This week I'm grateful for... Lust!

Ok, so I know this is a completely shallow and pointless grateful post and truly there are some wonderful things I am grateful for this week, especially several friends of mine who have donated some of their lovely handmade goods for me to auction for the Queensland Flood Appeal Auctions.

But after spying these bathers in one of the Saturday morning papers I had to share them here as well.  Lust, pure and simple is coursing through my veins for a pair of these bathers - I dont mind which set, because I don't really have the body for public swimming.  I think I'd just hang them on the wall and glory in the granny square print loveliness!

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Free Printables

Image and other free printable posters from Make it Perfect

Given how revolting the weather has been everywhere I thought I'd create my own 'sunshine' with this lovely image!  How sweet is it?  You can print this and other lovely wordy images over at Toni's make it perfect blog.

Toni is the lovely lady who has started off the QLD Flood Appeal Auctions.  My auction will go up (hopefully!!!) on Sunday night.  I am very excited as a few of my friends and family have donated some of their own crafty goodness which, with my doll's granny square rug, I will be auctioning off together.  Please make sure you pop back on Sunday night (or perhaps Monday) and bid.

Crochet Bunting Love

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(I have to say that this is one of my favourites!)

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(I like this one for how it's all nicely crocheted together!)

and lordy, how sweet is this one!  Image and an easy tutorial right here

and look how sweetly this one has flowers, pom-poms, beads... so, so pretty!  Image from here

I am sure there are many more of these beautiful buntings.  Feel free to add a link in your comment.

Wordless Wednesday

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QLD Flood Relief Auctions

I've just added this button to my blog.  I think you should too so we can spread the word.  Can you make something for the auction?  I'm willing to give it a try - although it wont be all that 'professional' I think.  Maybe I can make a wee dolly granny square rug - that only takes 9 squares?!

Here's one I prepared earlier.  Would anyone be willing to bid on something like this?

Thinking about others...

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This week I have been reading a lot about Lori and the tragedy that has occured this week for her and her family.  I have been astounded by the outpouring of love and support that people have been sending her through their blogs, people that may not have even met her in real life, but feel like they know her anyway through her Random Ramblings. 

Please send your thoughts to Lori.  You can light a candle for her over here.

Point and Shoot: Date Night

Midnightish, Saturday, January 8th.  Slightly drunk, self portrait, iphone shot.

So we escaped this weekend without our children - left them with my sister overnight for the first time ever.  It's taken us this long to do because all of our immediate family live in Tassie and most of our friends in Melbourne have small people themselves so I dont feel it's fair to ask them to have three extra ones for the night. 

I cannot tell you how much fun it was!  At breakfast this morning we worked out that we had not had breakfast on our own, together since before Oscar was born - 6 and half years ago!  We strolled round shops, bought some cheap bathers from Big W so we could swim in the hotel pool, had a spa bath in our room (!!), had a really yummy dinner at this teeny tiny Italian restuarant, managed to sleep in this morning, got the papers delivered to our room and then ate a huge big breakfast before heading home!

All in all, I can highly recommend date nights!

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