3 new pretty necklaces...

So I haven't been very well lately and haven't had a whole lot of energy to sew but I've still had the earth shattering desire to create... I just needed to be able to do it on the couch. :)

So, I got out my box of beads and took a trip to the bead shop for some extra bits and pieces (don't tell the husband) and got beading.

The first necklace I have to show you is one that I got some inspiration for via pinterest. I would love to show you the source pic but I can't find it... I still haven't quite worked pinterest out. Anyway, I made a few changes to the one I saw... anyway... here it is...

Oh... before you look at the pics can I apologise for the multiple chesty pics and the ugly maternity bra strap poking out... please ignore!! ;)

 This next pic you can see it matched up with my new fave pair of earrings that I made.

This next one is probably my fave of the 3. It is so easy to wear and can be worn a few different ways. It's one mega long strand of super awesome turquoise seed beads with some gorgeous silver beads, not too shiny, not too dull... perfection! You can wear it as a long strand...

Or you can wrap it round 4 times for a shorter, fuller look...

Again, paired with my fave new earrings...

 Here's number 3... YELLOW!!!



Ok, that's all... :)

Kerryn

Mother's group mystery night dinner

I absolutely LOVE my Mother's group!! I met them at our local Early Childhood Centre when Lachie was born. We have shared lots of ups and downs together and have been able to laugh together as we walk (or stumble) down the path of parenthood. I feel very blessed to have such a great group of women around me during this journey

As Mum's we are always doing things for our kids/husbands and we rarely have time to do something for ourselves. So... I wanted to do something for each one of the Mum's in my mother's group... just for them! Not their kids, not their husbands/partners... JUST because they are worth my time and love.

I roped in another Mum from the group and we got to work. It was a surprise event, so no one knew what we were doing. We designed/made and sent out invites and then went to work making the event super special. We went out for dinner at a local restaurant. These are some of the things we did...

I made each of the Mum's a set of earrings with their favourite colours.

We made chocolate filled boxes/place tags

We asked each of the Mum's to answer a set of 'get to know you' questions then made them into a book.

The invite

We collected 30 gorgeous glasses from vinnies/thrift shops then made some of the larger ones into candles for the table centres. I also bought hundreds of pearls and made some into strands and poured the rest into the bottom of the glasses. We also cut out a stack of stamped butterflies and 'perched' them on the top of some of the glasses.

We also made paper scrolls for each of the Mum's which had a poem written by Janet and a letter written by me explaining the reason for the evening. That was my favourite part. The Mum's were so touched by the encouraging words that were written.

It was an AMAZING night! Now were getting ready for mystery night #2!! Hoorah!! :)

Ok... that's all for now... :)

Kerryn