The hired help

Some may call it child exploitation or slave labour..... but I did pay them - in chocolate bars and Oreo biccies.

They stamped all of my paper bags for the market tomorrow, and punched the holes in all of my swing tags. They saved me at least another hour of work tonight.

Thanks boys!

More stamping

I love my CurlyPops stamp so much, that I just couldn't resist adding to the collection.

So I popped on over to Jemma's Etsy Shop and bought myself this lovely Hand Made stamp.

Now I'm stamping everything in sight twice!

Irresistable...

On the premise that I was buying a birthday pressie for a friends daughter, I just couldn't resist this beautiful Tinniegirl collage.

But of course I'm keeping it for myself instead....

You can pick one up for yourself right here!


PS - If you need a customised stamp, Jemma has opened up an etsy shop.

Saturday

Stampin' it up in the sunshine...

Thanks Jemma!

And the joy never stops

Unless your the poor postman who has to deliver parcels to my house.....



Picture this if you will..... I'm lying in bed fast asleep (even though it's already sometime after 9 AM and I really should be out of bed).



There's a loud knock at the door.



I wake up and think that maybe someone is knocking on the door, but maybe I'm just dreaming.

There's another loud knock, so I yell out - "WHO IS IT?"

No answer, so I get out of bed, stagger to the door and open it.....

I'm wearing pink flannelette pyjamas with printed green frogs wearing crowns, I have crazy bed hair, sleepy eyes, and possibly drool....

.....and I'm greeted by my postman

I'm squinting because the daylight is so bright. He smiles at me and hands over a huge parcel. I apologise for still being in my pyjamas... what else could I say, as I embarrassingly slink back inside and close the door?

I won this amazing box of goodies from Jemma's 100th post giveaway over at Amityville Boronia. Every single piece inside the box was separately wrapped so it was like 20 pressies in 1!

Did you notice that one of the parcels is clearly marked OPEN ME LAST?

There's a craft book, vintage patterns, vintage fabrics, buttons, trims, my favourite chocolate,

some beautiful quilted coasters, embroidery floss, and embroidered doiley....

But, the mystery of the OPEN ME LAST parcel and the piece de resistance, is this amazing handcarved CurlyPops stamp!

It completely matches the font that I use on my header and my business cards. I'll be stamping everything in sight.... don't stand still for too long if you happen to come over!

Thanks so much Jemma!

Fabric Printing Fun

So lastnight was lots of fabric printing fun at Brown Owls....

Making the stamps was easy peasy and lots of fun (great craft for the kiddies). Kirsty is an absolute genius with sourcing recycled supplies and the ideas she comes up with. Gemma and Pip were perfect hosts and instructors too....thanks so much crafty gals!

My singlet still needs to be heat set (haven't got around to that just yet) and then it's finished.
I'm definitely trying this again....

There are lots of lovely fabric printing photos around here, and here, and here, and here and here and here.

He, he, he, I've just realised after I posted that my singlet completely matches my header.....

Update: A very very very big thanyou to my parking angel Danielle who saved me from backing my car into a concrete wall (I'm really bad at reversing out of carparks)!