umbrella prints trimming competition

 

Last year I didn't get my entry in on time

for The Umbrella Prints Trimming Competition.

 

Even though I've known for ages that this few weeks

at my place is going to be frantic with

stuff going on I still really wanted to join in.

 

I bought my packet of trimmings months ago.

 

Yes I did say months.

 

I finally got something together last night watching

the Blues win Origin.

Maybe I was good luck for them ??

 

Anyway if you like my wonky balloon a little bit

you can vote for my entry by pinning it

when it goes on the board in the next few days.

Go here to see all the creations.

 

I hope someone pins my poor balloon.

 

Edited ~ Amy has just informed me that we need

to comment on the pins we like.

 

let me try again

 

I'm going to have another go at finishing something

for The Umbrella Prints Trimming Competition.

Last year I didn't get finished in time.

The whole sorry saga is here.

 

Everything needs to be written in my diary , everything.

 

I am so scattered I never know what my kids

are up to unless I check the diary.

Unfortunately the diary can be lost for days under paint charts

or crochet or just mingled with all the junk at my place.

 

 

I also get a bit distracted and madly

start things like this old cupboard.

 

 

but I think it turned out ok .

 

 

 

Now I'm off to work on my scarf and think

about the competition.

 

I wonder really where my kids are............

 

 

you know how it is

 

I first heard about The Umbrella Prints Trimming Competition in March.

 

Wow I thought I'll have a go at that !

 

The idea is you buy a pack of gorgeous trimmings , make something

from them , put them up and wait for thousands of people

to repin them from pinterest as each pin counts as a vote.

 

Sounds so easy doesn't it.......

 

I stuffed around for ages and never got to it but I 

finally glued my trimmings

around little sewing spools a few weeks ago....

.....and then left them.

 

I then decided this morning I'd better do something with them

so I strung the spools onto thread with some lovely wooden beads.

 

Of course no one was home to take a photo for me so

I took one myself and you can see all my junk in the background.

 

 

Tough luck I thought .... I'll just get my entry in anyway.

So then I went to The Umbrella Prints Blog to get the address

to email my details to and discovered

 

entries closed four days ago !

 

This was all totally my own fault but I still had fun anyway.

(and I now have a pretty cool necklace)

 

Visit the pinterest board and pin your favourites and

see the talent that did get their act together in time .

 

 

I only cook because they have to eat

 

The weather is just starting to get cool here .

We have the fire going and we will start having lots of

soups and stews , yummy !

One of our favourites here is (believe it or not) lentil soup .

I know it doesn't sound all that much but with some

fresh baked bread it is a great meal .

 

This recipe serves 4 easily .

 

1 tin brown or red lentils rinsed and drained .

1 tin crushed tomatoes (mash them up more)

capsicum , onion , garlic , cumin, vegetable stock.

 

Heat some oil in your soup pan and gently fry the finely chopped

onion and capsicum . Add a heap of minced garlic and a tspn of cumin.

 

Add the tomatoes , lentils and vegetable stock.  

Bring to the boil and then let it simmer at least 20 mins

but the longer you leave it the better .

An hour or more is fantastic.

 

This batch I made I also threw in some mushrooms and

a zucchini that would have been wasted.

 

The cumin helps the lentils digest and not repeat on you.

I love cumin so I add more but if you don't like it leave it out .

You can replace the cumin with curry if you like.

 

For those that think they are being tortured having no meat

I cook up some finely chopped bacon and they just sprinkle

how much they need on top.

 

I really hope you like this soup I love it .

 

Anyway I have some stitching to get done for the

Umbrella Prints Trimming Competition

so I'd better get to it .

 

See you soon xxx

 

 

 

we have a winner

 

Yes that's right we do have a winner or two !

Hooray and congratulations to Sedef in Australia  

who receives the lovely book and gorgeous Cosmo threads.

 

From a land far , far away (well Canada anyway)

the winner is Sandra .

Would you both please contact me with your addresses to send your prizes to .

Thanks to everyone else for entering .

 

 

In other world news I am going to have a go at

The Umbrella Prints Fabric Trimmings Competition .

 

If you visit Amy's and Carly's  blog you will find links where you can see

entries from previous years .

 I'd better get a move on if I want to have anything made to enter .

 

Thanks for popping in , see you soon xx

 

You can find the pattern for Perky Penguin here .