A Party Peek In

Just A Little Sneeky Peek !

Though I'd let you have a look at a quick snap shot of the party almost set up. It just had all the consumables to finish setting up. Sorry about the quality of the picture as it was snapped on the iphone in a hurry. I am so looking forward to viewing the edited snaps that Celeste Vermeend (from www.ourgirlyworld.blogspot.com ) took for me then I'm sure you will really have something to drool over! The start to the day while setting up was extremely windy and blustery and chilly but, all in all the afternoon could not have been more perfect weather wise with sunny 18 deg celsius. I know the girls little and grown up had a ball!

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Our first ever SALE!!

Only  a week to go before our first ever sale and it going to be HUGE. With lovely Melbourne designers joining us from The Wolf and I (ladies wear), Pip and Maude (hand crafted cards), Ohme Ohmi (Children's vintage tin toy prints), and of course Myrtle & Grace. Keep an eye out for the spot specials in the lead up like..

 First of the spot specials in the lead up to the first ever Myrtle & Grace SALE. First to comment SOLD here for one of each of the sizes 18/24 months, 2 ,3 and 5 Super thick and warm boys "lumber Jack" zip up coat, can have a huge 50% off! Postage AU Local $6 International $9.50  Was AU$59.95... NOW AU$29.95. There are also 2 pairs of jeans left in size 2 and a size 3 WAS $29.95 NOW only $19.95
And below are the cute applique long sleeve T shirts, sizes 1 to 6. available in Kite, Hedgehog, Owl,  Boy bunting, Robot WAS AU$34.95 each NOW 2 for AU$50.  email me with your selection groobiteam@optusnet.com.au

  Pop along to The divine Mill Rose Cottage , 92 Inglis St, Ballan on Saturday 24th September 10am to 4pm. There a stunning cafe with garden setting nextdoor that the sewing girls like to call the "Daddy Creche" they serve amazing food, coffee, and bevy. So why not make a day of it and pop on up to Ballan maybe even visit Ballarat or Daylesford while you are here. Only 1 hr from the Westgate bridge or on the train from Southern Cross Station and just under the hour from Geelong. Hope to see lots of you there.

 

A Sneek Peek @ Party Preparations

One Week To Go!
We have been VERY busy here with new spring/ summer dress style on their way and party preparations in full swing! Here is a little bit of a sneek peek at some of the labels we have been making here at Myrtle & Grace H.Q (aka the kitchen table) The Gorgeous sabby, vintage themed graphics were sourced from http://www.shabbyblogsblog.blogspot.com/   and are just perfect for our Spring Garden, Vintage, Shabby Themed Party. Shabbyblogspot have a tuck load of free images to download, your imagination is your only limit with what you can do with them!I've also added some of my scrapbook stash into the mix. The papers I have used are Emma's Fabric Shoppe from Crete Paper.

 Looking good so far...

 Name place cards for the table

 Little nectar bottles reused with new labels. Old fashioned Vintage Paper straws have been sourced from Cake Bake Shoppe, 30 Main Road Ballarat and from Twiggi- www.twiggi.com.au

 Some little labels for the cakes and biscuits.

The full little nectar bottles re labelled to co ordinate with our theme. I can't beleive there is only a week before the party! This week will be very very busy finishing the vintage fabric swags, buying food, and finishing the birthday cake.

Super Easy Christmas or Party Bunting

SUPER EASY CRAFT!

Ok this bunting is so very super quick and easy. You can used ANY Chritsmas gift wrap or as I've done these paper doilies. If using gift wrap just cut isosolies triangles to the size you require. I like them to be about 20cm long, to get it done even quicker layer the paper to cut multiples out at once. For the doilies cut the top few inches off to create a straight edge. I have used 2 different sized ones and alternated them along the ribbon. Any ribbon can be used and even the metallic curling ribbon runs through the machine fine. Leave yourself a tail of about 30 to 40cm for tying off. layer your doilies or paper under the edge of the ribbon as in the first picture and just straight stitch keeping the ribbon lined up with the edge of the paper. As i'd mentioned I've alternated different size doilies along the way leaving a gap of about 4 cm between each doilie. You don't even need to cut the thread just stitch along the ribbon for an extra 4cm then carefully feed the next doilie or bunting under the ribbon an keep going until you run out. Don't forget to leave a tail at the other end to tie up. It's really cheap to make and super easy to make.You can make this as long or as short as you like and can also be done in birthday wrapping paper or scrapbooking paper. Time this one took me 20 mins and cost-  ribbon $2.50, Doilies 2 packets $4.00 total $6.50 for a super effective decoration.
The last photo is my next little project. I've made heaps before and though for Christmas I 'd make a long string of small tissue paper pompon flowers. This is just the start so I'll pop on another picture once finished. Just as cost effective but a little more time consuming.

Birthday, Baptism & Bodies Everywhere!

TO DO LIST...

Friday: Cook and prepare Party food, Pick up balloons, Do groceries for weekend's events, Appointment, Get drying done while in town, Ironing, Let chicken's out, Get to crop night for R and R.

Saturday: Man of the house M.I.A...Grrrrr. Hike to neighbours house get lawn mower and mow the party area, have small melt down (soooo much yet to do), Move 16' trampoline back to it's intended home after being blown away in wind. Keep cooking decorations and plating up party food, Yeay interstate visitors start arriving all 3 car loads- start allocating jobs!, Party tent up continue decorating, race back up stairs check on progress of food preps, have it all ready by 2pm, feeling queasy oh that's right better get some food into me! M.O.H no longer M.I.A Hmmm back just as everything is finished and ready. I'd spent my breakfast time mowing and last night dinner time at crop- no wonder I feel yuck. LUNCH, then PARTY!! Why is every one so fixated with the TV? was there something important happening today? ;)

I just couldn't resist doing another PINK party for Miss E's 3rd birthday. This time we had a "Ballalina" theme as Emily would call it. And some hot pink infused into the all ready created decorations (Made allot of sense to reuse them). The weather turned out to be quite spectacular so I was counting my blessings there. We reused the little milk bottles and had Ballet shoe straws. The party bags are little noodle boxes each with individual hair ribbon to tie it off and glittery initial tag for each guest. The party table looked beautiful with all pink bowls, doilies, food and spring flowers to finish it all off. I found the cutest little pink dessert bowls while shopping and we used those to make pink pudding with strawberry jelly fresh strawberries on the top. Miss Emily has been excited all month telling me it was soon her birthday and when the table was set up awaiting guests she could hardly be contained. We unfortunately lost a few helium balloons as the breeze picked up but it didn't spoil the day at all. The kids though it was exciting to watch them fly off into the sky and they had competitions to see how long they could see it for until it became lost in the clouds. Every one had a ball especially the birthday girl. I think the look on her face says it all. My visitors decide they want to stay here for dinner instead of going out to the local pub for dinner so after cleaning up the party I guess it's dinner for 14 as well! Bugger. One day down and I'm exhausted just tomorrow to get through now.

Sunday: Baptism (Christening Day) for master William. Yet another spectacular Spring day! My mum had to unpick the underarm seams of our family Christening gown so it would fit him, Will is the 20th baby to wear the gown (including myself) so it's kinda nice having those sort of little family traditions to make the day extra special. M.O.H is M.I.A again! The day started out a little wonky with Lil having a drop seizure in the bath, but this time she recovered quickly. Auntie Kristi arrives to pamper her nieces with hair do's. I continue to get them dressed and ready for church. We need to be there at 11 and I start telling the kids at 10.30 to get into the car. M.O.H returns. I don't quite understand why it takes soooo long for them to get in and we end up running late for our own baptism. Bugger I forgot to bring the camera in, lucky my friend Lisa is here! she has a camera and is happy snapping again today as she was yesterday for Emily's party. Ceremony all done after an hour and William was a perfect baby falling asleep during the service. Then off to lunch at Mill Rose Cafe's rose garden. Someone else is catering for me today and I am so very relieved to have such a lovely little setting to just finally relax and mingle with guests while someone else does all the catering. Thank you so much Sue and staff for the fabulous customer service, delicious food and idyllic setting in the lovely garden. Did I happen to mention they also have a lovely little quilters fabric shop attached to the cafe. Now all I have to do is catch up with Lisa to get copies of the photo's to share with you too. ONE CRAZY, BUSY WEEKEND ALL DONE