Nothing much

Life is plugging along here down under.

This weekend we spent Friday enjoying some much needed down time.

Saturday we spent with Caylee & Dan...visiting and reminiscing of Phil and Caylee's youth years.

Then it was onto the Stake Talent Night.

Oh jeez.

Where to begin?

Maybe I just won't...

Let's just say that at one moment (or many moments) we felt like we were at a Born Again Christian church.

"STAND UP! PUMP YOUR FISTS! REALLY LOUD MUSIC! RAPPING!"

Yup.

Just won't begin.

On another note, our niece Pacey is 1 yr old.

Maybe her birthday was back in April but here's a dress and some hair accessories I made for her.

I'm working on my crafting skills.

There's at least some improvement right? :)

And that's all for now.

FIST PUMP! STAND UP! RAPPING!

Tolerant

Sometimes I get crafty.  

Only sometimes though.

I'm not one of those people who could maintain a blog based on my crafty endeavors.

Ha- I just follow those blogs.

So here is my latest endeavor.

Nothing fancy.

I'm just lucky I have a cute little niece whose mum puts up with my crafts.

And this time I made a pressie for the craft-tolerant mother too. :)

See. Nothing too spiff.

I just wanted to blog. 

or brag.

Same diff.

Did It!

Have a craving?

I did.

Current craving status...

.satisfied.

That's right folks, we did it.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies with no canned pumpkin.

Who knew fresh pumpkin would work too?

So proud.  So proud.

It was easy peasy and the hubs just kept telling me that in October (fall time) he is

"so glad I'm American"

(just his stomach speaking I'm sure)

The office loved them too.

So if you ever live in Oz, don't fret, 

you can still have your pumpkin chocolate chip cookies.

Phew!

mixed up

I'm mixed up.  Heart says its Fall/Harvest time, outside says its spring.  House says its Fall/Harvest time, blog says its spring.  Don't worry-we just have the best of both worlds I guess. Holla!  Yes, I have done it.  It's not even October yet and I've done it.  Decorating for Halloween = finished.  It was actually a realy fast process thanks to our newly-wed sized abode.  I'm not complaining!  Have you ever shopped for Halloween decor/items in Australia?  Prices are crazy mister!  But I didn't let that stop me.

Of course, we have lovely Mom to thank for some of our holiday spirit.  Thank you dollar tree and USPS!  We recieved a spooky package and you'd better believe that we decorated that night.

Here is our Halloween-ified bookshelf.  Not over the top, but the orange definitely stands out and gives it an October feel.  The second pic is a zoomed shot of the candle near the top of the bookshelf.  Dollar tree container + black candle = easy decor.

Our ghost banner was a tricky one. It was hard to find a place for it, but we made it work.  I like the texture it gives the wall.  And also, our lovely pumpkins (yes, that is the Amazing Race).  Three is the perfect decorating number. 

Maybe our decorating is low budget, but we still love it and gives us the Halloween feel.  My favorite of all are my TP Pumpkins though!

They are so simple and cheap!  I got the idea from this blog.  Easy Peasy!

I put them just about everywhere in our flat.

Ha-and because they're toilet paper, they work in the bathroom too! Woot!

I made five total, although I probably would've made heaps if there was room in the house!  They turned out perfect. Voila!

(I love my orange fattie)

~Bring on the holidays!~

Mission Accomplished

Sometimes I get crafty.  I know, its surprising that Kaylee Jo is crafty but believe it!  My most recent project has been our couch.  I didn't take any before photos but when we we inherited this couch/fouton (thanks Mum & Dad B!) it had a blue and cream cover that didn't really match the decor of our home. (black, white and plum purple)  Never fear!-that can be changed!  We bought a simple black fouton cover for $30.  Perfect way to spruce up something old.

That was the easy part.  Then we wanted some pillows to make the couch comfy and to give it a home-y feel.  After searching for the right colors, designs and sizes that we wanted, my crafy-mind took over and decided to make pillows.  I'm SO happy with how they all turned out!

This first one was a cheap pillow we bought that had a bright pink cover on it.After some tricky measuring by my math-man of a husband, I whipped this pillow cover up.  Goodbye bright pink!  I added a little detail with a cute flower hair accessory by removing the clip on the back and sewed it on.

 

 I used an envelope style back because I didn't want any hand sewing involved.  I worked out well and was super easy!  I didn't like to stay lined up though, so I just added a cute button to hold it in place.

The next pillow is one of my faves.  I just bought a simple pillow insert at the craft store (SPOTLIGHT!) and made this cover to fit.  The ties add the perfect amount of simple detail.

Our lucky finds were these two plum purple coushions from K-mart for only $5 each!

I left one plain and added these two little flowers that I made to the other one to give it some character.

A simple touch up to match our home!

We bought two of the bright pink coushions from the shops.  This is the new look I gave the second one. 

At first I just sewed the black and white pillow-cover, but it was too plain for me so I added a home-made gathered flower for some style.

It was simple but gave it a personal touch. 

Put those five pillows together with our ot two purchased from the shops...

...we declare our couch complete!

I’m so happy with the way it turned out.  I love looking at our finished project.  It's personalized and no-one else has pillows just like ours. 

Mission accomplished!