dandelions for miles

Inspiration

2013-02-13T16:24:00.000+13:00

Hey Guys so sorry haven't posted lately, have been pretty busy!
but I just need to get back in the swing of things.

lately I have seen heaps of these around and thinking I should make one. Aim to haveit done by the weekend fingerscrossed!

but here are some that I like!

ambie xox

skate park at Ragland

2013-01-14T21:32:00.001+13:00

I Loved the look of this park! the photography and blogger in me couldn't help but photograph every inch of it!
so I walked around with camera/ipod in hand taking pictures of everything seriously creeping some skaters out and eventually climbing into the middle of the bowl!

the Ragland pier

2013-01-03T09:52:00.002+13:00

Hey
we went to this cute fish and chip shop here on this wharf.
mmm... fish and chips :D

airplanes

2012-12-31T07:32:00.001+13:00

an old car

2012-12-31T07:26:00.001+13:00

possibly me and dads dream car!

merry (late) christmas and happy (early) new year!!

2012-12-31T07:25:00.001+13:00

hope you all had an amazing christmas/boxing day! mine really couldn't have been better!
I went up to morrinsville in the Waikato (New Zealand) and saw ALL of my extended family on dads family. I know this is such a boring and obvious thing to say but they have all grown so much! we went on a lights tour on the eve, drive around looking at strangers lights, and they were beautiful! I had never seen anything like it!
we had a relaxed Christmas Day and just played games. perfect.
on Boxing Day the fun really began we went the races only to be completely rained out and then onto Ragland where we(I) surfed the shops and ate dinner at an old fish and chip shop on a old pier!
sorry about the pictures! I am still saving up for a good camera :)
ambiexox

Terriyaki chicken and my jam!

2012-12-23T17:49:00.000+13:00

bonjour mon amis
(just getting abit multi cultural there :) that means hello my friends in french; I think!!)
firstly sorry about my slackness (work) and my miserable failure in the twelve gifts of christmas!
secondly I would like to congratulate...

Olivia from livicupcake on winning my giveaway! woop woop just shoot me an email when you read this Olivia for the details!
now thirdly a quick insight on me, well more my jam... come on eileen! I love that song and as soon as it comes on I cant help myself and I start to dance and sing along! heres the video

and here a picture of me cooking my favourite dish; teriyaki chicken and dancing along to it!

sorry about the quality!

well thats about all from me

ambie out

the twelve gifts of christmas #2 cat love

2012-12-18T16:26:00.000+13:00

Hola!

did you know that pets need love too?

well here's a cute way of spoiling the feline in your life.

scavenge a sock you don't mind cutting up, a handful of pillow stuffing and a small handful of catnip.

get your stuffing and stretch it out, put the catnip in the middle.

pull the wool around the catnip and roll it around a bit until you can't see any catnip.

cut the toe off the sock and place the ball inside. * remember to add about an inch as well as the set toe*

neatly fold the extra fabric to make a pillow.

sew it up

and you are done! to make it prettier add a bow, embroid or add some patches

guest post friday #2 Inspired!

2012-12-18T16:24:00.000+13:00

Hey all,

today we have Kaylee Jane here! so be darls and give her blog a look!

ambie xox

p.s. if you want a guest post just shoot me an email!

1. Name: Kaylee Jane

2. Blog: Kaylee Jane // Inspired

3. URL: http://kbsurrenderedtohim.blogspot.com/

4. Favorite of your posts?: hmm, not sure XD

5. Favorite color? Purple, and light lime

6. Favorite quotes? " decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it - Bill Cosby" and " a girl should be two things, classy and fabulous!" - Coco Channel

7. Favorite blogs? Keep Growing Beautiful - (http://missionkool.blogspot.com/) Endless Grace - (http://jumping4jesus.blogspot.com/)

8. What inspired you to start blogging? um my sister and my mom both had/.have blogs, i had shared one with my sister (http://ahomebeyondtheriver.blogspot.com/) for a little while but then i wanted to get my own. i thought it was awesome cause it was kinda like a online diary except you don't put all that personal stuff that you would in your private diary XD

9. Favorite things to do? this is not even a question :) READ!!!

10. um... purple and light lime

a little bit about moi;

I am a crazy teenage girl who loves to blog! I am a Christian, sister, daughter, friend and bibliophile! (don't know what bibliophile means? thats what google is for XD) i am going to be having a giveaway on my blog (http://kbsurrenderedtohim.blogspot.com/) soon!! so go follow and wait for it :)

ribbon wreath

2012-12-13T17:52:00.001+13:00

good evening/morning/afternoon/whatever time it is
this afternoon I was playing around with some ribbon and thought it would be a cute I sea to make a wreath.
sillily I forgot to take picture so I can only show you the finished results, oh well!

start off with some wire and bend it into a circle
next get some fabricy ribbon and wrap it around the wire
it's your choice what you do next! if you want yours to look like mine wrap ALOT of thin shiny colorful ribbon around it and add a bow! but you could wrap paper, fabric, tinsel, anything!
good luck
ambie xox
ps come to think of it I should have thought of the fact I don't have a door before making a wreath! :)

room updates

2012-12-13T12:27:00.001+13:00

the summer holidays have started! yay! two months of relaxation!
I have almost finished doing up my room!
I love it!
I have painted one window blue, organized my desk, and bought some cute kraft boxes for presents, some matching kraft tags, a few different colored bakers twine and twelve cute wooden pegs!
I also found an old dream catcher my mum used to hang over her bed and that I was convinced stopped me from ever having night mares in her room!
here are the pictures
enjoy your day
ambie xx

the twelve gifts of christmas #1 for the cooks

2012-12-09T22:02:00.001+13:00

howdy ladies and gents,
today I came up with an idea, the first holiday themed idea you'll find on my blog.
the idea- the twelve gifts of christmas
so christmas is the giving season, is it not, and a time for everyone to get stressed, very stressed in my mums case! this is my idea to relieve some pressure with twelve cute, quirky and most of the time original gift ideas!
sound fun?
first up here's a gift for a budding chef, flatter or baker.
track down a LARGE mug, some small colourful kitchen tools or anything else that tickles your fancy, a big bow and to make it all a bit more festive a couple of candy canes
you then artistically arrange the items and candy cane in the mug and tie the ribbon around it!
viola your done!
here is my little creation for my big sister Zoe!
ambie out

guest post friday #1 confidently mine*

2012-12-06T20:51:00.001+13:00

Hi all
meet Erin! she blogs at Confidently Mine and is personally one of my favs! so spread the love and have a looksie
amber xox

1. Name: Erin

2. Blog: Confidently Mine*

3. URL: http://www.onfidentlymine.blogspot.com

4. Favorite of your posts?: Probably “My Quiet Place: 1,” “Homemade Hot Chocolate” , and “Christmas Bokeh”

5. Favorite number?: 4, 6

6. Favorite quotes?: “There’s no time like the present” and “Focus on what you do have, not what you don’t”

7. Favorite blogs?: Julianne Art, Beandrop, DFM;) , Soley Alyssa, Vanilla Shutter, Tease Your Toes and more!!

8. What inspired you to start blogging? I don’t know, accually. Julianne Art Blog was a big part, I gues I just needed a quiet little outlet for my ideas.

9. Favorite things to do?: Soccer, swimming, basketball, blogging, photography, jumping on trampoline, waterskiing, hanging with friends, and baking:)

10. Favorite colors? Navy blue, yellow, aqua, light pink, beige

11. Just write something about your blog. You can also do a Diy or giveaway.

Just wanted to thank Ambie for doing this!! It was fun!! Please come and stop by!!!!

XO/E(:

patches! part 1

2012-12-06T20:26:00.001+13:00

Hi guys
This week we had a challenge week for the last (full) week of school. it's been super fun so far! As my skill I took fashion design and put some cute patches on the elbow of my cardigan!

Here's a little Diy! Exciting!

1. using some tailors chalk mark an X on your elbows, where you want the patch! Cut out two patches the shape you want.

2. trace the shapes on to some face trimmer (strengthener), cut them out and iron it on.

3. pin and stitch them on, you can use a sewing machine if you want but I hand stitched it.

4. Done! where with anything and be careful when washing I'll post some pictures of it on and my second patch Diy soon!

amber xx

My favorite place in the world! Part one

2012-12-01T08:40:00.001+13:00

So my family is ski crazy!
Lets get that clear.
I love anything on the snow! But I had hardly been skiing anywhere but wanaka!
So when my uncle offered to take me to a private ski field I jumped at the opportunity.
And didn't regret it until we got to the car park. Err it was one of the worst skiing experience I have ever had that day! The reason for this is nutcrackers, a metal rope that goes up a mountain on pullys and you clip on with a metal tool that looks like a nutcracker (note the name). No matter how easy this sounds, it's not! After a couple of embarrassing falls I skied with one ski to the hut!

And let's just say the day didn't get much better that day!

ambie xox

Down at the farm!

2012-11-30T19:21:00.001+13:00

Hi guys last weekend my mum and I went down to see my uncles farm! I love it there and it was quite fun. My uncles even been teaching me to drive! Here are some pics!
ambie xox

My new monster

2012-11-29T19:49:00.001+13:00

Hey all
I was just doodling my favorite animal! It's a giraffesaurus it is a cross between a giraffe and a brontosaurus! What do you think? I'm not much of a drawer but I thought it was alright?
ambie xox

Guest post anyone?

2012-11-27T17:20:00.001+13:00

Yeah I know have already posted this but I have thought of some questions and yeah! So here they are, if you want a guest post here on DFM just email me your answers! Here we go!

1. Name
2. Blog
3. URL
4. Favorite of your posts?
5. Favorite color?
6. Favorite quotes?
7. Favorite blogs?
8. What inspired you to start blogging?
9. Favorite things to do?
10. Favorite colors?
11. Just write something about your blog. You can also do a Diy or giveaway.

Please include at least two pictures.

I would love for any of you amazing bloggers to post on my blog! So please don't be shy!

ambie xox

Pinnin' it no.2 cute artists

2012-11-13T16:42:00.001+13:00

Here are some painting I found on Pinterest! Aren't they adorable?

Girl under umbrella- Banksy
Coca cola bottles- Andy Warhol
Eiffel Tower- Georges Seurat
Dog- Iris Scott
Burning houses- Jennifer Mahigan
Staircase- in Valarapiso, Chile
Washi tape- by a great friend you can find here: http://alittlebirdytoldmeblog.blogspot.co.nz/

ambie xox

photos and a new dress

2012-11-13T09:00:00.000+13:00

I snuck outside an took some photos of my brand new dress. then deleted all but one of them! Yeah that is how I roll!

here it is-

not my best work I know! but still I like how it seems almost mysterious!

check back tomorrow to here more about the dress and a bit of a kind ranting!

ambie xox

Blog design!

2012-11-12T07:30:00.001+13:00

Hey guys here is a really short and sweet blog post! Yesterday it was raining so I sat down at the laptop and started creating! What do you think? It is just a beginning so please be brutally honest!
Have an amazing day!
ambiexox
Ps I thought I would end it with a laugh or two... Or three... Okay I got a bit carried away!

Anatomy of me!

2012-11-11T12:48:00.000+13:00

Who am I? Not many of you actually know me very well! but this is the time to change that! this is who I am!

I am a reader, nerd, runner, blogger, milkshake adict, soccer player, sailor, smiler, sweet toth, animal lover, geek, an unperfectionist, a philosophisor, a theusaurus, a dreamer, a writer, a total drama queen, a joker, a teen ager, a poser, a give anthing a goer, a fun lover and a very odd fourteen year old!

Who are you?

ambie xox

P.s check out this giveaway from glossy blonde! oooh I want it!
http://www.glossyblonde.com/2012/11/michael-kors-giveaway.html#links

Bonjour Monsieur giraffe!

2012-11-06T06:51:00.001+13:00

Hi guys! For a little while I have been using this awesome banner from Alyssa @ Solely Alyssa! Isn't it cute! But I feel like a change up! This is why I have decided to change my blog design! This is the rough copy! What do you think?

Also pretty pretty please remember to enter my give away!

Another quick quick quick DIY- door!

2012-11-05T06:54:00.000+13:00

Currently I am without door. Just moved into my new room and I truly don't know where mum has put it! So I decided to take matters into my own hands!

You just need-
A blanket
Some thumb tacks
A ribbon
And maybe a hammer

To start just line up the blanket make sure you have the right size! Then press the thumb tacks in through the blanket and into the wall! Repeat until there is enough tacks to hold it up and cove both corners of the door. I used five.

Tie a bow around the middle to one side and voila you are done!
Remember to enter the giveaway! It ends soon!

Call out for guest posters!!

2012-11-04T08:56:00.000+13:00

I am trying to get a guest poster every day for a week! I am really excited about this, the Idea just popped into my head and I haven't been able to shake it out!
I would love to have anyone of you lovely bloggers to feature on my blog , so please don't be shy! Comment if you're interested! It won't happen until I have 7 interested bloggers so please comment or email me!!
ambie xox