So one day toward the end of winter last year, I had this freaking genius idea to turn a corner garden surrounded on two sides by concrete into an in-ground sandpit. Bordered by railway sleepers, complete with driftwood and spendy, smooth river rocks, over-flowing with just the BEST sandpit toys {or whatever dregs I found in the tupperware drawer}…….are you …
Mummy multi-tasking and the demise of productivity
I was phaffing about the other morning trying to do All The Things simultaneously as per usual. I wandered out of the bathroom whilst brushing my teeth, thinking that I would put the washing on. En route to the laundry I spied an errant plate, scooped it up and headed for the kitchen. On my return to the laundry I …
Acquisitions | SAM the Sleep Trainer Clock & Nightlight
SAM the Sleep Trainer has moved into Nixon’s room courtesy of Zazu and I’m quite taken with him to be honest! He’s cute, functional and does what he’s told at bedtime – listen up kiddos lol. Nix is definitely too young at 16 months to use SAM to his full potential, but we have started closing his eyes …
Show and Tell | Vintage Deck Chair Revival
Aren’t these chairs simply the poster child of summers past? My Poppa is in full spring clean mode and de-cluttering everything so I was super stoked to find two of these classic deck chairs in his garage just waiting for another summer with our family. I LOVED the original canvas but 35+ years of New Zealand sun had well and …
The King Size Upgrade | Kip & Co Candystripe Duvet Cover
Nixon’s arrival last year heralded a rather large sea-change in our family, albeit a wonderful one! Things like sleep can no longer be taken for granted so we decided to make what little of it we can get, into good, cozy slumber. That meant upgrading our tired old queen size for a delicious new king sized Sleepyhead. Oh. My. God. Why …
Show and Tell | Christmas Advent Calendar Bunting
Phew! Five days before Christmas and I finally managed to get all of the numbers on the advent calendar. There have been many projects {2} throughout my illustrious sewing career, however this advent calendar would have to be my favourite to date. I loved every little pain-in-the-ass step, the fun of bias binding, the huge amount of cutting and tucking …
DIY | Scarf Organizer aka the MOST boring blog post ever
Yesterday was seriously one of the most boring days of my life, no joke. E is away with Mum and Dave is in Hong Kong so Nix and I are at home cruising. Which is actually quite nice, the boring part is how I chose to spend my day – going through my hoard of clothes. It was a necessary …
Product Review | Oh stinky nappies……..Hello Munchkin!
So I have been fortunate enough to have enjoyed two fab baby showers and received {and given} many lovely gifts to many beautiful bubbas over the years, however I never considered adding a nappy disposal bin to my wish list or gifting one either. For me the convenience of a nappy bin in the nursery never outweighed the ‘yuck’ factor …
Op-Shop Show Off | Vintage Mustard Chair
Oh my lord. This was one of those finds that I have hoped for, imagined in my home and finally scored! Waipu has quite the plethora of second hand shops, so I was really looking forward to some lazy browsing last week. As it turns out the shops in Waipu operate on Waipu-time, meaning they either don’t open at all …
I Made It | Acrylic on Canvas Geometric Art
I sucked at art when I was younger, but, I have School Cert Graphic Design {that is a wee giveaway as to how old I am!} so I figured if my very first painting had heaps of lines on it I might actually be able to complete it to an acceptable standard! I wanted a bright canvas for the top …