http://hotstrongcoffee.com The (not so daily) rambles of a coffee-a-holic Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:08:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en New "old" furniture in my workspace .... And fun with my Gocco.  I finally got the courage to burn my first screen and did a print run with some artwork from Xanthe ... More info on Flickr, just click the photos. http://hotstrongcoffee.com/2008/09/30/a-little-diy-and-a-whole-lotta-gocco/ I decided to put aside my hang-ups, and used Aaron's fan-dangled camera to take photos of some recent pieces today. I just love wire-wrapped briolettes, and the blue in this one has me hanging out for summer holidays and Christmas. http://hotstrongcoffee.com/2008/08/28/short-sweet-3/ An exclusive ChookMook necklace for a company called Breastmates - a "yummy mummy" necklace: If you're pregnant, just recently had a baby, or know someone who has, you must check out the website.  Breastmates have everything you could possibly need from maternity lingerie, to breastfeeding clothes, to natural remedies. http://hotstrongcoffee.com/2008/08/27/short-sweet-2/ I did my first bloggy swapsie the other week, with my friend the ninja.  Many of you probably already read her blog, but if you missed it here's the link with pictures.  I've lost my camera, and Aaron's has far too many buttons and dials, which I find rather headache ... http://hotstrongcoffee.com/2008/08/26/short-sweet-1/ ... of the non contagious variety aka self induced. Xanthe came down with this condition the other week.  Gave me a helluva fright, when I checked on her on my way to bed.  Had to call the hubby in, who took these photos: I give you the following evidence. Exhibit A, ink ... http://hotstrongcoffee.com/2008/08/08/measles/ and a punch for the first of the month (no returns, white rabbit, yadda yadda yadda ... lol) Had our first hard frost yesterday morning ... car doors frozen shut. Needless to say, late to school. Well, actually, we arrived to school on time, but the kids wasted precious ... http://hotstrongcoffee.com/2008/07/01/a-pinch/ ... whose come to stay. Can you see him? Right there in our vase of "nature" (sticks and pine-cones keep longer than fresh cut flowers, lol) ... So fun to make, cause it's hand-stitched. No mucking around setting up the sewing machine on the kitchen table. If anyone wants ... http://hotstrongcoffee.com/2008/06/24/eye-spy-a-little-birdie/ Instead of neutering our dog Jack Black, we've decided to put him into stud to pay for his vet bills. After nearly a week of not eating, he had surgery last weekend to extract a pair of knickers and a sock from his nether-regions. Got his stitches removed ... http://hotstrongcoffee.com/2008/06/09/our-silly-noodle-of-a-labradoodle/ This photo is of our backyard from June last year. Hopefully it snows through the night and is still on the ground in the morning so we can play in it. http://hotstrongcoffee.com/2008/06/07/its-snowing/ Coming out of my blogging hiatus to say: Happy Birthday to my beautiful Mama!!! And Happy Birthday to my lovely Mother In Law who celebrated her birthday yesterday. http://hotstrongcoffee.com/2008/06/06/happy-birthday/