Grateful
Last week I won a suprise giveaway from the lovely SophismPress who sent me a wonderful parcel of goodies.... magazines, a gorgeous print of her artwork 'Stargazing' and a copy of 'The Secret Garden' which is one of my favourite children's books.
All these lovely goodies for just being a follower of her blog! how lucky am I?

then today I got an email telling me I won another giveaway!
two vouchers from two beautiful Etsy shops!
Thanks so much to Rachel of The Ardent Sparrow!
She is having a blog giveaway every day this week! go check it out!

Well im feeling the love so I want to send some back too!
Next week I will draw a name from my blog followers and the winner will win a parcel of paper goods made by me!
Just a small way to say Thanks!

Today it felt so good to finally have a day off - work is super crazy right now!
This morning I got to meet a twitter friend and blogger who owns PaperMagnolia.
They are currently having a warehouse sale so if you're in Sydney go have a look- I got some lovely things like these 'Thank You' note cards, they are so pretty!

Mid Term School holidays start next week so both my boys are excited and tonight Andrew and I are off to an 80's night fund raiser!
should be a fun(ny) night out!

Wishlist Wednesday - small delights!

Blushing bobby pins by TheArdentSparrow

Apple Stickers by Littlebirdtoo

Whimsical paper weights by Unicornkidstudios

all so very sweet!

for more Wishlist Wednesday posts check out Carley's blog to see who is playing along!

Warmth
its freezing in Sydney! my fingers and toes are almost frozen and im trying so hard to keep warm!
I did drag myself to Jazzercise tonight and was a little embarrassed to find a full class...i almost convinced myself that no one does excercise during winter!
Last week i popped into Spotlight who were having a crazy 2 day sale and found some lovely wool - i have no idea what Im going to crochet yet but I thought since I bought this fun brooch,
' I heart to crochet' from SophieIsobel a few months ago
i had better get stuck into a new winter project!
I love the look of THIS
and the whole 'granny a day' flickr group is inspiring, they've probably all warming up under their granny square throws already!

What about this cute Crochet dress featured in last months Vogue!

yes, crochet is in Vogue people!

i think the squid hat is adorable too...or is that an octopus?

The Lilac Dress....

This beautiful image styled by Emily McGregor
inspired my latest card 'The Lilac Dress'....i love getting a burst of inspiration from beautiful images!
I read the other day (yes, all the wacky stories are coming out now) that Michael Jackson paid a brain guru $300,000 to get his creative juices flowing .... we could have just steered him to Flickr or the wonderful world of blogs, so much eye candy and the cost is free!

Wishlist Wednesday - Garden party

okay its Thursday so im a bit behind,
but hope you enjoy my weekly picks!

Arty Skirt
by PinkLizzySews











one of a kind blue & white dress by Cristinapires



Fabric Brooch - Eliza
by RubyJo

For more Wishlist Wednesday posts check out Carley's blog to see who is playing along

EyeSpy: Something Ive made for a small person

i alway try to make cute cards and tags for the 'little people' in our lives, if you're like us there's always lots of birthday parties so its great to have cards on hand ready to go in that last minute weekend rush!

i love mixing vintage ephemera like the green 1950s paper which Ive used in my

'Childhood wonder' tags (above)

I also like to mix cute images with funky paper & crazy prints!

I think the sweet retro style papergoods are great for any age actually!

Here is the link to my Etsy shop

and also to Leeloo online in Australian dollars

Saturday almost gone....

today went super fast and here I am at 10pm drinking tea and eating salted crisps, yes, this is how I spend my Saturday night!

Im actually a little tired, we had my god-daughters 4th birthday party earlier and Im still trying to get over the shock and sadness of Michael Jackson's passing...Ive been watching all the old film clips on TV, takes me right back to my teens - we idolised him!

The lovely Jackie tagged me so here are my answers to her meme.

Reading: a book called 'Ships of Mercy' , the latest 'Frankie' and 'Real Living ' magazine issues

Listening to: Michael Jackson

Doing: just did the washing up, think I might curl up on the couch and draw

Watching: Michael Jackson special on the E! channel

Cooking: Made the above jam cupcakes for Victoria's party today! the recipe is Nigella Lawson - they were yummy!

Looking Forward to: I cant wait to see the new 'Coco Avant Chanel' movie this week - looks good! you can see the trailer here

Buying: i recently bought this cute brooch - its pinned on my winter coat , its so cute and i do love Mary Janes!!

Have a great weekend everyone!