Five Pieces of Bunting!

good afternoon to you!

i was too late for the proper bunting swap

but rachael very kindly said she would swap me

five pieces of my bunting for five pieces of hers.

these pieces will be incorporated into various strings of her buntings

or

used for whatever purpose she so desires...

it's really stormy looking outside

so there's no sunshine

and the light is dull,

better than inside though

which is very dark and gloomy today indeed.

all the bunting

is made from bits and pieces...

offcuts of fabric and trim.

i made all of these bird ones rectangular

to fit in the whole length and width of the bird and leaves...

they are all backed with this tweety bird fabric too...



all your thoughts for success in my test must have been spot on

'cos i am pleased to report that i passed with 93%...

thank you!

{despite some initial brain freeze..lol}

my next task is to package these babies up

and send them on their way down south.

have a great day!

naturally Carol xox

Just Perfect!

hi!

thanks for your comments from yesterday...

the picture stays!

of course i couldn't help tweaking..hehe...

so have changed some of the cushions already

just to see if they look better

{though i can tell this may be an ongoing thing!}

today i just wanted to capture these beauties

before they are past their best...



these old walls..built in the 1930's

are made out of horse hair,

they have an unusual texture

and a few bumps and imperfections

have graced them over the years.

i have a revision test i have to study for...

the test is tonight.

it's back to normal tuesdays here.

i wonder what you're up to?

naturally Carol xox

Before & After....

good afternoon!

thanks for coming to look at my lounge room yesterday,

it was lovely to get all that positive feedback...

i appreciate every single comment.

it was actually mr w

that came up with the idea of filling the space above the cushions on the chinese chest...

have a look at the 'before & after'

and see what you think.

this is looking through from the dining room...

a night view..

{so the light is different from yesterdays shots}

before

the painting is on the wall.

after...

what do you think?

is it too long?

or the frame too bold?

or just the wrong colouring?

i can change the cushions...

i think i'll have to live with it a few days to decide properly.

here is a close up of the painting...

mr s's fiance's mother painted it for me as a gift.

it shows two little birds in a wisteria vine.

all the kids are back at school up here in queensland...

this morning the shopping centre was school kid free

and i had a relaxing cappucino at gloria jeans

with a piece of raisin toast.

i seriously had to give away eating so much banana bread

as it is the equivalent of eating four slices of cake ..i think!

whether you are surrounded by holidaying kids

or back to 'normal'...

i hope you're having a splendid monday!

naturally Carol xox

My {Renovated} Lounge Room...

hi!

over the last few days

i've been inspired by 'the renovators'

to do something about our lounge room.

i would have taken some pics of the 'before'

except that i was so ashamed of it that i wouldn't want anyone to see them.

suffice to say it was cluttered and messy

and nothing coordinated with anything else.

just took some pics of 'after'...

it all started when we realised that the white net curtains on the windows...

suitable for letting a bit of winter sun in,

wouldn't cut out the strong summer sun that was just beginning to be a problem.

i had made the cushions and had just got another yard of this fabric

and thought it may make a suitable blind-like curtain,

teamed up with another from this range.

what do you think?

another wall...

that's ellie walking past in the right hand corner.

i think there is something needed on this wall.

i'll know it when i find it!

{and the cushions may change without notice too!}

the opposite wall...

i shifted the old cream sofa chair to the front room

and decided to use this as a feature chair here.

the small table was left behind from miss b,

i think it's from ikea.

the other end of the black couch...

that corner now resplendant with a bunch of lilliums

was the messiest eyesore of the room before.

miss j...notice your handmade coasters on the table!

the opposite end of the room...the entertainment centre.

all of the dvds and the wii are now packed away neatly in these drawers

and the tall narrow bookcase near the chest has a selection of reference books...

right at my fingertips!

this took me a couple of days to reorganise...

this white cabinet was under the house since mr m moved in a couple of years back...

he's since moved on and he left it and one of the chinese chests here.

the black couch and the coffee table were mr s's and he's moved on too,

both round tables and one chest were miss b's...she's gone off as well!

thank you to all my kids

for leaving home

and leaving your furniture behind..i love it!

{and the room would be a lot barer without it all,

in fact i think only the white chair and the narrow bookshelf are mine!}

i hope you will have a wonderful week everyone...

see you soon.

naturally Carol xox