one hundred

 

Wow! There are now 100 lovely followers of my little blog and I'd like to celebrate that by having a little giveaway.

Because I've decided that 2010 is the 'Year of Me' and many of you are with me on that, I'm giving away this lovely 2010 garland by paperklip design. If you like the garland, you can look at more lovely goodies at paperklip's etsy store where they are having a January 20% off sale.

I'm also giving away a little gift for a mum, a toddler and a baby in honour of my blog name. 

For mum: a Ladybird vintage magnetic shopping list

For toddler: a vintage crafting/art smock in blue

For baby: the BinkyBaby (a dummy holder that doubles as a cuddly toy for sleeping with - no more lost dummies!)

All these lovely goodies are from The Lark where there is a one-week sale until the 12 January so head over there now to pick up some more vintage and handmade loveliness.

To be in the running to win this lovely little prize, you just have to be registered over there >>>> as a follower of my blog and leave me a little 'hello' comment below to let me know you've stopped by. I will leave the giveaway open for one week to give any lovely lurker readers (:P) the chance to become official followers and be in the running too! I will randomly draw a winner next Thursday morning (14 January) and announce them in my first post for the day.

A BIG thankyou to all of you who read and leave me comments. They all brighten up my day and keep me motivated in growing this little blog.

Hope you are all enjoying a lovely January day.

Me: I've been working on my chair project. One chair has been finished and I'm still painting the remaining four chairs. I'm hoping to have it all done by the end of the week and then I can share pics. Am finding it a little slow going as the enamel paint I'm using sets off a huge headache in me even though I'm painting out in the fresh air.

My mum and dad are coming over this afternoon for an early BBQ dinner and I might find a chance to take a dip in our spa with a glass of champagne too!

Hear from you all soon! xo

{wisdom for wednesday} peace

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daddy time

Some thoughts on daddy time over at Kids Product Directory. Let me know what your thoughts on this too.

{product feature} old soles

  

Here's another great product I wanted to share with you! Old Soles baby and toddler shoes. I have been on the hunt for a little while now for a great baby shoe for Zoe. I've always loved a lot of the purchases I've made but not like with these ones. I recently saw a friend's child with a pair of the silver ballet flats on and was impressed with the look of them but more with the beautiful fit. I asked her what they were and she told me.....Old Soles! So I hunted around and found an online store to purchase them from and now Miss Z has her own pair of silver ballet flats too.

I'm extremely impressed with the fit of these as I said. I've bought a few other pairs of ballet flats for Z and some of them cut in too tight from the elastic around them, others have elastic bows that she ends up pulling and fiddling with. The Old Soles shoes are not only a beautiful soft leather but aren't too tight around baby's little foot and just 'fit' perfectly. They look like they were made to be on her foot.

Old Soles is relatively new. As stated on the website, it was formed in January 2008 by Australian mum Vicke Lever who was struggling to find fashionable shoes for babies and so started designing her own range which led to Old Soles being born.

Be sure to checkout the website for the fabulous range and styles of footwear. I want to buy them all!!

a day in the life {new years day}

Well despite really wanting to give this a good go, I ended up being totally uninspired due to being ridiculously tired. So here is my half hearted attempt at this little project! Our day was pretty low key but this is generally what it looked like for most of it......

Tiramisu leftovers for breakfast! Mmmmmm

 

A little telly for the kids after breakfast. One must always do this in daddy's basketball shoes!

A visit to grandparents place and a play with mummy's old toys

Lunch back at home on the back deck

Time for a much needed lie down!

Afternoon snack time!

 Time to mop the bathroom floor

I was out of energy by this time and the project went by the wayside!! The rest of the day involved getting children fed, into pajamas, into bed and not long after, mummy to bed. I'm still exhausted today!

I hope your New Years Day was a whole lot more exciting than mine......and didn't involve a hangover!

i need...

I think I need me one of these!! So true (and what a great idea these are).

You can find them at quotesandnotes.

And I would love this adorable little banner from GiggleRoom in my room to remind hubby what I think of him!

I'm off for my compulsory NYD nap!! I'll try and get back later to share my first A Day in the Life of project.

patience

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You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance.
-  Franklin P. Jones