Jadex Adventures: Christmas Gifts

Woah, guys, I've missed you! It's been so long since I've had a minute to myself, and actually had a chance to write anything down. But, fear not, I'm hear to fill you all in!

This weekend, Alex and I went adventuring, looking for Christmas presents. Now, I'm sure you all know by now, we love making hand made gifts, and this year will be no different. We wanted something that would either be tasty or useful, be quick and easy to make, and be able to be wrapped nicely (presentation counts here people!).

Sadly, I can't share the actual presents with you till after Christmas, cause, well, spoilers, duh. But I can share our shopping adventures! 

Our first stop was Food Factory Sales in Bayswater. They actually have another store in Shepparton, but that's waaaaaay to far away for my liking. The Bayswater store is pretty new, so isn't listed on their website yet.

So, in we went, full of excitement... I was mainly there to have a look at the jars, as I like to make and can my own pasta sauce and salsa. I also want to start making my own jams and chutneys, so this seemed the perfect place to look for canning goodies. They did not disappoint!

Clearly I was excited to buy ALL THE JARS. Not even kidding, I came home with probably 40 jars in different sizes. Not sure what I'm going to do with them all yet, but I will work it out!

Alex was excited by the flavour, 'Sasquatch Coconut Ice', what the hell does a sasquatch taste like, and why are you mixing it with coconut?!?!

We had a lot of run walking around looking at all of the different things. They have a lot of canned goods, pasta, jars of sauces, spices, cleaning products, and obviously jars. We went home with a small collection of things, which I was impressed with. I spent $99 in total! Granted it wasn't stuff I would normally buy, but because it was in bulk, I can store it at home, and not have to worry for a while about having to go out and buy it.

Next on our agenda was Bushy Park. We were looking for good priced fresh fruit and veg, and we were not disappointed! 

Alex was very excited by the nuts... and spaghetti quash, what ever that is!

After Bushy's, we popped part Alex's mums house so I could steal some eggs, then it was off to my house to start experimenting!

Now, as I mentioned above, I can't show you any photos, or tell you anything about our present idea, but keep your eyes peeled after Christmas for more information.

For now my sweets, have a great day!

Love

J xx

Ikea Adventure

Last weekend, Cloe and I went on an adventure to our local Ikea (Springvale for all you locals). We were looking for some big furniture pieces, like bed side tables, buffet, and bookshelves. Sadly, we didn't find exactly what we were looking for, but we had fun anyway!

We came back with a few odd bods, and were pretty happy with our purchases. Mainly because we also bought candy and chocolate, but that's a story for another day!

So, Cloe bought:

• Doona cover
• Wardrobe inserts
• Draws for wardrobe insert
• Shower caddy
• Washing hamper
• Waste bin
  

I think there are a couple of other things she bought as well, but I can't for the life of me remember them!

Then I bought:

• Laundry hamper
• Rails & containers
• Laptop stable table
• Doona Cover

We both bought a fair amount of candy, which Cloe then decided to eat on the way home.

I must admit though, I forgot to take many photos during our time there, because I was just enjoying myself too much! Actually, I only took one photo... Sorry! 

I saw this, and thought I might be able to replicate it for Justin with all of his collected movie, gig and concert tickets. I know he loves having them, like little paper reminders of the fun things he's done, so I'd like to be able to display them in a nice way for him. Plus, I figure if I copy the tickets and get them printed on coloured paper it will look just as good!

At our house, we already have a few things from Ikea, mainly a lamp, wine bottle holder, touch lamp thingy, and some photo frames. But there are so many things on my wish list. Like...

EKBY VALTER - $99
I need this shelf in my life. Like need. I'm thinking it would be good in my bathroom, because there isn't much storage in there at the moment, besides the tiny under sink cupboard. So I could put my hair ties, clips, hairbrush etc. in there, and have a shelf as well!

ALGOT BASKETS - $33
This I think would work great in my pantry. Because we have a corner pantry, sometimes things get lost in the corner (even though I put lights in there). So I'm thinking I could attach this to the inside of the door, and put packets of soup, cans of tuna, muesli bars and other little food items in the baskets. 

STOCKHOLM VASE - $49.99
I am in love with the colour teal at the moment. I saw this large flat vase and instantly fell in love. I have no idea where I would put it, I just want it.

GRUNDTAL SHELF - $39.99
As I mentioned before, our bathroom is tiny, and we don't have much storage. Normally, these shelves are put in the empty space above the toilet, to told air freshener and extra toilet paper, but because we have tiles on the wall, I can't mount it there. So I'm thinking maybe on the opposite wall, but we'll see.

So there you have it folks! Next time we go, I promise to take more photos!

Jayde xx