I am loving all the gorgeous plants around at the moment. It's amazing the beautiful colours that are in bloom in winter. So many of these ones have a retro vibe happening.
Lou x
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Friday, May 16, 2014
Day dreaming with Pinterest
I love looking at amazing cakes on Pinterest. There are so many beautiful ideas.
I found this one and loved it!
Lou x
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
A few of my favorite flowers...
I love flowers and always have. I like all types, I love bright ones, but find myself drawn to the pastel romantic types more. I went to the flower markets and purchased flowers for my wedding and along with my family and friends we stayed up late the night before my wedding and made all the flowers for the wedding, including huge bouquets. It was so fun and something I will never forget.
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| image from pinterest |
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| from pinterest |
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| all white is beautiful too |
Peonies have become very popular
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| From my own garden |
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| May flowers and purple/blue daisies also from my my garden. |
Lou x
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Friday, April 25, 2014
An enchanting stone castle...
We went for a day trip and we found this gorgeous stone house. I wonder what it looks like on the inside?
Lou x
Lou x
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Lou x
Saturday, February 22, 2014
House Hunting treasures...
I have seen some real 'beauties' while house hunting. Some in very original condition. Here are some of the things I have seen last weekend.
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| Very original round bath |
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| Very original tiles |
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| Wondrous indoor garden 'feature' |
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| This kitchen bench is pretty retro and I thought it was pretty cool |
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| Amazing vinyl floor in a kitchen |
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| Grrrrrrr. I've got the eye of the Tiger |
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| I liked this retro light |
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| I actually loved this very cool shed that still had cool storage with rusty nails in them |
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| I nearly wanted to buy this house just for this shed |
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| LOVED these aqua ladders |
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| Checking out a little anodized planter hanging in the garden. |
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Fresh mountain air...
We had a very much needed few nights away over the New Years break. We stayed at a mountain guesthouse. The cooler fresh air was beautiful for us all.
Lou x
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
DIY Tropical party PINEAPPLE PINATA!
I decided to make my own Pinata as I could not find any pineapple pinata's anywhere.
This cost me a total of under $4 to make!
It was a fun activity to do with the kids, done in small lots over a week to allow for drying time.
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| Blow up a good pineapple shaped balloon and secure to a heavy mug with tape. Tear up paper, dip it into the glue and cover the entire balloon with 1 layer of the paper. |
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| I looked up several recipes for the glue, some involved complicated cooking. In the end all I did was mix some pva glue that I already had with water, about 50:50. |
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| After that 1st layer dried, the following day we repeated this step to a total of 3 layers. If I ever make this again, I would only do 2 layers as it turned out a bit to hard to smash open as quickly as the kids would have liked. |
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| When the 3 layers were dry, I added the yellow streamers. This was the part that cost just under $4. I cut into the rolled up crepe streamer to make it like a ruffle. Then we just used the same glue mix to glue it on, this time in the opposite direction of the white paper to create a pineapple-ish effect. |
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| Once this was very dry, we cut it of the cup, which left a perfect size opening to add the tropical themed lollies. |
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| Then we added the string and green cardboard leaves cut with serrated scissors. Then hit away. |
The pineapple pinata was an absolute hit! (Corny pun intended). Lou xo
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