Kudos to Janome Australia

How wonderful are peoples generosity ??  As you know I do a lot of embroidery for the Purple Bra Day here in Northampton which is a fundraiser for the Breast Cancer Foundation of WA.  Everything I make for them I donate 100% so they can sell them at a good price & they donate 100% of the money raised to  BCF WA.

Well over the years I have contacted various companies I deal with & have had numerous threads & stabalisers donated to the cause. As I do all my embroidery on a Janome 300E & only use Janome Blue Tips (needles) in the machine, I contacted Janome to see if they would perhaps donate a packet or two of Blue Tips. (5 needles per packet). I sent them photos of items I have made, contact numbers for the people who co-ordinate the day so they could verify what I do & that I am not just someone after a free ride.

Well imagine my surprise on Monday when I collected my mail & there was a parcel awaiting pickup & when I opened it, it contained a FULL BOX of 500 Janome Blue Tips!!! OMG I couldnt believe it their generosity is astounding!! I have written to them to thank them for the donation & placed the needles in the big box marked Purple Bra day, as I keep all their items seperately & ONLY use them for Purple Bra stitching!!

Janome Australia THANKYOU from the bottom of my heart you are truly wonderful!!!

Here are some links to various peoples writings on our fabulous Purple Bra Day

http://rosworthington.com.au/entrepreneur2.html

http://www.mp.wa.gov.au/snook/Advancing%20Moore%208%20of%202008%20Colour.pdf

http://www.communityguide.com.au/community.cfm?/geraldton/site/communitygroups/hobbyandinterest/bataviacoastpipeband/1/

Whats NOT on the camp list

Well after stressing herself over the last week Miss Lanky Legs has started to pack for camp finally. She needed a couple of new things to take, bathers, rashie, boardies etc. So I got them for her & a nice little pink suitcase to put it all in as “Mum we wont fit both our stuff in your case” read by learning Mum “I want my own case”

So going through the list & yep we have it all & then some, that we dont need. I wish I could unpack :

• the stress
• the I’m better than you attitude of some of the kids going
• the doubt of Miss Lanky Legs in how she looks in her clothes
• the extra 5kg I am carry onself
• the fear I have of going on this glass bottomed boat  *note to self dont forget the motion sickness pills*

Me well no I havent started to pack yet though I sort of know what I am taking problem is I need to wear the clothes before we go & take some of them to Perth with me, looks like I will be packing mine Saturday night before we head off on Sunday

See you when we return

Tina xx

Taking off again

Well as you know we took off to Perth last week for the football & man didnt we have a fabulous time!!

The weather was pretty crappy on the Fri & Sun, BUT thankfully Saturday was glorious sunshine for the footy & much to Natasha’s delight the West Coast Eagles won the game. And much to our delight she has finally stopped singing the bloody theme song!!!

Now while we were there enjoying ourselves we bought a new car!!!!!!!! Soooooooo we are off to Perth again on Friday to pick her up. Whilst I am extremely excited about the new car I am very sad to be saying goodbye to my little zippster.

I love being able to park anywhere in my Rio & zip about on the smell of an oily rag, but poor Miss Lanky Legs (AKA Natasha ) is getting a bit tall to be sitting in the back seat, esp when her father drives. And the lack of boot space was noticeable when we came home on Sunday with extra shopping!!

So the new 380 platinum we are getting should solve all our problems but may create some for me until I get used to parking a large car again Oh & then theres the power too as I am going from a 1.6 4cyl motor to a 3.8 V6…………ohhhh thankgod its got cruise control me thinks

Though I think I may have to hide the keys as Sunday I take off to Coral Bay & wont be home until Friday so Bob will be hooning about everywhere in her!!!

So until I get home from camp

Beep Beep

Vroom Vroom

Tina xx

Would you like to win a pattern?

My good friend Shelle over at Angels Come To Play is giving away patterns, if you read this entire blog post you will know what to do if you want to try & win

Go & visit her today she has a lovely site & tell her Tina sent you

Happy Stitching

Tina xx

Hittin’ the frog & toad

For those that dont know Aussie Rhyming Slang it means we are hitting the road, travelling. We leave tomorrow morning (Friday) & return Sunday night

After having the worst school holidays on record, with both my kids unbelievably sick we are off to the big smoke (city) for the weekend. Natasha recently won tickets to the football at Subiaco Oval so we are off, much to Bobs disgust as he hates AFL,to watch West Coast Eagles & St Kilda battle it out.

The Target toy sale also starts today so we will be visiting Target whilst in Perth & the kids are taking their hard earned (yeah right!) pocket money with them for a spend up I know they are eyeing off a couple of DS games among other things. I am hoping to get a new pair of boots as my old faithfuls have given up the ghost. The zipper sticks & the soles are cracked

While we are there I would love to go to the Janome shop & check out the MB4 *drool* but I know if I check them out I will hanker after one even more. Better keep putting my lotto tickets on I think!!!

Have a great weekend everyone

Happy Stitching

Tina xx

Go the green & gold :D

While I would like to say I am embroidering for the Olympic team LOL its not. These  are the 90 shirts I am about halfway through embroidering for the local junior footy teams. Each shirt needs 3 logos on it. They are certainly keeping me busy & out of mischief!!

Happy stitching

Tina x

waiting for inspiration

the mojo was gone so she catnapped instead LOL

Had a makeover

NO not me, though lord knows I could do with a damn good one !! ROFL But my favourite craft site/forum has had an upgrade & is really great!

Craft Mad is here for anyone and everyone that enjoys anything to do with crafts. Being a member of Craft Mad will bring new friends that enjoy the same things as you and is the perfect way to share your knowledge and at the same time share your skills.
Every member has their own gallery space to display their work as well as view everyone else’s. If you have a project that you would like to share you can submit it as an article for approval and we will display it in our projects section. It’s all FREE!

So why dont you click in the image below & join in our fun ?!

Hope to see you there

Tina x

Tooth Fairy Pillows

I recently created a tooth fairy pillow to add to The Sewing Fairy range

When the tooth fairy has to visit its nice if she can easily locate the lost tooth & leave her calling.

Our tooth fairy pillows do just that, they feature a handy pocket on the front for your child to place their tooth, the pocket is big enough for the tooth fairy to enter & swap the prized tooth for whatever she chooses to leave behind.

Happy Stitching

Tina x

OUCH!!

Poor Bob came home from work last week with a rather oversized finger. The silly bugga did something with a drill & then ended up with this gross looking specimin otherwise known as a finger LOL

Photos really dont do justice as to how gross it s IRL!!

Tina x