tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50399315557214858502024-02-21T19:47:45.164+11:00The Things I Do For MooMoo's Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09497831699502741698noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039931555721485850.post-67238014913846735682012-05-10T21:42:00.000+10:002012-05-10T21:43:52.692+10:00Blog Neglect (cos of an awesome family holiday!)<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I haven't written anything on here for a while - been super busy with preparing, taking and recovering from and awesome trip to China with Moo and Husband!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For most of my adult life I have gone overseas at least once a year, sometimes twice. Working for a really good </span><a href="http://www.peregrineadventures.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">adventure travel company</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> for the past 7 years has helped. So we were coming up to almost 3 years without going on an overseas holiday and if we are going to get started on Moo V2.0 then I didn't want it to be another 3 years before we could get away.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Therefore we packed our bags and headed off to China for 3 weeks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lucky to have good friends to show us around! (we have worked together for years, my business contact in China - Carl and his daughter Lulu (1 day older than Moo)</span></div>
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<br />Moo's Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09497831699502741698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039931555721485850.post-2148272623031853542012-05-10T21:18:00.001+10:002012-05-10T21:52:51.257+10:00Ha! I am using a sewing machine!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The last time I ever used a sewing machine I was in high school and made a very unattractive apron.</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've always been appreciative of crafty things but over the last 2 years I've actually been drawn to make stuff. I don't know why..... I just wanna make stuff!! Strange!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyways, so I got this pretty basic sewing machine a few months back and haven't had the time really to do much. The other day it was staring at me, I got the guilts, and decided to make something. Of course it had to be for Moo.</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She is so into her dolls at the moment and we have this really cool cradle that was left behind in the house my parents just bought (SCORE!!!) so I decided how hard could it be to make some bedlinen!?!?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even for an untalented sewer like me..... it wasn't hard at all!!</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't have any progress shots or anything but really it was just straight sewing! I have some really ordinary homemade fleece blankets that were given to me when Moo came along that I used as the padding for the mattress, quilt and pillow and all the material is bits and bobs my Auntie has given me over the last year. I now have so much material here (all of a sudden I have a passion for really nice fabrics - seriously....... I have no idea where all this interest in crafts, materials, sewing etc etc has come from.....!!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">anyways...... I was kinda proud of how it turned out (sorry for the iphone pics) Don't you just love my lace detail. ;o)</span><br />
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</ul>Moo's Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09497831699502741698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039931555721485850.post-87142041495152508902012-02-08T22:38:00.003+11:002012-02-08T22:38:23.242+11:00The last 2 week - 2 jobs done :)<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought I'd do myself a quick update on the little bits and pieces I've done over the last 2 weeks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Actually the 2 jobs I've done recently were both done in the same weekend, and I'm glad they are done.... especially job one..... paint the future big girl room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I'm moving miss Moo from her current room into another room for 2 reasons. #1 I want to be able to decorate it a little more Moo-esque - loads more colour and more toddler features instead of baby stuff. Reason #2 is one day in the hopefully not too distant future there will be a Moo V2.0 and they can have the room that is already set up for cute baby-ness!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">T'was a stinking hot day and the back bedrooms get all the afternoon sun, which is where Moo's new room will be. Lucky I prepared the room earlier with masking tape (the wrong kind as it happens. who knew there is a 'special' masking tape for plaster! Pft. I do now.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway I jumped in and got totally carried away and basically got the job done in 1 arvo. I think I need a tiny bit of touching up and we are done. Now the fun part to come..... decorating. I have been collecting bits and pieces over the past 12 months or so and have a few ideas floating apart but knowing me they will somewhat change or morph into a slightly different version of what I was thinking!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Outside easel made with clear pvc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This job was Super easy and I put it together in under 2 hours!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">materials were just a piece of clear PVC plastic sheet from Bunnings (which I cut in half) and 2 pieces of timber (which I also cut in half to make 4 pieces), some screws and 2 hinges.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn't take too many pics as it was such a simple project. I basically joined the 4 pieces of wood together end to end with the 2 hinges, laid the pieces flat (pic below) and screwed the pvc on with timber screws.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What the below picture doesn't show is that its not really exactly even, but it stays up perfectly and does the job it was built for!</span><br />
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<br /></div>Moo's Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09497831699502741698noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039931555721485850.post-10424446680206950062012-01-11T14:37:00.000+11:002012-01-11T14:37:54.443+11:00Learning the ropes<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have no idea how to write a blog, or manage the blog, or comment on the blog. Its been a learning curve setting up the blog. the blog. blog is a funny word.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So hopefully this all works. Enjoy my first <em>blog</em>, dedicated to my biggest project so far..... Moo's Kitchen</span><br />
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