A good week :)
Lately I have been feeling like life is pretty darn good.. I am thoroughly enjoying being a Mum and love spending time with Grace, she lights up my world each and every day and really makes me want to start the day. Don’t get me wrong I love my time out but her smiling wee face makes you feel so special when you come home.
Talking of time out I was lucky enough to be invited on a wee road trip yesterday to Timaru and was able to go as my lovely sister looked after Grace all day.. Time out on a girls shopping day out, what more could I want. We checked out some of the scrappy shops on the way, well the ones that were open when they said they would be! It was just lovely to hang out with good friends and enjoy time together and get to shop 
My new scrappy goodies have motivated me to get some more creating done. I’ve been undecided on how to continue telling our/her story since I finished her 12 month album back in July. That reminds me I must photograph the rest of the months and share them. I still love doing layouts about the things we do but enjoyed having a neat and tidy album that would cover the monthly stuff. I was flipping through the Dec 2009 issue of Creating Keepsakes and came across a great monthly album plan. You use 6×4 photos and arrange them simply each month with bazzill, a small amount of cardstock and minimal embellishment. It looks great, it’s simple but keeps things up to date with the special moments each month. I have been down to Norman Ross and got my photos printed so expect to see some pages soon.
If your keen to have a read it’s in this issue.
I’ve been pretty busy with wedding plans for my sister so haven’t had much time to create but last weekend I whipped up this Kaisercraft Handbag desk caddy for part of my friend Bronwyn’s birthday gift. We were invited to a lovely brunch and were treated to a delish breakfast. I love these things and have one stashed away to decorate for my office when I find the time.
Hope you all enjoy a lovely weekend, I’m on a mission to tidy up the garden.. Needs some a major tidy up and I have been remiss for ages.
I’m enjoying doing the Project Life album as a way to tell the everyday stories and keep a family record. Plan to just scrap the best photos for the individual albums - hopefully that way I can keep on top of it all. Still have a lot of photos to catch up on though. The CK one sounds like a good idea.
The shopping road trip sounds great! Nice of your sister to babysit Grace for the day. I really love that cute purse, what a neat gift idea.
Love your take on the handbag tidy, I started the same thing yesterday as a gift for xmas. Yip im thinking bout xmas already, I will post photo of my finished one on my blog at some stage hopefully in the next couple of days
gorgeous handbag … love the colours that you have chosen … I’m sure your friend will treasure it.
Hi Rochelle, hey thanks for popping over and checking out my blog. Glad you liked the cake stand - I got it over at Dress Mart in Hornby, unfortunately though it was the last one…sorry about that lol. I wonder if somewhere like Living and Giving would have them? I’ll keep my eyes out and let you know if I see them anywhere else…
Oh Rochelle I love that handbag Kaiser caddy thats just gorgeous. Sounds like a wonderful day out on your road trip too. Now, I have to say I was impressed with the Riccarton Markets for china, I found sound great little gems there…..