A giggle for the day.....

Giveaway - Kati Cupcake

Kati Cupcake is giving a way a gorgeous Quilt Kit so drop on over for a chance to win. If you go from here can you let her know I sent you as she gives an extra entry for me....yeh come on...I am nice...I should win....but I would love to win it made up...LOL

I have been sewing - meet Mrs Perkins

Yes I haven't just been surfing blogs and finding give-aways...LOL.....I did some sewing and finished this cute fella.....what do you think? This is Mrs Perkins from a Melly and Me pattern.

Giveaway - Clares Craftroom

Clare’s Craftroom is having not one but three giveaways for her 100th post. How cute is that frog and fabric. That is one of the prizes Clare is giving away. If you would like jump or should I say "hop" over The “Royal” 100th Post Giveaway! and join in.

Giveaway = Sew Fun Quilts

Sew Fun Quilts is having a give away to celebrate her birthday and each day until the 19th of July she is adding something to the prize stash to giveaway. What a lucky winner to win all that stash.

Giveaway - Barbs Creations

Barb has a gorgeous Christmas in July giveaway going at the moment. And its got lots of RED which happens to be my favourite colour. Saying that means I should win it I reckon....LOL...yes I hear you laughing....but I am serious, I really should win it....hehehe....drop on over to Barbs for a look and chance to win....if you are game...hehehehe....love ya's.

Computer Woesssss

Yes my computer is sick and I think it has gone to the place where all good girls go to when they pass away....Computer Heaven!!! On Tuesday morning she just up and carked it. I wasn't actually using the computer at the time but I left it on and when I came back she was just blank...No smart remarks now you lot who know I am blond...LOL...but alas, she wouldn't even power back up. Soooo, Glen is trying to doctor her and in the meantime I am using Madeline's laptop. The problem being I only have a few email addresses saved on my web mail and yahoo mail accounts.

If there is anybody I haven't responded to that needed a response could you please email me again so that I can save your details in my web mail contacts. I hate to think anybody out there thinks I have ignored them but this is the reason I haven't responded.

Giveaway - QuiltQua

QuiltQua are having a great fabric giveaway of a Frosted Memories Fat Quarter Bundle by Holly Taylor for Moda Fabrics

Pippa

This is a story about Pippa and her Pear. Pippa was the first pattern I made. My love for black dolls started when I first started collecting Gollies or Golliwogs as I knew them way back then. Now we cannot say Golliwogs because of all the PC rubbish that goes around and I know I would never want to offend anybody. Even though I dont get the fact that if you collect a black doll it means you love them not dislike them. And now that you all have read my previous post about my family, I am sure you know I love black people...lol....Anyway, my story about Pippa....my good friend Pam in the States was starting out with making dolls and I sent her my Pippa pattern....take a look here to see my crazy friend Pam experimenting on my darling Pippa...lol....then Pam was chatting with Kate Erbach the artsy fartsy extraordinairre doll maker....and Kate asked after the pattern. So of course being the friendly, sharing person I am I sent Kate the pattern. And waaalahhh Pippa has been born again....now take a look at the difference to what a prim maker and an artsy maker can do to with the same pattern. A nice clean version....lol..not grubbied.

My original prim Pippa and her Pear



and Kate Erbach's Artsy Pippa she has called Melba and little monkey (isn't he soooo cute)

Talk about Sisters

This is just the perfect time to compare my sister dolls and my own family. My sister and I are like chalk and cheese....and to throw more into the equation, so is my brother...LOL...yes, this is my brother, myself and my sister. My grandmother on my mums side is aboriginal and yes, she is black. She married my grandfather who is a white man with blue eyes. So that is where I come from. His family originate from Ireland and England.