Mood Board Monday {Radiant Orchid}

I'm still ploughing through the old Mood Board Monday drafts, so this week I bring you a collection in the Pantone Colour of the Year 2014 - Radiant Orchid. I'll admit that I don't mind a few subtle purple hue hits but it's really not my most favourite of colours.

The bedroom setting is from Adairs. I love the Vintage washed linen. It looks so comfy and inviting. Loving the Floral Dia de Muertos cushion cover AKA Skull Cushion. This as well as tons of other gorgeous cushions can be found over at I Love Linen. Now I don't usually troll Etsy but I stumbled across this print a while ago on Pinterest and loved it. You can find it here. Another favourite store of mine is Domayne. That is where you'd find the Kas Omari Multi Cushion AKA the flamingo one. And lastly the Purple Sky print. How serene is it? Not a fan of the heavy black frame but the print is just stunning. You can find it at Down That Little Lane in their Sky Series. 

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This week I haven't included the Mood Board Monday button as it's pretty much obsolete, but instead I'm going to direct you to Lisa Warren's new blog - Blossom and Bright. Make sure you check it out, you won't be disappointed. 

Surprise bedroom reveal {Happy Birthday Jack}

Everyone loves a surprise right? Yesterday the husband and I worked our butts off to organise a special surprise for Jack for his birthday. 
(And for those concerned about me and recovery, I was a good girl and did no lifting and stretching). 
Since he was turning 10, we decided it was about time to do an update on his bedroom - change it up from a little boys room to a tween room. I spoke to Jack not too long ago about updating his room and him and I spent ages going through pictures and making a board in Pinterest of things he liked. 
Check it out HERE. 

He had his heart set on one particular room so I told him we could do something similar. This was the room he wanted.

And this is the room he got:

  

 

 

And so I'm left with one ecstatically happy Jackasaurus.

I'll be back another day for a quick "if Kylee can make it anyone can" tutorial for Jack's wall hanging.

Mood board Monday {Reflective}

So while having a dig around and doing a bit of blog maintenance I found I had a stack of posts that were all still in the draft stage. Some with just a few words and some that were practically fully written. With that in mind I thought why waste a written post so I'm going right back to a challenge from last year with mood board monday.
This week we have reflective. Now originally I had gone through and pinned a heap of reflective items that were really cool but I saw one mirror and envisioned a whole little layout and it grew from there.

1. Juju hat in various colours - HARD TO FIND 

2. Replica Philippe Starck Louis Ghost Armchair - MATT BLATT 

3. Love Necklace - HARD TO FIND

4. IKEA PS 2014 Table Mirror - IKEA 

5. KAS "Hit The Town" Cushion - MYER

6. Art Deco Stained Glass Necklace - HARD TO FIND

7. Signature S 5 Drawer Tallboy - FREEDOM

8. Omar Table Lamp and Shade - KEEKI

So I threw a baby shower for my bestie

If there is one thing I like doing, it's throwing a party - the more elaborate party the better.
Much to my husbands disgust, I tend to go over the top.  I can't help it. I look at Pinterest for ideas and this crazy person just pops out.

So in the spirit of research I created a new pin board, but I was sneaky about it. The Mumma-to-be (Jacqui) follows me on Pinterest so I set up a board that we could both pin on. Now for those who don't know Jacqui she is a little obsessed with animal print (and by a little I mean a whole game reserve practically lives at her place) - me, I have a love/hate relationship with it, mostly hate.

So when Jacqui started pinning things in animal print, being the moody cow I am, I said no. Like,

NO. 

Like,  I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU AND IT'S YOUR BABY SHOWER BUT MY HOUSE IS AN AMIMAL PRINT FREE ZONE.  

And yes, shouty caps were necessary.

But I was sneaky...and I set up a secret Pinterest board with all the imaginable zebra print party items a baby shower could ever need and want. It's no longer a secret, so knock yourself out and click the link if you're thinking about a zebra themed anything.

ALL THE THINGS ZEBRA

So all my planning, research, sneaky buying and DIYing all came together a few weeks ago in what I might say myself was a brilliant day. 

   

 

   

  

 

And saving my most favourite pic of the day for last:
Jacqui with a teeny tiny baby tutu 💕

Soooo...bit quiet around these parts

Ah yes, another blogging hiatus. This one was a ripper of almost 10 months.

I'm not going to bore the pants of everyone with a long drawn out story of the hows and whys but we've had some ups and downs but are coming out the other side.

The rainbow is breaking through so on to happier times and more posts.