A blog giveaway for my sons birthday :)

Its about time for another blog giveaway and since its my sons birthday next Friday I am going to mix the two together...I love giveaways don't you!
I'll be putting it up now - a gorgeous star mobile made by me, picked out by my son, and all you need to do is leave a comment under this post. Next Friday the 5th of February I will put all the names in a hat and let my gorgeous son pick one out!
Make sure you leave a way I can contact you if you're the winner :)

*Worldwide - anyone can enter*

Wild baby ducklings

  Background from yesterday

Coming home on the highway tonight after getting the kids I saw this bunch of tiny baby ducklings on the edge of the highway and whats worse I spotted their dead mother squished in the middle.
 I made DH stop, he wasn't too happy about it, and go back so I could grab the ducklings so they didn't get squished too (I'm an animal lover and just couldn't bare leaving them)
Got them all a good way off the road and down the embankment but trying to grab them some ran into some really long grass and a fence - I could only grab two of them! I tried hard to coax them out and get thru but unless I wanted to be eaten by a snake there was no way I could reach them.... I feel bad but at least they are far from the road and I could save two!

So now I have two wild duck babies.......They are so cute!
They survived the night just fine and are eating and drinking pretty good. The kids are just enthralled with them and I must say its lucky we have a huge backyard! Obviously I won't be able to keep them so I am going to raise them til they are fully feathered etc and then send them out to live on a farm.

Some news, more mobiles in stock and free postage tonight only

Been very busy this week but finally have a few days of repose - all 4 kids are staying at Nanny and poppy's for two nights *shock* My in laws truly are such help and the best!!
Most of today was spent cleaning, amazing what needs cleaning after kids leave, but I did pick up some new gorgeous glass beads on the way home for a new mobile!
School starts back next week - phew I've just been hanging in......

Dolphins and purple flowers are the next two mobiles up for sale and I also opened up two custom slots. Free postage on all purchases made tonight until 12pm midnight, woohoo bargain!!!! I might even extend it, you never know ;)

CLICK TO GO SEE

Love ya all

Should I open up....

...some custom order mobile slots? My mobiles are selling quite well IRL which is quite surprising LOL and I've been asked if I will do custom orders for particular color schemes etc but I'm not too sure....Leave a comment and let me know WHAT YOU THINK?

Stars...

Cheerful stars to brighten your night sky!

Baby mobiles/Hanging decorations in stock!!!

** Baby mobiles or hanging decorations have arrived in stock at Platinum Panties :)
Completely handmade they are the perfect gift for anyone creating a beautiful distraction and flow of energy!

Platinum Panties


Here are pics of the first two....more are in the works!

Website makeover and new items coming!

Platinum Panties website is taking a few days offline to go thru a huge makeover....New colors, new pics, new items - Yep new stock lines will be coming in really soon :)
I am ultra excited about branching out with my craft and offering some really cute stuff!!!!

Being thrify and scoring a bargain is all about compromise!

I like a good bargain....I can proudly say I never pay full price for anything and although it does take longer and more effort to hunt around its worth it to save those dollars.
One of my tips is a single word that needs to be in any thrifty shoppers vocabulary - 'Compromise'
All projects start with a vision, a vision that usually turns into something more like an obsession (well it does for me) LOL ....One of the things in my vision for my bedroom was a thick fluffy mink throw in a dark, royal shade of purple that would rest across my gliding rocker but do you think I could find one for a decent, thrifty price? Well yes if I thought that $50 or over was a decent thrifty price...hell no and so I kept looking around.
Yesterday I went to spotlight and found they had throw rugs for 50% off...now that's a bargain and so I practically ran down to the section with my vision flapping wildly behind me. Soft gorgeous throw rugs enthralled my fingers as I desperatly hunted for a purple color amid the shelves. I found one - gorgeous and spotty and it was purple but not a rich dark purple a lilac purple...lilac just won't work and it was a bit thinner than I wanted :(
Disappointed, yes but could my mind resist the massive savings - NO so I started looking at prices and found this thick, fluffy, super soft throw rug that was $40 reduced to $20....everything I wanted except that it was a rich, dark watermelon color. Such a bargain..........................and so I bought it, after all it would look great in the lounge room on the couch!
Coming home I felt good cos i got a great bargain yet my vision was halted once again.
And that's where the word 'Compromise' comes in....flinging it on the bed I realized it looked beautiful in the room and matched in just as good as a purple one would have!!!
And so my room is starting to come together, one piece of my vision has been altered but in a way that allowed me to keep money in my pocket and that was my main thread within my vision :)

The tissue issue

And so on my question in the last post i proceeded to contact Kleenex and ask them that exact question :)
And I promptly received a reply today which was quite a surprise and good customer service....they have assigned me an id number and asked if I could call them to further discuss the issue LOL and so I will keep you updated.............

Is there a trick to getting tissues out of a new box???

I'm serious people..

Every time I open a new box of tissues and try to pull one out no matter what I do a whole clump comes out or I rip them in half....is there a trick to new tissue boxes I don't know about?

Yes I'm blonde

My item list for 2010

Well I have a list of things I need for 2010 but putting them on paper is just ridiculous as I always lose it or the kids take it and draw on it LOL
Since majorly decluttering our house we are not buying anything that we don't need and 'NEED' in a big way........As our pledge to saving the planet we are going to consume less. And as our pledge to our wallets, lol, we are going to cut costs wherever we can.

So my list is (Of course it will be updated as I go)

Soft comfy rocking chair - for our bedroom so I can breast feed in comfort
New spare tyre - for car
Cane basket cabinet for towel storage in the hall
Laptop - upgrade as our laptop is 5 or so years old
Cot mattress
Outdoor play equipment - promised for Christmas but couldn't find the sets we wanted
Large outdoor picnic table with attached benches - necessary for our cleaning sanity

SQUEAL - Finished medieval bassinet pics

Finally finished my medieval style bassinet
Fit for a king I think....took me ages - I hand sewed the whole thing and made it up as I went along.

The whole corner of the room will be a medieval theme so when I'm finished I'll post a pic of the whole entire scene

So what do you think?