Chair-Lift

Like a face lift..but for a chair.

 

When we moved into our home 2 years ago, we decided EVERYTHING should be red. I'm not really sure why, but it seemed like a good idea at the time.

 

I'm slowly but surely de-redding everything, and this brings me to my latest little diy project - a 'dip-dyed' chair. I've seen some beautiful images of chairs with dipped legs on the bible that is pinterest so I thought I'd give it a go.



 

 

I just measured the same distance up each leg, popped on some masking tape and got the paints out!

 

 

Blackbird

While clearing out our office and trying to make it resemble a room again I uncovered some old oil paints and paint brushes. These were from when I was doing GCSEs...so about 9 years ago and guess what? They still work! I had expected paints to have shrivelled up and dried and the bristles to have disintergrated into a fine dust, but no!

 

I am under no illusion that I have ever been a good painter/artist, but I have been feeling really crafty and creative this last few days and thought I might try my hand at creating something. I have been after a framed picture of a blackbird to hang on my wall for a while now and have yet to find one I like - so that was my inspiration - I'm not sure if it's wall worthy though!

 

Best-Of-All Bestival

These are a few of my favesies from the gorious weekend that was Bestival

 

 

 

Another little trip...

We had a lovely little trip to the homeland, celebrated birthdays and un-birthdays and generally had a super time.

 

 

Family time is the best time!

Merry un-birthday party

Snorkelling with style!

 

Beautiful Quarr Abbey

Blackboard Post

I had to share this one, it made me smile...Roald Dahl - what a hero!



The Little Island

We are very lucky to have a little cabin on one of the islands in the Thames, it's been in our family for about 30 years and when  my brother was little, my dad was a milkman and my mum was a trainee nurse they used to live in a shack there, it got rebuilt about 15 years ago.

 

Me and Si have just started going there, I don't know why we haven't before, it oinly takes an hour to get there and its a tranquil little bubble for BBQs, fishing, eating and sleeping.

 

 

 

I love it.

 

This is where we live

I had a little 're-jig' of our living room today, hiding things, displaying others. I think it looks nice.

I can decide whether roses look better dead or alive...?