Sneak Peak

Working on a few crating projects for swaps at the moment. The bird sewing project should be a lovely afternoon of hand sewing. The other will take a little longer and be a little more fiddly. But, it is still exciting to be crafting again. Here is a sneak peek at what the projects looks like.

YYYIIIPPPPPPEEEEE!

My Swapbot products arrived today. Rachel has kindly sent a package to people who donated to her charity run. It was so exciting to see all these cute little buttons, stickers and pc's. I managed to squeeze all the buttons onto my work bag :) I love Ernie the Envelope, he is SOOOO cute. Anyways, here are the PC's I am getting ready to trade. All so exciting! Just had to share.

Spooktacular!

So I have finally finished one of the crafting projects I have been working on in the past 3 weeks. This little guy is for a friends birthday. She is very much into Halloween and Skeletons. I got the pattern from Dolls and Daydreams Etsy Store. I love her patterns and ideas. I just need to get used to working on them. So many choices so little time.

This weekend may be heading on a ghost tour of my local town. Kinda freaky so will take some pics and let you know how it went. I scare easy so I am sure I will have a great time. Until then...BOO!

Newbie Friendly Recipe Swap

Hello blogging world and readers. I have just put up a new simple swap for recipe lovers who are both old hats at swapping and to help those new and up coming swappers. It is called the,'Newbie Friendly Super Secret Recipe Swap' because we all have to start somewhere. So if you have wanted to start swapping or enter the swapbot world I talk about come and have a go. You must have a fully filled out profile (a little bit about you, what you like, dislike, what you would like to receive). Just click on my name (the host) to see what I have done. Remember the more detail you give, the more likely you will receive something you like. Come join the fun!

Backyard Vistors

A few of our birdie friends that swing by each day. In order, Bower Bird, Lorikeets, Cockatoo, Pale Faced Rosellas. They are great fun to watch and with our nectar eaters product we are hoping to attract a wider variety.

Pft Summer is here...Banana prices are finally dropping...SMOOTHIE TIME

Okay, short version of the story. Banana crops in Far North QLD were wiped out by Cyclone Yasi which has caused the prices to sky rocket. However, the first crops of the newly planted trees are being put onto supermarket shelves which means price reduction.

So to celebrate my favourite fruit being affordable again and the oppresive heat rolling in as summer kicks in I am making Banana Smoothies in class tomorrow! We are doing a healthy snack unit and this is the example I am showing the children. Plus, I get to finish off my school day with a yummy smoothie. What more could a teacher want. Here is the recipe I use.

Banana Smoothie
Preparation Time: 3 mins

Ingredients
2 cups skim milk
2 banana’s roughly chopped
½ cup natural yogurt
1 tablespoon honey
½ tablespoon cinnamon
Ice cubes

Method
1. Place all ingredients in the blender.
2. Blend until smooth
3. Serve in 2 tall glasses.

Busy Dust bunny Filled Weekend

Congrats to Manly Sea Eagles for taking out the NRL 2011 Grand Finals. I felt bad for the Warriors because they had so much more flair. But, Sea Eagles stayed constant and had some brilliant ball handling skills and bone crunching tackles.

On to my weekend here at home, it has been random. I have been working hard on a new softie for a friend and am almost done. It has been fiddly for me and because I am working with new materials challenging. I am proud of the work so far and hopefully can post completed pics tomorrow or the next day. I have also managed to get hold of some small Christmas Cross Stitch kits (on sale) to make up for my Grandma and my own Christmas Tree decorations. In terms of cooking I have been lazy just my stock standard food and even a few sandwich nights this week. Weather has also turned to the soul destroying heat so motivation to stand near an oven or stove has evaporated. Break out the salads :)

My biggest accomplishment was starting to re order and sort through ALL my stuff in my home office. School stuff, fabric stuff, notecards, paper work EVERYTHING is in the process of being categorised and organised. I had to battle many dust bunnies and had my side kick bravely standing beside me. Sadly though Delenn decided dust bunnies were to be played with and ended up becoming a very grey kitty. So she needed a bath...here are the hilarious pics. I give you RAT CAT! She was soooooooo not happy with me.