Aside from having my head in my Twiglet work and doing makeups all of every weekend (including Mothers Day!) I have been traipseing around to Melbourne's recent offerings, including...
Went twice. Bought nuthin. *gulp*
Darren Henderson at Gorker Gallery (still on til this Sunday!)
A Roller Disco in a Garage with a silver eyelashed lady
and a lucky last minute ticket to the amazing Bamboos gig.
A massive desk clean-out this week uncovered some items I'd almost forgotten:
these great wooden letters I got on my Sydney trip (August 08!) that were recovered from an old circus. I had to rummage through a massive basket of them at DavidMetNicole to find a word to spell out. I will put them up in here, where I originally intended them for..
also found were these ace name badges from this ace lady's ace wedding which we recently attended. I managed to get a few shots of the reception before it was flooded with hungry guests.
So I just turned 31... a strange age to be and I feel strange about it. 30 was crazy. It's exhausting just thinking about it! I think 31 will be just as big. An overseas holiday (and wedding/honeymoon) all in one. Another wedding party when we get back. Mahlie turns 2! Markets, makeups...
For my birthday I took 11 girlfriends for lunch on Sunday in the city and then we saw Sex & The City movie at the directors suite at Melbourne Central. So much fun. I won't bore you with a movie review - there's enough of those going around already. Just see it.
On my actual birthday evening(Tues), Pete took me to Movida for dinner. We stuffed ourselves so much we could hardly breathe. Such a treat to go there. If you're in Melbourne you MUST try it. Although we had to book 6 weeks in advance...
And I actually got more sewing done! This was made in 10 minute spats of free time. It's a custom playmat for a lucky little lady due to enter the world in August.
Well, I'm still here. I have been struggling through the ups and many downs of starting a clothing label and I think I may have prevailed. The Docklands Market that was on this Friday has been cancelled (they forgot to tell me - can you freakin believe it???) so I have been busting my arse to get stock made for it for nuthin! However, I now have more stock available for the retail stores and Etsy and 90% of the range went into Mikes today. Just in time for their Xmas Shopping Night tomorrow night (Thu) which I believe there are still some places left at if you're in Melbourne. I will also be slowly uploading Twiglet products to my new Etsy store over the next week and adding more stockists to the list on the webpage. There are some of these on Etsy right now:
Most of the range is on the flickr site for now and I am open to being contacted via e-mail for orders... Yay! Twiglet is here!!! Pretty please tell me what you guys think - I have been doing my own head in and doubting myself and almost giving up and very explicit lyrics have been sung this side of Yarraville recently. Feedback is very welcome here.
Other stuff:
Did Camberwell Market stall. Never again. People are stingy,rude,vultures and it's not worth the money. I got sunburnt, too. And Mahlie should'nt have come with. Thank god Pip and Cam showed up with jam donuts for me and whisked her away from us for half an hourish!
Hospital sent me a letter saying my iron levels are at 8 and they should be at 50. No wonder if feel so weak and tired. Otherwise feeling pregnantly good.
Went to zoo for Andrews 3rd birthday. Was fun!
Went to stitching night at Mikes again. Met Shannon, Lara and Natalie. Ate heaps of lollies. Did very little stitching.
We are thinking about going to Bali in August. Has anyone ever taken kids or babies there that can offer advice? Mahlie will be 2 and new baby will be 6 months.
Well, I've made my lists and feel I have cleared the whirr a bit! Whether any of it actually gets done or not is another story.. Not much happening around here I'm afraid - I have fallen into a bit of a default routine around Mahlie and it involves going to the playground near the village most weekdays so that she can play in the sandpit whilst I drink my takeaway iced coffee. She is very popular with the other kids cos she got great sandpit toys for her birthday. I feel so bad when we leave as I have to take the toys away from the other kids and leave them with just the one communal spade! And here, as always, is some show and tell!
Mum found this cute fabric for 20 cents and sent it over. Leslie and I met for coffee on Sunday morning and I was delirious with baby brain! Sorry Leslie! She brought me this great vintage maternity pattern book. It's hilarious yet very useful - there are some gems in there!
On Sunday afternoon we met some friends at a South American festival where I bought these two finger puppets. So cute!
I'm hoping by the next post there will be some craft completed to show... if Mahlie starts eating and sleeping, stops teething and clinging I may have some time.
I keep thinking "I'll do a post as soon as I have found my camera charger." The camera is completely out of batteries and the charger is absolutely nowhere to be found. A bit sad that I must have images to accompany a blog entry, but true. This week has really just been me walking around with my head in a cloud of baby brain. Did a trip to Mikes and had a spot of lunch in Richmond (Mahlie flipped a bowl of Minestrone onto my lap and into my handbag at Richmond hill Cafe and Larder!) while Kerri and I tried to enjoy our lunch. We made a mess all over the table with our swing tags and price guns. Hmmm...I bet they just loved us. Been trying to organise Mahlie's 1st birthday parties - yes there will be two! One this Sunday, and the Sunday after she is sharing a birthday party with my Dad at a local cafe. We still haven't bought her a present! Can't think of anything... I cannot believe she is going to be one! It freaks me out and made me look back at some pics of when she was born. And not born yet. Here's some.
Took her to the playground yesterday for the first time. She loved the little baby swing and the sandpit and yep, she ate some. Waiting for my sister to post about her new arrival - but it's her news so my lips are hesitantly pursed tightly. Thinking I might visit the Genki Caravan thingy on Wednesday. The sickness is coming and going but somehow in between I am managing to scoff down this, which I highly recommend along with the Tira Misu flavour! Soooo Goooood
Well, this week we have been tour guides for our friend Fraz whom is here in Australia for a month and is staying with us for two weeks. We spent two nights in Hepburn Spings in our favourite accommodation, The Church, which is currently(unfortunately for us)now for sale:
We had a great time, althogh I could't keep food down for almost 3 days due to severe morning sickness (again! arghhhh!) and ended up at the Royal Womens on Wednesday with a drip up my arm and was sent home with some hospital grade drugs which are working, thank the lord! So Thursday and Friday I soldiered on and joined the gang at the Melbourne Aquarium, the casino and then up into the Eureka Tower:
Friday we went to the Melbourne Zoo, Saturday to Victoria Market (Fraz stocked up on Aussie Souvenirs and I stocked up on Jam Donuts) and today we did nuthin as we went out for dinner to Marquis of Lorne and then everyone went to the Night Cat to see Los Cabrones except for me cos I FEEL SICK AGAIN!!! Had to come home after dinner and let the boys go dancing... Anyway *sigh* I shall hit the hay now as we are off to Apollo Bay tomorrow morning for three days so keep your fingers crossed for me that I'm not sick all the way there in the car... I'm quite excited on the other hand as my sister is due to give birth any day now and I can't wait to hold my little neice or nephew! It will be interesting to see how Mahlie reacts as she has never seen a newborn.
"Look Mama, no teeth!" hee hee.
I must also mention that I recieved the first issue of Mixtape Zine and admit I have only had time to flick through quickly - I will take it away with me for a thorough read - well done chicks!!
Another evening attempting embroidery at Meet Me At Mikes last night! I met some fab fellow crafters including Belinda and her gorgeous cushions and met Jhoanna again which is always a pleasure! Above are some pics of the stock I took in. I have been lying low the past week due to the flu and a 10 month old Mahlie monster suffering from the dreaded seperation anxiety so everything has kind of had to come to a standstill. But it's all back on again - more stuff going to Mikes in a week, stall at the Baby & Kids Market tomorrow which is a great chance to offload all our second-hand baby stuff that Mahlie has grown out of and well, that we just don't like! We are having a dinner party next Saturday night and Pete is beside himself, obsessing over what to cook and how to serve it etc. Actually, there are loads of exciting things happening in the pipeworks - all shall be revealed in good time, my friend!
Tuesday night I drove up to Bendigo to stay the night at my friend Lana's house and we went to see this amazing band. I didn't realise when we bought the tickets last week that it was an all ages gig so it was kinda funny when we rocked up and everyone was like 15. Nevermind - I fitted in with my stretch black jeans and converse. (which is what I was wearing when I was 15! hee hee!) Of course we couldn't buy a beer so we had coffee and jam donuts from the little van where the ladies serving had earplugs in. The event was put on by the 'Make Poverty History' organisation and I was quite impressed with their passion and effort as all the staff and people involved are under 26. They have set up this campaign called 'face up to poverty' which aims to collect pictures of 70,000 people with the Make Poverty History message as part of an online petition. I was going to send this one of Mahlie but then I read it again and you have to be over 16... 
bummer. I guess I'll have to send in one of my own head.
The next morning I drove back mega early so I would be on time for work, then I worked 9 hours, got home, collapsed in bed and now I am having a bit of a rest day. Pottering about the house, booking stuff over the internet - such as a few overnight trips away in August while Pete has 2 weeks off and while our friend Fraz is here from the U.K. Also thinking about going to see this. (I love Renee Geyer) And really I gotta sew more stuff - pronto, while the goings good.
Here's a couple of snaps taken at my 30th a few weeks back. After viewing them all, I can now understand why I don't remember half the people at my party or having any photos taken at all. That would be because in every photo I am holding a fresh drink. The bar staff said I alone went through a bottle of Absolut. Whoa.... the room is spinning just at the thought.
Those good old hoops go with everything...
No, neither of these two are my boyfriend, in fact - they both have boyfriends of their own... Do I have any male friends that aren't gay and/or hairdressers?
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