Slowing down....

Do you ever notice that I start most blog posts with an apology that always involves my lack of blogging and lack of attention to my blog!  I am 100% serious when I say SORRY....serious! 

Life is finally starting to settle down here at the Dalli Cottage.  We have recovered from the Chicken Pox and enjoyed a week away visiting all of my family, attending a gorgeous wedding and relishing in our first night away from our darling daughter (and missing her too....serious!).  We are now up-to-date with all of our doc and hearing appointments and are enjoying OUR lifestyle on the farm in our little cottage.  

Boris - my sewing machine - also received a bit of a tune-up on holidays and has been happily sewing for me since our return.  I have been promising myself to make a "Design a Day" (inspired by Joyfolie) and have been making all my creations available for purchase on my FB page for the lucky customer! 

The one thing that I am super grateful for this week though is family time with my darling husbo and gorgeous little girl.  I suggested a family ride around the farm this afternoon and relished in the closeness it brings to us.  I love watching the sunshine bathe my darling girl's face and feeling my heart skip a beat when she nestles in to me and is simply content to be with her Mummy and Daddy.  I especially love it when my husbo and I share that special smile....the one where we know that life can't get much better than this!  

What are you grateful for this week?  Head over to Maxabella and share!  X 

Grateful for....

Firstly, huge apologies for my absence from blogging!  Life has been hectic, Moo has come down with chicken pox, the husbo is busy with the farm and I am just trying to juggle the balancing act.  I made a huge decision this week to not accept anymore custom orders until life settles down....it may be a week, a month or a few months....who knows.  

There are so many things I am grateful this week....

My very first market night over at my Dalli Cottage FB!  It was such an amazing response and I will fully loaded when I went off to the PO this week.  Thank you so much to all my beautiful customers. 

But the BIG thing I am grateful for this week is the weather.  Autumn would have to be my favourite season of all....the cooler weather, the beautiful breeze, the amazing clouds, the smells....I could go on forever.  All week we have had the windows open instead of the air conditioner, and we have just been loving it.  

I especially loved my Autumn Afternoon walk with my darling girl this afternoon....and I am so glad that I managed to capture it.  X 

Goodies Galore...

I am having a Market Night tonight on my FB page....lots of goodies available so meet me there at 8pm and be quick!!  

Here is a snippet of what is available....

Scraps into Treasure....

I recently realised just how much scrap fabric I have since I started Dalli all those months ago.  I noticed that a lot of businesses are actually selling their fabric scraps but I decided to do something different. 

I purchased some terrific earring and button kits and have made some gorgeous hair ties.....here is a snippet of what I have available....

The earrings sold like hot cakes within 2 hours - I couldn't believe it!  What a win-win situation!  I get to minimise my fabric scraps pile all while creating cheap and pretty earrings for my gorgeous customers!!  I plan on making a few more and making them available for Mothers Day! 

What have you been upto this week?  

Ten things....

To add to the fun of the "Face Behind the Brand", I thought I would do a blog post on Ten Random Things about me....

1.  I believe I have an acquired taste in music....others just reassure me that it's just a 'terrible' taste in music.  I could listen to my ipod all day every day with music ranging from Beaches to Meatloaf, Robbie Williams to Garth Brooks and ABBA to Eric Clapton!  Don't even get me started on how WELL I sing....although my husbo may argue this point! 

2.  If I could have just one fairy in my life - it would be the "Washing Fairy".  Mount Wash-Me at the Dalli Cottage sucks!

3.  My husbo and I have been together for nearly nine years and I KNOW that we will together for another ninety.  This is my favourite photo from our wedding day where my bridesmaid accidently pulled off my veil....hilarious hey! 

This photo is the perfect way to sum up our outlook on life....when life throws you a wobbly....just simply LAUGH!


4.  I am so clucky for another baby that I am starting to grow feathers and cluck when I see other babies or pregnant bellies.  I dream of having a baby belly like this again... 

5.  Sleep-talking is a huge talent of mine - last night I woke my husband so he could check that we were still floating around the island, the night before I woke him to let him know that he wasn't stacking the watermelons properly in the trolley!  As you can imagine, this is highly entertaining for Heath and he has great joy reporting my antics each and every morning!  

6.  When I was 19, I went on a SOLO whirlwind tour of the world - in 6 weeks I visited 18 countries, was in Rome when the Pope died, Monaco when Prince Rainier was ill and Gallipoli for the 90th ANZAC service.  One of the best experiences ever.  

7.  I won't function without a morning coffee and snuggles with my family.  

8.  I am accident prone and on most occasions have plenty of bruises & cuts to prove this theory! I have fractured my collarbone after running into a pole on my push-bike when I was 8, rode off my dad's car on the first day I got my L's after running into a power pole, and hurt my shoulder after falling off a quad bike and being run over...I then proceeded to hurt the same shoulder in a night-snow-ski accident.  Do I need to tell you more?  ;) 

9.  Macie makes me laugh daily. 

 

10.  If I won the lottery, I would love to get my pilots licence so I could fly to see my family weekly...and fit in a spot of fabric shopping!  That would be the coolest thing EVER!! 

So come on....join in on the fun and let loose your TEN most random pieces of information!!  I can't wait to read yours!! 

X 

 

In the media....

Very excited to report that my little business has been featured in a new magazine called AusMumpreneur - it's just gorgeous and full of so many terrific articles and information. 

Go and check it out....seriously - you will love it!  Click HERE 

Grateful for....

I am happy to report another magical week at the cottage with my beautiful family...

A rearrange of my creative space and I feel completely renewed....who wouldn't when you are being soaked in sunshine while you create....

My bedside reminder to have "ME" time to read my books and write in my journal.....what do you have on your bedside table? 

And of course my two loves....being themselves and making me swoon over them.  I can't imagine life without them...and I especially love it when the husbo is home after it rains....small things in life! 

Join in over at Maxabella for "I'm Grateful".....