Gone Girl

Christmas is over ... the day buzzed past like a crazy whirlwind {as it always does}.  The kids loved every minute of it - ripping open presents and spending a few days with my sister and her family.  Cousins rock!  I was too slack to do a Christmas blog ... but I got some fabulous gifts ... one being the book Gone Girl by . Gillian Flynn I'm loving it!!  Can't put it down ... shall be back blogging when I finish it ... see you soon !

~  great to be reading again ~

chandeliers anyone ???

... chandeliers ... sigh .. i love the way they can transform a room from average to WOW in an instant !  Why don't I have one in every room then you ask ???   Well,  unfortunately where we live, cobwebs reproduce within hours of being vacuumed up - so sadly, not very practical for me ~  in the meantime, i'll just keep dreaming and pinning them and you never know - maybe ... one day ....

perfection ...

if this were my kitchen ...I would NEVER leave ...

so classy ...

loving the shape !

a quiet place to read ...

casual formal ?

elegant formal ...

scientific ...

bohemian ...

elaborate ...

Christmassy ... {is that a word ?}

wow factor in green ...

DOUBLE wow factor in pink ...

festive ...

... awww and even one for the bathroom !

... lastly, one for the nature lovers ...

~  stylish lighting ~

find them here

custom pieces - cane knife and saw

... so for Christmas this year I was asked by mum to 'make' something for my brothers on these old 'tools' ...  boy I hope they like them !!! 

It was fun transforming them so it's great to see how you can give anything a second life...

Merry Christmas !!!

... the saw ...

close up !

the saw and the cane knife get a new life !

love the way these bolts came up !!!

cane knife now featuring a bull ... some sugar cane and music notes !

he likes cattle ...

... music {music notes on the green ivy tiles}

... and grows sugar cane

~ happy Christmas ~

snowglobes ...

Snow Globes possibly fit in to the same category as Garden Gnomes ... you either love them or loathe them.  I remember the ones you could buy when I was a kid - for a while they were cool ... then I decided they were tacky ... but now I've seen some really cool ones ... hmmm ... well ... OLD might be NEW again !

Here are some I found on Pinterest  ... and who knows ... you might even do the DIY project and create some new Christmas decor for your home !!!    enjoy !

LOVE the lamp posts in here!

try the DIY !

awww ...

YEP ... they're the ones I remember !!!

my kids would like to make this one!!!  Super Mario!

HAVE to have a NYC snowglobe!

awesome idea !!! NYC Taxi Cab

more tacky loveliness !!!

ahhh .. Paris ...

wow ... super cute ... keep away from little hands !!!

 ~  get creative ~

Christmas Spirit ...

... are you in the Christmas spirit yet ???

 

got your decorations up ?

food prepared ???

or still tearing your hair out trying to work out what Miss 5 or Master 19 wants for Christmas ???

 not to mention the screaming crowds at the shopping malls.

Suddenly Christmas shopping has become the new 'bloodsport'.

~ try and take some time out to relax this season

 - turn off your mobile and find a peaceful place to relax with the family

 - enjoy your children,

 friends,

 and family this Christmas Season ~

ps. make sure you get yourself something perfect just in case 'he' forgets what you like the most ... (because men do tend to forget ...)

... and most of all have a lovely Christmas ... wherever you are

~  Seasons Greetings ~