I dusted the cobwebs off the machine (ok, well there weren’t really any cobwebs but it’s been a long time between sewing projects) and whipped up 4 cushions today. This is one of the reasons I love sewing! Take 2 metres of fabric from my store, 4 x $3.99 cushion inserts from Spotlight and in […]
{Keep Reading...}six years
October 23, 2010 By 19 Comments
Six years of marriage and four children later and yep we’re still in love. We’re on the same page about most things and married life is pretty easy at the moment. I must admit that yesterday’s anniversary could have easily slipped by as we’re in baby land. I entered marriage hoping for lots of babies and suburban bliss […]
{Keep Reading...}I love my new braun!
October 22, 2010 By 8 Comments
So the night I went into labour I was madly making hamburgers and testing out my latest kichen gadget. Oh how I do love a good kitchen gadget and the very kind people at Braun sent me their latest hand blender, The Multiquick 7, to have a play with. How lucky am I? This a […]
{Keep Reading...}friendship + fabric
October 21, 2010 By 8 Comments
Sometimes I tell retro daddy I am so blessed to have such lovely friends around me. Whether they’re from church playgroup, old friends, new friends, ballet mum friends, blogging friends, crafty friends – I’ve been truly blessed with some wonderful people in my life……..and some of you I’ve never met but consider you my friends. Yesterday, […]
{Keep Reading...}fabric storage
October 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
My personal fabric stash is in no way ready to be shown off…..it’s a bit all over the shop. But this week I spent some time arranging the store fabric and love it. According to the house plans this room is supposed to be study but it’s really a room where there are stairs upstairs, loads […]
{Keep Reading...}When you’re not done!
October 20, 2010 By 38 Comments
So I was waiting for this revelation, this moment after Elodie was born when I’d know that I was done having babies. At the start of the pregnancy I knew this wouldn’t be my last pregnancy, that I wasn’t ready to call it a day. Then in those last few weeks of the pregnancy as I […]
{Keep Reading...}what we’ve been up to
October 17, 2010 By 46 Comments
Well tomorrow we leave the hospital and I’m definitely looking forward to being home and getting on with life as a bigger family. Retro daddy has done an A-M-A-Z-I-N-G job keeping things running at home and bringing everyone in to see us each day. We’ve been enjoying warm baths and opening our eyes……. and being […]
{Keep Reading...}tomorrow……..
October 11, 2010 By 52 Comments
well there are no cobwebs and there’s certainly no sorrow but before the sun comes out I’ll be heading off to the hospital and I just can’t help but sing this little song today……..tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya tomorrow, you’re only a day away……………………And Keira made me laugh by saying, ever so seriously ‘girls don’t […]
{Keep Reading...}and the fabric keeps coming….
October 11, 2010 By 7 Comments
Today as we were picking up fabric from the warehouse (so I could get my hot little hands on it before little one arrives), retro daddy said ‘so is that it for the year?’…..I lied and said ‘oh yes I think so’. It’s not really, I know I have still have a few more designs coming and […]
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