tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86999343598841653452012-01-31T01:13:21.546+11:00Life Is Better When You GiggleGiggleberry (Amy)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18236113276212667368noreply@blogger.comBlogger5851100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699934359884165345.post-11535919431509883362012-01-30T17:11:00.008+11:002012-01-30T17:32:07.729+11:00

Australia Day is always a nice excuse to have a day off work and spend time with family and friends. Just like Australia Day last year (that I blogged about HERE) we had a BBQ at our place so I took the opportunity to play around with decorations.The BBQ wasn't decided on until the last minute so once again I went to my 'Party Cupboard' to see what I could pull together. I wanted to be a little

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I LOVE seeing Giggleberry Creations buntings 'in action' so much and adore when I open my inbox to find someones happy snaps of them. Today I got to see the result of a photo shoot by the very talented Ashley Glasco that involved some Giggleberry buntings and I think you would agree they are fabulous!Check out more of Ashley's amazing work HERE on her blog. You'll be caught flicking through her

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It's Friday - what are your plans for the weekend? any big parties or special events that have an excuse for you to dress up??When I spotted this awesome bunting dress by Mara Hoffman on Pinterest this afternoon I wished I had it hanging in my wardrobe and that I also had somewhere fabulous to wear it....Happy Friday xx

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With hubby's Ski themed party (read THIS post) being at a restaurant we are limited in what we can do for decorations. Never fear though - there is always something we can come up with.I scoured etsy and eBay for ski inspired things and have a small collection of things that we plan to scatter on the tables for the night.A handful of these little skier figurines A splash of some vintage ski cloth

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Busy, busy, busy - life, Giggleberry and family and keeping me on my toes at the moment - you know how busy I am when the last post on this blog was the last Happy Friday Find exactly a week ago! I haven't had much time to blog let alone relax... but all is good, just busy.If I did find 30 mins free to relax and treat myself I'd head to a nail salon and have a manicure and these 'Peachy Keen

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Being the end of the second week of 2012 I really needed to get my butt in gear to find a calendar for the year ahead. I have one on my Mac and one on my iPhone but I still love to have a paper one hanging somewhere in my home to see everything written down and in some sort of jumbled-but-makes-sense-to-me-order.I couldn't believe my luck when literally stumbled upon this beauty - A Paper Bunting

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My gorgeous hubby, Matthew, is only weeks away from turning the 'big 4-0'! But a party has been in the works for much more than a few weeks - you know me with my party planning ;)Matt picked the theme - SKIING. He has been a ski lover for as long as he can remember going skiing for the first time ever at 4 years old! Matt has traveled the world following the white powder he loves so much and

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Nothing like a quick and simple DIY to keep you hands busy over the weekend. This is a super cute idea found on Polka Dot Made blog. Stencilled Bunting Napkins! With the step by step instructions on Polka Dot Made I think I need to whip a set of these up in fun summery colours for the next time we have a casual BBQ at our place!!Happy Friday xx

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Remember the 83m of bunting I made for The Wayside Chapel from 100% donated fabrics and ribbon (See post HERE) It was made for Wayside's annual Christmas Day Street Party to add a festive touch to such a great event.Just check out these great pics of the day where you can see the bunting hanging above the HUGE crowd of guests that celebrated Christmas in such a fabulous way!

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Happy New Year! The Giggleberry family arrived home yesterday from our short break by the beach - it was absolutely wonderful! Good company, good weather, good food and many many memories made! The bags are almost all unpacked and the Christmas decorations are packed away for another year.All orders that have come through since the 24th of Dec are being worked through and sent out. Our custom

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A little BBQ dinner at our place tonight gave me the perfect excuse to party plan play (yay!)With a little look around my cupboards I realised I had allot of red, white bits so my colours were decided for me. I just threw in some candy canes here and there and we have a festive table setting for 12!I made some Eat, Drink & Be Merry bunting, a table runner and some little Christmas stockings to be

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Only 2 sleeps before the jolly dude pops by!! Woohoo!!What do you leave out for Santa? biscuits and milk? a bottle of beer? Do his reindeer get something special left out too??I think one of these handmade bunting mug and saucer set would be the perfect thing to pop a drink and snack on for Santa in exchange for all the goodies he'll (hopefully) leave behind :)Happy Friday and Merry Christmas!!

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'Twas 2 days before Christmas, when all thro' Giggleberry HQ,No sewing machine was stirring, no more orders to do!!The Christmas BUNTING was hung 'round the house with such care,In the hopes the St. Nicholas soon would be there.Thank you, thank you, thank you to each and every customer, facebook liker, Twitter follower, blog reader etc for your support in 2011. All orders have now gone out for

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Last night we took Milla and Harris out to hunt for Christmas lights. There are a handful of AMAZING homes close by where we were able to get out of the car and walk around the displays (please excuse the terrible quality photos - my iPhone isn't the best camera at night)We saw Santa sleigh, the elves making toys in a workshop, reindeer and one house had a snow machine going too!!While we were

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Do you need a gift for a school teacher? a neighbour? a mother's group/play group friend? a Secret Santa? This one is perfect and sooooo simple!Head to your local super market to grab all the bits (told you this was simple):YOU"LL NEED:* Beach towel (would be great to find a red or green one to keep in the Christmas colours)* After-Sun Aloe Vera spray (or sun cream or Aloe body rub - whatever you

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We had my side of the family Christmas get together on the weekend. We do a 'Secret Santa' gift system for Christmas with the adults in my family - each person has one adult to buy for with a $ limit so each adult gets one decent gift. This year when I saw THIS I couldn't help but make a set myself to put under the Christmas tree for a little extra gift for my mum!!Mum is a bit of an Angry Birds

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This is super easy and quick to put together and all the bits you'll need can be found in your local supermarket for a few dollars.You'll Need:* A whisk* 1 pack of Minties (you can choose whatever lollies you want. I went with Minties because they are red, white and green for Christmas)* A Tea-Towel (I went with a red and white one but you could do a Christmas themed one)* Christmas ribbon* Gift

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Check out my new custom made Giggleberry Creations car decal - how cool is it?!?Custom made by Cc Design Management, it's exactly what I was after. I have a stash of business cards in the glove box ready to handout to people while I'm out and about who can't miss me now.If you see me driving around be sure to toot and wave :D

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The tree is up, the gift list is slowly getting knocked off so the next thing to think about is wrapping! How about this awesome idea....Bunting Gift wrapping!! I spotted this FREE downloadable tutorial from The Studio Of Mae. Seriously cute and easy... just change the wrapping paper to Christmas paper and your gifts will look so fab the recipient won't want to open them... well almost.Happy

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Do you 'snail mail' Christmas card off to family and friends? We do. I like the idea of sending them off with a recent-ish pic of the kids in it for the great Nanna's, family and friends you don't see all the time. I have aways bought my packs of cards but this year after spotting this cute idea (thanks yet again Pinterest) I couldn't resist doing it with our family Christmas cards.It's our

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That's right, FREE POSTAGE on ALL ready made banners currently listed in our Etsy shop HERE!! Just use discount code: FREEPOSTGB when completing checkout - Easy!! *Not available on custom orders *Free postage is for regular post only. *If you would like to have you item express posted please contact me giggleberrycreations@gmail.com. *Offer ends midday (Sydney, Australia time) Thursday 8th Dec

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Afternoon tea was a yummy selection of treats with labels from Occasion By Design.How ca-ute is my glass drink dispenser from Shoppe With Lily! - LOVE it!We had all kinds of butterflies fluttering for decoration including some very sweet paper ones from Coco & ChloeRemember I told you I had made bunting for the party but it would be used in a more 'un-traditional' way??... Anyone for a game of

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December is here - yahoo! Bring on the bbq's, parties and get togethers, the summer sun, visits to the beach and Christmas!!!This Happy Summer bunting FREE printable from Rubber Punkin is the perfect thing to see in the new season.Happy Friday xx

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Every Thursday I receive the 'Inner Circle' email from Graham Long of The Wayside Chapel in Kings Cross, Sydney. In this email Graham tells a bit of his experiences working at The Wayside Chapel and my Thursday's aren't complete without reading these emails (if you want to get these emails as well, join the mailing list HERE) Anyway about 4 weeks ago the email had a 'call out' in it for anyone

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I can not claim this idea but I love it so much I had to share our version of it. I first spotted it on Babyccino Kids Blog about 12 months ago - A Christmas Book Advent Calendar!Starting with a small stash of books we already had, a few added by Grandma Giggleberry and the rest bought online from The Book Depository I had a selection of 24 Christmas books that tucked away in my cupboard. Last

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Louisa from The Little Big Company is currently running a competition through the Little Big Company blog. Entrants send in a photo of anything Creative for Christmas - ornaments, dessert tables, decorations etc etc. There are a bunch of fun ideas coming in that can be seen on the blog HERE and yesterday it hit me that I could join in.... I sent in a before and after photo of the plastic ball

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The party is this Saturday - yay! Finally I get to put all the butterfly goodies, that are piling up in my sewing room, together and enjoy! With just a few days to go it's time to start getting serious about party food. As I mentioned before this party is just afternoon tea so no major operation has to happen to get everyone fed an entire meal but a selection of fun party food is a must I

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Now our real house is ready for Christmas we thought it would be fun to make and decorate a mini house - a gingerbread house!!With a kit from Gingerbread Folk we had lots of fun building our little house the covering it in lollies!!!The proud builders with their creation!

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Just a little over 12 months ago we moved into our home so this year will be our second Christmas here and the perfect time to start getting fancy in the front yard with Christmas decorations!Last year I just strung up a few lights, hung some Christmas bunting up and had a wreath on our front door - looked great but I like the idea of having a bit more fun ;)We have a row of Pencil Pine trees

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A Happy Friday Find for those of you celebrating Thanksgiving... How seriously Ca-ute is this Bunting Turkey Cake by Dream Day Cakes spotted on Hostess With The MostessHappy Thanksgiving and Happy Friday xx

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Spotting Giggblerry Creations products in media is always a thrill but even more when it's completely un-expected. Last night I had a phone call from my gorgeous mum. She was flicking through this weeks Woman's Day magazine and was pretty sure she had spotted some Giggleberry Ribbon Garlands.On the way home from the kids swimming lessons today I grabbed a copy of the mag to see if mum was right -

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Sunday was a stunning day! The sunshine was out in force, we were dressed up in our best and my little brother married his gorgeous bride in my parents back yard - awwwwwww!The bride and the groom, Sarah & Greame wanted a relaxed rustic garden wedding - nothing super fancy but a day where all their family and friends could kick off their shoes and celebrate with them. Mum and Dad's acre block was

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What a weekend we had! Starting with my sister, Erin's 30th birthday dinner on Friday night. We took advantage of the family all being together for my brothers wedding on Sunday and got together for dinner at a small restaurant near my parents house. I wanted to make the dinner a little more special for Erin.I had a think about how I could decorate a table at a restaurant with just things I could

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Tomorrow my little family and I will be up before the sun and hitting the road for a long weekend away to celebrate my sisters 30th tomorrow night, my brothers wedding on Sunday and everything in between - Yay! So to make life simple I figured I'd share this weeks Happy Friday Find a day early.Remember the fun of riding your little bike around the street as a kid with streamers hanging from the

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Yep - if it's a Giggleberry family party of any sort you'll find some bunting around :)Just last week I finished the bunting for Milla's butterfly party. Using the fabric that started the whole theme and colour inspiration in the first place: 'Kumari Garden Sacha Pink' matched with some 'Kumari Garden Marala Pink' fabric I'm pretty please with the result.I have plans for this bunting that isn't

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It's a hive of party plans here at the moment and I'm LOVING it!The obvious one is Milla's butterfly party that I have been telling you about little by little over the past few weeks. I still have lots to show you and both Milla and I are now counting down the days till the party, but there are two other fun celebrations I have been keeping hush hush.This Friday my little family and I are heading

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Tonight we are off to dinner with my mother in law for her birthday today - she is one one the lucky few to claim today's date 11/11/11 as her birthday! We are having a nice casual dinner at a local place with her, our family & my sister in law's family so I offered to make a cake - just something we can sing happy birthday over and have some candles to be blown out. The kids chose what cake to

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If you have been a long time reader here you'll know I like a good wreath or similar hanging on the front door to welcome guests. Remember my Rainbow Ribbon Wreath, Thong Wreath from Australia Day, Halloween Wreath and the Soccer flag I made for Harris' last b'day?... For Milla's Butterfly Party in a few weeks I wanted something fun, butterfly-ish but also really like the idea of the Number

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My sister has recently arrived home from a 5 week road trip through the US. Of course she had a ball and has oodles of stories to tell while we flick through her 100's of photos but when I flicked past these beauties I just had to go a little slower!The photos are of an amazingly tidy, organised and HUGE fabric shop somewhere in San Francisco and looks allot like fabric shopping heaven to

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Introducing Giggleberry's Limited Edition 'Fur Trimmed Jingle Bell Bunting' for Christmas 2011. Hand made to order every one of these limited edition buntings is professionally finished with double sided flags sewn into soft white faux fur trim, just like Santa's hat, then a small silver jingle bell is hand sewn to each flag point adding a touch of festive fun to your decorating this year!Just

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In just 2 short weeks my little brother (not so little anymore but I like to still say it just to bug him) is marrying his sweetheart - awwwww. I can't wait to see all their garden wedding plans come together and the two of them to enjoy their day... oh and I'll finally get to put together the candy buffet I am creating for them as a gift too - more on that after the wedding though.Tomorrow is

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What are your plans this weekend? A lazy one? a busy one? a cruisy one? On Sunday I am taking part in the 10km Run4Fun... Should be a good day and a bit of fun even though Mr Weather Man is predicting a 32 degree day - Ouch! So on that note tomorrow I plan to attempt (it's left up to the kiddies really) a sleep in - stay snug in my bed under my doona for just a few minutes longer than a week day

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I know straws aren't *needed* for a party but almost all kids like a fun straw to sip their drink from and these are such a cute and super easy way to continue a theme for a party into the table ware I had to have a play and thought you might like to know how to do it.YOU'LL NEED:* Straws - plastic, paper, stainless steel, striped, spotty, white, coloured - whatever you have or can get your hands

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Such a thrill to grab one of my fav magazines, SHOP 4 Kids, and find some Giggleberry goodies as I flick the pages!!Check out the summer issue that cam out today for all kinds off finds but be sure to flick slowly past pages 176-177 to spot an orange Giggleberry ribbon garland and our popular Yellow 'Sunshine' fabric bunting in the 'Technicolour FUN' feature!

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With our house all decked out for Halloween, tonight we had a steady stream of door knockers so of course Milla and Harris (who I thought wouldn't 'get it') wanted to have a turn!At the last minute I ran around the house to find two outfits and two buckets and off the Witch and Dragon went!Every house in our street has some kind of decoration and everyone was handing out chocolates, candy,

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Our house is all decorated - bats, a flying witch, a HUGE spider, spiders web, my DIY wreath, a carved pumpkin we named Jacqueline and of course some Halloween Giggleberry bunting all have their spot - What do you think?And over the weekend Milla and I put together our lollie packs for any Trick or Treaters that knock on our door tomorrow night. With THESE super cool printables from Happy Bug

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Is this not the snazziest little coin purse you've ever seen?!? I LOVE it!!Handmade by Seventh Sphere this Bunting Coin Purse cutie could be used for so many things but having it in my handbag to hold on to all my loose coins would be fabulous!!Happy Friday xx

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Step 1 of the invitations for Milla's Butterfly Party posted HERE was lots of fun and super easy so now to tell you about step 2 of the process... getting that photo and the party info to come together!!I like the idea of having a little fun with the words on an invitation, it's a great way to get the guests in the mood for the day. So while blow drying my hair one morning (that's when I seem to

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It's been a week of firsts in the Giggleberry household this week. My little guy has started toilet training now that the warmer weather is here and my little girl started preschool today!! It all makes me wonder where the time is disappearing to and how quickly my babies are growing! Which inspired todays bunting themed find...A handmade bunting fabric growth chart by Bo Peep Baby on Etsy. With

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Now before we go too much further into party plans for Milla's 4th Butterfly Birthday we need to think about invitations of course.I wanted something fun & simple but something that passes on the butterfly feel to guests and most importantly an invitation that Milla can help me create - thinking caps were on!! Then I saw a THIS via Pinterest (seriously, I LOVE Pinterest) and just knew we would be

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Bit by bit I have been adding spooky Halloween decorations to our house. Since hanging the wreath I made HERE on our front door on Oct 1st I have added a huge fairy lit spiders web, covered our front door in fake spiders web, created a HUGE plastic spider that sits on our front lawn and of course hung some Giggleberry bunting in Halloween colours in one of our front windows too... but I can't

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It's a drizzly overcast Friday here. The perfect weather for reading books, making forts under the dinning table, wearing fluffy socks and sipping hot chocolate!This is my hot chocolate mug choice - Bunting Mug by Tea & Ceremony on etsy.Happy Friday x

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Butterflies are floating through my mind permanently at the moment with Milla's butterfly themed 4th birthday next month so I have started to make some decorations - Yay!I bought this gorgeous Martha Stewart butterfly craft punch on eBay and some scrap booking paper in the colour palette of the party then, with Milla's help we 'punched' butterflies until we ran out of the paper. I mixed them with

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Last week I was contacted through my Etsy store by Kristeene. Kristeen is the Community Manager for Etsy Australia, spreading the good word about Etsy and all things handmade around Oz and asked if I could help.After a little chat we had a plan. Etsy orange flags with white letters - Ta DahGo Etsy!Go Etsy AU!!

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Felicity, my step daughter is turning 11 this Sunday (goodness where did those 11 years go?) so to celebrate we had a little get together with family for a BBQ dinner last night. Nothing fancy, just a good excuse to blow up some balloons, make some paper chains (a great way to use up the growing pile of kids artworks) and of course eat cake!Felicity is on a strict gluten free diet so when

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Just a little sweet sugar hit on the Friday afternoon for you all - Bunting Sugar Cookies from Bubble and Sweet!These are so cute and with Bubble and Sweet's simple instructions HERE are rather simple to put together too... and if you change the flags to whatever colour scheme you next party is they'll match perfectly! Happy Friday xx

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Hooray for party planning - you all know I LOVE it!!The birthday season for our family is rolling around again and with my kids getting a bit older I have been pushed out of the decision role for choosing a theme... This year Milla asked for a butterfly party for her 4th birthday (my little party planner informed me of this months ago) So here we go, this is the first of my butterfly party

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Next weekend my step daughter, Felicity, is celebrating her 11th birthday. Mix that with today being a quiet rainy day so kiddies are snoozing away and I had the perfect mix of excuses to finally get around to THIS tutorial I found on Nanny Goat blog aaaaaages ago for a 'My Special Day Chair Cover'It was really simple with the instructions and photos to follow and I had mine whipped up in 20ish

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A busy, busy week here at Giggleberry HQ - seems Christmas shopping and party season has hit as bunting of all sorts is flying out the door!I had to share this little print I found from Artocrat on etsy. This You Make Me Happy colourful love art is just too cute!!Happy Friday x

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Remember I told you I was joining in on Sqiggly Rainbow's Bunting Swap in this post HERE? Well over the weekend I got my 10 'bunts' or single flags sewn up and sent off to my 10 different swap 'buddies'.The rules of the Bunting Swap state that you had to use up scraps that you already had but the flags did not have to go by the typical triangular shape and can be made from any materials other

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I am a lover of Halloween! I wish Australia embraced it more and we decorated our homes etc just like the all out awesomeness you see in the US! Hubby and I were in the States the week before Halloween in 2007 and I could have just driven around the streets all day looking at the homes covered in webs, grave yards in the front lawns, fake witches & ghosts flying over roof tops & orange pumpkins

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This weekend just gone my nephew, Oskar, turned 4. What do you get a 4 year old boy?? How about a bedside table re purposed into a toy tool bench! Remember HERE I had turned an old bedside table we had in our shed into a tool bench for Harris? well that bedside table was one in a set of two so Oskar's gift was all orgainsed - Yay!To make this one a little different I decided to personalise it. I

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I have been a BIG fan and shopper over at Sweet Little Birdy for a long time and am thrilled to now include this gorgeous shop as a stockist of Giggleberry Creations buntings.Check out all of the stunning items Sweet Little Birdy has in store HERE

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Last night I must have had a VERY restful sleep because I woke up this morning with way too much energy! After the usual eat-breakfast-get-kids-ready routine I jumped head first into Spring cleaning!The whole family have had their cupboards cleaned out and we have 2 huge garbage bags of stuff to give to charity. Floors were vacuumed or mopped, windows and mirrors cleaned, bathrooms scrubbed and I

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Early last week I was asked by a customer if I do custom orders. "Of course" I said and with that she sent through an image via email that she had snapped from 'a home magazine' of some bunting that she loved and wanted to know if I could make something similar.I took one look at the image (above) and had to giggle - it was Giggleberry bunting!!with further investigation I found out the magazine

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Remember way back HERE when I told you about Milla finding 'Monday' her absolutely gorgeous handmade hobby horse from Calamity Bolt? well since then another horse has joined our family. The latest addition is a handsome red and navy stallion (just like THIS ONE) owned by Harris that he has named 'Rocket'.These two horse are adored by my kids and are ridden almost every day whether being raced,

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Our little veggie garden is going strong!! The beetroot, broccoli, onions, garlic and carrots are growing and growing and looking fabulous!!& we have one VERY healthy continuous crop of rocket and coriander so have been making lots of yummy pesto.Over the past few weekends we have been taking advantage of the new season and added tomatoes, capsicums, sweet corn, oregano, thyme, rosemary and a

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Check these cuties out!! Bunting Undies!!!Named "Celebration Shorts" from www.whitestuff.com I think they are so much fun! Just not sure if I like the blue or the red ones best? Maybe I *need* both :)Happy Friday xx

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Thanks to the gorgeous Stephanie from Little Wed Hen blog for asking me to do a guest post on all things weddings with bunting!!I had a ball putting this post together and now want to get married all over again just to use some (or all) of the bunting ideas I shared.Check out the whole blog post HERE and be sure to let me know if you have other ideas of how to add bunting to a wedding day!!

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Early last week I was asked if I could fill a custom order. A custom order for 50 metres of brightly coloured bunting! "Of course" I said and I jumped right in!! With all the flags cut and pinned I was ready to sew! It was a good feeling to be sewing the final flag of the 250 into place on the 50m ribbon! My little 'assistant' wanted to snap some pics too (thanks Milla) Hanging things

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While food shopping on Tuesday this week Milla asked why we were buying 'pancake sauce' (maple syrup) so I told her mummy would make pancakes for dad for Father's Day. This lead to questions about Father's Day and the easiest way I found to explain it was to tell Milla it's like a party day for all the daddies.... "Can we have a party for dad?" she asked (girl after my own party planning heart)

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With Father's Day on this weekend I thought I'd do a hunt for some Father's Day inspired bunting for today's Happy Friday Find. After a few google searches I found this VERY cool and unique idea from Let's Go Fly A Kite blog - Neck Tie Bunting!! Handmade from that stash of old ties that seems to be at the back of most dad's cupboards, this is such a cute idea to decorate a little spot just for

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What a fabulous way to see in the first day of Spring :) The 2nd issue of Etzcetera Magazine is out today and is packed full of gorgeous, creative, handy, yummy and interesting reads including an interview with me about all things Giggleberry. Titled 'A Stitched Life' the set of four interviews with 'enterprising mums who create with fabric' is where you'll find me. Grab yourself a copy HERE

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A special and awesome Happy Friday Find this week that all of you can be involved in - A Bunting Swap! (Thanks so much to BabyGalah for pointing this out to me) Hooay for all things bunting and by the sounds of THIS post from Squiggly Rainbow she loves the stuff as much as I do! The general gist of this super fun & original swap is to start by letting Squiggly Rainbow know you want to be

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It seems the new Ric Rac Halloween Bunting is proving to be a hit - Thanks!! You can spot it in two current orange and black Halloween inspired etsy treasuries! All the is Orange and Black and POLKA DOTS All Over Halloween Hocus Pocus

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Just listed in Giggleberry's Etsy shop are our brand new Ric Rac Halloween Buntings!! Hand made to order every Ric Rac Halloween Bunting is professionally finished with double sided flags sewn into quality grosgrain ric rac ribbon to add a touch of fun and spookiness to your decorating this year! Just like the original Giggleberry bunting banners, that are loved world wide, these banners look

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Heels, flats, wedges, thongs, peep toes, ballet, moccasins, uggs, stilettos, sandals - Like most women I could go nuts in a shoe shop and take any excuse for a new pair of them... but if I saw these seriously fabulous Bunting Heels in a shoe shop window I would have to stop, try them on and buy them!! Happy Friday!!

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WooHoo!! I did it! I ran the 14km City2Surf!! It was a rainy morning but it didn't dampen the spirits of the 85,000 entrants I was surrounded by at the start line. I was pumped and when I crossed the start line I was so excited to finally be running in the official race after so many weeks of training. I wish I could have had the energy and ability to take photos along the way because there

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If you are a 'liker' of the Giggleberry Creations Facebook Page then you may have seen THIS awesome Bunting Clock I shared the other week. I LOVE it so it didn't take much to talk myself into buying one... Iris from Art Is Everything, who hand makes the clocks, can customise the designs so I asked her to make one in my Giggleberry logo colours and I am crazy about the above design she has come

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Inspired by THIS very clever re-purpose of a night stand by The Frugal Granny, Papa & Grandma Gigggleberry helped me turn an old un-used bedside table that hubby I didn't need anymore into one groovy Toy Tool Work Bench for my little guy. This is how is started. A basic, old, dust covered timber bedside table that was destined for landfill! I gave it a light sand & clean all over then painted

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Sneakers are ready, my iPhone has been uploaded with music, I've sussed out the public transport theory for getting to the start line... now all we need to do is wait 5 more sleeps and the starting gun will go off for the 2011 City 2 Surf!! I'm rather excited about this Sunday's race and I can't wait to cross the finish line with a smile on my face. if you didn't know already I am running the

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I told you last Friday how Mr Giggleberry and I celebrated our 5th Wedding Anniversary. Well the celebrations keep going!This Thursday (just 2 sleeps away!) Grandma & Papa Giggleberry are heading to town to mind my babies while my gorgeous hubby and I head off on a little weekend away! Yay!!We have had this weekend booked for the past 6 months and are heading north to my father in law's unit in

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Today is mine and hubby's 5th wedding anniversary - awwwww ;) and just like on our wedding day the winter sun is shinning and today is a glorious day... I'm feeling the love!I couldn't go past this cute and lovely Declare Your Love bunting print from Rosy Designs Online for today's Happy Friday Find.Happy Anniversary to my wonderful man - can't wait to see what the next 5 years brings, and then

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Check out these awesome photos from NFE Design!! Renee from NFE Design asked me for some Rainbow buntings to use as the backdrop in the Photo Booth at her daughters 7th Circus party a few weeks ago. These pics show just how mach fun all the party goers had and the rainbow bunting mixed with the props are so colourful and bright - LOVE it all!Now you have a chance to win some of these very Rainbow

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No matter the day or occasion who doesn't want to feel special? I know I do!With a slice of cake, or something similarly sweet, served to me on this bunting You Are Special Today Large Plate handmade by Aedriel Originals I would absolutely be feeling like someone fabulously special!!Happy Friday x

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I realised the other day I have never shown you any pics of my sewing room also known as Giggleberry Head Quarters, GB HQ and to my hubby 'Mummy's Cave'. Remember I told you way back HERE that we had bought our family home and I was the lucky duck to score the home office/study/half of the double garage turned room as my sewing room? This was how the the room looked when we inspected the house

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I've said it here before - give my kids a glue stick and few bits and pieces and they are completely satisfied! Any little craft activity can be the highlight of the day around here so I am always on the look out for fun, easy and cheap activities to do... this has lead me to a new admiration for the humble paper plate!With just a pack of cheap paper plates some glue, scissors a bit of paint and

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Is your fridge like mine? Covered in random magnets from plumbers, electricians etc that seem to appear in our letterbox, make their way to the fridge then stay there forever & ever amen?Well how about dumping all those and creating a bunting artwork on your fridge - even the kids would love helping with this one.Thanks to this super easy and fun Magnetic Bunting DIY tutorial from Hickety Pickety

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Two weeks ago I had an email from Sunday Life (the lift out magazine that comes with Sunday issues of The Sun Herald in Sydney and The Age in Melbourne) They were after some custom bunting to include in their 70's themed children's products feature... Of course I said yes!!The custom made red, blue and yellow bunting was spotted in the issue that came out yesterday - July 10th! Soooo cool!!

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Need a cute hostess gift? How about a gift for a teenager (seriously how tricky can those ones be!) or maybe a house warming present or even a 'just because' gift?This idea has all of those covered - An Ice Cream Sundae Kit!!I saw THIS one from Family Bites on Pinterest and knew I would be using it!With a selection of sprinkles, some chocolate sauce (homemade or store bought), cones, tissue paper

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I'm no scrapbooker - I've actually never really tried it but when I saw these papers from My Minds Eye I started to think maybe I could get into it.Or maybe I could just buy a tag punch and turn these fun and festive bunting papers into gift tags??Happy Friday

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Remember how I told you HERE how I'm training to run the City 2 Surf on August 14th for my step daughter Felicity? Well let me tell you I will be running in style!!A HUMONGOUS thank you goes to Christina of Billy Mac Clothing for designing some awesome shirts for us to wear on race day - seriously how cool are these!?! They match our Running The Marathon Of Autism website perfectly and will help

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Last week we officially became worm farmers!! Yay!!We picked up our 2000 new pets, named 'The Wriggles', and their new home last Thursday from Nikki of Worm Farms In Style. After a quick read of the instruction manual the farm was built and put next to our growing veggie garden and we were ready to let The Wriggles move in.These guys are going to do a fabulous job of eating up most of our kitchen

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My mum taught me to always say please and thank you and to this day I still try my hardest to send a thank you card to let whoever it is know just how much I appreciated what is was they did - I think it's important to let people know.So how about a FREE printable Thank You card?? I found the perfect one from 74 Lime Lane - a Bunting Thank You Card!!Happy Friday xx

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Introducing our latest stockist - The Inspired Occasion. The lovely ladies behind The Inspired Occasion have talent, talent, talent. The can design and execute an amazing event for any occasion, (including some very yummy treats) just check out some of their past work on their blog here: www.theinspiredoccasion.blogspot.com and now with their new online shop HERE The Inspired Occasion could make

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I couldn't believe my luck when a few months ago my mum gave me some of my old toys, school photos and childhood things she had been storing away at her house forever. The funny thing is the item I was most excited to be getting was the old retro suitcase that all the items were stored in.This old beauty was the suitcase my parents packed every family holiday we took as kids and those stickers

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Planning a party in the near future? Want a fun and easy way to create unique favour bags that can match any theme or colour combo?Check out these super cute mini bunting favour bags made by The Chaseys!!Just a piece of twine and some scrap booking paper in the colours of your choice cut into flags then glued onto paper bags - EASY!!Happy Friday xx

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After stumbling upon THIS sewing tutorial for Dragon Tails I knew I just had to give them a go! So I dug through my fabric stash, ordered some bits from The Habby Godess and Ribbons Galore then while my little dragons slept I got to cutting, sewing and stuffing. I was amazed at how simple these were to put together, and I found the step by step instructions in the tutorial perfect to understand.I

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Last week it rained and rained and rained. I kid you not our backyard was drenched from Friday to Friday! I'm not complaining but my kids were... 'cabin fever' hit around Tuesday, they were over their colouring in books, the dress up box was getting boring, there's only so much cartoons anyone can cope with and the outside cubby house was looking much more fun than the one we built under the

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Baby, it's cold outside! Any excuse is a great excuse to curl up on the couch with my iPad and a cup of tea. The weather has been that perfect excuse this week :)I've got a good old electric kettle for my cups of tea but if I did brew tea in a tea-pot I'd sooooo buy this Petit Ink Butterfly and bunting tea cosy from Gloaming Designs. Happy Friday - stay warm this weekend. xx

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