New Bridal Earrings

These beautiful bridal chandeliers have been made from white Swarovski Pearls and clear Swarovski Crystals.

They will be available in other colours soon.

Don't forget to submit your favourite chocolate recipe for your chance to win YOUR CHOICE of ANY earrings from my Etsy store!

<----Click on the link in the left column.

Everyday happenings...ay yay yay

Fashionably Frugal

Available at marygracejewellery.etsy.com

Here are a few of the pieces in my FASHIONABLY FRUGAL section. All are only $12.00.

And don't forget my new BEACH bracelets

Mummy is a jack of all trades : )

the dishwasher is churning again...

now i just need to get my driver's licence- HAW HAW!

Oops- I forgot the camera...SUNDAY

Today is Sunday. A typical one, went to church, arrived late. Just in time for my oldest to enter Sunday School while the other kids are saying prayers. They are singing songs in nursery while the boys and my little girl walk through the door...oops. Its not uncommon, it doesn't surprise anyone- anymore. Actually I think everyone expects it since we have 6 kids 4 and under. Hmmm...I know we can do better though. It will mean getting out of bed earlier, which I thought I did today, but...hehe.
The kids had left over pasta for lunch before a nap, even I slept!
Then we took a drive down to the bay and had a little BBQ, and oops I forgot the camera (after checking its battery life and putting it in a certain place to ensure I wouldn't forget it! eh!)
My little girl enjoyed feeding and chasing birds while the boys kept pushing the BBQ button. The girls were happy just to sit in thier pram and look around.
BBQ over we took a little drive through the Big City of Brisbane- all two blocks of it, haha. ( still miss Sydney)
Now we are home, the kids in bed. Another week starting tommorrow, kindy back on again, laundry back on again. As always.
I love being Mummy.

Another favourite "MOMMY BLOG"

I love this blog- Erica's Bloggity Blog. It is so clean and fresh. Erica has a sweet little Etsy shop that sells mostly cute little earrings. Visit her blog, it is very pleasant reading : )
ERICA'S ETSY: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7040723

Everyday happenings- two by two

As you know I have 6 children including 2 sets of twins-identical boys and non-identical girls.

Multiples and More Blog Network

I have found a GREAT blog called
"Multiples and More Blog Network".

It would have to be one of the best blogs I've been to.

Not only helpful for mummies with multiples but also for mummies with singletons, expecting mums...so on.

From this blog you can link to a never ending array of other fantastic mummy blogs/sites relating to parenting, one of my favourites is "Kingdom Twindom". There are just far too many buttons for me to add. Have a look, its a great resource-

and of course they have giveaways.

Jewellery giveaway comp!

Ok, I have decided to hold my own giveaway.

I will give the winner

THEIR CHOICE of ANY

pair of

EARRINGS (for sale)

from my ETSY store!

Here is what needs doing:

I have recently posted a recipe for my "Death by Chocolate" dessert.

DO YOU LOVE CHOCOLATE?

Email me the recipe for your killer Chocolate dessert. Please include a pic so we can all see what your yummy dessert looks like.

marygracejewellery@yahoo.com.au

I will choose which I think is the best and post the recipe on this blog.

This comp/giveaway will close by midnight 31st July (Australian time)

I will announce the winner (on this blog) in the first week of August.

I will also notify the winner by email so please email me from an address that you check frequently.

We will stick to 1 recipe per person.

Ok , lets see how we go...good luck!

Everyday happenings, making jelly and puzzles

It is a lazy Saturday arvo, we are making

GREEN JELLY

and doing

THOMAS PUZZLES.

MaryGrace feature on Tiges and Weince

Would you like to read my interview with Kylie from Tiges and Weince? Learn a little bit about me. Here is the link-
tigesandweince.blogspot.com/2009/07/artist-in-spotlight.html

Visit Kylie's shop on Etsy. She makes great baby products inspired by her love of colour and quality!
http://tigesandweince.etsy.com
Kylie's blog
http://tigesandweince.blogspot.com

Here are some of Kylie's great items available for sale in her Etsy store.

1. Blue Abstract Change Mat

2. Black and White Nappy Compact

3. Aqua Gingham Change Mat

mary grace jewellery

marygracejewellery.etsy.com

DEATH by CHOCOLATE

Every mummy with 6 kids has a life threatening chocolate dessert recipe- here's mine. As my friend Inga calls it : DEATH BY CHOCOLATE!

I am NOT a cook that measures, all the amounts here are as close to the truth as possible. : )

First you get yourself a chocolate cake mix, 450g. (I am usually a "from scratch" mummy, but im not an expert with desserts)

Mix it up according to instructions. Pour mixture into a baking tin, glass pudding tray etc...I prefer glass.

Then let the kids clean the bowl!

Now we make the SAUCCCCCCE.

Heat/ melt in a saucepan:

375g of Choc buttons

150- 200mls cream (depending on how much sauce you'd like- i would go 200)

&

About (or atleast) 6 tablespoons butter (at this stage you realise there is no use doing the low fat alternitive)

When sauce is a nice consistency pour over your cake mix.

Bake for about 40mins, consult with your cake mix box directions.

While that's baking get the kids to cut up the strawberries- just mind they dont make jam.

Beat up some cream.

And when the pudding is done...

SERVE HOT

.................................. ....

If you dont feel sick after your first serve you either skimpt on the butter or cream OR you went the low fat route.

ps. this is how much sauce we got from these measurements- i'd say its pretty saucy.

Everyday happenings...batman and the block people

Batman and the block people are waiting at Chermside train station for Thomas and James. They are going to the City.

Batman: "toot toot"

I've never been a clutch person, but i quite like these.

www.angeew.etsy.com

BLUE MOON

this is slowly becoming my blue moon...

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bluemoon1.html

How Often Does a Blue Moon Occur?
Over the next 20 years there will be about 15 blue moons, with an almost equal number of both types of blue moons occurring. No blue moon of any kind will occur in the years 2011, 2014, and 2017.

HA!

Have you heard of Sophie Kyron?

Matador Necklace, from winter 09
La Vien Rose, winter 06

Santorini del Mar, summer 06" "

Everyday happenings...wax on wax off

"Thomas you're in the kitchen- again"

Dominos- not nearly as everyday as it has seemed latey (??)

That corner was supposed to be for the craft cabinet...

For the millionth time...!

wax on wax off

wax on wax off

LITTLE GIRL HAIR PINS

marygracejewellery.etsy.com

My ETSY favourites

LEILA'S SOMETHING BLUE
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24429525

ISAAC THE TIMID MONSTER
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22189851








Leila Alien Bunny
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=21155318

LEILA LUMP
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24831995









ISAAC THE BEE
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15742565

MARY GRACE JEWELLERY GIVEAWAY!

Hi everyone,
just to let you know "mormonmommyblogs" is doing a marygrace jewellery giveaway. The earrings pictured here will be the item I will submit. They are made from ruby red firepolished Czech glass. I have added white oval freshwater pearls for accent. All metals are gold electroplated. They drop approx. 11cm from top of earring hooks so they are pretty long.

I have confirmation that this giveaway is not due till July

hehe...

http://parenting.ivillage.com/

My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE...
"If you're going kill each other, do it outside - I just finished cleaning!"
My mother taught me RELIGION...
"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."
My mother taught me LOGIC...
"Because I said so, that's why."
My mother taught me IRONY...
"Keep crying and I'll give you something to cry about."
My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM...
"Will you LOOK at the dirt on the back of your neck!"
My mother taught me about STAMINA...
"You'll sit there 'till all that spinach is finished."
My mother taught me about WEATHER...
"It looks as if a tornado swept through your room."

This one is my favourite-
My mother taught me how to solve PHYSICS PROBLEMS...
"If I yelled because I saw a meteor coming toward you, would you listen THEN?"

hehe...
I LOVE BEING MUMMY

LITTLE GIRL FLOWER BRACELETS

Little Girl Flower Bracelet 9- PINK

new- new- new!

Little Girl Flower Bracelet 10- PINK

Little Girl Flower Bracelet 9- CREAM

NEW STASH & THE LETTER S

Has anyone seen s? Click on the pic to see if you can find s.

I have recieved my much anticipated order for more acrylic flowers, yay! So there will be lots of new LITTLE GIRL JEWELLERY designs in the next week (sorry soft goth....)

6 kids and the park 2

It has all of a sudden become cold. The nights are chilly while the days are a little cool. The kids all have a cold, runy noses and a little cough. We had a visit to the doctors today which they all loved. Nothing to be alarmed about, it'll pass. The little girls have caught it too from being smothered with attention from the oldest 2.

Our recent trip to the park was a little cooler than the last...

THREE 1

I am 31

28 may,09

a little better

my work space has improved- I HATE MAKING SHELVES!!!!!!
- the kids and i spent 1/2 the day in the garage putting this thing together-
as i have said "there's no time to make jewellery"
...now for the trays...pink? maybe? or pink?

SUNSHINE STATE RAIN

Its raining on the sunshine state- QLD that is. Its a good thing we have foxtel.
Our backyard looks halfway to being filled. The kids are going juuuuuust a little nuts (@ the end of the day). They have had 1 play out in the rain, maybe they can have their 2nd today...

Look @ all the cool treats BSUE sent me with my latest order! Starburst- my favourite. Isn't she the best?! I dont know what the stamp thingys are for though ????????? And i got some free brass stampings! yay!

Yay "soft goth" is under way...slowly...