NZ here i come!!!!!!

i just wanted to say goodbye and have a wonderful christmas, filled with love, laughter and sunshine, i'll be away for a whole 3 weeks......

3 weeks holiday with my two boys fun fun fun i'll be loving the beach and the ocean.......can't wait to see my family and friends, i get to meet my brother's twins boy {needyn} and girl {kea} about two weeks old......loads of snuggles for me

so if you get time pop your feet up and chillax........with a little bit of mischef to be had in between times

i'll be thinking of you all and missing you i'm sure.......

i'll pop in from time to time and visit {if i can}...........

big smoochs to you all 

lisa xx

pictures via here

point + shoot : coolest house & happy birthday mum

check out this magical house, a very dear and talented friend made this for us for christmas........you almost don't want to eat it or touch it, doesn't it just look perfect......brought back so many childhood feelings, {your imagination running wild} of course this didn't stop a little person {who kept pointing at it the whole way home} i kept saying "let mummy take some photos first" then once it was unwrapped he was in there, check out the photos below

just look at those cheeks, full of lollies.......thanks so much kirstie!!!!!!!!!

handmade gifts mean so much the thought, time and energy that goes into them is amazing {just look at the detail in that adorable house}......

what a fun fun fun weekend catching up with friends before we head back to nz for 3 weeks......

lunch at "the point" in albert park, strolling around mornington markets {again} hehehehe amazing quality time spend with the people i love........xxxxx to join in on fat mum slim's point and shoot click here

and a little birthday shout out to my wonderful mother, whom i love so so much.........

mum you have been and are so amazing and i'm so blessed to have you in my life, you are beautiful and you have a heart for others, thank you for believeing in me and i can't wait to give you a big squeeze on thursday with so much love for you, your lisa mae XXXXXXXXX

enjoy this wonderful day 

lisa xx

madeit find : + beautiful butterflies

my madeit find this week from splendiferous is this adorable hairslide, i love flowers {check} i love feathers {check} i love butterflies {check} and it can be worn in your hair {check} the perfect colour for summer, can you imagine your hair flowing loosely around your face with this pinned in at the beach or off for summer drinks at a bbq.....how fun, i'm sure every girl would want one......
a few beautiful pictures of butterflies enjoy........

and my favourite picture i found was this one......

sleep well and have a superfragilisticexpialidocious friday
big smooch
lisa xx
other photos from here ps...have your noticed i always have some form of food in my finds??????

i just love christmas

i just love christmas and all that it holds.......this year i've gone plain with a splash of green.......

and our little tradition for zeke is every year he gets an ornament that hangs on the tree and when he leaves home, he'll have is own collection.....however not sure at 18 or so if he'd like that, but its a cute tradition for now....his first one above is a nz tiki, then an orange ball

and this year a star.........so many posts at the moment about christmas and i love reading everyones little traditions.....as you can see this year we have white twigs {this is the 3rd time we have used this option} because we are going back to nz in a few days, it's a little bit silly buying a tree etc if were not gonna be here.....

i just wondered who else has a real tree???? i was over at melli's design and noticed a real tree but most others don't.........we always get a real tree too {poor greg with hayfever} i'd love to know your preference and why!!!!!!! i have hummed and harred about getting a fake one {because of the hayfever}

enjoy your wednesday and smile at someone today {a big smile} you know the kind!!!!!!!
lisa xx

point + shoot : cherry picking

wow what a weekend, we had an amazing group of people come to visit us in mornington for a day of fun, sun, bbq, cherry picking and hanging together..........
i'd never been cherry picking before and loved it we went to red hill cherry farm where you go and pick your own and eat all the cherry's you want while picking.......

it was loads of fun and would recommend it to anyone who wanted to do it.....red hill farm in particular is only open for 6 weeks.......
then on sunday we went to check out mornington markets and i finally got to try the salt and pepper calamari, my very dear friend has mentioned it often and it's quite well known {it was devine}........ i got to meet a new stall holder and support her by buying a few goodies, love meeting the newbies....
what did you all do this weekend????? i love to know what your all doing {bit nosy hehehe}
if you'd like to add a point + shoot @ fat mum slim it's a bit fun.....
have a great monday everyone
lisa xx

madeit find : + fresh green

i am totally and utterly goo goo ga ga over my madeit find this week.........as soon as i saw this image i couldn't look away {do you ever get that?????} it just screams BEAUTIFUL, i love the dress, the colour, the model and the photography.....

this beautiful cloud dress -in green silk you can find at urban art wear by caldi on madeit, it has a twisted hemline {very cool} and the pleats drape beautifully around the body....what more can i say ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL 

i felt so inspried by this picture i found some other pictures with a green colour theme that made me feel something....

hope you've enjoyed these pictures also and i hope they made you feel something..........

i still feel like i'm buzzing from U2 last night it totally rocked and i loved loved loved every minute,

thanks for stopping by

lisa xx

christmas giveaway winners!!!!!

yes you read right WINNERS as i lifted out the piece of paper there was another tangled with it so.....
that means two winners.....i don't think it would be fair to pick one over the other, don't you think????
and i do think it was mean't to be  
........VERY MESSY DRUM ROLL.......

.............georgyG design....................

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..................sarah miller.......................

congratulations ladies please email me the set from my circular collection you would like with your address, yay i love giving things away {such a great feeling}

i hope everyone had a great weekend, i've been going a little nuts this morning having the internet down, finally have it back up and running, it's amazing how much you rely on it for so much, business, banking etc....hope your all enjoying your monday and thanks for those who took part in the giveaway
lisa xx

descriptive beautiful + GIVEAWAY!!!!!

descriptive beautiful - by ledamae on madeit
i love the colour, pattern and the words........hope your all having a wonderful friday, the week is wrapping up YAY......
don't  forget my giveaway i would hate anyone to miss out on the chance to win a little something.......
i truly hope you all have a wonderful weekend
lisa xx

offically married 10 years today!!!!!!

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offically married 10 years today.....yikes.....

it's gone so fast, we got married bare foot on the beach {mt. maunganui} in new zealand photo below,

yup i LOVE the beach.....it was on the beach or in the snow,  and we walked down the aisle {beach} to "all my life" by kc & jojo....i always said i wanted that song.......
where did you get married???? and what was your song??????

above is a photo of the three rascals, it was nice having my brother and sister in the wedding party.....
not sure about you but i love seeing peoples wedding photos, these are the only ones i have on the computor i need to get them on disc, back in the day everything was on film.....hehehe 10 years ago....
a few photos of us.....

do you know i never noticed until uploading these photos greg is always on the right and me always on the left.....how funny is that....

enjoy your thursday and don't forget about the GIVEAWAY .......
lisa xx

christmas giveaway!!!!!!

well it's only 3 weeks till we head off to nz for christmas, so wanted to org a little christmas giveaway before i go........

i have truly enjoyed getting to know you all through blogland and look forward to the year ahead also, more sharing, photos etc.......

i know there are loads of giveaways at the moment, so why not add to the cheer of christmas giving!!!!

this giveaway is from my circular collection and you can choose whatever one takes your fancy....have a browse here at ledamae website this could be for yourself or a gift for someone else.....

* all you have to do is be a follower of my blog and make a comment below...

giveaway will end sunday........easy pesy

have a great day everyone hope you find something you like 

lisa xx

rose's.......?????

can you spot the little person in amongest the roses???????

this weekend while dad was at the drag racing zeke and myself went to the mornington rose gardens, wow they were so maintained and looked beautiful......

now i'm not that clued on when it comes to flowers/gardening etc, but it truly fascinates me and i'd love to learn more.....i've noticed on some other blogs some of you know so much about flowers so maybe you know what i'm talking about when i say i didn't realize there were so many different roses and the names for them are again fascinating.......

like did you know there was a rose called oranges and lemons?????

here are a few photos of my fav's.....

and my favourite was this one......i love the roundness of it, can you imagine it in full bloom???

hope you all had a wonderful weekend, ledamae was at the flemington markets again yesterday and we had the best day ever, have a great week 

lisa xx

madeit find : mini tea cups {cute}

how cute are these little tea cups???? my madeit find this week from mugalicious {love the name too}

teeny tiny teapots for teeny tiny people, doesn't it just scream CUTE if i had a little girl i would be buying this for christmas, what little girl wouldn't want one of these sets.......or big girl!!!!

i just love teacups, a few others to share with you

3 last photos from here......

in our new house {one day} i'd love teacups as lights to, don't they look fab????

i have a few cute teacup sets from trash 'n' treasure markets, T2, and gifts from friends, so i have a few sets and they are all different..........

so it's friday pop your feet up and have a cup of tea

enjoy your weekend kisses

lisa xx