Cute Outdoor Eames Swing

A while ago I ordered an eames rocker chair but when the chair arrived the colour was not what I thought it would be. The staff at the online replica shop were great and just sent me another shell for the rocker. Awesome service! So, we have had a spare eames shell/seat sitting in our garage for a while now. Rather than have the shell just sit in our garage hubby decided to create a little swing out of it for our three year old.

The swing hangs from a metal beam that forms part of our outdoor patio roof. Hubby has intentionally made the swing hang low to the ground so that little ones can easily climb in and out of it.

I've just re read this post (after posting it) and I'm laughing at my little weed in the above image. Probably should have either pulled it out before the shot or retouched the image before posting. Woops. Well - it makes my artificial turf look authentic!

Little Miss Three Year Old is a bit hesitant about getting on the swing at the moment - but it has still had a lot of use. Hubby likes kicking back on it with a nice cold beverage!

What has been your latest upcycle project?

Fixx

More Pretty Cushions

Hubby trotted off to the post office the other day to pick up a parcel for me. Once the parcel was opened (the box had pretty little coloured sticky dots all over it - very cute) he said "no more cushions love!". But, once the very bright Castle cushions were set out on our comfy white Ikea lounge he quietly admitted that he in fact quite liked the new cushions - and that they were comfy too!

Here is Miss three year old playing with my ipad. I think she knows how to use it more than I do!

The cushion at the back is from Cath Kidston. I was going to move them off the lounge when my Castle cushions arrived but I now think that they look cool together.

I have been playing around with Picasa - so apologies that this image is a little blurry. I was going to cut the coffee table out of the image due to the uneaten three year old's lunch on it and toys...but hey - it looks authentic! Little Miss three year old explained that she did not want to move while I took some photos and that she was very comfortable just laying / hanging on the couch like this. Hmmm.

I included the above image as I was rather impressed that my chandelier ties in so well with the colours of the new Castle cushions. This was a complete fluke!

These lovely bright penny round cushions from Castle make me smile. Thanks Rachel Castle!

What makes you smile at the moment?

Fi xx

TV Room

As a rule - our TV room has been my hubby's domain and the decorating has usually been up to him. But, I my style is beginning to creep (tip toe) input into this room. Hubby doesn't seem to mind - and he has even disclosed that he likes my additions to the room.

Here is the newest addition to our tv/theatre room. We now have an awesome pop of colour in our tv room thanks to a new Aunty Cookie cushion cover!

Aunty Cookie has a great range of cute homewares - and all are handmade. Shannon (Aunty Cookie) also has a pretty cool blog here.

I like the bright green colour against the all white replica Eames lounge chair. Most of my house is white and I love adding bursts of colour through accessories such as cushions and art works. 

Little Miss three year old popped into the shot to say hello - but then went all shy. She is seen here playing with her newly painted toe nails (in fluro orange - very trendy for a three year old!).

What pops of colour are you playing with at home at the moment?

Fi xx

Cute Bunting Necklace

I was very excited to receive my cute new necklace from Etsy the other day. If you have read my blog before - you will know that I love buntings (flags). So, you can imagine my delight when one night while I was browsing through some etsy shops I stumbled across this adorable necklace.

This cute necklace is from Petite Deer's (Adictaaloscomplementos) Esty Shop. Shop owner Noelia also has the above necklace in a love heart garland. So sweet!

Add captionImage via Petite Deer Etsy Shop

Image via Petite Deer Etsy Shop

In Noelia's words - I think that these pretty necklaces capture the spirit of fete's, carnivals and love. So true!

Fi xx

Cute Babushka Salt 'n Pepper Shakers

I get very excited when I spot something really, really cute. You know what I mean - when you find something that you really like - but don't actually need. Well...I did it the other day - well in fact my daughter helped me. I was browsing through my favourite store Typo and my daughter was ahead of me. She was picking things up and bringing them to me to show off her finds. On her third trip back to me she had these cute little salt and pepper shakers. She was very chuffed with herself when I explained that they could stay in our basket. 

The teapot is from Sportsgirl. I don't think they stock it anymore. It was part of their Christmas gifts 2011 range. But, Sportsgirl have had a huge response to their gift line over the last Christmas period - so much so that they now have a permanent gift section on their online shop - under their accessories tab. Check it out here.

The cool spotty plate is by French Bull and can be purchased online from Shop Until. If you get a chance - check out the French Bull website. There is an amazing range of products and colour available for inspiration.

Fi xx

Dressed Up Ipad

My hubby and my parents bought me an ipad for my birthday!!! Thanks guys! I love my new ipad. I use it at work, I read it like it is a book before I fall asleep at night and my daughter loves to play with some great (free) jigsaw puzzle apps. Anyway, I have just 'pimped up' my ipad with these gorgeous mini stickers from Love Mae.

I adore these little fabric stickers (I have stickers on the back of the ipad too).

Image via Love Mae

And....if you haven't already noticed...yes - I am a huge fan of Love Mae!

Fi xx

Hanging Out at Home

I love nothing more than just chilling out at home after a busy week at work. Last weekend while I was hanging out at home I made some water melon sorbet (for the first time). My daughter and her friends agreed that it tasted yummy. All I did was blend frozen water melon, one egg white and some icing sugar until I had the right consistency and flavour.

After a bowl of sorbet the kids retreated out to the cubby house to play shops. So cute!

I recently picked up this cute mushroom stool from Thingz.

The kids just love playing shops in this cubby house and they get so excited when a 'grown up' visits their store to buy something.

Fi xx

Wow! Cool Cushion!

How cool is this new cushion by Blacklist Studio Prints!!! Hmmmm....I think this is another one to add to my wish list!

Image via
Blacklist Studio Prints
Online Shop

Have you spotted any cool finds lately that you could share with me? I love looking (drooling) over cool new finds!

Fi xx

Time for a 'Big Kids Bed'

Our little girl has just moved into a 'big kid bed'. I can't believe how quickly time flies. Here is a picture of our little girl lounging around on her cot - which we have for now converted into an outdoor lounge.

I just couldn't bring myself to give the cot away just yet...so for the time being we have a little lounge on our back decking.

I took these photos last weekend when the weather was just amazing! We have been working on our outdoor area for a while now and we are finally adding some greenery to our outdoor space.

I love succulents!!!!

Anyway, our little girl no longer sleeps in a 'little person bed'. I have found the cutest doona cover for her 'big kids bed' from Love Mae. Check it out.

Image via Love Mae

The doona cover (Scales Duvet Cover - Chasing Dragons) looks very boyish in this image but our little girl has a red theme going on in her room so this cover suits much better than the more girl cover below.

Image via Love Mae

I'll share some pics of our little girls room with her new bed (thanks to my cousin) and doona cover - after we have done a little tidy up!!

Fi xx

Drawing Room

Here is a cute picture of my little girl with one of her friends in her new drawing room. Apologies for not getting around to  I "styling up" the room before taking the photo.

We still need to do a little bit to the room - we need some more storage for toys - but at least the room is functional now. Kids love this little room and it is pretty easy to keep clean! The vintage style world map in the background is from Blacklist Studio (The Places We'll Go). If you get a chance - check out the Blacklist Studio's website. Make sure you have your volume working as there is an awesome video which starts playing when you open up the page.

Image Via Blacklist Studio

The sweet little children prints on the Ikea picture ledge are from I Need Nice Things.

I hope that you had a relaxing weekend.
Fi xx

Bright Accessories

I have recently read an article about how the current bright and colourful fashion trends are influencing interior trends. I know that it sounds pretty obvious but I had not actually realised this! Well - you know that I have a bit of a thing for pops of bright colours at the moment (especially pink) - no wonder. Check out the shots below.

Bright colours make me feel happy!

Fi xx

Pops of Bright Colours

Anyone who has ever seen my house will know that I have had a pastel pink / blue colour scheme going for a while now but I think I am slowly changing things up by introducing pops of stronger colour. I have just purchased some awesome velvet cushions from Castle. I can't wait for them to arrive. I love the little bit of excitement that comes from having an online order arrive in a nice little parcel at your front door (I am a big kid like that).

Image via Castle

The bright, happy colours in the image above just make me feel happy. How about you? I have ordered a pink, green and grey penny round cushion (pink one pictured above).


Sorry hubby. More pink!!
Fi xx

Circus Party

Finally - here are some photos from my daughter's circus party. 

The photo above is of the cute circus treat van. This is a van that my hubby uses for work and it was his idea to convert it into a cute treat van for the party. Great idea hubby! The kids loved lining up for treats that included fairy floss and pop corn.

We set up some side show alley style games including this "throw the ball into the empty planter box" game. Here is our little birthday girl probably standing a little too close to the box - but hey - it's her party.

You can't have a circus party without a clown - you can see my sister in the background dressed up as a very cool clown! The highlight of the party, according to most three year old guests, was the magic show (with my dad as the magician). Well done dad! In case anyone has spotted the broken brick - this was part of the magic show.

Here is the apple bobbing game. I wasn't sure if the kids would get into this game but they loved it. They even wanted to eat their apples!

I had this dress up box set up outside for kids to play with. This was a very last minute idea but I am so glad that I put the dress up box together. The kids loved it and they seemed to enjoy rummaging through the box and trying the dress up items on. Thanks to my dad for finding me the very cool old suitcase. I printed the sign off at home using a font that I downloaded for free. The font is JF Ringmaster.

I nearly didn't have this photo. I was too busy at the party to think about taking photos. I found this photo on my camera - so thank you to a very considerate friend for taking this photo for me! Anyway -lots of yummy treats for the kids (and big kids). The kids loved scooping these treats out and into little treat bags that were sitting close by. The sweet Candy Buffet sign is from Inviting Printables Etsy Shop.

This was also another last minute idea - "Guess How Many" game. I am glad that I had this game as the adults also participated. The  prize was of course the jar of jelly beans. The cute little Yummy food tag (and the lolly tags above) were from Paper Mints Printables Etsy shop.

I made these cute clown nose biscuits - inspired by star/wand biscuits by Donna Hay. I loved watching the kids play with these biscuits.

I set up a little photo props station for people to take photos of themselves with my camera using some of the photo props that I had made. Here is a photo of my silly brother-in-law. He is such a crack up!

It was such a great birthday party. A lot of work - but definitely worth it!

Fi xx

Happy Easter

Happy Easter Everyone!

Easter bunting via Sweetly Scrapped Art

Wow! It has been a busy morning but we have all had soooo much fun. I love using buntings around the house for decorations and the bunting above I found on a great blog - Sweetly Scrapped Art.It was so easy to make and I think it looks so sweet here hanging on our little kitchen cupboard.

Here are some photos of the little ears that I downloaded last night for free from Ellinee Design House. I wasn't sure if the kids would like them very much but all the kids wore them proudly....even the boys! Better still...I had help from the neighbours kids last night to cut them all out. Bonus!

Here are the kids in our street (including my daughter - in stripes)searching for easter eggs with their cute little easter bunny ears.

I organised these cute little easter egg baskets last night - also with help from some of the local kids. Thanks kids! I already had the little white noodle boxes (from Red Dot) so all I had to do was download some of the easter bunny foot prints from the the creative team at Love Mae, cut them out and glue them on. Too easy!

Thanks to the help of my daughter and the local kids I completed the little easter egg baskets rather quickly so rather than throw out the left over cut out foot prints we stuck them on these pretty blue paper cups that I already had from Ikea (left over from my daughter's birthday party earlier this year). 

As the kids were busy cutting and glueing the cups and bunny ears I got busy and cut out these easter flags from ellinee and stuck them on these sweet paper straws which were also left over from my daughter's birthday party. The straws were bought from Hey YoYo.

I love this photo of my little girl looking for easter eggs left by the easter bunny. She looks so serious! I am very impressed that she kept her bunny ears on! 


Thank you to all the clever and amazing people who kindly made their awesome Easter decorations available online for free! Thank you!!!


I really love how Easter brings family and friends together. I hope that you had a fun and creative Easter too! 
Fi xx