Label inspiration

Could you imagine receiving this little brown box and sliding it out to reveal the yummy creations inside?? Yes please!

Wash it down with some water or juice in these gorgeous bottles that would bring a bit of happiness to desks everywhere.

And after work unwind with a couple of beers with labels so cute you'll want to slip one (or all of them) into your handbag!

Via the lovely package

nerdy art love

I have to buy these pics, I feel like rosie has been to my house and drawn these from watching ben and I. Yes, we do sit on the bed like that with our laptops... and he also looks like ben minus the glasses.

And this is definitely us (plus a much closer resemblance to me with the blonde hair and the glasses). Almost every night we make dinner together standing side by side like this, talking about the day. ohhh... I might turn my lappy off now, spend some time with my beautiful benny.

bye

xo

Knitting graffiti

This is why I LOVE New Zealand. Great food, one of the most beautiful landscapes in the world, great shopping and wonderfully creative people (including my gorgeous husband).

I found these great pics on the gorgeous blog Small Acorns (also a store in Wellington, that I will have to visit next time I'm in NZ).

If only this could become a worldwide movement! The fences of the world would be so pretty (and warm).

relax

from here

from here

That's what I need to do - relax. A cup of tea made by someone else (it always tastes better that way) in a gorgeous tea cup is definitely a great start down the relaxation path. It's made even better when you have some sugar cubes and vintage silver tongs on hand to sweeten it up.

What makes you happy?

pic from here

What makes you happy? For me, it's beauty in the details. It just makes me smile that someone put so much thought and effort into the little things. Wouldn't sewing be easier if these were your pin cushions?

A room of one's own

Heather Bailey's craft space

After many years in crafting exile, too scared to go to Spotlight because the size of the place was too overwhelming... never kniting more than a couple of wonky lines of a scarf that I knew I'd never wear... sewing a couple of pairs of PJ pants that my husband wore a few times (and the drawstring becoming a chew toy for my puppies) - I'm back, trying again to be crafty!

We're currently trying to finish one of the bedrooms in our giant house reno and I know this room would make a fabulous nursery, but alas, I'm not pregnant yet. And rather than decorate for a baby that I haven't yet been blessed with (which would be bad luck anyway according to my mum), I'd rather make it a room that I can enjoy in the meantime... and maybe practicing a few things for when a little one does come along.

So I found these gorgeous rooms to get us all inspired. Get out the sewing machine, crochet hooks, knitting needles, stamps, craft cutters, ribbons, fabric, embellishments and get decorating a little space all of your own.

I'll get some pics up soon! We've just done the first coat of paint today.

Photo from PinkLovesBrown via ishandchi

Via Saidos da Concha

Loving the pom pom trim. I could definitely find a place for that!

Photo from Nest Pretty Things via decor8

So many fabrics, so many things to learn how to sew! Bye! I'm off to practice.

xoxox

Weekend inspiration...

Lately all my web travelling keeps leading back to Brisbane - I love this town, I especially love it on the weekend. So, it was perfect stumbling across this gorgeous pink striped couch from Brisbane store Black and Spiro. I think I will definitely have to pay it a visit. For those of you who don't live in Brisbane, check out the always inspiring and gorgeous blog by Anna Spiro.

I think I might have to save up my pennies for a big spending spree in her store. That candy striped couch would look great in the she-shed I have planned for downstairs.