Vintage Thingy Thursday : tinnie time

All Aussies love to crack a tinnie! Especially me, and a couple of weeks ago (back when I actually had some money, ha ha) I ordered this gorgeous vintage tin from the Tinnie Girl. The other day I collected it from the post office where it had been patiently waiting for me…and hurrah! Such goodness!

A lovely vintage chocolate(?) tin, filled with two pieces of vintage material, vintage buttons, vintage thread and one of my fave things ever, embroidery floss (am I the only one addicted to the stuff…I keep buying it!). Of course the hard question is what to make with my new crafty stash??

If you’re looking for a gift for a crafty girl, check out the Tinnie Girl shop, and for more Vintage Thingys visit it’s new home:

Good morning!

snoozy puppies, originally uploaded by drewzel.

One of my sights around the house this morning before work. No the puppies didn’t want to stir. Don’t blame them…it was pouring with rain outside. Good snoozy weather.

*heart*

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Brown Owlin’ Monday night

021, originally uploaded by meetmeatmikes.

Two of my fave girls doing one of my fave things. Hooray!

DIY calendar giveaway

My good mate Nelle sent me the link for this the other day, as she knew I’d love the birdies. And I think this one qualifies as “cheater craft” because all I did was print it out, bind it, and put a string on it. It’s designed so that you can rip away each month as it’s finished, I find that rather satisfying! I think there may well be a few of these added to Christmas presents…

Of course, such easy goodness should be shared, so leave a comment and I’ll pick 2 random winners and send you one. {Entries close 11 am, Friday 28th Nov.]

The link for the calendar is here:

http://www.i-do-it-yourself.com/2008/11/free-2009-mibo-calendar/
Hooray! Thanks Mibo!

Love Fridays! LOLstyle.

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Lovin’ Fridays here.

Today…

is our 4th wedding anniversary. I was going to put a wedding pic up, but you’ve seen them and anyway, I much prefer this pic of HP striking a silly pose. 99% of the time, if you point a camera at him, that’s what he’ll do. He’s a good one. xx

On my desk

On my desk today, a few little things:

• cup o’ chai …mmm…
• new fabric from the Amitie VIP club, part of the Ginseng Collection by Joel Dewberry.
• Amy Butler advertising brochures from the recent trade show, given to me by my friend Tasha… I love the sound of Amy Butler “Vintage Botanica” dinnerware.
• some embroidery on natural linen… and yes Kirst I’m using the magic dissolving stitchy stuff!

Play along with On my Desk, via Kootoyoo.

This is…my favourite thing from nature.

One of my favourite things are birdies. Native birdies mainly, mostly parrots and honeyeaters, but I also love magpies, as any regular reader of the Portion may know. So it goes almost without saying that this is one of my favourite things from nature. This page describes the call as: “A loud musical flute-like song, often performed as a duet or by groups. An uncommon alternative name for the Australian Magpie is Flute Bird.”

Another favourite is the call of the Butcherbird, although I’m not as happy if hear them around as they like to menace the budgies. But still a lovely sound. As I’m a bird nerd I’m loving this list of birdcalls. Every day is a good day if I’ve heard some magpies (and birds in general) singing outside my window.

Theme this week by Cloth and Fodder, this is hosted by Three Buttons.

Get behind Movember!

If you’re not already, that is.
Here’s me, mo-ing out:

If you don’t know any Mo-men, you can sponsor my mo-growin’ workmate here. Paypal some funds, go the mo!
Alas, my pic is all done with smoke and mirrors…I can’t really grow a big ginger mo (well not yet, maybe when I’m about 80 or so). Go Movember!