Friday
It's just past 1pm and it's possible that friday's lunch could consist of Freddo frogs and vegemite and chip sandwiches. It's the evil diet witch's worst nightmare. I struggle daily with the inner-mind battle of knowing what is good for me and what I really want. Usually the good and somewhat skinnier health freak angel on my right shoulder wins and it's healthy stuff for lunch. Today I'm not so sure. It'll be dinner time by the time I've decided.
I haven't shared this creation yet! The latest Tarisota kit came with some fabric hoops and I'm danged if I didn't stop in my tracks when I opened that sucker up and think to myself "what the heck is a simple non sewing kinda chick going to do with THAT" as I composed a "what were you thinking" email to Tamar. But it only took one minute of lucid thinking to realise I didn't have to use it with fabric. So I didn't. I used it with paper. I turned some white cardstock over and traced around the hoop, trimmed my cardstock to that shape and created a round layout.
Not just any old layout though. This one is something special - it's for Abby's room, using one of my favourite pics of her and I. And yes I have used this pic before and you will see it again... probably even tomorrow....I'm using them for different purposes and that is OK - it's a favourite photo! I applied good old tombo to the hoop and stuck my circle of cardstock on there. And see the little silver clip I've attached there? Theoretically that is to clip sweet little "I love you, baby" notes on there. It's very possible the notes might say something else. Depending on Abby's mood, her behaviour and whether the evil lunch devil or the healthy freakazoid angel won the lunch battle.
And again. Handwriting. Because my printer still hasn't surfaced from underneath the drop-sheets it is under.
Talking of Tarisota - I'm currently working on 2 limited editions. The first is a regular Teckni-Colour and the second is a Basicgrey 4 U using 3 of the new CHA releases! I've done this twice before. I take a whole lot of fairly generic embellishments and a whole lot of new BG papers (not released yet, but I have them here!) and I create 4 layouts with instructions. As soon as the BasicGrey hits the Australian shores, Tamar ships the collections and you all are within the first to have the BasicGrey WITH instructions to do 4 layouts. So. I'm working on that.
And remember I will be posting my BAsicgrey layouts tomorrow!
Hey- thanks SO much to those of you that commented and emailed me about SENZ. It was so nice to have the break from teaching but I'm over it now. Really and truly and I can't wait to hit SENZ in Wellington with some newly found teaching enthusiasm. It bought a smile to my face every time I read an email saying "Good on ya nic". So thanks.
Oh. I need to leave you with a riddle. I thought there was only one answer to this (as I hear it every single day as my kids all wait for each other to clip themselves in the car first so they can all be last...) but according to the ladies at the crop I was at last week, the rhyme the kids use isn't the only one!
So answer me this.
First the worst,
Second the best,
Third the ....?
(And I'm telling you, from now on when we get in the car it's first the best, second the not so good and third is going to get his butt kicked if he doesn't clip himself in right away)...
laters
Your hoop layout is gorgeous Nic! I too thought "WTF?" when I saw that hoop on the website, but you have done an amazing job! Just saw some sneak pics of the new basic grey ranges on their website - WOWEEEE! They look awesome so I am BUSTING to see what you've created with them! Am very much looking forward to your Tarisota kits.
Dunno what "third" is, but the only thing I can think of is "turd" LMAO!!!
Posted by: Sarah Schwerin | July 18, 2008 at 02:19 PM
Just love the circle layout in the hoop! What a totally awesome idea.... especially when you have hoops and no time to embroider cos you're too busy scrapping. LOL.
Posted by: Liddy | July 18, 2008 at 02:50 PM
Trust you to come up with something so cool!
Oowwwwwwwww can we PRE ORDER the kits sure Tamsar wouldn't mind would she??
CANT wait to get to SENZ now, and we booked into this cool house B&B place and when I asked directions on the best way to get there and then commented that us girls would figure it out she asked if we wanted seperate rooms, reasonably shocked when i said no lol! I mean how are 2 girls surposed to giggle the night away in seperate rooms lol!
Posted by: Rachel Forrester | July 18, 2008 at 04:06 PM
Love the way you have used the fabric hoop, such a great idea!! The layout is great, and I can see why you love that photo - just gorgeous - you're little girl looks a lot you like you did when we were kids!!
Great to hear that you are getting back into the teaching, only wish I was in NZ for SENZ, some of the girls I met at Scrapbooking and Beyond in Sydney are heading down to Windy Wellington for it - they are very excited!!!
Posted by: Nicola A | July 18, 2008 at 04:15 PM
Fab LO, as always! it really is inspiring me to get off my duff and create something! As for the riddle, I think it's the one with the hairy chest, if I remember right. :)
Posted by: Dana J | July 18, 2008 at 04:42 PM
I just asked my boys for the answer to the riddle,
Third the golden eagle :-)
Fourth the horse covered in sauce
Fifth the pretty princess!!
So eagle must be the answer. we were right. lol
Posted by: Erica Lasham | July 18, 2008 at 04:46 PM
Forgot to say, Love what you have done with the fabric hope, it looks awesome!
Posted by: Erica Lasham | July 18, 2008 at 04:48 PM
"Third the dirty rascal"
Well thats what it was when I was a kid!! ROFL
Posted by: Julie | July 18, 2008 at 04:52 PM
That otp project is amazing!
Am looking forward to heading north for SENZ, and even more so now that I know you will be teaching there! So excited that I might get to meet you in person! :)
Posted by: Mich | July 18, 2008 at 04:57 PM
3rd the nerd lol
Love your hoop.
Posted by: Roo | July 18, 2008 at 05:00 PM
I always thought third was a golden princess...
gorgeous layout!!! So loving the colours and that photo deserves to be scrapped over and over again - beautiful as always.
Posted by: Louise Williams | July 18, 2008 at 05:27 PM
GULP - that is sensational. Love it all!!! You are so very creative!
Posted by: Mrs Frizz | July 18, 2008 at 05:29 PM
That's a really gorgeous LO!! I love it!
Posted by: bunny | July 18, 2008 at 06:09 PM
I have it on 'good' authority from my two boys that it is:
First the worst
Second the best
Third the one with the golden dress or golden gun.
But before the 'first the worst' comes: "Zero the Hero!"
Beats me!!! lol
love seeing your handwriting ;) and love the hoop.
Posted by: Marie Noske | July 18, 2008 at 06:16 PM
Love the hoop Nic - I can see why that photo is your favourite - I love it!
When I was a girl it was 3rd the golden princess! Then again there were 3 girls in my family - I'm not sure too many boys would be happy about that! ;)
Posted by: Kirstin | July 18, 2008 at 06:48 PM
I'm with the last few commenters .... we always said....
3rd the golden princess!!!!!
cool re you teaching at SENZ - I myself AM going..... so excited... see I am a SENZ virgin - my first one ever!!!! hee hee sooooo excited.
as for the fabric ring..... LOVE it....
Posted by: Mandyb | July 18, 2008 at 07:15 PM
Wow that's a fabulous layout. As for the rhyme...as kids we sang "Third's the dirty donkey, fourth's the golden eagle!" So you didn't want to be 1st or 3rd but 2nd and 4th spot on:-)
Posted by: Linda | July 18, 2008 at 07:31 PM
Yay not only Senz but a basic grey tarisota coming up
We are in scrappers heaven - Thanks again Nic
Posted by: Bronwyn | July 18, 2008 at 07:50 PM
My Ethan says:
Zero the Hero
First the worst
Second the best
Third the golden princess
See you at SENZ. I'll be locked away in one of the rooms ;)
Posted by: Rachel Greig | July 18, 2008 at 10:36 PM
We also had third the golden princess.
Yay for your Basic Grey Tarisota layouts!!
Posted by: karen | July 18, 2008 at 11:11 PM
i really really love your gorgeous hoop w/ the clippy for little notes...oh that is genius!
& i can see why it is a favorite photo...it is absolutely wonderful!
Posted by: gigi | July 19, 2008 at 01:31 AM
Wow - love everything about this, it looks amazing!!!
Posted by: Aga | July 19, 2008 at 02:13 AM
the layout is beautiful. love all the details. great eye candy.
love your posts. you are so honest and down to earth, esp when it comes to your kids...nice to hear i'm not the only one...
Posted by: jamie | July 19, 2008 at 05:08 AM
third the dirty rascal!!!
an hey theres nothing wrong with eating vegemite an chip sandwhiches for lunch......is there?
Posted by: vjb | July 19, 2008 at 07:42 AM
Love the LO, the hoop is great! I will have to dig out some of my old hoops and put them to work, since I never embroider any more. And I love to use photos more than once, some are just to wonderful to keep on a LO only to be seen in a book! =)
Posted by: berta | July 19, 2008 at 09:28 AM