A special visitor
23 Jul 2011 Leave a Comment
we had a special visitor recently you can read her story here
http://thesewingsisterhood.blogspot.com/2011/07/dolly-travels-to-northampton-wa.html
Hmmmmmm H
22 Jul 2011 1 Comment
Hganing my head in shame here as the last post was when we moved into our new house 9 months ago!!!! oops mind you Helstra ooops I mean Telstra took about 4 months to hook up our phone line & internet…………….that was an interesting & time consuming process.
We are still loving our new house & ohh my sewing room squeeeeeeeeeeeeee its just divine! I have sew much fun in there! When I have time that is as I am also working full time this year doing 2 days a week at NDHS & 3 days at GPS.
So instead of boring you with more drivel I think I shall just fill up with photos that hopefully sum up the last 9 months 
3 more sleeps
26 Oct 2010 Leave a Comment
OMG we are down to 3 sleeps & we get our keys!!!! To say we are excited is an understatement.
The place we are currently in looks like a bomb has hit it due to boxes, bags & piles of stuff everywhere. This is a small house & no matter where I put the boxes it looks messy so its a case of just deal with it !!
Instead lets look at something nice like our new floor coverings & blinds………..
These are the kitchen blinds, every other window & sliding door has the same colour/style blind hanging at them. They arent as dark as they look in the pic.
In obvious need of a damn good vaccuuming but this is the carpet that is in our 3 bedrooms. Is nice & soft too
Not a very good pic sorry, but this is the floor coverings throughout the main part of the house including my new sewing room, will make sweeping up threads & fabric bits nice & easy
And for Stitches take on the whole packing moving thing see below
So now that I have organised Foxtel & Telephone to be moved this will probably be my last post until after the move. As neither company can tell me when we get our services hooked as we are in a rural area & anything outside of Perth they just cant comprehend!!!
Cheers and see you soon
Tina
Ohhh ‘cited!!!
19 Oct 2010 Leave a Comment
Ohhh tomorrow morning (Wed 20th October 2010) we get our first official walk through of the house. OMG I am just bouncing off the walls here. All the floor coverings are in, the blinds are hung – which really sux as I can no longer go up & peer through the windows!!!
Half of this place is packed up & ready to go. Been having a great de-junking time as I go along & passing on nolonger loved treasures to others who want them DS cleaned out his toy box & made himself a cool $59 from items he sold.
Its all falling into place so fingers crossed tomorrow goes well & we get the keys very very soon
Tina x
The time has come
12 Oct 2010 Leave a Comment
To start packing YAY!!!!!! Have gathered boxes from the local store, got that really good super strong packing tape {which I will keep away from hubby & the cat!!!}
But my enthusiasm is not to be found 
Dont get me wrong I cant wait to move out of this house & into our house & set up my sewing room but urgh where do I start??!! Usually I am a packing dynamo & we spend the last week or 2 living off the picnic set, 1 frypan, 1 saucepan & enough clothes to last & thats it!! Honest you can ask my hubby but this time I cant seem to get into it. So far all I have packed is the kids books. Hmmmm maybe if I was to pack up all my fabrics & sewing stuff I might stop finding excuses getting distracted & get packing………….now where did I put that tape???
Tina…………..ohhh look at that pattern..…………off to pack a box or 2
Cant have a plain boring foot now can we?
07 Oct 2010 Leave a Comment
in life in general, something other than sewing
When your me, no you can’t!! LOL I have been wanting a new tattoo for ages now & knew what I wanted just needed to find the time & the funds Well that finally happened yesterday Soooo happy with my newest addition.
As you can see my foot was rather plain & boring before………………….but…………….
plain boring foot
Outline is all finished, like the look of it already!!
outline all finished
Looking good, colouring all done, 1 more step to go
colours all done
All finished now, no more plain boring foot anymore
All done
A huge thankyou goes to Dallas at Abandoned Art in Geraldton WA for the ink job Another huge thankyou to my Dad & Mum who unbeknown to me had paid money off my tattoo for my birthday so when I went to pay it was a real surprise.
Tina xx
Dont trust your daughter with your car keys………..
05 Oct 2010 Leave a Comment
in kids antics, life in general
Some of you may remember this post about my 1oyr old son & my car keys…………. Well must say he no longer has bragging rights to being the only person in our family to have done this now!!
We were in town a few months ago & Miss Lankylegs was having a sleep over with a friend. Anyways we were at Bunnings to a sausage sizzle fundraiser for Sir Dreamsalot’s camp. All was going well, selling lots of sausages, drinks & raffle tickets. Then DD’s friends mum turns up to collect the girls off they went to my car to get the bag containing all sorts of crap, essentials for & return to me to say goodbye. Following conversation ensues:
Me “Where’s my keys”?
DD “ohhh no “
Me “Yeah sure sure hand the bloody things over.
DD “uummm no Mum I am serious I have locked them in the boot”
Me mutters under breath FFS! “Oh crap ok go on your sleepover I will ring road side assist again!
DD “OK Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Mum xxxx
Me hmmmmm, off I go traipse over to car retrieve phone number from sticker & go through the motions, report car & location operator asks “how will we find you in Bunnings?” Me “easy go to the sausage sizzle out the front!!”
About an hour or so passes & just as we have sold out of snags, & start packing up a bloke rocks up to the sizzle, Me “sorry mate we have sold out of snags, can offer you a cold drink or raffle ticket though 
“
He ” Ahh no thanks I am looking for Tina”
Me “ooohhh that be me, guess your the bloke who’s gonna break into my car for me then, Ok its over here”
10 minutes later & he is in with the alarm on the car going off & every person in the car park gawking at us, & yes just like last time they were right at the front of the boot amongst other crap in the boot Yep another bit of wire & yay my keys are retrieved, the alarm is off & paperwork is signed.
I did take great delight in texting all family members about Miss Lankylegs faux pas & Sir Dreamsalot took great delight in nick naming his sister Boots 2 as he was called Boots for awhile after his turn.
Bloody kids, maybe when they get their own cars I will be able to return the favour!!! LOL
Tina x
Well its been a long time between posts but………..
05 Oct 2010 Leave a Comment
in 5 Acres of bliss, life in general
WOW theres lots to tell!!!
The house is coming along in leaps & bounds, in fact TODAY I am going to fax off the notice to vacate our rental premises………….excited much??? Hell yeah!! October 29th is the day we get the keys to OUR house We have been house owners before, but it was a “renovators delight” that still wasnt finished when we sold it LOL. This times its all brand spanking new No siiking money into it fixing it up, or dreaming of what we could do if we had more $$. Nope this time move in, get outside looking good with lawn etc & then just enjoy……….ahhh can almost taste the celebratory drinks in the alfresco now!!
Bob (Hubby) had last week off work, both our kids were in Perth on a FESA Cadet camp so we spent the week fencing & swinging gates at the block. Now when we move the dogs will be able to run about in the house yard & we will be able to go get DD’s pet sheep & put them into their paddocks also Its all coming together so well that I have to pinch myself to make sure its real & happening.
Next big job after we move is to go dismantle a 20 x 40 shed that hubby bought & re assemble it at our place…………….eeek!!!!
So updated photos below
Got more exciting news to share tomorrow night after my visit to Abandoned Art
Tina xx
When a bridesmaids dress doesnt fit
12 Mar 2010 1 Comment
in fashion, Sewing Tags: bridesmaid, dresses, weddings
what do you do?!
Recently good friends of ours decided to get married & set a date 4weeks away!! OMG I thought she was bloody mad!!! But it all went beautifully.
One of her bridesmaids dress’s didnt fit her sister, so sister got a new dress made leaving other dress at brides house. While I was discussing the wedding one day with the bride I asked what her daughter was wearing & she had no idea LOL. So I offered to remake the no longer needed bridemaids dress for her into a dress for Jess. We then discussed bouquets & she asked if i could do something with the dress for them as well. Of course I can I said with my fingers crossed LOL.
This is the end results, I think I did pretty good considering I only had a week to do it !!
Footings and cement pad :D
12 Mar 2010 Leave a Comment
in 5 Acres of bliss Tags: building, cement, house building, house pad
Wednesday 3rd March saw our footings get poured & the mesh laid. We thought it would be about a week until the pad was done so you can imagine our surprise when we went for a drive up on Fri (5th-03/10) afternoon and we saw cement!!! OMG we were soooooo excited!!
When we were there on the Friday the slab was still wet & I was very tempted to write our names on there but thought I better not LOL. We went back up on the weekend when it was dry & walked all over it, working out rooms & where the oven will eventually be, taking in the views from our loungeroom & kitchen. Sat in my sewing room & dreamt what it will look like (of course it was nice,tidy & organised with not threads or off cuts on the floor ROFL!!) Brayden laid in his room & complained it was uncomfortable ROFL!
Hopefully soon the bricks will arrive
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