a pox on my house!

pickled


all


over


my son has got chicken pox - he has spots all over but is being very good and so far has been happy and pretty much his usual self and so far is hardly scratching. Hopefully he will be over it quickly.


here follow some photo's of stuff i've bought recently - no crafting lately - my mojo is lost again


huge new bag

very very cute!!

lovely new buttons - bakerlite faux tortoiseshell with mother-of-pearl inlays


lovely lovely lovely
{& for sale if anyone fancys them!!!}

happy birthday to me !!!

it's my birthday so i thought i'd share my cakes!!!!!

Russian doll swap

i finished my russian doll swap and have posted it off
i just hope my partner likes it !!



this is the name of her blog cakemakestheworldabetterplace.blogspot.com/
{{hmm link doesn't work?! see side bar for link!!}}



i couldn't seem to get good pictures this time - the colours are truer in this one.





close up {excuse the weird stitching lets pretend it's decorative!!}

father's day

cupcakes {no bunting}


photo taken AGES ago {will try and find a newer one}


that's better - Kos 2007

in my opinion father's day is just a made up by the card companys BUT i would feel bad if i ignored it and Nate had made cards @ pre-school! So we made some cakes very very chocolate-y and we bought some sweeties and then i accidently bought his favourite episode of Dr.Who {blink} on dvd !!!

when Nate brought up his card{s} and present in the morning it was so sweet how he explained the artwork on the cards it brought a lump to my throught - he really is a sweetheart - anyway enough sentimentality, i don't want to sound all cupcake/bunting !!!

toadstools swapped & received!

* * *edit * new photo's * edit * * *


toadstool i sent - standing up


close up!


relaxing!



from Jessica





i got three toadstools all the way from CALIFORNIA today!!
Jessica @ jessicarodarte.blogspot.com got her's too so i can now blog 'em!





there are loads of fantastic toadstools on the toadstool flicker page{sorry i'm not sure how to link to it!}



lucky charm i made to go with it!


i am still making these toadstools and have gone fungi crazy BUT i promise i am starting the russian doll swap next - the ideas are all there in my head, i just need a kick start!!!

aDdiCtEd 2 ToAdStOoLS. . . . .

look who i found living at the bottom of the garden!








somebody stop me ...... i need to move on!!!



I need to make a start on the russian doll swap NOW!!!





haven't these girls got the sweetest little faces?





my new favourite "family"




this is Nate's "photo shoot"
{i think it was a bit too girly before!!!}

ooohhh look - my fairy name!

Your fairy is called Columbine Elffrost

She is a cheerful sprite.

She lives in mushroom fields and quiet meadows.

She is only seen during the first snow of winter.

She wears lilac and purple like columbine flowers. She has delicate green wings like a cicada.

Get your free fairy name here!