It's back for 2012! If you haven't yet seen this wonderful Facebook page, or missed out on all the fun last year, it's called Collaborate for a Cause and once again it's bringing the Facebook handmade community together for a charity auction event with a difference.
Created by Jen Kennedy of Ainslee Fox, this page is all about promoting fun and friendship through collaboration on a handmade item for the auction. Collaborating Facebook partners create a handmade item for the auction and choose a charity to which the proceeds of their item will be donated.
Once again I am thrilled to be a part of this fabulous idea - my own Mini-Me Handcrafts will be collaborating with several gorgeous ladies to create some very special handmade pieces. I am proud to support Raising Hope for Brittany with the proceeds of my contributions.
Here is a sneak peek of one of my items...
Bidding on the auction will commence at 8pm AEST on July 27th 2012. Please take a look at Collaborate for a Cause on Facebook for more information, and get ready for an even bigger and better charity auction than last year - definitely the most uplifting and wonderful auction the Facebook community has ever seen!
Christine xx
The May photo a day challenge from Fat Mum Slim has just started and here are the photos from my first week.
1. Peace
This is a card which Julia made for me for Easter. I see it when I am wandering around my house, thinking it's so very, very peaceful now that she is back at school for the new term.
2. Skyline
This fabulous country skyline photo was taken just down the road from my house. I love living in Canberra!
3. Something I wore today
This necklace was given to me by Julia for Christmas a few years ago. She calls it my "fairy jewels".
4. Fun!
We often play games together on the weekend; it's fun family time! Here we are playing Killer Bunnies (one of our favourite games).
5. Bird
Two little crochet birds.
6. Me
This is me showing off a crochet head wrap I just made.
7. Someone that inspires me
Julia... this photo shows her joy at completing the cross country run at school. She inspires me every day to be the best Mum I can be.
Christine xx
Julia was very keen for me to crochet something for her this week, so I decided that rainbows would be fun.
She loves her new rainbow scarf and fingerless mittens and they were very easy to make. She wore them to school this morning and they were greatly admired by her friends in the playground!
I found some lovely ideas at The Green Dragonfly for the mittens and scarf but adjusted the patterns slightly to suit my own crochet style.
Rainbows always make me smile - do they make you feel happy too?
Christine xx
Hooray! I have made it to the end of April for the photo a day challenge from Fat Mum Slim.
22. The last thing I bought
Julia's fabulous Tekilou boots which I purchased from eBay (thanks for the tip Ilja!).
23. Vegetable
Yum - broccoli is a favourite in our house.
24. Something I'm grateful for
I am so grateful for my wonderful little family. And I love this photo.
25. Looking down
This is what you would see at my front door if you looked down.
26. Black + white
This is one of my favourite photos of me, taken on my wedding day.
27. Somewhere I went
This is part of the magnet collection which decorates my fridge. We seem to collect a fridge magnet every place we go!
28. 1pm
It's 1pm... if I had time I would read one of the many books that are stacked on my bookshelf.
29. Circle
Julia has been making fairy rings next to her bed for the past week, in the hope that the fairies might leave her something in the circle.
30. Something that makes me sad
Sad and romantic movies make me cry... this is one of my favourites.
Christine xx
5 reasons I know she's Daddy's little girl...
1. She shares his sense of humour.
She loves slapstick and toilet jokes. She thinks that Home Alone 3 is the funniest movie ever made. Farts are funny. A whoopie cushion can keep her entertained for ages.
2. She shares his love of toys and games.
She likes Lego, computer and console games and best of all - console games with Lego characters.
3. She shares his lack of sporting prowess.
She likes to play tennis in the school holidays but forgets whether she is right-handed or left-handed. She is equally unskilled with either.
4. She shares his enjoyment of music.
She likes to listen to the radio at night as she falls asleep. She loves to sing and makes me laugh with her interpretation of the lyrics. Her latest favourite song is The Rogue Traders "You are my boobie child".
5. She shares his enthusiasm for travel.
Places on her travel list: Egypt, Austria, Antarctica and the Gold Coast.
Christine xx
The third week of April for the photo a day challenge from Fat Mum Slim.
15. Sunset
The marvellous view from my front door.
16. Flower
Beautiful flowers in my back garden.
17. Something I don't like
I don't like coffee. I don't even like the smell of coffee! But I do love a cup of tea.
18. Hair
Julia's gorgeous, long hair.
19. Orange
My crocheted orange angry bird.
20. Something I drew
A drawing from many years ago - a self portrait from high school. I can't believe it got a mark of 8½ out of 10!
21. Bottle
These little bottles were bought in Austria, on our trip several years back. I think they must be waiting for a special occasion!
Christine xx
Joining Sticky Fingers for The Gallery ... the theme this week is Action.
A few years ago I bought a new camera and my husband bought a new video camera at the same time. We went to the Botanical Gardens on a beautiful sunny day to try them out. I took lots of lovely photos of flowers and trees, but my favourite photo from that day is this one of my husband, deep in concentration. Lights, camera, action!
Christine xx
