It is raining today...

Okay, so we were meant to be going for a picnic at the beach this morning with my other mummy friends and their gorgeous kids when it started to do this...

So we ended up going to Robina Town Centre to meet up for a coffee...We must have looked funny because we all sat in the food court eating our lunch that we had packed for our picnic (we didn't want to waste it LOL).

Anyway, after that we came home and it was still raining so we set this up...

and had our own little picnic in the lounge...

while a certain little munchkin did a bit of this...

Oh yes, and Natalie got a lovely surprise in the mail...she loves getting mail...so needless to say she squealed with delight when she found a letter addressed for her on the doorstep. It was a birthday card from one of her kindy friends (her brthday is 2 weeks away) saying that she was very disappointed that she would be away on holiday when Natti's party was to be held, but that she would love a playdate when they got back and that they were moving to a house round the corner from us. Natalie was thrilled...except for the part that she couldn't come to the party, but she handled it really well. Such a big girl!

Also, some other exciting news is that one of my close girlfriends, who also lives just round the corner, had a baby boy on Monday night...I still haven't gone to see her, but she will have been inundated with visitors, so I might wait til next week to pay her a visit. Can't wait to meet her new little man!

Also, keep an eye over here, because VERY soon I will be posting a giveaway...yes, that is right a giveaway...tell your friends, tell everyone you know in cyberland, because it is going to be fun!

Anyways, Cheers for now...

Lve Suse xx

this little guy...

is winging his way to my good friend Heather as we speak, along with this very cute change mat...and look, I even have labels now...YAY!!!

Natti didn't really want to let him go...

Isn't she just beautiful (Natti, not the monkey LOL)?

Cheers
Suse xx

new

yup...new goodies can now be found in my etsy store...just follow this link to the new hairclips I have put up...they are really cute, even if I do say so myself...Natti has a few sets of them and she loves them!!!

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5447157&section_id=6387893

Bad, bad blogger!

Yes, I know...naughty, naughty! Sorry, I will try a bit harder LOL.

So, what has been happening...well, life in general I would say. My babies are growing up way too fast. Natti will be 4 in 3 weeks and Angi will be 1 in 4 months...no, no, no...you both have to stop growing right away!!!

Angi is on the cusp of full blown crawling...she crawls super slowly and then lazes out and decides to just sit there and blow raspberries in my direction...super cute!!!

Natti just wants to work outside with her daddy 24/7 and when she is not doing that she wants to be sewing and crafting with me...she has even started her very first stitchery (which is going VERY slowly...she only does about 3 stitches and then claims she needs a rest...must be such hard work LOL). Oh yes, and she has been beading madly...loves it. Makes a heck of a mess, but then that is to be expected when you give an almost 4 year old 3 boxes of beads LOL. Oh, and did I mention I gave her a haircut...I cried...it was not meant to happen! I was so upset and cried for days...Now she has lost all the ringlets and blonde bits...but I am getting used to it now. In this pic I think I had cut it the day before, but it is getting longer now and about at her shoulders now...looks heaps better now that it did when I first did it...what is truly scary is that she looks exactly like me at that age now! Freaky! I have a clone!

Daniel has been working overtime on our landscaping...we currently done have a single blade of grass around the place...just lots of dirt and a bobcat...but soon we will have grass YAY! picnics and blow up swimming pool here we come!!!

Me...well I have been giving my sewing machine a thorough work out everyday...not much is finished but loads of WIP all over my craft room...I really need to finish some of them! Although, I did finish a couple of these Ruffle skirts from grand revival designs, which yoiu can find here... http://grandrevivaldesign.typepad.com/photos/ruffled_skirts_tutorial/index.html so super easy to make and so quick...will have to take a pic of NAtti in both her skirts to show!

giveaway over...

here... http://earlessowl.blogspot.com/

OMW you have to have a look...they are just soooooooo cute!!! I so want one!

You can also check out her etsy here... www.tinyowlknits.etsy.com

You have to have a look...she has this gorgeous seahorse...love it to bits!

Cheeky cherry Owlivia

Here she is...

"Cheeky Cherry Owlivia"

She is my newest little friend and she forms the pocket on this fun denim tote bag...

Of course the bag is fully lined...who does not love red polka dots? And it has a nifty little pocket inside so you don't lose your keys amongsth the other stuff that ends up in the bottom of a bag...

And of course, this little Owlivia is fully hand stitched...wouldn't be the same if she was machine stitched now would she?


So...if you want her...she is available in my Etsy shop (see sidebar).

In other news...

it has been freezing here!!!!

and because of that, my poor little Angella has got a nasty little cold...poor thing is sniffling constantly...have to keep the vaporiser going much of the time. Poor little sausage.

She is sitting all by herself wo nicely now...and she is super proud of herself...also wolfing down any pureed food that passes by her lips...getting chubbier and chubber as the days go by. I love that little sausage to bits.

Natti has been on holiday fo ages now...and e can't wait to go back to kindy and see her friends. She has been keeping herself busy by blowing bubbles, playing outside and drawing...oh yes, and asking if we can go shopping all the tim...funny little thing! I love that slightly bigger sausage to bits too!

Well, I best go and do some housework...I have done absolutely none ever since I opened my etsy store...it is just so addictive over there! Now I just need someone to buy something from me LOL...then I might feel I have achieved something this week LOL. Also, I need to sort out the house because our lovely friends are coming over for dinner tomorrow night. Then the boys are going to play pool and watch movies while us girls do some fun craft! YAY!

So, off to vacuum (joy :() ).

Till next time...cheers

Love Suse xx

Meet "Owlando:...

"Owlando"

Owlando is a shy little guy who has a little crush on Little Owlivia...but don't tell her, Owlando would be very embarrassed if she knew...who knows, maybe Owlivia feels the same...

Only time will tell...

If you love this little guy, he is available in my Etsy store

www.susehocking.etsy.com

So why not drop in and have a little look around...soon there will be even more to see...just have to get off this internet and photograph some more of my goodies.

Love Suse xx