And the winners are…………

Hey guys,

I know I said this would happen on Tuesday but a thousand apologies a couple of things beyond my control happened, BUT none the less the draw has taken place.

I would like to extend a HUGE thankyou to all the companies & people who out of the kindness of their hearts donated our array of awesome prizes. And secondly I would like to extend a HUGE thankyou to the 8 , yep only 8 people who bought tickets. I will deliver the $75 you raised to the kids tomorrow at school, it will help their camp balance nicely. Just a pity more people didnt buy tickets as the prizes are just amazing.

So for the winners here you are:

1 Heather                    11 Vicki K                      21 Stormy                 31Di

2 Kaye M                      12  Stormy                    22Vicki K                 32Di

3 Jodi G                       13 Vicki K                       23Vicki K

4 Vicki K                     14  Kaye M                     24Heather

5 Barb                          15  Stormy                     25 Martin

6 Jodi G                       16    Stormy                   26Kaye M

7Stormy                        17Kaye M                      27Kaye M

8  Vicki K                      18 Barb                         28 Martin

9  Kaye M                       19  Vicki K                  29Stormy

10    Barb                       20  Martin                 30Heather

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL.

I will be in touch for your postal address so I can send you your prizes. If you read this before I get to you email me thesewingfairy@bigpond.com with your details.

Tina

FABULOUS prizes on offer

Oh boy do I have some FABULOUS prizes up for grabs!!! Thanks to the generosity of online friends I am running a monster raffle & you have a chance to win one of the 32 fabulous prizes for only $1 !! And your $1 will go towards helping my daughters yr 6/7 class go on their class camp where they will experience whale watching, snorkeling, sand boarding & learn about caring for wonderful tourist attractions like Coral Bay (which is where they are going). They are a great bunch of 12 kids who have been busily selling raffle tickets, organising bingo nights, doing $100 note raffles. So I have decided to run this raffle exclusively online & the kids will know nothing of it until I hand them the money at the end of the raffle. So if you would like to buy a ticket or 2, or would like to help spread the word keep reading

Ok down to the nitty gritty; I have 32 prizes on offer, tickets are $1 or 6 tickets for $5. You can buy your tickets by Emailing me how many you would like & then I will reply with direct deposit or pay pal instructions for payment. Once payment is received I will write out your tickets & send you a photo as proof. Ticket sales will go for 4 weeks & the final day for buying is midnight (WA time) Monday 16th June 2008. Prizes will be drawn on Tuesday 17th by a JP & I will notify all winners & publish the winners in a separate posting here on my blog.

THE PRIZES:

#1pc cam. #2 scrapbooking kit

#3 girls shampoo set #4 Angel message, Oracle reading voucher

#5 Card making kit #6 Boys Shampoo

#7 small bag & contents #8 Embroidered handtowel & pot pourri

#9 Avon gift pack #10 Animal bean bags

#11 Gorgeous Green Bag #12 Notebook

#13 Cat Gift Set #14 Gorgeous Red necklace

#15 Stencil Specialist Gift

voucher and face washer set #16 small bag & contents

#17 Jasmine & hibiscus body

lotion and face washer set

#18 mens face cleaner

#19 Cherished Teddy ‘Calvin’

and face washer set #20 Bunnings voucher & face washer set

#21 Small bag & goodies #22 Gorgeous gold bag

#23 Dog gift pack

#24 Novel signed by the author Joy Chambers

#25 White Kimono soap set #26 coles/myer voucher & washer set

#27 Self Tanner lotion &

washer set #28 Small bag & goodies

#29 Signed Novel by

Joy Chambers and washer set #30 Hand Towels & teddy

#31 Autumn Thread voucher &

washer set #32 Blue Edge Crafts voucher

THANKYOU’S must go to the people & business’s listed below without their wonderful generosity this raffle couldnt have happened

Mandy & Ian www.blueedgecrafts.com.au
Jodie www.groovygames.com.au
Chriss www.petit.com.au
Julie www.stencilspecialists.com.au
Michelle an independent Phoenix trader www.phoenixtrading.com.au ID# AU-11298
Norlin www.baublesbubblesbags.com.au
Anna www.beautyandlace.com.au

Rachel Bunbury Home Computers

Jenny www.assentialscrapbooking.com
Evelyn www.autumnthreads.com.au
3lilangelz
Kay
Kamma
Daisy
Di
Robyne

Nicole www.moderngodessonline.com

Anna www.beautyandlace.com.au

IF I have missed anyone I sincerely apologise & if you let me know I will update the list

GOOD LUCK & THANKYOU to all that purchase tickets

Tina

Mums Night Out

Mums’ Night Out! is an annual event, providing a safe, fun and entertaining night out just for mums - complete with giveaways, goody bags, food, drink, entertainment, dancing, no kids, raffles and a heap of fun!

Grab a group of friends and book your tickets now (for only $57 per person - and you get all of the above)

Your attendance will also go towards supporting the Women’s Domestic Violence Crisis Service.

When: Friday the 16th May 2008

Where: Ascot House, 50 Fenton Street Ascot Vale

How Can I Book My Tickets??? visit www.mumsnightout.com.au - easy!

Australian Mums need your support

I received this newsletter the other day & with the permission of Mad Cow I am blogging it to help get the word out there.

It’s Time for a National Response

We don’t normally do this, but this is an issue we felt we needed to really get behind, and its one of the things Real Mums is all about. That is, supporting Mums all over Australia.

PaNDa - the Post and Ante Natal Depression Association have launched a campaign “It’s time for a national response” requesting the Federal Government fun a National peer-to-peer helpline dedicated to providing support for all Australian Mums with antenatal and postnatal depression.

Currently, PaNDa’s model of a highly successful peer-to-peer helpline and suport sevice - where people who have experienced and worked their way back from AND and PND have been trained to assist other Mums - is only available in one Australian state.

Sadly, there are only three Australian states that operate dedicated antenatal and postnatal depression services for women and their families seeking counselling, support and referral.

PND affects 1 in 7 Australian Mums - so there are a lot of women, their families and their kids out there who need us.

We ask that you support PaNDa and Mums all over Australia by visiting the PaNDa websites - http://www.panda.org.au, or downloading this postcard, signing it and sending it off to the Health Minister the Hon. Nicola Roxon and lets get this much needed service available to everyone.

http://www.realmums.com.au/images/POSTCARD_FRONT.pdf

http://www.realmums.com.au/images/POSTCARD_BACK.pdf

Thank you for your time, and thanking you in advance from Real Mums and on behalf of PaNDa for your amazing support!

Until next time, yours in Mumming,

Mad Cow
xo

Sponsored by:

Kids camp

Our kids are going on camp in August, s we are in full fundraising mode. Can you help out? The wonderful Kathie & Mitchell from www.fixmybusiness.com.au  have set up a chip in fund  you can see it here.

If you are able to give a donation THANKYOU  very much

Tina xx

The Joy of shopping

I recently had the joy of going to town to spend a day shopping, now anyone who frequents shopping centres from mid October knows the Christmas hustle & bustle is starting. After a particularly harrowing day I came  home to vent .  Here is a link to  my  vent that became an article LOL

BE WARNED THERE IS STRONG LANGUAGE USED. 

Awwww look what I got today

How sweet is this I embroidered the school’s choir shirts last term before they went off to Songfest in Perth. Today my daughter brings home a yellow school envelope for me, with a lovely surprise inside a thankyou card signed my the choir. Its feels nice to be appreciated

Shirts with attitude

I have been busy working on some shirts with Mad Cow (AKA Amanda) over at Real Mums. They are a hoot & perfectly sum up mums, kids & dads!!! If you are interested in buying them, they make awesome Christmas pressies then go to the Real Mums Shop.  They are selling fast so make sure you dont miss out!!

    this is just a small sample of the shirts. Cruise on over & check the rest out. Which is your favourite? Which one sums up your family the best??

Now while your there checking out the ultra cool shirts stop in to the  Walk 4 PND page & if you are able sign up for the walk the dinner or both. You still have 8 days before the walk takes place. Being on the opposite side of the country I cant attend myself but I have donated a few prizes for the cause.

Cheerio

Tina

A monumentous acheivement

I have to brag to you all that my 12month weight loss/exercise program has been well worth it. This time last year I was a size 16 creeping up to an 18 with a 16DD bust. And miserable to boot. But not anymore!!! I am now proudly & comfortably wearing size 10 yes size 10 denim 3/4pants & size 12 t-shirts. Also down to a 14C/12D bust. To say I am happy is an understatement I am freakin’ ecstatic!!! I feel so much better in myself & so much more energy its amazing. I have dropped 17kg in weight & inches for all parts of my body.

Mind you it hasn’t been easy & yes I have had blowouts, but hey I am human what do you expect? I still have my chocolate just not as often or as in bulk quantities as I used to!! But I can fit back into my lingerie much to hubby’s delight

As I was typing this post the song Skinny Girls by Alan O’Day popped into my head (I do have this somewhere on a 45 record!!)

Are you old enough to remember that song too ??

you can listen to it here if you want to.

Song Lyrics: Skinny girls. Skinny girls. Skinny girls. Skinny girls.
I love em’ I love em’ I love em’
[Repeat x 2.]

Skinny girls!
They’re so compact.
You can put ‘em in your pocket,
feed ‘em a snack.
Those skinny girls.

Take em’ to a drive in (drive in, drive in, drive in).
They can liven up the show (show show show)
Nobody has to know.
Now if they slow you down,
you can pick ‘em up off the ground
when you’re ready to go.

I… I love em’ I love em’ I love em’
I love em’ I love em’ I love em’
Those skinny girls.

… love em’ I love em’ I love em’
I love em’ I love em’ I love em’
Those skinny girls.

Skinny girls. Skinny girls. Skinny girls. Skinny girls.
Skinny girls. Skinny girls. Skinny girls. Skinny girls.
Skinny girls. Skinny girls. Skinny girls. Skinny girls.
I love those skinny girls (girls x 7)

Skinny girls!
You can twirl ‘em when you dance!
You can toss ‘em in the air when you make romance.
Those skinny girls.

They make you feel gigantic.
They go frantic over you.
Nothing you have to do.
When you want to be alone,
just turn ‘em to the side.
They’re easy to hide
From you.

I love em’ I love em’ I love em’
I love em’ I love em’ I love em’
Those skinny girls.

… love em’ I love em’ I love em’
I love em’ I love em’ I love em’
Those skinny girls.

Skinny girls. Skinny girls. Skinny girls. Skinny girls.
Skinny girls. Skinny girls. Skinny girls. Skinny girls.

Ah, skinny girls! They talk real high.
They make you cry
when they say goodbye.

I love her I love her I love her
I love her I love her I love her
That skinny girl.

I love em’ I love em’ I love em’
I love em’ I love em’ I love em’
Those skinny girls.

—-
Skinny girls. Skinny girls. Skinny girls. Skinny girls.
Skinny girls. Skinny girls. Skinny girls. Skinny girls.
I love em’ I love em’ I love em’
[Repeat to fade...]

Telethon Tradition

Here in Western Australia we have a fundraising blitz that lasts 24hrs called Telethon. Its an awesome weekend & broadcast live on the tv soooo entertaining & such a good cause.

I grew up watching telethon & setting up camp in the lounge room with all intentions of staying up ALL night & watching it. Needless to say I promptly fell asleep each year but still loved it.

Well my kids are carrying on my tradition, they are set up here in the lounge room with doonas & pillows & almost asleep already LOL. Think I might get my jammies on & join them!

If you can donate please do so