Getting on with it....the working girls guide to insourcing...

You might think that now that I have a Job Outside of the Home, that it's all Chanel bracelets and good times on the town.

 

Not at Chez Mimi, it's not. Never.

 

Yes I'm admiring this Chanel Assemblage style charm bracelet, but look...!

 

 

I've bought the base for my own DIY version on Etsy. $20. Including postage. A bargain, right?

 

I added two Victoriana inspired gold heart lockets to my cart while I was there. $50-ish each thanks to exorbitant postage.

 

I already have a third one which I wear regularly. These will all now be attached to my bracelet.

 

A reasonable facsimile of the Chanel version will  be achieved I think. P'raps even a little classier.

 

Meanwhile, I'm embroidering wattle and leaves on face washers whenever I sit still. Wattle is a true Aussie tree with a beautiful scent. You'd love it.

 

 

And if you thought we'd be lured into that den of iniquity called Take Away, you'd be wrong.

 

Behold bulk lasagnas….a godsend in a busy week.

This here is not a soap. No.

 

It's a wax melt. Custom made for the burner it's being gifted with.

 



 

I made it by melting the accoutrements in the burner itself...

 

 

...oils and botanicals added, stacked and wrapped with the oil burner, it's a pretty gift.

 

 

And daughters friends were so impressed with her candle making, that they're all coming here on Sunday for a candle making session.

 

I call that a win on every front.

 

Poached chicken is consumed here. Often. And with everything.

 

I apologise if I've already shown off the pretty puppy cake I conjured up for Granddaughter who just turned 7. I was a bit proud of self.

Her friends were so impressed that they've ordered cakes too....this one was for a roller skating fan.

 

Meanwhile Husband is doing insourcing his way.

 

He's tiled the ensuite of the She Shed.

 

Impressive, eh?

Macarons. I was scared of them

 

No more!

 

Success!

 



Rice and vege 'cakes' are the work lunch du jour round here.

 

Gluten free heaven.

 



 

And of course Son number three didn't just want a 'cake' for his birthday.

 

He requested Banana Bread Tiramisu.

 

What's a Mum to do but comply?

 

Meanwhile, I'm She Shed Chandeliering.

 



 

I decided I'd like it better white.

 

Now I have to pull it apart.

 

It will be worth it.

 

Oh...here's some mini brown rice cakes!

 

They're delish too.

 

 

...and Rock Cakes....an oldie but a goodie.

 

See? Nothings changed....

 

What's different at your place?