Wow. Three months is kind of a milestone isn’t it? Not so much for baby, but for Mums and Dads. Three months is coming out of the fog, settling in to the demands of the new babe, figuring your sweet little person out a little …
I have paid work to do, deadline tomorrow. I have a half finished painting I would dearly love to finish. I have washing on the line that has been out too long and will now be damp. I have chipped nail polish on my fingers and …
This wasn’t a well planned out project, I didn’t have a pattern and I didn’t buy wool especially for it. I kind of wish I had put more thought into it considering how attached I feel to it – I worked hard on this while I was preggo with Nixie and I have just finished the border and steam blocking it – at least it’s all done before he hits 12 weeks. But it could have been prettier.
Instead, I present to you, The Craft Mavens, my very earth toned, eco-looking, make it up as I go along, use all the scraps of wool, baby blanket.
sweet baby feet // texture!!! new velvet and striped cushions // best breakfast // it felt so good to bake this week // Dave & homeless looking artist at an exhibition found in our photo stream // my nana, doing what great grandmothers do // …
* this has to be one of my most favourite photos, so many things I love in one frame, and completely candid {proven by the dogs, posing in just the right spots! you could never make them do that} * loving Dave having a leisurely Friday working from home * …
Chastise. Go.
I thought about this swan for a long time. And then I bought it.
I’m wanting to bring a few different colours into this room, so this was like my ‘gateway’ knick-knack to opening up the colour palette. Gateway anything sounds a bit dangerous to the bank account doesn’t it? Don’t worry you’re safe from buying pink ceramic swans as I just tried to find the link for you and it appears they have been removed from the Kate Sylvester website. Phew!
A project, started and completed within a week! That deserves some more chocolate. I spotted this desk at Junk & Disorderly whilst on a scouting mission for a little cabinet to sit at the end of our kitchen. We had a vacancy for a small piece …
…………….go to bed, it’s 10.05pm on Sunday night, everyone else is asleep, but, EVERYONE ELSE IS ASLEEP! EVEN THE BABY! Too good to waste. …………….do at least 100 sit-ups, easy baby weight is long gone, the rest is going to be hard work. Sigh. …………….finish …
And finally, here is the best tip I can offer new mums;
NEVER, EVER, E V E R forget to remove your disposable breast pads before putting your nursing clothes in the washing machine. Worse laundry disaster ever. Little sticky silicone globs all over everything.
Major sad face as I was getting all angry at Dave and Ethan, sure that one of them had left paper in their pockets, until I realised I was the culprit. I Need to s l o w down. Sigh.
Thanks for the inspo Ange!
As I listened with sadness and horror yesterday at yet another tale of a family we know torn apart by infidelity, drugs and lies I was reminded of the wise words of Biggy Smalls “the more money we come across the more problems we see”; …