Party Organising...

At the moment I am attempting to orginaise two special events - My daughters 2nd birthday and my bestfriends Hen's Night - both of which fall within a week of each other. DD loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse so that is the theme, and I must say a hard one to find...I have seen numours Disney Princesses, Ben Ten and In the Night Garden bit no Mickey (Ebay doesn't even offer much) so I have resorted to some cleaver alternatives. I have brought chocolate cupcake mix and some chocolate buttons for ears - I also found little pink polka dot fabric bows so half will be Mickey and half will be Minnie. Wholah! Mickey & Minnie Mouse Cupcake Tower. I've brought some head bands to make some Mickey ears - I'm also going to make a carboard Clubhouse so she can go through the doors - painting it in all it's bright glory!

The Hens Night is themed as a Fairytale Heroines Party (it was originally Disney princess but I found out there weren't that many) so think Little Red Riding Hood, Bo Peep ect. I will be coming as sexy Belle from Beauty and the Beast (my favourite Disney character next to Ariel The Little Mermaid - probably cause I was about 5yrs old at the time) so it ill be a freaky Tea party (cupcake tower of course) with a castle Turret for photos, colourful mood lighting, bubbles and of course the usaully games, shots and girls giggling!

Cupcake Itty-Bitty Dress

To start the 'creative' side of this blog I will tell you about my first real sewing project since high school - I used the free pattern by Rae which someone kindly posted a toddler version of this dress. It was very simple and although I did change it a bit (I didn't use the bias tape mentioned and I changed the gathering to pleats) but I think it turned out nicely.  Maddison wore it to a 2nd birthday party on Sunday and I actually got a nice comment about it - which is when Hubby chimed in that I had made it :)

First Post...

Hello world!

Welcome people to my first blog entry.
I am no newbie when it comes to expressing myself in words over the internet (ie. Facebook) - I in fact, (like most others) are better at expression in words to an anonymous audience then at expressing myself verbally.

I have a beautiful 2 year old daughter named Maddison who (although a bit of a surprise) has been a wonderful addition to our lives. In light of an appending child I also gained a husband, Matthew - who after a rocky start to the whole parenting idea is now Maddison's number one fan. All this took place while I was 21 and still living at home...

Although it hasn't been an easy emotional ride I have always had the support of my family and friends who have offered advice and have not only helped emotional but also financially as well.

This is a blog to start my road towards being a memorable Mother and Wife. I'm quite a creative person so I want to improve and grow my talents so that one day people will remember me as someone who made beautiful things, cooked delicious meals and put on one hell of a party!!