Books beside my lounge chair...

Here are some books that I've been enjoying from my library.

This book also has all the patterns you will need to sew all the beautiful things inside...

Here is a look inside the book...

And this one is full of great toys to make from odd socks. They are really cute...

Now I'm off to the Library to pick up a pile of books that I have on hold. I love being able to borrow all these amazing books for free.

Illustration Friday...

I love these paintings. They looks so real. I've had them saved in my favourites so I can blog about them. Only problems is I forgot to write down who the artist is. Oopps... Sorry. Oh well, you can just enjoy looking at them. :)

Verse for the day...

These are a few of my favourite things...

Here's my white lounge again...

And here it is again...

Still loving white and baskets in the kitchen...

And would love some of these for Jack's toys...

Baking with my boy...

Jack loves cooking. Maybe cause you get to eat the cookie dough before it makes it into the oven. His favourite cookies are Auntie Caroline's Jam drops but we left out the jam and added white chocolate chips instead. They are soooo yummy.

Verses for the day...

Illustration Friday...

I love Janet Hill's paintings. Here are some of my favourites from her...
Have a look at her store on Etsy. It's Janet Hill Studios.

These are a few of my favourite things...

I love these colours and one day I would love a white lounge...

I like the baskets and rustic shelf...

I like these letters too... My list of letters for Biggsie to cut out is getting longer. :)

Yes, I like baskets and lots of white...

Gorgeous bathroom and beautiful flowers...

Project finished...

Oh how good it feels to finish a project.

I have had this idea for so long to make a chandelier from baby food jars. I started collecting them when Jack was born. With a little help from Biggsie to attach all the jars to the wire circles, my project is now complete.

I put citronella tealights in the jars to keep the mossies away.

I would love to hang this in a big old tree but for now it's on my back patio.

What's next on the 'to make' list...

Homemade presents...

Here are my beautiful presents Laura made for me. She did it all on her own with no pattern or help. She is so neat with her sewing. They look professionally made...

Laura put fabric through the printer to get the word 'notes' on my notebook that she made...

This bag is so great. She even lined the inside of the bag...

And I've been wanting a new apron...

Thank you so much Laura. You are so creative.

(Model in photos is Laura) :)

My birthday...

I was so spoilt on my birthday. I woke up to lots of kisses and cuddles and then Laura made me a special birthday brekky. She even made Hollandaise sauce for the first time. It was so yummy.

Then it was time to open my beautiful presents. All homemade by Laura.

Morning tea was spent at a park at Bulimba under beautiful big trees. Sitting on my old vintage sheet and beautiful flowers from a friend. Drinking coffee while the kids played.

Laura kept spoiling me. She secretly went to a newsagent and bought me a magazine to read. She is such a sweetie.

Then off to the shops to browse. I had a voucher to spend so I bought some mini paper baking cups for my kitchen and a clear photo holder.

Time for lunch so Biggsie took us to the Sushi train. Then home for a rest and time to relax and have a cup of tea.

For dinner Biggsie made me my favourite garlic prawn pasta and I had a glass of wine.

And my other favourite food. Oysters Kilpatrick made by Biggsie. Yummo... I am very blessed to have such amazing cooks in my family.

Happy Mother's Day...

Happy Mother's Day to all you beautiful Mummys out there. Hope you had a lovely day.

xxx

Bangalow...

On the day we left for our 'girls weekend away' I was so sick with a headache and vomitting. I spent most of the day on the lounge sleeping and trying to get better. While I was asleep, Jack tidied the lounge room and Laura made some presents and tags for my friends. She knew how much I wanted to give them something and because I was so sick, I had to forget that idea. When I woke up she showed me these amazing tissue holders (handbag size) that she had sewn.

Then she googled 'vintage pattern' and found these gorgeous pics and printed tags to go with the gifts. Thank you so much Laura for being such an incredible daughter. You are so thoughtful and kind..

Here are the tags.

We enjoyed the last day shopping in Bangalow. I picked up some vintage flashcards for Jack that I fell in love with. I grabbed some cute presents to take home to the kids. We had morning tea and then lunch at utopia cafe. It was soooo yummy.

Melissa picked up some great crates that she turned into bookshelves above her daughter's bunk beds...

Had to stop at one last shop...

Cute little car outside the Retro shop...

These are the lovely girls I went away with. It was very hard to get a photo of them together.

Thank you girls for such a beautiful weekend. It was the best weekend away with other Mum's that I've ever had. I enjoyed the talks, the cuppa's and just being encouraged and accepted for who I am.

Inside the house...

Here are a few photos of inside the beautiful house...

This is the lounge room. They had lots of books, magazines and games in a cupboard. Over on the right is a door to one of the bedrooms and just to the left of that is a smaller doorway. This is a secret tunnel to the bedroom with 4 bunk beds. Jack will love this when we go back there.

This is the family room, dining room and kitchen at the back of the house.

This is the beautiful big area in the family room where you can sit and relax and read magazines. Behind me on the wall is a big flat screen tv. We watched a DVD one evening. There is a cupboard with dvds and videos that you can watch.

And the dining room, (where we sat and had a lovely meal cooked by Kez)...

This is the other front bedroom beside mine...

This the bedroom with the 4 bunk beds. There is also a tv on the wall over to right.