and the winner is....

Lynda!!!

Congratulations girlie you've just won a button moon bloom!

I hope you like it :)*

xoxo

♥

♥ Its a GiVeAway! ♥

As you can see I am up to my eyes in Button Moon Blooms!!! I have a craft fair next weekend - its a two day event so I'm in the middle of making lots and lots of these funky art brooches for my stall. Would you like a button moon bloom all for yourself? Well then, all you need to do is drop a comment {along with your favourite colour combo} on this post to stand a chance of winning. Easy peasy. I'll then pick a name at random from my magic bag next Wednesday 27th....Good luck bloggers!...♥

Feeling Creativ?

Well I am! Darlin' Deb of Artistic Visions has given me the Kreativ blogger award! So now all I need to do is share 7 loves here and pass on the award to 7 other creative folk. Lets start with some of my loves then...

♥ 1 ♥

My husband, my Mr Mac. We're like salt and pepper, very ying and yang. He can be a bloomin' grumpy sod sometimes but I love him to bits and I wouldn't change him for all the tea in China...

♥ 2 ♥

My folks, who have always believed in me, encouraged and supported me through all the good and the bad bits of life.

♥ 3 ♥

Apple and cheese sandwiches - nuff said!

♥ 4 ♥

Riding my bicycle, one of the simplest pleasures in life especially when you're flying down big hills!

♥ 5 ♥

Car boot sales - you never know what you're gonna get!

♥ 6 ♥

Making and sharing art - it releases this big pressure valve doesn't it? I'm currently in love with journalling and I'd be lost without all my mail art friends to play with!

♥ 7 ♥

Sweet Pea - the most delicate and beautiful little flowers in the whole wide world - and that scent? aaah delicious!

And the blog award now goes to! >>>

♥ Phizzychick ♥

♥ Aileen Clarke ♥

♥ Red Possum ♥

♥ eggstudio ♥

♥ Wee Cute ♥

♥ Mixed Up ♥

♥ Purple Cat ♥

* HapPy DaYs! *

I turned 31 last saturday! I'm now officially in my 'early thirties' which feels surprisingly good, like I've 'grown into myself' - if you know what I mean?? Our birthdays are all clumped together, Mitzi and Orla on Wednesday, Daddy on Thursday, Me on Saturday, Gezza this friday, Our Phil next tuesday....So I decided to take myself up north to celebrate with them all!.

On Saturday I took my wee cousins off to Tollymore forest park for a tomboy's day out where we picnicked, played football, climbed trees and lots of other fun stuff. It was lovely and sunny too!

On Sunday, Gezza, myself and Miss Orla {thats herself up above in the hot air balloon} had a really girly day out visiting the most beautiful stately home, Mount Stewart. The gardens are spectacular there and every single rhodedendron was in full bloom - I couldn't get over the colours! We finished the day off in proper style with tea and yummy tray bakes :)*

I received lots of lovely cards, emails and little gifts which really made the day extra special so a big 'thank you' to everyone who thought of me this year. My favourite present of them all came from my mum, Gezza who made me a really clever and cute tote. An awful lot of work went into making it - I love how she used my 'birdie girl' drawing as the centerpiece and the gingham flower is pure genius!

On top of all that, lucky-duck me also received the latest edition of Photoshop elements - yippeeDOO!!! Although I haven't the slightest bloomin' notion what to do with it yet! I have the 'Classroom in a book', but I'm particularly interested in the more arty farty side of PSE - like digital collage and stuff. Do you have any suggestions on how to get started with that kind of thing???

Yep I'm a clueless thirty-somethin'! ♥