1st May 2011

A day of Reflection

What does May 1st mean to you?

To some it's May day, to others it's just another day.

To me it is a day of reflection.

It is a bitter sweet day!

A day where I think about the many joys in my life

and it is also a day of much sorrow.

I thought I would share with you why the day

is such a huge one to me.

First of all it is the Day my mum was born.

On May1st 1937 Margery Davies came into the world

she was the 3rd and last child for my amazing grandparents.

I think Nana was so excited to have a little

girl after 2 boys.

Here is a photo of mum holding my first born "Blake"

he is two days old. The date is 14th December 1996 

 She was so proud to hold her first grandchild in her arms.

I look back at that this photo and wish I knew then

what I know now.

You see mum was to pass away 9 weeks later.

She was 59, I was 28 and the date was

14th February 1997.

Valentines day 1997 mum chose to be reunited with

Dad.

He had passed away 16th September 1977 I was 8.

When I meet Drew in March 2004

little did I know I would marry him, and our 2 families would become one.

On December 25th 2004 he asked me to marry him.

Here is a photo of the two of us on our wedding day.

The day was May1st 2005.

Last year my amazing Nana aged 96 got sick.

She was still living on her own.

Taking care of everything for herself.

She was amazing I loved her to bits.

Since Mum had passed away she was

not only Nana but Mum as well.

When I was worried or had news to celebrate

she was the first to know.

I would sit with her and she would help me solve the

problems of the world.

Here is a photo of her with us on her 96th Birthday

24th January 2010.

Sadly Nan passed away

on May1st 2010

Mum's 73rd Birthday.

She was reunited with her baby girl.

So now you understand why May1st is such a bitter sweet day.

A day of reflection.

You see these two woman are who helped me

become who I am today.

They nurtured me they made be believe I could do anything that I wanted and more!

They are the reason I love to sew.

They are the reason I followed my dreams.

They are the reason behind

Frillys Designs.

Frilly's Designs is a tribute to them

and my amazing husband.

Re-Vamp

Hello everyone.
Wow April already this year is certainly running along at full speed.
My baby just turned 11 and I am sure it was only last year she actually
arrived into this world. She was such a cute little bubba.
Now she is what she thinks is a young lady.
11 going on 21.

Well there are going to be some changes to Frilly's.
Starting the 1st of May,
After some expert marketing advice Frilly's is going to wind back on
all the creations.
I will still make all the things I do now, just they will have to be requested.
I will not advertise them.
I am going to concentrate on my most favourite things and the ones you love the most.

Bunting Flags
Towels/Face washer/Sets
Satin Comfort Blankey's
Baby Blankets.

I will only be taking 10 custom spots a month.

I will work on getting some ready made items happening where you can
"Add a Name here"
Once payment has cleared if will then be posted the next day.

I am going to really work on getting designs and fabric samples for my buntings and satin blankets uploaded.
So it is just a matter of  you picking A,B and C and I get to it.

I want to make things less confusing for you the customer.

Please make sure you visit Frilly's on Facebook and my OZ Handmade Store.

I would like to hear your thoughts so please comment below.

Have an awesome day

The winner's of Frilly's
Friday Fun and Find Night:

1st prize $10 off you next order goes to Alice (acolbran)

2nd prize 15% off your next order goes to Lola

3rd prize 10% off your next order goes to Tamara

I hope everyone enjoyed the night of fun

Okay welcome to Frilly's
Friday Fun and Find Night:

There are 14 questions and the first person to comment back here on the blog with the correct answers will get a little prize.

I am going to send you to a few of my Sewing Sisters Pages who have kindly helped me with tonight festivities.

You must visit the pages and find the answer to their question and then you must visit Frilly's and find the answers to my questions.

A couple are a little tough  :)

Have fun!!  The only rule is to have fun, and while yes it is a race. If you are unsure of your answer check back over them. Just to make sure you are correct.

one) Suse from bysusehocking her question isWhat is the name of the butterbean with the robot flannelette body? 

two) Tanya from Pumpkin Snitch her question is
Tanya has a unique name for her nappy covers what is it?

three)Mel from MelliMoo Creations asks (this one is a little tricky)what is the name of the apple singlets? 

four)Jane from lilpipdesigns asks  (also just a little bit tricky)How many Boobooks has Lil Pip made since starting in August 2010?

five)Bel from littlesewandsews her question
What did William name his Melly & Me Dragon soft toy?

six)Mel from selkiesmithdesign her quesion is
 what is the name of the of the bag in photo 33 in the Yorkiepies?

seven)Michelle from Mscutebottoms asks (this one is tricky)
The newest addition to M's Cute Bottoms weight was?

eight)Holly from PuppyDogsTails asksWhat is the name of the first item from our winter range in that was previewed in the Feb 22 Market night?

nine)Bec from babychilli her question is (very tricky)

Im on sale now and a friend of Mickey.

Now moving onto FrillysDesigns questions

ten)   What was the date that Frilly opened her doors on FB?              

eleven)   Other than her puppy what is Frilly’s most favourite animal?       

twelve)   Not including Frilly’s puppy how many children does she have?      This does not include her hubby!!                                          

thirteen)   What is the name on the 13 flag bunting?    

fourteen)   Other than facebook where does frilly sell her items?     

Now remember you will have to visit each other the facebook pages by following the link and search for the answers to their questions some a just a little tricky.

Good Luck and have fun.               

There are 3 prizes up on offer from Frilly's range:

1st $10 off your next order

2nd 15% off your next order

3rd 10% off your next order
**this does not include postage

Frilly Friday Fun and Find Night

To celebrate 1000 likers
Frilly is having some Friday night fun and games.
With a little bit of help from some of her sewing sisters.

You will be given some questions and you will need to head off
and find the answers.

So who will be joining in the fun???

We're going a huntin

"Treasure Hunting" 

We have to celebrate reaching 1000 likers at Frilly's FB page.
Frilly is going to dress in her best 

  

Elmer Fudd Costume

 When I hear you ask!   Friday Night 8pm EDST...

Stay tuned to Frilly's blog for more details.

Happy Australia Day

Can I just say I am so proud to be an Aussie.

We are not even into February and we have already had one disaster after another here in Australia. 

Floods in Queensland, NSW and Victoria.

Fires in Perth.

On the 10th January I finally got to have surgery that I have wanted to the past 10 years and after it had been cancelled on December 13th. I got to have a 5 day stay in hospital and am at home now recovering. I am not aloud to drive for 4 weeks and no house work for 6 weeks. I am enjoying being treated as a queen in my own home :) But this no driving thing takes some organising.

Then today my husband who works in W.A got to experience his first ever Cat2 Cyclone Bianca.  I was a little scared and although he wasn't saying so I think he was too.

I knew he would be okay but I still worried.

Then to top things on Monday 17th January 2011, a very dear friend passed away very suddenly and very unexpected.

Kylie was an amazing lady who made the most amazing cakes and called a spade a spade but was a huge part of a circle of amazing ladies.  

There is a huge gap in our lives from her passing.

On Monday 24th January at 1.30pm we said our goodbyes to our dear friend and then released purple balloons in her honour.

On the front of Frilly's Designs well not a lot has really happened since Christmas.

But today I got in my sewing room for a little while and cleaned up a little and sorted out some fabric I had purchased. 

Ready to get back into it tomorrow.

I think I finally have a cutting table.

There are going to be some big changes at Frilly's Designs this year.

I plan to release 3 new things to Frilly's Range.

Clothing being one of them.

But just what will be the surprise.

Leave a comment of just what you would like to see.

In February there will be a big surprise so stay tuned.

Anyway that's it for now.

I hope your Australia Day was great.

The weather here was not that fantastic, misty rain for most of it and quite cool.

But we did catch up with Friends for a BBQ of snags in bread for tea.

I will leave you with something that a friend posted on their FB page that I just had to borrow and share.

You know your Australian when..you can decifer "yeah nah" , your mates are shazza and dazza, goin down to see acca dacca and get maccas in ya trackies. You once lived in whoop whooop, your mates XF falcon died in the arse and you understand no wuckin furries is a good thing! Have a great Astraya Day everyone, repost if ya wanna mate....