this cracked me up...

(found here)



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polka dot tights diy

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red, portraits and turqouise oh my!

(oh poo. just realised i forgot to number them.

oh well, you're smart,  i'm sure you'll be able to figure it out!)

1. felt tip + staples = coloured staples

2. make a skirt out a mens business shirt

3. diy for infinity scarf

4. turquoise floors. love.

5. photobooth family portraits

6. family portrait on stairs. different but awesome.

7. heart top. i want this so bad

8. love this styling

9. i could make these earrings.

 tara louise.

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so it's been awhile

Last weekend was a busy one (which is why i had no time for blogging or anything at home really!) but a lovely one.

On Saturday evening I had the pleasure of attending Hello Blogger Events Gold Coast meet and greet. We had teppanyaki for dinner beneath the Q1 in Surfers, then went upstairs where some of the girls had a room. Let me tell you the rooms in the Q1 are pretty fancy and all with amazing views. I took some photos but only on my phone and well they turned out pretty crap, so I'll send you over to organisers Dani from Danimezza and Dani from Hello Owl's blogs. The photos are much better  :)  So yes I had a lovely night meeting other bloggers in the area.

Then on Sunday I took my crafty bits and bobs to a market at Currumbin State School. I tried changing up my market stall and had a few new things to share. It was such a lovely day in the sun with lovely company in the forms of  Fi from Sister in Style, Amber from  Ella in the Skye and Miranda from Livoop. I sold nothing but got to sit in the sun all day!

tara louise.

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a nice surprise...

i was looking at the online mag maeve the other day and realised my grandma was in it! ages ago they had asked for your fave photos of your mums/grandmas. this was one of my faves. it was lovely to see her in it. i'd forgotten all about it.

thats my grandma dulcie....the one that's circled.

and after that i was reading the article on barbies and saw my fave barbie i had:

i think she was the first barbie i ever had that i didn't have to share with my sister.

i may have even bought her myself.

just thought you'd like to know my fave barbie :)

did you have a favourite barbie?

if so please share!

tara louise.

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simple, bold and sequins oh mY!

1. love the foundations of this idea

2. making these key lime cheesecake bars once i'm done on the computer!

3. simple spray painted bottles

4. love this for a classroom or kids room or the living room

5. great way to brighten up the toilet

6. i want to do this in my back yard so bad

7. simple look. love the skirt colour

8. peter pan collar. i'm in love!

9. the whole look.

tara louise.

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for the love of fabric

i did have this post named fabric fetish, but it just, well, seemed a bit creepy. but it really is a fabric fetish.

do you have one?

i do. and i know there are others like me out there.

my husband doesn't get it.

husband: how do you need to go to spotlight again? you have so much material there.
wife (me): yeah but i want different stuff. i don't like what i've got there.
husband: well sell it then!
wife: NO!!! i'm not selling it. it's too pretty to sell.
husband: well use it then. make stuff with the fabric you have.
wife: NO! i don't want to cut it up. it's too pretty to cut up.
husband: what are you doing with it then?
wife: it just sits there in stacks and looks pretty (smile). don't worry you'll never get it. just forget it's all there husband.

have you had this conversation before???

i was speaking to one of the stallholders at the handmade market currumbin the other day and she told of a similar story after talking with a sister/friend after seeing how much fabric they had. observe.

stallholder: wow. how much fabric do you have! what are you making with it?
sister/friend: (sheepishly) nothing.
stallholder: so what do you do with it?
sister/friend: i take it out, pet it, tell it it's lovely, then put it away again.

i get it. i totally get it.

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