Secondhand Snuggle

I saw this great post on the Frankie blog about two weeks ago and got all inspired to get crafting. I hit up the op shops last week and found a lovely "girly" coloured wool blanket for $3, perfect for a hot water bottle cover. 
Mine isn't as neat as the few seen on Frankie but cute none the less.
I loved the tag that was stitched onto the old blanket and couldn't resist incorporating into the cover.
 

Hooray for Frankie

Frankie magazine always have the best competitions, i enter as many as i can and it has certainly payed off. I received this beautiful parcel in the mail, I had won the new Skipping Girl Vinegar cd and i must say the case alone was worth entering for. I especially love the hand written note it was sent with. Love.

Pretty Penny

You may remember a while back i did a post about purchasing a special home for a pet fish. Well it has arrived! The photos aren't great I'm afraid but you get the idea and you can see what a beautiful pet fish i have, her name is Penny and she is settling in very well.
 

Retro Sound

 

I've really just started getting into the whole collecting vinyl thing and recently picked up some stellar records from a local op-shop, one of which is the Double LP Star Wars Soundtrack!

So this morning determined to listen to my new vintage gems I decided to go on the hunt for a good sound system. Boy did I get lucky to come across this amazing piece of Australian craftsmanship, It's in great condition and sounds pretty darn amazing. It's been pumping out the turns from as soon as it was set up. I can now say i am hooked on vinyl and it's going to turn into an expensive addiction i can tell.

My very own Useful Box.

I found this idea for turning an old suitcase into a craft box when i was searching for recycled suitcases. I have such a lot of bits and pieces for crafting and have never had a proper storage space for them. 
My sister gave me this lovely old suitcase she had and i got to work sorting and tidying. It still needs some work, I plan to put an insert in the lid which will have elastic loops to house my needles, hooks, scissors and things.