Easter Chickens

Although I tried my hardest to coax Karen's chickens into my tin at NCB,

They just wouldn't come home with me.

Photos taken by Beccasauras

That meant I just had to make some of my own using this pattern.

and Tada!

This little one has gone off to live with a girl who promptly named him "Nugget".

Off to make some of my own with these gorgeous felts.

My Birthday Weekend (Otherwise known as the weekend when I got spoilt rotten!)

I had a lovely birthday weekend, breakfast and presents in bed. No DJ didn't get me anything of my list but what I did get was so much better (and pink!).

An iPad! I am totally in love with it, it comes everywhere in my handbag. I have been taking it to bed to twitter at night or read my blogs and even better I can blog from it unlike my iPhone. Just need to make a cover for it or convince someone to make one for me! My parents got me some beautiful clothes, quilt pattern and very cute babushka headphones that I forgot to take a picture of. DJ's mum made me the beautiful table runner that everything is resting on, and got me Nikki's book and another babushka. My grandma made me the gorgeous card on the right.

I also woke up to lots of birthday twitter love from the girls.

DJ was a very very good boyfriend and went to AQC with my mum, aunty and I. Although I did have to drag him away from the quilting machines, he was obsessed with how they worked! 

I then got to go Ice Skating! It was so much fun, and I even managed not to fall down. DJ did think it was very funny to hold my hand and skate as fast as he could while I'm trying my hardest not to fall over. 

I had a wonderful dinner of Thai takeaway with my family and boy for dinner, and of course cake.

On Sunday I was feeling a little sad that it was all over, but DJ had news for me. 

He took me for drive along Beach Road, we had lunch in Sandringham and went for a lovely walk along the beach. The weather was fantastic and I could have fallen asleep on the glass had I been allowed to!

But no we had to get home because he had arranged one last surprise for me. 

Can you guess where?

He had arranged dinner at Sky High on top of Mount Dandenong with friends!

The food was fantastic (spiced salmon on top of warm Japanese salad, yum) and the view was even better!

Thank you DJ for a wonderful birthday weekend.

(Best Boyfriend ever!)

Project Still Unknown

Flea Market Finds...

This will be a monster Flea Market Finds post as I haven't done one is ages. 

I have kept it to one Find as a have Opped a lot recently and don't want this post to get too long!

Not something I bought but this is the old kitchen out where my Grandparents lived in the country. Really wanted to bring it home, DJ was not impressed!

Vintage sheets from a little Op / Vintage Shop where my Grandparents live. It is a tiny little town about five hours from Melbourne but they have the best Op Shop. 

This is a picture of said Op Shop, DJ is glad we didn'y walk away with the whole shop,although he did like this bar selection. I can see 100 things in this photo I wish I had of bought!

More goodies that I did come home with, scraps of bias binding and some wooden spools,

This gorgeous top, love the lace and it's so comfy to wear, 

And this top as well, haven't had a chance to wear it yet but love the look of it.

 Much to DJ's delight I did not come home with this dress!

I'm still behind with my Flea Market Finds but don't want to make this too big of a post so I will leave it here for this week. 

For more gorgeous finds.

Birthday Wishes

So DJ asked me whether I was going to write a birthday post for him this year after last years. 

Kinda feels like I'm giving him the easy way out but here it goes. 

For my birthday this year, here are my hints:

Children around the World set by Sarah Jane.

Oh My Deer from The Red Thread.

Rick Rack Silver Ring handmade by Christina Lowry

Any of Dawn Tan's gorgeous recipe illustrations.

I know they are not out for a couple of months but I really really want these Jillian Tamaki designed hand-sewn covers of three Penguin classics.

And last but not least, anything from Have You Meet Miss Jones (Although I am in love with this deer light)

Hope this helps DJ!

It's about time!

I know, I know, things have been a bit slack around here lately! 

I have uploaded photos on to the computer weeks ago and just have not had time to blog them. Just got of a ten day work days straight and DJ's car was written off about two weeks ago which has not left me with much time or energy to blog.

But finally I can show you what I bought at Finders Keepers,

Ms Curlypops and I both came home with these cuties from Delilah Devine. Can't wait to give the wall a clean and stick these up above the bed.

This gorgeous linen print from Kirsten Doran. Love the colours of this and the little details in it. Sorry the pictures so bad! Have not decided what I shall turn it into yet, maybe another cushion for the bed.

Nicole and I saw these last Finders Keepers and loved them but never bought them! I got one for each of us this time and put my in an Ikea frame.

Can't wait for the next Finders Keepers!

My Creative Space...

This week I am planning for this,

I think you should all join in too!

and of course that means buying more fabric right?

Admiring the fact that I finished this,

Very hard to take a picture of a lampshade in front of a window

Loving the little bunnies. I'm so happy I chose this fabric.

And swanning around in this,

Really should have ironed it before the photo

For the home of My Creative Space.