Yay! The nursery is done. Except for a few more pictures and obviously lots more baby "stuff" - poor little guy doesn't really have anything except furniture and clothes at the moment. But Im sure that will change and we have plenty of storage space ready for it. There were quite a few little DIY projects which might explain why I feel so...

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Pattern, pattern, pattern. Love this image by Cape Town based photographer Nico Krijno ...

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...this. But it sadly doesn't seem to have a home.  :( ...this. But it sadly doesn't seem to have a home.  :( ...

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Who doesn't love a good before and after pic?! So here we go - the kitchen is finally finished. Looks amazing and is SO easy to work in. We removed the wall between the old kitchen and the 'sun room' which was a big waste of space just storing the fridge which was too big for the kitchen.   We removed the wall...

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The work of Linda Arthurs caught my eye this week. Big on my to do list has been the idea of mixed media or pen drawn interiors, just full of pattern, and Linda has a few pieces that remind me of this. ...

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I've managed to coax the printer back to life so prints are now available of my security envelope portrait via etsy ...

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Finally we're making some progress with the kitchen reno. After a bit of hunting we found a builder who actually looked in the roof space to confirm one of the walls we wanted to remove wasn't structural. Everythings been ripped out and we're busy painting and puttying while the kitchen is being built. ...

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Since I started working with envelope lining I've become a little obsessed with all things blue and white, like willow pattern china. I'm loving the work of Caroline Slotte who reassembles ceramic plates into artworks. Wow. ...

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The Once Upon a Time exhibition has ended. Thanks to everyone who came along, made a purchase or donation to Make a Wish and a big thanks the gals from the Creative Activists for putting it all together. Here are a few pics from the opening taken by my very talented hubby. You can still check out my work for the exhibit in...

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Something I've been really keen to do for a while is portraits using the security envelope lining. I just finished this test piece today. What do you think? If you would like to be immortalised in envelopes contact me about a commission! ...

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Called into Manly this weekend and was really taken by the work of Debra Hood, a local artist who paints Brisbane cityscapes. You can find her work at the Manly Gallery, 11 Cambridge Parade, Manly, QLD. ...

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The creative monsoon website is now back up and running, so if you can't make the exhibition in Brisbane be sure to check it out at www.creative-monsoon.com ...

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A little look at a section of the latest piece Im working on for the Once Upon A Time Exhibition this month. Once Upon a Time is a group exhibition held The Art & Design Precinct, 10 Bailey St, West End, Brisbane from the 16th to 26th August. ...

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I've been very busy the last couple of months, renovating and designing and getting ready for an exhibition in August. Once Upon a Time is a group exhibition held The Art & Design Precinct, 10 Bailey St, West End, Brisbane from the 16th to 26th August. Here's a sneak peek at some of the work I've been creating for it. I've been focusing...

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My mood boards for i do it yourself have been so popular, we currently have nearly 12,000 pinterest followers, I thought I'd start doing some interior design ones. So to start with - a plan for the new kitchen: Industrial style lights An big island unit - clutter free Artwork - subway style for all the places we have lived Chalkboard for shopping...

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Pic pinterest Who knew there where so many choices for a sink. I've always wanted a ceramic sink and I call them farmhouse sinks. I thought there were different names for the same thing, but it looks like there is a difference between a farmhouse, butlers, apron, belfast and laboratory sink. I think I'm after a butlers sink. But to under mount or...

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