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Where I create or make a mess.lol,.,.,.

Here are some photos of where I do my craft and my painting, also my computer lives here too,.

I have 2 rooms, 1 is my paint room and is full of paint, wood,tin and everything that one day I will paint on,. you know you just have to have it cause you can and one you will do something with, well that's my paint room,.

This is my best at Easter time getting baskets ready for the family. No where to paint but it has been clean since then,.

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This photo is some of my craft books, I have 100s of mags and books. Some are painting mags that have never been used and some are craft mags that have never been used but I just had to have them,.lol

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Beads and bits

This shelf has lots of my little bits and pieces as well as my Broncos clock that my brother made for me. It has my little dolly's, angels,bears and lots of other bits,.

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Here is my

poor tragic

computer table, yes there is

a computer screen somewhere there, also I have my scrap booking stuff like papers, tags, stamps you name it it is there,even my cuppa.

I do everything crafty on this table I don't know how but I get it all done. The thing I hate most about my desk is trying to find it before I start a new craft and I just cleaned it to make a baby rattle for a friend from a duck egg.,

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This is my painting table. at the moment I am trying to get some things painted for my etsy. All things pink as you can see.

Its only a small desk but it works very well when I get stuck into it and when its clean it works better.

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Here is my shelves for fabric, this is only a small part of my fabrics, I am making a queen size quilt cover out of 5x5 inch fabric pieces and most of them come from old pillow cases.

It will look great when I get it finished or even started might be better,.lol

Here are some of my painting mags, I really have stacks and stacks of them.

I have painting mags from all over the world. I love to paint and have painted on everything from wood,plastic,toilet bowl,walls,leather,paper and anything I find,.

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wow I hope you have enjoyed looking at my craft rooms,as you can tell I have lots of stuff or as my hubby calls it JUNK but 1 day I will use it all,I know I will. lol
Thank you for joining me in the Where Bloggers Create.
don't let the bedbugs bite and thank you for coming,. love ya all love from Glenda  xoxoxoxoxo

Go look at this great Blog Party. Its so easy just go to  here and add your comment.

             New swap over at Jenny Holiday where everyday is a holiday,. Go and have a look, while you are there take a look at her beautiful artwork and great blog,.
Go to Jenny
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Heres what you'll be swapping:

-at least 2 Vintage or "thrifted" items

-at least 1 handmade item...feel free to craft as much as you like.

-something edible...get creative!

-optional: some crafty goodies/supplies for your partner to use in their own summer/vacation
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Ok, some ideas to get the ball rolling:

souvenirs: plates, snow globes, keychains, t-shirts, pillows, hankies, table cloths, etc...

vintage sunglasses, seashells, postcards etc...I'm sure you guys will dazzle!!

Swap sign ups are open til midnight on Sunday, May 23rd, New Jersey time.

Lets have lots and lots of fun with this...lets get super creative...and hopefully this will feel like a little vacation in itself!!

I am beyond excited for this...it's been so long and I just love love love how a swap brings people together!!! You have no idea!

hope you all join,. love yah Glenda xoxoxoxoxoxo
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Paper Dolls,.., remember these I always had them when I will little and now I am grown have started playing with them again but this time I am dressing them my way with fabric and lace,ribbons,feathers etc..

This is a Maree doll that I made for the Paper Doll group I am in,it was my 2ND doll and I think it turned out pretty good, don't you,.

I am really enjoying Marie Antoinette and all the beautiful things that go with her and her life;;;

Do you remember some of these pretty dolls that we use to play with. I remember when my mum bought these paper dolls for me and my sister and to this day when I see them in the shop I get this warm funny feeling that comes over me,.

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They have come so far since I was little, now the colours and quality that they are made off is so beautiful and so grown up;;

With so many different dolls to pick from like movie stars, kings,queens,common ladies you can have a ball with them;

Little girls,babies,boys and all there bits and pieces that are so much fun.

Maree in all her glory.,.,

Hope you like looking at these pretty paper dolls and I cant wait to go play with them.
good night and thanks for coming.. dont let the bedbugs bite and talk to you soon luv yah Glenda  xoxoxoxo

Awhile ago my family came to visit and I gave Breanna my camera to take some photos, Abit about Bre, she was born with Downs and a Cleft pallet  she cant talk but dose sign talking using her hands.. Mine you she can talk when she is having a bad day,,lol

So off she went with the camera and she took 321 photos , there were some really good ones , some I didn't know what there were and some of herself.

These are some of the ones of herself which I thought were pretty good

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She is such a good girl and when she was born I was there and no one thought that she would grow into a beautiful young lady who will be turning 13 in July,.

love ya all Glenda  xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

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Sunflowers and family.

my family came to visit or was it to drive me crazy, My sister Deb, hubby Dan, Breanna, Casey. They spent a week with us and Dan  worked his but off and now I have a beautiful garden and a brick path that I didn't know I had, he also cleaned up around the sheds and help build a chook pen.

Can you see Ted our dog he hide in the bathroom and was having nothing to do with the kids at all.

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Here we are painting eggs for Easter, Breanna in

 the white shirt has Downs and is so full on and she just never stops, always doing something, she wears me out just trying to get things done.

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here she is and has painted her tongue with green paint just cause she can. Easter bunny was happy with the eggs the kids painted and he left them lots of yummy eggs to make them hypo and drive poor Aunt glenda mad,!!!!!  lol.

Check out our sunflower growing in the drain from bird seed that we had thrown out and washed down with the rain. It is so amazing and so big, that's my hand.

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Here are the girls sitting on

 Glenn's lawn mover , well

Casey is sitting and Bre is running behind her, they spent hours on it and running around the yard.

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Deb and Dan sitting in the middle of my road waiting for Ash to come down,Ash is Debs daughter but lives with her boyfriend up here, Deb lives in Newcastle so when they come up Ash comes down and we all hang out, going op shopping, lib, craft shop, IGA. you know all the sites of town, although we only have about 10 shops in town so it doesn't take to long and we are home again.But its fun...

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Even Rosey had Easter treats.Its the first real pig the kids have seen and cant believe its the little baby pig I bought to Newcastle to show them last year.

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Hope you have fun reading have lots more to show you,I let Breanna run around with my camera and she took 321 photos some are pretty good others you cant tell wait they are loll, Will show next post,. love you all and thanks for coming, don't let the bedbugs bite and until next time.,.,.goodnite  love glenda  xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

How soon will it be before the Easter Bunny comes.I have made this amazing Easter egg from an ostrich egg, it has been cut into an umbrella design and I have filled it with lots of Easter goodies, like bunny, eggs,flowers,ribbons and all things Easter.It also sit on a little stand so it wont tip over and I am selling it today.

It will be $80.00 and as a treat I will pay postage for you.You cant get much better than that for an Easter treat.

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This would look so lovely hanging on your wall. Very rustic;

same picture with flash and for sale on my etsy;;

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This vest has been made in a crazy patchwork design in colours of white, cream and soft fawn. It has lace,buttons and lots of other bits and pieces sewn onto it. It will fit a size 10 to12 Australia,,,.

It is $65 and I will pay postage for you.Sounds good don't you think..

Up close

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Cool little Kitchen Cat sign...

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Hope you like the items I have made for Easter for you and with me paying postage you even get to save. Pm me for your sale. Thanks for coming and don't let the bedbugs bite and until next time goodnight,love yeah Glenda.    xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Breast Cancer;

Its such an awful yukky sickness and it can attack anyone at anytime at any age.I am trying to do my part so I have made these lovely bags from bras, the bras are seconds and this is why they are a bit cheaper. I will give a donation to Breast Cancer with every sale,.

These are just 2 of them that I am showing you.

 I am selling them for only $20.00 each.plus postage.

This one is a beautiful deep pink and I have added some pretty black and pink beads, also I have added black lace. This little bag will carry your phone,keys and your money, not just pretty but useful too and helping out a great cause that maybe one day you will know someone that will need the donation that I will make with everyone sold.

This one is so pretty, its a beautiful light mint green with lots of lace and I have added lots of rhinestones to add lots of bling.

This bag will also carry keys,phone and your money. They are quiet large inside being both of them quiet large bras.

Both have lovely handles for you to carry them around.I have spent a lot of time making these and I am very excited to show you all. I made these in memory of my beautiful friends who have passed. Sharon, Shirley and Dawn, I miss you all. RIP..

Remember to take a look at my Etsy for more great gift ideas. I am in the middle of making some cute little bunny stuff for Easter so please drop by.,
dont let the bed bugs bite and until next time love ya all and thanks for coming., Love Glenda  xoxoxoxoxoxo

Happy Autumn everyone,.       

Wow its been so long since I have been here that its Autumn and summer is over, yahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Hate summer                  

Went over the creek to the next farm

to watch the calves being born it was so amazing, we also watched the little ducklings hatching out of their eggs.I love little baby animals their are so cute,.This is one of the little fellow that was just born.

        

here is Mamma and her babies, she had twins and so did the other cows but 2 of them died at birth.

here are the little ducklings some were hatching out of their eggs while being put into the box.They are so cute and so yellow.The farm has many animals and we often go there for a chat or to learn something. The people who own it are so lovely and have lived and been farmers forever, their have heaps of kids and grand kids.

I always find something new out and how to do so much stuff for my farm.

Love Autumn,love all the colours and the trees the way their lose their leaves and the best part is the sun isn't so hot.
Then comes winter yahhhhhhh.
please enjoy and dont let the bed bugs bite,. love yah Glenda,..  xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo