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Everyone loves a good secret.

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Super Organised! Or Super Bored?!

More wind and rain has started to drive us slightly stir-crazy. In need of something to do, we decided to be a little bit early with the Christmas cheer this year… 

Yes those are already wrapped presents you see there! Like I said… super bored.

Merry (slightly early) Christmas!

 

And the heavens opened…

And completely drenched everything in sight!

Though the day started out hot and muggy yesterday, it ended like this.

When it was all over (hail and all!) I still had 2 kidlets snoring so I ran outside to snap some great shots.

Oh yeah, love my new camera!!

I heart Flowers… literally

 

I made all these pretty flowers to scatter around my market stall next Saturday. I think they will up the ‘chic’ factor :)

Then I got to thinking… what if I put them all on stretchy headbands and actually had them there to sell? Hmmm…

Should I make that extra effort or am I just confusing my customers as to what I actually want to be known for selling? (my jewellery and jewellery trees)

Please help, oh wise bloggers out there!

 

Yeah so I learned how to set pearls… can you tell?

Little bit of pearl overload there, but I’m loving them all the same!

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Taking stock

Yesterday I listened to Neil Mitchell on 3AW radio. The story he was reporting mostly was about a little girl named Mikayla who is 6 and terminally ill. Her family has been advised to bring Christmas forward to this weekend (which is also her 7th birthday).

See the story here

Isn’t she beautiful?

Her Father said something that really pulled at my heart. When she was in hospital Mikayla’s Dad had to tell her she wasn’t going to live much longer. The poor little girl was worried that she would be forgotten once she was gone.

Neil Mitchell has asked for people to send her a birthday card to let her know that she wont be forgotten. So today I got a Tinkerbell card (she loves fairies) and I sent a little present with it.

I attached the butterfly in this pic to a little necklace for the birthday girl. I really hope she likes it and that it takes her mind off things for a little while.

So if you live in Australia or even if you don’t and you want to let Mikayla know she will not be forgotten you can send a card to:

Mikayla Francis

Care of Menzies Creek Primary School

12 School Road,

Menzies Creek 3159

VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

 

My thoughts are with Mikayla’s family.

Cherish these precious moments with your special little girl. Thinking of you.

 

Turning an old book case into chic market shelving

This book case has been around since forever, it was in my brother’s room when we were kids. When my Mum asked me if I wanted it, I said yes thinking I’d give it a quick paint and it can live in one of the boy’s rooms.

But then I needed some shelves for my market stall and came up with a quick solution…

Chop chop and a quick sand

An awesome paint colour And tada! Some VERY cute shelves!

  I couldn’t resist scuffing them up and making them look slightly worn. Here’s some of my necklace displays, made from wire, blue fabric and stretchy lace…   I can’t wait to put my stall together and wow some customers!

:)

More jewellery trees off to market

I’m hoping they will be well received. Instead of people walking past thinking ‘Urgh! What are those things?!’, I’d like them to think ‘Oooo… they’re interesting!’.

They still need cleaning up and sealing but I’m getting really quick at making them now. I can usually get a whole one built and start on the next one in a night. That don’t include the cleaning… the only annoying part of making them.

I’m taking them to a big market we have in the North of Victoria called the Murrabit Market. Murrabit is only a tiny town but it becomes completely packed with people on the first Saturday of every month when the market is on. And summer is the best time to go when there are more stall holders, so if you are a keen market goer it is worth the trip on the first Saturday in December! I’ll see you there!

In other news Our Husband and Daddy will now be a permanent fixture in our house!

He has finished his training and is posted near home. Which means, after 9 months, I am no longer a single Mum most of the time! Oh the relief! Aus can ask Daddy millions of questions instead of Mummy. And Noah can be firmly attached to Daddy’s leg instead of Mummy’s!

In short, Mummy can swan around in relative freedom… sometimes. But sometimes is better than ‘notimes’ :)   

 

My fave bit of jewellery ever

*That I’ve made*

Sterling silver and fresh water pearl.

 

Can’t wait to get my new chains to try this on!