my place or yours? the top draw

OH FUN! it's Monday again and time to play my place or yours! This weeks theme being "the top draw!" we only technically have 4 top drawer in our whole apartment...but i'll just show two!

This top drawer is in our bathroom...it's pretty much full of my "stuff" so I guess that technically makes it my drawer! (although Mr T pointed out on the weekend...that I have pretty much taken over all 4 drawers in the bathroom! whoops!)

This is the top drawer of my desk, I am really crap with drawers, I pretty much grab what needs to go away and throw it in and shut the draw...I used to be neat as a kid...but not any more! to see more top drawers or to play along pop over to helloowl!

a very good discovery!

How stoked was I when I saw this in the mall! Adelaide has a kikki K! i discovered this last Monday on my birthday! I saw it before Tim and I pretty much stopped in my tracks and pointed! I don't have to wait til visits to Brisbane or Sydney OR the online store! yeyeyeye!

Craftanoon

To celebrate my birthday (that happened earlier in the week) I decided to have a craftanoon...and afternoon tea to celebrate. 

Some pretty roses, orchids and delicious treats to enjoy

there was badge making...

Sarah bought a vanilla cake, and Janelle bought her beautiful tea cup to drink out of!

Meghan was quilting with gorgeous material!

Fiona bought the most craft things with her... beads, sewing machine, stuff to make cushion covers, card making stuff...She was probably the most productive! :)

and there were magazines for inspiration!

It was wonderful to have great friends around to play and have fun! I didn't get much craft done but I have an excellent time! Happy Weekend to you all! x

my creative space

I was trying to get organised for the pin cushion swap... I have even found a cute little cushion I think my swapping buddy will like very much...BUT alas I have lost the pattern...

Which probably wasn't hard when "my creative space" looks like this! For more creative spaces or to share your creative space head over to here

my place or yours?...PINK!!!!

I'm a couple of days late BUT heck I am going to play anyway!

My place or yours is back for another week...and this weeks theme is...PINK!!! I thought I wouldn't find any BUT I thought about it for a couple of days and discovered these pink thinks around the house!

a pretty headscarf...probably etching on the side of purple...BUT....

tooth brush...and t-shirt

and a cute coat hanger Mr T's Nanna made for me just before our wedding!

To check out more PINK things and to play along head over to helloowl!

26 secrets...from a 26 year old

when i watch an awards ceremony like the acadamy awards, the arias, logies etc i have an imaginary speech i say...as if it were me winning the award.

i want to be in a movie...just one

the texture of tissues sort of freaks me out

I wish i was left handed

If we have daughters one day I want to call them Josie and Caylin

Tim and I have very different tastes in pretty much everything...including children's names! :)

I think people should automatically get the day off when it's their birthday so they can do some of their favourite things!

I have a tampon phobia

I'm not very good at trying new foods or drinks

The first hot chocolate I drank was when i was in year 11...now i can't get enough of them!

fake people really get on my nerves

I'm not very good at saying no

I had a lot of crushes when I was in school!

I want to travel to Dusseldorf...Ich Fahre nach Dusseldorf!

I'm loyal

 I'd love to work part time

I'd really like to be a tattoo artist

but i lack the ability to draw REALLY well!

I'd like to be a drummer in a band

Injustice makes my blood boil

so does physical violence of any kind towards anyone

when i was younger  i wanted to be a hairdresser

then a mechanic

but i actually don't give a stuff about cars!

I chose my uni degree by flipping through the pages a couple of weeks before the application was due

I have an amazing family...but that's no secret

Inspired by little suitcase and elise


ps...how do you like the new header, made by this talented girly...I've just recently worked downloaded a new format of blogger and I'm still trying to work it out! pardon me while I get up to scratch!

flee market finds

More sheets for making things with! perhaps a pin cushion for an up coming swap? I told Mr T he needed to get out of the house, so we went and returned a dvd, then he suggested we go to the salvos to see if they had a coffee table...we have been meaning to buy once since we got married...still hasn't happened! we got there just before the closed and i spotted these sheets, even a plain green one was in the bundle! for more pretty flee market finds or to play along head over to her library adventures!

my place or yours...IS BACK!!!

Hip Hip Hooray! But I am a little slow on the uptake as My place or yours has a new home...AND a new DAY to play!!! So i thought I would play late this week and get into the swing on monday again! The new home is over here.
This weeks theme was self portrait and we were asked to share a little about ourselves!This photo was taken earlier this year for this project

Hi, I'm Lauren. I'm about to turn 26...on monday in fact, I got married in July last year to a very handsome man. I have a wonderful family (parents, in laws, sisters, sisters in law and brothers in law and one very beautiful niece!) We live in adelaide in a concrete jungle but in a suburb very close to the city with nice neighbours. I work for a school and church as a youth worker which I enjoy most days. I enjoy laughing, knitting, talking to friends on the phone, seeing friends in real life, sewing, eating chocolate, watching happy movies and baking! If you'd like to play along head over to Hello Owl!

wednesday wish list

Oh here is some fun for wednesday! All things skating is what I wish for...and perhaps a copy of this DVD for my birthday next week! ;)

Penny at Pocket carnival has the cutest cards...and everything!

I first saw Rori from Gilmore Girls wear this t-shirt when she went to Yale...I just thought of it this afternoon! You can buy one here if you like it too!

flee market finds

I didn't get to play along last week because there was no op shopping for me...AND I was away ALL weekend! work is...well life actually is pretty crazy at the moment! Work, weekend retreats for students, music festivals, camps with year 7s...phew! Today is a public holiday here in Adelaide and so I am enjoying a wonderful day off. Again this week there was no OP shopping for me so I thought I would share something I have had for quite some time...It cost me a whole dollar...and one of my good friends offered...or asked is she could buy it off me cause she liked it so much! I kindly declined! :)

For more flea market finds and to go green with envy with all the pretty things some lovely ladies have found check out here!

treasure trove

A couple of weeks ago I got to thinking about some old books I had when I was younger! The ones in particular were the Mallory towers series by Enid Blyton and some other titles by her.

When I was at mum and dad's on Monday for dinner I asked mum if she had seen them. She said she hadn't but there were a couple of boxes of mine in the bunker (the outside room). Sure enough when I opened one of the boxes I found the books I had been thinking of! AND I found this book too! Possibly my favourite book when I was in Primary school I read it and re read and re read! and I thought it was gone! But it was found!

In those boxes there was also my little ponies, Polly pockets, some of my clothes when I was a little Lauren, My baptismal dress, shoes, and some ballet costumes! It was fun looking through them and Mum couldn't get rid of the boxes fast enough! Mr T wasn't very impressed with me bringing MORE stuff into the house!

beautiful adelaide

Every once in a while, I am reminded why adelaide is better then just ok! We went to the movies tonight to see Alice...oh my oh my it was fun! We were raising money for the Kalahari trip (a trip students from the school I work at are going to in June/July this year check it out here )

My N a champion of a young bloke organised the fundraiser at the beautiful Capri theatre. Check it out!

possibly my favourite but got a grimace from Mr T...and a comment like...as if you can't eat popcorn at the movies!

Just quietly...I really want that lamp!

Soundwave

and so it begins Bec before her first ever music festival...Dave looks less than impressed and you can tell I am getting old because I wear a broad brimmed hat...that isn't a sombrero!

Jimmy Eat World are INCREDIBLE!!! it was the second time I got to see them live and it was just great, every time i listen to them I wonder why don't I listen to these guys more! they just have a great sound! And they were so good I almost missed...THE ALMOST!!! but I didn't! I did catch their final couple of songs and they were GREAT!
I also got to see HIM, for the second time, I knew almost every song and it was great. I think I over listened to them a few years ago and so took a break. Which was the best thing because their songs sounded fresh again and I really enjoyed it!
Placebo are a band I have wanted to see for about 10 years, Saturday I finally saw them, and it was s worth it! They played my two favourite songs of theirs as well as many other excellent tracks. I also saw Paramore (they were so good I neglected to see Reel Big Fish...but I have seen them 3 or 4 times so I wasn't too sad about it and Paramore were so great!), I saw the Get Up Kids, Anti-Flag (FANTASTIC so much energy), AFI (excellent also) and Alexisonfire...who were probably the most disappointing for the day!

5 things

Dave, Bec and Jek at Soundwave on Saturday...Bec's first festival!

I found this over here and thought I would play!
5 things I am looking forward to:
My birthday, A proper day off, eating chocolate, lunch, seeing alice in wonderland

5 things I did yesterday
drove to longwood, hung out with young people, went to church, had an afternoon nap, ate rose garden...thai! YUM

5 things i wish I could do
say NO, keep the house tidy, crochet, spend more time with my sisters, eat chocolate!

5 places i'd like to travel to
spain, germany, UK, belguim, prague

5 cute things i've found...or been shown on line lately
little pigs eating cake here, crafty ideas for old desk draws here, pretty wall features and crocheted rugs here, friends and their cleverness here, and fun meme's here.

my creative space

...again a little late, it has been a hectic week...and weekend for that matter but of course there has definately been time for a little creating!I'm not taking a granny square challenge but I am challenging myself to make a knitted blanket! and here are some squares for it! I did start knitting squares for this same blanket 2 years ago, so yes it is slow but I will eventally get there! For more creative spaces check out here!

I heart the fringe!

Every year when the fringe comes to town. My heart skips a beat with happiness! it seems to be that every second year we have a big year and then a quiet year, this year is the quiet year, we are on a strict budget but we have been able to buy tickets to see Adam Hills for a special birthday treat. Tonight we were able to go into the Garden of Unearthly delights and check out the action!

My Favourite corn vendor!

The Ferris wheel, this year has a new possie in the garden. 3 years ago before Mr T and I were going out, we went to the garden with a group of people and we rode the Ferris wheel. :)

Mr T with his squid!

One of the pretty tents hosting different shows each night for punters to come and enjoy!
More photos to come, I took more tonight but I so tired! Time for bed! Happy Fringe everyone! xxx

flea market finds

I have had a couple of great weeks with getting back into op shopping after a bit of a hiatus! So I thought I would play along again with flea market finds over at Sophies.After seeing these jars one day I had to go back and get them...the op shop was closed on the saturday but i just couldn't get them out of my mind and had to go back first thing on monday and hurrah they were still there, I went a little further afield from my place and found this pretty tin, which was housing the shops buttons. Unfortunately none of the buttons were to my liking so I snaffled the tin! :) It's a nice size...not sure what it will house yet but the jars are going in the pantry for baking goods! For more flea market finds or to play along head here!

my creative space

This week I thought I would play along with my creative space, I have seen some pretty ones in the past and thought this would be my week, having said that when thursday came round i was so busy going to the Gossip, then working ridiculous hours on Friday that it has taken me til today to actually play along!
I found myself being inspired to hold a birthday craft-a-noon this year to mark the auspicious occasion of turning 26, it only happens once after all! so some little invites for the party goers!To check out some more creative spaces check here and play along if you want!

Wednesday Wish list

I am totally coveting my friend Penny's bike! She rode over last night for small group, and when everyone was leaving we all had a go at riding it!
You sit super straight on the seat, the handle bars are a good height, it's the sort of bike I rode as a kid, where you meander along. I really want one! BUT unfortunately the price tag does not permit! So it's on my wish list for now and maybe one day we'll be able to get some sort of bikes to ride!She's even put some fairy lights on the basket, powered by a battery pack! it's fun!
Also on my wish list is a packet of these! :) But that will have to wait for a few weeks!