Prettiest Tea Towel In The World

It is the first day of winter here and bloody dark and freezing. It is so hard to get up and motivated in the morning.
I went thrift shopping in Scarborough yesterday (beachside suburb) and I did fairly well. I got an eggshell porcelain harlequin teaset which I will probably sell as I don't have room for it!
I also got this tea towel which I think is the prettiest I have ever seen. I had to use it as a lamp table cloth as it would get ruined in the kitchen (my #$%@ husband likes to wipe up food spills with my tea towels.)
Only 50 cents!

My House

Thanks for all the comments on Summer Snapperland! That's the most I've gotten ever :-)

Work has kept me busy and tired so I haven't been able to blog but I'm off today and I rested yesterday so I'm here. Stitched last night into the wee hours of the morning - didn't get far but I did finish my house. And here it is...
I made a boo-boo but was too tired and anxious to get this done so I just left it. Life's too short to worry about the small things no? The name of this design is My Country House by Elizabeth's Designs and I'm stitching it on the recommended fabric (35ct Sheep's Straw Linen by R&R Reproductions - wow is it tiny!) with DMC floss.

So that's all I have to report. I'm going to see The Bravery tonight and would like to stitch a bit before it's time for me to leave so TTFN!

Pretty New Finds

I have loved the work of Australian artist Gail McCormack for years. I can't afford one of her original artworks but I did treat myself to two of her limited edition prints.



I also found the floral barkcloth knitting bag in a thrift shop the other day for $2. I was originally going to sell it but I just can't let it go!
If you look at my auctions link to the right under "links" I have uploaded 10 items today on ebay.

I Want A Giant Rabbit!

Ever since I saw this picture and read about "Herman" in a magazine I have wanted one of these gorgeous German Giants as a pet. Look at the size of those feet - apparently they sound like a small earthquake when they are hopping along!
They can be house trained and are very affectionate.
Jon and the kids are against the idea. The rabbit terrifies them.
The tradesman who did my new floor loved Herman (he saw the picture on my fridge.)
He said if he had one he would get it a leather studded collar and take it to the pub for a beer. Sometimes I love real Aussie men!

It's Done!!!!

Summer Snapperland is done! I wanted to finish it before I went to work and I managed to do so. I'm so happy that I finish it, not so happy that I go back to work tonight *groan* It's only for one night but I work the entire weekend (Fri-Sun) Well I'm going to take an hour nap before I have to get ready to leave. Thanks for looking and if you leave a comment - thanks for that too!

Ebay Auctions

I have four auctions running and hopefully will have more up tomorrow. I have a bad cold at the moment that I think may be the flu. Hopefully I will feel better tomorrow and will be able to list!


Another set of these cute vintage style measuring cups.


So quirky vintage killer whale salt & pepper shakers!


Vintage angel holy water font. Looks like Napco or Enesco.

Old cream and green enamel ware teapot.

Hola Bloggers!

My vacation has sadly come to an end :-( I still have the weekend but we all know how quick a weekend can be. I really enjoyed my time off, I didn't go anywhere but I did get to do more than I usually do.

Wednesday's play was fantastic! My cousin's MIL saw Phantom 3 times she told me. Before going to see it I couldn't picture how anyone could see the same play 3 times but if anyone is looking for company to go see it I honestly wouldn't mind going again. The guy who plays the Phantom (Gary Mauer I think it is) is wonderful! He made me cry twice and his voice is just lovely, as a matter of fact, all their voices were lovely. Our seats were really good, there were no "tall" people in front of us and we weren't that close to the stage that we had to bend our necks to see the stage. I just finished seeing the movie, I've had the DVD for the longest but never got around to see it - the play was way better but the movie is still good. I really loved the play and I think I'm hooked on Broadway shows LOL. I'm trying to go see Beauty and the Beast before it goes off, everyone has seen it already so I don't know who to ask to come with me and don't know if Kelly would appreciate it. I guess we'll see...

I didn't do much yesterday but go to the movies. We were suppose to go to see the Mets play but I was just just too tired. I'm glad I took the day to rest, at night we went to the movies to see Georgia Rule. My cousin enjoyed it more than I did. I always laugh whenever I take him or Kelly to watch a "chick flick" (as they call it) and they enjoy it more than me.

Today I spent the day trying to stitch. I wanted to finish this before I went back to work but I don't think that's going to happen. I have all that blue (ocean) and the rest of the border to stitch. Tonight we're going out so pretty soon I'll have to stop stitching and get ready. Tomorrow my cousin's son is doing his first communion so that day is pretty much done. Anyway here's a picture of my progress:

Before I go, I've been tagged by both Cheryl and Juls to name 8 Random things that aren't known about me. So before I do that here are the rules:

1. Each player starts with 8 random facts/habits about themselves.
2. People who are tagged write a blog post about their own 8 random things and post these rules.
3. At the end of your blog you need to tag 8 people and post their names.
4. Don't forget to leave them a comment and tell them they're tagged, and to read your blog.

I'm not going to so 3 and 4 since I think almost everyone has been tagged, so please forgive me for "bending" the rules.

Ok 8 Random Things About Me...

1. I'm left handed but hold the paper like a right handed person. The way I write freaks people out LOL.
2. I give the dogs a new name weekly. Kobe was use to it and Ana is use to it but Kyle just doesn't get it yet, half the time he won't answer to Kyle, I guess it all comes with being a rescue dog.

3. I can't swim.
4. I'm EXTREMELY shy. Like "I need therapy" shy. But once I feel comfortable I'm a chatter box.

5. Kelly is the total opposite of what I was looking for and just happened to be just right for me.
6. I never wanted to be a nurse.
7. My first langauge is Spanish but when I learned to speak English I forgot my Spanish and had to relearn it.
8. I'm horrible with money and NEED to write out a budget, if I don't God only knows where all my money goes.
And lastly I leave you a picture of my Amit (Ana's new name for the week) sometimes I wish I had her life...

Ebay Auctions This Week

All of these finish on Sunday, I have been a bit late this week to post about my auctions!


White set of three measuring cups. I have a set of these in my kitchen and use them nearly every day. Mine are pink of course!


Brand new very groovy "Skipping Girl" bag.


Divine James Kent Old Foley sauce boat and stand. Love the roses and pink blush edging!


Pink frosted glass perfume bottle with butterfly shaped stopper.


Old depression era egg beater and masher.


Bob The Builder quilt cover - Big L is too "grown up" for Bob now.


White wire cupcake stand.

THANK YOU CHERYL!!!

You're probably thinking what the title of this post is about so I'll explain.
Cheryl left me a comment about the Arctic Monkeys and asked if listened to them. I didn't so I figured I'd give them a try. They're pretty good! I then went on a search for a their concert and they were playing at the Hammerstein Ballroom yesterday - of course their show was sold out but I decided to keep searching for tickets. I won 2 on Ebay, the concert was GA but you were assigned to a floor (it's 3 floors) and lucky us we were on the floor. They put on a awesome show!!! They are now on my MUST SEE EVERYTIME list LOL. I went with my cousin Jorge and I have to thank him too because 1. He HATES GA and 2.People were pushing and where as I like it - he HATES it. I couldn't bring my camera so I don't have any "live" footage and what I took with my phone just sucks but I do have some blurry pictures to share :-) Note to self: Next time they say No Cameras bring yours anyway!

I'm off for now - I'm going to see The Phantom of the Opera with my mom and cousin. I've been doing a lot on my vacation and I'm going to hate going back to work next week. I think tomorrow we're going to a baseball game, it's not a definite plan so I won't count on it. I'll try to post a progress picture of Summer Snapperland too - I'm so happy I stitched this piece because it's looking so pretty, I think it's the change of fabric - the suggested one was just too dark! TTYL!

Playing With China

When we got the new floor laid recently I had to pack all my china away. No way was I going to trust a tradesman to do it. The guy told me a lot of his customers leave all their knick knacks out for him to move!
With the amount of china I have, it took quite a bit of time and a lot of newspaper to pack it all away.
But so much fun to unpack and display it all!
I changed things around and here are some photos of what I did.


I moved all of the Josef girls to the one shelf.


Changed this around and added the deer and rose bouquet, both recent thrifting
purchases.


Changed this too. The two little dog figurines are recent op shop finds along with the deer - 50 cents each!

Mug Holder

Check out this baby! When Jon went up North I got this up on the wall quick smart. I found an old coat rack in a thrift shop and painted it my favourite shade of green, Garden Fantasy by Wattyl. This rack adjusts to the size you want with brackets for mounting it on the wall.
I always wanted to have these gorgeous Cath Kidston mugs on display, they are just too pretty to sit in a cupboard!
The polka dot pot holder is by Robert Gordon.
The key holder has beautiful hand painted roses, I bought it off ebay.

Three Down...

One more to go!

This square is called Whalehouse and the whale on top of the house is suppose to have a little smile and an eye but I think I'm going to leave it out, I mean the people don't have faces so why should a whale? Plus I don't want it to look too cutesy ya know? Well I'm going to start working on the border around it. TTFN!

Goodbye White Cupcake Stand!

I am selling my white cupcake stand on ebay, not because I don't love it but because I bought ANOTHER one... a PINK one!



Now if I could of I would have tried to have kept both and enjoyed myself buying more faux cupcakes to fill up the other one. But making the world a pinker place is a constant struggle aginst the forces of the Husband. So I have kept one and will bide my time until my next pink purchase...coming soon.

What can happen...

...will happen. Anyone want to join me for a pity party?

I was watching TV when I heard a loud thud, I go check my mom to make sure she's ok since she was cleaning and she was. So I ask her what was that noise and she points to the folding table in the other room - it fell. I go to pick it up and see that the iron tipped over. Well can you guess what happens next? I didn't know that my mother used the iron minutes to go and when I go to pick it up (by the hot side) I burn my fingers!!!

Obviously it's not that bad since I'm blogging but they just feel weird (hard) and I can't stitch as fast but it could have been worse. On to other things!

The Ballet was very nice! It would have helped if I knew the story of Romeo and Juliet. I know you're thinking who doesn't know the story of Romeo and Juliet?!?! But I know the story, I just don't know about the supporting characters. After reading the Playbill I was on board. My cousins made me laugh when they told me they didn't know that there was no talking. My response to them - "It's a ballet not a play!" LOL I think I'd go to see another one.

Tonight I'm going to watch TV until it's time to go to Starbucks. I can't wait to see The Office but will have to since my Tivo feels it's more important to record Grey's instead of The Office, tonight I think Pam tells Jim how she feels about him...tomorrow I'll find out when I buy it on iTunes. If My Name is Earl wasn't 40 minutes long I think I wouldn't have this problem *sigh* TTFN I'm off to watch TV!

My New Banner

Loving my new banner, made by my talented friend Jullie from Jullie's World.
She also makes tags for scrapbooking, gifts or whatever you heart desires.
She made me these for my ebay auctions, thank you tags to send with parcels.

Four Days Later...

Won't be stitching much today so I thought I'd share an update so I atleast feel like I'm doing something that involves my stitching. I stitched the 1st square at my cross stitch meet yesterday and just stitch the boxes at Starbucks last night when I went to study with my cousin, well he studies and I stitch.

I picked up Delivering Fluers from the framers yesterday. I don't know how I feel about the frame. The frame itself is nice and outside when I was taking the picture looked nice but it doesn't look the same inside...could just be me.

Tonight I'm going to the ballet to see Romeo and Juliet. This is a first for me so I'm excited. I read on the website that you can dress in whatever you want which is great, thanks to TV I thought you had to dress up.

Well that's it from me - my vacation feels like it's moving too fast and I think it's stressing me out more than relaxing me. I'm going to get my hair washed which is something I hate to do only because I don't feel like sitting under the dryer doing nothing for an hour. I've tried to stitch but SS is too big to pull out and stitch on. *Good Idea Alert* Maybe I should kit up a small project to bring! LOL I won't but that was a good idea. TTFN

New Floor!

Am so excited! We got rid of the cream carpet in our living area and hallway and replaced it with timber laminate.
The cream carpet was a nightmare. I was constantly shrieking at the kids "Wipe your feet!" "Take off your shoes!"
When we ripped up the carpet it had the most disgusting puke green lino tiles underneath.






Tom freaked out. He doesn't deal well with change.







While we had the carpet pulled up I finally convinced Jon to paint a green feature wall. I changed the dining table around too. Loving these floorboards, I am amazed at how much bigger they make the room look.
Oh, yes. Jon bought that horrid monstrosity of a television. 40 inch Samsung LCD, it completely takes over the whole room. Even worse, it is black. I have been threatening to throw a lace tablecloth over it.

A Mini Finish!

I just finished the 2nd square to my Summer Snapperland. I don't like this season but I think it's going to look very nice. So far I like the way the sea goes from one square to the other one. I know Spring is like this with the soil but I'll have to check if Winter is also. I'm going to work on the border before moving onto another square. I already know that I'm leaving the 4th square for last simply because I get very anxious with stitching a large space with just one color, the only thing that doesn't discourage me is that it's in blue and not white...I just can't stitch in white my stitches look sloppy.
We had a new visitor today, my sister came over with the kids and their new puppy "Precious." I hate the name btw, but it's not my dog so it shouldn't matter. Ana was excited about her, she loves puppies but Precious wanted nothing to do with Ana. I guess with her being so little and Ana towering over her she got scared. I couldn't get a picture of the two of them together but did manage to get one of her "hiding." I doubt they'll be friends in the future because Precious already has little dog qualities ie. she hates other dogs. Well with that being said I also have another addition to tell about!

I'm....the new owner of another pair of scissors!!! LOL I'm so corny sometimes. I bought the Maria's and while I haven't used them yet I did have a perfect fob for them. The picture shows them with my Jamie's which were "eh" to me until I put a fob on them and all of sudden they're beautiful like the rest of them :-)
Well that's all from me today...Thanks for the comments on my concert post!!! I'm going to a "fight" party tonight (I hope De La Hoya wins!)and once the fight is over it turns into a "poker" party. I really hate to play poker with these people...some are just way too cocky and competitive for me and let's not mention the comments that are made *ugh* I mean seriously IT'S JUST A GAME but they're my family (LOL) so I have to put up with it...in the long run they aren't that bad. Enjoy the rest of the weekend, it's beautiful here, well maybe a little too hot for me but atleast it's not raining like in some places.