A giveaway!

Over at one of my fave blogs, The Shop Bug, Rachel is hosting a giveaway by Kitty and Polly, an online store selling cute and pretty handmade goods including handbags, kitchen decor, and jewellery. You can win a calico shopping bag with a cute bird design, and a $10 voucher to go towards your next purchase from the store. I'm so there! Here are some of their products that I love, love, LOVE!


toiletry bag,



Double heart necklace,



set of 5 heart decorations,

vintage lavendar birdies,

and vintage purses.

So, if you want to be in it, pop over to The Shop Bug on the weekend and enter the giveaway! Good luck!

Thank you Teresa!

I won my first giveaway (yay!!) and I was so excited to receive my winnings in the post - a fine art print by Teresa Sheeley and a little parcel of crafting goodies!


This pic just does not convey how stunning this artwork is! I love the play of light on it - it already looks as though it is under glass! I love Teresa's work and her honest blogging style, and am compelled to check her blog every day! There are so many beautiful items in her etsy shop, that I've been gearing up all year for a big spending spree for Christmas presents (and some things just for me!) Hopefully my fave items will still be there, because Teresa's stock sells quickly! Check her out here. Love your work, Teresa!

Happy Halloween!!

Halloween was pretty low key for us this year; there are not many kids in our street, and Jack didn't feel like getting dressed up.

Here is a shot of Jack dressed as Hellboy from last year. (Blurry I know, but actually it makes the costume look better!)

Hope you all had a Happy Halloweeeeeeeen!

Little Dresses

My lovely blogging friend, Trish, from Under Lock and Key, sent me one of her beautiful Little Dress Design cards, after I raved about them on her blog! (Thanks Trish!) Her shop is starting up pretty soon, so I thought I'd show you just how gorgeous her creations are. This one SO caters to my Phantom of the Opera obsession!

Baby Shower Loveliness

I was so excited to go to my sister's baby shower on the weekend, and to see her with a huge belly of loveliness! Pregnancy really suits her.


Ifell in LOVE with the nursery she and Dave have created. They are so well prepared!

I made them a baby journal for photos and notes, in the same colours as the nursery. It was fun to make the journal and decorate the gift bag, and I might do more of this for my etsy shop, if I ever have a moment!

Family photo time is always a bit silly, but we managed to get some happy shots!

Only 5 weeks to go now.....can't wait!!!

Judith's Magical House

While in Tassie, we went to visit our friend Judith. Her home sits at the top of a hill overlooking the Tamar river. It is a majestic house; everything is on a grand scale, and it is filled with wonderful antiques and furniture. The gardens, too, are spectacular.

These photos are just from one room, so imagine the rest of the house!

I'm baaaack!

On a drizzly day in Hobart, we met up with Jonathon's cousin Chelsea, and her family, at the beach. While the men discussed the best places to live in Tassie,

we kept Rowan from the water,

sat on big rocks,


stepped carefully over smaller rocks,

twirled umbrellas,

found abandoned headless dollies(?!)

climbed dunes,

explored hidey holes,

stumbled down hills, and up again, laughing all the while,

gazed out to sea,

kept off the rain,

and waved our umbrellas!

Wendy xxx