Mail Love

This arrived in the post from Cass on Thursday. She was very sweet to send me some lovely goodies. Lilly will find her way into Ruby's room, the bag will be perfect for a project I am working on and a suprise item which was lovely and will continue to remain a secret... for awhile anyway!

Thanks again Cass!



We're off to Sydney tomorrow, DB has some work obligations and Ruby and I are tagging along. Amongst other things, we intend to spend a lot of time here and show Ruby this. Unfortunately we are going to miss this, which I am pretty bummed about, but nevermind!

Snailblazer Swap

Cass over at Snailblazer posted about a swap back in early April. She was very lovely to add me as a latecomer, but unfortunately had mis-counted, so I am not participating this time, but will be up for the next one, that's for sure! Thanks Cass for running the swap, and I hope she's still not feeling troubled by the mix-up!!!

Ruby's Albums

I made these albums as thank you's to our family for all their wonderful support throughout our pregnancy and the first couple of months of Ruby's life. I gocco'd the fabric and then covered some albums I bought from the local cheap shop (I got a few looks buying ten of them!). The albums are the type with the screw attachments folded under the spine. Really easy to pull apart and cover.

By the end of it I was a pro, and only took 5 minutes to make them. I finished the cover off with a black and white photo.

Pay It Forward Giveaway

From here.

I will make a handmade gift for the first 3 interested people who comment on this post. I have 365 days to do it in…What it will be and when it will arrive is a total surprise!The catch is that you must participate as well: you must have a blog and before you leave your comment here, write up a pay it forward post on your blog to keep the fun going. (Just cut and paste this one if you like, which I did). Cheers!

2.5 Months

Wow, where did that time go? Oh, I know, looking into these wonderful eyes...



Ruby is growing like a weed, gaining weight steadily and smiling and cooing adorably. I'm hoping we'll have some time for crafting soon, but so far it's been all about kisses and cuddles.