Don't you just love...

Ahhh, the feeling of happiness with a new ball of yarn.

Nice.

In the post

I recently participated in a fabric swap.. check out the new additions to my stash.

As well as this awesome tea towel!!

To the manor born.. or not?

Have a few million dollars stashed in your sock drawers??  

Fancy updating your digs?

Check out the real estate below for sale!!

Louisiana, United States, over $US12m

Arizona, USA, just under $US13m

Bahamas, $US25m

Albany, Western Australia, $AU30m

- yep, Australia!! - 

Belgium, $EU25m

New York USA, $US13m

Italy, $EU9.5m

France, over $EU15m

Which one do you want??

Yes, I've started another project... before finishing the last one!!

I can't help it. I love to start projects.. I love squeezing out the idea and seeing how it looks.
BUT... no, I haven't finished the last couple of projects that I started...
So that still means I have an unfinished shawl, unfinished lil squares blanket, unfinished... oh the list is too long to think about!!


More creative people over here.. and maybe they actually finish their projects!!

Wordless Wednesday: Waiting.

more images here

A Stay At Home Mum (with a Crafty Blog)

Hello.
Can you help me? 
I hope so, I need your advice.
You see, I feel a little lost.
Well, actually, is lost the word?
Maybe it's lost or perhaps shocked or dithering even?
You see, after nearly 20 years in the work force, I'm now a Stay At Home Mum (with a Crafty blog).
And well, it's really hard to adapt to this new life.
It's not that I don't love spending time with Bubba, cos I really do, I adore it, it's the best job in the world.
But....
But, every time I look in the mirror I see working office girl Rie not Mumma Rie.

Does that make sense? Maybe not.  It's hard to explain.

I don't have to go back to work. I have no desire to go back to work. I don't miss work.  Most new mums that I know have gone back to work - does that mean I should too? Is bubba missing out because he's not in daycare like the other kids?
And, I just don't feel the whole process of motherhood as a career has adopted me!

Well, it's not like I had a job interview for this motherhood job, nor did I have any training, nor are there any manuals and no, there is no 3 month trial period. 
This motherhood job is for life. 
Which is cool, it's great & wonderful & I look forward to everyday with bubba as I watch him grow & learn. 
But... how do I step away from working office Rie?
I've tried to explain it to a few people but they don't seem to understand. They seem to think that I'm over-reacting or that I should just go back to work a few days a week or that I have Post Natal Depression.
I'm not, I don't want too & I don't have PND.
No.
So I decided, yes, I made a decision. If my main problem was that I don't look like a mum (well to me anyway).... then I should change the way I look.  And the easiest way to do this is to chop off my hair!  My hair is mid-way down my back & has been for years & years & years... so I'll chop it off short.  
Eeek..... everybody said - that's over-reacting. Nope, I told them, if it doesn't work the hair will grow back & I'll try something else.  So I did, I had it all chopped off. AND....it's been a few days now & I feel great! I think it worked!!!  And I love waking up with crazy bed hair, it's hilarious!!!

 

So here they are... long hair office girl Rie & short hair Stay at Home Mumma (with a Crafty blog).

Whatchya think?
Did I over-react? 
Are you a Stay at Home Mum?  How did you adjust to motherhood as a full time career?
.... and... do I sound nuts?

Paper bricks

Do you use or have you heard of paper bricks?

It's where you recycle your old paper & make paper bricks for your fire.

So... I shredded up all our old bills and stuff.

And soaked them in water for a few days. 

I then filled the paper brick mold thingy.

I then squished it down to compress the paper 

and turned it out onto a cake rack to dry.

Once dry, toss it onto the fire....

And voila, something to warm your tootsies with!