What I have been up to....

Hi to all my wonderful blogging friends out there!

I am sorry that I have been neglecting you again lately, but it has been a busy couple of weeks!! I can't believe it's the end of October already!! Happy Halloween to our US friends (and those of you over here that celebrate it too!)

I have so much to share with you....my weekend away in Brisbane, more birthday pressies that came in the mail, goodies I found at the Craft Fair and also some things I have been working on myself. So prepare yourself, there are tons of photos....

Thanks so much to everyone for your lovely birthday wishes! I had a fantastic weekend away in Brisbane with my sister-in-law....shopping, eating out, shopping, sleeping and more shopping!! It was great! And as promised I managed to take a few pics for you all. Nothing too exciting, but I thought some of you who haven't been to Brisbane might be interested...

First up this is our lovely motel room. It was very nice, comfortable and most importantly...very relaxing with no kids or husbands to be seen!!!

This is the view from our window looking across the city onto the mountains in the distance.

This is the view from the motel into the city centre....this is the way we walked in both days. It was quite a pretty walk and there are some pics of the park further down.

This is the Queen Street Mall which is the centre of the city and where most of the shopping action happens! This pic was taken early when we went for brekky.

Not many people around the mall at this time of day....later on you could hardly move in here!!

This is just the view from an overpass on the way back to our motel.

That is is our motel in the distance. It was a lovely and quite relaxing walk back (after all the hustle & bustle of the mall!)

Pretty park with war memorials etc.

So nice that this gorgeous park is in the middle of the city!

This is where the Anzac cermonies are held each year. I love the sandstone...it's just beautiful!

Well, I hope you enjoyed your mini-tour around Brisbane. We certainly had a fun weekend!

And this is my sister-in-law Maryline (pronounced as Marilyn) who came with me to Brisbane and is definitely not keen on having her photo taken!

Maryline is the one who makes the gorgeous crochet rugs that I sell on my website.

I was a very lucky girl and got some wonderful presents in the mail the other day from my good friend Natasha. Here they are all beautifully wrapped!

Thanks Natasha, I love them all!! How did you know what I wanted??

Gorgeous faux cream cakes to go with my collection of Natasha's cupcakes. They are so YUMMY!!

Beautiful fabric covered journal. Love the colours in this one and the tassel trim...it's perfect!!

Lovely vintage wallpaper on the inside.

This one is my favourite. I needed somewhere to hang that lovely vintage ruffly dress that I got from Heather a little while ago. Natasha made me the perfect hanger....I LOVE it!!

Here it is in it's new home, with the lovely vintage dress. It looks so good...my photos don't do this one justice at all I am afraid!

We went to a Craft Fair this last Saturday just gone. It was great to have a look around at all the stalls. But boy, was it busy!! Here are some of the goodies that I brought home with me.

Gorgeous lace...some vintage. You can never have too much lace!!!

Pretty pink velvet roses, some ric rac and even some fancy pins. Too cute!


Christmas is not that far away now (just ask my kids, they are counting down the days already!) So I thought I had better get a move on with some decorations. Here is a peek at some that I have just finished.

Lots of gorgeeous fabrics, ribbons and trims.

A few more to go and then I will put them all on my website soon. They are such fun to make!!

Well, that's all from me for now. I hope you have all been well and I will try to catch up on some blog visiting soon. I have been slack with that lately too (sorry girls!!)

I will leave you with a cute pic of Mitchell & Sarah playing bubbles in the yard the other day. Such simple pleasures!

Kathy xo