eva mei and mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027062447014072998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559471174939789872.post-47524371892012464842012-12-17T07:15:00.003+10:002012-12-17T07:16:10.076+10:00Mad for Macarons
Yesterday we all went up to Montville and Maleny for a drive with my husbands Aunt who is visiting from France at the moment. She bought us a coffee and a macaron for afternoon tea which was lovely. I had a pistachio one and my husband chose a lemon one. They reminded me of some photos I took back in July this year that I have not shared here eva mei and mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027062447014072998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559471174939789872.post-86334566086503215762012-12-15T08:48:00.005+10:002012-12-15T08:51:50.141+10:00A gift for the teacher
The gift
(basil, parsley and mint herb pot)
The card
Gift tag
Well the last day of school has come and gone - we are officially on school holidays. And every year there is a challenge to find a gift for the kids teachers. This year they were in the same class (one advantage of having twins) so I only had to choose one gift and this time it was for a man (eva mei and mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027062447014072998noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559471174939789872.post-20521110306070090192012-12-01T22:51:00.001+10:002012-12-01T22:56:35.836+10:00On the first day of Christmas
MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME......
December 1st is always the day for us to drag the Christmas decorations down from their hiding place
Today we started off with some German Christmas biscuits and Carols to set the mood
The kids were really into it this year and did a great job
There was a little bit of messing about
But I think they eva mei and mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027062447014072998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559471174939789872.post-83003963566546666092012-11-27T16:33:00.003+10:002012-11-27T19:44:53.629+10:00I love ALDI !!!!
I have been wanting 2 Adirondack chairs FOREVER
I love them, don't remember where I first saw them but I am now the proud owner of two of these beauties. You may be wondering why the title of this post says "I love you Aldi" - well keep reading..........
I don't quite have the verandah to sit them on, or the old house or porch that they demand.
And my eva mei and mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027062447014072998noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559471174939789872.post-86119611823798627122012-11-25T14:01:00.001+10:002012-11-25T14:29:13.387+10:00Playing with Photos
I LOVE PHOTOS
I enjoy adding special effects to them but just recently I found something even better.
Adding text to photos. It's wonderful. I have played around a bit here but haven't quite got it right yet. But I am almost there.
You need a photo with a fairly plain background. If eva mei and mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027062447014072998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559471174939789872.post-73959032903960158412012-11-25T09:05:00.003+10:002012-11-25T13:34:53.068+10:00Old Stuff !
I love to shop. I love to buy new stuff but I also really love to buy old stuff, someone elses junk could just be your new treasure. As is the case with all this stuff photographed below. These are some of the things I have either purchased myself or been lucky enough to inherent from family and friends recently.
Old electric jug from Yandina Markets
Vase eva mei and mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027062447014072998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559471174939789872.post-30473310549377574452012-11-23T06:51:00.005+10:002012-11-23T06:53:27.540+10:00Ethan gets a gumdrop
You may remember the gumdrop cushions I made a few years ago - they are from an Amy Butler pattern. I did one for Oliver and Lucy, also one each for my neice and nephew. There was also one for our Nonna Julies grandson Noah see here and my friend Yvette had me make one for her nephew Zac - see post here.
They are a great gift, my kids have hadeva mei and mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027062447014072998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559471174939789872.post-50517249022997898972012-11-22T10:00:00.002+10:002012-11-23T06:02:54.885+10:00eleven is our lucky number !!
Postscript : I wrote this post two years ago but never published it. I think I just never got around to adding the photos and then forgot about it. So it was a nice surprise to actually stumble across it today in my drafts folder, quite by accident. It was even more special to find it today as today is our 13th wedding anniversary. And I wrote this eva mei and mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027062447014072998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559471174939789872.post-37984028139583047502012-11-21T19:51:00.000+10:002012-11-22T09:29:13.253+10:00From Pillow to Post
There is nothing like a hand made gift. I don't often receive them but I do give them on a fairly regular basis. My daughter Lucy had a little friend who was having a birthday -Talia - it was her 8th birthday and she is horse crazy. I was horse crazy too at her age and eventually got my very own horse when I was 11.
So - what toeva mei and mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027062447014072998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559471174939789872.post-92221992864625009482012-11-20T07:03:00.001+10:002012-11-20T10:00:44.936+10:00Ipad bag for my Mum
My Mum has ventured into the techno world for the very first time in her life. On her recent holiday here she bought herself an Ipad. Mum has never ever used a computer, so it was all a new language but she is picking it up and enjoying her new world. Being able to contact friends at any time of the day was a huge attraction, and I have to say I love being able to flick eva mei and mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027062447014072998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559471174939789872.post-15171508434595308742012-11-18T09:39:00.000+10:002012-11-22T10:03:23.051+10:00It's all in the detail !
The girls invites - styled on a 45" vinyl record
And one for the boys
The details of the party were on the back side
The girls lolly bags - inspiration and instructions from here
Made using old sheet music and butterfly cut outs from paint colour chips
Boys party bags- made from old atlas pages
Op shop buy - trophies for the best dancers
I removed the name plaque eva mei and mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027062447014072998noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559471174939789872.post-42712947670717375382012-11-18T08:26:00.001+10:002012-11-18T08:31:02.560+10:00My Backyard
This is some pics taken from my back door
Birds in our bamboo - mist in the valley
Looks like "Bird on a wire" but it's "bird on our bamboo"
There is nothing prettier than a great sunset. We are very fortunate to see them quite often from our own backyard, which just happens to look out over the Glasshouse Mountain Ranges (you can just see the tips of the various eva mei and mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027062447014072998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559471174939789872.post-63589504377268074762012-11-17T22:55:00.000+10:002012-11-18T09:45:15.301+10:00Disco Baby
Oliver & Lucy turned 8 this month. I threw them a wonderful disco party. The theme was a bit Party Rock Anthem.
Porcupine Watermelon
Healthy and a Huge Hit with the kids
Idea courtesy of Pinterest here
Toffee apples for prizes
homemade party bags
CD's for the kids to take home
Olivers Party Rock Anthem Robot Head - inspiration here
eva mei and mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027062447014072998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559471174939789872.post-40382556665206433232012-11-17T22:12:00.004+10:002012-11-17T22:12:40.938+10:00I'm back - with a little stitchin"
It's been a while. A long time between posts. I still read my favourite blogs most days, but working and family life make it hard to find time to blog. However, I wanted to share some pics of my most recent project. My neighbours son is having a birthday on Monday. He will be turning 9. He is a master creator, an engineer in the making. &eva mei and mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027062447014072998noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559471174939789872.post-35287762452109228182011-12-11T08:54:00.000+10:002011-12-11T08:54:58.787+10:00The Birthday Reveal
MEET SMUDGE !
MEET MILO !
I have to say these have been the best and cheapest presents everThe kids absolutely adore their new pets !And I do have to say they are pretty sweet little creatures.They are having their first bath today, should be interesting. I bought the Wiggles (that's my nickname for them) from hereSo if you are in the market for some piggies, Miss Piggys eva mei and mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027062447014072998noreply@blogger.com0