2 MORE GOLDS!!!!!!!!!!!!

No words needed the pictures say it all

Bringing home the gold baby!!!

So in our house at the moment it's Olympics fever!!!!!!!!!! anyone else like that? I have visions of what could have been if I had carried on with my running and jumping, perhaps an unrealistic dream but you never know ;) I am just so proud when I see all these athletes giving it their all. Makes me so stoked to be a KIWI.

Can't wait for tonight for the rest of the rowing and Nick Willis in the 1500. 

And didn't our boys do well last night!!! whoop whoop.

Makes you think...

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my 15 year old :)

Sometimes i find it hard to believe i have a 15 year old!!!! 2.5 more years and she will be at uni!!!! eeekkk. I remember being 15 so clearly, and really i think my daughter has it so much more together than i did. She is amazing and i love her.

My new china cabinet!!!!!!!!!!!

So this is my new china cabinet!!!! i Love it. I brought it for my self for mothers day :) saved Tama thinking of something. Had a bit of trouble with no key to open it once i got it home!!!! but nothing the trusty friendly local locksmith couldn't fix ;). It is in my lounge and sometimes i just look at it and sigh happily.

Lol it looks like everything is in a wee prison.

Don't you love the gravy boat and matching egg cups!!!! they were my grandmothers

Finally found a home for my crown lynn swan.

Almost a month!!!!!!!!!

So it's been almost a month since my last post!!!! 

We have been super busy with life. Me writing assignments, kids on school camp and Tama heading off to Thailand!!!! check out the blog to find out what he and the others he went with are up too, it's pretty exciting.  

He also got himself a new toy!!! an iphone, and after playing on it i am officially hooked. Thanks to me downloading instagram, hence the pics below, enjoy :)

My handsome husband and now intrepid traveller

Birthday party time, 9 year old yeehhaaawww

A cool shot out the church office window, just cause i could :)

Me and my baby

Me and instagram, my new love (yes yes i realise i am a bit behind the 8 ball this has been round for a while :)

                                         

                                                            Peace out, mim

How to make a simple baby blanket

So my sister has just had a baby!!!!!!!!!! We are off to New Plymouth to visit and i am so excited. I really love giving handmade gifts especially to new babies. She already has some lovely woolen blankets made by our Grandma so I didn't think she needed one of those. 

I came up with the idea to do a soft blanket that she could pop on the ground when she wanted to pop the baby down but not put her on the floor.

I got this beautiful soft winsette fabric in two different colours So she could pick which side she wanted to use. It also has a quilted inner so it makes it extra soft. 

Here's what to do: Pick some fabric, you could choose the same for both sides or different.

 Next i cut both pieces the same size. I did these just under a meter square. Make sure you place the right sides together.

Next cut you quilt wadding the same size again to fit

I then pinned all three layers together. This is so when you sew it, it comes out flat and none of the fabric layers bunch anywhere. If you have ever made a quilt this is part of the process. I pinned prob a fist apart all over the whole blanket.

The next step is to sew all three layers together. I used an over locker but a straight stitch leaving a 10cm edge would be totally fine too. Make sure you leave a gap to pull it all through and take the pins out after you have sewn it.

Once pulled through you need to sew up the gap. I just did a running stitch.

How it looks all sewn up.

And there we have it!!!!!!!!!!!! so simple and so soft and nice. Easy to pop in the machine and wash too.

I can't wait to wrap my neice up in this!!!!!