Kimono Reincarnate: nursery

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Saturday, February 13, 2010

Joy

A piece finished last weekend, for a friend's bub-to be.

Dear little girl, may you always have joy.

Saturday, February 06, 2010

I was feeling a bit off colour this morning. My body ached, head ached and I found myself slurring when I tried to speak. Everything was in slow motion. I don't think that I'm coming down with anything, just that the last few months have caught up with me. Luckily, today was one of DH's good days, so he swept in and took over so that I could have some time to relax. I slept all morning until I was gently woken with a cooked lunch.

Still needing some time to myself this morning and with a crafting mojo continuing to be MIA, I decided it was a good time to tidy up the little one's room. We don't really use it for her yet as she sleeps in our room, so it had become a dumping ground of late.

While sorting through her clothes (and getting quite teary putting away some of the gorgeous clothes she no longer fits into), I came across some of her kimono collection. They are way too cute to stay folded away, so some of them now help brighten up her space.

As I hung them I noticed, that I have quite a thing for the 1960s retro rabbits.

I'm hoping that as she grows up, she will too.

Saturday, April 18, 2009

I'm Home and I'm Ready to Decorate!

Well, I made it. I survived the move. The last month has flown by and it has just sunk in that we're here, really here and here to stay. Yesterday we picked up our new car and the internet was finally connected. Fingers (and toes and anything else that can be) crossed, DH may have a job to start next week.

For the past few weeks, I've been in a non-committal daze. I had one day of tears, wishing we hadn't come back (it's quite a shock how expensive everything is here), but mostly it has felt like we were here on a holiday and I'd be back on a plane soon. Yesterday, it all started to feel real and now I'm ready to nest!

The new place, a townhouse (photos to come soon) has been filled with a mish-mash of a few things we had stored (we sold most things before we left), things borrowed from my parents (they had things stored with us while they are living overseas), pieces from secondhand stores and some new. Something old, something new, something borrowed and certainly a few things blue. It's quite a challenge making it all work together.

The living room was today's challenge. We bought a funky rug to cover the old carpet and now I'm trying to work everything around it. I've been looking at how to make my own sofa cover, as the upholstery is looking rather tattered. Next to the entertainment unit, we have two large spaces spare. Trying to keep the apartment baby-friendly, I'm umm-ing and ahh-ing between artwork on the walls and wall decals. I don't know anyone that has used them before, so am a little apprehensive. Here are some of the ones I like....