playing with my camera..

I have been enjoying my new camera since before Christmas but I have to admit I am still struggling with all the buttons and bows on it..

I have been itching to take one of these classes by Sharon and was delighted to see that she is now offering them online! I will be signing up for the next one for sure :)!!

Until then, I shall play and enjoy and remain frustrated!

...at least Mr Deekie Belle's exquisite taste has given me lots of pretties to practice on !

ahhh Guerlain, how do I love thee, let me count the ways .....

(photoshopped using black and white focal)

and a new edition to my scents ...the beautiful No 5!

(photoshopped using a slight HSD)

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The Ode to the Anzac

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Lest We Forget.



Hugs,

Happy Easter

Happy Easter to all my lovely friends in blog land!

It has been too long, I have missed you all!

{...I locked myself off my blog for a few weeks ....long story ;)!!}

Been doing some baking while I was gone...

And the grandkids are great !

The Bug has grown!!

He turned 2 last month ....we got him a trampoline!

Hunny-Bunny has grown too!

loooooves her jumpy!!

and she gets smarter and more beautiful every day...

(she's teething though - ouch!)

And of course Princess Addison...

Has captured our hearts

oh my!! ...I love her beautiful baby feet!

Been doing some sewing (..of course!!)




More Jingle Sox photos to come ;)!

Then made myself some pillowcases yesterday....
Didn't have a patterns so I made one..

I will set it up as a tutorial for anyone who wants it soon

Mum had a birthday too

she turned 74 years old

I love you so much Mumma, you are my inspiration...

Back tomorrow with more ;)!

Biggest hugs and may God bless you all on this beautiful day of remembrance!!

~~ HE IS RISEN, AS HE SAID HE WOULD ~~

Grandbug number 3, she's here!!!!

The Songbird and her hubby gave birth to a beautiful little girl yesterday!

She took a long time to come but she is perfect in every way.

She weighed in at 7lb 3 oz.

I was there with them for the birth and have to say,
it was amazing,
The singer did so well, ....I am so proud of her!

so without furter adieu....

Please meet The Princess ...

She looks a little grumpy here but I think was just a bit fed up with Nana and her camera!!

Cousin Bunny seems to love her, she keeps reaching out for a cuddle,

But The bug is not interested... he is at that age ;)!

Here he is with Aunty Songbird just before she went to give birth! As usual at the moment, he doesn't like having his photo taken and when I try and get him to smile he just looks right past me LOL!!

The bug and The bunny are just loving their swingset they got for christmas,

I am sure they would both be on it all day and night if they could!!

finally a smile from the bug ;)!

Hugs,

and now fire...

Over the weekend we had terrible bushfires here in Perth,

Our home was completely surrounded by black smoke which has finally died down.

65 perth families lost their homes.

Except for some major black smoke which seemed to permeate our home, we are fine...

But my heart is so heavy.

We seem to be having one disaster after another here in Australia...

Again, I ask you to pray.

Hopefully I will be back with some better news soon.

Hugs,

Please pray !

As I sit writing this I am beyond distraught.

Cyclone Yasi, a level 5 cyclone with winds of up to 290kph, is causing complete destruction in the beautiful state of Queensland, Australia.

We have been watching for the past week as this cyclone has gotten closer and closer to our beloved country.

And now it is here..

First the floods in Queensland, and now this...

I don't know what else to do but pray, and ask you all to please pray.

Thank you.

Birthdays and babies ...and Jingle Sax too!

I had my birthday back on the 5th of January and wanted to share some of my lovely pressies with you!

Our kids all put together and got me a gorgeous china cabinet that goes so well with my dining suite!

It was another purchase from Gumtree, our online Australian second hand market.. (just lovin' the Gumtree!)

I had so much fun putting all my crystal and china in it - I didn't realise I had collected so much over the years!

...And my darling Mr Deekie Belle bought me a gorgeous new chandelier to finish off the dining room, I just loooooooove it!!!

Here is a photo of it with the lights turned off so you can get a better idea of the gorgeous toll leaves and flowers!

He got it from a shop on ebay :)!

Let me know if you want the link...

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The Songstress and her hubby only have 2 weeks until their baby girl is due,

We are sooooo excited!! .....and they are sooo cute!

Isn't our little girl glowing!!

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I wanted to share my new design Jingle Sax with you!

Here are two that I made for two precious little customers in England...

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Before I go, I wanted to ask for prayers for the people of Australia.

Our little country has taken such a battering this month,

I am sure you have all heard on the news of the devastating floods in Queensland that have destroyed whole towns, thousands of people lost their homes and belongings and worse, many lost their lives..

Then later that week there were fires that destroyed homes and properties just south of us here in Perth. It was the result of an arsonist..

Then over the past weekend we battened down for a cyclone that was headed towards Perth and the southwest. It seemed to bypass those of us in the city, but there was widespread damage in a few inland rural towns.... Many lost their homes and properties..

Tonight their is another huge cyclone bearing down on Queensland...
Many people have been evaculated, but we are yet to see what destruction this latest one will bring...

If you are someone who prays, then please pray,

and if you don't pray, then please pray anyway!

I know God is listening!

Thanks, and big hugs,

wow...

This was to be a post of all the things that have been happening around here...

of how busy and stressful life has been,

how much has been going on and how overwhelmed I have been..

But then I went to visit the blog of the gorgeous Richele

and watched the clip below...




Now I have taken a deep breath and decided to go outside,

water my garden and watch the sun go down,

..and to pray,

and give thanks

for health and healing,

for family and friends,

and for safety from the cyclone (the literal cyclone!)

and to ask the Lord to help me slow down.

Then I shall buy the book ;)!

Back in a couple of hours!

Hugs,

Wow, it's been a month!

...And I have missed you all so much!!

I hope you all had a blessed Christmas and enjoyed many special moments with your families and friends.

And then I hope you had a fabulous New Year, full of fun and laughs and food and festivities!...

My prayer is that 2011 will be filled with much love and peace for you all.

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We had a great Christmas!!

It as a day filled with joy, family, far too much food and far too many pressies!

our grandkids Khye and Hunny had a ball, and enjoyed getting completely spoilt!

Here are a few pics of our little bug and bunny!

Khye has become a little camera shy, but we did get this one!

Hunny bunny in her cute skirt!

♫ ooh, ♫ oh, ♫♪ oh... ♫ my brown eyed girl ♪♪...

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I wont overload you with Christmas pics but thought you might get a giggle out of these ones...

I try and find fabulous and interesting things online for the kids, things they would never get for themselves... They always look forward to their pressies as they never know what they're gonna get!!

This year I got Steve a set of these!!!

Steven is one of those people who has an incredible God-given gift with music

... he can pick up an instrument, figure it out and then teach himself to play it most times immediately...

he,he,he, but this one is gonna take a while ;)!

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Tired little grandbugs ready for bed....

So more photos soon!!

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Okay, loads more to share, but for now, just a quick shot of my darling Mr Deekie Belle and I...

Much love to you all and back soon with loads more ;)!

Take care and big hugs,

..just a few minutes to say hello!

Hi my lovely ladies!

How I have missed you all, I am still buried under my pile of fabric, fur and embroidery!
I hope to have it all done by Monday - and the last of the sox will be on their way!

I just had to share this with you,

I was reading the news tonight on our local station's online site and was thrilled, wowed and completely inspired to read that a fellow Aussie quilter Robyn 'Bobby' Melia,

sold a quilt she made out her grandmothers vintage scraps for $70,000!!!!
You can read all about the sale here!

and you can find more about the quilt on her blog which is here:

Here is a little sneaky peaky of it - I don't know Bobby but I hope she doesn't mind me posting this - please go to her blog to read the story and see more photos!!

A.MA.ZING

(this photo is borrowed from Bobby's blog)

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I also wanted to show you the Charlie Bear I bought for The Glamour Girl for Christmas -
how cute is he !!!

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And the lovely Amy from Giggleberrys sent me a photo of their sox all hanging up, this lovely set she chose has inspired many people to buy the same one - they are hanging in homes in Germany, Switzerland, and Luxembourg, as well as many homes in the USA!!

Now it's back to work for me!!!!

gotta stuff and line all these!

But before I go I had to show you The Songstress's new baby girl...

This is Bella - naaawwww!!!

and just a couple of things that I have been working on...

A tree skirt I made to go with the "Giggleberrys" set, (that's what I call it!) On it's way to Switzerland

And a quick pic of a set that are now hanging in a home in Shafeena in Abu Dhabi !!

Check out her blog! She has the cutest header I have ever seen!

She loves them!!

Okay, back to the grind for me!!

Hugs,