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Post by corinne11 on Aug 21, 2016 12:19:37 GMT
I just checked- all my Kaisercraft pads are 6 1/2". Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Aug 21, 2016 2:55:41 GMT
Haven't all Kaisercraft pads been 6 1/2 "? I have quite a few and thought this was their standard size. They are an Australian brand and bring out new ranges very regularly so I have quite a large stash of their products. Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Aug 21, 2016 2:43:16 GMT
That's not even a Snopes thing, a basic google search would tell you that's not true. It's because a) many people are lazy and b) they are happy to believe every damn thing they read online. Several times I have very politely (and gently !) let friends on Facebook know that the picture or link is not true. What worries me is that they are teachers! I do expect teachers to have reasonable critical literacy skills . For example, posting a pic of a young girl running and saying "this young girl was running in the BOSTON MARATHON in memory of Sandy Hook students and was today killed in the bomb blast" Do they realise how few 7r olds can run a marathon??? Not to mention it clearly had a car dealership sponsorship label on her running bib. And all the death ones. 2 second Google search will tell you that no David Attenborough has NOT died! Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Aug 21, 2016 2:09:29 GMT
Lucky you! I actually haven't scrapped in months. However, I just received an order from Stampin up that includes a cute pineapple stamp and a delivery of doodlebug's Fun in the sun pack along with Beach Therapy from Bo Bunny.
We returned from our holiday come honeymoon 2 weeks ago so I am planning to sit down and sort and order some photos today.
I usually order them in 4x6 unless I want bigger ones but today I'm going to try thinking about layout designs and order photos 2 x 3 so there aren't wasted photos. We shall see how I go! Enjoy your day, I miss scrapping with people, it's just me on my own these days.
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Aug 20, 2016 7:25:01 GMT
Really love the idea of collecting vintage school supplies - you have so many unique items! I especially am jealous of your copy of "The Island of the Blue Dolphins". One of the most memorable books of my childhood.
How lovely to see your stuff in a magazine! Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Aug 19, 2016 8:35:36 GMT
We are big fans in our house and went to see him last time he was here. My grandson recently turned 18 and as he is studying Astrophysics and Space Science at uni, we decided to buy the deluxe package as a present for him- front row seats, autographed copy of his latest book, drinks and antipasti, professional photos taken with the Professor and get to hang out with him in the Afterlife club after the show. Of course, we had to accompany him. I was really nervous to meet him- what to say?? I shook his hand and quickly posed for the photo as he said "I like your dress" ( it was my galaxy dress) I mentioned that I wore it as I taught science in primary school, he asked which grades etc. He chatted more to the grandson asking him "physics' questions about uni etc. It was quite exciting, he was a really lovely man and was very relaxed taking questions and chatting with us all. If you live in Australia and watch Q and A you will know that he had quite the animated discussion with a climate change denier the night before and yes, he included quite a few jokes about "graphs" and "empirical evidence". He also showed us photos from NASA website and said 'oh, of course IF you believe that NASA is real!! I was excited about John Cleese throwing his book at me, but this was the best! Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Aug 9, 2016 12:28:28 GMT
Oh, Rebecca Sower! I still have her book, every time I go to throw things out I look at it knowing that I do not scrap like that but I can remember how I had to track that book down online to get it in Australia!
I still have quite a few of her layered die cut tag sets and still love the layouts I made long ago using them.
I actually used 2 of her papers (green texture with skeleton leaves) for a layout on a bed and breakfast we stayed in on the Big Island. Was perfect and I added a layered title cut from my Silhouette and it did not look old at all!
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Aug 7, 2016 12:15:55 GMT
I just googled leggings and immediately saw a pair of leggings with pineapples on them! So.... I couldn't find if they were available yet in Australia?? Does anyone here know? Or can I order from USA? I have heard that their marketing is based on the fact that there is no catalogue as such and new prints come out all the time? I'm guessing that is why people join groups. At the moment I buy most of my clothes (dresses) from Modcloth so I do understand the irrational need to check every email they send in case some new sensational patterned dress is released. I think cute, patterned leggings with flowy tops sound right up my alley for everyday work wear at school. Sorry for all the questions. I will join both groups mentioned here anyway so I can see all the different designs. Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Aug 5, 2016 8:41:22 GMT
During the past 2 years my father died - Alzheimers and Parkinsons , and my mum died- dementia. At my age (52) I would definitely have the test. Like others have said it would help me get things in order and make plans for the future. And I would go on lots of holidays while I still can and not wait for retirement. We have been talking about this recently and have decided to really make the most of life and do all the things we want to do. Lots of my friends are focused on paying off their mortgage before they do things. We should pay ours off soon but if we don't we aren't particularly worried. If something happened to either one of us, we would sell the house and the same goes for our kids "inheritance".
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Aug 5, 2016 8:24:11 GMT
In our house we use the phrase, " Are you looking with your boys eyes???" I can walk in and find whatever is missing either by sight, moving things or using logical thinking - "where else could it be?" Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Aug 4, 2016 9:54:35 GMT
Congratulations! I remember when you posted those beautiful pink soaps. I just checked your site- they all look amazing! Good luck. Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Aug 2, 2016 22:42:12 GMT
Thank you for your lovely comments! YES, it is the perfect place for a 25th anniversary. We are going to go each year now to celebrate ours. Look up the Warwick Fiji. We actually spent 3 days at a more expensive hotel this time - The Intercontinental Golf resort and discovered that although it was new and stunning we would not go there again. Very impersonal and people staying there not very friendly. The Warwick is older, but has real Fijian character, staff are amazing and we met so many lovely people who we are now friends with through Facebook! One of the things we love most is that wherever you stay in the hotel you are less than 5 minutes from pools, beach or any of the 5 restaurants! It is family friendly, however they have recently made one of the pools Adults only(with it's own private little poolside café) as well as a wing of the hotel, a restaurant for breakfast and a section of the beach. I'm a teacher so I like children and we took our grandson with us the previous 3 times, but I must admit the AO sections were very relaxing! It is down on the Coral Coast so a 2 hr drive from Nadi BUT well worth it. All the hotels near Denaru are the really big ones and they are built on reclaimed land so really not anywhere as nice as the older ones in our opinion. Also check out reviews on Trip Advisor. Corinne Corrine-I just checked the flights. I'm afraid it's impossible for us. It a 28-40 hour flight one way to Fiji from Baltimore MD, or Washington DC to Fiji. Perhaps you live closer like in Australia? DH has such little vacation time that it makes no sense to spend that much time in the air. We can't get a 28 hour flight there and a 28 hour flight back. It would be a 28 hour flight there and a 40 hour flight back. I will get there one day! I am determined! Even if I have to sail there myself one day. Thanks so much for your advice, and I'm thrilled you got to have your wedding there. DH eloped to Jamaica and got married on the beach with just the two of us 21 years ago and then had our honeymoon there at the resort. They did a beautiful job for us too. Congratulations once again. I'm so happy for both of you! Oh my goodness! That is a long flight time! Yes I am in Australia- We fly to Brisbane, 2-3 hrs, then a 3.4 flight to Fiji. We thought it was a long flight when we flew 10 hrs to Hawaii!! We have looked into going to Belize and Mauritius and yes, the flight times are too long. I guess we should all be lucky that there are such a lot of different tropical places in the world that we CAN visit! Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Aug 2, 2016 7:14:25 GMT
So sorry. Losing one pet unexpectedly is hard enough without the sudden loss of the other.
It is never an easy decision to make when it comes to pets and illnesses but you made the right decision for their sakes.
Take care of yourself.
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Aug 2, 2016 5:46:49 GMT
Congratulations to you both! I love all of the photos so much! You are such a beautiful bride! I love your dress and I don't think you could've pick a more beautiful location on the entire earth. I've always wanted to go to Fiji but haven't managed to get there yet. It always looks so gorgeous! Would you recommend it for a 25th anniversary? I wish you all of the best and many more years of love and happiness to you both! Thank you for your lovely comments! YES, it is the perfect place for a 25th anniversary. We are going to go each year now to celebrate ours. Look up the Warwick Fiji. We actually spent 3 days at a more expensive hotel this time - The Intercontinental Golf resort and discovered that although it was new and stunning we would not go there again. Very impersonal and people staying there not very friendly. The Warwick is older, but has real Fijian character, staff are amazing and we met so many lovely people who we are now friends with through Facebook! One of the things we love most is that wherever you stay in the hotel you are less than 5 minutes from pools, beach or any of the 5 restaurants! It is family friendly, however they have recently made one of the pools Adults only(with it's own private little poolside café) as well as a wing of the hotel, a restaurant for breakfast and a section of the beach. I'm a teacher so I like children and we took our grandson with us the previous 3 times, but I must admit the AO sections were very relaxing! It is down on the Coral Coast so a 2 hr drive from Nadi BUT well worth it. All the hotels near Denaru are the really big ones and they are built on reclaimed land so really not anywhere as nice as the older ones in our opinion. Also check out reviews on Trip Advisor. Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Aug 1, 2016 13:29:41 GMT
Thank you all so much for your good wishes and lovely comments! I must share the story about my dress. I walked into a wedding dress shop and when I said I was there to buy a dress for myself, the pretty, young girl looked me up and down, asked when the wedding was and when I replied 10 weeks said "oh no, we wouldn't be able to order a dress in your size by then, we really need 6 MONTHS. Oh, but there's some dresses up on the sale rack you can look at" I am normally pretty feisty, but not being familiar with the ways of weddings, left feeling very embarrassed. A few weeks later I was walking past a wedding shop and went in just to have a look at some bridesmaid dresses as I thought I would buy a colourful, tea length dress. I explained I was just really looking as I was hoping to have a dress with sleeves and I knew that was unlikely. She left me in the change room for 10 minutes and came back with this dress- ivory, lace and even a train! I said 'NO, No no I don't want a real wedding dress!" but she insisted I try it on. Well, I walked out of that shop in 40 minutes - dress bought and paid for! I loved it so much and felt so comfortable in it. Oh, and they certainly could and did order it in my size- arrived in FOUR weeks! And yes, I am in my 50's, I will be 53 in 2 months time. My makeup/hairstyle guy did an amazing job. We also had a video done and sat down and watched it last night with family. I think we were delirious with heat and tiredness after 2 hours of dragging my dress around the place- the tulle caught every piece of coral, driftwood, even a small fish I think! We were just being silly and there is even some singing ( I didn't realise Haydn was miked up for the ceremony) and some dancing (in between photos) The funny thing is when we picked up our photos/video at airport the assistant brought a release form and said the photographer thought our shoot was so funny and he may use it on his website! Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Aug 1, 2016 11:21:01 GMT
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Post by corinne11 on Aug 1, 2016 11:18:11 GMT
Our 4th visit to our favourite place in the world so we decided 12 weeks ago to get married during our holiday. We are in our 50's and have been together for 24 yrs so decided to keep it simple. We will be having a 2nd ceremony later in the year (when the weather is good) in our back yard for our family and close friends. So I get to wear my dress twice. Beautiful day, I was escorted by Fijian warriors, a tradition to prevent the bride from running away! Then I travelled on a billi billi raft to where my husband was waiting. The warriors blow the conch shell every few seconds so everybody at the resort stop and watched and waved. Such fun. I chose "Baby, I need your loving" by the Four Tops as the song to play as I arrived across the lagoon which attracted everyone too. The ceremony was simple and we ended up with 2 official guests, a lovely older couple Haydn met at breakfast that morning and invited along. (We spent more time with them and they have now invited us to visit them up in sunny Queensland.) We kept it a secret, letting family know the night before and posting a picture of the rings with the lines "It's a beautiful day, we're looking for something dumb to do, Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you" (from Bruno Mars) on the morning of the wedding. It was simply the best day of our life and we are so happy with our beautiful photos. Our photographer managed to capture our brief - " lots of fun and laughter". I'm not really savvy with adding photos so I will add some more in another post in this thread. Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Jul 4, 2016 12:40:51 GMT
I was just discussing this today. My Facebook had several "funny" photos of local ballot papers filled out with pictures of Bon Jovi No 1 or Lee Lin Chin ( a popular news presenter here) Why waste your vote just to show how funny you are? My husband handed out how to vote cards and scrutineered at our local polling booth yesterday. Our local candidate (whom we support) won at this particular booth by only THREE votes! We are so lucky to live in country where we can freely vote without fear of violence or intimidation. The worst thing people could complain about was the long lines ( some people had to wait for 1/2 an hour) or that some booths did NOT have a sausage sizzle. It is compulsory to vote here and some people leave it blank on purpose which is their right. However, if I'm going to line up I'm going to make sure my vote goes some way towards a government, local and federal that I feel can do the best job. Jumping off my soapbox now. Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Jul 3, 2016 0:52:50 GMT
I was getting married at 21 but we cancelled 3 weeks out. (still have that dress hanging in the cupboard!) Met my current partner at 29 and over the years he would ask me to marry him but I never took him seriously as he knew I wasn't fussed about getting married. Christmas Day 2009, I knew something was up as he put a small present under the Christmas tree. I'm really picky so we didn't ever buy each other presents, just buy what we want. I opened the "little box" which turned out to be some nice diamond earrings. We were watching our grandson open his presents and my daughter had just put her new Beyoncé CD on. "All the Single Ladies" was playing when he suddenly dashed out to the car in his dressing gown, came in with another "little box"and got down on one knee and proposed. And no, my daughter wasn't in on it, just a coincidence she was playing the song!! We went down to my Mum's for Christmas lunch and he "re-did" the proposal at the table so my family could be part of it. We started planning a wedding at a local winery but cancelled it after we decided we would rather spend the money on a trip to Hawaii! So....... we are going to Fiji next week and about 8 weeks ago decided to get married there. Just the two of us. It's a secret, only my immediate family and a few close friends know. We will have a reception in our back yard once summer arrives to celebrate. We are now aged 52 and 56 and have been together for over 24 years. Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Jul 2, 2016 10:01:22 GMT
Read this piece about the sausage tradition www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-36692402After reading this sentence to my DH, "The tradition is so popular that two websites have been created to tell voters where to find polling booths with sausage sizzles and cake stalls", he asked does that mean people can vote at any polling station or are they voting in a predefined location and then travelling to buy a sausage roll? Great fundraising idea. I didn't vote in my electorate which was just as well. Apparently there was NO sausage sizzle there!! I voted at the school I work at- just waited for a slow moment in the line and filled out a Declaration form. Didn't even have to show my IDQ We decided to try the bacon and egg sandwich because we sell them at our Big Breakfast (a fundraising breakfast for our students and community) and they are really popular and at $4 compared to $2 for a sausage we made more money. We normally sell cupcakes too but there was a bit of a kerfuffle over whether we are allowed to sell them so we ended up selling Freddo Frogs instead! Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Jul 2, 2016 7:04:25 GMT
After 40yrs here, my husband recently became an Australian citizen. He is handing out how to vote cards too and is doing 2 hrs of scrutineering after the polls close.
I have just come home from selling sausages ( and a new item- bacon and egg sandwiches!) at our school as I am a member of our fundraising committee.
Unfortunately, I agree that the Coalition will probably win, I think a lot of people will vote based on "better the devil you know"
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Jun 20, 2016 11:15:59 GMT
I'm Australian and remember this time vividly.
I watched this video and was very surprised ( or maybe not!) to see not one mention of the terrible event that occurred that led to the gun ban.
This year was the 20 year anniversary of the Pt Arthur massacre where a lone gunman killed 35 people and seriously injured 23 others. Our Prime Minister at the time made some tough decisions and yes, there were many people like these in the video who were against it. More people. myself included watched Walter Mikac on t.v mourning the loss of his wife Nanette and their two girls Alannah(aged 6) and Madeleine( aged 3) who were chased behind a tree and shot dead by the gunman. I was not the biggest supporter of our PM at this time, but he stood his ground and our gun laws are a great legacy that he left behind.
The video shows short snippets of random comments and statistics that don't show where they come from. I feel very safe living here. Yes there is crime, murders,home invasions included and shootings. (many crime related) BUT, there has never been a mass shooting in our country since the Howard government instituted the semi- automatic buy back scheme. I am a teacher and work in a school setting that has open gates and yes we have invacuation and evacuation drills, but I never have a moment's fear that somebody with a gun will enter our school and try to harm us.
Our gun laws are working for us. This video does not indicate a true picture of what has happened here in Australia over the past 20 years.
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Jun 20, 2016 10:26:02 GMT
My Dad and I were very close when I was young, but had a bumpy relationship at times as adults. Luckily, I managed to spend time with him during his last years and we made our peace before he died two years ago. Attachments:
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Post by corinne11 on Jun 12, 2016 1:20:37 GMT
99% of my wardrobe is dresses so I clicked on this thread as I usually wear Bonds granny pants.
Skimmies look great but so far I can't find any for sale in Australia. $34 AUD PLUS shipping for one pair is a bit dear for me, my Bonds are about $16 but I normally wait for sales, use my Myer discount card and stock up.
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on May 15, 2016 0:13:09 GMT
Misspellings of my name -Corrine, Corrinne, Corene, Corin, Coreen, Keryn, Karyn. Yes, even in emails with the drop down menu. Considering that 95% of the people I work with pronounce it completely wrong also, I have learned to go with the flow and don't let it bother me. I know they are talking to me so I tune out the wrong pronounciaton. I have introduce myself to new work mates but before long they are calling me what everybody else calls me. One even apologised because they thought they had been calling me the wrong name. I had to tell them that they were right and everybody else was wrong.
Now my husband is Welsh and spells his name how it is spelt in Wales - Haydn. It is part of his email address and when he is giving it to people verbally he ALWAYS says Haydn with NO E! He still gets phone calls saying that the email won't go through- of course they have added the E !
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Apr 21, 2016 3:10:06 GMT
I've always done it under. Tomorrow I am going to do it over and see if it makes any difference. I recently had my makeup done and they definitely told me to put it on first. I use a colour corrector and a concealer before foundation. I might try it on half my face and see if there is much difference!
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Apr 18, 2016 23:37:45 GMT
Okay, after reading all of the responses, I have one quick question: When the professionals "shape" your eyebrows, what do they use? Do they wax, tweeze, thread??? Does it hurt or leave your eyebrow area red or swollen? Thanks! They used wax strips. I must admit my eyebrow area was red and a bit swollen for 24 hours but not really painful. Considering it was my first time ever having wax anywhere on my body it was okay. Oh I also had my brows tinted. They recommend going back every 5 weeks.
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Apr 18, 2016 23:34:00 GMT
Looking better doesn't mean you looked bad before:grin: Eyebrows are an easy way of giving your face a lift, that's pretty well known I have very sparse eyebrows, never plucked or waxed them in my life, just touched them up every morning with a brown brow pencil. Being over 50 now, I have started buying better makeup and getting it done by professionals.
I stopped by a Benefit Brow bar. I had my eyebrows waxed, apparently I did have hair there, just very pale! I use their Gimme Brow product, like a mascara for brows and their highlight pencil.
Wow! If you think it doesn't make a difference, just use it on one side! I am totally sold and use this product everyday. I KNOW I look so much better. Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Apr 7, 2016 23:16:58 GMT
Most of our cats are aged between 12 and 15. They were strays we took in. We know that we will need to make these decisions soon, 7 times.
When our dog had cancer we did pay about $600 to have a vet come to our home. (this included cremation, ashes in urn) Our dog hated the vet and we were happy that he got to spend his last morning with us sitting on the couch.
You know your pet and only you will know the right decision for you and your cat. Wishing you well.
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Apr 2, 2016 2:50:51 GMT
I loved the older Kaisercraft Tropicana and Paradiso lines and have used them for layouts of our holidays to Hawaii and Fiji.
Rock Pool is another one that is beach themed- love it , but haven't used it yet.
There is a new one I saw last night by Bo Bunny called Beach Therapy that I am going to buy. We are heading back for our 4th trip to Fiji in 3 months so I need more tropical paper!
Corinne
ETA I forget the new Sea Breeze by Kaisercraft- beautiful blues!
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