Hi there!

Hi there! I hope everyone has had a good week, mine was pretty productive since I had to ban myself from the computer (lol). But my internet is now bigger than before so hopefully I won't run out again, that will teach me for all the internet surfing!:)

While I've been away I've been getting into some craft projects on my to do list, so when my car was out for repair I had the girls home with me and what better way than to keep busy on a rainy day then to get the fingers creating. I spotted this button flower project a while ago and thought it would be a fun activity to do using up some of my button stash. I bought some flower wire from Spotlight to use for the project, it was thin enough to fit through the holes of the buttons and not too difficult to bend, perfect for this project. So the girls and I started creating a little bunch of flowers. It was a really fun activity to do with the girls because it didn't require too much adult intervention and they made something pretty to keep which is always fun for them.

I had an empty cocoa container and had wanted to cover it and reuse it for storing the girls pencils but once I had finished making the button flowers I thought it would make the perfect vase for our new button flowers. Now I have pretty flowers everyday to look at and they didn't cost much to make either.

I just wanted to say thank you to two of my sweet blog friends Flick and Tina for passing on an award to me. I am really touched the two of you nominated me :) and the comments that you leave me are always so positive and keep me smiling, thank you. Please check these lovely ladies blogs out, they really are two very kind and sweet ladies. So as part of receiving the award I am to write 10 things that make me happy and to nominate 5 blogs. I'm going to nominate these ladies even though they have nominated me already, cheating I know but they make me smile when I get a visit from them. So my five nominees are:

1. Tina from Rubies Place
2. Flick from Everyday Chick
3. Amanda from Homely One
4. Nellie from McCarthy Design
5. Lynda from A Life of Charming Moments by Miss Prudence

Now my list of 10 things that make me happy:
1. My husband who is kind, thoughtful, understanding and the most supportive person I've ever met. I am truly blessed to have him in my life.
2. My beautiful girls who are growing into delightful young ladies and who always make me smile.
3. Craft and finding such a wonderful hobby that allows me to create things to give to others.
4. Gardening and it's fruitful rewards both in produce and by admiring plants and their beauty.
5. Cooking and providing healthy meals for my family.
6. My home. I love just being in it. We renovated it some time ago on a budget and I just love how it has changed into something I'm proud of.
7. Going for the 'Sunday' drive, as we called it when we were children, and exploring a new place.
8. I love to go bush walking and admiring nature and its beauty.
9. I love to drink tea. At the moment, Chai with a bit of honey and a dash of milk, yummy.
10. And the wonderful world of blogging, new friendships and inspiration.

I look forward to popping by to see what you've been up to while I've been away. See you soon and thanks for stopping by.