Mother’s Day breakfast in bed… Wishing all mums past, present and soon-to-be a special day x High-res

Mother’s Day breakfast in bed… Wishing all mums past, present and soon-to-be a special day x

ARt AROUNd Us Collection of discarded gum stuck to a Harbour Bridge pylon at Kirribilli. Taken with Hipstamatic using John S Lens and Kodot XGrizzled film. High-res

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Collection of discarded gum stuck to a Harbour Bridge pylon at Kirribilli. Taken with Hipstamatic using John S Lens and Kodot XGrizzled film.

Easiest Scones Ever

I picked up this easy peasy scone recipe from a lovely friend of mine renowned for her baking prowess. It uses cream instead of butter so there’s none of that fiddly rub-butter-and-flour-to-resemble-breadcrumbs mess! Especially good if you need to whip something up in a hurry. Enjoy x

BASIC SCONE RECIPE

2 cups self-raising flour

Good pinch of salt

2 tablespoons icing sugar

1 cup cream

1/3 cup milk

Sift dry ingredients then add cream and milk. Mix well. Knead gently (and not for too long) on floured board then roll out to 2cm thickness. Using a round cutter*, press out  circles approximately 5cm in diameter. Pop onto prepared oven tray and bake at 230°C for about 15 minutes.

*TIP If you don’t have any proper round cutters (I realised this after I’d made the scone mixture) just take a look around the house for something similar in size such as a glass, ramekin or tin and dust the cutting surface with flour. I ended up using one of the kids’ craft tins - don’t worry I washed it first - and it worked a treat! 

Being in the market for a new doona cover - my trusty and much-loved white one tore as I pulled it up towards my face to snuggle into on a cold morning last week - I was soooo excited to stumble across this new set by Linen House at Myer reduced from $190 to $65! What do you think? If you know of any other good linen sales on at the moment please share by leaving a comment. Oh, and for those of you who love council clean-up time as much as I do, I thought you might like to know I picked the cane bedhead up kerbside (and painted it black)!   High-res

Being in the market for a new doona cover - my trusty and much-loved white one tore as I pulled it up towards my face to snuggle into on a cold morning last week - I was soooo excited to stumble across this new set by Linen House at Myer reduced from $190 to $65! What do you think? If you know of any other good linen sales on at the moment please share by leaving a comment.

Oh, and for those of you who love council clean-up time as much as I do, I thought you might like to know I picked the cane bedhead up kerbside (and painted it black)!  

Soft Toy Storage

I don’t know about everyone else’s kids but mine very rarely play with the whole heap of stuffed toys we’ve accumulated. Some of them are actually really lovely though - both in terms of aesthetics and quality - so it’s always bothered me that they spend their days stuffed haphazardly into random plastic tubs!

During a recent de-clutter - a favourite past time of mine ; ) - I decided to sort through the kids’ soft toys. I categorised them into three groups: quality, sentimental and disposable. The first group is self-explanatory; the second is mainly made up of toys that didn’t make the ‘quality’ cut but were gifts they received as babies; and the last consisted of the Easter Show and discount store variety (this lot ended up at Vinnies the next day)!

Still unsure of how to store and display the best of the remaining toys, I went in search of some inspiration. Here are some creative ideas I really liked…

Image source Blue Bird Vintage

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Inside my Little Lady’s bedroom

Today I thought I’d give you a quick tour my Little Lady’s bedroom and share some of the styling details.

These lovely fabric toadstool wall stickers are by Love Mae. Her work is delightful and although not exactly cheap worth every cent in my opinion. The stickers are excellent quality and can be easily moved from one spot to the next.

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What a find!

While perusing Etsy recently I stumbled across these beautiful geometric porcelain brooches hand made in Italy by AtlerierGilet. I’ve fallen so in love with their colour combinations that I’m considering redecorating my lounge room in these tones! I just had to share them with you! Check out the quirky ceramic speech bubbles also made by this talented artist. What fun!

Mad About Maps

Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that maps - the geographic kind, that is - are the new Miranda Kerr of the interior design world? Much like the aforementioned fashion icon, they seem to be everywhere I turn - this age-old document has claimed a newfound status in the modern home!

I happen to be quite partial to the good old map, especially the vintage kind with their lovely patina. So after noticing this trend some time back I went in search of one to call my own.  I hit eBay first up. This confirmed that the humble map was most certainly experiencing a renaissance - they were selling for upwards of $150! And that was on eBay! You can imagine what the antique dealers were charging!

So, in the name of saving a penny or two I set out to find an alternative. After unsuccessfully scouring local op shops I by chance happened to pass boutique women’s fashion store Mushu in Sydney’s Surry Hills, when a stand behind the counter holding individual sheets of wrapping paper caught my eye. They were maps! Lots of maps printed on beautiful stock! Maps of Australia, New York, Paris, Italy and more! At only $5.95 a sheet this would certainly provide a thrifty solution to my map envy!

My son chose one of Italy, his Nanny’s homeland, and I later found one of his baby sister Florence’s namesake in the heavenly Card & Paper House on level 2 of the Queen Victoria Building.

At the moment they’re simply tacked to the wall but I do plan on eventually having them mounted on foam core or popping them into vintage frames.

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COPY THAT! I’ve been lusting over the C110 HIGHBACK armchair by Yuzuru Yamakawa for as long as I can remember. Still haven’t cracked lotto though, so I still can’t afford it! But I reckon this more affordable IKEA alternative - the STORSELE high-back armchair - will do the trick. It’s now officially on my list! Oh, and like the designer chair the IKEA one comes in black too! And here it is in action below. High-res

COPY THAT!

I’ve been lusting over the C110 HIGHBACK armchair by Yuzuru Yamakawa for as long as I can remember. Still haven’t cracked lotto though, so I still can’t afford it! But I reckon this more affordable IKEA alternative - the STORSELE high-back armchair - will do the trick. It’s now officially on my list! Oh, and like the designer chair the IKEA one comes in black too! And here it is in action below.