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Still a work in progress

This spring cleaning has really gone to my head lol, it's even extended to the blog!  I felt like a complete change so I've been hunting around for a background that I really like.  I wanted spots on a blue background, with a lace edging down each side.  However, I found this wonderful header on www.PlumroseLane.com and bought it, along with a personalised signature and all her tutorials in PDF form..  Sharon is wonderful - so helpful and patient working out what font I wanted for the header and signature.  She sends samples and changes them if they are not quite what is wanted.  I am delighted with them both.

So - they obviously are not blue vbg, and I went on a hunt for a pink background instead of blue. I'm not totally happy with this one, I want smaller dots.  And I'd love to add some sort of edging down each side.

There are also matching tags for free on www.PlumroseLane.com - do go and have a look, there are heaps of free backgrounds and other bits to choose from, and Sharon is delightful to deal with if you want to have something custom made.

Not only that, but I asked in passing if Sharon happened to know why my avatar didn't show up on my blog when I posted comments now, and why it sometimes appeared on other people's blogs but not at other times.  Sharon didn't know off hand but worked it out for me.  How kind of her, when her schedule is very busy.

Do please have a look at her site, you will enjoy it.


I haven't mastered all the elements yet, obviously there are lots more bits to add and I'm not happy with the background.  But I'm pleased with the progress so far.

......visiting our daughter......
We ended being too late to leave on Thursday.  There was so much to do. But we were ready to leave at a reasonable time on Friday morning. The traffic was slow due to roadworks for quite a lot of the way over the Blue Mountains so it was quite a slow trip for the first few hours.  There have been bushfires in the mountains, but they are over now.


The first things I organised, as usual, were the minis I wanted to take with me.  Kylie suggested that I bring some with me for any time I had free to do them.  I chose a variety of things - after all, one wouldn't want to be limited for choice :).  And I don't know how long I will be there but it is likely to be an extended period at this stage, so I don't want to run out either.  I added some mini petitpoint, just for variety, as well as the materials for the swap I am working on and the birthday swap items


Then of course there are  the tools that go with all of the above, the glues, cutting mats, paints etc.  


Kylie and I want to do some scrapbooking together so that was the next thing I tackled: lots of scrapbooking supplies: papers, cardstock, stickers, cutter, cutting mat.......


There was something that I forgot.  Now what was it?  Hmmmmm.  Oh yes! Clothes!  So I chose a few basic things.  It is pretty hot in Sydney already - most days are reaching high 20's to 30 deg C, and it is the same here out west where my daughter lives.  So I packed mainly summer clothes and not many.  There is after all this wonderful invention called a washing machine :)