To market?

I reluctantly pack up my wares for another market. This time at the local primary school - again we were representing the kinder, but also selling some of our stuff. While I was not looking forward to standing around at another market, given I had had root canal earlier this morning, I was optimistic as it was a primary school and all our stuff is really for preschoolers.
Lets say - optimism wasted. I made one sale - a $3 pen kit. I think even if it had all been free, this crowd would have been disappointed that they would have to carry it! To their credit it was not promoted as a market, and no one was buying anything - except the sausages. Even the straw bags that were literally walking out the door at the last market, even they were happily at their stall. I think we need a different approach. Any suggestions?

A few photos...

Dad was home today because I needed to go to the dentist (long overdue and not very pleasant- which is why it should be regular!!) and it really doesn't work with three kids in tow. He did the swim run (we remembered this week) and was outside while we had a little play. So there are some pictures of me - quite rare as I am usually holding the camera. You have got to love digital cameras because there were heaps like this one below to get the top two!!

Christmas Season

I know its only the first of december, but as I had to get the advent calendar out the christmas tree is also up. It in not decorated as I am trying to get the twins used to it before my nice new kate spade decorations go on!

Talking about decorations, the kids made decorations today. I bought these porcelain decorations for only $2 back when spotlight first brought in christmas stuff (September??) and I have had them waiting. They came out really well - however my white vinyl chairs suffered another battering (or splattering). What a bad decision.

Anyway - on a totally different note - I even went out tonight - with my brother to a club. Yes, like a normal person (on a monday night, maybe not that normal!) My friends husband is in a band - The Red Hot Rythm Makers and my girlfriend was singing a song so off we went to Machester Lane in Melbourne to see them play. It was a really nice night out. The club is small and intimate with old fashioned levels. The band plays 20-30's swing music and there is a group of dedicated followers who are swing dancers and dress up in authentic gear. It was a really nice night. (am trying to find their youtube video to no avail)

My Ben 10

Today's party was a dress up theme - so of course Alexander went off as Ben 10. What an easy outfit - I managed to find 'green' cargo pants at cotton on before everything became summer. Not everyone knew who he was, but he was certainly very impressed with himself.

Problem Solved!

Well, not totally solved, but moving in the right direction. There is no more surprise arrivals down the hallway, nor screaming and hitting. Sleep is coming more easily now due to.....drum roll please......Thomas the Tank Engine pillow cases.

I am not a big fan of having licenced products, but I can live with them in bed - ie PJs and bedding if it is a means to an end. The twins have just got into Thomas (toot - toot) in a big way, almost overnight. On a whim in spotlight I saw doona covers but I am not paying $60 for one, nor is it going to glow in the dark. So I bought pillow cases and even in the shop they were impressed with them. Now it seems on the pillows they do the job. They still get out of their cots and play until they are tired enough (!) but they do go to sleep a lot easier- even if it is in the same cot.

Forgive me blog

it has been 22 days since my last entry and where has the time gone - yes sucked into the vortex. (no not Bunnings!!) But what I am doing is going to fill you in retrospectively. I am sorry I have been absent, there is nothing wrong, as you will see, just dealing with TODDLERS!!!

Shopping and Sewing

During kinder, mum and I made a quick trip to Preston. I like to know whats on sale from missy confidential and there was a leather and silver sale. She needed some pressies for my cousins and it looked ideal. Off we went and got what we needed - a little stop at the Lee jeans sale but we were looking for my brother and these things are hard if you can't try things on. So all of this and we made it back to the early kinder pick up.

Once home with kids actually asleep in bed (only an hour battle today!) we hit the machines. I had a couple of pressies to do and heres the result of our afternoon:A ben 10 t-shirt. We actually made three of these, two for Alexander and one for a gift for Gareth. It is Alexander's current obsession. We had to buy green cargo pants as the outfit needs to be authentic.

This is a denim apron and drawstring backpack for a three year old pressie, obviously for owen. All done on my magic embroidery machine.

My little helper. It is his hands in the bottom of the photo above.

This is my emergency bag. The box I did on monday was to hold stationary which has not arrived. So I have to give him an empty box. Now he has a bag as well until the extra stuff comes...

This is another little project I have been working on. The pattern from these was in last years Better Homes and Gardens but I am planning to put them on cards for the kids at kinder.
And this is what my workspace looks like after all this activity!!!!