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Bec Spicer
How I define myself determines who I become!
Interests: music, gardening, craft, home decorating, cooking, reading, scrapbooking, sewing, family
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The Farm Barn is a petting zoo in Hahndorf in the Adelaide Zoo. During our last trip to Adelaide we spent a morning there. Charlee had a blast! She loves animals and really enjoyed being able to cuddle and pet... Continue reading
Posted May 22, 2011 at The Spice of Life
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My father immegrated to Australia from Holland with his family, in the late 50's. I don't have many photo's of my Dad from his childhood. When he passed away, his sister sent through some photo's along with some information about... Continue reading
Posted May 22, 2011 at The Spice of Life
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What did you say? Mother's Day was two weeks ago? Well I thought I'd share this card I made for my mother in law for Mother's Day. I had forgotten I took photo's of it until I found them while... Continue reading
Posted May 21, 2011 at The Spice of Life
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...Cape Nelson, Portland VIC. Continue reading
Posted May 1, 2011 at The Spice of Life
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Did you know that Prinecesses wear skirts? No? Well they do! And because Miss Charlee is a Princess she must wear skirts. It's very seldom that I can coax her into a pair of jeans or pants. Now that the... Continue reading
Posted Apr 19, 2011 at The Spice of Life
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Ashleigh had a birthday party to go to this evening so I put this card together this afternoon. It's girly, sweet, a little chabby and a bit vinatge - just perfect for a little girl who's turning 7! Continue reading
Posted Apr 15, 2011 at The Spice of Life
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Yesterday was my Birthday! I turned 31. Last year, on my 30th, I was excited. It felt great to be turning 30. This year, as that number ticked over to 31, I have to say the excitement was missing. The... Continue reading
Posted Apr 11, 2011 at The Spice of Life
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Last weekend Charlee moved into a big girl bed. Greg made it.........(of course) using a plan from here. Ana-White's plans have been mentioned all over the home decorating blogisfere for the last year. I thought we'd give one of her... Continue reading
Posted Mar 25, 2011 at The Spice of Life
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I love to cook. I love to cook yummy food. I am, most of the time, very proud of the yummy food I cook. I have a few favourite recipes that I tend to use a lot. Stephanie Alexanders, pav... Continue reading
Posted Feb 25, 2011 at The Spice of Life
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Yesterday Jaime, Ash and I spent the afternoon crafting. I was sewing a birthday present and the girls spent their time making their first felt softies. There was lots of discussion and sketching, cutting and finally stitching. Jaime's is the... Continue reading
Posted Feb 20, 2011 at The Spice of Life
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Oh look! I've scrapped my first page of the year. I LOVE the photo of Miss Charlee playing with a 'Fairy'. During Spring and early Summer we can find heaps of these 'Fairies' on the oval and in the parklands... Continue reading
Posted Feb 10, 2011 at The Spice of Life
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Summer is finally here. While the calendar tells me Summer started way back in December, I've not seen much evidence of it here. We've had some nice mild days and some nice cool days (comparatively) and while the weather not... Continue reading
Posted Jan 27, 2011 at The Spice of Life
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What better way to spend Australia Day than having a BBQ with family, watching the cricket and watching the children play and have fun. And to cap it all off, a piece of Pavlova for dessert. And very nice pav... Continue reading
Posted Jan 26, 2011 at The Spice of Life
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Jaime had a birthday party to go today, so I put this card together for the birthday girl. I've been practising using my Copic Markers. While this little Hero Arts Kokeshi Doll isn't perfect, I'm pretty happy with the results. Continue reading
Posted Jan 22, 2011 at The Spice of Life
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The christening of our firepit A BBQ dinner with some home grown vegies Th e toasting of marshmallows Lying on the grass under the stars I hope you're enjoying your weekend too! Continue reading
Posted Jan 22, 2011 at The Spice of Life
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Every day Jaime and Ash are expected to do a few small jobs around the house; things like making their bed, putting their pj's away, hanging up their uniform, unpacking their school bag, unpacking the dishwasher and packing away their... Continue reading
Posted Jan 20, 2011 at The Spice of Life
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I've playing with my Christmas Present. I got it in November but didn't get much of an opportunity to play because is my 'enthuisiasm' I tried to cut something it wasn't meant to cut and broke the blade (ahem!) I... Continue reading
Posted Jan 19, 2011 at The Spice of Life
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Each year for the past 4 years or so, I've been making my own calendar to record the kids school dates, birthdays etc. I decided to design my own, because I can personalise with school term dates, birthdays, anivesaries etc.... Continue reading
Posted Jan 18, 2011 at The Spice of Life
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Charlee loves to dress up. She loves bling, and fairy wings and necklaces and things that jangle. What better Christmas present for a little princess than a mummy made pair of wings, crown, necklace and tutu. Here she is, fresh... Continue reading
Posted Jan 15, 2011 at The Spice of Life
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I'm sitting in my newly finished craft/study. We spent the better part of the last 5 days working on it. I'm incredibly happy with it and feel so very lucky to have not only a craft room but one that... Continue reading
Posted Jan 15, 2011 at The Spice of Life
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This last week Greg and I (along with some help from Greg's Dad and of course the girls), have been working in our backyard. I've wanted a paved area near the kids cubby house and sandpit for quite sometime and... Continue reading
Posted Jan 11, 2011 at The Spice of Life
I don't make New Years resolutions. In fact I remember writing a post several years ago about my thoughts on this. While I understand the New Year can be a great catalyst for change, I think we should make changes... Continue reading
Posted Jan 9, 2011 at The Spice of Life
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Well the silly season is over for another year. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. Brisbane City We spent Christmas in Brisbane this year. With all the wet weather QLD has been having, we were expecting... Continue reading
Posted Jan 9, 2011 at The Spice of Life
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This page was published a few months back in Scrapbook Creations in their Babies Gallery. "You are such a little chatterbox, always chatting away. You are learning new words every week and amaze me with how much you know already".... Continue reading
Posted Dec 17, 2010 at The Spice of Life
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A while ago, I was given Blue Bazaar's December kit to play with. I can now show you the projects I created with it. Continue reading
Posted Dec 13, 2010 at The Spice of Life