Moonmum

The old faithful

Back to sewing today... and despite my fears that the Bernina was on it's last legs, it is still powering along and has magically lost that noise it was making. Love this machine. 

I'll be at the Daylesford Maker's Market this Saturday so it'll be getting a work out this week as i stock up! 

PS. Don't forget you've only got a couple of days left in my online sale... 

What's on your desk?

I sat down this morning with high motivation and grand intentions... both of which were somewhat dampened by the sight of the desk buried somewhere under the past week's wreckage:

- broken toy waiting superglue

- two cameras waiting batteries

- sticky tape dispensers waiting sticky tape

- open diary (my attempt to feel organised)

- pile of receipts waiting to be filed

- two Wii controllers also waiting batteries

- school newsletters and fundraising catalogues

- paper samples to remind me to call and order stock (the only thing that's now done!)

- purse waiting clean-out of more receipts

- packing supplies

- photoshop for dummies book so i can actually learn this program rather than just get by

- a few kid's paintings

- hair clips and a sparkly wand

- and of course miscellaneous bills and paperwork.

So clearly there will be no pretty pictures of crafty works in progress or lovely sewn things today...

Straight back to childhood

Ever have those delicious moments when you see or smell something that instantly takes you straight back to when you were a kid? I haven't had one of those moments for ages, but in my morning ritual blog readings last week i came across this photo. 

I can't remember who it was that used to draw faces on peanuts (or was it walnuts?) for me when i was little but i thought it was wonderful and so funny... I had forgotten all about it before that pic jogged my memory. So, of course, the next grocery shop i had to get some and the moonlets enjoyed making some peanut people.

I have to confess that this small exercise has made me wonder over all those countless things that fill our days... that are loved and smiled over... and then completely forgotten about. Especially from when we were growing up. In turn, it's made me wonder what my kids will remember from these days, what things will stick in their memory and what things will fall by the wayside as the years tick by. 

What's going down online

Both online shops have a sale-type thing going on at the moment that will run through until the end of August... you can either:

1: Receive a free Moonmum colouring book when you spend over $30 (not including postage) in my madeit shop.

OR

2: Receive 20% off everything in my etsy shop by using the coupon code 20OFFTHANKS during checkout.

Choices, choices.

 

My creative space (Aug 18)

Orders coming in and slowly going out... keeping me busy, hence the utter lack of blogging or general online communications. 

In the midst of all this sewing i have grave concerns for my sewing machine. The dear old Bernina is long overdue for a service but hopefully it will get me through a few more orders and then i'll give it some well deserved tlc.

More creative space over here.

August

It has only just occurred to me (because i plan my business not so well and i'm completely not the most organised person...) that i have no markets booked in for August. So instead there'll be a couple of specials in the online shops next week. Certainly not this week because i have a some party preparations to undertake for a  Moonlet turning 5. You guys know the drill: party bags, baking, presents, games and of course i have to clean the house so they can trash it again. 

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