Weekend Round-up!

This weekend the husband and I are going to hit up the Finders Keeper’s Markets in Sydney! I can’t wait!

I hope you have a lovely weekend.

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Having a midnight snack just got 100 times cooler.

OH MY GOODNESS- It’s Friday!

The sub conscience chocolate bar.

We all thought the iPhone 5 came with this…what a let down!

The best invention since slice bread!

Ruffled ice-Cream cones DIY (Absolutely adorable!)

Blueberry cupcakes with Honey Buttercream..

I love this photo-shoot something fierce!

I wouldn’t mind a few days away..here will do.

I can’t believe Lexie died! Click here to see some great memories..

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The No-Fuss Dessert Generator

I am loving the below from the New York Times Magazine!

Cross Stitch Inspiration…

One: Cross-Stitch Wall Two: Giant Cross-Stitch Heart Three: Martha Stewart Patterns Four: Cross-Stitch Clutch Five: Cookies Six: Mini Cross-Stitch Hearts

You can learn how to Blanket Stitch here, Stem stitch here and chain stitch here.

You can also find templates if you want to stitch a family here.

Gadget-O

Up until this morning I hadn’t heard of Gadget-O. It’s a website that compiles the latest gizmo’s and gadgets for the “geek in you.” 

There are some amazing things on there! Below are some of my favourite!

From top to bottom:

1. Dreamy Pillowcase by Sensitive boyfriend (A fabric marker and white pillowcases are a quick DIY for this one!) 2. Wood Whale by The Utility Collective 3. Liquid Lamp by Kyouei Design

From left to right:

1. The fold wallet by Leffot 2. Hockenheimer seat by NJU Studio 3. iPhone megaphone by en&is 4. Anti-Theft Lunch bags by the. 5. Transparent Canoe by Clear Canoes 6. Wood USB Stick by oooms

My blueish-greenish thumb..

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Neither my mother nor father ever had a green thumb. If you mention gardening to my mother she’d probably laugh..(We often tell people that she could kill a cactus) and my father- apart from being too busy to mow the lawn (his friend from two doors down used to do it) only cared about planting “BIG TREES” on our front lawn for privacy. In my husband’s family his dad used to have the kids mow the lawn and critic where they cut it too short or too uneven. Polar opposites!

My mum and dad’s parents (on the other hand) were very much involved with their gardens. Both grandparents grew herbs, figs, lemons, tomatoes and much more (Keeping in mind the bagful of oranges my dad used to pinch from the neighbor’s tree that hung over the fence). Even today, on Tuesday nights when we have dinner with my Nan she garnishes the salad she makes with coriander and parsley straight from her garden. I’m not sure if it was their childhood that made my grandparents grow their own vegetables or maybe it was the influence of their mothers and fathers, or maybe it was out of necessity? Whatever it was I feel like it’s a part of me. I long for the day when I can walk out into my un-restricted garden and see Lemon tree’s, tomatoes hanging off of vine’s, mint growing out of control…While this day might not be close it will happen.

In the mean-time I’m stuck in a little apartment with a strip of grass that’s too small to use a mower on!

I’ve drawn a little picture to demonstrate this:

Because of the lack of space (and the fact that we’re renting) I’ve looked for some different ways to grow herbs (I’m assuming a lemon tree is out of the question..)

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1. Timber garden beds 2. A grass wall (highly impractical but pretty!) 3. Succulents in wine glasses? 3. Teapot plants

What I really want is this:

1. Pages from Donna Hay’s Magazine in an apple orchard 2. Martha Stewart’s garden 3. Camille Style’s own backyard 4. Potted plant in Juliet Totten’s house 5. Garden party in Orange Orchard 6. Potted Olive Tree 7. Green Hunter Rain Boots

Or maybe I should just move to the country and drive a tractor?

Everything’s better when you drive a tractor!

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