i'm back

It has been a long time since I have written anything and it feels so weird to be sitting here, I feel like I don't know where to start. A lot has happened in the past week or so that I have wanted to share, but yesterday we had some devastating news and I lost any enthusiasm to write.

Siena's best friend was on holidays with her family and on the drive home her dad lost control of the car and it rolled off the road and her dad was killed. There are five children in the family, Siena's friend is the eldest. I am just so sad, and I still can't believe that it has happened. The family are still in hospital, no one was majorly injured but I am sure everyone is in shock and they wont be back in Sydney for a few days yet. I think we may drive to where they are on the weekend if they don't come home.

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Prior to this sad news I had completed another 3 days of my course which was all to do with marketing. It is just so full on, even now 2 days later my head is whirring!! I had a great time though and I am really starting to get to know all the other babes and I am making some friends.


Instead of completing homework though I was completing some craft pursuits, including making a new tunic from one of my fave patterns, it's made from beautiful soft ticking I bought here, and it is just lovely and comfortable.

I also finally got around to finishing those little pencil rolls that I started forever ago. I love them, and Lucia and Siena have requesting I make them their own. I have wanted Siena to have a little sketch book and pencil organiser for a long time, she is a very talented artist and I hope that there comes a time when she is out and has an urge to sketch, that would be so cool (at the moment she refuses to do any art because I want her too, bloody teenagers!!)

I am determined to print out the whole alphabet in a great font, and then laminate the crap out of it so I can actually make nice appliqued letters. These letters look so awful! I am really glad these gifts are for kids, they probably don't care, I just hope their mum doesn't look too closely.


I used some BarefootBabies fabric, I feel a little sneaky now, a little corrupt. That fabric is entrusted to me and I go use it for my own stuff...I am a sucky business woman!

Finally, get a load of this amazing Pay It Forward gift I received from Carmen, can you believe it!! She totally spoilt me.

Not only did I get this amazing bag, but it was choc full of goodies! Let me just say that I adore this bag, it is the perfect size for a night or day out sans kids, it is the most beautiful fabric, absolutely my taste and it is perfectly made.

She made a whole load of cards for me and included some rooibois tea, soap and hand butter. Thanks so much Carmen, getting this surprise package just made my day!! It also reminded me that I have 1 gift yet to make. I better get busy.