Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Chevron Cushion

I've fallen in love with chevron print. I always like to get a bit crafty on my holidays and this lot is no different.

Following this blog I hope to create my own material to make a cushion for our brand new couch.

http://www.curbly.com/users/capreek/posts/11270-how-to-screen-print-with-masking-tape

Sadly, my sewing machine is feeling a bit worse for wear and I won't be making the cushion on it anytime soon. Hopefully I will be able to use someone else's.

Started with a few rows. Didn't want to waste my time if I didn't like the result.

You can see here that i've started to remove some of the masking tape. Left it to dry for about an hour before doing so.

Almost finished my piece of fabric.
Can't wait for it to dry so I can remove the rest of the tape!

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Apartment Design

HÅLLÖ Cushion - beige/blue - IKEA

IKEA Tived

Ikea Lack

Outdoor Chair

Sofas, Furniture & Lounges | King Furniture

New Home Furnishings

Furnishings!


Wednesday, September 28, 2011

What is it with cats looking weird in photos...

And these are the best of the bunch! She's such a gorgeous cat, she just seems to pull the weirdest faces in pictures.


School holidays ...

Have been enjoying the first few days of my holidays.

Spent the weekend relaxing; kicked a footy round in the first time in AGGGGEEEEESSS. The weather was just gorgeous.




On Monday I went to Zumba for the first time in forever. It was great to do some exercise again. I would  have liked to go again tonight, but the awful weather really put me off.

Yesterday I went into my favourite shop in the world, Zara. Probably an exaggeration, but I truly do love that place. I bought a gorgeous pair of shoes, which I have since found out, two of my favourite people in the world also own. Good taste obviously. =P



I also bought a brightly coloured clutch. I'm not sure why I had to have it, but I saw it when I bought the flats and couldn't stop thinking about it.


In the afternoon I went out to Montrose to have a "coffee" (I don't drink coffee, but it seems to be the thing to call it).

Today I went shopping with my mum and sister. Headed to Chadstone. Twas fun and games when the power decided to go off. Managed to make a few purchases though; Origins Vitazing Moisturiser (my favourite) and a new pair of sunglasses (quite ironic giving today's weather).

Saturday, September 24, 2011

New Perfume....

Today I bought Katy Perry's, Purr. And no, I didn't buy it because I'm obsessed with my cat. =P


Smells great! It's fruity and floral... my sort of thing.

Monday, September 19, 2011

Reinvention...

It was time for a change. After a visit to Ikea on Saturday (where we didn't really buy anything), we were inspired to reorganise our living room.

We basically flipped the room around again. The TV went back to where it was before Andy moved in (more than 4 years ago) and we created a staircase type structure out of our bookcases. Perfect cat run for Lily too. =P

These are our results.

You can see Lily's bed at the top of this first picture. Andy said he came home tonight to find her sleeping in it. Awww...


I tried to get all fancy and colour coordinate all the books. I'm happy with the results!




Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Fame!

School concert is coming up and the kidlets are dancing to the song Fame!


I bought some spandex to make legwarmers, sweatbands and headbands. Should look great!

Monday, September 5, 2011

A silly idea...

For some reason Andy and I thought it would be a good idea to take Lily for a drive in the car. The only time she ever goes in her cage and in the car is to go to the vet. We wanted her to know that it wasn't always the case. 

Let me tell you, she did not like it one bit. As soon as she was out of her cage she hid under the seat of my car. 



A photo...

Please excuse the horrible look on my face (and how blurry the photo is).

Sunday, September 4, 2011

An amazing time...

I had the most amazing time at the wedding. Beforehand I was saying to my ladies that there was no way in hell that I would cry, but as soon as I saw Bri, I was bawling!!

I shall post some pictures of my dress another day. Once I've worked out how to mask the odd look on my face in the photos.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Shopping!

What does a girl do when she has 2 days off? SHOP! Really, I probably should have been resting and trying to get over this stupid cold I've had all Winter. Secondly, it would have been more sensible to tidy up the apartment! Nah! I have a wedding to go to (no, not my own) and wanted to find a dress.

Today I ended up at DFO South Wharf and (accidentally) bought 2 dresses. Again, excuse the dodgy picture quality. Doesn't really show how nice these dresses are.

The first one I got a Pilgrim. I'm always put off by the price of their clothes. But I picked this one up for 50% off the already reduced price, so only $39. I don't think I'll wear this one to the wedding, but I really liked it and these days I don't buy anything I really don't like.



The second one I can't find a picture of online so you will have to try to imagine it from this picture! I got it from Seed Femme. It's black (not what I initially wanted), sleeveless,falls just above the knee, crosses over at the front and has a tie at the waist. I'm instantly attracted to sequins these days and I like how these were bronze. It just fit me really well.


As I was browsing I noticed they had a promotion, buy 1 item you get 20% off, 2 items and get 30% off and 3 items and you get 40% off. I was excited about getting 20% off, as I really liked the dress and it was already reduced. At the register this lovely sales assistant tells me that if I get 3 things I will get 40% off. But instead of telling me to look around for more clothes, she tells me to buy a couple of charms ($2 each) and then I can get the 40% off! I was wrapped! She saved me another $16! Here are my two charms! Not sure what I'm going to do with them.


So all in all, a successful afternoon!