Christmas Cards at Semaphore Library

Here's a sneak peek of the Christmas Cards that Lisa & I will be teaching at the Semaphore Library on the 23 November from 2-4.30pm. Bookings are essential through the library on 8405 6570 or online.
So book now because seats are limited and the workshop fills quickly! Hope to see you there.

First of the reviews!

Two reviews have been published for the show, still waiting for another from the Messenger.

First from Adelaide Theatre Guide -
http://www.theatreguide.com.au/current_site/reviews/pdfs/2008_whitechristmas.pdf

Second from the Adelaide Advertiser - a nicer review!
White Christmas
From: The Advertiser
October 14, 2008
Until Saturday & Arts Theatre
THE Metropolitan Musical Theatre Co. is 50 years old. It has established a solid reputation as the producer of reliably high-quality productions.
The choice of Irving Berlin's White Christmas as a birthday event is an odd one. Despite the old movie's success, the seasonal suggestion of the title makes for a tough box office in October.
Nonetheless, it is an uplifting song-and-dance show full of classic favourites - I Love a Piano, Blue Skies and How Deep is the Ocean - telling the tale of successful entertainers with so much affection for their old World War II general that they put on a show to save his failing Vermont inn while also falling in love with two showbiz sisters.
Click here to read the full article on the website

News from the Pit

Well I am about to start the second week of the show - and having an absolute ball!!! Can't get the music out of my dreams - guess when you are playing the songs over and over that will happen! Keeping the sandman away whilst in the pit - all of us are on a sugar high... you should see the size of the lolly box that gets passed around in between numbers!

the members of the cast are great - wish I could watch the show, but I will just have to suffice listening to the dialogue and bopping along when we play & the cast sing.

Nice to see familiar faces coming to the edge of the pit to say hello - & a special thank you to my great friend Lisa who dropped over a humongous bag of lollies!! (At work I put on the notice board to only throw lollies & chocolates into the pit!!!)

Once I have had a really long sleep this weekend - back to the scrapping grindstone & begin working on the next lot of workshops.

See you all soon,

Mandy ;-)

Oh Yeah!! The Rumpus Room is happening!!!!...

Woohoo!!!! Gavin started demolition & renovations yesterday to the rumpus room!!! Need I say more?
Here he is taking out the window of the property divide, the kids holding up the stud wall - waiting for me to help lift it in place...after photos, please!
Then the stud wall in place, all being carefully watched over by the really, really cute site supervisor!!!
Keep watching this space for more photos of the progress!
Okay, I must go breath into a brown paper bag now - hee hee!!!! ;-)

Got Sketch 102

Been having fun doing an on-line class with Valerie Salmon & Janna Wilson from Got Sketch. Well worth joining up for the next one - it will make you scrap & use up lots of 4x6 photos!!

Being sick & now the kids are on holidays, I have a bit of catching up to do, but all the sketches & instructions are downloaded, saved & printed so I am ready to go this Saturday for my next Scrap'n'Roast! (Still a few spots left - if anyone needs to escape their kids for the evening!!)

A few weeks back, Pam & I took Lisa & Cathy done to another Fiskars workshop with Michelle. We had a great day - of course!!! Thanks Michelle! Can you believe I didn't take any photos....but Michelle's hubby was running around with her camera, so I will get some next time.

Exciting news - I am cleaning out THE RUMPUS ROOM and I m going to turn it into my scrap room/shop!!! Oh yeah, uh huh! Am I excited??? Just a fraction....so much space....so much space....hopefully it will be all ready to go in the new year. I will keep you posted about how it's going! I will try to remember to take photos as I go...

Talk to you all soon!!

Happy Scrapping!

Mandy