Happy Planet - Challenge 3, went really well. My hair only got mistaken for a hand rail once, unidentified objects were stuck in my back, side and arm a total of 4 times plus I only experienced one delay, which was 4 minutes. Not too bad right? I ended up taking the train and not walking on all occasions except once, I car pooled with a workmate as Melbourne was hit by some pretty stormy weather. The big pro for me was not having to move my car during the day as there is no all-day parking near work. I think I might continue to take public transport from time-to-time. Sadly if it wasn't for the cost I would do it more.
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Millie.
So, it's little wonder my design for The Quilt Project features cats, nine in fact! It's even titled, 9 Lives, which I felt was also fitting because a quilt can have many lives during it's existence, especially if it becomes a family heirloom. With that said here is a sneak at my design. Now to get the red thread out and start!
Perhaps I could try this on Monday mornings...
Edit: I wish I could say my lovely partner had bought this sweet zine home for me the other night, he didn't, he was lucky enough to have been given it from the creator himself! They have both done a creative course together. I believe Darby has gone on to score a pretty neat copy writing job! Funny thing is he landed in the course after this idea - "One day I woke up and decided to apply for every job in The Age with this resume." Do check it out for more greatness! 
Cute handmade linens I picked up thrifting last weekend. I plan to use these in place of disposable napkins. They would have been perfect during happy planet - challenge 1! Hope you enjoy your weekend whatever your getting up to.
I love these little enamel pins from the talented duo who bring us Lola&Bailey.
These shadow puppet pieces also come as wall decals which are pretty neat! And some of my favs from Lola&Bailey, which I'm already lucky to have one in my collection, are these very affordable, art deco inspired necklaces.
To celebrate this 1 year achievement I have put together a little giveaway, the first one handmaderomance has seen! Exciting! Included in the loot is a Donna Wilson cat I've been busy knitting from this fantastic book. Although my kitty has a little creative interpretation in her I think she is super neat and could soon be yours! Some of the other lovely goodies in this giveaway can be seen below. 
So, if you would like to be in with a chance to receive the handmaderomance birthday loot simply leave a comment at this post. If you like, tell me what the best thing about blogging is for you, of course you don't have to this is just a suggestion on what you could comment about. 
As you may have noticed I'm a pretty big etsy fan, there are simply too many unique and beautiful handmade items for me not to take notice. I'm an etsy addict for sure!
image from here
Since this was a bit last minute I didn't have anything to package the cookies in. While wondering what to do, I remembered a fantastic tutorial by How About Orange on how to turn an envelope into a goodie bag. Problem solved. Not bad for a daggy C4 office envelope!
The 'Budget Tin' above had coin slots in the lid and a compartmental tray on the inside. The words on the lid read, Phone, House Keeping, Bread, Milk, Insurance, Rates, Gas/Electricity and House Payments! Cute, I thought. If only those items could be payed for with a little pile of coins today!
More tins! And the last pic below is a cookie jar I couldn't bear to leave behind (ooo bad pun joke - sorry!).
There were so many other items we were tempted to purchase but the reality is for now, we just don't have the space.
