Look what I got!

Look what I got when I opened the door to the postman this morning! 3 fantastic parcels!

The box was from Terri at Sew Fantastic, who was my partner in the Kitchen Swap I joined. This was my first swap, and I had such a good time!

Terri has spoilt me badly! It was to be a minimum of 3 items, but I got heaps! Every item was individually wrapped with a cute little card on top.

This is what was included...

A lovely reversible flower bowl, which I've been meaning to make for ages, and now I don't need to!

A heart cookie cutter, pink chip clips, and some pink sponges...

3 crochet dishcloths and a cute flower scourer... I sooo love these!

3 glass magnets which have the matching fabric from the other items, these look great on my frigde Terri!

2 butterfly plates...so cute

And 2 amazing dish towels. One with a flower, and the other with a cute little birdy! I don't think I'll ever be able to bring myself to use these. I love them... Display towels I think...

Close up of the bird...

Terri, you are an amazing, talented & georgous person! I can't believe how much you've spoilt me! I love everything so very much! I hope you get yours soon, although it's nowhere near as good as the parcel you've sent me... Thankyou sooo much!

My other two parcels were my recent orders...

A lovely fabric stack from Fabritopia...

And a key and lanyard fob set from Mama She Crazy on Etsy.

Here's another two name cushions I've made this week...

And yesterday morning was spent making these cute 9 patch block for a quilt I'm making. Hopefully I'll be able to show you some pic's soon...

Well my day has been utterly brilliant so far! I hope yours has been just as good!

Best wishes,

Jenelle

Finally some slippers to sell!

I've had a busy few days sewing. Below are some passport wallets I've made. Most are now listed through Ebay, Etsy & Oz Handmade.

I sat Friday cutting our fabric for 10 pairs of slippers. Yesterday I managed to sew 4 of them together. Below is a cute Barefoot Roses pair I've listed on Etsy... look at those cute little yo-yo's!



These pair are a little different from my normal, but I love them just the same! They are in my Oz Handmade Store...

And these cuties are made with some linen & lace. So much cuter than the photo's... Also on Etsy.. All have been made in a size 7 - but custom orders are offered for different sizing.


And this sweet pair were my absolute favourite! Well I just couldn't part with them so they're now on my feet! Lol! I couldn't be expected to make all these slippers without keeping any! I'll sew the rest up over the next couple of days...



A while ago Jodi from 'This, That & The Other' mentioned she had bought some iron on labels from Monkey Graphics. Well I've wanted some for a whil so i headed on over to her Etsy store and grabbed my self some. I got some large and small ones for different types of projects. Shown below is one of the small labels on my slipper. She done such a good job designing them! Wonderful price too! I'll definately be back when I run out!


Best wishes,

Jenelle

The Birthday Girl!

Breanna had such a nice day for her birthday! Cute little friends from school and lots of yummy food! Here she is above blowing out her candles...

And conducting our Happy Birthday singing... See those cup cakes... I was rather proud of myself - I'm not much of a cook, but managed to make quite a few yummy things for the party. Cup cakes, Mars bar slice, Mini Quiche's, Chocolate dipped marshmallows, pikelets... A huge accomplishment for me!

This is breanna struggling to get her new quilt out of the gift bag, with some help from Connor..

And this is her loving her new quilt!

Lol! These were the night before preparations, rollers in the hair cos she wanted curly hair for the party. Unfortunately they didn't work and we had to use the curling tongs on the day! But it's a cute pic anyway!

She was up at 5.15am, ready to open her presents, and hubby told her she just needed to wait a little longer... So 6am came around and she wasn't waiting any more! She got her new DS, which she has been waiting so long for!

This is a new Name Cushion I had the pleasure of making for a Customer on Oz Handmade. I love the way it turned out! Lets hope she's also pleased!

All in all a wonderful weekend! Now it's back to school today!

Today is actually exactly 1 year since our family left for out holiday to Scotland! So it's a little bit sad too - how we'd love to be taking off there again. We had the most brilliant time ever!

A holiday like that is something you can never forget. We stayed for 6 weeks, and I could have stayed for another 6 easily! We're currently working out when the next trip will be!

I'll leave you now with some of our lovely memories...

Ooooh I just couldn't get enough of these castles!

Best wishes,

Jenelle

Breanna's Quilt...

Well Breanna's quilt for her birthday on Sunday is all done! Washed and dried and ready to be wrapped.

I'm so pleased with the way it turned out - perfectly girly to suit her...

I decided to add a scalloped edge. Not bad for my first effort, although sewing the binding on was a little hard. Practice makes perfect though hey!

I added all my favourite fabric's in pink and it's just about got a little of everything...

I had so much planned for the last few days, but just after my last post, I started feeling unwell. It turned into a nasty tummy bug, and I've done nothing but lay in bed or on the couch for the last two days. It's been a while since I've felt so very ill. Lucky hubby had a few days off work so he could help me with the kids - otherwise they wouldn't have even made it to school!

I woke up this morning feeling so much better - thankfully! I now have to catch up on a few orders, and still try and get Breanna's party organised.

Best wishes,

Jenelle

Breanna's Tutu

I've been wanting to make my daughter a tutu for so long now. I've had the tulle sitting for about 3 months waiting...

Well I finally made it, and she just loves it! She pranced about all weekend, dancing and leaping all over the place!

I've also been busy sewing up a few bits for Etsy and my Oz handmade store. Above are some sweet telephone & address book covers, notebook covers and another pin cushion...

And some cute lavender sachets...I've also done some in linen and lace which look great! These are offered only in my Oz Handmade store due to the problems with sending lavender overseas...

I had a nice relaxing day for Mother's Day. I was invited to a friends house for breakfast since hubby had to work. The rest of the day was spent doing what I love best...sewing! Hubby bought Chinese home for dinner which was just lovely!

My children had a fete on their school on Saturday. So off we went, the kids had a ball. Fairy Floss, pony rides, jumping castle, fire engines...

A lovely weekend!

It's Breanna's birthday on Sunday. She'll be 7! How quick they grow... I'm madly trying to finish her quilt to give her - she's been asking me for so long for one of her own. She also wants new pillow slips, so hopefully I'll have time to get them all done.

She has 5 school friends plus family coming over for a little party - we're thinking PINK! Of course I'll have to make the boy's something blue though...

I've decided to make cup cakes for her birthday cake, and display them in a "7" with pretty pink sprinkles.... If anyone has any more idea's for me, let me know!

Best wishes,

Jenelle

Attempting new things...

Don't cha get bored with making the same things sometimes... As much as I love what I do, a change of scenery is fantastic!

I've been making some different style cushions, cute coasters and pin cushions...

Above is some sweet cushions - log cabin style in the prettiest pinks ever... The small one has a hanging loop & and has lavender inside. The cushions are listed in my new store on Oz Handmade...

And once I started making these adorable pin cushions I just couldn't stop! The blue one at the back is now with my Mum (She's just not a pink person!)

~Hanging Lavender Cushion~

This one and a couple of others are listed in my newly opened Etsy store...

And soon a few will also be on Ebay too...

Just a quick post today - I really have to get on with my sewing for the kitchen swap...

Best wishes,

Jenelle