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family portrait.

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we celebrated a very special birthday for my MIL recently. since she absolutely adores her (continually expanding!) family we thought it totally apt to give a gift of a family portrait. so after a few discussions with my SIL, a rummage through our garage, wardrobes & homes we set up the tripod and took many a happy snap in our backyard. we had such a fun afternoon creating and snapping. my MIL just loved the portraits & I can’t wait to see where she puts them up in her home. these photos are by no means professional … but i think that’s what I like about them.

oh, and by the way, how adorable is my nephew?!?!?!?!?!? not long now until he is joined by his youngest cousin :)

xx

life, here + now.

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joey baking joey one


 mark and the tree

joey and the tree

shoes new high chair

scones big brother

::1:: cooking a cake for papi’s birthday.

::2:: that face, those cheeks.

::3:: & ::4:: cutting down the christmas tree & putting it in the green bin :(

::5:: shoes.

::6::  miss v got a new high chair. now she won’t move. it’s so sweet.

::7:: making scones with pipi.

::8:: big brother joey showing miss v the ropes.

trains.

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having a boy means that our house is obsessed with cars, trucks, tow bars, trailers, planes, helicopters and trains ! we are in full transportation mode & let’s just say i have never in my life known the proper names for all the different types of transportation machinery until now. a couple of weeks ago all our little man’s transportation dreams came true when we took him to The Train Shed. It was a full-on family fun day. We drove for over an hour to get there and can you believe that this beautiful countryside is still in Sydney?! Love it ! The kids had chicken nuggets & we had lamingtons. I don’t think you get any more Aussie Kitsch than that. Here are a few pics of our little trip … xx

Guest Post: Spring Fashion #2

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Well … I know you just could not get enough of Cassie’s covetous style so I am pleased to say we have one final drop from her. Oh how I wish this friend still lived close by … but I know she is well loved and cared for in her hometown. Much love dear friend …

Floral print jackets –

If the printed pant trend isn’t quite where you’re most happy, but you still want to embrace the spring fashion of bright & bold flowery prints – may I suggest opting for the jacket version instead. Mixed with a cute striped tee & slouchy boyfriend short during the day, sparkly singlet & slim jeans in the evening. Done!

Wide-legged Pant -

Strip-off those skin-tight jeans & leggings, & let your legs breathe. Aaahhh…. Doesn’t that feel good? Paired with a chunky wedge & comfy tee, you’ll be one classy & comfortable lady about town. I have spotted quite a lot in white (scary, I know) but other spring colors work too, along with navy. High-waisted, or regular, I’ve seen both – the choice is yours!

Coral coloured,  Blue coloured.

Cropped sweater -

This is one of my all-time favorite essentials to splurge on this Spring. A light-weight, open knit sweater that cuts-off around your mid-riff or just above the hips – keeping the cooler spring evening air at bay, without feeling heavy or over-dressed. It’s a gem of a piece.

 

Neon -

It is a teeny-tiny fine line between colorful fun & 80’s horror. I believe it’s all about moderation – making sure the euro bright you add to your outfit isn’t joining a collage of other fluro items. A splash of neon is one sure way to shake-off the last dregs of winter & say hello to Spring!

Belt, Nails, Bag.

 

Mix ‘n Match –

Last on the list is not an individual item but a tip – Mix. It. Up! One of the joys of this current season is the lack of rules for patterns, colors, fabrics & how you mash them all together. Have fun mixing-in vintage scarves, bright clutches, leopard print flats, red lips. As a self-confessed “matcher” this is a tricky trend for me to embrace. I always like the tie-it-together piece. So, I’m learning to keep an eye on braver girls who mix-it-up & gain inspiration from their ideas. Best of all – pull-out the shoes, earrings & handbags you may have overlooked for several seasons & see how they work now. You may just save your self some precious pennies!

If you missed out on Cassie’s first post you can grab it here.

xx

home improvement DIY.

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i am learning a lot about my time living in apartments. apartment living is awesome fun & i miss it a lot. i miss the community, the knowledge that there is someone just next door. i miss how easy it is to heat or cool an apartment. i miss the location of apartment living … so convenient, & for us on our favourite beach in the whole wide world !

one thing that i have been reflecting on recently is that when i was living in apartments i never really had any ‘buy in’ for staying there long term. this meant my furniture was very haphazard & i essentially only acquired what i desperately needed & what fit the (teeny weeny) space. in our old complex we had a saying … “less than less is more”. every council clean up we would all basically put our entire apartment on the side of the road and then start rebuilding. thanks to ikea & op shops it was easy to have this flexibility to change our apartment as our needs changed every six months or so.

now that we are in a house, i am realising more and more how much i dislike our furniture & how desperate i am to put some hard yards in to make it look amazing. after all, we are going to be here for a looooooong time ! i want every item in our house to be an item that i absolutely love. this means it will be a long process, but i am sure the rewards will be great !!

in the meantime, i am going to make do with what we have. so, this brings me to my little DIY that i whipped up the other day. here is a total eyesore that just (& I mean JUST) fit into our little apartment …

isn’t it horrible? i really should paint it white, but at the moment i have a lot on my plate so i will just have to wait. a friend of mine suggested making a little curtain to hide some of the mess. so that’s exactly what i did ! here’s how it goes …

i chose the fabric.

i lay the fabric out to decide in what order i would like them.

i cut. i sewed & voila !

while this has been a vast improvement to our TV cabinet, i must admit i am not 100% in love. the floral material needs a bit of neon pink or neon yellow & perhaps the background colour should be white rather than black. nevertheless, it will absolutely do for now !

what little home improvements have you been up to lately?

xx

bits + pieces.

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we have recently moved from a teeny tiny shoebox apartment into a house. it has been one of the biggest decisions we have made as a family and so far it is the best. we are not used to all this roooooooooooom ! we hardly have any furniture to fill the space ! a nice problem to have :) a friend of ours came around last week & did a bit of shuffling of furniture so the space is working for us really well now. i have loads of DIYs to do & lots of bit + pieces i want to pick up from op shops, garage sales, side of the road etc … but i’m happy for this to be a slow process so that every item we pick up we absolutely love.

i have been taking some advice from this lady on how to make your house a home. she also gives a few tips in this post on how to photograph your home. so here are a few bit + pieces from around the place for you to enjoy ! i hope to do a house tour one day …. but that idea might just stay in the pipeline for the moment.

i love the queen. she is one amazing lady ! this figurine was given to us by a friend for the diamond jubilee year celebration. her hand waves and is powered by a solar panel on her handbag. too kitsch. too cute. i love.

roses are in this week ! best part of winter.

fridge art work. a must.

the owl looking wise.

my beautiful beautiful carafe that has just had a work out due to our kettle breaking.

so there you have it ! a few little bits. more pieces to come.

xx

character.

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i feel like i am moving into a season where my character will be refined. in the last few weeks i have had a lot of hard conversations being the deliverer and the deliveree & it feels like this is just the beginning. while i don’t feel ready for this season (when is one ‘ready’ for any season?!) i know it will be good and my character will be changed for the better as a result. for one thing, i know i need to work on my communication & this will be just the perfect season to refine that skill (however bumpy it may be!). it is scary, but i am totally surrounded by some incredible people who in their honesty, love me – especially when i feel unloveable. i am also lucky enough to be married to a wise & humble man. so i say… bring it ! may i never be afraid of change but embrace it, admit my failings, seek forgiveness & forgive and move onto greater things.

xx

each peach pear giveaway !

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 today we have our first (most amazing!) giveaway from our sponsor kate maree design ! hurrah ! the incredibly talented kate maree is giving away $50 worth of designer greeting cards. stunning !

to enter, please leave a reply on this post with who you would like to send a greeting card to and why.

today i received the most beautiful card & gift in the mail from a friend and it has inspired me to put pen to paper – it is always so much more special receiving a card in the mail.

the winner will be announced on Friday 22 June.

good luck !

xx

* note: i post internationally … so go for it !