Look At My Gorgeous Table Runner

I have again participated in another swap.  This time it was on the Sew Swapit page on Facebook.  I had the lovely Nicola send to me and she sent this lovely table runner along with a few goodies which will be put to good use.

And I can say that finally my cushion has made it to Melissa and she loves it.

I also added these Kiwiana items for her too.

Isn't the Kiwi decoration cute.  Took me ages to find it and now I see them everywhere.

Santa Sack Opening Day Is Today....Yippeee!!

Today is the day we are allowed to open our pressies our partners have diligently sent us over the last six months for the Santa Sack Swap.  I was lucky enough to have Lisa from Lydias Treasures as my partner and boy was I lucky.

So here are my pressies before I opened them.

And afterwards. What a lucky girl I am. Lots of little goodies that will come into great use.  The chocolates in the little zip bag did not last long at all.

Thank you Lisa for the great pressies.  They sure will come in handy.

I have got pictures of the individual pressies, but as luck would have it, my camera has gone flat.

 I would also like to thank Cheryll from Gone Stitching for organizing this great swap and I will certainly join up next year.

It's BACK!! And A Couple Of Swaps

Doing the Happy Dance.  

I persevered and my blog is back and running ok.  I can post pictures and it is not logging out all the time.

Now I have missed it, as I do like it more than wordpress, so I am coming back here to blogspot, but will keep my wordpress one ......just incase.

Also, I recently had the pleasure of again participating in Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous Gift Exchange. This time I sent to Tiffany and I made her this Teapot Cosy. She advised she liked black and white with a splash of colour, so hope the colour is what she wanted.

I also recently sent this tea cosy over to Linda in Australia as her Teatime Swap partners parcel had gone missing in the post. She has emailed me to say she loves it and it fits her teapot well.

Recently I have also participated in another Our Craft Forum swap. This time I was partnered with Shirlwin from Shirlwins Sessions. She sent me this lovely table runner.

Snowy

See if this works...cut and pasted from my wordpress blog

Kristen has been clicker happy with my camera and has taken some pictures of Snowy.  So without further ado…….here’s Snowy.

Well How Did That Happen

Usually when I enter giveaways such as last weeks Sew Mama Sew Giveaway and The Quilting Galleries one which is on currently, I usually get a reply from some saying thanks for entering the giveaway.  Well I have not got any and was thinking that was strange as I have my email available on my profile.  Then I thought I have been have issues with my blogspot recently and went and had a look and guess what, I am a no reply blogger.  How did that happen, I have no idea and it has really annoyed me as I entered over a couple of hundred giveaways last week, not realizing I was a no reply blogger. First time since I started my blog.  Makes me all the happier I have switched over to Wordpress now.

So come here and follow me

I have A New Blog

So I am over blogger with unable to do anything really for over two weeks now...this time round.  So now have transfered over to Wordpress.  So come over HERE and follow me there now.

Still sorting it out but will have it tiptop soon.

Blogger Problems

No posts for a while as most of the time I have to apparently sign back in every few minutes and putting up photos is virtually impossible.  Hopefully it right its self soon.

Christmas Is Nearly Here And.......

Only 28 more days here in New Zealand for Xmas to arrive.  I am so not on the ball this year with Xmas presents.  Finding it quite hard to buy for the 14 (nearly 15) year old and the 16 year old this year.  Have got some clothes for Miss 16 as she is out of the school uniform next year for her final year of high school, but that is it.  It does not help either that Mr 14 years is turning 15 two weeks before Xmas, so have had to sort out a birthday present for him.  Any way I do have 4 weeks to sort things out.

Anyway, for this months "1 Xmas Item A Month" over at Pins and Whiskers I have made this lovely cross stitch decoration.  I received the kit last year and finally sat down and made this last week.

Are you a Pinterest Fan Yet?

I have to admit I am slowy becoming a Pinterest addict.  There are so many lovely boards to look at, with so many ideas.

If you have not heard about it yet or seen it, it is a virtual pinboard where you can pin lots of lovely ideas from pictures of Wedding ideas, to lovely pictures of cats, home decor ideas, sewing ideas, even Christmas ideas. The boards are endless.

Here is a quick snap shot of some of mine

Now with Pinterest there are many tips and ideas and a nice little blog that has some is at Blogging With Amy, so head on here and check them out.

Once you join up, you will wonder why you have never before.

So head over here and have a look around and if you want, go and join up here.

If you want to follow me just click here

Coloradolady's Secret Santa Soiree Sign Up Has Opened

Yes, again Coloradolady is hosting the Secret Santa Soiree.  It is open to the first 50 people who sign up, so you have to be fast.  Click here or on the picture to get to the sign up post with all the rules and stuff.

Blocks And Hexi's Done

This month has been my first month in Christmas Quilting Block Swaps Australia and my partner was Lorraine from here in New Zealand.  She asked for Ohio Star in traditional Christmas colours.  

For the October block over at Quilting Block Swap Australia I had Janeene and she asked for any star block and liked reds, purple and neutrals.  I made her this Friendship Star.

Then for Our Craft Forums 2012 Monthly Sampler Block Experience I made this Broken Sugar Bowl Block.  I was lucky as I just had enough grey material to make it.  Now to sew it altogether.

Finally the lastest hexi's from the Hexagon Swap over at the CraftLovers Online Forum.

This one I am sending to Candlepatche.  She has asked for a mixture of greens, browns and pinks.

I am sending this one to Norma. She has asked for any shade of blue with a white centre.

Last month I received this hexi from LynB to go with my collection.

A Great Birthday Had By ME!!

On Thursday it was my birthday.  I received some great pressies from the family including Casablanca and Little Fockers on DVD, lots of chocolate, a gift voucher, a new nightie...did I say lots of chocolate?

Also in the mail came a couple of gifts.  One was from Our Craft Forum's birthday club.  Lots of lovely goodies in this parcel.

Then at the start of the year I signed up to Leona's Quilting Adventure Birthday Club and from her I received this lovely parcel.

Not a birthday present, but on the same day in the mail came my book I had ordered from The Book Depository, Redwork Winter Twitterings.  A lot of stitching I can see coming now.

Also just after I had moved into our new place and got back from Miss 16 Trampoline Championships, I had a big pile of mail waiting for me and in it was my lovely black and white bag from my Lets Exchange partner Linda.  You can go visit Linda over at Sew Nicely

In it was some lovely soap and scented sachets.  Thankyou very much Linda

Finally I must say that I have very amiss in the Once Xmas Item A Month in the last few months, but this month I have made something for a Xmas Swap over at the group Sew Swapit on Facebook.  I can not say who it is to but I can show a picture.

The material is from Kate Spains Joy range....love it!!

2012 New Zealand Trampoline Nationals

Well I have moved and also been away dowe to Dunedin with Kristen for the 2012 NZ National Trampoline Championships.  While no NZ titles to match the two she got last year, it was close.

Kristen got 2nd on 15-16 yr Womens Double-mini Trampoline.  Missing out in first place by 0.3.  She was devastated over it.  I had to keep on reminding her that she is lucky as some people go to Nationals for years and never medal.  She was also injured which didn't help one bit.  I think what may have bugged her was she hadn't been beaten since March 2011.  She was over it anyway by that night and the next day went on to win bronze in the 15-16 Women Syncro Trampoline, which she thought she wouldn't get anywhere in. Then on the last day she got 4th on Trampoline which she was happy with as it was a tough competition in the age group this year.

While down in Dunedin we went for a drive to the worlds steepest street.  I didn't walk it but Kristen did.

Fun time had by all

A Table Runner

Over at the Sew Swapit Facebook page I have recently participated in a table runner swap.  The theme was to be either Autumn or Halloween, so I chose Autumn and this is what I sent to my partner.

Black And White

I have participated in the Let Exchange 2012 swap this time round.  We had to make a black and white bag and put something scented with it.  I chose to make this Buttercup Bag and put a scented sachet in it before posting.

Linda from Sew Nicely is the lucky recipient of this bag and is currently on the way to her as I type.

Oh and a couple of months ago I was in another bag swap and sent this one over to Mary in Australia.