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New Places

2010-06-18T05:35:00.000-07:00

I don't know if there are many or any of you out here that read this blog probably because I have been completely hopeless at blogging here however it seems as though I have somewhat turned over a new leaf (half turned maybe) and you can now see some of what I have been up to over at my small vollee blog - small vollee is slowly slowly blossoming into more and more all the time

Some of things that have been happening since I last blogged here are:

Ava is now 4 and a big Kindy kid

Hardi is 2 and the cheekiest 2 year old there ever was

Our time in the desert is nearly over we only have about 6 weeks left here and part of me is sad to leave which I thought I would say I have made some awesome friends and it's so easy to forget what the summer is like when the weather is absolutely perfect at the moment but I must say I am also jumping out of my skin with excitement to get back to the REAL world - the food the coffee the shops the fabric shops the girls xxx Can't wait - come say hi to me at my new blog Hugs xx

Things...

2009-06-28T08:05:00.000-07:00

Things I have been doing lately include .....

...getting my hair chopped...

...making headbands for big people...

...and small people...

...and making a lot of these hairclips...

...and these hairclips...

and laughing at these two naughty monkeys !!!

So now she is 3

2009-06-10T19:17:00.000-07:00

Little Ava turned three last week - she wanted to have a rainbow party and everyone dressed in her favourite colour. Ava chose yellow then this beautiful dress from Dana came in the mail - Perfecto. She had a great day then was so tired she threw major tantrum when everyone left but that is the way of 3 year olds.

A little birthday squeeze from her little brother xxx

Happy Birthday my sweet Ava - I can't believe how fast time is going

Small Vollee

2009-05-24T06:58:00.000-07:00

Finally things are falling into place when it comes to selling my crafty things. After trying many different products venues etc I think I have found my place. I have registered my business name Small Vollee after MUCH deliberation and it still not completely what I asked for but no stress. I have had 3 market stalls in the last month and things are going great YAY!! It feels so good to have a stall and actually sell something!!! The markets here ain't no Magnolia but you take what you can get.

Here are some of my wares:

Shite Blogger

2009-04-08T07:27:00.000-07:00

Why Is that that I am still completely unco at working Blogger - don't know how I got "Align Centre" on my last post and I don't know how to get it off Adds a nice touch No??

Birthday Boys

2009-04-08T06:50:00.000-07:00

In March there are a few cute boys that have birthdays my sweet boy was one of them - to celebrate his birthday we decided he needed a little haircut but the thought of holding him still while putting sharp scissors near his head was a bit scary so we decided to shave his head instead and he sat surprisingly still for most of the time. I think he looks cute cute but not so much like a little baby now.

Hardi's favourite thing to do is climb - today for example after going to another room for ONE minute I came back and I found him standing on top of the dining table trying to drink my takeaway Latte wasting my precious coffee - so for this reason we enrolled him in Kindergym hoping that the climbing thing would be out of his system for the week. Didn't work of course while at Kindergym his favourite thing is not to climb but to chase grasshoppers and to throw bean bags around. So for another Little March One Year Old I decided to make him some bean bags for throwing.

Ps Not sure if your parcel is there yet little Leon hope you like it xx

Sniffing Glue

2009-03-21T22:15:00.000-07:00

With the arrival of our new Au Pair, Julia from Italy, last week I have found a part time job and had heaps more sewing time (35 Hours per week more!!!) and not been completely strung out home alone while Vic is away. We found Julia on here - so far it is heaven I can recommend it to anyone. This is Julia and the monkeys at the beach at which we stopped only to put our toes in and of course it resulted in everyone getting very wet!!

And so the sweat shop opens for business - I have finally got the hair clips to work (Thanks to my wonderfully handy Dad) and made around 300 Hair Clips and Push Pins this week. I love it - I used Selleys Araldite to glue the hair clips and pins after trying MANY others even had some Gorilla Glue sent from Canada, not sure if Araldite is the best so would love any feedback about glue you have tried. For the snap clips Dad figured out how to rivet them properly after many many failed attempts from me Hooray!!

Bun Bun

2009-03-04T05:50:00.000-08:00

I made this little Bunny for my first nephew Hugo Max who has just moved to Lloydminster Canada hence the wooly scarf- I got the pattern from the this book which was surprisingly at our local library. He is the Moopy Bunny from the book and the first softie I have made and it was fun. I am planning to make more because of course Ava wanted one too. I then hand delivered to my Sweet Hugo in Albany before they make their big trip to a new home in Canada - I will miss you little Hugo and your gorgeous Mama xx

Fire

2009-02-14T21:12:00.000-08:00

My thoughts this week for all people devastated by the terrible fire's in Victoria - so many sad stories. Please help any way you can - I am going to help out Emi's Nan and Poppy who lost their house and everything in it not sure of the best way yet but so many great ideas out there about ways to help. I hope these poor families have peace in their lives soon xx

A blog about Weather

2009-01-31T19:14:00.000-08:00

This is turning into a blog about weather - it is just so hard not to talk about it when you live here - plus there has been so much chatting about weather after Melbourne's heatwave - although I admit I am finding very hard to have sympathy because it has been 38C or hotter EVERY day since November and I know it will already be back to a lovely 24C or so in Melbourne now I'm sure (I know I sound bitter but it is true jealousy) plus when you have to spend the ENTIRE day inside except running from AC in house to AC in car to AC at shops with two small kids I hate it !!! Anyway enough bitching - the day we visited the water hole above it was 48C - not a typo - when we got a flat tyre and Vic had to change get out and change it was 47C Ugh!!!!!

Then came relief by the name of Dominic - however facing the first "blue" cyclone alert home alone with no husband to help me and freaking out about how do I tie up the trampoline was pretty full on - but we all survived there was so much rain it was crazy this was our backyard after about 10 minutes I rained like this for 2 days straight but it has turned the hills from brown to green which is lovely and the temp has dropped to a glorious 32C for a few days of heaven.

Heavenly enough for a BBQ at the beach

Anyway hope the weather is lovely where ever you are

Fabric Love

2009-01-24T04:50:00.000-08:00

After 6 months of buying not a stitch of fabric - not even a sneaky metre here from Spotlight while your supposed to be grocery shopping let alone Amitie goodness - Dana sent me these lovely goodies from Amitie - Thankyou Thankyou

Gifts!

2009-01-18T16:34:00.001-08:00

Here are some handmade gifts we received at our house

Hardi got this Aunty Cookie Softie From Dana

After lusting over this book that I was surprised to find in our local book shop with Ainhize - she surprised me with it - love love it - you can find it here

This is the ballerina costume I made for Ava which was changed to a fairy costume because when asked if she liked it she said "Not Really" - nice one

Beautiful felt Christmas ornaments made by my sister Katie

Christmas Joy

2008-12-30T04:47:00.000-08:00

Finally I have been able to have some much needed creative time. Here are my handmade Christmas gifts for my sisters and Mum

Vintage Coasters for Mum

Placemat and Coasters for Jess

Super Easy Super Cute Clutch for Eb from this book also got Placemat and Coasters from her book as well ....Love it

Set of 3 Drawstring bags for Cass who is about to go overseas

An In-Oversized-Handbag Nappy bag for pregnant Katie

Delicious Roast Chicken with Cherries and Red Onion for Christmas Lunch (prepared by Gordon ..... I mean Vic)

We escaped Billy but he did send some pretty sky to look at

I hope your Christmas was magical and filled with joy - New Year Resolution is to blog better but hey we'll see xx

Clouds and Clips

2008-10-29T05:38:00.000-07:00

We have been getting some lovely clouds - never loved clouds so much but they bring a much needed break from the over 40C heat. Today it was only 31C - love it

The only reason I am talking about the weather is because zilch creating is going on here, not sure why, probably has something to do with two monkeys who refuse to synchronise sleep times. Keep attempting these clips but things keep messing up - glue not sticking , glue too strong, rivets wrong size, buttons wrong backs - hopefully things will work together soon

PS 2yo Ava took cloudy pic -Good job little lass x

Come on down to Cardboard town

2008-10-01T19:45:00.001-07:00

After moving to a town with no recycling it is very hard to go back to throwing everything in the bin - Ava and I have been creating with our boxes....

Kitchen with oven and fridge
Her new car - the horn works just needs paint job
We have also made a post box and animal barn. I am saving our water bottles for a garden out of this book - which has so many cool vegies garden ideas.

I've been making......

2008-09-29T19:38:00.000-07:00

Tote bags for cute little 2 year olds birthday presents
Headbands - do you want one??

Change of View

2008-09-25T18:21:00.000-07:00

We have moved - so many things are different

Two Sweet Angels

2008-07-04T06:18:00.000-07:00

After a week of croop, 4am hospital trips, coughing all night and "I want Mama cuddles" I am exhausted but they still melt my heart - Cheeky Monkeys x

The Itch

2008-06-08T17:27:00.000-07:00

I recently have been getting an Itch - the blogging Itch - I just wanted to share some projects with you

Tote Bags I made for my sisters for Christmas

An enormous amount of bloomers and singlets

Hand Knitted Blanket that was started for Ava and finished for Hardi 2 years later - very slow knitter

Pram Quilt for Hardi
Also this beautiful boy Hardi born 31/3/08 - he make me smile xx

Spring is here

2007-10-22T04:39:00.000-07:00

Been out of the city for a weekend of fun in the sun at Phillip Island. Ava was very happy to have friends to read her books and play ball with. So happy that summer is coming ...

Show Time

2007-10-06T05:03:00.000-07:00

Favourite Doll Doll
Cheeky Goats Cheeky Smile
2 Little Chickens
Mooo!
Hide and Seek with Daddy

Your It!!

2007-10-06T03:55:00.000-07:00

I have been tagged for the first time by the lovely Karen it feels like weeks ago and I am finally having a go.

So here are the rules;
A. Each player lists 8 facts/habits about themselves.
B. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning before those facts/habits are listed.
C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 8 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog...

The doctor says I have a 70% chance of having a boy this time, she thought she could see a boy bit. Which is fantastic but also a little scary because I have four sisters, roughly 30 cousins of which probably 80% are girls and a daughter so I don't know that much about little boys but I do know they love their Muma's which is great for me!

I grew up on a farm on the Rabbit Proof Fence.

I met my lovely husband in the Whitsunday's. He was a friend of a work friend and every time he would come into my work I would turn BRIGHT red and couldn't look at him. How embarrassing!! Even after we got together I would still go red when he would visit me at work.

I have moved to a different state five times since 2001.

I love ice cream - if i had to name my favourite store it would be either Trampoline or Cold Rock or any store that sells Magnums.

I am a qualified makeup artist.

My husband is German and I can understand quite a bit of German when his family are around a lot but as soon as I try to say something no one can understand me.

I just ate porridge with honey for dinner, which I don't know if that is counted as a balanced pregnant diet but I just didn't feel anything else. Ava had scrambled eggs (current favorite) avocado and grapes!!

I am going to break rule three and not tag anyone however I will promise to blog more often than once a month!!!

I been lazy because ...

2007-09-15T04:11:00.001-07:00

Lately I haven't been very good at keeping up with my blog or sewing or anything really and I have been putting in some good tv time because I'm pregnant again!! I get to the end of the day and only have enough energy to sit about. The baby is due on the 04/04/08 and we are excited to see if Ava will have a baby brother or sister. I have mostly been feeling good but it depends when you ask me. I am also excited about being pregnant because some of my most lovely friends are pregnant as well.

Ava has been great except with sleeping - which is kind of important right now. A few more days then Daddy will be on morning duty again!!

Here she is lovely and clean after her bath!!

I've been making ...

2007-08-11T05:20:00.000-07:00

These are a few things that I have finished lately - 3 baby quilts and 3 little onsies (the photo is bad because I took just before the battery went flat)
Also a cute picture of Ava in her baby bouncer - its her new favourite seat!

Crazy Busy Crazy

2007-08-07T05:40:00.001-07:00

Life has been insane - Ava got a nasty rash which we were first told was a Staph infection, we were then told she had Hand, Foot and Mouth disease which is less scary but still strange sounding. The next day Ava had a bad fall into the sharp corner of our bed, splitting her head open and this resulted in me nearly fainting and a little ride in the ambulance to have Ava's little head super glued back together. So poor little Ava has had a sore head and been covered in little spots.

Before all this happened I couldn't resist any longer and had to tie her hair in little piggy tails - how cute are they!!

We went to the zoo twice this week, once with little Eddie who was calling the baboons "Dadda" which had Vic and I in fits of laughter and the other with little Mahlie who is growing into a cheeky monkey like Ava and everyone went home with a monkey that gives cuddles.

Sunnies & Scarves

2007-07-23T06:14:00.000-07:00

Ava has recently decided that it is cool to leave your sunnies on instead of ripping them off immediately. So we tried out Poppy's magnifying glasses - which had Poppy and I in fits of laughter. Then at the airport she tried on some cool Le Specs - same serious but too cool face in both photo's. Very Funny!

I have been making some kiddie scarves and trying out a few different fabrics. There are the ones so far.

I have also been attempting some mittens for Ava's icicle fingers that she gets when we go to the park but they come out looking like tiny oven mitts so I have to think of a better way.

Hugs to Mum & Hugs to Dad

2007-07-18T06:01:00.000-07:00

Today I went to Frankston - Yay! Ava and I visited Myer toy section while my Dad looked at model helicotpers next door. Ava went completely nuts in the toy section she just keep picking up one thing after another and couldn't understand why the "Doll Doll" was in a plastic box. It was so cute her looking through the plastic at the dolly's. She ended up finding a corner of the shop, sitting down and playing with her new friends. She was very lucky - her Poppy got her a new Ernie giggling thing and a green rainbow Care Bear the one I had when I was little.

I also recieved a lovely big bag of embroidery thread from the op shop that my Mum had sent over for me and I shared it with Valli she was very excited too! There was this very cool Monogram Embroidery Set that has little fold out alphabet transfers inside. Thanks Mum Big Hugs to you!

Then my amazingly handy Dad fixed up my Mum's on borrow to me new overlocker. He pulled the whole thing apart and found the problem, oiled it up and now it works like a treat - So So Happy! I have very clever father. Thanks Dad Big Hugs to you!

Tommy's Bed

2007-07-12T22:03:00.000-07:00

Ava loves her books at the moment - she also likes to copy her big cousin Valli and was lying on her tummy reading with her - so cute! Ava is trying to say many new words and it is funny to listen to her babbling trying to be very serious but you can't understand a word of it.

Had a busy week and not done much sewing this week - but last week I did make little Tom a bed cover from a bag of fabric's Georgie had at home.

I am still trying to figure out all the bits of blogging and it has taken me four days to try and get the security settings right on the computer so I can get into blogger - now I feel like an idiot because it's so easy when you just follow instructions.

Dawn of a New Blog

2007-07-08T06:09:00.000-07:00

Well this is my first post into the world of blogging - I have been a blog reader for a while now but have finally decided to participate and Dana is right, this is already strangley addictive!! I took this photo on a cold morning last week and it seems like a good photo to mark a new beginning x

Hawaiian Fun

2007-07-08T00:00:00.000-07:00