What the...?

So you know how they say it's physically impossible to lick your own elbow?

We saw it on CBBC, you know, on one of those funny shows that tells you all sorts of useless information? Like, a two year old's height is half their predicted full grown adult height.
Take a piece of string three times round your head and that will be as long as your height. Your foot will fit in the space between your wrist and your elbow. And yeah, it's physically impossible to lick your own elbow. (Yes, I've tried it. Go on...I know you're going to...)









Well, someone forgot to tell my kid that. I guess it's like according to the rules of aerodynamics, a bumble bee is too heavy for it's wings and shouldn't be able to fly, but nobody told it that, so it flies. She licks her elbows. Funny kid!

POTD: Technology

The theme for this week's POTD is technology. I've seen a few posts on TwoPeas' gallery of technological objects or of people using technology. So, I tried to think outside the box on this one - and with one click of a technological button - I transformed this image of my daughter into five different looks. Through my Photoshop filters and actions, it literally took one click. Where would I be without this kind of technology?

Nappy Cake - An Ode to Saucy!

Have you been to Saucy's blog? She is wonderfully creative, friendly, sweet and Charming...and the inspiration behind this nappy cake (or should I say diaper cake, for the Americans and Canadians?) She has the tutorial on her blog, look on her "Oldies but Goodies" list.

I have been itching to make one since I first saw it, so you can imagine how thrilled I was to be invited to a friend's baby shower next weekend! I am really happy with how it turned out - I used up some old scrapbook papers for the tags, some pretty ribbon, because if there's one thing I cannot resist (other than chocolate, of course) it's pretty ribbon, and then, look at those sweet baby pins - they were part of my prize (okay, I'll try not to talk about my prizes so much, but there were so many!) The little snuggler bunny is so soft and cuddly, and he's holding the card - inside it has one of my all time favourite boy quotes -

Between the innocence of babyhood and the dignity of manhood,
We find the delightful creature of a Boy.
anon

I've included a shot of the layers from above - the top layer has 21 size 2 Pampers, the bottom layer has a small pack of size 3 Pampers, and I wrapped them around a tub of ear buds to make the layer wider than the top one.

Now I just hope my friend doesn't change her mind on the baby's name, and that she doesn't stumble across my blog before next Sunday - J, if you're here, SHUT YOUR EYES!!

Colonel of the Chenko

My son has such a vivid imagination. Two minutes into watching a movie, and he gets a bee in his bonnet to dress up, and be someone from the movie. One of his current faves, thanks to this awesome outfit he got from Nana and Grandad, is Colonel Dovchenko from Indiana Jones. Or, if you're my son, you'll say it "I'm beening Colonel of the Chenko, you be Spelkarina" (That would be Irina Spelko, just in case you don't speak 3.5year old)

I'm trying to make up for my first POTD post having such appalling photos - I don't know what I was thinking! I shot this through the stair banisters, while he was oblivious to my presence. I used Ren's oldies-but-goodies action, Vintage Kiss me Hard.

Ready, Set, Scrap!

My scrapbook supplies have been growing, ever so slightly, over the past few years. Winning the Best of British competition last year has made all my storage holders burst at the seams. Yesterday, we were heading down to B&Q in search of a double adaptor for the dishwasher and tumble drier, so I thought I'd check out their tool boxes. They had a great one, a Stanley, with two pull up trays, a slide out area for little bits like screws and nails, and then the big cavity at the bottom, for £22. It was perfect, or so I thought.

I then had a quick look in their plastics section...and look what I found!! It was marked down from £30 to £19, the drawers are exactly 12" wide, they had ONE left and it is mine!!


And the absolute best part? Everything fits in it, and it looks neat standing where previously I had one crate, two pizza boxes, two totes and a pile of stuff.

See? A special drawer for each category.

Stickers, embelishments and rub-ons.

Alphas, letter stickers and monograms.

All my 12"x12" papers and cardstock, just look at how perfect the fit is! (And aren't those felt shapes on top gorgeous? They were part of the BOB prize, the last to arrive...I can't wait for Easter now!)

My tools, pens, scissors and blades, punches and sticky stuff.

And the last drawer with all my big embelishments, flowers, ribbons, brads and eyelets. I just had to phone my mom in SA straight away - I knew she'd understand how I could get excited over a set of plastic drawers! Remember, she's just visited me so she saw the chaos that it used to be!

Anyway, with this post I am also going to try commit to the Two Peas in a Bucket Photo of the Day Challenge (POTD). The idea is to take one photo, every day, for a whole year, sticking as far as possible to a list of themes. Now, I don't think I can handle one a day, so I'm joining the small group who're aiming for one a week, on theme. The first theme was "Ready, Set, Go!" Typically, I'm a week late starting this, so week two should follow very soon...wish me luck!