Cute things

This week a friend of ours (Clarisa) gave birth to a little girl (Johanna). 
Being the crafter that I am I decided to make the new mum and baby some gifts.

For Johanna made a cute stuffed toy elephant.  I used some flanalet for the body so it woul be nice and soft.

For Clarissa I made a nappy clutch. It has a pocket for wipes and nappies and rolls out to use as a changing matt. I picked up some laminated cotton for the inside (foe easy cleaning) and cute elephant fabric for the outside.

I must admit I got both these present ideas fron pintrest. And I feel they both turned out rather well.

New Phone

I got a new phone.

And it's not an iPhone. :O

So what phone did l get?

A Samsung Galaxy Note 2!

So now in having fun playing around with all the new fetures.

Bow Ties Are Cool

Two week ends ago I went to a rover ball with my crew.

We all got dressed up in our fancy clothes (I made myself a dress) and headed out for a nice dinner and socialising.

So for the special occasion I decided to make my boyfriend a special bow tie. In fact I made him a dinosaur bow tie.

It was actually the fabric that inspired me to make a bow tie as it was just so cute. I also made myself a matching hair bow. we were super cute.

Food is Good

I am a big fan of food. I like eating it and I like cooking it. I especially like cooking for others. I like how it makes people happy. Fortunately I’m pretty good at it. 

Today for morning tea at work I made burger cupcakes. My mother made burger macaroons (yes I work with my mum). The people at work couldn’t believe it. Lots of photos were taken.

Tonight I made dinner. Simple coconut bun and little pork sausages. And simple as it was, it was also delicious.

One of my favourite things to make is pavlova. Making pavlovas started as something to do when procrastinating during high school. It turned into a bit of an art.

I love to eat too. Cheese, steak, fresh bread but especially anything sweet. 

I Have Been Slack

But I can admit it at least. 

I haven’t blogged in almost a month. but I have been busy (mostly). I moved house & I went to Sydney for a weekend for my cousins wedding. 

My boyfriend and I moved house a couple of weekends ago. Not very far mind you, we are still on the same street, but it doesn’t matter how far you move it’s a tough and tiering process either way. The new place still looks like a bomb has hit it but since we invited friends over for a BBQ on Monday so we have a deadline for when we have to have it looking presentable.

The weekend after we moved we headed off to Sydney for the wedding of one of my cousins. It was a beautiful ‘back yard’ wedding on the water. I had a great time catching up with some of the rellies.

Since then we have been slowly un-packing, making more of a mess in the process, settling in and mostly chilling on the couch watching movies.

So yes I have been slack about blogging but I’m back now and I’ll try and keep up. 

A Leap of Faith

‘Just take a leap of faith’ he said. And so I did.

I signed our intention to leave papers before we even filled in our application for another place. The planner in me did not like this at all. Especially as we did it without a plan B. It was get the place we were hoping for (that he had found that day) or frantically look for a place to live.

It paid off. We will be signing the new lease tomorrow and moving next weekend.  And the big plus? It’s just down the road. Literally.

So now we have to get ready to move. Have we started packing? No.  Have we organised anything? Nope. But that’s ok we’ll get there (or so he tells me). I spent the weekend cooking. I made cupcakes, pudding, peppermint patties, pavlova, and cookies which I have been decorating (I haven’t finished yet). It’s been great and its kept me from worrying (as I tend to do against my will) about the move and how unorganised we are for it.

And so next weekend we move. I’m sure it will be as hellish as all moves but I’m not going to worry about it because I have taken a leap of faith. And it paid off. And I have my man to thank for holding my hand while we jump. 

My Valentine’s Day

I got spoilt.

My boyfriend and I had agreed that we were only going to give each other cards because it is so close to my birthday and he is so hard to buy for in general.  So I made plans to make a fabulous card and was wondering what cute card I would receive.

But as I said I got spoilt.

I definitely got a cute card (it had owls on it) but that wasn’t all. Firstly I got a very nicely bound copy of pride and prejudice. It’s bound in pink leather with the writing embossed into it. It is a fabulous addition to my pride and prejudice collection. I also got a charm bracelet (like a Pandora one but not) with a crown charm.

Then he cooked me dinner. Roast spatchcock with salad and purple sweet potato mash. Then he gave me another charm (a heart this time) to add to my bracelet.

Spoilt.

But the problem was I was slack. I didn’t even get around to making his card until my lunch break that day and it wasn’t the fabulous creation I wanted it to be but he liked it all the same.

Overall it was a fabulous day.

J