Resin? I remember you! (And a few other things...)

Well Oh My!
Today I got to play around with resin again!
My attempt the other day ran into some troubles when a friend popped over soon after the resin was mixed. We chatted, she left, I came back to find my entire container of resin had solidified.
Hmm not happy at all.
I guess I had not taken into fact the extreme heat and what that meant for my little bucket of fun.
Anyway, today I started again. I set up a little area....

And got to work doing the boring things I needed to finish (Christmas gifts blah labels).
Then after seeing how much resin I had mixed (Oh no, too much) the fun began!
I popped open this arrow tray and went crazy nuts with the sprinkles.

Then while they were curing I started on some other presents which had to be done by tonight as tomorrow they will be handed out.
I made chocolate bullet bark...

Chocolate Candy Cane Bark....

Here they are safely tucked away in the freezer (before adding ribbons) waiting to be eaten....

And this is just because it looks as good as it tasted (Yes I had to quality control everything-sigh so hard!)....

I did make another batch with white chocolate and crushed honeycomb pieces, but it was wrapped and put in the freezer fast as it was too much of a temptation.
And these are my substitution for cards...

They are photos I have taken and glued onto cardboard with lovely messages written on the back.
Much prettier than the santa nonsense that is everywhere!

Then outside to water my little container garden. I am amazed at how fast it is growing! The tomatoes I had were so good, teeny tiny but a million times more flavoursome than store bought.

Yes they are a bit wilted but it was a warm day, they just needed to relax a bit.
Mmmm this guy looks tasty....

Hey there! Hurry up and grow!

Much to my dismay after checking my plants I could not find any female flowers.... No pollinating for me then!
Awful photo I know, it is the white box that gets in the way.....But my pumpkins have sure come out of nowhere!

And my marigolds have started to sprout nicely...

Oooo look. Can you see it? Spot the herb seedlings?
Yummy coriander...


Well that is it for me.
I am tired.
Off to bed!

My (Attempt) At A Container Garden...

Lately I have really been trying to focus on my veges. I have never really had the time to get out and dig a proper patch or the funds to buy sleepers and soil to make a no dig patch. I recently found out where to acquire some old railway sleepers free of charge so hopefully soon we can find a trailer and pick some up. Then the real fun will begin.
My first reason for not starting a proper patch was due to the hope of us buying our own house and I was going with the "Why bother making a nice garden here when we will just leave it".
But with recent happenings I have decided to just do it. We might be in this house longer than either of us had hoped but at least we can leave something nice for the next tenants.
So up until now I have gone with ye olde polystyrene box trick. Our front verandah was the spot to be, with plenty of sunshine and close enough so that forgetful me would remember to water.

So here is my little set up:

(Please ignore the rubbish-it seems to be never ending and everywhere!)

My Roma tomatoes..Little thirsty after a hot day...

Hey there little guy!

My Crystal Apple Cucumbers and Mystery Squash (it was a mixed seed packet)

So excitingly empty boxes with tiny hints of seedlings emerging....Soon there will be plants in there...Such as lettuce, pumpkin (to transplant of course), strawberries, basil, coriander, mint, chives and some pretty blue flowers for fun.


So that was it. The grand tour of the front verandah and the many boxes, pots and general nonsense that cover it.
Maybe next time I will show you my seed collection... Like fabric, I have an obsession for collecting seeds. Lots of seeds. I would really love some heirloom varieties as I have store bought generic chemical covered ones.......Want to phase them out when I can afford to go crazy with seed shopping.

And just because I can......Our precious little girl is 7 and a bit months old, she will be 8 months on Christmas Eve.


<3

Finally she gets her own room....And I get some sleep!

After wondering why poor little Eve kept waking up so often in the night I had a brainwave and decided to kick us out of our own room and see how she went alone for the night. Well! I was lying in bed unable to sleep, my mind ticking over when my lovely husband drifted off into his deep sleep. Then he started snoring like some kind of wild mountain lion! So THAT was waking her up night after night. So we continued to sleep in the spare bedroom and she continued to sleep ALL night. She still didnt like going to sleep early but sleeping 9-6 is pretty good for her! She even managed a 7:30-4:30 the other night.
So finally the fun part came around-Nursery decorating!
There was the not so fun part of clearing out the spare bedroom, cleaning it and cleaning out the computer room for spare beds. But I had some awesome friends come over and help which made it fly by.
I have done a little crafting for her room. A curtain from some op shop fabric, though I do need to finish the next one as well. Also some cute little fabric canvas squares with her name across them.



Love this rainbow apple fabric!











I'll have to take some photos of the room when it is all finished though it is looking very cute already. She has her foam puzzle alphabet squares in one corner as her play area, her cot in another, change table across from that and her clothes hanging up on a cute little frame. The top of one window is lined with some of her books and a wooden animal mobile hangs above her as she is being changed. Though she is much more interested in the crackling sound of the wipes packet!
Thats all for now :D

I have been doing things....

So I've been on my embroidery kick lately... But keeping myself busy making Christmas presents! One very big project wiill most likely take me a long time....But I have made some progress. Here are some of what I have done so far...









All but the last one are panels for a ginormous quilt I am making for two very special people. And the last is the first of a set of teatowels for another special person......

So I am still here, I just don't have much time to blog anymore. But I still read all the blogs I follow....Well MOST of them anyway!

Our precious little girl is 6 months old now, getting bigger and cuter by the day!