Apr 18 2014
Hello again We had Beth’s 21st here at home and had lots of fun planing and making the decorations. and I’m really excited to share how we used the Patio Party DSP as inspiration for our decorations. This is Beth and I standing in the hallway with a few things in the back ground. We’d had the …
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Apr 15 2014
Stop Press… A fantastic announcement from Stampin’ Up! and Project Life … They are partnering to offer an exclusive range of Project Life product using Stampin’ Up!’s colours,designs and stamps -YAY – way cool. Check out Shelli & Betsy’s video announcement : And you can read more about it on the Stampin’ Up! Blog …
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Apr 02 2014
Hello again Well my week-long series of posts showing how the Patio Party DSP formed the basis for Beth’s 21st party didn’t quite go as planned – i.e. it didn’t go at all after the first one! That trip to North America got in the way along with some technical difficulties – may have had …
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Feb 17 2014
This weekend we got to celebrate our daughter Beth’s 21st Birthday. Traditionally the 21st has always been the “big” birthday here in New Zealand and while it no longer holds the same place as the age of passage into adulthood, the party tradition continues. When we first talked seriously about having a party for …
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Feb 02 2014
Well I recently reached that significant milestone – 50! WERHOO!!! I just had to share with you some photos of the cake my very talented daughter made for me – so appropriately themed don’t you think! How many Stampin’ Up! products do you recognise? Not only is Beth a talented cake decorator – she is …
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Jan 22 2014
Hi there – it’s been a while! December zipped by before I knew it and now January is more than half over too! I have had lots on and made a few things I’ve been meaning to share here on my blog. Note to self – post more regularly! So first up, my niece had …
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Dec 14 2013
Beth and I had fun weekend at the Underground Market a couple of weekends ago and we are looking forward to going to the Pataka Market tomorrow. Below are a couple of photos of our stall at the Underground Market in Wellington. We changed the layout on each of the days. We have crackers, cards …
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Nov 04 2013
After a busy and fun week of classes, I headed to Hawkes Bay to see my Dad (Walt) over the Labour long weekend. The last weekend in October is “Labour Weekend” in New Zealand, with the Monday (Labour Day) being a Public Holiday. Labour Day commemorates the struggle for an eight-hour working day. New Zealand workers …
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Oct 17 2013
Maybe it’s a hangover from our time living in Canada – but I really do like the Halloween hype and sort of miss it here in New Zealand. Halloween is not an event/holiday that is really celebrated in New Zealand and even though trick-or-treat’ing happens a bit, it isn’t anything like what we experienced in …
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Oct 14 2013
Hi Again What a great weekend I’ve had. Roy, Beth and I flew up to Auckland early on Saturday and met my sister Julie so that we could head to see Wicked! The Musical on Sunday. This was Julie and I having a small appropriately themed snack before the show – nom nom! I was …
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