Clean up clear out.

Yep it’s that time of year again-where I go haywire cleaning and clearing stuffs from inside the house…No gone zone down under the house-but oh boy I could have a ball chucking shite useful bits’n’bobs-Hubby just might need one day.

So today it was clothes that I have not worn for the past year and clothes that annoy me cause they shrunk on the line oh ok ‘tis because they annoy bejabbers out of me when i wear them ok already yes the middle has decided to spread as I shrink in height, and that isn't no fib either.

Patting myself on the back here this pile ended up being 2 x green garbage bags full and 2 grocery bags full yeeeeeeeehah..

and nope never went thru hubby’s clothes that’s a big no go zone-‘cause don’t yah know he might just wear it one day..yeah right-on his little toe….shh don’t tell I aid that ok

And whilst I was working away so hard Lea (Leave) decided to take a nap..

that can’t be comfortable position eh?

Cheers Vickie..hmm what number post is this….

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My Present

Ok I have stopped playing long enough to do a post of my present… actually me the accident waiting to happen bashed my hand on a door knob late this morning and have been waiting for the blasted swelling to go down so I could type wif two hands….

Now go click here and see this is what hubby bought me for Christmas I truly can’t wait to learn it and use it properly

so much fun to be had and wow oh wow oh wow….

It is just the coolest item thing object gadget and you can do so much with it..yep big smiley face here..Writing is hard but will improve with use I am sure..I took the above pic before taking the tablet out of the packaging, and then I opened up the pic with photoshop editor and wrote the message on the pic..I’m calling it a big girls etchasketch LOL….

Cheers Vickie

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More gifties…

I received this item from Christine as I was one of her PIF participants..

Well look at that how proud does that monitor look sitting all pretty on the most awesome mini

quilt eh, bit truly is beautiful-I love it so much thanks heaps Christine…I have changed monitors in the last couple of days and the monitor sitting on the mini quilt now-has a black surround with speakers built  in either side and man it looks so cool on the mini quilt—yeah yeah OK so small things excite me…

I also received a belated b-day squishe from Sharon H oh I could not believe my eyes when I opened up the envelope ..look what was inside ..yep my squishe but look what else I found,

Isn’t he just the cutest and I popped the reel of cotton there to show you how small he is..and he is very cheeky tooo

look at that skylarking next to the webcam…thanks heaps Sharon H  he is so darn cute…

I received this bag from Miss Fairy (of no blog)wonderful christmas embroidery and it was full inside with.. yummy fabric a cute mini cross stitch kit some needles and a thimble from a special place..but wait there’s more

this beautifully stitched (by Miss Fairy) needlecase and pincushion..hmm not sure I can stick a pin in it –it’s just so cute and has the tiniest rosettes embroidered on it…thank you thank you Miss Fairy..

Over the next couple of days I will be going thru my fabric and selecting all my choices for my In Pops Garden Bom which is my 2010 project..it is beautiful and designed by Rose –go have a look see—I was fortunate enough to win a whole set of patterns so I am set yeeehaah..

Oh yeah I will be back soon and post pic of my chrissy gift from dear Hubby..

Cheers Vickie

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Gifties everywhere…

Too give gits is an awesome feeling I love it , to receive gifts is a feeling of being blessed.

Here I will show you how blessed I am, in no particular order these are items received in swaps..

Nicely wrapped items for  PEACE swap..idea was send your partner items starting with the letters in the word PEACE.

this is my booty from the PEACE swap.Hoping I have guessed correctly…

P=perfume and it’s a beautiful scent.

E=elastic(how did my partner know I had ran out)? & some lovely earings (they are sitting on the end of the elastic card.

A=cute applique packs.

C=Coasters and chocolate advent calendar

E=gorgeous embroiders-I believe they are the 7days housework ones and the colour is a beautiful aqua-torquoise…Thank you to my wonderful partner I love them all..

I have now finished my advent swap ooing and ahhinng-all my gifts are super great and here is the remaining ones to show.

19-DMC gold embroidery thread.

20-gold trimmings

21-snowman tissues

22-scissor fob and fabirc holder

23-metallic threads and cord=mini cross stitch kit

24-lovely reindeer cross stitch ornament

25-this gorgeous cushion cover-which I just happened to have an insert the right size for..also there was a lovely  reindeer table topper pattern and a Quilt & Zo magazine-I may not be able to read the print but wow them pictures will help me along…thank you so much Simone  I have enjoyed you gifts muchly, big big thanks to Jo and Fiona fro hosting the swap.

But wait there’s more….

looky here at these awesome  goodies from my partner in the SSCS swap hosted by Chookyblue –thanks heaps you are a Gem…

I received a gorgeous mini cross stich ornament and a snowflake ornament a lovley 2009/10 chooky diary-a beautiful fuzzy head chook and way rad chooks fat 1/4 and some fencing fat 1/4 to stop the chooks from straying ..and see that bag there it is beautiful my pic does it no justice and my partner says it’s for my knitting..thanks heaps  to may partner hmm Roxie?

Thats’ all for today will be back with more in the coming days

Cheers Vickie

Thanks to all my partners…

Kick back and relax

Ok I know there is several of you who have been run off your feet so click this link sit back and enjoy-take your mind of the hustle and bustle of christmas preps..and have a laugh

http://www.wimp.com/energizerbunny/

 

cheers Vickie

Merry Christmas everyone

Wishing you all a safe a merry festive season……

I have some photos of items received to share but arghhh the photos won’t come of my camera-so will have to wait until techo god is finished playing with his stuffs under the house and get him to see why it is not co-operating..

cheers to all Vickie

WHAT's that you say ?How many 248?

Yeah what eh? How many oh my gawd I can't believe it this will be my 248th post oh wow time has flown and lots of sharing has been done....
Hmm I be thinking 256 is a good number to have a give away on don't you?
Cheers Vickie
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More gifties

OOpsy I have been very bad blogger-no post for a week ekkk,and I have been slack in visiting blogland as well-but but but I promise I have been running around blogland for the past hour or two hmm maybe it’s been three..and I have been posting..all is forgiven now ahhh**big sigh of relief**

And bad bad me did not show a pic of what a wonderful friend Miss Fairy of no blog made for me  for my birthday.

Isn’t it so beautiful and so me thank you again Miss Fairy.

Here is a pic of my gifts from the advent swap for the week .

14-2 x 1/2 fat 1/4’s

15- pretty felt bows

16-christmas fat 1/4

17-beautiful gingerbread ornamnet with a brochure from where it is from

18-angel candle

Thank you heaps enjoying this muchly..

 

Cheers Vickie

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Wet wet wet

well yes that’s us wet wet wet lots a rain..sloshy underfeet..water water everywhere..and best of all some cool weather yipeeee.

Oh I forgot to mention in my last post that I am opening my gifts from #1 too #25 as that was the way they were wrapped up...

Down side of the rain my basket of advent gifts got wet waaaaaah.Which I discovered this morning when I went to find and open #13.I had to open all of them this morning-but I have done so rather quickly (so as not to ruin the surprise)and placed the tags around them and popped them in a cupboard and will get each one out on it’s appropriate day couple of items were a bit soggy but I think they will be alright…

Gifts I had opened before the mishap occurred are.. and how lucky that gift 13 was in a plastic bag

Day 10-2 pieces of fabric – I think they are called fat 1/8’s (half the size of a fat 1/4)?

Day 11-A wee the name escapes me cushion.

Day 12 –piece of fabric and some apricot trim.

Day 13 – Cinderberry stitches pattern-seeds of love.

Thanks Simone I am enjoying this..

Another swap item was received this week from Francesca who hosted the ecologic bag swap-and we were partners.

This is picture of my items Francesca sent me L too R some black,white & hot pink trim-piece of green check fabric and piece of black and white print-one of her own mini note books and my bag,which you see above neatly tied up..

And here it is opened up..this bag is perfect for my mini gardening tools and knee pad – thank you Francesca..

OK I best go check around other areas of the house and make sure there has been no more surprises of rain inside…

Cheers Vickie

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Sewing & Cooking ahhh.

Time to make them last minute gifts, well not exactly last minute –them was planned but they seemed to have been left till last…

These are very quick and easy to make..they are just a face flannel (I use Brampton House as they are good quality), and everyone uses/needs handtowels eh?

And yummo diddllioscrumtious was what I thought when I saw this picture

 

This is Pegs pic don’t it just look yummo and scream hips here I come?

Peg’s blog last week , I gently hinted the recipe was needed and I’m sure I wasn’t the only one…hehehe..and wonderful Peg came forward and posted the recipe…Thank you Peg.

Hmm yummy yummy in my tummy..I am so having this after dinner tonight.

Cheers Vickie

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My Advent pressies

I have been dutifully opening a gift each day and thought ouch I best get on here and post a pic..of the ones I have opened so far from Simone.

Day 1-pretty wee bag-got that earmarked for something..

Day 2-Cute wee snowman cross stitch to do.

Day 3-Packet of small satin roses.

Day 4- 2 peachy toned fabrics pieces.

Day 5- lovely pink notebook

Day 6-Pinky tone fabric with some pink & white ribbon.

Day 7- Red ribbon and a sticky heart.

Day 8-2 earthy colour bits of fabric

Day 9- bright pink make up purse

Thank you Simone it has been a joy to open a new packet each day,

Cheers Vickie

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Nan

Cynthia Vipont
Aged 96

Pic taken 2006

Who went traveling peacefully in her sleep today.

Nan today you closed your eyes and did not dream of seeing Pop anymore but walked right into his open arms, too join him in his garden in the sky. The tears we shed are for many mixed reasons-the sad loss we all feel with you now gone-for the happiness in knowing you are with Pop again, the guidance and wisdom you freely gave (whether we wanted it or not) and for all the lifetime memories you have left us all with..we love you Nan.
Nan will be sadly missed by all her many family members and the community of Colac .

This pic of Nan was taken several years ago at one of my cousins wedding.

Cheers Vickie
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Squishies in the mail…

Nan is still with us..they are giving her morphine to slow down the breathing as she has pneumonia (think that is the correct way to explain it), just praying now that when Nan does pass it will be quietly in her sleep..

It was my b-day of Wednesday and I had a few mail items to open during the week, from a couple of online groups birthday swaps that I was in…thank you to the senders

 

l requested reds and yellows as I was a bit short on them and look at these lovely reds and yellows.

  

This group I requested 1930’s or white on white, and now have a good variety of both.

Thank you to all girls who sent..

Cheers Vickie

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Keeping my mind distracted.

I have the need to distract my mind at the moment my dear nan of 96 sadly it’s almost at her time for the grand four poster bed under god’s care where I am sure he will accommodate all her needs with access to every footy match and gee gee’s race. So you will know if I am lapse in posting on your blog it’s because my mind is being distracted by busy hands with crafting..

So this is the project I have done over the weekend..Nope there isn't a pattern I just cut and sewed and made it all work.

This is a ummm hanging thingy with pockets on the front..could be used for letters----could be used in a sewing area to keep rulers and bits or bobs in..I wonder what the person who receives this will use it for.No it isn’t for a swap it is just something I made and will be mailing of to someone who reads my blog..ah huh that got you thinking hasn’t it…OK I gotta run now

Cheers Vickie

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Attaching Binding

I have had a couple of people ask me about my binding method, so I thought I’d share here where I first learnt-and I have since kinda adapted to my own style but manage to get neat flat corners,so if you are interested pop on over here and have a watch..

 

 

Cheers Vickie

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Mrs Perkins

Ok I relented and gave Mrs Perkins her legs, man t’was not an easy task for me to sew them blasted legs on-three times and that is it so be it if she is a bit bandy legged… I will deliver her to her owner tomorrow and as she loves giraffes' I know already that she will love Mrs Perkins…

Cheers Vickie

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Rain and Crafting

Well Last night I just got in the back door before the skies opened up and boy did they give a us a good down pour…we got 27.5mls in ½ hour..it was great to hear and see….and I just had to walk out on to the verandah whilst it was teeming down a take a pic look at all that water…and yes I got drenched but it was worth it I love the photo.

And just so you can see I have been doing something, here is a peek of some stitching that I am doing …sloooooooow and steady has been the way and I’m still smiling so that has to be a good thing right?..

And here is Mrs Perkins she was naughty and moved her head whilst I was attaching her horns and I wore the needle in my finger-so she will remain legless for a couple of days-that ought to teach her eh?

 

Cheers Vickie

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Stichers Angel

yeah my items have arrived safely my partners mail box.Funny thing was I had , had Marica as my partner in a swap last year.I made 2 items from the stitchers angel free patterns and then made a bag with a matching coin purse..and also included a pattern-but I forgot to take a pic of the bag

so I have borrowed Marica’s photo from her blog to show…

Thanks to Helen for hosting this swap…

Cheers Vickie

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Unwanted guest

Whilst I was going about my merry business of dishing up dinner the other night I caught a movement out of the corner of my eye, 1 quick turn exorcism swivel of my head and I spied the  moving object arghhhh I say scream there is snake on the screen door..Hubby looks and says  “yes you are correct there is snake- looks like a tree snake”..Calm cool calculated  stark raving lunatic me says”remove it please-gawd -dumb dogs we have 2 sitting outside the screen door and 2 inside the screen door-nope none of them noticed.

Anyways you can all laugh now,’cause in telling hubby to remove the snake he had to open the screen door WHICH opens inwards (into the kitchen) like 2 metres from where I was standing-well that was it I took off like a rocket-until sssssnake was alll gone and relocated into a fishtail palm…

 

 

Blasted things just totally give me the horrors-all night I was like a cat on a hot tin roof (hmm one day I might just see a cat on a hot tin roof)..and got not much sleep.

Cheers Vickie

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Blog Award

I received this blog award from Bev ,now usually I don’t have time to repost these on my blog nether lone electing other bloggers to participate..I can only use one word for each answer.

Hmm that should be easy since I am a gal of few ….ok many words.

However  here I am sleepless and thought to myslef what a wonderful idea to go grab that award from Bev and do it..so here it is-maybe you will get more of an insight about me by reading the answers who knows…Thanks Bev

 

1. Where is your cell phone? Table
2. Your hair. Messy
3. Your Mother. Sleeping
4. Your Father. Deceased
5.Favourite food. Lasagne
6.Your dream last night. Nope
7.Favourite drink. Coffee
8.Your dream/goal. Peace
9. What room are you in? Mine
10.Your hobby. Sewing
11.Your fear. Spiders
12.Where do you want to be in 6 years. Alive
13.Where were you last night. Lounge
14.Something that you aren't. Racist
15.Muffins. Apricot
16.Wish list item. Wii
17.Where did you grow up. Dunkeld
18.Last thing you did. Showered
19.What are you wearing. Dress
20.Your TV. Celestial
21.Your Pets. Heaps
22.Friends. Love
23.Your life. Fantastic
24.Your mood. Optimistic
25.Missing someone. Yes
26. Vehicle. Broken
27. Something you aren't wearing. Shoes
28.Favourite Store. Target
29.Favourite colour. Pink
30.When was the last time you laughed. Currently
31. Last time you cried. August
32.Your best friend. Hmmm
33. One place I go to over and over. Toilet
34. One person who emails me regularly. Crispy
35.Favourite place to be. Victoria

Gee that was so super easy NOT……I am not going to nominate other bloggers for this award as I find you all special,please feel free to take the award and post on your blog your answers just for fun

cheers Vickie

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Christmas advent swap received

My swap partner for the advent swap hosted by Fiona  with a little  help from Julie and Jo is Simone-

Simone received her parcel from me a week ago and I got mine from her this week..jump on over to her blog and see what she has down with her gifts-very clever.

Simone said I could open the box..woohooo I did...

Oh c'mon December...(shh about the 2nd day-) i'll forget that I'm a year olderer and enjoy opening one of these each day till the 25th.

Thank you Simone

Cheers Vickie
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How Aussie are you.

I saw this on Cass's blog so I thought I might give it a go!

1. Been dive bombed by a magpie Yes
2. Have seen a crocodile yes plenty up here
3. Have seen a snake in the wild yes in the wild and in the yard
4. Been bitten by a snake or other aussie wildlife No
5. Patted a koala yes at wildlife park in Airlie Beach
6. Seen a kangaroo in the wild - Yes and in the yard at home
7. Climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge - No am fearful of hieghs
8. Climbed the Story Bridge in Brisbane No
9. Visited the Sydney Opera House - Yes
10. Swum at the beach heaps of times
11. Had fish and chips on the beach Many times
12. Been stung by a jellyfish yes and they hurt like heck
13. Had sunburn that peeled Yes many times I burn easily
14. Camped under the stars Yes
15. Visited Uluru - one day,it's not far from home just have not got there yet
16. Driven the Great Ocean Road in Victoria Yes many many times-nan and pop used to live in Apollo Bay
17. Seen the penguins on Phillip Island Victoria Yes
18. Had an outdoor BBQ with Friends Yes
19. Played backyard/beach Cricket Yes
20. Watched a real cricket match live Yes
21. Betted on the Melbourne Cup sometimes
22. Attended the Melbourne Cup Live from Flemington nope
23. Attended a live Aussie Rules or rugby football game many games when much yougerer.
24. Ridden a Melbourne Tram Yes
25. Snow Skied in the “high country” of NSW/Vic umm does rolling down the slopes on your rear end count?
26. Visited the Great Barrier Reef yes

27. Been to Kakadu - one ay as it ain't far from home either
28. Crossed the Nullabour by road -No
29. Gone down the Murray River on a paddle steamer yes awesome and would love to do it again
30. Survived a cyclone yes several
31. Survived a bushfire had a couple come mighty close
32. Experienced a big flood yes yukko
33. Know who the Wiggles are.yes
34. Know who Humphrey the Bear is. Yes
35. Watched Play School as a kid or mum of a kid Both
36. Watched Skippy the Bush Kangaroo bring back Skippy
37. Own an Australia Flag - No
38. Know the words to Advance Australia Fair Yes
39. Eat Vegemite -nope
40. Drink Milo Yes
41. Know what lamingtons are yes
42. Know what Pavlova is hell yeah
43. Know what Tim Tams are sure do and no I am not sharing
44.Eaten a meat pie Yes
45. Gave or received a “dead arm” Yes
46. Have owned an Akubra hat yes
47. Own/owned an Australia Cattle dog -yes
48. Been to a B& S ball - or know what one is -yes and yes

9. Drive a ute yes when t work
50. Say G’day Yes
51. Can cook damper -don't know
52. Can make billy tea -Yes
53. Supported a sausage sizzle - Supported them,
54. Own John Williamson CD/Music -yep sure do
55. Owned chooks or know what they are- know what they are and have plenty of decoration ones but no live ones their eyes freak me out

56. Call the toilet “the dunny” - nope it's a loo
57 . Wear thongs (on your feet…) - nope they give me blisters
58. Support Aussie music - Definitely
59. Enjoy a beer - once a year
60.Swallowed a fly - Yes
Cheers Vickie
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Another win & some online therapy.

The other week sure was my lucky week I also won this fabric ( x ½ metre each) from Bev’s blog, now before you say ahh but look it’s blue-let me tell you it’s a beautiful shade of not really blue but bordering pale turquoise and I already know what I will be making with it.

Thanks again Bev-it truly is lovely fabric.

I also had me some retail online therapy from Nancy’s Notions, weeeeeeell there was a big sale and I just had tooo get me some fabric…aaaand it’s my b-day soon so yeah t’was ok for me to spend some $$$$$..Yep glad you agree.

Wooohooo a sweet layer cake-my very own first one.

Jardin Jolie half yard pack.

In the Wild Pink half yard pack.

Cheers Vickie

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End of week highlight

Well to say this week has been crappy is an understatement-anyway life moves on..and to go to the post office box on Friday just made my weeks wogglies all hide away…

There was 2 collect cards , hmm I was expecting 1 what could the other one be..

I rushed inside to handover the cards and get my packages….

Yes one of them was the one I had been expecting from Rose, did you follow Rose as she was making them glorious blocks in loving memory of her pop – so many times on visiting Rose and seeing what the next one looked like I would get visuals of my pop in my mind..???? have you seen her In Pops Garden BOM finale-what you haven’t seen it –get on over there and look it is gorgeous….

Anyways Rose did a draw of names from people who left comments and knock me down with a feather my name came out, I was so chuffed when Rose emailed me to say she had done a draw and my name had come out..AND and and my prize was a complete set of In Pops Garden BOM patterns.

           

This is going to be a project for 2010-I am excited about getting to start this already.

And then my 2nd parcel was…………oh my the lovely Jenny had sent me a fine wonky placemat yipee..it is so funky and awesome-and the stitching is so  sergeant major straight and even and neato and now it’s all mine..

Yes I know I should iron first but I was in such a rush –bad me….

Thanks heaps to both of you..

Cheers Vickie

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vroomm vrooom splutter,bang!

There would be some super dooper graphics to go with this post, but I have no energy to go find them..So i'll just give you all some boring text to read...
Today I went jumped in my car around lunchtime to go get my new glasses from the optical store,now this round trip takes approx 180 minutes-but the boss was kewl with that as he was aware of the headaches I have been suffered due to my need for new glasses.
So of I goes, I get 1115 mins away from work and a light comes up on the dash-it says CHECk,welll yeah like check WHAT-so I calmly phone hubby..he says are any other lights on -I say nope..he says well you should be ok..So off I go again..only to travel another10 mins and think hmm I smell something ickky....next thing I know there is putrid smoke billowing out from under the bonnet..
So I quickly try and maneuver of the highway only to have the car lock up on me just as I pull off the main dirt..crap is a mild description of the word I used..here I am in the heat of the day not a flippin tree insight and sun just glaring at me...
I phone work get a tow truck organized then park my butt on the hot dirt and wait tralahlah lahahtralahlah..50 mins later truck arrives -(oh yeah quickly rang hubby informed him what happened but told him I had it all under control...and then my battery died in my phone couldn't even play a game)..So we get the car up on the tray and head for the mechanics,arriving safely at the mechanics-"I urge you now to pop your cuppa safely on your desk".
I ope the door to get out of the truck and oh man goddunnit I forgot I was in a truck and yep I just went to step out like one would when normally exiting a car...wel there goes my butt sliding down the massive wheel arch thingy-ouch ahh intense pain-one quick look tells me no-one has seen this stupid act of dumbness, so I quickly straighten up and thank god I did not land face first into the bitumen...I do my best straight walk I am in no pain and walk into the office...
Give them the details and the tow truck driver then drops me off at work-heck I sure remembered real quick I was in a truck and stepped down properly as my butt was caning me ,
I survived the rest of the afternnon till the mechanic rang and said around $3000 to fix car as motor is cooked..oh man car ain't worth that much...by now I am just felling a tad sore and have a lovely big bruise appearing..I guess I'll be finding me a cheap runaround on the weekend-I so am not in the mood or mind or state to be after anther vehicle the other one was doing me just fine..ah lifes wee hurdles hmmmffttt
Cheers Vickie
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Eco bag swap

Yeah yippee I have finished my Bag for the Ecologic bag swap ran by Francesca

so I thought I would show you a picture….oh dang but then I remembered I wish for Francesca  to be the first one too see this bag .So I decided a sneak peek was the best I could provide for now…

Oh wow it look sso fab , yep true it does –this was another of them dang projects that I made without a pattern and kept liking it more and more as I went along..but no It is not for me and in the mail it will go

cheers Vickie

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Mail in and Mail out

Ohh looky a surprise in the mail for me….the lovely Isabella was out and about at the Burnie Guild Friendship day and she sent me this gorgeous card with my 2nd love on the front…

And inside was something of my first love so lucky am I.Isabella said she couldn't resist these and just had to get them for me,

 

how very sweet of her this was.Thank you heaps again Isabella ….

MAIL OUT

Now there will be some mail leaving my town this week going all the way too The Netherlands, to be delivered to Simone as she is my partner in the 2009 Advent swap hosted by Fiona with help from Jo and Julie ,

see there they are all wrapped hehehe.no you cannot have a sneak peek..just some wee stitching to do on the main gift and away they all go…

Cheers Vickie

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