Blogtoberfest Day 31- The Final Countdown.....

Well, here we are - the last day of October and Blogtoberfest......

Lets go out with a BANG!!!!

Thanks to everyone who made time to read my daily (well almost) posts and leave lovely comments. Also for all the entries into my giveaway . I also got to discover lots of other lovely blogs along the way ....So heres to the end of a great month !!!! Cheers

Blogtoberfest Day 30- Freakin Halloween....

Whew! We are nearly at the end of blogtoberfest what a month!! The end of October brings us Halloween, which even though we don't celebrate in Australia it is a bit hard to ignore -

I went into Spotlight today to find all the staff dressed up in Freaky Costumes - One girl even had a knife hanging out of her arm (not real of course)...I must admit I kind of found it a little off putting when I was trying to buy some nice pink cupcake flannelette and being served by a massive pumpkin!!! Anyway here are some halloween etsy finds.

Midnight with Candy Corn and Pumpkinhead - by pinkytoast

Halloween Abigail Bunny Bandit by Thedecoratedhouse

Pumpkin Soy Candle by homemadesoy

blogtoberfest Day 29- Get Frocked!!

Vintage Floral Blue Rose Mini Dress by BowtieVintage

SHE mini dress by kahiko

Vintage 1960's Maxi Dress by posiesforlulu

Blogtoberfest Day 28- Whats New!!!!

There are lots of new Spoon Pendants being created in preparation for my next market - here is a sneak peak

Blogtoberfest Day 27- T42 Tuesday

Welcome to another T42 Tuesday -

Today we will be taking a peek at a couple of storybook Teapots

This one is one of my favourite Sadler Teapots from the Storybook Collection , it is thePinocchio

With beautiful illustrations and it looks like a stack of books - I am hoping to get another one in the series for my collection soon

Then we have The Tales Of Honeysuckle Hill

On the reverse it reads

Honeysuckle Hill is a small Hamlet located next to willow Brook. Nestled among the wildflowers and herbs are the homes of the locals, hence for generations most of the inhabitants have been named after the various wildflowers and herbs that grow in the area.

Vibrant and full of life, there is seldom a dull moment in Honeysuckle Hill. This thriving Hamlet is full of characters who all play an integral part within the community.

I have just completed 4 more of my

Alice in Wonderland spoon pendant

series which will be listed in store over the next few days.

The perfect accessory for a teaparty

Blogtoberfest Day 25- Handmade around our Home

I have followed the lead of Lisa over at

The Princess and the Monkey Blog

with a little post called Handmade around our home - Basically find something in your home that has been handmade and share it with the readers. Well as there is soooooo much in our house that is handmade I had no problem in finding something, infact I had didn't know what to choose.

So firstly here are some canvas's that hang in our loungeroom that I painted - just a little bit of abstract colour

A sweet fabric teddy bear that hangs in our house made by my Mum

Home Sweet Home

And our magnificent Jarrah bed made by my Husband - It has wonderful big Jarrah Slab ends and chunky post legs.

The only thing is that I can never tell him off for not making the bed anymore!!!!

Oh and not forgetting the Black and White cushions on the bed made by Rachelle @ Miahenry

Blogtoberfest Day 24- Aussies on Sale

I have been lucky enough to have been featured in two treasuries .

RANDOM ACTS OF ETSY and DUST TEAM DELICIOUS

Blogtoberfest Day 23- Weekend Deals..It's time to shop

If you are looking to do some early Christmas shopping then put aside a few hours this weekend to check out the

Australian Etsy Sellers from the DUST team that are having some great

WEEKEND DEALS

I am offering 10% storewide

Blogtoberfest Day 22- Giveaway

If you pop on over to Jess's blog Epheriell you will find yourself a fabulous interview and giveaway from MademoiselleG

blogtoberfest Day 21- Feature

Thanks to Lizet for featuring my work on her blog this week - you take a look HERE to see mine and some other lovely dust team work.

Also if you haven't discovered Lizets etsy shop as yet take a look - It's called Living Earth Gallery where she makes hand felted clothing and accessories

Blue green coral scarf

Blogtoberfest Day 20- Chocolate Cake?????

Well you know that I like to create lots of DELicious jewellery - well for my birthday last week I made myself the ultimate birthday set

A rich chocolate mud cake smothered in 100's and 1000's with a matching ring...I know you can't eat it, but a cake you can wear !!!

Now That Rocks.

Blogtoberfest Day 19-and the winner is.....

My resin ring giveaway was drawn today - there was such a huge response with a massive 137 entries!!! Thankyou everyone who entered and for all your lovely comments - But there can only be one winner and it was TAZ

Well done, your choice of "Im going for icecream" will soon be in your possession.

xo

Blogtoberfest Day 18-It's stressful

I know that when we signed up to blog everyday for a whole month we must have been out of our minds...I jumped right on in with no plan or ideas on what I was going to blog about. And now we are up to day 18 and it's ......

Stressing Me Out!!!!!

Hopefully I will find some inspiration for tomorrow.

Last chance to enter my giveaway HERE. Drawn tomorrow.

blogtoberfest Day 17-It's hot...

Well not sure what is going on here today.... there is this really bright thing in the sky that is almost blinding and it feels really warm. I even had to find some shorts....It has been a while since we have had a day like this. Off to enjoy it while it lasts........

Ocean Bangle and Wave ring by Deliciousdesignz

blogtoberfest Day 15- Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to Me

Happy Birthday to Me

Happy Birthday....Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to Me....

COFFEE - tick

HAIRCUT - tick

BEING SPOILT WITH GIFTS AND BEST WISHES - tick

GOING OUT FOR DINNER - ...........

so far so good....

blogtoberfest Day 14- One More Sleep...

Oops! Missed a day of Blogtoberfest but it was the 13th so no great loss.

So for all of my regular T42 followers , sorry I am a day late.

As it is my Birthday tomorrow I am going with a Party theme this week.

Adorable Party Clown teapot - Price Kensington Potteries

Of course there has to be Cake - Swineside Pottery

Or if you would prefer an icecream Sundae - or maybe you would like both..

mmmmmm

Don't forget my Birthday Week Sale - 20% off storewide at Etsy and Zibbet

also my resin ring giveaway ends on the 19th October so if you haven't entered yet you can do it HERE

If I don't get to blog tomorrow it's because I am off having too much birthday fun

Blogtoberfest Day 12- Birthday SALE.

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY WEEK

SO TO CELEBRATE I AM GIVING YOU THE GIFTS.

FOR THIS WEEK 12TH - 18TH OCTOBER I AM TAKING

20% OFF EVERYTHING IN STORE

Sweet Cupcake Card by Enchanted Quilling

So Maybe you have had your eye on on something in my store for a while -

now is the time to buy it.

That's right - I said take 20% off everything in store -

You can also purchase from my Zibbet shop for the same discount

Blogtoberfest Day 11- Breeding like....well....

RABBITS....

meet Little Bunny Latte

she is the perfect companion to have for a cup of coffee if there is no-one else to share one with.

I made her today with gorgeous coffee bean fabric.

Also if you haven't already entered in my giveaway there is still a few days left

you can enter HERE

blogtoberfest Day 10- What is becoming of me??

I make jewellery - Right?? So what is this latest obsession to try and sew...hmmm. The thing is that the weather has been too cold for resin casting and with the school holidays it is also a bit hard to get all the icky , gooey, smelly resin stuff out (NOTE : resin and kids do not mix). So if you have been following my blog you would have seen that I made a Sock Monkey earlier in the week, and it was fun. Then I read about the Softies for Mirabel Charity Project which you can read all about on Meet me at Mikes Blog and I thought that it would be something I might like to have a go at. So I searched for a SIMPLE pattern and found this rabbit - there are easy to follow instructions and pictures if you want to try one for yourself - Pattern Here

So here he is - Little Bunny Foo Foo....

You know that when you make something you really shouldn't show the pic of what it is supposed to look like - especially when you cook ....But I think little bunny foo foo looks enough like the picture to be able to show you...

I learnt a few things from my first attempt which I can improve on next time , but overall pretty happy with him.

Blogtoberfest Day 9 - Clare and Timothy

Last night I went out to see Clare Bowditch in The Start Of War concert - she was fabulous, a wonderful singer and all round entertainer...love, love, love her music. Got to meet her after the show and had a CD signed and a chat - it was a top night.

She actually came out for her encore wearing this dress that she wore in her filmclip - It is made from garbage bags!!!

Another thing I love about Clare is that she has a little teapot that she calls Frank which she actually plays in one of her songs - now there is a talent I can work on.

But what was a surprise was the support act - A Guy by the name of Timothy Nelson from Perth WA. He was actually up for an award last night in Perth at the WAMIs but he didn't think he would win, so chose to come down and support Clare and sent one of his band members to represent. Half way through his act he got a message to say that he had one. So watch out for this name - he is going places.

blogtoberfest Day 8 - Stitcharoony Giveaway

I found this cute little giveaway over at Stitcharooney's blog. It's a gorgeous little brooch featuring a singer sewing machine - If you would like to win it you can enter HERE

Helen has lots of lovely things in her etsy store - this is one of my favourites

Blogtoberfest Day 7 - Meet Popcorn

After putting this MONKEYING AROUND TREASURY together earlier in the week I had the urge to try my hand at making a Sock Monkey

(note: Sewing is not usually my thing, so any resemblance to the pattern is a miracle)

And here he is...Meet Popcorn, the cheeky new addition to the family.

He is very inquisitive....

And loves to explore.. (ahem...my resin bangle tree)

Thats better - this tree is more your style

We find him in the craziest of places

And he can be very , very , stubborn

But overall, we think he is pretty cute! How about You.

blogtoberfest Day 6 - T42 Tuesday

As it is school holidays and we have been in toy making mode I thought it fitting to go with a toy theme T42 Tuesday.

These ones are all miniature teapots.

Mickey Mouse in his Chrissy Costume -

A little early for christmas but I think he is just keeping his eye on the kids for Santa

Stay tuned tomorrow to meet Popcorn -

a very cheeky little character which came to life today

Now , there is a wonderful giveaway to be found HERE where you can win an entire collection of Bespoke Illustrations