Tuesday, September 20, 2011

It's Tuesday, I'm in love.

Happy Tuesday! Tuesday is officially the worst day of the week – I kid you not. There is none of Monday’s post-weekend glow about it, nor Friday’s dizzy anticipation. But surely Tuesday isn’t entirely without merit – for example if you’re a big Packed to the Rafters fan then I’m sure you’re fond of Tuesdays. Me? Not such a big Rafters fan (sorry Carbo), but this particular Tuesday is looking pretty good – a whole 27 degrees are waiting outside my door to envelope me in all their Vitamin D glory.

This picture perfect weather seems like the perfect time to show off the Spring wreath mum and I put together one lazy Sunday morning (as opposed to all those active Sunday morning… ha!).
We bought it at Paper Source in San Fran over a year ago and, due to my easily distracted nature, 12 months passed before I actually sat down and made it. But it was easy peasy, and incredibly satisfying!
The kit comes with all the flowers already cut out – so all you need to do is play paper florist and get arranging! I won’t lie, there is a little bit of folding involved too, but that’s about as tough as it gets. And, not to toot my own horn or anything, but I think it looks cute!
It’s so bright and cheery and perfect for Spring. And it only cost $20 – amazing! I’m all for doing things from scratch, but I’m also a fan of the easy option, which in this case involved us handing over $20 (who am I kidding... there was no us, it was mum) rather than me spending hours tracing, cutting and in all probability giving up. I’m sure both options would have been equally satisfying… particularly the one that involves me finishing the project.

So here’s to finishing projects – even if they’re relatively easy ones! And here’s to the projects we’d rather avoid… like cleaning bedrooms. When Instragram can’t make your room look pretty, well that my friend is when you know you’re in real trouble. So.. how's about that weather?

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

My dad is cooler than yours (no offence)

My dad's birthday is just around the corner and I'm wracking my brain for ideas to no avail.
You see, my dad is kinda, very cool. He's a barrister by day and a rocker by night.
I can safely say I inherited my dear papa's abiliy to fall over inanimate objects, but not his musical genes.
That said, the last gift I gave him was pretty special... I personalised him shoes!


Given his daytime profession and he mostly taught himself to play, the stage name Self Tort is pretty fitting.

And he's a talented guy this one, playing both keys and geetar - so how could I choose?

And the best bit? He loves 'em and wears them all the time! I mean, how many parents are that cool?
So... this year I'm well and truly stumped as to how I can top them! Any ideas?