tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48590556064669907962024-03-07T11:34:01.187+08:00H.E.L.M.I handmadeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02224524341383453292noreply@blogger.comBlogger290125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859055606466990796.post-18837196496334104232013-10-13T16:00:00.000+08:002013-10-13T16:00:36.863+08:00Time to move onIt's been rather quiet here for a while now and there's a reason. I'm just not feeling it, I'm not feeling H.E.L.M.I handmade. So I've decided to end this little blog. I wish I could say I'm a bit sad, but really I'm not. It's been leading to this for a while and now is the time.<br />
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But I wouldn't call this an end. I wouldn't leave my poor mother and my bestie out of the loop of what were up to (yeah they are pretty much the only ones who read this blog anyway), I couldn't be that cruel. And if there's anyone else out there who want to see what we're up to next..<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02224524341383453292noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859055606466990796.post-4863839472915569982013-10-05T14:54:00.002+08:002013-10-05T14:54:48.523+08:00Bathroom renovations Here comes our new bathroom, are you ready? Looking at the pictures of the old bathroom makes me wonder how on earth we were able to live with that bathroom and use it every day.<br />
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Can you count how many different types of tiles we used to have in the bathroom? I'm counting 4, some with flowers, some beige, some dark beige and then some thin border ones. Flattering wasn't it. So off they came. There was one light bulb and hence the lighting wasn't very good. We had big plans for this bathroom when we started with it, tiles on every wall and better lighting, and just like with the kitchen, we wanted to do it cheap but good quality.<br />
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We went to the salvage yard again and found these dark shiny tiles that had been left over from some spa renovations and there were just enough for two walls on our bathroom, perfect. And so that the bathroom wouldn't be too dark we used the same white tiles as we used in the kitchen and to soften it more we made a pine ceiling and put 4 lights in.<br />
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What do yo u think of the finished look? We kept the vanity and shower same as they were both in good condition, also the towel rack and the floor stayed the same. I am so loving all the light we now have there and how fresh it looks. The ceiling reminds me of Scandinavia a bit which puts a smile on my face. Thank you again to my dear brother who was the master mind behind all this and did most of the work with the help of his beautiful partner. I did learn some tiling too and how to put silicone (not my favorite thing at all). Loving our bathroom.<br />
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This dear little house that we're living in is getting very small for us and for a while now we've been dreaming about selling it. Before selling it though, we've felt like some renovations needed to be done. As we want to sell it our budget was as small as possible, so we tried to find cheper options with still keeping the quality good. We were so lucky to have my brother and my sister-in-law over as they have a lot of experience in renovating and they did most of the work for us. Lucky, lucky, lucky.<br />
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Here's what we started with. Beautiful bright yellow bench top, I did grow to like it so I was a little sad to see it dissappear. Creamy colour cabinets with plastic handles and grey walls. I wanted to get new doors for the cupboard but as we started to search for new ones we realised that these ones were once custom made to fit here. It meant that there were no doors in any shops that would have been the same size to ours. With grinding teeth I had to let go of that vision and get use to the idea that these creamy doors would stay.<br />
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We then went to a salvage yard to see if we could find anything that would help us with the renovations. A salvage yard is a place that sells anything left over from someone's renovations and selling it very cheap. We found almost straight away the long white tiles for the wall and the grey floor tiles for the bench. We saved over 70% in cost by getting these tiles from salvage yard compared to getting them from a tile shop.<br />
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Because the yellow bench top was in such good condition we, and with we I mean my brother and my husband, started to lay the grey tiles down on top of it. And as the grey tiles were originally floor tiles, they are very strong and thick. I was very happy with that. Who would have thought to put tiles on the bench? Not me for sure, but my brother had done it twise and had been very happy with the result so I thought why not try it. Now I love it!<br />
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For a whole week, my kitchen was in our laundry as the real kitchen was construction site. It was so exciting to see and learn how to renovate this kitchen.<br />
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Here's the end result. In the end we changed the handles and the difference in huge compared to what we started with. The grey bench makes the creaminess of the cupboards so mild that I can totally stand it now. So with very little money spent our kitchen got a nice makeover.<br />
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Next, the bathroom makeover...<br />
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And so she turned 3. I can't believe how time has gone so fast and what an individual she's become. She's been looking forward to this party for months now so I wanted her to enjoy. We had a big artsy birthday bash for her with all her friends there.<br />
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Let's start with the food shall we. We had jelly cups as paint cups, perfect party food for kids party as they absolutely love jelly. The paint brushes were a hit too, you can find the recipe I used from <a href="http://www.snackpicks.com/en_US/holidays-and-occasions/summer/kid-summer-party-treats.html">HERE</a>. The crayons gave me most work. I loved the idea though so I had to make them. I got the idea from <a href="http://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/2011/05/edible-crayons-for-teacher-appreciation.html">HERE</a>, but instead of pretzel sticks I used chocolate bisquits and instead of candy melts I used coloured white chocolate. The best part is that you can actually print the labels if you don't feel like making your own. For the printable crayon labels go <a href="http://www.gourmetmomonthego.com/2008/12/crayon-wrappers-galore.html">HERE</a>.<br />
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Then I thought we'd have an artsy activity at the treat table, so we made biscuits in different shapes, put just white icing on it and got the kids to decorate them.<br />
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I got a bit carried away with decorating the biscuits, but it really was a lot of fun. The bread stick pencils were a bit sad sight, a classic example of what happens when you get a last minute great idea that doesn't work out as well as you saw it in your head.<br />
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Just like on her previous birthdays, I wanted to have cupcakes instead of a cake. I think cupcakes work so well with little kids, they are rather easy to eat and they are not very big. Yes the fact that I'm not a very big cake person had something to do with this decision as well. The cupcakes worked great on this occasion and the icing was plenty of messy which was part of the theme.<br />
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I made 4 art smocks so that the kids wouldn't get too much paint on themselves. Emma had hers on the whole time where as the other 3 were going around to who ever was having a turn at painting. On Emma's art smock under the picture it says "Allowed to get messy". I realised after the party was finished that I don't have any pictures where you could see that text, what a bummer.<br />
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We emptied Emma's room and made that into an art studio. There we had a painting stand, a spot to draw with chalks, playdough and a necklace spot where all the kids were able to make <a href="http://helmihandmade.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/some-pretty-toddler-craft-our-new.html">THESE</a> necklaces. Also my amazing sister-in-law painted cute butterflies to all the little cheaks.<br />
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Of course we also had to have some funny frames to get funny pictures of our little people, and the big ones as well. All the frames were made of cardboard, so very good recycling and low cost way here.<br />
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As a party favor all the children got to take home a paint bucket. I spray painted old formula tins (milk powder tins) and my brother drilled some holes for the handles, great recycling again. Inside the paint tins was some stickers, cute colouring sheets from <a href="http://madebyjoel.com/">made by joel</a>, a big chalk and tiny watercolours that I brought back from Finland. Cute ay?<br />
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Happy 3rd birthday my darling baby girl!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02224524341383453292noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859055606466990796.post-77196935525391901122013-08-24T21:51:00.001+08:002013-08-24T21:51:47.459+08:00Dot painting and practicing staying inside the lines!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Her birthday is just around the corner and she's been talking about it every day for months. I planned a little activity for her to get her even more excited about her birthday, not sure if that was the right way to go, but it did help her to practice staying inside the lines and making dot painting. It was so much fun that I wanted to share this idea with you guys.<br />
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Grab yourself a piece of paper (we used a proper canvas paper, but I'm sure normal would work just fine as well), a black marker to draw your picture with, Q-tips and paint. First draw a very simple picture, make sure that there's enough pictures with spaces to fill with dots. I'm sure older kids can draw the picture themselves, but for little people this is the spot where you need to do the prep work for them.<br />
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Then choose your paint and put one Q-tip in each paint so that your child doesn't try to take different colours with the same Q-tip. After that it's just time to make some spots. We actually did this together a little bit so that she was able to watch me doing it and take example from it. Then just admire your work when you're finished!<br />
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As you see, you don't have to be a very good drawer... And I tried to keep it really simple. This activity was so much fun, and I was amazed how she got the idea of keeping inside the lines, she never stays inside the lines when colouring. Recommend trying this fun!<br />
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Thank you Finland for showing us your best parts, giving us plenty of sunshine.</div>
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Before we went to Finland I got Emma to draw two special pictures on a piece of fabric, one for her mummi (grandma) and one for her pappa (grandad). They both had birthdays during the summer so this was going to be a present for them. I sewed the fabric into shopping bags. Good team work I say and we did a HI-5.<br />
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Inside of the bag is rather retro and on handles she painted spots. Pretty cute if you ask me, I might want one for myself too. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02224524341383453292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859055606466990796.post-71673411917089439392013-08-16T13:35:00.003+08:002013-08-16T13:35:39.073+08:00With cousinsWe're already back in Australia, but I thought I'd share a few more memories from our vacation in Finland.<br />
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We were at a friend's summer cottage last weekend, so relaxing. Not a single thing that we had to do, not a single place we had to hurry to get to. We were able to just relax. A little bit of sailing and sunny skies, oh it was so peaceful to be in the nature. I was able to do a bit of good old pondering and I'm just going to share some of it.<br />
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Even though the wind was very strong, Emma got to go on the boat as well. She was so excited, but we couldn't find any life jackets at the cottage. Jeremy said he'd just row close to the shore and not go very far. Yet there I was standing on the jetty, fearing for her sake. I was so scared every time the wind picked up even though they were right there in front of me.<br />
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All this got me thinking of trust. Oh how much trust she had for her father. She wasn't scared at all, she trusted that he would keep her safe. In fact she kept waving to me and shouting "See you soon mummy, see you soon". I tried to keep a happy face for her even though on the inside I was afraid that something would go wrong. Her trust never failed, even though the wind was rough, she never got scared.<br />
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Her strong trust got me thinking about the trust we should have for our Heavenly Father. That kind of childlike trust is what we need to have for Him. Sometimes over lives can be very stormy and we might wonder why these things happen to us. We might get scared and at times and think that He's forgotten us. But at those times we might only see the smaller picture when He can see the bigger one and know what's best for us, or what we need at different times. All we need to do is show faith and complete trust in Him just like Emma trusted her father. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02224524341383453292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859055606466990796.post-79439196834151651002013-07-30T16:15:00.000+08:002013-07-31T02:28:14.138+08:00Foxes are the new owls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As much as I like owl patterns I think they have been way over used in prints and products. So I think it's foxes turn to shine. I found this super cute fox print jersey fabric here in Finland and made quick t-shirts for the kids from them. I don't normally like making matching clothes for them, it's just not my thing, but I thought I don't have to dress them in these at the same time after these pictures were taken. My too little cutie pies.<br />
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I made both of the shirts extra long at the back, so that when they are playing other people don't have to see their backs and bottoms and also that they could be more comfortable. Pattern is invented by me, yay. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02224524341383453292noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859055606466990796.post-19574547078043480092013-07-27T13:10:00.001+08:002013-07-27T13:10:22.844+08:00Food challengeHow exciting, I got my first blog challenge. I was challenged by Herb from <a href="http://herbtravels.wordpress.com/">Herbtravels</a>. She's been travelling from Finland through Russia and Kazakhstan to China, Japan and Korea. Maybe soon she might even post some photos from Australia ;). Her blog is in Finnish, but even if you don't understand the language the pictures tell a great story.<br />
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She challenged me to answer 11 food related questions. It was really interesting to think about the answers to these questions. Of course I don't have many food pictures as we're on holidays and I don't have my hard drive with me, so for example the bloody picture of the dead goat is not here (yeah keep reading!), so I appologise that the pictures might not relate to the answers at all.<br />
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1. How would you prepare and serve blueberries for a dessert?<br />
If the blueberries are fresh and the sort that you get in Finland I would just give them as such, nothing else. There is no need to ruin the amazing natural flavour they have. Blueberries picked from the Finnish forest are amazing and I think people in Finland take it for granted a bit. In Australia there is only blueberries from a bush and they are very very different. They work great in smoothies or I also like a good blueberry pie. I don't have one specific recipe in my mind right now. <br />
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I love peeling things, my peeler is the best and I peel carrots just for the sake of peeling.<br />
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Carrot sticks, it's only natural after I've peeled them all day long with my awesome peeler. But for real, I do think carrots are awesome for road trips, as they are healthy so it doesn't matter how many you eat and crunchy so it gives you a lot of satisfaction when you can crunch away while sitting in a car. But it is important that they are in STICK form as they taste better that way. I do have a coke zero on long drives quite often too.<br />
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4. Describe a perfect dinner.<br />
Perfect dinner is when we've got friends over and I've cooked something new at home and it's turned out amazing. It gives such good satisfaction when people like what you've made and the best part is if you don't wash the dishes after. <br />
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5. Most memorable food experience on a holiday?<br />
This is so easy. This food experience is not about taste but about the effort in making it. It was definitely when I was in Zambia, Africa on a scout camp. Our group was in charge of the cooking for the day and in the morning we were brought a live goat and told that it was going to be our dinner. There it was going baa and kicking around and we had to kill it. Throat open, the goat was hanging from a tree for a few hours so that the blood would drain out. And in the evening we surely had some goat for dinner, amazing and discusting at the same time. Oh this memory makes me smile.<br />
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6. What Finnish dishes you miss the most while abroad?<br />
Tough questions, I miss many different ingredients that you don't get in Australia, but a dish that I would miss... I think I'd have to say rice porridge. Having said that, if I miss some dish from Finland I usually then make it in Australia, so I don't have to miss that many dishes. <br />
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We cook a lot of Asian dishes at home and enjoy eating Asian food when we go eat out, but one of the best dishes in Australia for me has to be a good roast dinner. Nothing beats a good roast dinner, nothing! <br />
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8. Share your healthy breakfast tip.<br />
I love this one! Handful of spinach, one banana, two slices of pineapple, 1/2cup of water and few ice cubes. Blend them together and this makes an amazing green smoothie. I also add some chia seeds to give me an extra boost of healthyness and sometimes I add some natural no-fat yoghurt, that suits it really great as well. This smoothie fills me up pretty good and makes me feel refreshed.<br />
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9. What is your favourite cuisine?<br />
I like Asian food, Indian is awesome, and Thai. I also love sushi. Pretty much all Asian food.<br />
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10. Have you ever tried weird diets?<br />
No, I've never been very good in sticking to any diets. I have been able to lose over 10 kg though by changing my food habits and doing more exercise. Sounds simple but it's not very simple at all. <br />
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11. How travelling has affected your cooking and eating?<br />
I've found my love for Asian food after I've moved to the other side of the world. I have learned to cook Asian food and our normal homemade food is now quite often Asian instead of the meatballs and potatoes that Finns eat. I've learned to taste new flavours as well and found many new and wonderful ingredients and spices that I wouldn't have tried in Finland.<br />
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Because we're still on holidays and running out of time, I won't challenge anyone else this time. Instead I'm going to go and enjoy some more strawberries.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02224524341383453292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859055606466990796.post-49831533988183114822013-07-20T23:28:00.002+08:002013-07-20T23:28:57.678+08:00Retro bag just for me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My grandmum had these very funky outdoor chairs when I was still living in Finland and I then already told her that when those chairs broke I would want the fabric from them. And now after few years, that fabric was waiting for me there and the chairs had a new coat of more modern material. <br />
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I was holding the material in my hands, thinking of what I should make of it. I have so many fabrics at home that I haven't made into anything because they are too precious, I didn't want this to join that pile. Then my dear husband came and said he wanted to sew something of it for me. Can you imagine!<br />
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Thanks hubby, I LOVE my new retro bag! And I don't know how he did it, but I love the size of this bag. I want to make more now with these measurements. It's perfect.<br />
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Ok people, yesterday was the best day of our holiday so far. We went to the Moomin World. Those of you who don't know who Moomins are, well you soon will. They are very lovable creatures who live in the Moominvalley. They live their lives by being kind to one another and having adventures together. Their house is a big blue one (above) and guests are always welcome.<br />
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I wasn't sure what to expect, but Emma went absolutely crazy with love for this place and most of all for Moomins. Watch out, here comes the hug attack!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's Moominmamma and Moominpappa. Moominmamma is a great cook and never gets angry with anything, she's always happy to have visitors in their home. Moominpappa spends his time writing his memoirs and dreaming of big adventures. He always has his hat on just like Moominmamma always has her apron and handbag.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Hemulen (on the left) collects flowers and butterflies, you can always find him at the fields trying to find new species. The witch (on the right) can be a bit scary, but Emma wasn't scared at all and gave her a big hug. She complemented her in being so brave.</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02224524341383453292noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859055606466990796.post-71029455749875767382013-07-13T03:29:00.002+08:002013-07-13T03:29:55.768+08:00I spy with my little eyes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So that all the posts won't be about our trip to Finland, here's a quick project I did just before we left. I wanted to get a few new toys/books for the kids for the long flights so that the travelling could go as smoothly as possible. I had already bought a few colouring books and sticker books, but I didn't have toys as such. Then one time I found these poly pellets (the white stuff inside) in Salvo's for $0.99 and knew I had to make an I spy bag.<br />
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I found all these little toys from around the house, and well there's really not that many toys there. Plastic animals, buttons, beads, eyes, ribbons etc. Just use your imagination if you want to make one. I wish I would have had time to find a few more little things from somewhere, but this was all I could find at home.<br />
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It's a great little toy to keep your little ones occupied for a little while and so simple to make too. <br />
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We decided to go for a run last night, but found a cute little playground just 500m from our appartment. As we had played a little while, we started exploring the surroundings. Beautiful pine trees and everywhere so green. I'm breathing all this green in me.<br />
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I love this holiday, spending time together, cuddles, no stress. Emma, our big time daddy fan, is so happy to get so much of dad's attention. We've got him right where we want him. Oh holiday, thank you, he's got no where to go.<br />
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At 10.30 the other night </div>
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it was as light as at noon</div>
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we were so so tired, </div>
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just look at those bags under our eyes </div>
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saw more flowers</div>
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more green</div>
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more birch trees</div>
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the cows were still mooing</div>
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but the birds had gone to sleep.</div>
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We truly are in Finland. </div>
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At 5.30 this morning</div>
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it was as light as at noon</div>
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we weren't tired at all</div>
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we went to pick flowers along the road</div>
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birch trees stole my heart</div>
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all the green got me overwhealmed</div>
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saw the lady next door drive off to work,</div>
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she said she would have wanted to stay in bed longer</div>
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heard the cows go moo and birds sing their songs.</div>
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We truly are in Finland. </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02224524341383453292noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859055606466990796.post-59828503871749185242013-06-05T13:55:00.000+08:002013-06-05T13:55:36.112+08:00Sand painting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Have you ever tried sand painting with your kids? It's so easy, so magical and keeps them busy for a good long hour.<br />
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Here's what you do:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paint a picture with glue.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Or pour sand over the picture.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dip your paper and get rid of all the extra sand.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Admire your creation.</td></tr>
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Emma did this together with her cousin. They were both amazed how the picture appears visible when you pour the sand over it. It was so cool to watch them go and do this whole activity all on their own. They are getting so big, *snif*<br />
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All you need is glue, paper, paint brushes and some sand. And don't forget to clean your brushes in warm water after you're finished, that way you can use them another time as well.<br />
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And remember to take a picture of your cool sand painting!<br />
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We were very fortunate to be able to go up to Perth on Saturday and celebrate Casey's 1st birthday. He is the most gorgeous little boy, as cute as they make them. And when his mother wrote on his birthday how lucky she is to have such a beautiful, happy, loving, caring little mr mischief, I knew exactly what to make for him.<br />
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I saw a while ago this text: ROAR, that means I love you in dinosaur. I think it fits with so many little boys. All the loudness and mischief, all the energy they have and trouble they get in to... all a way to get our attention and to tell us that they love us.<br />
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I haven't drawn in a long time and I feel it's definately not one of my skills, but I had a lot of fun trying to draw this little boy inside the dinosaur outfit. And now I'm planning on drawing some more, I got so excited. What do you think? I also put the orange <a href="http://helmihandmade.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/dinosaur-beanie-sewing-class.html">dinosaur beanie</a> with the gift to match the t-shirt.<br />
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Couple of weeks ago I ordered some wooden beads online and I had actually forgotten that I even ordered them, until the mail came today. Emma went nuts over them. She was telling me all the colours and was pleading me to make a necklace for her. Well ok daughter, I thought, but you can do it yourself.<br />
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What a super awesome activity to do with your child! It builds their motor skills like no other and you can teach them counting and colours at the same time. So get some wooden beads and some thin round elastic and get creating necklaces.<br />
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She didn't have the energy to do a whole necklace full of beads, but I think it actually looks more hip and fresh when there's only few there, and I made the knot at the back so that if she ever wants to continue she can. She put hers on very proudly and then she asked me where mine was. Oh I didn't even think to make one for myself as I was in awe staring at her and amazed of how wonderfully she was doing her own necklace.<br />
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Guess what she did next, after she had just told me that she was tired of making hers and that it was finished. Yes she started to make me one. I told her the colours I wanted on mine and she kept picking them and putting them on the elastic. Thank you baby girl for making me a lovely autumn colour necklace.<br />
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Now we can match all winter long. Aren't they cool! <br />
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Here's the second school holiday sewing class I did at Victoria's place. I had planned this one for just boys as well and see how many boys got excited about this! Ha, zero, that's right. Oh well the girls didn't mind that the colours I had chosen were a bit boyish, they made the bags look like theirs.<br />
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It felt good to be able to teach again and teaching sewing was a lot of fun. The girls learned quickly and I was so impressed with their designs on the bag. I'm thinking more sewing classes, it's so much fun to sew things together and you feel so proud when you've finished something by yourself.<br />
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Sometimes I have to pinch myself just to make sure that these two are mine. Pregnancy time, both times, seems just a big blur in my mind and it blows me away that I'm a mother. I don't even remember the time when we were a one child family. I feel so privileged to be able to nurture these two and at the same time I feel I fall short in so many areas. Three years ago I never knew a love like this exsisted. The amount of love I have for my children cannot be measured or put in words, it is hard for me to comprehend it. And I guess that is the case for most mothers. I'm so grateful to be on this journey and I know it's not just them growing, I'm growing with them.<br />
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I had a very special day. Hubby made amazing and HEALTHY red velvet cupcakes, and I was going to take a picture and share the recipe, but that half a cupcake you see in my daughters hand was the last one. Might just have to make a new patch. My proud mummy moment for today was that my two and a half year old daughter sang a song <i>Mother I love you</i> in church today. She sang with her friend, who is a year older, in front of the whole church. Yes these two little girls, all on their own.<br />
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I am so blessed. <br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02224524341383453292noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859055606466990796.post-8735957523007613892013-05-11T20:51:00.001+08:002013-05-11T22:14:54.234+08:00So many great things in this town...<br />
What a great and eventful start for the weekend I've had. On Friday night I was invited to celebrate Victoria's place's first birthday and the opening of the Quirky Cake Queen's shop there. What a wonderful evening it was, beautiful people, yummy cupcakes and lots of pretty things to buy and admire. Here's just a few of the hundred pictures I took. <br />
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I sneaked a picture of myself there. Oh it felt good to dress up fancy, put a little make up on and go out celebrate with these wonderful people. I even had a break from my food plan and enjoyed couple of churros and a cupcake! And they tasted divine!<br />
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Then this morning we walked to town to enjoy Dryandra Country Art, Food and Wine Trail. We went to a farmers market, enjoyed some gourmet pizza and tried to take all the art in we could. <br />
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Little town of Narrogin, you surprise me once more so positively. I loved loved loved all the things we participated and feel so inspired now.<br />
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Thanks hubby for taking few photos of me and the kids as well. I feel truly blessed.<br />
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I'm lying in bed under the warm covers not wanting to get up. Then I start to listen, am I hearing what I think I'm hearing? Is that... I get up and run to the window. Yes it's RAIN! Rain is here, my darling friend rain! My muse, the thing that kicks me in the backside and gets me working, rain. My daughter is outside running around in her pyjamas, no shoes. I call her inside and tell her what a good girl she is. We take her soaking wet pyjamas off and put her clothes on and a rain jacket and gumboots and outside she goes. I go with her, in my woolen socks, I'm not a very good example to her. We're using all of our senses, feeling the rain, listening the rain, tasting the rain and smelling the rain. I try to take a few pictures, but it doesn't work. You just can't capture the beauty of rain with an iPhone. I go inside and I smell something else, something burning. It's a horrible smell. It's our breakfast porridge. All burnt and ruined, I was too overwhealmed by the rain that I forgot the whole porridge. Oh well I thought, open the windows, let the bad smell of burnt porridge go out and welcome in the lovely smell of rain. Now bring out the materials I need to make something.<br />
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Beanies; <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.589516887734882.1073741825.500258569994048&type=1">little ones, big ones, girly ones and some for boys</a>. Thank you rain. Do come again. <br />
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When I was asked to plan and run a sewing class for boys I jumped out of joy! What a great idea to have a sewing class for boys!! Victoria's place organises school holiday programs for kids in our town. It's a great way to give kids something to do during the holidays as often the parents are still working.<br />
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I was all over this challenge and came up with this dinosaur beanie. It's so groovy and cool. My students were amazingly talented even though it was their first time sewing with a sewing machine. I was proud as punch when I saw their beanies in their heads, and so were they.<br />
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I ended up having only three children and yes one of them was a very brave girl, but it was just perfect amount so I was able to help them along all the time. So talented, so talented! I also did another class, but of that I'll post a bit later. And this class will be running next school holiday as well!<br />
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Oh happy Moday everyone! May it be a productive week!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02224524341383453292noreply@blogger.com0