january quilt
26 January 2015
I made it really warm, with brushed cotton which is actually curtain lining fabric (?) so cheap but so soft and nice. It has a layer of fleece in the middle too so it's quite thick. I used some navy corduroy and some other bits of left over fabric.
I recently found the remote control for our camera and thought it would be nice to get some photos of us on our new sofa, but it didn't really go to plan ; )
our tot got hold of the remote and enjoyed taking some self portraits!
very quiet days.
21 January 2015
I was on a 'making and doing' roll, but I suddenly came down with the lurgy. I had to cancel my work trip to London, and me and the tot were at home, ill and watching Toy Story over and over. I actually started to think about some very deep physiological messages in those films...about imagination and freedom to have ideas and not be stuck within the bounds of rules. All the characters are different and have different skills and abilities which together enable them to defy all odds stacked against them. Deep, so so deep. ...I have watched too much telly.
Anyways, besides that I have mainly been looking at daffodils.
And admiring our oars that my mister put up as a stair rail.
and our new sofa that we bought from Tesco (it's even made in the UK would you believe). Now we have a sofa each for maximum horizontal relaxation ; )
...and my über 70s door mat, I have so many memories of macrame rugs and lampshades when I was a nipper. It's my favourite decade by far!
winter projects around the house
15 January 2015
I have been away from my blog for a bit longer than intended. I am in full 'combat January blues' mode, so I am setting myself small projects for when it's Daddy day (we alternate the childcare duties daily).
Don't know if it's just me, but my mood is effected by lack of light AND my environment, so if it's all messy (which it is 90% of the time because I hate housework) it really gets me down, so both together could be a bit of a disaster for me.
Since Xmas finished, I have been cleaning and re-arranging things in the house to make it feel less cluttered. Toys are a major factor these days. Our littlun is really into them all, so I'm happy to keep hold of most of them during this time, so I invested in some storage boxes and Ikea tubs with wheels on that slide under tables and such. We are teaching our littlun to tidy things away after playing, and she really appreciates a tidy room as much as I do.
Our Kiddo's room is very small, and it tends to just accumulate so much on the floor so it looks like a bomb went off in there. So I decided that would make a good little project for me to focus on.
Of course one thing led to another and I started thinking about new pictures for her wall, and um...a new curtain! I found this bed sheet (above) in the Zara sale and thought it was too nice to put on the bed. I also purchased a moon poster from Germany.
I'm too lazy (and slightly worried) to have a big glass poster frame in the Tot's room, so I decided to make a wooden poster hanger, I'm really pleased with how it turned out so I will make some more for around the house.
They were a bit boring grey, so after some Pinterest inspiration, I sprayed them neon pink!
Not it's intended use, but y'now...
I painted this old storm lamp that we found in a flea market years ago. It was a rusty coppery colour metal, now it is pale grey and looks completely different.
Job done.
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