Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Spare tablescape!!

Hopefully life is starting to get back on track again. As yet I haven’t had time to set a lovely table but that will come…luckily I had a ‘spare’! Didn’t your mum always tell you to have a ‘pair and a spare’? Somehow I don’t think she meant a spare set of photos though.
My ‘spare’ table was set with some lovely black and white tablemats I bought on sale somewhere. Usually I can remember details like that but I think I have overload at the moment…(I have some exciting news to share with you soon, I hope!) so I’m not even trying to remember. In fact I need to have a quick look at the photos just to refresh my memory on what I did actually use. OK let’s have a look…
IMG_2890a
IMG_2891a
IMG_2892a
IMG_2893a
IMG_2894a
IMG_2895a
IMG_2896a
IMG_2897a
IMG_2899a
IMG_2900a
IMG_2901a
IMG_2903a
IMG_2904a
IMG_2905a
I have been wanting some black stemmed champagne glasses for ages and recently found these at Big W. Three glasses (not sure why there was three) for about $8!! Perfect. I had also recently purchased two sets of four of this great flatware – it was originally $60 per set and was reduced to $15. The handles are unbelievably long but I think it is really great for a change. I will probably take this to the beach house to use as they match everything there a little better than at the farm house.
I spray painted some small terracotta planters with blackboard paint to use as candleholders. I love that stuff! Not sure what I’ll paint next but I’m sure I’ll find something.

Suzy

I’m joining :


Posted by at 24 comments:
Labels: , , , , ,

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Greeting the morning

Yesterday I went to work for my sister at her gift shop. Lots of new things to display and lots of cleaning and tidying to do. I haven’t been there for a couple of weeks as family matters have been more important. As I sent off early yesterday morning (I have to travel 80kms to get there!!) the sun was just coming up and the ground was covered with a slight frost. Things really are starting to get a little cold here in the mornings!! As I was driving along I looked up and saw a beautiful sight in the sky. You see, we live on the flight pass for planes flying to the eastern states of Australia. It’s funny, we have to drive for 3 hours to catch a flight that comes straight back over our house!! Can’t see why they can’t just pick us up on the way!! Anyway, I had the pleasure of seeing 5 planes making their way from one side of Australia to the other. Pretty awesome I thought!
IMG_4795a
IMG_4796a
The top two planes are going from Western Australia to the eastern states. The next two are coming from the eastern states to Western Australia and I’m not sure about the bottom jet stream as it was fading away fast. Sorry about the finger print on the camera lens….probably one of my grandies!!

Suzy

Posted by at 3 comments:
Labels: , ,

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Relaxing at the beachhouse

I am back today after a very long week. My dear old father-in-law sadly passed away last week. He didn’t quite reach 90 years of age – funny how you think you are ready for these things but really we never are……
I have some photos of our new outdoor furniture (at the beachhouse) to share with you…I have had the table since we bought the house two years ago but have been waiting to purchase some chairs to match to finish off the area. Finally I have found what I wanted – I had lots of problems finding the same colour match but I’m really pleased how they have all come together.
As we are coming into winter we have had to move our white poolside chairs and table under cover. I purchased enough cushions to have some to use on these chairs to bring everything together. So after a little bit of rearranging I’m happy with the final look. I have included on one of the photos the position of the kitchen, living room and dining room which is all open plan so you can hopefully get the idea. Our big sliding doors open right up so we have one big entertaining area. Just perfect for the summer!!
IMG_3076a
IMG_3077a
IMG_3078a
IMG_3079a
IMG_3081a
IMG_3082a
IMG_3083a
IMG_3085a
I still have to add some lovely pots and bits and pieces but I feel it is getting more and more like home. I spent about 2 hrs just lying out here yesterday morning in the dappled sunshine just thinking about the last week. Very restful…and just what I needed!!

Suzy



I’m joining :


Posted by at 12 comments:
Labels: , , , , ,

Monday, May 14, 2012

I’ll be back

Hello, Just dropping by to let you know I might be gone for a few days. We have had a death in the family so life is a little hectic at the moment. Please don’t go away….I’ll be back in a few days.

Suzy

Posted by at 2 comments:

Monday, May 7, 2012

Mother’s Day

I don’t think I ever really appreciated my mum until I was a mum myself. I certainly never realised how hard she worked, how much she gave up and just how much she did for me but most of all how much she loved me. I am thankful for her love and guidance every day and Mother’s Day is the perfect time to show just how much she means to me….. A table set for two seemed just perfect. I don’t think I will see any of my kids on Mother’s Day (I have spent a lot of time with them lately) but I’m sure they will be thinking of me…I hope so anyway!! LOL
I started out thinking that pansies would be just right for this table but by the time I finished there was not a pansy in sight. How does this happen??? I did stick with the purple theme though but decided to team it with pale blue for a different look.
IMG_3086a
IMG_3087aa
IMG_3088a
IMG_3089a
IMG_3090a
IMG_3091a
IMG_3092a
IMG_3093a
IMG_3094a
IMG_3095a
IMG_3096a
IMG_3097a
IMG_3100a
IMG_3102a

                                                                                                                       Suzy

                                                                               
IMG_3104a








I’m joining :


Posted by at 18 comments:
Labels: , , , ,

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Soup and sunshine

Tablescaping time again!! How fast are the weeks just flying by…..our season is definitely changing very fast. The mornings are getting a little crisp but by afternoon the sun has warmed things up a little.
The sun was streaming in through the window on Monday so I set a table ready for a lunch for two – soup bowls ready for something to warm our tummies and lovely bright colours to hang onto the last of summer.
I had bought these placemats quite a while ago. They came in two different colours (you can see the other table here) so I purchased both. I haven’t used these blue/green ones much yet but I did pick up these lovely water glasses at Red Dot (similar to Dollar Tree, I think) hoping they would go with the placemats and I was thrilled to see they were a perfect match.
The spotted plates are a new purchase (I’d been watching them for ages and finally they were on sale!!) and also the white lattice plates. They were a real steal – $15 for 12 pieces!! Just love that!  I can’t believe the flatware was such a perfect match too!!
IMG_3058a
IMG_3033a
IMG_3034a
IMG_3038a
IMG_3039a
IMG_3043a
IMG_3045a
IMG_3047a
IMG_3048a
IMG_3050a
IMG_3052a
IMG_3053a
IMG_3055a
IMG_3061a

                            Suzy




I’m joining :
Posted by at 16 comments:
Labels: , , , ,
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)