Sunday, 21 August 2011

Kitchen - Splashback






Thinking about doing a glass splash back in either a red or turquoise like the photos below... Not sure yet!

Monday, 8 August 2011

Kitchen - Black on bottom White on top

Loving the idea of having black bottom cupboards white bench top and white overhead cupboards. It could all be tied to the rest of the house by making the splash back a colour similar to the floor tiles.


Sort of like these...

Tuesday, 21 June 2011

House Floor Plans

The main contender for the house we want to build is the Drysdale 30 from Places Homes which can be found HERE

This is the floor plan

The front of the House




We would need a minimum block width of 16m and a minimum depth of 32m although we would like something a bit bigger.. More like 17m x 35m would suit us.

Old Style Print with English Motto

Keep Calm and Carry On.
Print image taken from an Etsy shop which does these prints and post them out to the buyer. It can be found here

Sunday, 19 June 2011

Crafting with paper

Tools and instructions for the Canvas and paper artwork.

Some tips:

- I use small scissors, not a craft knife. I actually haven't tried with a knife, but I find I can cut easily around tight corners with the scissors. My fingers do get sore, though, and I can only cut a few at a time!

- I find scrapbooking paper to be quite thick and heavy, and I prefer to use invitation paper as it is easier to cut.

- Acid free craft glue that does not go yellow is your friend!

- There are craft punches available, and I have seen many butterfly pics made from these. It's easy and does not require any precise cuting with scissors or a knife...but I like mine to be all hand done!

- my template is a poor shabby piece of paper!

- Take your time! Don't hurry the cutting. It's quite labour intensive, but I really enjoy the quite time to myself!

Spring-loaded scissors by Fiskars are the best thing I ever bought.