Jikana Damaru

Serena & Lily

I have just found these gorgeous storage bins from Serena & Lily. I love that the print is a glossy watertight coat: so many uses from storing your icy cold drinks at parties to dressing up your outdoor space with the window boxes.

I am also loving the pool blue colour of the wall and the fabric strands tied to the retro fan in the above pic. I think the fabric strands make it look so pretty.

The pale yellow and green bedding on the gorgeous daybed looks so fresh. I love the Moroccan pouffe and the low level lighting.

This duvet cover, with the embroidered peacocks on the bottom, is fantastic, as is the low chandelier. The white voile curtains and white polished floor keep it so clean and fresh.

I like the mix of prints on this bed set against the paneled walls which gives it a vintage touch.

~ Weekend Dreaming ~

Oh I would love to be spending the weekend here in the Maldives!!

This weekend however is going to be filled with all things five!! Our eldest daughter is having her 5th Birthday Party so while I will be entertaining 20 five year olds my post today is dreaming about where I would love to be spending the weekend!!! Having said that however I am looking forward to watching the excitement on her face at her Disco Diva Party.

Hope you have a great weekend.

~ Wallpaper ~

I found this fabulous wallpaper while looking at the Australian House and Garden website - very cool - love the way the butterflies lift off the wall!

Made it Artisan Feature!

I have been selling the hair clips I make on an Australian handmade website or a few months now and the more I lurk around and check out whats on offer the more I realise how special handmade items and gifts are. Made it showcases so many talented people and the amazing things they make. Each item has been lovingly crafted and when you receive your package in the mail - it always comes presented with care and thought. As one of my aims of this blog is to get more people on to the buy handmade banwagon I have decided to showcase some of the special people I meet through places like madeit and etsy and the very pretty things they make. First up is Melinda at Here we go Loopy Lou who has managed to combine two of my loves- fabric and greeting cards. I couldn't resist her special greeting cards especialy as the russian doll fabric is one of my favourites (You might have seen it as a lulufroufrou hair snap) and I ordered them yesterday arvo and were already in the mailbox today. So if you love unique greeting cards or just want to get something special for someone check out her shop on made it now.

~ Six Weeks ~

Indiana is now 6 weeks old and everyone keeps telling me how much she looks like her big sisters - while I know she is definitely similar, to me she looks a little different so I headed for the photo albums to do some comparing!

Here are some photos of each of my little munchkins in the bath at 6 weeks of age.

Big sister Sienna first with her lovely chubby cheeks!

Next is the very cheeky Sofia

And finally Miss Indiana

I think she is more like Sienna but yes definitely one of mine!!

Katya De Grunwald

The above photos are from Katya De Grunwald, an English photographer whose work has appeared in, amongst others, World of Interiors, Elle Decoration, Martha Stewart Living, and House & Garden. She takes the most beautiful photographs from interiors to fashion to the everyday.

I love the so pretty vintage looking pics that are subtly full of shine and texture. I especially love the quirkiness in the first photo.

Enjoy!

Fern's Nursery

When I bought my current home, sure I was looking for a garage; an ensuite; decent-sized pot drawers... but in my heart I was looking for somewhere to feather my nest. Almost immediately, I selected the room that would one day be our baby's... but it would be almost two years before my wish became a reality.

Once I did fall pregnant and found out it was a little girl (I simply couldn't wait to know) I went into that room almost for the first time and dared to dream of how I would turn this empty forlorn space into a beautiful nursery.

Throughout my pregnancy, I spent hours inside that room; rocking in the chair I would one day use to feed my baby; folding and refolding tiny outfits; hanging pictures on walls; trying to imagine who she was, this little girl growing inside of me. Sometimes I would come home from work and head for that room only to find my husband had beat me to it; sitting whimsically within that rocking chair with his own thoughts and dreams for our baby's future. Though he largely leaves the home decorating to me, he often came home with a gorgeous baby journal,a Peter Rabbit box-set, a brightly-coloured bib... I loved that he was as excited as I was and wanting to share preparing a special space for our baby.

Now that she is here with us Fern's nursery is an evolving work-in-progress, and I look forward to the day she can add to it her own stamp and personality... until then she is stuck with ours!

Here's a peek of what the nursery looks like this week:

The entrance to the nursery - I painted wooden letters found at Lincraft, and dreamcatcher purchased from Etsy

Bookcase from Ikea (does anyone not own this bookcase), vintage cane rocker from my own childhood

I 'borrowed' this design from something I saw in Real Living mag a while back... my mother in law painted it one afternoon while I sat with my bulbous feet in the air directing from the sidelines...