counting down the days

It's been a fun, creative, trying-to-be-patient sort of month so far. Feels like life has started to get busier again very quickly, and I know in the next months to come it will only increase, and that's great!

We've finally gotten the keys to our new home, and the renovations are already under way! It's starting to look so lovely and it should all be done within the next 2-3 weeks. Then we can finally move in! Since we'll be renting from my in-laws, their whole family is joining in on the fun of stripping the floors for new wooden boards and repainting the walls and doors. It's so lovely to see them all come together to help out, I only wish I could be a part of it! I've always wanted to do home-renovation projects and have been waiting for the day we would have our own place to do it in, unfortunately being pregnant has restricted me from all the fun stuff (heavy lifting, painting fumes, climbing ladders). Hubby says I'm working hard enough already making a baby, he's very sweet :) So for now, I'm just really looking forward to being able to pack up all our things into boxes when the time is right. Not long now till we move!

I've been delving into my creative side once again, and it feels great! Early this year I decided that I'd start designing cards rather than buying them to save costs and to give myself a project. Lately I've been re-designing some of the birthday & thank you cards, and I'm liking how they look. I also made invitations, "eat me" & "drink me" tags, and headed up a DIY body scrub session for my gorgeous friend's bachelorette party, which was Mad Hatter themed. It was held at her parent's home, the decorations looked so lovely and the food was delicious! Guests were invited to bring a plate, I baked banana bread and lemon meringue pie :) My latest creative venture is a second-hand sewing machine my mum bought me a few days ago. After she showed me the basics and then reading through the manual I felt I finally understood how it worked. I've started making something I plan to use for my upcoming baby shower. I'll be taking photos again soon so there's proof I'm not making this all up :)

All this craft & designing & baking has gotten my creative juices flowing, and really has me wanting to open up my own shop of sorts. Not so much for the money but rather because I love making things too much to let them collect dust, and there's only so many people I know that appreciate handmade gifts. I've considered using Etsy, but wonder if there's any other way of selling things online that works best with the AUS$. Or more importantly, would anyone actually like what I make enough to buy it?