A little piece of me

Thursday, July 27, 2006

Craft and Quilt Fair

What an awesome day it has been. We left home a little after six this morning headed straight to the show and got straight into it. I worked with wonderful people so helpful and really nice. I had eight lovely ladies in my first class. The Rebeka Erickson tab file folder was a huge hit and we got it done in a little under the allotted time of 1 hr.I Got to work with the new personal cuter and the design runner, I love these machines they are really cool. So all in all a fantastic first day. So tired tonight though I was hoping to get some scrapping done but I don't think that is going to happen. Tomorrow I will be working until 8pm, that's a long day but I'm looking forward to it.

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Oh what a week it was

First thing last Monday morning I took our desktop computer in to have it looked at, the USB ports weren't working on the front. They haven't been for a while but we came across the warranty when cleaning out the filing cabinet and it was still under warranty so yay I thought don't have to pay so will get it fixed now. Well what a drama that turned out to be. The problem was on the mother board not just a simple case of adding some new USB connections after all, had to get a new mother board and being a few years old parts are scarce so they decided to give us a new computer instead. Well that's fine and dandy except we weren't prepared for not getting our computer back and hadn't saved all our stuff to DVD's!!!!!! So having no way to get our computer back the poor guy over there is doing it for us, and believe me after having a computer for 3 years you gather so much stuff you just can't replace and so he is having to get it off for us. He is being really good about it and is happy to do this for us but I just wished I had of realized and done it myself before I took it in. It's a horrible feeling that we might loose documents or photos or something, just horrible.
After careful consideration and much research we decided to upgrade since we had to replace the computer. So on Friday we took ownership of a new big, fast powerful machine!!!! Craige even surprised us with a new 19 inch widescreen TFT - LCD monitor. All sounds exciting but truly having to set it all up until the wee hours of the morning takes the edge off!!!! lol and seeing all the folders empty is really sad, it doesn't feel like ours its all empty!!!!Brad the computer guy did send Craige home with 3 DVD's with some of my stuff on it which made me feel a bit better. I have some documents and photos on here now and even some e-mails but don't have my e-mail contacts!!!!! So if anyone reading this would like to send me an e-mail so I can add you back into my contacts I would really appreciate it!!!!!!. And if you have sent me an e-mail with anything important I'm supposed to remember or do, please send it again, chances are I don't have the e-mail anymore.
In the middle of this week we had Ethans 4th birthday!!!! YAY it was the first birthday he has enjoyed, he was excited about all his presents, he liked his party on Tuesday night and even enjoyed having happy birthday sung to him, which he usually really hates. He blew out all the candles in one go. After his party we made some cup cakes to take to kinder the next day. OMG I don't know where my head was but I didn't put enough sugar in the mix and they didn't really taste fantastic, but they were OK until I iced them, I was busily icing these little cup cakes with a beautiful blue colored icing that Ethan picked then he smelt the mix in the bowl, said yuck that smells like butter!!!! Huh?!?!? Yep I had a taste and realize what I'd done.......Silly me used corn flour instead of icing sugar DUH!!!!That made them so yuck. LOL. So I had to go do a late night dash to the supermarket to get more ingredients to make some more.This time they were lovely and a huge hit at kinder which was great, he enjoyed all the extra attention at kinder and showed everyone some of his gifts, he had a great time.
I also spent a bit of time helping a friend smock a christening gown, for her grandsons christening on Saturday, it turned out so beautifully. Really really nice, well I think so anyway.
This week I'm spending all my time catching up on more things so I'm prepared to go to Melbourne on Thursday. Very excited and not at all ready but I will get there. LOL. I'm taking the laptop with me so I might get to update while I'm away, if I don't just crash at the end of the day that is. LOL Catch ya all soon

Saturday, July 15, 2006

Cool e-mail

I just got the Basic grey newsletter this morning, which I love reading I mean who doesn't love Basic Grey anyway guess who's layout was on page 2 In the 'eye spy' section Julie Love. It's an awesome layout and what a thrill for her to be in the newsletter, MG how incredible!!! Good on you Julie!!!!!! Way to go. So if you don't get this newsletter here's the link go and check out Julies layout it truly is fantastic. Then pop over to her blog and say you have seen it and give her you congratulations I know she will appreciate it. Boy doesn't that cool new Gypsy line look sooooo yummy!!!! I'll look forward to that coming to our shores.

Well it's been another quiet week, little bit of scrapping lots of planning workshops etc. Much planning of this household so I can have everything ready when I go to Melbourne for the Quilt and Craft fair at the end of the month. It's raining here today, really steady soaking rain which is really good we need it but no so good for getting the washing done. lol. Oh well must be done.

Trish

Monday, July 10, 2006

SM and Scrap Happy Retreat

My copy of Scrapbooking Memories was in my letter box last Friday. I have a layout in the Cherry Arte gallery, this was a challenge sent to me by SM and it was a challenge!!!!. lol. Loved the PP but was struggling to use it effectively. The photos I have used are older one's of Ethan that I found on the puter that I hadn't scrapped yet. I enjoy going through my old photos files looking for something to match with the products sent to me and finding some gems, its so much fun and a different way of scrapping. It gets some of those overlooked photo's scrapped as well. Anyway here it is


This past week I have been designing and completing the sample for my workshop class that I will be teaching at the Scrap Happy retreat. My God this is only 6 weeks away I can't believe it!!!!! I'm so excited this is going to be one totally awesome retreat. The best girls ever, Kim and Ray, run this store and I'm so proud to be part of it and this retreat. If anyone is thinking about attending a retreat this year, I tell you what this is the one to go to, it is going to be so much fun. So if you want any info go to their site it's linked on the side of my blog.

Best get on with the household duties now. lol. Catch ya later.

Sunday, July 02, 2006

Exciting Mail

I didn't mean to leave this news hanging it's just that blogger wouldn't let me upload any more pics lol Sorry it's probably not anything exciting or worth the anticipation lol........... So anyway in the mail this week I got the program for the Melbourne Craft and Quilt Fair. I have always loved getting these in the mail so that I could get the heads up on the workshops etc and plan my day, well anyway I was flicking through and well, way cool, there I was(my name anyway) on page 54 and 60. Gotta share this as, I was pretty excited to be asked to do this for Xyron and seeing it in print was awesome.


Way cool hey, look at that description for the craft circle 'Hands-on workshops......with the help of expert teachers'. lol. Cool that's me. lol.

So there I am, in craft circle room 3 everyday at 2pm, teaching a Rebecca Erickson tab file

And look at the description for the Workshop 'Craft Experts from around Australia will be demonstrating................' that's me again. lol.

I will be demonstrating the Xyron each day in workshop room 4 at 11.30am.

So if anyone out there is heading to this event. Please stop by and say hello, I'm terrible with names so possibly won't remember them, but I will really enjoy meeting you. Daphney Mathews one of my fellow Masters will be there also with Renata Watt and Claire Stewart doing some fantastic things in the studio that will be worth a look. It should be a great event I'm so looking forward to it.



 

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