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neglected i know but i am coming back it has been a massive year....chat soon .....

mmmm where have i been......

trying to keep warm the fingers dont like to work when they are frozen lol.....the roof was frozen the cars had ice.....

and so did the birdbaths the last few days have been very very cold i love the cold so thats a good thing.......for me......lol until next time....stay warm

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So i have been a bit quiet mmm where do i start.....we went to the queens park markets at toowoomba was bitterly cold but its such a gorgeous setting...this week end is the handmade expo... i have been super busy sewing loads of new bags and new brooches ....funny how the time just slips away i was having heaps of problems with blogger its still not back to the old but at least i can post now ....so there is no excuse for not staying in touch plus i have had the flu for 2 weeks oh well on the mend now ....so lots of excitement coming times are a changing will fill you in as it happens so blog friends i hope you are all happy and well...until next time....

mmmm is it just me.....

Im having problems with blogger is it just me?????? i changed nothing on my settings etc but for some reason they have been changed and now i cant reply to comments so sorry guys im not ignoring you and tabs have disappeared mmmm will have to investigate i think....until next time.....

whats been happening......

pumpkin bags

all the brooches and pins

journals

address books

shopping lists

boy have i been busy.......

gorgeous in the garden at the moment loving it
new garden im working on.....

have a bit of stock made as i hope to attend 3 markets in June

little bags $23 ea

nice colours using alot of vintage inspired fabrics at the moment

and pumpkin bags $30 each ...oh well i guess back to it i have so much to do my list is at least an arm long lol.....until next time....

expo over for another month....

Well busy day met lots of new people was all round a success.....sold lots of bags it was a bag day so now you know what that means mmmm restocking as i have booked for 3 possibly 4 markets next month i am going to be busy and another shop has approached me to supply them (more on that later) so off to the sewing machine will post pics of the new creations as they are finished...until next time.....

im addicted to crocheting.....

look what the sales manager got made for her birthday not bad for second attempt....mmmm now i love making blankets lol....

where have i been??????

Ok so where have we been....my daughter turned 21 we had a hoedown party...took weeks to set up went very well we all had a cracking time lol.....
me and the sherriff (i was a version of dolly parton lol)

the boss and i you can just imagine what i was saying (YOU'RE FIRED) rotfl.....

and my boy turned 16 owwwww cute....now he wants to learn to drive mmmm :-(

and a tiny bit of craft slowly getting back into it now its all settled down im back in the craft room sewing up a storm mug bags $14.50 ea ...so thats my month in review i need a good lay down lol....

well......

So a little bit of crafting....pumpkin bags $30 ea
went to Wivenhoe dam for lunch and look who dropped by......

undercoat going on 'mabels' panel hurray no its getting exciting......

and finally a vege harvest wow i am over run by eggplants.....

expo wrap up.....

So the car was packed loads of new items we went to the handmade expo yesterday.....there was only a bit of rain ....sold loads of bags and notebooks we had a great day we always do, we catch up with stall holders and friends we have met through our creating....always lovely we look forward to our outings..... we always have fun and always there is lots of laughter.... thanks everyone for making our day :-)

handmade expo this week end come by and say hi would love to meet more of you guys....check out their page for all the details....

boot rack....

I was sick of boots and shoes everywhere so a couple of screws later and i now have a boot rack hurray....now just to get everyone to use it for some reason they like the floor better lol.....

new blackboards....

Another bag this one has sold going to Ellisha woohoo

new hoot blackboards $20 each

So have been super busy this week mainly running around chasing my own tail lol....mmm need to stop chasing and do more sewing so much i want to get achieved so little time but i will get there....plus i need to do a bit of gardening geting ready for winter i reckon its going to be a cold one mmm love the cold but the bromileads dont..... until next time....

new bags....

2 new bags i love how big these are they are massive.....working lots of new designs will reveal all soon.....i have been in the garden for the last few days trying to mulch .....mmmm about 30 bales so far......until next time....

recycling my favourite .....

Ok so i love recycling you should see some of the things i have made.....so my neighbour came home the other day with a ute full of pallets and i asked what he was doing ....mmmm he was dumping them....guess who owns them now so far i have made some garden benches but my next project is a potting shed with lots of glass windows and doors it is going to look awesome will show a pic when its finished.....until next time....

updates.....

Ok so now you know about 'mabel'.....i havent done much sewing or creating of late but i have finished a new bag......and i have posted my treasures i found on my last outing.....i am now working on new designs which will all be revealled soon....i have been out in my garden giving it some much needed care and attention.....until next time.....

hurray internet is back !!!!!!!

Ok so i havent had the internet for a week silly how we get so dependant on it, i love catching up with what everyone is doing in the crafting creating world.....so i have alot to update for you i have been asked how 'Mabel' my old dodge pick up is going so here goes....everything has been stripped back she was nothing but a pile of nuts and bolts she looked pathetic the poor old girl but ......now she is back to a rolling chassis she has had refurbished springs has new brakes coming all her panels are nearly ready for paint (guess who keeps changing her mind about paint mmmm) so she is coming along nicely we didnt realise she had so much rust unfortunately but she has had all new metal welded in she is looking awesome so there you go when the painting starts i will show you more pics.......

treasures....

so i went with my bf to a few garage sales and a market today and i found treasures still cant show you the internet is playing up but soon .......

new creations....

How exciting working on new creations i love it when i design something new.....watch this space all will be revealed very soon......

more stock.....

oooooo new design nice i love how this turned out.....
flip notebooks small $9.50 large $14.50

flower pins $4 ea owlette pins $3.50 ea

storage tins $14.50 ea

shopping lists $5 ea

as you can see its been busy busy busy here ( always is) lol......so loads of new stock which will be at the handmade expo this week end from 8am-2pm come by and say hi make a day of it loads to do around the place.....oh well till next time.....

expo on saturday.....

So i have been sewing up a storm all week ready to attend the handmade expo on again this saturday at the bundamba turf club from 8am till 2pm....we love meeting you guys please stop by if you are in the area and say hi.......until next time.....

just dropped in to share some garden photos......will give an update soon on 'mabel' my dodge 108 truck thats being reassembled ,post coming soon shes alive lol hurray i cant wait....back soon....

where are you from....

Ok followers i would like to know where you come from....i often wonder when i look at the statistics you seem scattered all over the world....wow.....i cant believe my little place on the net has reached that far....awesome.....so please leave a comment so i know where you are all from and a blog if you have one so i can come visit....janie

busy busy woohoo....

pumpkin bags

swing bags

quilters journals

small notebooks

ruffled handled bags

wow what a week have been chained to the machine except for saturday .....the sales manager (larzee) lol and i went on a road trip we did garage sales op shops and the best of all woolongabba collectables and antique shop wow what a place we love it....some of our purchases (which i havent taken pics of yet but i will) a cane crab pot and a glass bouy ( bit of a theme going i think ) and a lovely old set of timber small wagon wheels very cute they were the major finds......so now onto business lots of restocking as our levels were getting very low, working on a gorgeous new bag design that i love and some new bears and journals......will share them all soon anyway.....until next time......