i'd love a locket

my darling mum told me to buy something beautiful to wear as my birthday gift from her.

i've been loving these verabel lockets for ages!

(ever since i spotted them on my daily read a cup of jo)

but now the problem is i like 3 of them.

help me choose one...

1 the color study II locket

2 the kaleidoscope locket

3 the origami locket

UPDATE:

yay. i've ordered number 1. just waiting for mr postman now...

spoilt again

some of the gorgeous gifts i got for my birthday.

typestaches poster // cloud pin and wrist cuff made by sisel // T2 // jamie cookbook //

ROCKIN PINK TENNIS RACKET.

i can't get over the fact that i own my own racket, let alone an awesome girly pink one.

what you get a uni student, seamstress, tea loving friend for her birthday

…who also has a penchant for anything green and pretty patterns.
i think i had more fun shopping for sj if anything.

ceramic travel mug, ikea fabrics, funny post it notes, chocolate (and hot chocolate) in a cute storage 'pail'

levi's gift

the personalised 'levi' alphabet i created for the gorgeous little man.

looks wonderful in his noah's ark themed room.

aimee claire stationery

inspired by the gorgeous(ness) that is aimee's pictures of marie (below), i designed a little stationery set for her 21st birthday present.

(GREAT circus themed party by the way!)

christmas presents 09

yes, i made christmas presents this year.
lots of hours but very rewarding.
katie and ed got recipe bookmarks.
my (i think quite clever) idea.
they both have lots of gorgeous recipe books.

stationery sets for the girls in my family - mum, christine, katie, elise, and for the best friends - sylvia and heidi.
katie got an extra pressie since i hadn't given her a birthday one yet.
my little brother jamie got note cards in blue with a boat design.

tounge-in-check sign for benny.

spesh bottle of wa wine for dad with a personalised label - bit of a laugh really.

darren got a birthday calendar with black and white designs (in my previous post).

little photo frames with pics of us for my darling little neices.

the girls and mister finn also got books, of the non-handmade variety.

some things are so much easier to buy than make!

my christmas cards

it's not about santa, reindeer, and in australia definitely NOT about snow!

this is the real message of christmas.

i managed to find just a bit of time to make just a few cards for just a few people : )

christmas present preview

i've been spending some spare moments (i have spare time!?) to design christmas presents for my tassie family who i get to visit again at the end of december.

turning out to be a BIG project, coming up with unique and exciting presents for all 12 of them.

i think it's 12... (5 siblings + parent x 2 + in laws x 2 + 3 kids = 12)

can't wait til it's 13 in January!

anyway this is the project i'm working on for darren.

just showing the illustrations at this stage.

not that he even checks my blog much and is coming to wa tonight anyway.

family visits coming out of my ears!

i love.

buckets of love

i'm so excited!

just about to go and pick my little people up from the airport!

that equates to my nieces alannah (6) and imogen (3), and my nephew finn (8ish months).

well really my sister and brother in law too.

oh, I am looking forward to seeing them too but especially my little people who I miss so so much.

imogen just had her birthday and alannah's is soon, so I made them some buckets of love.

each contains:

• bucket and spade for the beach

• cute little racer back tank tops

• a handbag

• play-doh

• colouring-in pictures

• crayons

• bowl, cup and cutlery

looking for aunty of the year award or what?