I L.O.V.E....... PINTEREST!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm having soooo much fun pinning!!!
It's like finding all your favourite pics/ tutorials/ DIY projects/ on the web and screen capturing..... Only better!!
You get to save all your favourite pictures on your board, AND all your pictures include links!!!! I am sooooooo in love!!!
If your a pinner... Pop on over to

Bec Johnson

and say Hi! I'm hooked!!

P.s. I'm blogging this from my Ipad... Yikes! I have no idea if it will work, but these days loading up the images and my computer isn't much of an option when I have a little tike constantly biting my heels!

Love ya!

Another one...

... another Baby one...

Hope you like it Ame xx

A Hawaiian Wedding, A Holiday and A Quilt

On September 7th, My little brother Nath and his beautiful Bride Kalou were married for Time and all Eternity in the Hawaiian LDS Temple. 

Lucky for us they chose Hawaii to get married. 

 

My brother Nath lives in Hawaii, Eden and her husband came from Canada, we had other Relo's come from Canada... and we flew over from Australia. 

It was so great to all meet up and have an AMAZING 3 week holiday together!!

We stayed a week in Waikiki... a week at the Turtle bay Resort and a week back in Waikiki...

Of course... I had to make him a quilt for their new little place and being Hawaii and all.... it had to be beachy!! (Actually, i know he'd kill me if i had made it floral)

and.... what's a beach quilt without a few little beach huts??

For the back of the quilt... i just kept it simple and in the traditional Red and Yellow Aussie Surf Life Saving Colours.

As you can imagine we had such a great time...

Relaxing, shopping, sunbaking, wedding celebrations, dinners, restaurants, walks, snorkelling, and the best part....just all being together.

The happy couple...

The Beautiful bride!...

We love you guys xx

 

 and Kalou....

Welcome to the family!!

I'm SOOOO stoked to have another sister!! xx

Happy Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some Eye Candy Pics.... from our Halloween Party!

Hope you had a fun and Spooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooky Halloween!!!

 

xxx

 

Not much Blogging but lots of sewing...

I have been quite absent on the blog front... I have been absorbed in my little family (we are all loving every second of our sweet baby), I have made 5 new quilts, my little brother got married, AND... We spent 3 weeks livin it up in Hawaii... Oh i wish we could live on holidays forever. I just love playing all day and having my hubby around 24/7! But,  I can fill you in on all details another time.. I figure if I'm going to do a blog post after so long... It better contain pics of a Quilt...?? ....Right?? Here's quilt 1 of 5.... A Pink one!!!

It was fun making a pink one for a change...

Love ya!!

My Baby Sling

It's lucky i have the cutest baby in the world....

because I had forgotten how hard it is having a newborn.... although i think now i've forgotten what its like to have more than a few hours sleep. I used to have so much energy and extra time. For those of you who don't seem to have bad memory like me, do you remember how your days run into each other??

I feed.. then burp.. feed some more.. play a little. I settle.. he falls asleep.. wakes up shortly after.... with wide eyes as if hes been asleep for hours.. i try and settle again.  He doesn't want to go back to sleep and i realise... Ahh yep its been 3-4 hrs.. time to feed AGAIN!!
Yep I'm tired and it's constant.... but i am loving every minute of it.

I love being busy with a new baby. It doesn't leave me much time to do all the things i used to... like sewing, taking pictures, and blogging... Not to mention keeping up with the other kiddies and doing the cleaning and washing jobs... YUCK!! I realised today its been nearly been a MONTH.. since i last blogged. WOW where did that go?? So, when i was out and about today, carrying Kobe around in the baby sling i made, i realised I hadn't even shown you one of my most favouritest things... My baby sling!!! So standing in the middle of a car park, i got mum to take a few quick pics on her phone so i could show you.

The front...

and the back...

I just love it.

Is it because i get to carry around a baby with out him breaking my arms?? Or is it because he snuggles in at the perfect height?

Or is it because its made with Anna Maria Horners amazing Velveteen?? mmmm i think that's it!....

Its so soft. So warm. So glamorous.

I have been dying to make a baby sling ever since i bought the book

The Crafty Minx by Kelly Doust.

To make the sling you need a piece of deco weight fabric 23 1/2" x 60". I used two pieces of the velveteen so it could be lined. I had originally bought the fabric to make a baby bag... but this was a WAY better idea! I also made a linen one and mum even made herself one.

I would like a few tips on how to carry him in it. I usually just pop him in. Different directions depending on if hes awake or wants to sleep or snuggle. I don't really know the "correct" way to carry him in it.. so let me know if you have any tips for me?? 

There you have it. My Baby sling.. What a great gift hey, you HAVE to make one!! If not for yourself, definitely for a sister or friend. xx