Jikana Damaru

Living Life To The Fullest

Feel like you are not getting anywhere, stuck in a rut, think the grass is greener on the other side? We have all done it, I recently had a period of finding it very hard to see my glass as half full, some of the following inspirational quotes gave me cause to reassess - may they help you to by allowing you to put on some other glasses when viewing your world and life. If there are some inspiration quotes that you use in your life, I would love for you to share them here.

There are only two ways to live your life. One is though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle ... Albert Einstein.

A bird does not sing because it has an answer; it sings because it has a song ... Chinese proverb

Life is not the way it's supposed to be. It's the way it is. The way you deal with it is what makes the difference ... Virginia Satir

Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent ... Marilyn vos Savant

Hugs from Perth xxx

~ Baby Rooms ~

I have been scouring a few blogs to find some inspiration for baby rooms - here are some wonderful rooms I found at Spearmint Baby.

I love names on walls and cute little dresses hanging on walls.

All of these rooms have something wonderful about them - storage for some, beautiful colours for others.

I can't wait to get into our new house and create a lovely baby room for Indiana.

Made it love...

Well my mail man has certainly been busy - I got some lovely packages this week. Firstly this sweet little charm bracelet for Louise from ChallenCharms. Which of course she loves, loves, loves!

You can check out Rachael's lovely handmade items here at her made it shop and you can also read her blog as well. Shes participating in Blogtoberfest where you have to blog once a day during October and has been quite interesting reading :)

Another handmade piece I bought last week were these earrings for... ME - They are pretty, aren't they? I've had my eye on them for a while - it was a choice between these and these lovely little blue owl ones - perhaps next time. You can see Gillian's beautiful items here at her made it shop and read all about them in her blog here.

I also wanted to mention that Bec at little wise owl is having a competition - join and comment on her Blog to go in the running to win something special. I've had my eye on this bag but I think its time to wait until closer to xmas for more purchases.

I also got these owls and dinosaurs which I have turned into hairclips and brooches.

Look out for them in my Made it store soon

I have finally got my act together and made a Facebook page for LLFF - if you haven't already joined you can check it out here. Well the mail man just bounded down the door with another extra special package (thank god Lou didn't wake) He must be sick of dropping them off here :) Its so pretty but I want to get a decent photo so I will show you later in the week.

Wordless Wednesday

Decorative Country Living

I have been searching the internet recently for some new additions to my home and came across Decorative Country Living. I love their pretty vintage finds, especially the large mirror.

From the website:
Decorative Country Living is based in a converted 19th Century chapel in the picturesque village of Caythorpe, in Lincolnshire. We sell a harmonious mix of antique, vintage and new items for the home and garden, displayed in a way that is both inviting and inspirational.

~ Pizza Anyone ~

Home made pizza is the latest thing in our house - we seem to have it every week as the kids love to make their own and it seems to make them eat it when they have had a hand in making it. For a quick meal we go with the pita bread version but sometimes we even make our own dough which makes them extra yummy!

The yummy photos below are courtesy of Donna Hay Magazine which arrived on the doorstep today (with a bonus free tea towel!). The cover is of one delicious looking pizza - sounds like everyone has caught the pizza bug!

Tree Wall Decals

I first came across wall stickers when I was searching for ideas for Fern's nursery. I loved this one from Kido Store as below, but at $490 it was a little out of my budget. I ended up instead painting a tree mural on the wall, from an idea I 'borrowed' from Real Living magazine.

Inke Wallpaper tree

Fern's tree

I came across some gorgeous wall stickers today, that aren't actually stickers at all. Made from material, these beauties are removable and reusable, rendering them an essential for any future nursery I have the fortune of designing! Available from Lovemae, these decals are not only lovely, but reasonably priced as well. I adore the 'build a tree' decal below:

Build a tree decal $119.95 from Lovemae

The matching 'critters' are of course an essential add-on:

Forest critters $79.95 from Lovemae

I wonder, would the whole thing look out of place in my living room?