I decided our spare/sewing/washing room needed to be spruced up a bit.We put the fold out bed in there and made it into a bit of a day bed.Far too much money later,I made these cushion covers.I cant believe how much cushions can brighten a room up!
We moved our girls room around a bit (again),to accommodate not having bunks.This old tv cabinet used to be a giant monster thing of my parents when I was kid,we had it as the monster,a few years ago Steve cut it down to what it is now (just still had the black vinyl ickiness on it),I eventually stripped it down and painted it white.It was storage in the girls room for their toys and books.But with having to move things around it wasn't going to fit any more in their room.SO we took the squab that was on the bench seat in our dining area (really wood is so much easier to clean when kids are sitting on it and eating),Steve was wonderful and cut it down.I had this fabric lying around,safety pinned it on and voila!We have extra seating in our lounge!As well as more storage for my books (babe if you ever read this,you really should buy me a big beautiful book case!).
I am a bit too much like my mum,I make people things and then dont want to wait till whatever occasion to give it to them.This giraffe was supposed to be Mums Christmas present..yeah she got it a few weeks ago :p I got the pattern from a sewing magazine Steves Nana gave me!I also made some hippos (which came out like a hippo/elephant/ant eater hybrid) for our girls friends...I wrapped them all before thinking I should have taken a photo :p
My sister-in-law is pregnant with her first child (due February,yay!).I've always liked to acknowledge babies even when they are still in the womb.So I made this rabbit for bubs for Christmas!The material is nice warm flannel (I kicked myself for not thinking of using that kind of material for our girls ones!).The girls watched me make it and Isabella kept asking me to make her one...hard to answer that knowing that I've made them their ones for Christmas haha.
We chose to mainly make our girls presents this year.My mum had some wood in her shed that Steve took.I am always amazed what he can make out of scraps of wood!Anyway he made these dolls cots for the girls :) We sanded them down and painted them.I think they are pretty neat for being made at home.
We also painted the bench seat in the dining room (again I forgot to take a before photo).For some reason our landlord painted everything around it white,left splotches of white paint on the bench but didnt actually paint it...Yeah go figure!So Steve was wonderful (ahem,after me having a hissy fit because it wasnt painting how I wanted it too!) and painted it for us.It brightens the area up which is great!
Thats it for now :)
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