Keira's Teddy :)

I have finally finished our dear baby Keira's jointed teddy, its taken me months. Lots of sewing, stuffing, pulling apart, putting back together, adjusting the joints.... and a lots of cursing.
The face was the hardest, oversewing the nose was a nightmare. I think one eye is slightly out of whack.... but whats a baby to know!! :)

I'm happy with the end result.


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Shazza

2 x Over the Top Awards

I received this award from the lovely Anne and Kylie thanks so much for this great award and sorry it has taken me so long to pass it on.

Shazza...for leaving lovely comments for me - thanks xx from Kylie

and

Shazza - Cos she has so many wonderful Challenges going on. from Anne

Here are the rules of this award:

1. You can only use ONE word!!!
2. Pass this along to 5 of your favorite bloggers!
3. Alert them that you have given them this award!
4. HAVE FUN!!!

1. Where is your cell phone? kitchen bench

2. Your hair? clean

3. Your mother? food shopping atm

4. Your father? Watching over me

5. Your fave food? Mexican
6. Your dream last night? strange

7. Your fave drink? Iced tea

8. Your dream/goal? care for others
9. What room are you in? garage
10. Your hobby? Scrapbooking/painting/sewing
11. Your fear? drowning

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Travelling

13. Where you were last night? home

14. Something that you aren't? snob

15. Muffins? Blueberry

16. Wish List Item? Travel more

17. Where did you grow up? Rosanna, Melb
18. Last thing you did? shopping
19. What are you wearing? Jeans and T shirt

20. Your TV? Off

21. Your Pets? both asleep on their couch

22. Friends? fun and irreplaceable

23. Your Life? no complaints

24. Your Mood? relaxed

25. Missing Someone? My dad

26. Vehicle? Toyota Yaris

27. Something your not wearing? Shoes

28. Your fave store? Spotlight

29. Your fave colour? Blue

30. Last time you laughed? today

31. Last time you cried? yesterday

32. Your best friend? are fun to be with

33. One place that I go to over and over? Post Office

34. One person who emails regularly? Amanda
35. Fave place to eat? TGI Fridays

Now...my 2 x 5 = 10 chosen bloggers are

1. Chelle Beeby

2. Mandy Snow

3. July Gaceta

4. Hasan Niazi

5. Amanda

6. Tanya Joseph

7. Natalie Elphinstone

8. Peggy Schenkels

9. Martina Holmstrom

10. Jacqui Miles

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Shazza

A Promised Woman.....

This is my submission for ARTastic challenge blog, you had to take your inspiration from Tadema's 'A Greek Woman'

Entries for Novembers Challenge will close on
Saturday 28th November at midnight SHARP!

Here is my take....


This is [me] on my wedding day 1981 and the church (St John's Anglican Church, Heidelberg), that I was married in, (in the background). I think I went a bit overboard with the flowers.
This is the first ever photo I have scrapped of my special day. My daughter Jenna has already nabbed it for her album. :)

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Shazza

The Barutzki Family.....

This is my layout I did for Paula's Scrapbooking Place scrapbooking 6 week challenge.


Well week 3....Here it is.

I want you to create a layout using these elements.

1. A circular element to your page
2. At least one decorative edge (punch, scissors etc)
3. Handstitching
4.Two photos only!

The Barutzki Family - My sister Lorel, Brother-in-law Andrew and two beautiful nieces Megan and Keira.

A close up!!

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Shazza

Jack of all Trades

This was my entry for Challenge #4 for Casino Royale at Roll 2 CReate

Theme - Black Jack

Criteria:

* Use a playing card (you can use more than one card)
* Use any (or all) of the following words in your title - Black, Jack, Twenty-one (21)

This is what the journaling says:

I wondered why Adam had been so quiet playing in the backyard.
I went out and checked on him!
Wow! Adam had been busy building a dinosaur and painted it!!
(Mind you Dad wasn't too pleased that Adam had used his tools and paint from the shed!!)
It was the perfect photo opportunity.... Adam was so pleased with himself :)
Clever boy! He was only five......

Here's a close up.....



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Shazza

Check out this new blog!!!!

Three Pipe Problem

All the blogging I do, has left my partner lonely and bored so he has gone off and started one of his own!!!!! Luckily he has a lot of things to write about, so this should keep him off my back for a while...... hehehehe. The main focus of his blog is art, history, film, and books. I encourage you to go and have a squiz, you might find something interesting !!

I particularly like the post on the famous Flemish painting called The Arnolfini Marriage. Very interesting stuff!

You can get to his blog from here.

If it looks like your cup of tea, make sure you follow it and
leave comments, he will love that :)

cheers
Shazza

Lasting Friendship - Mum and Keira

A layout I did of my mum [Melvie] and our dear new bubba, Keira.

I just loved this photo and wanted to do something with it :)

The tag reads: Mum and Keira!! An everlasting friendship!
Photo taken July 2009.
Mum home from hospital!

and a close up!

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Shazza