{How Do You See Yourself?}

Sorry I haven't been around much lately, actually its been quite a while!

I just came across this beautiful piece done by Dove and thought I would share with you all.  An experiment with amazing results.




Remember - you are all beautiful

xxx

{Christmas 2012 is over: time for the Boxing Day Blues}

I hope everyone has had a wonderfully Merry and Safe Christmas this year.  We had a much needed quiet and relaxing, lazy day. 

But now that its Boxing Day, everything is back to normal - no more rushing around and getting stressed out.  Boxing Day brings on the blues for me:   all the hustle and bustle of the lead up to Christmas Day, then BAM! all of a sudden its all over for another year.  There is no gradual decline from all the excitement to slowly wean you back into the normal - it just disappears overnight. 

Anyhoo - I had a bit of fun on Instagram this last week and did a Christmas Countdown.  I had super fun doing it, and hope I at least amused all my neighbours and tourists in the area by dragging toys to the beach just to take a photo.  They must think I'm mad around here!!

Guess what?  There is only another 364 more days until the next Christmas!!

{A Little Quickie}

Hello!  It feels like I haven't been here for month and months.  Just wanted to post this super quickie DIY I did this morning.

Take a clothes hanger screw in top bit thingy (I don't know their technical name!) and a piece of driftwood and hey presto! you have a driftwood chrissy card hanger.  Super easy - the sort of DIY I can do.

Not long now until Santa comes - hope you have a wonderful Christmas / Festive Season :)

{That Time I Tried Mosaic}

So I broke a little saucer this week.  It was one of those blue and white willow ones that are a dime a dozen at the thrift stores.  So what did I do with it?  I smashed it up alittle more and decided to try and mosaic something.  I bought a little $1 terracotta pot from Masters, waterproofed it and began grouting broken plate pieces onto it, and added a few sand dollars around the top.

I'm actually a little happy with it, but there were a few things I should/could have done better.  (It certainly isn't my worst DIY work!!)

First:  It is so hard to get these little saucer pieces to sit properly because of the round edgey bit on the bottom, so there are a few bits that poke out a bit more than the others.

Second:  Don't stop work halfway through and talk to your mum on Skype for a few hours, or have visitors.  I sort of left the grout stuff a bit too long to dry and it is as hard as a rock, so its not a smooth as it should be!

Third:  Its a very messy job, so I am glad I used throw away containers and plastic tablecloth when I made it!

Fourth:  Now I have to try and keep this little fern plant alive.

{My Week via Instagram}

This is how my week looked via Instagram

Still playing along with FatMumSlim's #fmsphotoaday challenge, and discovered the #takentoday challenge as well.  Fiddled with apps, found another Flamingo, enchanted by the blue and white christmas decorations at Masters Hardware, got frustrated at not being able to take a decent picture of the red moon, killed another pot plant, and snooped inside a quaint little seaside church.

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