pet rocks rock......

Rose and I have been busy getting ready for her party next week....we made this bunch of pet rocks to give to all the party guests when they leave- something to live in the button box that they are going to make!  These were my favourites...

Especially pinkie - I think I might have to ask if I can keep her, although after my performance at bathtime last night, Rose might question my ability to properly look after her! I have been pulling a few too many almost "allnighter's"the last week or so, trying to organise everything for the big launch(!) of my appleseed shop on Friday. Why,I don't know as there is no pressure from anywhere to get it going by a certain date. I guess it's just that I've had this idea for a product playing around in my head for quite a while and now its time  get on with it!
Anyway, back to the incompetent mama story....... I stripped Charlie down to her nappie and socks, checked that there were no surprises before I whipped it off and popped her in the bath. Rose just stands there  looking at me in a kind of strange way so I asked her what was wrong. "Mama" she said gently" Charlie's still wearing her nappie and socks..." And sure enough she was. In the bath. Lovely.

Oh well, had a little nana nap today while Charlie ( the little angel) slept and Rose was at kindy so at least I managed to fully undress my children before bathing them tonight! It could be a way around all of that washing though (children have sooo much washing and all little bitty stuff that takes ages to hang out especially if you feel compelled to hang all of those teeny socks in pairs and woe betide if one is missing.......)

Tonight just to prove what a super mama I really am, I decided to whip up a batch of Melissa's yummy yo yo's. I thought it would be a nice surprise for Rose's lunch box tomorrow even though they definitely don't come with the heart foundation tick! Way too much butter for that ! That's why they taste so good! I might even slip one into Damian's suit pocket tomorrow ( after all, why should I be the only lucky one to find surprise food in my pockets).
That way, when he's at the office dealing in millions and zillions of dollars he will find that buttery bit of homemade goodness( of course I'll wrap it first) and think of moi, his domestic goddess wife, who even with her endearing and ever growing tendency to bring home an awful lot of musty old boxes filled with trash/treasure and leave them all over the dining room table, is one hell of a whiz in the homebake department.
And so I should be after my stint at Mrs Fields cookies ( hiya Deb).

Hmmm, don't know how good I'm going to be at this vintage paper thing. I picked up a load of stuff that I won( read paid for) at an auction and am now having second thoughts about parting with some of it!

One of my finds was a scrap book documenting the overseas trip of  a young couple, Mr and Mrs Wheeler in the early 1960's. Right from the booking form to menus on board ship, tickets, postcards, photos and programs...its all there. I found it really quite sad to see it sitting on an auction table - all of those memories carefully kept and then not considered worth keeping by whoever.
I bought it, having only had a quick look inside, with the intention of using the bits and pieces to put in my bags of vintage paper. However after finding a bit of time to sit down and look more thoroughly through it, I'm finding it difficult to make the decision to cut it up. I guess, if that's what I decide to do , then at least Mrs Wheeler's treasured bits and pieces won't end up tossed on the rubbish heap but will be put to use in collages and the like, and thus preserved in some way. Not as a collection though.....what would you do?

These books are easy though as they are already in pieces...

I'm really getting quite excited about seeing the paper packs put together...some of the wallpaper (there are some pics here)  has arrived ready for cutting by the head of divisions ( me) and then packing by packaging crew( me). I have had fun ( and late nights) deciding on a name and label for the packs.

And lucky me two swaps packages arrived today ...photos tomorrow.

I need a yo yo and a cup of tea.
mmmmmm butter......

Comments

[madmommy]

I think you could cut it up, as you said, then it's going to good homes. It's so sad to think someone's family doesn't understand the wonderful gift they had, but who knows? Kind of like the old photos you find in antique stores...they are somebody's relations, but who knows who they are now?

[melissa]

I think I would cut it up too, give it a second life! What an amazing find though... and so pleased you liked the yo-yos- you're right, definitely no heart foundation tick there, but good occasionally, right?
I've put a baby into the bath with clothes on, too. I think it was a pair of socks he still had on.

[gkgirl]

that scrapbook is indeed
an amazing find
and a hard call to make
on whether to cut or not to cut...
but like you said,
its not like it would
be going to waste if you did
cut it...
it will just be transformed.

and too funny about the nappy/sock bit
:)

[Bianca]

I'm way too sentimental to deal with cutting up someone's scrap book like that. But your reasons are good and I probably wouldn't think twice about it if the first time I saw it was in one of your packs...

[Jo]

Pleeeeaaaasse, don't cut it! Love it, like they did. And re-live their fantastic and exciting trip for them, wherever they may be now.
I had to laugh at the bath thing. Done that one myself. And I love how they just look at you like you've lost your mind.
And the yo-yo. If we go out for babychino's, my girls always have a yo-yo and because they are so big, they never finish them. So I wrap them in napkins to bring home for "Ron" (later on). But do they ever make it out of my bag? No. And do I ever get all those crumbs out? Good luck for Friday!

[Julie]

Wow, what a find - so much treasure!!! I wouldnt cut up the book..couldnt..it takes me long enough to cut up a piece of beautiful wallpaper, never mind someones life!!!
The books look great too!

[susannah]

Woweeee what fun to go through your auction win!!! How exciting!!

If it was me I'd keep the scrapbook as is and use it as reference (scan/photocopy?).....but then that's coming from someone who has trouble cutting into ANYTHING :-)

[elizabeth]

wow! that stuff is awesome!!!