daisies for your Friday morning

i'm not one to buy daisies. these were a 'get well' gift from Mike's work- along with meals for the freezer and a yummy banana bread!
i thought they looked so pretty in the sun early this morning.

hopefully lots of you will be 'gifted' with flowers this weekend as we celebrate Mothers Day.

what are your favourite flowers?

and they compliment my milk glass perfectly.

here are a few off cuts starting to bloom :)

oh, and my enamel sign arrived from a giveaway i commented on and won over at the lovely Ness's Blog Marley and Lockyer! hoping to get it up at our front door this weekend.

enjoy your Friday whatever you are up to :)
Kate x

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'make in a minute' beachy doorstop

i really needed another doorstop, and this idea just came to me as i was pulling the vacuum cleaner out of the cupboard!

what you need:
*old jar with lid
*sand
*shells
*scrap of fabric
*elastic band & some ribbon

i don't think i need to give step by step instructions!
so easy and took about a minute.
i just happened to have some sand i had brought home from our
last visit to the beach. as well as some shells.

i had some fabric left over from my raggy laundry wreath so was able to match them up.

i have been painting and creating all morning.
now to vacuum!!!
Kate x
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my Sunday

what have i done today?
*painted a cute chair blue
*washed a beautiful hand crochet bedspread that i found this morning at the markets
(as well as doing the boring usual washing)

sooo pretty. can't wait to get it on my bed.

*checked that husband had taken his medication
*put this single doona cover on my daybed for a new look
(this new look cost $1)
here is what it looked like before

*painted this timber tray white and grey and sanded it.
*checked husband had been drinking lots of water

*bought myself a glue gun! have no idea how to use it, but will give it a go this week
*sat with husband and had lunch together

*painted up this sweet little pen holder and gave it it's own teeny tiny blackboard

*painted up a table in 'fairy wings' by Dulux

*checked patient had enough pillows and wasn't too bored in front of his playstation game
the 'pen pot' is painted in 'fairy wings' too.

i think the chair, table and pen pot makes the perfect set for a little princess :)

these items will be on eBay tomorrow morning with the rest of my goodies listed here

tray before....

chair and table before....

what haven't i done today?
*the housework
*the food shopping
*the ironing
so glad it's a public holiday tomorrow!
Kate x
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what an end to the week!!

Here's a fairly recent pic of my hubby and I on our annual holiday at the beach on the beautiful Sunshine Coast. It was one day before our 15th Wedding Anniversary.
He will be fine and is expected to make a full recovery, but has been in hospital for the last few days with severe appendicitis.
On Wednesday morning, after a wonderful long Easter weekend with our family, he woke feeling pretty awful. We thought he had a tummy bug, as so much is going around at the moment!
I headed off to work and left him in bed to rest. The aches and pains all through his body started to localise in the appendix region. After a phone call to his Dad ( a fabulous specialist doctor) he told us what to look for through the night and to head to hospital 1st thing in the morning. And that we did.
A blood test confirmed Appendicitis and he was taken into surgery that afternoon. The appendix began to rupture as they removed it, and he is on IV anitbiotics to kill off all those nasty little bugs!
He has never experienced so much pain, and I have never seen my hubby so sick!
We are hoping to bring him home today and will be heading up to the hospital very soon.

I got up nice and early, and got into the painting! We have had lots of cold wet weather this week, and I was so happy to wake to blue skies and sunshine.
Here's what I whipped up this morning.

Painted white on the inside, and white with a hint of french grey on the outside.

Shabbied around the edges too. This little shelf now has a bit of a 'beachy' look I think.

Great for CD's, little books and toys, soaps and washers in the bathroom, or for storing your pretties.

Pink cup and saucer from a friend.

love this 'rings and things' trinket I found yesterday.

also found this cute vase.

this little shelf along with some other things, is listed on eBay here. Just click on the button in the right hand side bar.

time to get my girls out of their PJ's and up to the hospital. I'm getting lots of txt's that are reading "I'm bored stupid" and "don't be late coming to visit".
When I asked him yesterday what food he might like me to get him, he answered "no food, just my iPhone, my Ipad, headphones and company!"
Love him and want to get him home :)
Kate x

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Easter weekend finds

,,sadly the long weekend is coming to an end :(
but i wanted to pop in and show you a few things i happened upon today.
a lovely old mirror. it will looked great propped up somewhere in my home.

this gorgeous scrolly wall art thingy. could be hung inside or out.

a sweet little side table. and i didn't even have to paint it!

a child sized cane chair. i'm going to paint it, but not white.
just not sure what colour yet. any ideas?
sorry about the shadowed photos.
the weather turned very rainy and cloudy this afternoon.

i thought i'd show you my lovely silver plated champagne bucket now that it's had a polish.
it will look great filled with some flowers or even some ice and champas...

i am planning to paint madly over this coming weekend so will have lots to show you soon.
Kate x
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He has risen!

"And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
and became obedient to death-
even death on a cross!
Therefore God exalted him
to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father."
Philippians 2:8-11
The NIV Study Bible

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laundry redo

it's taken me all week (due to going back to work this week!) but it's done!
i also had to wait for that cute eBay purchase 'laundry' sign to arrive :)
i am just loving the transformation, and it's hardly cost me a cent.

i added the cute 'wash' and 'clean' notes to my metal baskets.
i've never put flowers in my laundry before, but i'm going to try and remember to do it more often. i really believe you can make those everyday chores alot more pleasant by making your surroundings pleasing to the eye.

laundry baskets- one for hanging stuff out, and the other for collecting the dirty washing.

i made this heart shaped raggy wreath the other day using a cane shaped heart and 2 vintage pillowcases. i made some for Christmas. you can see them here in an earlier post.

now that there is no need for a laundry basket to be sitting on the floor,
i can open the door right back.
love the glass knob on my old cupboard :)

i hung this vintage light fitting myself. it was a $2 op shop find and i was originally using it to hold a candle as you can see here.

i am so pleased with my painted up $2 shelf!
it now holds beach finds, vintage items and faux greenery from Ikea.

the little black heart shaped rock was found years ago on a favourite beach.
i love that i could incorporate some little birds into my new laundry look.
further down, you'll see i also have an iron door stop with a birdy on top!

this framed teatowel has been hanging in the study, but i'm liking in here for now.
this was one of my 1st bloggy projects and you can go back and visit it here.

shells and coral hide the ugly washing machine hose.

some lisianthus to pretty up the soap dish :)

little mirror to reflect the glass comport of shells found on our Lord Howe Island holiday.

my lovely old cupboard has scrubbed up well.
see my little birdy door stop?

my good old soaking bucket. get used everyday!
it lives in the laundry tub.

so there you have it. another project complete.

laundry before....
see the basket behind the door? made opening the door right up difficult.
and the cupboard (as pretty as it is) made the room feel smaller than it needed to be.

thanks for visiting :))
Kate x

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