it's growing...

tonight, i'm heading off to ncb, which is the third consecutive day i've headed to a crafty session (with lovely people too :D).
as a result of these many crafty sessions, the little project i'd started here, has done quite a bit of growing...




what do you think?
i'm loving the back and forth of the stripes :D very soothing, oh and i'm quite partial to the colour combinations too! i loooooove me some green, and i find that the grey breaks it up quite nicely!

sucked in.

a little secret about me, i LOVE me some terribly cheesy reality tv.
however, after vocal talent show-ing myself out over the years with australian idol... there was no way i was intending to go anywhere near the voice!

but then, flicking channels while waiting for the biggest loser to start (i did mention i'm a reality tv tragic...), this happened.......




that cute dress, the song (one of my absolute favourites!), oh, and her VOICE!

absolutely sucked in!

are you a reality tv tragic too? please tell me yes ha ha!!

meal planning monday.

oops, it seems i forgot about blogging for a little while again. well it would seem anyway... i never forget, i just feel too tired and brain dead to write posts that anyone would actually want to read...

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but i'm back today, with some delicious meal plans for the week! last week was a bit of a disaster in terms of meal planning, and cooking in general as it was the first weekend in a long time that i wasn't able to visit a farmer's market and find some inspiring produce. it's really amazing the effect that delicious, fresh produce has on my cooking mojo!
anywho, i'm making do with what i can find at my local fresh-food outlets this week, as i've just had a big weekend of work, and have another next weekend too.

so what's for dinner tonight? tonight, i'm FINALLY going to get to making this recipe, as written by this lovely lady. i've got the afternoon free so i've got lots of delicious prep time :D

tomorrow night, date night! i'll have to find somewhere amazing to go out for dinner.

on wednesday, i've got work all day, so i'll be throwing some pork in the slow cooker for some thit heo kho tieu. i've never made it before but it sounds DELICIOUS!

thursday, i'll be working again, big surprise there ha ha! so a slow cooked chicken curry it is!

friday night, another late night at work, i think i might try a bolognaise in the slow cooker... i can only imagine how delicious it will be!

bb will be home all day on saturday, whereas i'll be at work, so he can organise dinner. yes indeedy!

and i feel that sunday is just that little bit too far away to worry about, don't you think?
i can't plan too far ahead ha ha!

what are your dinner plans for the week? or even just your general plans?

my creative space.

today, i'm working on some easter treats for my lovely co-workers!

i started by knitting up a whole bunch of dishcloths, i did already have a few made, but i've been knitting up a storm this past week :D




i then threaded some ribbon through the holes in the edges, don't you love when a pattern has everything you need?! this ribbon is from my nanna's stash, i wondered when i inherited it, what on earth i would use plain white ribbon for, as i normally use thick and colourful stuff but it was absolutely perfect for this!




enter stage left, bowl of delicously tempting, foil-wrapped chocolate. the amount of hand swatting, 'stay away from the chocolate' that was going on last night!




one of each type, collected on top of the dishcloth. i bet you know where this is going now right?



and then pull the ribbon tight! make a pretty bow, and voila!




pretty little easter treats :D



i think these would work great for any time of year really... in fact, i gave one to a lovely lady the other night...
i also had the thought last night, while threading ribbon into the dishcloths, they would be quite lovely for bonbonniere, you could pop something sweet inside for the guests to enjoy, and there would be something practical for them to take home and use :D

what creativity have you been getting up to lately?
have a peek and see what other creative peeps are up to over here!

rainbow toes.

rainbow solidarity. for annie, for hope and a cure.



read why here.
and join in here.

april.

it took me a little while to figure out exactly what my goals were for this coming month...

first and foremost, i want to get some sweet easter treats made up. i've got an idea brewing for some little gift bags for my work colleagues :D i'll be sharing those soon i think!

i'd also like to get this big pile of pictures, hung up on the wall.


there's not much point having them sitting here next to my dresser, getting under my feet and collecting dust!

i'm going to keep working on getting my kitchen cupboards painted. last month i managed to get the above-microwave cupboard painted, and also the cupboard under the sink and i'm LOVING the results. not only did i paint the insides, making them look fresh and clean and lovely, i also went through the contents of the cupboard like a dose of salts. i said goodbye to anything that we hadn't touched in the three years since we moved into this place. let's just say the local op-shops are loving me at the moment :D
it's amazing how liberating de-cluttering is for me!

i also have grand intentions to get started on a quilt. i've had a pattern in my head for months and i definitely want to get started on making it! if i can make a dress in a day, i can definitely make a start on a quilt!

oh and i've got the april bamcal squares to do too!

what are you up to this month?

march, a month in photos.

in march, i decided to play along with fatmumslim. i didn't necessarily get all of the photos done on the correct days... but come midnight on the 31st of march, they were all posted to instagram (i posted about 7 last night :S)




i'm now contemplating whether to play along in april...

have you taken part in a picture a day challenge?

are you on instagram? i'm @misscoleyann over there :D