Me Made May - week 1

Well, I think I'm off to a good start considering the first week of May was only a few days long and I got in 3 days of Me Mades!  Do you think a week is from Monday to Sunday, or Sunday to Saturday?  I tend to use Monday to Sunday because that is what I have on my planner...

Friday, 2 May

Cardi - Big W
Jeans - Big W
Shoes - I Love Billy
Socks (fluro orange) - Target
Scarf - I don't know
T-Shirt - Me Made - Kimono T-shirt pattern from Maria Denmark

Thanks Hubbster for the photos.

Saturday, 3 May

Cardi - Autograph (I think)

Jeans - Autograph

Sandles - Rubi

Top - Me Made - altered Rachel Comey - V1247

You can kind of see that I have dyed the tips of my hair blue in these photos.

Sunday, 4 May - May the Forth be with You.

I seriously did nothing, so I wore my PJs almost all day.

PJs - my own pattern
Cat - Squish

I wanted to show you my latest DIY hack.  

That there is my camera 'tripod' and 'mount'. 

Crochet storage

This weekend was supposed to be a really fullfilling one.  I wanted to do some housework, some 'spring' cleaning.  What I ended up doing was crochet, and watch almost all of season 1 of 'Mr Selfridge'.  I'm loving that show.

The only real organizing I got done was to go from this:

to this:

I have been working on a blanket for my brother, and another blanket for me. They were in separate bags beside the couch, and when I was working I was shoving in the finished squares with the yarn and it was getting messy.  The only thing that was working was having a pencil case for my hooks and scissors. I have one pencil case for each project.

I gave my brother's blanket a break this weekend - the colours don't excite me much but I think he will like them. Instead I started on a granny square.  That's 20 rounds!

I think it looks lovely - and can't wait to start the next square.

Anyway, I wish I had the stamina to sort out the whole of my craft room, but it's too much of a job :(

My love of quirky jewellery

How can a teacher resist apple earrings?

Done

'I, Pammy from http://pammymela.blogspot.com.au/, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '14. I endeavour to wear 5 me-made or altered items each week  for the duration of May 2014'

Week 18

Kikki K and MT washi tape - not a lot of thought went into this but it's still nice.  Tonymoly lipstick as well.

Blank!

Starting to fill it in - I thought I would try drawing in my planner - outfits and things like that. This one is me with a 'not impressed' face about a meeting that ran 20 mins over - in my outfit for the day.

Easter

Easter long weekend was meant to be  relaxing but both C and I ended up sick.  We did visit a birthday boy and I did finish my Easter egg tree.

We used to board with a Danish family and they had a lovely tree with hand painted eggs that I was in awe of. I decided that one day I would have an Easter egg tree too.

Mine isn't as traditional as their's but I like it none-the-less

It has a few eggs I bought in Sydney a few years ago, a rose plaque that I made when my parents visited, a prayer thing I got in Thailand plus my own hand painted and drawn on eggs.  Just for fun I also made bunting out of patty cake liners.

I can't wait until next year to add more. 

Did you make any Easter crafts this Easter?

Me Made May?

I only realised this week that it was already getting to the end of April!  That means that next month will be May...  which means Me Made May? Click on the logo for more info.

How did it come to this? I don't think I've sewn anything since the Christmas holidays.

So between my kill-me-now bouts of flu like symptoms this week I have been dreaming up my ulitmate must have before May.

Black leggings - I currently have two pairs... both with holes in them.  I'm going to cut off the legs and use them as bike shorts under skirts.  Then I will make two new pairs of leggings.

Grainline Scouts - I have a few fabrics picked out for this pattern, I am pretty sure the pattern adjustments I made are good to go. 

Tunic/t-shirt dress - I made one using black and white stripe and I love it.  I think I need one more at least.

I can't see myself wearing nice dresses or skirts to work for a while, as we have a student that needs a little extra work.

Anyway, I am tossing up what to do about Me Made May - it was my resolution to actually have a go this year, but I'm so worried that I don't have enough clothes for the big shebang of wearing something I have made every day.

So my sewn inventory that is 'okay to wear in public' at the moment stands at:

t-shirts x lots of
t-shirt dress x 1
leggings x 1
lounge pants x 1

dress x 1
caradigan x 1
shrug x 1
grainline top x 1
skirt x 2

I have a few more days to decide what to do...

'I, Pammy from http://pammymela.blogspot.com.au/, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '14. I endeavour to wear ?  for the duration of May 2014'

Week 15, 16 & 17

So many weeks and I haven't shared my spreads.

Week 15

We we're is Melbourne for most of that week.  It was an expensive week but was so much fun.  I knew I was going to love it so I chose the washi tape to match.

Week 16

Feeling cheery - bright green and orange.  Notice the travel sticker tape - it marked out the days we were flying.

Week 17

This Friday is Anzac Day so I wanted this week to include red.  It also has ladybird Beatles on them which I love.

It's the first day back to school but I'm home sick today.  I've all but lost my voice :(

Planner - birthdays

I had been promising myself a little planner DIY for a while now but only just did something today.  I wanted to do something about the birthday section of my planner because I hadn't even used it.

I found these Folk Floral Printable Calendar and Planners from Snapfish.  I adjusted them so that two would fit on A4 when I printed it - and I used thin card instead of paper.

Finally I chopped them into A5 and punched the holes. 

As a DIY project it was pretty easy and has got me hunkering for more, maybe I will actually get around to making my own dividers...

Melbourne shopping 1

So we are back from Melbourne.  I've been unpacking my shopping that I could fit into my luggage.  The rest I've sent to myself fromMelbourne so later in the week I should have a huge parcel arrive full of more goodies.

 

Ohh Asian drama DVDs with (hopefully) English subtitles.

I found an awesome stationary store - sticky notes and stickers. A bookmark for a friend and some cards.  Plus they have just opened an online store.

A big mix of stuff - so pretty.  Earrings, Kikki K, tin houses, a bit if make up.

Speaking of make-up... I got two things from my shadow want list: Too Faced and some Benefit.  See that Jill Stuart box?  That was a accident, I accidentally dropped it and broke it so I paid for it - eek!

I'm hoping to be able to fix the break but I'm still sad.

And then there is this pile, lovley Daiso.

Week 13

We'll it is finally school holidays. Although it hasn't been a bad term it has been busy.  I don't feel as though I got what I wanted done.

Tomorrow we are off to Melbourne!  I have been researching shops I would like to go to and booking things so that my planner looks pretty full.

This week was full aswell but not with fun exciting things - more like meetings with big wigs and parents.  I also organised a circus reward afternoon which most of the kids enjoyed.

I went with whales - partly to celebrate the news about the win for the whaling case against Japan.  I would love to visit Japan, like learning (very slowly) the language, and their culture but I don't like their whaling.  Am I allowed to pick and choose like that?  Too bad.

I also went with this theme because I really wanted to use some of my Kikki K stationary.

Whale and sea based stickers and post its - Kikki K

Spotted washi tape - muimuichow on etsy

Heart stickers - harvard5f on etsy

I use the heart stickers to highlight exercise.

We went to a dinner on Saturday which celebrated the song 'Waltzing Matilda' which was written by Banjo Patterson pn a station property near Winton.

C requested I wear the t-Rex necklace.  Look at my eye bags - so tired - haha!

Gelicious - electric melon

This was three coats of this amazing colour.  It isn't as opaque as I would like but this is my most favourite polish from Gelicious so far.

It is so hard to photograph but let me tell you that it is almost an dupe for the colour of my iPhone.

Once again, can't photograph it but you can see the top nail matches.

I do have a few chips already - I put it on maybe on Wednesday afternoon.

What do you think? 

Week 13

This week is a bit smexy don't you think?  Hot pink and black.

The start of the week was a little slow - I was getting over being sick but by the end of the week... We even left school and drove for 170km to watch a talk by Andrew Fuller.  It was fun and informative.

My first Beauty Box arrive this week, it was exciting but it didn't have much that would work for me but it was fun.  I especially love the box!

What else?

That's about it.

Week 12

Went all solar system and dotty and gold this week.

Not a lot of things checked off my weekly list but there is still more left of this weekend.

I did put together drawers while I caught up on Call the Midwife.  I cry during every single episode but the last one really did me in.

I haven't been much of a fashion diva lately but I thought this outfit was nice.

Nice things in my PO box!

Week 11

My biggest achievement of the week was perhaps making this A+ coconut cake which has now been dubbed the Iced Vovo cake.  YUM!

Apple sticky notes - Kikki K

Korean stickers - eBay

Washi tape - etsy

Heart stickers - etsy

Sorry, I can't be bothered telling you what shop I got them from.

So much fun this week!

Had a lazy start this morning, even the cats were lazier than usual.  

Chihiro loves me!

My hair for Crazy Hair Day at school.

Painted nails at Chick With Attitude.

Got a box of lovelies.

So pretty.

Made some juggle balls.  Now I have to practise!