Monday, December 17, 2007

Life update

Life has been pretty hectic over the last few weeks. How manic does it get at Christmas time. I have been flat out finishing handmade gifts for 2 advent swaps, both were sent last week. Have also made 2 beautiful altered vanity cases for my bible study/quiting group leaders but forgot to take pics.

Work is simply mad, most people have left their Christmas shopping till the last few weeks and it has simply been mad. I am going home exhausted.

Also in the middle of that we had Ian "Macca" McNamara, from ABC radio, visit us for his new book & CD signing. I have been made the unofficial special promotions girl for work so it was my job to see it ran smoothly which it did. We had about 45 people came to see him. He is just so fabulous with people, had time to talk to each one and ask about their life etc.

The following pic is the original line up more people came during the morning.

A pic of all the Nowra A&R staff with Macca.


The window I put together for his visit.



Macca and my window. This random guy just popped out and said hey can I join in - so Macca being the gracious person he is said sure buddy.




Now this lady is a regular and she came up to Macca and told him that he met her daughter, SIL and grandaughter at Inverell, he responded with yes I remember and the pic is in this book. So this pic is him showing her the pic in the book. Just after the daughter turned up with the little girl and a new baby.





This next pic is a display I did for a competition with ABC, still waiting to hear if we won $500. The funny thing with this display is Maraianne that I work with suggested that I cut the posters into strips to use like curtains, I laughed becasue I was thinking that it would be great to have curtains but couldn't think of how . This isnt the first time we have had similar ideas for our windows or displays. We thought it looked great and so did our customers.






Saturday, December 01, 2007

Decmeber 1st

Today was Decemeber one. That means only 24 sleeps till Christmas. I love Christams time, not only is it the time of year we celbrate the best Goft ever given - Gods son, Jesus, we get to have fun decorating the house, eating great food and giving gifts.


I am part of 2 advent swaps this year - one with Scrap of Faith and the other with the Handmade crart forum

The obove baskets are all my gifts and this pic is of the first present I opened today. Thanks Hannah and carla.





These are the Christmas craft I have been working on for the past few weeks. they wll be going up tomorrow withother things I have made over the years. Hoping to finish 2 cushions tomorrow as well.






Haylee knows how stressed I get putting up the tree so she did it while I was at work.



Feeny decided to help her.






The finished tree - aint it pretty.