December 23, 2009
Wow. Only 2 more sleeps. Isn’t this time of year exciting? I am really looking forward to Christmas day!
I have got the cutest 25 Days of Christmas crafty item today!
See, I told you they were cute! Now all you have to do to make these is follow this link for the tutorial. The tutorial is brought to us by Leisl Gibson of the Oliver + S blog.
And here is the Santa photo:
I don’t even care that the kids aren’t looking at the camera, at least they are smiling! LOL!
December 22, 2009
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Today I took the kids to get their Santa photo. There were many protests, all by Kate of course because she did not like the shirt I wanted her to wear. Lucky I am bigger and older or the kids might not have had matching clothing. I will upload the photo tomorrow.
Today’s 25 Days of Christmas is brought to us by Becky Oehlers of Hemidemisemiquaver Design blog. Her cards are just fantastic and a treat for any paper crafter. But it’s her partidge ornament that caught my eye. Click here for the details. And please, for the sake of paper, check out her cards while you are there!
December 21, 2009
Oh my, we are almost there, aren’t we? Just 4 more sleeps! Only 3 for crazy people like me though.
For today’s 25 days of Christmas goodness I have something very special. Yes it is an advent calendar, but it just oozes with festive cuteness. Click on this link to take you to the tutorial for mini pinatas. These have been made by Pam of Gingerbread Snowflakes blog.
In other news, if I hear the words ‘but I’m boooored’ one more time, I think I might go postal.
December 20, 2009
It’s not that I didn’t want to blog yesterday, it’s just that I did not have one spare moment in which to do it in. Sorry about that.
So, today, there are two Christmas crafts to share.
They are both awesome ideas. The first one is to make your own Santa Plate, which is made by Cathe Holden of Just Something I made blog. I really want to try this out, I think it’s a wonderful idea that the kids wont forget as they grow older.
And the second craft idea is this gorgeous snowflake curtain which is made by Laura of Bugs and Fishes by Lupin blog. Stunning, huh?
Check out the links for all the details on how to make these projects. 
December 18, 2009
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Some layouts to share from this weeks Scrapbook Establishment newsletter using the super cool Kaisercraft Rewind range.
And now onto the 25 Days of Christmas craft for day 18.
Some Salt Dough Ornaments. These come to us by way of Katy Elliott’s blog Home, Art + Food. I was thinking that some special mummy and kids time is in order to create these. I think the kids would have a blast making these! Fun, huh?
And on top of this huge post I have another share. Every day we have been Google-ing pictures to set as our desktop background. So far we haven’t got past ‘LOL cats’ because they are pretty funny. Here’s the one I picked for today. Well, I thought it was cute/funny!
December 17, 2009
I can’t believe I am still keeping this up?!
Today’s Christmas goodness can be either of the fabric or the paper kind.
I found the most adorable stacking fabric Christmas trees over on The Small Object blog. Cute, huh?
And then I found the tutorial was used to make paper trees over on the Bella Dia blog. Again, cute, huh?
December 16, 2009
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While typing I am eating my dinner. Tonight I made a low chemical side dish – rice and cottage cheese pie put of the Friendly Foods book. You know what, I wouldn’t have thought it, but it is actually yum. Steve has an appointment with the RPA allergy clinic in january so there is much progress with that side of things.
Today I have the most special Christmas tree bunting to share with you. I think this would look great hanging across a mantel. I don’t have a mantel. I have a buffet which at the moment is adorned with a ceiling fan that the electrician was supposed to put in about a month ago. I think I need to find a new spraky. Hmmm. Anyway, it would probably look good across my buffet too. The bunting is brought to us today by Sadie from the Sadieandlance blog. Follow the link to her detailed tutorial. Gorgeous, huh?
December 15, 2009
Wow, by writing the date down every day it has made me realise that I have so much to do and not nearly enough time to do it all in.
Not to worry, everything always seems to work out.
So, onto today’s project. I know I for one loathe spending money on things like bows because they only end up in the bin. Well, lookie at this tutorial to make your own bows for presents! The best part? It would cost next to nix! Thankyou to the very talented Jessica Jones of the How About Orange blog for this tutorial. I have been a huge fan of this blog for ages.
December 14, 2009
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I have spent the better part of the day at school as both Kate and Luke received awards. Kate’s award was for ‘excellent reading skills and contributions to class talking and listening topics’ and Luke’s was for ‘being a quiet achiever’. Pretty proud mumma.
Today’s 25 Days of Christmas craft has been made by Sunghee of Creativity in Progress blog. She has created the most divine bunch of paper flowers ever. Follow this link to see her tutorial. It really looks like it took a long time, the results are worth it though! Just stunning!!
December 13, 2009
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After Friday’s ‘incident’ with carting Steve off to the hospital, we have now decided to get tough with the low salicylate, amine and glutamate diet. Tomorrow we will order the RPAH Elimination Diet Handbook and we will also go in search of the Friendly Food recipe book. I am not an adventurous cook and Steve is not an adventurous eater. I don’t think he has much of a choice now. I am over being scared half to death every time he has an attack.
Now, onto nice things. Nothing nicer than using up some of your scrap pieces of paper. I know I for one horde every little piece of scrap paper going. For a couple of reasons, one, I use my favourite pieces of paper on my layouts, if I keep a scrap I can also use it on other layouts and two, because when my kids want to scrapbook with me, I give them the scraps and they have a ball and I don’t have to cringe every time they pick up a new piece of paper I had plans for. Works for us.
Today we have a paper tree made by Kellie Fortin of Polished to Perfection blog. Click on this link to see how she made it. I grabbed some styrofoam trees last time I was at Spotlight. I hadn’t worked out exactly what I was going to do with them, but I think this might be a nice was to spend a morning with Kate and Luke and we can make them for our table for Christmas day.
Did I tell you we are spending our first Christmas together at home as a wee little family? No? I am super excited!! 
