I just wanted to pop in and let you know this...

If I don't manage to get here again before Christmas, I would like to say that I hope you all have a safe and happy Christmas and delightful New Year!

I have been granted a few moments of time to throw together some little Christmas decos and placemats this afternoon which I am very proud of. I feel such acheivement when I manage to do something crafty- as my time is very full of looking after my two girls. They are such treasures but very demanding of my time! I hope to be able to share these very quick and easy Christmasy delights with you but it all depends on whether I am able to get the photos downloaded so you can see my crudely put together creations! Haha!

In the meantime, hope your Christmas preparations are coming along well and you can at least take the time to celebrate all that is good and lovely in your life!!

With Sprinkles of Sunshine...

Anna

A friend of mine in Tassie (and one of her friends) put together a Photo Challenge for the month of November. I thought that I would give it a go.

So I grabbed Mr POC ("Plain Old Camera") and started snapping. I thought I would share a couple of my favourite shots...

 ^Black & White

 ^Shallow Depth of Field

 ^Spring



I am joining in with Janelle Wind's Thrifty Thursday tradition with a post of my own about some fab finds I came across at my local op-shop.

I don't get to visit the op shops around here as often as I would like due to distance issues. My 'very' local op shop is 40 mins away which is good but I still haven't had a THOROUGH look around that shop because as soon as I step in there, the kids decide AT THAT MOMENT to get stroppy and difficult!! Isn't that the way it goes? [sigh]

Alas...

I did manage to snavel these goodies up last time I visited my 'very' local op shop...

 ^I am sooo excited about this purchase. I remember having something similar to this in different colouring in our household as a kid and have always in the back on my mind thought I wouldn't mind one. So when I turned the corner into another section of my 'very' local op shop, it was like a beacon of light shining down on this wondrous piece of furniture and I just HAD to take it home. And for $5, I DEFINITELY wasn't leaving it behind - thank you very much!!

I am thinking I might recover the seat with a patchy vintagy fabric cover just to add abit more zing to it. Whatta ya think?

And it's always nice to find some of these in the store ready for you to pop into the shopping basket and make your own. A vintage sheet and a purple single doona cover - all for $1.50 each! Don't know if I will use these as their original purpose or re-purpose them? Now I'm looking at it, that sheet might look good as part of the seat cover for the above shown item! What do you call that thing? I'm just gonna call it my 'nooky seat' cos it IS a seat none-the-less and it will be placed in a little nook where I can go and sit with my cuppa tea and look out the window dreaming and pondering about all the weird and wonderful things that roam my mind on a daily basis!

Well, that's my show of thrifty-ness for this week. Might have more next week. Ya never know!!

With Sprinkles of Sunshine...

Anna



I couldn't leave these on the shelf for some reason. I think it was just because they look so different to other shoes I've seen on the shop shelves before.

They do fit me (a little tight in the toe area but not too bad) - whether I wear them much I don't know. They were only 4 bucks so I'm not too worried. I just like the look of them.

What do you think?

With Sprinkles of Sunshine...

And it seems it is a more 'husband friendly' shopping option in that you don't seem to get the normal roll of the eyes or wary look as to how much you are going to spend cos he knows that it is bargain shopping. I could come out with a bag full of stuff and only have paid $20!!

I thought that I would share some of my op-shop finds of late. The photos aren't really good so I apologise for that but you get the idea.

A Jacqui E vest. I really like having these in my wardrobe stash as they are often something that I can put over a certain top just to add that extra 'pop' to the outfit!!

My Precious 'Little Sparkle'

Need I say more?

With Sprinkles of Sunshine...

For two new little people!One for my new little bubba in June...and one for my bestie's new little one in July.