Sidetracked

Making Lampshades

Today was supposed to be The Country Road Spend & Save Day (http://www.countryroad.com.au/).    Instead, I received a call from my mother in law needing help to make lampshades.  She makes lampshades for a living and now all the kids are at school she and my husband think I have time to help! What? Are they for real?

These were no ordinay lampshades - they were from a shopping centre in Brisbane and needed two of us to lift them!  I am quite useful in the lampshade business as I used to be a Milliner before I decided that spending 6 days hand sewing a hat that somone wants to pay $150 for was not viable.  Not to mention the part about going out after the races and sitting on the hat etc...and expecting me to fix the thing for free afterwards. Do you take your jeans back to Myer when you spill you wine on them?

Ok I'm digressing....Yesterday Stella dropped my phone (for the 3rd time in about as many weeks).  I can't repeat what I said as someone will call child services. Ok! Ok! I did feel sorry for her in the end as she was very upset and...ok...still digressing....  So nothing like turning a negative into a positive...

I HAD to go to the Apple store today to get the screen fixed and woohoo Country Road is in the same centre! What a coincidence?! Unfortunately I could only look as the lampshades were waiting BUT, they have some really nice stuff!  I am busting to get back and try it all on.  

Sivad designs is on facebook and has some fantastic homewear items.  It's worth a look.

Talk Tomorrow.....