tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88303080531786833742024-02-22T01:32:19.328+08:00BilbifiedA state of bliss!Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09920161435091174646noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830308053178683374.post-56370387402351801682011-02-03T14:00:00.009+08:002011-02-03T15:38:18.597+08:00Rainbow's Party Part 1Did you guess the party theme from the birthday girl's party dress?Yes Rainbow had a Rainbow party. A colourful theme for a colourful little 4 year old. Photos with details and without guests are a little light on but here we go.. There also all at the bottom of the post as Blogger is being 'uncooperative')We decorated with the park with colourful balloons and a painted rainbow.The rainbow is Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09920161435091174646noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830308053178683374.post-88966812656769353992011-01-27T13:43:00.006+08:002011-01-27T18:37:57.048+08:00Warm weather outfitsYes, I'm back. I kind of lost interest for a while. Lost interest in this and even in reading others' blogs. I found I spent more time blogging than doing anything worth blog. I think a lot of people go through this from what I've seen on others' blogs. Anyway a new year and some changes plus I miss the friendships I've formed and I think I have room for it again. I guess we'll see...But in the Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09920161435091174646noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830308053178683374.post-11458286438634440962011-01-26T13:31:00.002+08:002011-01-26T13:35:41.461+08:00Rainbow and the Twenty EightWe had a picnic at Yanchep NP yesterday and Rainbow made friends with a Ring Necked Parrots. Most people call them 28s as that is what their call sounds like. This one was a juvenile and I think was supplementing his seed diet with 'picnic' foods. As you can see Rainbow was very excited by her new friend.Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09920161435091174646noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830308053178683374.post-3199659539521747902010-09-24T14:24:00.003+08:002010-09-24T14:33:18.959+08:00Salad DressingWe've had glorious weather this past week with maximums in the mid to high 20s. Today I was making a batch of vinaigrette to take on holiday for a week camping at Esperance, when I was hit with guilt as I promised this recipe to a dear friend a long time away, who has recently moved to England. So I thought if I type it for her, I might as send it out to all of you, particularly those who are Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09920161435091174646noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830308053178683374.post-56863825379569929692010-09-07T13:46:00.003+08:002010-09-07T14:07:08.201+08:00A Rainbow DayHi all,Sorry I've been away. My day time recreation has been dramatically cut by a little one with back to back colds and in the evening the computer is being used by my husband who is completing some post grad study. This is actually about two weeks old. We haven't had any playdough around here for a long long time but we finally got around to making a batch. This is the usual recipe. I Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09920161435091174646noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830308053178683374.post-52277572573276247872010-08-17T13:23:00.004+08:002010-08-17T13:41:17.655+08:00Moon SandYou have to do this. As Rainbow plays with her homemade Moonsand she shrieks and squeals "This is so much fun." I will show you this picture first as a warning. It's messy. Very messy. But it's a dry mess. In fact DON'T wipe it up - it will make a river of food colour. Just sweep it up or even better get your little one to sweep it up. There are many recipes out there all the same ration Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09920161435091174646noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830308053178683374.post-81967670330006885212010-08-10T19:50:00.004+08:002010-08-10T19:59:52.334+08:00Stay Home All DayWe had a lovely 'stay home all day' day yesterday. We don't do this very often but it was a lovely day. We designed a great train track, painted, played in the garden and ticked off an activity that's been on the list for a while waiting for such a day.Rainbow has been asking great questions recently like "How are houses built?" A few weeks ago Rainbow asked me "How do you make bread?" so todayKristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09920161435091174646noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830308053178683374.post-91130200329037865082010-08-04T19:32:00.002+08:002010-08-04T19:52:12.522+08:00Retro BakingMy mother is not a baker by that I mean it's not something that she terribly enjoys or would choose to do. Where as I am always trying out new recipes, she however has a number of signature dishes that she has mastered and can call on when the occasion arises. Lemon Coconut Slice (pictured centre) was one of them. Through out my childhood when ever she was require to 'take a plate' this Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09920161435091174646noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830308053178683374.post-47850139695444794342010-08-03T13:57:00.004+08:002010-08-03T14:19:44.848+08:00Our Luna ParkOne of our favourite things after visiting or doing something interesting is too relive it at home. Here's our version of Luna Park. Luna Park is a theme park in Sydney right on the river next to the Harbour Bridge. This first photo isn't mine and I'm hoping it's Sydney as there is a second Luna Park in Melbourne. Here are our train people entering through the iconic Luna clown face. Next they Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09920161435091174646noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830308053178683374.post-75212724478683052842010-07-28T19:23:00.013+08:002010-07-28T20:25:42.340+08:00Painting on FoilI had planned to post this before we left but ran out of time..About a month ago my nephew celebrated his birthday and the girls made him a transformer inspired robot card using aluminium foil that had been glued onto card then cut into shapes and arranged.It got me thinking about whether you could paint on foil and get that look of applying gold foil. So here are the different methods we tried. Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09920161435091174646noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830308053178683374.post-12424198632839067012010-07-27T13:49:00.007+08:002010-07-27T19:42:34.294+08:00Our holiday in NSWWe had a wonderful holiday in New South Wales. I usually get to a point when travelling that I'm ready to go home but I didn't reach it this holiday!Here are a few photos and some extracts from my travel diary... We drove to Minnamirra Rainforest Area for a picnic lunch and walk along a broadwalk. The broadwalk took us along the Minnamirra Riverlet and high into the forest. The rainforest was Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09920161435091174646noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830308053178683374.post-21460025695733985962010-07-03T19:49:00.002+08:002010-07-03T19:52:04.832+08:00Out of the Office - LOLHi everyone,I had planned on posting today but it's going to have to wait until I return. We're off to Sydney at 8.05 tomorrow morning so instead I shall read my packing list for the umpteenth time and head off to bed. I'll visit you all and share my holidays when we return in three weeks.Until thenKristineKristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09920161435091174646noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830308053178683374.post-86546889384174646672010-06-29T20:33:00.004+08:002010-06-29T20:56:04.859+08:00Bush FairiesLast week Rainbow and I made these little bush fairies using wooden beads for heads and the seeds, nuts and buds from our Autumn nature table. Rainbow chose the pieces and I hot glue gunned them together. It was a quick craft to enjoy in the little break between Rainbow and Moonshine waking from their afternoon sleep. Moonshine was quite interested in it as we hastily packed away when she awoke. Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09920161435091174646noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830308053178683374.post-50594605057895549642010-06-25T14:20:00.004+08:002010-06-25T14:51:21.383+08:00Twos company Threes a Crowd or is it a Party?I am feeling frazzled so though I should do some sewing or knitting today I shall blog while the girls sleep. On Fridays we attend mothers group. Until quite recently Rainbow has been happy doing her own thing or playing with me but recently she has wanted to play with the others. Time and time again she'll go and try to join in with the girls or ask one of the girls if she wants to do Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09920161435091174646noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830308053178683374.post-57088437679922864862010-06-24T20:44:00.004+08:002010-06-24T21:00:04.176+08:00The Gingerbread ManI've finished another felt board to take for entertainment on our coming plane trip. This tells the story of "The Gingerbread Man". It's funny I often chant the refrain when we're running around or playing chasey though Rainbow doesn't know the story.Here's the little old lady getting the gingerbread man out of the oven. Here everyone is in hot pursuit "Run, Run as fast as you can. You can't Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09920161435091174646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830308053178683374.post-47742414680287658682010-06-21T21:04:00.005+08:002010-06-24T21:01:11.822+08:00Microwave Puff PaintToday's craft builds on some of the craft we've been doing recently - poor man's glitter and squeezy art. The idea comes from One Crafty Momma and is one I've wanted to try for about two years but our absence of a microwave has prevented us. Today we were visiting at my parents' place so it seemed a good opportunity. Though having done it I don't see why it wouldn't work just as well in an oven Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09920161435091174646noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830308053178683374.post-76772745274026998322010-06-12T19:53:00.006+08:002010-06-12T20:37:47.126+08:00Body OutlinesRainbow's art is starting to include bodies for her people. You can see it in her pancake man and also her 'poor man's glitter' person. She's also been experimenting with these elongated head/bodies which are interesting in that I don't believe they are part of the usual progression. This one is a pig - see the snout and curly tailAs yet this isn't coming out in her drawings so I thought we'd Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09920161435091174646noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830308053178683374.post-72698031498803805702010-06-10T19:47:00.005+08:002010-06-10T20:27:02.685+08:00Squeezy Edible ArtRainbow and I are enjoying Masterchef. Rainbow loves watching a little before bed and comes up with her own ideas of what she would cook - such as a steak and cabbage pizza with beer poured on top.Here's some arty cooking we've been up to using.... a squeezy bottle. We actually have two, Rainbow finds the red bottle easier to squeeze.Firstly decorating cookies. The icing is a simple glace icing (Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09920161435091174646noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830308053178683374.post-21110519651288898762010-06-04T14:48:00.005+08:002010-06-04T15:36:18.413+08:00New Baby at the ZooWe've had two trips to the zoo this week. The second one, today, was especially to see the new baby Rothschild giraffe that was born on Saturday. Here he is with his mother Misha.We are thrilled to have seen him. When we first arrived I could barely see his little head at the back of their enclosure and despite (what I thought was) a comprehensive description Rainbow could not see him. ThankfullyKristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09920161435091174646noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830308053178683374.post-89419265000716120002010-05-30T19:38:00.006+08:002010-05-30T19:51:42.084+08:00Over the hill and far, far, far awayI have forsaken my readers and I think they may have forsaken me! Or perhaps they just weren't that interested in the last post. Shall I try again.I was feeling frustrated with my sewing so I have put it away and am working on my scrapbooks (will I ever catch up?) and also a few feltboards. The feltboards in part are to pack for our coming trip. (We're off to NSW for three weeks in July just for Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09920161435091174646noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830308053178683374.post-86777151976485193642010-05-28T20:05:00.009+08:002010-05-28T20:42:06.375+08:00Poor Man's GlitterIt's been a month since I last posted. I'm not sure why I've been away so long. Many reasons - I had computer problems, Moonshine and I have been sick and partly just that I've had things sitting heavily on my mind. I'll probably share some of these (I'd actually like your input) but not today.Instead today here's a really easy craft idea.I'm sorry I haven't got many photos. So I'll start with Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09920161435091174646noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830308053178683374.post-56419132027894169252010-04-30T20:36:00.006+08:002010-04-30T20:59:53.925+08:00A Real Life Author - Writing a Touch and Feel BookI thought about calling this post - the belated belated. This is my belated posting of the belated present that Rainbow made for Moonshine's birthday.It was strongly inspired by the lovely touch and feel book that Zoe (from Playing by the Book) 's daughter M created.Where as M started with a scrap of fabric that she then transformed into a picture, Rainbow started with an idea that she drew and Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09920161435091174646noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830308053178683374.post-218994657339592662010-04-27T19:38:00.003+08:002010-04-27T19:55:52.629+08:00Fresh PlumsWe brought some fresh plums and apples from a farm side stall a week ago. The plums were delicious but all ripen simultaneously so we cooked some up.The first kilo I used to make plum jam. (I cut the sugar to 2 1/2 cups for 1kg of plums) We always have commercial jam in the fridge as Rainbow is a big fan but I don't usually have any desire to eat it. Put a jar of homemade jam in the fridge and itKristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09920161435091174646noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830308053178683374.post-78911536473996893412010-04-26T19:34:00.006+08:002010-04-27T14:30:45.010+08:00That DressI finally finished the two knit dresses that provided me with so much angst. I'm pleased with how they turned out. Having sewn two of these dresses it's actually quite an easy pattern, though I'm a bit inexperienced at setting seams. It also looks comfortable on. It's such a retro style - I can imagine myself wearing it fifteen years ago (still retro as it's really my Mum's generation) with knee Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09920161435091174646noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830308053178683374.post-3748448621536315162010-04-19T20:00:00.005+08:002010-04-19T20:25:25.918+08:00One last Easter CraftI know Easter was two weeks ago. Finally the kids have polished off the last chocolate (or so they think - insert evil laugh!) The egg cups have been put away. The bunny ears have retired to the dress up box. But what do you do with those beautiful dyed eggs..... Easter Egg Mosaic - Very simple and all that egg smashing is quite simple. Materialsdyed eggspaperglue (I used school glue. If you wantKristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09920161435091174646noreply@blogger.com3