About Me

Hanging in my craft room

Hi! I'm so happy you stopped by! I love getting to know the people behind my favourite blogs, so thought I'd share a little more about who I am with you.

I live in gorgeous New Zealand. I was born right at the bottom of the South Island, but now live in the capital, Wellington. Wellington is a gorgeous seaside city filled to the brim with culture, cafes and amazing views. My husband and I have lived here for 4 years. We miss being close to our families, but we're having a blast.

When I'm not stamping, I love to read, bake, and indulge my love of other crafts - sewing, crochet, cross stitch and jewellery making. I never create in silence, I always have a movie, podcast or music on as background noise and I make something almost every day. 

This is Shanan....

My gorgeous hubby!

Shanan and I have been married since 2006, but we've been together for almost 15 years! We met when we were 13 and have been together since we were 14. Shan is so supportive of everything I do, he's the best partner I could ask for and we are more in love than ever (awwww!) I still count the hours every day until he comes home from work and I'm sure I'll feel the same way forever! We're a very low key couple - we love watching movies, playing games, visiting the zoo and picnicking at our favourite beach.

Our baby boy

We are so excited to be expecting our first child in early June 2012! We've long wanted to be parents and cannot wait to meet our son. Pregnancy has been a little rough for me so far, but I'm so lucky to have a supportive and caring partner and family to help see me through it. In New Zealand we have a wonderful midwife system, and I'm lucky to have a fantastic midwife by my side through it all. 

This will be the first grandchild on both sides of our family, so no doubt he'll be constantly spoiled - I can't wait! 

**Update!**

Jackson James Gough was born June 10th 2012 (five days overdue!) by emergency c-section. He weighed in at a whopping 9lbs 5oz.  Jackson is a delightful baby - he's been sleeping through the night since he was six weeks old, we've had no problems with nursing (he's a pro!) and he cries very rarely. Overall he's a very relaxed and happy little chap. We love him more than we ever thought possible and although we're tired, we're having a blast raising our son.

Watching what happens in the craft room

These are our beloved cat, Gabriel and Luna. Gabriel is a Lilac Point Balinese and Luna is a Silver Shaded Chinchilla Persian. They are almost 7 years old and full of personality! Both are big talkers. Luna is laid back and prefers to sit in her own spot, but when she wants a pat she's not shy about letting you know. Gabriel doesn't know he's a cat....he thinks he's a person. He prefers to sit on Shan's shoulders, or right in my lap. They are fantastic company when I'm home alone!

So that's a little about me and the people/fur people you'll see mentioned on my blog from time to time. Thank you again for visiting! I love sharing my life and creative side with you all - it keeps me excited about creating!

*hugs*

Sarah