Yay for friday!

 Ive made some lip balms for my next market stall and some 'lipstick bags' per a cute old Lady's request. I hope she likes them:) this batch of lip balms are honey beeswax, ill make a few other kinds too.

 This morning I took my camera on our walk again, it makes it even more fun.

I don't know what this plant is but it sure is pretty and fuzzy. The day care children like to tickle each other with the branches and pull of the fuzz to throw into the wind. It drifts down slowly and makes us all smile

I'm so happy for it to be Friday, this weekend just couldn't come fast enough! We are going to the fertility specialist (for those that doesn't know, I have poly cystic ovarian syndrome and have been trying for the last 2.5 years to get pregnant) this afternoon and then don't have much planned except a friends 21st but that's perfect because I'm worn out.
Finally work has gotten just too much, starting 8am and not being able to go to bed until Josh is picked up at 10pm. Not only that I've just been feeling so drained seeing basically only toddlers all week while Benny is on afternoon so I asked Josh's dad to find someone to have him a few days and he found someone that can have him at his home so starting next week I will have Mondays off  and Thursdays finish at 4 so that I can go shopping in town with Benny and his parents (we go once a fortnight as its an hour away. Ive been missing out since I started having Josh evenings)
I'm excited for my child free evenings, not that I mind having him but  I just miss being able to go to the beach, visiting friends etc which I cant do at the moment because its all to far away to take him. If things go well with Josh's new babysitter he wont come anymore as he's starting kindy soon at their town which is 30mins or so away. This is nice in a way but I'm nervous that I might be short of work for a little while (having him is almost half my income) I have another family that wants care so I have my fingers crossed that I will be able to have them and not have to do early mornings. Ill be happy in a few weeks when I'm out of this time of transition and can relax!

my first market

 Today was my first market stall. I was nervous and so worn out from a busy week that I considered cancelling but I'm glad I went, it was lots of fun!

Here's my stall. I was supposed to bring a table cloth but I don't own a single one let alone one big enough for a trestle table! so I used a quilt I made a while ago instead. On my stall I had lots of things from my shop, all the things I posted about the other day plus some wheat and lavender bags, lavender draw sachets and little bits and pieces

Both my parents were able to come and help me which was great and my friend Sarah is keen to help me next time so it will be lots of fun too:)

  although I had wanted to be outside in their beautiful garden I enjoyed being inside, especially when I went out part way through and realised how windy it was!

 I was pleasantly surprised at how much of a friendly little community the stall holders are, they made us feel so welcome and were so enthusiastic about all my hand mades which was a much needed confidence booster. Caterina, the lady that runs the markets even swapped a wool felt crown for my stall fee which was great (i love swaps, it almost feels like getting things for free and theres something special about free stuff:) and she ordered a second one for her grandson too.

 she gave me the idea to light some of my candles and lent me this pretty candle holder. The lit candles made my stall look so cute

to market to market (to not buy a fat ham)

 Im getting ready to have my first ever market stall and feeling excited but nervous. The kitchen table is full of  fabrics and projects. Mum and I went to the market yesterday and got lots of beautiful plants for super cheap, almost to many carry home!

Here are some of the things ive been making.
On friday night I made 12 hand dipped bees wax candles. I did manage to find a perfect tall vase at the opp shop so these ones are taller than my last lot, and also a lot less wonky:)
Ive got quite a few wool felt items ready to go, flower garlands and little toys

 I also made flower pin cushions stuffed with wool

 This one disapeared into my sewing tin:)

Ive made some organic cotton/hemp scarves, a few tea cup candles, some round candles.
Im not realy sure how much I should take but theres still two weeks of making time left. Ive ordered some lip balm tubes and tins so when they arrive I will make some natural lip balms too.
This weekend has been fun and relaxing, some of my favourite moments have been-
*sitting in the sun writing in my journal
*day dreaming of the day bed Benny's getting me for my not far away birthday
*planting new plants
*mums idea to put suculents in the tea pots that were in the sand pit (they look pretty on my outdoor table)

Lucky, lucky me!

 Firstly, in case any ones not had a chance to enter my give away, here's a link so you may do so
This morning I went out for a walk and happened to stumble upon a 'garage sale' at the caravan park. I use the term garage sale loosely as thats what they called it but realy it was lots of stalls of second hand goodies, like a mini market.
I came away from most of the stalls empty handed but then I came to the very last stall.... The lady holding it and I must have the same taste as I found all this and left behind more that I would have also liked. She was a bubbly and fun lady and we had fun going through the goodies together as she was putting things out, shed not seen most of it since she last moved house so it was fun for both of us!

 I fell in love with the porcelain plugs and bought them even though I had no idea what I could do with them. When i got home I realised they happen to fit our bathroom sink and bath plug, yippe! I so love this star tea strainer, the children will enjoy my old one in the sand pit

 Is this not the cutest little old train youve ever seen? The varnish is so worn that it will only need a light sand before I can polish it with beeswax polish. The book its sitting on is an old enid blyton book that has adorable pictures. Its old dusty smell reminds me of the toy box at Ma and Pops when I was younger (the toys were saved from my Dad's childhood)

 Ive been spending the long weekend crafting goodies for the market im going to be having a stall at. Ive so far made some wool felt goodies, some organic hemp/cotton scarfs and a few bees wax candles. Im nervous to have stall but my friend Sarah said she'll come along which will be realy fun

And just because it looked so pretty when I held it to the light (and begged me to take a picture, you know how it is) a pic of my sprouts when I was rinsing them. Ive been using the rinse water to water my indoor plants and all those wonderful vitimins from the lucern seeds sure have perked them up!

I couldnt believe my luck!!

Ive been searching for the perfect thermos for quite a while.
Last weekend i found a picture here (scroll down to second post) of the most perfect thermos.
I was in love!

Would you believe me if i told you i found the exact same thermos, only in a different colour (my favourite colour mite i add!) at a market on Sunday morning?

Here it is in all its beauty. The man i bought it from sounded apologetic charging me $5, i think he was half expecting me to talk the price down. Its true that ones trash can be another's treasure, i was willing to pay far more!

We had a great weekend, Saturday night we caught up with some friends and had roast for tea, apple berry crumble for desert, and a fire outside to keep us warm.

Sunday morning we went with Benny's parents to Adelaide. In the morning we went to a few markets and asweal as my wonderful thermos i got the grey cardie I'm wearing in this pic, and loads of fruit and veg at great prices. I love that they all love markets as much as me! After that we went to look at houses. Their having their new house built and were saving to do the same so we all had a lot of fun walking through display houses and figuring out what we want for our future homes.

 Me and Benny are totally in love with the idea of a loft that we saw in one of the booklets. What could possibly be cozier than a loft? I'm thinking bookshelves, cushions, quilts, floor pillows, rugs. Hes thinking pool table, dart board. It would be so much fun:) It really has got me excited thinking about our future living in a house that's ours to paint how we want it, plant fruit trees etc. I'm so glad we went.

fun times at maslins beach

i went to visit my awesome sister aj for the weekend at maslins beach. i so so am jelous that she gets to live there, its such a nice little town with a breathtakingly beautiful beach and beautiful mosaic murals all over the place (one you can see here, and the others i must photograph next time and post about)

we spent lots of time at the beach, playing with her puppy mia. and i spent lots of time knitting socks (picks later, there looking good!)

i was lucky enough to happen to be down the right day for christies beach(a town nearby) markets. that morning it had been raining heaps and we were very dissapointed and presuming the markets would be canceld. we had some things to do at the shops so we headed off and realised the markets were on afterall! (i seriously nearly jumped out of my pants in excitement,no exageration!)

i sooo love going to visit aj, kane and mia at there lovely beachy home, i always come home feeling so relaxed and happy (oh and sleep deprived!)