A Collection of Thoughts

Spooky Gallery

we are having so much fun preparing our spooky gallery for you all

  colelctions available here

Turning 38

I get a year out  I am  not sure how it happens but I spent this year thinking I was 38 and now it seems I'm only just 38 - no doubt I'll spend the year thinking I'm 39

 A work day that started with a long walk by myself this morning at 4.45am :) kinda crazy but I felt like it and it was nice to have a start to the day just with my own thoughts

Tonight we ventured out and had sushi for dinner combined with coffee and this

 

We met friends very mellow but anything with that much melted chocolate has always got to be good.

Got spoilt with some beautiful meaningful gifts that Ill treasure.

 I saw a cool idea sometime back somewhere  about a list for your year starting on your birthday

 so on my walk this morning I started listing stuff I wanted to do and now I have set the goal of doing!

 so here it is

I'll be back next year to cross it off LOL

1. eat more fruit

2. run 5km or more

3. read more books

4. buy more fabric

5. sew more

6. regular crafting days with my girls

7. date night once a month with DH

8. watch more movies

9. scripture study

10. plant a herb garden and dont kill it

11. stay more organised

12. send hand made birthday cards on time

13. craft more gifts

14. make a photo book and have it printed

15. learn more about photoshop

16. learn to draw pretty girls

17.make more jewelery

18.frequent etsy

19. only drink good coffee

20. picnic more often

21.visit natural arch wih the girls

22. sponsor a girl from somewhere

23. close my facebook account

24. go to bed earlier get up earlier

25. start roastie night again with my grandparents x 2

26. decorate my walls

27. take more everyday photos

28. fleamarket shop with my love love love friends

29. play with my dolly - maybe get her a sister

30. stamp more

31. make a gingerbread house

32. learn to swim properly

33. get a cute haircut

34. wear less black

35. organise some fun playlists

36. make my own soaps and detergents

37. visit the flower festival in toowoomba

38. wear non neutral colour underwear ;)

This feels awesome to have this to do list - not one that makes me stress.

 

PS thank you for your spooky orders - first lot left today more  going tomorrow :)

Ooky Spooky - Reveal

Excited to finally reveal our Ooky Spooky Collection - Limited Edition for Halloween -   Complete with its own gallery - which will be loaded on  Monday the 26th 

 So much to share about this special edition

Its a collab collection between Jilly Ngaire and I - a good mix of eclectic bizarre and blingy we think :)

Perfect just for creating special spooky projects or ideal for those Halloween costume photo layouts - we have something for everyone in our limited release gallery

Our first 10 orders will also receive this set of Acrylic stamps valued at $14.95 for free!

  

 which means you could make one of these....

 

all you need to add is some shrinky dink plastic and some chain - those gorgeous beads and gothic cross  are part of the collection

Jill has created this special download  - a pretty girl ready to be spooked up -  print-and start creating your own canvas (  your version won't have the water marks on it :)

 

 Here is a sneak peek at another pretty girl

 

More in the gallery being released on the 26th.

Details for our ooky spooky collection?

Papers and Cardstock

• MM Spook Alley 12x12 Paper Words    
• MM Spook Alley 12x12 Paper Witches    
• MM Spook Alley 12x12 Paper Foil Brocade    
• MM Spook Alley 12x12 Paper Die-cut Newsprint    
• MM Spook Alley 12x12 Paper Varnish Bats
• K and Co Halloween Whimsy
• MM Spook Alley 12x12 Paper Icon Stripe
• 2 x white cardstock
• 2 x black cardstock
• 2 x kraft cardstock

Trinkets and Treasures

• MM Spook Alley Pins
• Petaloo Polka Dot Box
• Karen Foster Spooky Wood Signs
• Making Memories Spooky Font One sheet
• Maya Road Mini Alpha Chipboard Set
• Pink Paislee Silverberry Glitter
• Pink Paislee  Licorice Glitter
• Dusty Attic Chipboard Raven
• Dusty Attic Chipboard Bat
• Black Gothic Cross

Trimmings

• Orange Felt Swatch
• Black Felt Swatch
• Black Tulle Swatch
• Black beaded Trim
• Cream Lace
• Black Lace

Tarisota Choice

• Orange Duck Feathers
• Black Duck Feathers
• Silver Sequins
• Black Seed Beads
• Orange Glass faceted Beads large
• Black Glass faceted Beads small
• Flat Black Drop Crystals
• Silver Jack o Lantern Charm
• Black Buttons
• Orange Buttons

PDF Downloads

• Original artwork By Jill Geraghty- Groves for personal use only
• A list of our favourite haunts 

So fabulous I can't wait for you to have it in your hands!  Order start shipping tomorrow -   go here !

Coming soon

Last creations

This is our last lot of crafting for the weekend - Tals made hers yesterday but we only got Sofs finished today

Ngaire kindly sent the girls some Blythe badges in the mail - hey were so excited they love Blythe - poor Poppy has been quite neglected lately LOL

 

 they have been ba=nagging at me to get them some handbags but i have looked na haven't found anything suitable - so I bought a metre of denim and have been meaning to make these for ages - the arrival of the badges and the crafting day gave me the shove to make it happen

 

so we just made two simple  bag bases with the triangle bottoms - that was seriously the best sewing tip i ever learnt -  the girls were able to do that themselves but i joined them and turned them through

Simple handles and they had a go at top stitching - its a bit wobbly according to Sof but I think they did just fine

 machine sewed on with hand stitched buttons over the top - and our Blythe badges attached - a  press stud in the middle - Tali's has hello kitty fabric for lining and a hello kitty button and iron on transfer

 

 Sof had the strawberry theme happening with pom pom trim

 They both think they are very stylish now :)  Love this age !

 

 I'm just going to make them some bigger ones with the left over denim.

 Hope your weekend was wonderful

a quick final share

from our impromptu photo shoot this afternoon - t shirts from Kmart - $10  was thrilled to see these - I had planned on making some blinging ones myself but these were too good to pass up - sparkly tights from Target 

forest background ?

that is actually just the backyard with many dead trees and  bougainvillea leaves everywhere LOL

 

 

 

No time for crafting for me today it was all about these munchkins - friends for dinner and now Dexter is calling - my latest  book addiction

Thanks for visiting

Masks

 I found these wooden butterfly masks at spotlight to complete the look $5.99 each

Just needed some paint and some bling

 

and the overall result

 

 

Tutus

The girls have a ooky spooky birthday party to go to -so we decided on black and purple tutus and some stripey tights sparkly masks and sparkly  tshirts or singlets depending on whats at target  LOL

a quick google found a heap of tutorials all using the same basics of elastic 6 inch strips of tulle and some knot tying

 here are two I have based the creating on here and here

a trip to spotlight

 I could get black tulle - which is lovely and soft but only netting in the colours- the lavendar is quite  course and was a bit tricky to work with - so If you are looking try to get tulle or the softer netting- tull is about $7.99 m while netting is about $3.50

for the girls I bought 5 m of black and 2.5 of each colour - its wayyyyy too much LOL

I could make another whole tutu with the leftovers

 I cut the black into 6 inch strips and then split each length into 3 which was doubled over

I used about 20 6 inch strips in total for both

 then with the colours I cut 8 and split them in half ( each colour )

 slip the elastic around a chair and add the black

 

 then try for twirlyness

add in the colour one strip every three

 we had enough leftover to make for 2 x teddy as well LOL

will share the final look when we get our tshirts and stripey tights

 

PS the girls couldn't help much with this -  I used the guillotine for cutting the tulle - they just handed me strips as I tied them on and were keen little models.

Crafting begins

Busy at work 

 the first lazy day skirt by Talia

 
 

and no 2

  Poor Sof she's been looking forward to this so much and she's woken up with a snuffly nose 

 

still managed to find time to twirl

  Happy Crafters :)

 

Crafting Day

the girls and I are having a crafty day  - its been planned  for sometime so we are very excited -

Starting off with  Lazy Day skirts and moving on to some more ambitious projects as the day goes along -  I'm going to try to get the girls to do much of it themselves with me just guiding -

Wish me luck as the constant call of what can I do echos through the house- Its inevitable with two eager beavers and only one sewing machine!

 No photos to share yet - Back later - or follow on twitter :)  twitter.com/tarisota