Sunday Roast

Chelsea was a little trouper tonight. She normally has a sleep every two-three hours or so. But this afternoon she went from 2pm till 8:30pm solid - no sleeps, and no crying either! We were all very impressed. I think she was having too much fun with all her Aunties and Uncles (and the dogs!) to try and sleep. Here are some pics of her playing on the floor with her Aunty Anya and Punky the dog.

Oh, and the caramel tart went down a treat too ;)

Desert!

This evening we will be visiting my dad's place for dinner. I decided that i wanted to bring something yummy, and this is what i have made - Roasted macadamia nut and gooey caramel Tart, with a drizzle of melted dark chocolate! We need two because there are soooo many of us.

Me, Mark and Chelsea
My Dad and his wife.
My brother and his fiancée.
Three more teenage brothers.
And three teenage step-brothers and partners.
Oh, and a dog and a cat! :P

Wind Warrior Goddess

I recently purchased some polymer clay to use in making bear claws and eyelids. I was messing around with it this afternoon when i thought i might have a go at making a doll. The original idea was a simple companion doll for a future teddy... but this doll took on a life force of her own. Her name is 'Oya', which apparently means Wind Warrior Goddess in Africa. She is fully anatomically correct and detailed. Will get some more (tasteful) photos tomorrow in day light, but couldn't help myself in uploading at least a few tonight! Not sure if i should keep her, sell her as an individual item, or pair her with a similarly themed bear! So many choices!




















I've added some photos of Oya outside as well. She looked quite at home in the trees! Shows off her exaggerated proportions and her somewhat 'spaghetti arm' look :P

Saturday morning at the playground

We decided to make the most of the amazing weather this morning and took Chelsea down to the Wynnum waterfront. She had a go on a 'big girl' swing for the first time too!

My Little Easter Bunny

My mum came around today for a visit. She gave Chelsea her first Easter Bunny ears. They were HUGE on her! But so so cute. Chelsea left them on just long enough for me to get some pictures.

Postcard Bonanza!

About 18months ago my step-dad Neil told me about this awesome online community/hobby site called postcrossing where you can send and receive postcards all over the world. Each time you ask for an address and send a postcard and the recipient registers it on the website, a random other person in the world is given your address to send you one. I have sent and received over 200 cards now and have an awesome little collection starting. You can ask for certain cards, or for people to say a little about themselves on the card you receive. One of the people i sent a card to recently just wanted to know, yes or no, are you happy. I thought that was really simple, but profound.

Today i found four more postcards in my mail box.
One from the Netherlands.

One from China.

One from the Czech Republic.

And one from Taiwan.

New Reborn Bear - Angel

Decided to give this little bear a quick restoration last night before bed. That wasn't one of my better ideas though, and i didn't end up getting to bed till after midnight!

On first glance there wasn't much that needed doing to cute little Angel bear, but as is sometimes the way, the harder you look - the more you see! He's still not perfect - his arms are a little too far forward and a bit loose in the joints, and his nose isn't embroidered as straight as i would have liked, but i think he has still managed to come out with some appeal. Hopefully he'll tug the heart strings of someone out there in the big wild world and find a new home to be cherished.

His full listing can be seen here.