I think I just wore out the Credit Card ;)

I just went on a little online shopping spree and it was fun. Now I just have to wait till my goodies start arriving. Some are available for shipping now some are on pre order.
Here is what I got. Lots of Cricut Cartridges
Daisy Chain
Wild Card
Storybook
Sesame Street Friends
Sesame Street Font
Sans Serif
Hello Kitty: Greetings
Hello Kitty: Font
Graphically Speaking
Disney/Pixar Cars
Disney Tinker Bell & Friends
Christmas
Blackletter
Basketball
Calligraphers Collection

Lots of embossing folders
Embossing kit
Deep blade house and spare blade.

Watch this space for some of my new creations ;)

6 months since the floods, how time flies when........

you are living in your garage. Yep we are still living in "CLUB GARAGE" and it is getting to me, maybe it's just that time of the month, who knows.
The only saving grace I have is that I am able to get into my craft room and set it up as that room is finished with as far as the work being done to the house.
It is winter here and although we living in the tropics it is a very cold winter for here and my body is feeling every degree of the cold.
We were told when we moved into the garage on April 13Th that we would be back in the house in 8 -12 weeks. Then two weeks ago we were told we would be in the house in two weeks. We have only seen one worker in the last two weeks and it is really depressing me to come back home after work or going to the shops. I see that no work has been done to the house and all we want is to be back in there. It's like having a pot of gold sitting there just out of reach and not being able to get a hold of it.
With a bit of luck we will be back in the house by September, we were told that we would 100% be in by September, NO WORRIES, but I have my doubts.
Trying to look on the bright side is hard sometimes, especially when it is so darn cold. Jackie :)

Woohoo..I have been tagged by Froggy (aka Dawn)

You can visit her blog at: http://froggysfroggaritaville.blogspot.com/

The rules of the game: Each player answers the questions themselves. At the end of the post the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment letting them know that they've been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you've posted your answers

Ten years ago: Living in public housing wishing we could have our own home, now we do :)

Five things on today's to do list:
1, make more covers
2, put together cupboards for craft room
3, Learn how to use me new embroidery machine
4, visit friends
5, remember to do all the above :)

Snacks I enjoy: chocolate!!!!!!!!!

5 people that I am going to tag:

Albert http://agoscraftomonium.blogspot.com/
Susan http://susanbluerobot.blogspot.com/
Robyn http://thepinkstamper.blogspot.com/
Diane http://capadiadesigns.blogspot.com/
Michelle http://bcr8iv.blogspot.com/

Cricut mb DSS challenge :)

A challenge was issued by Anne (teeseluvs2scrap on the Cricut mb) to design an original 'mesh' using any cartridge you like. The only stipulation was that it had to be ORIGINAL. After spending 3 days on a very intricate swirly design I was very upset when the file became corrupt and I lost all that work :(
I let the challenge go for a few days and thought "no this will not beat me" and I came up with this one.
I haven't cut it out yet, when I do I will add a pic of the final project :) Can you see the not so hidden Mickey?

Mickey & Friends



.cut file

http://www.mediafire.com/?2w2wbmjyod1

Craft Room Sneak Peek #3

Here are the storage unit I have chosen for my all papers, I have two of these. Yes I have way too much paper. Did I just say that out loud LOL.
They are from http://www.bestscrapbookshelf.com/?action=view_catalog&Join_ID=106418 (Us distributor) I got mine from the Australian distributor, http://scrapbooking.arnolds.net.au/catalog/index.php?cPath=193&osCsid=88akoc4ok8egv7tgbs400555p6 They have great service and Karen is a great person to deal with.
I will have my two units set up to hold all my papers, but there are drawers available in 1", 2" and 3.5" depths. Which you can also add the drawer inserts, great for all those small embellishments and the like.




Close up


Guess how many of these little suckers I need to use in the the two units, 696 of them and they just don't slip in, no! I need to gently persuade them in with the hammer :)


I finally got the second unit together. I might have to start filling it up SOON :) As always Mutley had to get in the picture. But isn't she cute, yes Mutley is a girl, with a boys name.

Note on Gadget covers

I have had a few enquiries about the covers and would like to address them here.

*The fabrics in the slide show are no longer available, as the store I usually get my fabrics from is still closed due to the flood in February.

*Yes, you can send your own fabrics if you have a fabric you wish for me to make the covers from. Otherwise I will source out the fabrics for you. If you choose to send your own fabrics you can and the price will be adjusted accordingly. Please be aware that I live in Australia and you will be paying for the shipping of the fabrics to me. :{

*When making an order I will need you to do the following:
***Choose two colours schemes (one for each side)
***Choose pattern type (abstract, floral, stripes, spots .....)
***Choose your wording
Example:

New embroidery machine for me :)

Well after a hard think about it, OK one days think. I decided to invest in a new embroidery machine. Had to work a bit on Hubby to convince him that I really needed it. It should be here on Thurday.
It is a Janome MB-4, 4 needle embroidery machine, so no more changing the thread after every colour, and faster embroidery time, which means I can do more covers, yay.
It is very similar to the industrial Tajima machines we use at the embroidery shop I work for.

It has lots features, you know all the bells and whistles. The big seller was the $4000 worth of bonus goodies that came with it. A design software suite, and image design disc, chock full of designs and lots more.
I will be able to plug my laptop into it and transfer designs straight from the laptop. Although the machine weighs 20+ kilos, I will be able to take it to craft fairs and do while you wait embroidery.

Craft Room sneak peek #2

Here is another storage system I am adding to the room, there will be two of these. They are meant to have backs in them, but I want the wall colour to show through the holes, so I have left the back off and added some stabilizing brackets.

Craft room sneak peek #1

The house repairs are alomst finished. We hope by the middle of August. Last week the tilers put down the tiles and they look great. The painters are in this week, they have almost finshed and the craft room looks fantastic.
Here are two sneak peek pics of the craft room.

I would like to thank Kathy (http://calowaycreations.blogspot.com/) for giving me this award, I am very honoured.

The rules of this award
1. The winner can put the logo on her/his blog
2.Link the person you received the award from.
3.Nominate at least 7 other blogs to win this award.
4.Put links of those blogs on yours.
5.Leave a message on the blogs you've nominated to receive this award.

I would like to pass this great award onto these following blogs

http://capadiadesigns.blogspot.com/
http://bcr8iv.blogspot.com/
http://susanbluerobot.blogspot.com/
http://thepinkstamper.blogspot.com/
http://i-heart-scrapbooking.blogspot.com/
http://going-buggy.blogspot.com/
http://pinkcatstudio.blogspot.com/