Stamps

over at Tickled Pink Stamps they are having a new release of stamps some one new to go with my fav stamp Lilith his name is Lestat
i dont have copic markers, id love to have some but at between $9 & $10 each i think ill stick with my water colour pencils.

Yard Work

two days of yard work, yesterday it was just Sally Girl & i, 'A' joined us today. pruning mulching & planting, needless to say im now had it so a leisurely afternoon for me, but first some pictures
ok no pictures blogger wont let me, so maybe later

two orange trees, one is a Lanes Late & the other is a Valencia

the people next door pulled all the jasmine off the fence so now they can see all the way down our yard from their back veranda, to say im not pleased is an understatement so i have started to plant agapanthas along the fence & the first of a row of Grevilleas, far enough away that they cant cut them from their side.

these are the Lilliypillies i planted a while ago they are full of new leaves, they are down near the compost bays we put in when we first moved in. i am hoping to grow them to fence height.

Tea Time with Waltzing Mouse

Tea Time

Waltzing Mouse Stamps is celebrating its 2nd birthday with a tea party.  It's open to everyone, and you only need to bring a teacup, or a tea bag, or a slice of cake to join.  Here is the link

For me its all about cute cup cakes

i used my new Martha Stewart Score Board to make the patty pan, its pretty cool i like it a lot :o)

New Look

as you can see i spent some time this afternoon changing the look of my blog, i dont know if its finished yet but its not to bad. how ever in doing so i have now lost all of my link list. so if i had you as a link on my side bar it would be great if you could leave me a comment so i can re add you to the list. and anyone who is new leave me a comment & ill come over & visit you :o)

Simplicity Costume

Sewing Day

yesterday i pretty much spent the day making this Reaper costume for 'S' he had an 18th Halloween B'day party to go to last night. i think it turned out pretty good.

the pattern is a Simplicity Costumes #9887

Crochet

 Crochet Blanket

just the right size for the couch to keep the chill off. 

i made up these squares last year & they were just sitting in a basket waiting to become a nice warn blanket. it was going to be a single bed blanket but i didnt want to make a heap more squares. last saturday  i layed it out & found i needed 3 more squares to finish it off.

it is a 9x7 patch about 68" x 48".

i didnt want to just sew it all together i wanted something more so on to you tube i went in search & i found a tutorial for a continuous five

chain flat braid Five Chain Flat Braid 

so on sunday i sat down & pieced it 

all together, took me pretty much 

all day, i like how it turned out, i 

will be using this method again.