My Weekend, My house and a Winner.

Hope you all had a lovely weekend, I had a busy weekend but is was fantastic.

We had a lovely dinner with my sister and her hubby on Friday night. I love that they are living closer to us now and we can catch up for dinner and I love being able to see my nephews more often too. 

My friends Bridal Shower was held on Saturday and I had the pleasure of decorating the event. It was so much fun and was a great reminder of how blessed I am to be able to do what I love!

I will share some photos of the shower later this week.

I had a lovely evening catching up with some friends from high school on Saturday night for dinner. 

Thanks girls! xx

Yesterday we visited one of my favourite towns, Mudgee NSW. We went to watch the NRL City v's Country match and even though I am not a huge fan. I love doing things with hubby, he is my best friend and I love seeing him happy (unfortunately when his team loses that is a totally different story)! 

It was also great to spend the afternoon with my brother in law, his gorgeous girlfriend and our son Nicholas of course! 

We had dinner at the Indian Restaurant Rajarani in Mudgee before we headed home and if you are ever in Mudgee, try it I highly recommend it. 

A big 'Hello' & 'Welcome' to my blog for all of my new readers and followers. Thank you for taking the time to visit and for all of your wonderful supportive and encouraging comments. It really makes my day to read them and please feel free to email me if you have any questions or if there is anything I can help you with.

Thank you to everyone for your support with my new online store and for entering my giveaway. The $100 gift voucher was won by Ness Sandry who liked and shared on Face Book. 

Congratulations Ness and happy shopping.

I will be having regular giveaways here and on Facebook so please pop by often to see what is on offer.

There are lots of lovely gift ideas in my store and if there is something in particular you are looking or that I don't have please drop me a line and I will see what I can do to find it for you!

The photos are of a corner of my house that changes often. It is a great spot to display things I love and a particularly good spot for keeping fresh flowers. They are highly visible and also protected from direct sunlight and heat which helps them last longer! 

The mirror and the blanket box are both projects that I have never shared. I have painted both of them and I am sure I took before photos. I will try find them and show you the difference, I love a good before and after!

Have a great Monday!

xx 

Giveaway for Mother's Day

Just a reminder that I am giving away a 

$100 gift voucher to 

McCarthy Designs & Occasions online store.

Vintage Style bottle with stopper

Country House Sandalwood scented candle

Black flower evening purse

Large plate or book stand

These are just a few of the goodies I have available in store.

To enter my giveaway go here.

Wishing you all a great weekend. 

xx

Replica French Grain Sack Cushions

I love cushions and could happily keep adding to my collection. It's funny but I don't actually use them when I sit on the lounge, I take them all off and put them on the ground.

I do use them when I start getting sleepy, I'm watching a movie, my head gets tired, I grab a cushion,  put my head on it, then my eyes get tired so I just close them to give them a little rest and next thing you know hubby is waking me up. 

It's not that I am not interested (unless it's sport, but then I have my laptop with me or  I am reading a magazine) I think it's because I have stopped for a while and relaxed. 

We record a lot of shows like Midsummer Murders, Frost, Miss Marple etc to watch when we get a chance and I always end up having to ask Nick who did it and why?

 

Is it just me or does anyone else have this problem?

These lovely cushions are from Sam in the UK and have just been listed in my online store McCarthy Designs and Occasions. Stock is limited so if you are interested you can check them out here.

If you would like a chance to win $100 gift voucher to my store you can enter here.

xx

$100 McCarthy Designs & Occasions gift voucher giveaway

I want to thank you for all of your support with the launch of my online store. 

It has been a really exciting time and such a big step to start working for myself and not rely on a regular income. 

We're praying that one day we will be blessed with more kids and this business will be perfect in allowing me to spend time with them and still earn an income.

Speaking of children and being a mum, Mother's Day is not far away and to help celebrate I am giving away a $100 gift voucher to McCarthy Designs & Occasions. 

I would love for you to spoil yourself or a loved one with something from my store, if you haven't visited the store yet please pop over and have a look I would love to hear what you think.

If you would like to enter there are several ways you can. 

Please leave a comment for each so I can count them if you do both.

1. Head over to my FB page and like it then share the link with your friends.

2. Be a follower or become a follower of McCarthy Designs blog and share the news by blogging about my giveaway.

I would really love your help in spreading the word about my store :-)

The giveaway ends on Monday 23rd April 2012 at 9am AEST.

xx

*McCarthy Designs & Occasions does not ship internationally.

Kitchen Aid or Kenwood Chef

Ok bloggy friends, Mother's day is just around the corner and I need to start dropping hints.

I would love a new mixer as I know it would help me become a Domestic Goddess but I am undecided about which one to get. 

I thought I wanted the Kitchen Aid mixer and I love the red, (but I would play it safe/boring and get the brushed nickel)

But I have heard that the Kenwood Chef mixer is better. 

I am in need of your help, this is a big investment I don't expect to be replacing it in a hurry (there are far to many other pretty things that are not practical that I would like to buy as well) and I am not even sure that I will get one for Mother's Day, I may have to wait until the end of the year and ask for a  combined Birthday/Anniversary/Christmas present in order to justify the expense but I would love to hear your thoughts.

Do you have one? Which one? Do you know anyone that has one and do they like it? 

Do you have another mixer that works just as well or better?

Please tell me all, the good, the bad and the ugly?

I did mention that I am a researcher, didn't I?

xx

PS. I am running a Mother's Day giveaway on my FB page for $100 gift voucher to my online store. More details to come but if you want to check it out go here.