What's in the Bickie Tin - Christmas HAIR Doodads

The December challenge is up on 'What's in the Bickie Tin?'

You can find the challenge here

This month's requirements are;

The colour GREEN

BLING

RIBBON 

Here is my page called 

'Christmas HAIR Doodads'

I used the colour GREEN - subtle background watercolours, Green bow (baubles), green stitching and behind the photos

I used BLING - scattered red bling around the page

I used RIBBON - on the right and left sides of my page (I used RED Florist ribbon as its a bit stiffer and stays in place easier)

I decorated the page with bow bauble embellishments as the theme of the page was hair doodads and bows are definately Hair Doodads!! lol

Thanks for a great challenge Bickie Tin Team.

Looking forward to next month now!

Cheers

Shazza xx

What's in the bickie tin?

Here is the first challenge for 'What's in the Bickie tin?

 

This month's requirements are;

  Include the colour Red - a little or lot, it's up to you 

Add a Die-cut 

Have a torn edge or two

Here is Skyla (my grandaughter) dressed up in her

 bat costume for Halloween 2019

She sure makes a cute bat!!

Thanks for the challenge ladies:

Cheers Shazza

Finding happiness

Minimalism is about owning fewer possessions...owning less stuff!
I no longer need to find happiness and fulfilment in possessions. I want to find happiness and fulfilment in making memories, and doing more with my life, and to do that, I don’t need more stuff in my life!

I’ve decided to give myself a year to change my life and become minimalistic. Over the year I’m going to go through every room in my house, every cupboard, every drawer, every cluttered space. I’m going to take pictures along the way....the before and after! I’m going to sell, donate, throw out and give away my unwanted stuff, so I can live a simple life and do more things I love!

I’ve decided to start with my front room....it’s a complete disaster. It’s the room that every one sees first when they step into my house. It is filled with stuff - Jenna’s stuff, left behind after she moved out many years ago, broken items that need fixing, items that no longer serve a purpose, boxes filled with paper work that need sorting, junk items, soft toys, old toys etc.....

Today is the start of minimalistic journey!

A simple life!

Today, is my birthday!!
Happy Birthday Shazza!!

Having less stuff to look after means, doing more things for me, spending more time with my family and friends, being able to have people over to my house without feeling I can’t have anyone over because the house is a freaking mess, doing more things I love.....
I realise that my possessions are not making me happy, they are actually keeping me from the very things that make me happy in life. I want more joy, more peace, more relaxing times and definitely a purpose!
I no longer want to accumulate material possessions, I want my life to be SIMPLE!
To have a SIMPLE life, I need to let go of things I don’t need any more, things that no longer serve me, things (clothes) I don’t fit into, things that are broken, things I no longer collect...... but most of all to stop brining items into my house. Stop shopping, stop being convinced by advertisement that I need something, stop buying stuff just because it’s cheap, stop buying stuff because I think I’m getting a bargain!

STOp! STOP! STOP!

Shazza simplified!

This morning as I laid in bed, looking around my bedroom and into my walk-in wardrobe.....I thought gee I really do have a lot of stuff :( Do I really need all this stuff? How have I accumulated so much stuff? Am I South Morang’s number one hoarder?
So, I decided to launch a new cycle in my life.... I’m calling it ‘Shazza simplified’! What does that mean?
It means from today I’m starting a new chapter in my life. I’m going to minimalist my life by reducing the stuff I have! I’m tired of maintaining, sorting, cleaning, dusting, replacing, and  repairing my stuff. How many times have I decluttered my garage....many, many times, (just ask my sister Debbie Carboni). Every time we chat, she asks me ‘what are you doing’ and my answer more often than not is.....I’m tidying the Garage! LOL
Today I’ve decided I no longer need ‘Stuff’ to make me happy! Some days I can’t even see the things I love because ‘stuff’ is in the way, taking up space, taking over my life....
I feel like I’m being held captive by my ‘stuff’! My household clutter has to go. You can’t organise clutter!
Today is my first step to my ‘Shazza simplified’ life....
Today I’m becoming a MINIMALIST!

Archi-scraps - In-between dress sizes

This month at Archi-scraps the chalenge is to SQUEEZE something in-between.

You can find the challenge HERE

 At Archiscraps during April we are asking you to SQUEEZE SOMETHING IN BETWEEN.

Here is my Interpretation of the challenge...

In-between Dress sizes

Here I am in-between two dresses!!

 

I paper folded the dresses origami style, then jazzed them up by adding a belt and a button. I found two 'Barbie' coathangers to use...perfect!

Here is a close up....

 

The Journaling says..... 

Don't you hate it when you're in-between dress sizes!!

You try to SQUEEZE into one size (using your straight back, suck your tummy in super power!!) OR the next size up hangs loosely off you like a floppy summer shift that makes me look like a frumpy sweatshirt mum!!

Oh so FRUSTRATING!!!

Thanks for a great and fun challenge Julene and Archiscrap design team ladies!

cheers

Shazza xx