Just a little stitching.

Bloggers are such wonderful people!  I would firstly like to thank Julie from mythreadbearlife.blogspot.co.nz for a beautiful card and tags!  I think the connections we have as crafts women and bloggers is precious!
My house has been tipped upside down since Thursday as we had a pipe burst behind the shower and water everywhere!  Thanks goodness for insurance!  So hopefully soon, real soon our bathroom will be back in working order!

Just a little stitching at the moment, above is my first two blocks for our KHS monthly challenge, this year we are doing a BOM -Bronwyn Hayes.  The other stitchery's are Betsy's closet in stitchery.  I only have 4 to go, they are really quick to do!  (just noticed on my KHS 2nd block I haven't finished, I still have the window box to applique!)

And over the weekend our son had a shear in the novice at the Taranaki shears, he got 5th!  We were stoked for him!
I can't believe that tomorrow is the 1st April, is it me or does time fly faster the older you get??
Enjoy your week,
Michelle.

Esperance Australia

I need your help, my wonderful Australian bloggers!  I have a son in Esperance who is driving tractors and they don't work weekends, so I was wondering what there is to do in Esperance?  Or even surrounding towns?  I need some local know how?  I would appreciate any help to stop the boredom.
Thanks in advance, Michelle

I AM BACK !!!  It seems like for ever since I last posted and it was................way back in December!  I feel my mojo coming back and am ready to craft in 2015!  Since I last posted I got my hand kicked by a cow and had nerve damage, which put me out of action for about three weeks, it was actually really hard to deal with, there was so much I wanted and needed to do,  but I just had to sit and wait for it to come right and slowly it has! I think the hardest was when my new nephew was over from Singapore for Christmas and picking him up was painful, but I did it anyway (paid the price at night when it would ache!) He was so cute and worth the pain!

We have also had 2 KHS meetings, one of which was my birthday month. Below are my gifts, I was so spoilt!  Love birthday month!!

Above and below is what Nick gave me!

Recycled booties is there anything more cooler?  And before
rumors start I ain't in the family way!!!!

Nancy made me this beautiful stitchery pillow! 

Michelle (with hubby's help-thanks) made this fab blackboard,
which  has been used for a birthday and a welcome!  So love it!

Claire brought me these industrial looking bottles,
which now have hydrangeas in them.

So that is a very brief catch up and although I have been away from my blog I have still kept up with you all in blog land!  You are all incredibly inspiring, keep up your fabulous work ladies!
Michelle

WARNING:no more Christmas photo's after this!

I promise no more Christmas decorating photo's after this!  Enjoy the piece and quiet if you have any in this crazy festive time!
Michelle

KHS Christmas dinner

Last night we had our KHS Christmas dinner at home.  It was a fun night with lots of laughs and so much food!!  We also exchanged some really cool pressies!  We drew names out of a hat as to who we where making for and decided that angel was the theme.

Michelle made these for Claire.

Claire made these for Michelle

Nancy made this for Nicky.

I made this pillow for Nancy.

And Nicky made these angel wings for me.

Nick also made us all a necklace each
this is mine!

Michelle made me an angel also. (soooo cute!!)

Nancy made us all a enamel plate of fudge! YUM!!

I actually started this post on Friday, it is now Sunday, just a little slow to publish!  Enjoy your week, not many sleeps to go now..............................................!!!
Michelle

Favorite room

Well I finished the decorating of the house some time ago and have been busy in the garden but if you looked at the garden, you would truly wonder what I have been doing? (because of the weed loving weather!! looks like I have been doing nothing!)  And I have been busy making my pressie for tomorrow nights KHS dinner here at my place-(must think about what I am cooking for their dinner!!!!!)  Back to the Christmas decorating, for me my favorite room is our bedroom then followed closely by the spare room!  But here is my room...........................

I know this is photo heavy SORRY!!!!!  I have actually found it really hard decorating this year, mainly because the house is so big and I am used to a small house where all my decorations looked packed to the brim, and this year because the house is triple the size, I have had to plan more and spread everything out!!! (ooooh the head aches!!!)  But there is a solution I will just have to make, make, make more!!
Enjoy your Wednesday, I am off to clean as I have people coming to have a look at the house all decorated!
Michelle

Sunshine Frolics BOM finished!!

I am finally doing a happy dance!  Although I think my dance has been mistaken for a rain dance as it has been raining heavy all day!!  Not sure when I started this but after I had it  quilted, it  has been sitting in my craft room waiting for the binding so patiently and finally it is finished!! I have loved stitching the birdhouse quilt 'Sunshine Frolics'!!

 Above are a couple of my favorite blocks.  Also thought I would show you a couple of my roses - who, by the way are getting hammered with all this rain!

It is now only 14 days till Christmas!!!!!!  - scary- this month is flying by!!!!!  Are you prepared for Christmas???  - I AM NOT!!
Hope you are all having a great week so far?
Michelle