8 Months

My beautiful little monkey is 8 months already - slow down, slow down you are growing too fast!! She has just started to pull herself along the floor like a little snake - my days of leaving her quietly playing on her little mat surrounded by toys are coming to a close and I am not quite sure I am ready for it yet!! Three teeth have also popped out in the last month but she is just as beautiful as ever.




Ferns leather lounge


Ferns leather lounge, originally uploaded by pinkorchid_designs.

If you have been following my posts over the last couple of weeks, you will have noticed my slight fixation on finding a comfy chair for my daughter to sit on while she watches telly/ looks at books/ chews on my mobile phone etc. Just as I had comfortably resolved not to worry about it, and to make do with a floor cushion and a couple of propped up pillows, my husband came home with this leathery lounge ensemble (pictured above) yesterday. You see, he's worse than me like that; once he gets a bee in his bonnet about something, he can't rest up until he's either got it, or... well, until he's got it. So my make-do solution drove him quietly crazy until he went out and bought the above chair himself.

I won't tell you what I think about the chair, but tell me what YOU think. Don't hold back. And then we can forever hold our peace on this subject!

My Storage

Here are some more photos of our new house - I thought I would show you some pictures of the lovely storage I have - an entire wall of cupboards ... everything from school bags to towels for the pool to kitchen crockery to ironing boards to brooms to ironing goes in these wonderful cupboards.

Here is part of our laundry - front loading machines which I love - have never had them before but I think they are great. Shelves above the sink for baskets, buckets and washing powder and cupboards underneath for all the other stuff that accumulates in a laundry.

We love Amy!

We Love Amy!
This week on Flickr Faves Sunday, I bring you some gorgeous handmade treasures using Amy Butler's fabric with these gorgeous pics. Check back soon for some more of the most inspirational photographers on Flickr.

Some beautiful shots from my Flickr favourites (clockwise from top left):

Have a great day!

Butterfly packaging

Butterfly packaging tools
Mini butterfly cookies
Butterfly cookie bag
Packaging

You will need:
White sweet bags
Tonic Studio Butterflies Accent Punch
Tonic Studio Edger Punch 3
Tonic Studio Border Punch System
Cavallini butterflies rubber stamp tin
VersaColor Small Stamp Pad - Pink
VersaColor Small Stamp Pad - Seafoam
  1. Place the paper bag centrally onto the border system
  2. Move the left and right markers to 3.5cm
  3. Place butterfly punch into system
  4. Make the first punch and then move the bag left so that the edge of the outer butterfly matches the centre line of the marker, and repeat all the way to the edge
  5. Repeat the last step in the opposite direction
  6. Place edger punch 3 into the system and do as steps 4 and 5
  7. Stamp butterfly pattern onto bag and leave to dry

Butterfly punched paper bag by Torie Jayne
Butterfly and lace edged paper bag by Torie Jayne
Butterfly printed paper bag by Torie Jayne
Butterfly tag
For the gift tags I used a pop up butterfly punch.

Have a sweet day!

Adorning Al - photo shoot

Kristine from Adorning Al brought me some of her amazing mirrors to photograph for her website & promotional material. We had a really fun time working together. Make sure you check out the mirrors - they are the perfect addition to any kids bedroom & home decor!
















Friday Flowers

Have a lovely weekend!!
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