Early arrival

Apologies for temporarily dropping out of blogsistence but we had an early arrival. Lovely little Z.J. was born on Wednesday 23rd April and he has turned our lives upside down. We're now slowly starting to slip into some sort of routine (as unreliable as a babies routine may be) and find our feet as new parents. Wow, those first two weeks are something else! What a wild ride it is. Thankfully, I have to say, all the sleepless nights and complete time decay from tight feeding regimes slide away when you look into that sweet face. He makes our hearts melt and we are just so happy to welcome him into our lives.

Today's Etsy Favorites.

Borrowed Spoons Tea Towel, by Skinny Laminx.



Two cute hippos Jamil & Jamila by Strawberries & Cream (Minori Design).

Camilla Engman

I purchased these Camilla Engman prints for the nursery. They arrived from Sweeden in record time. Thank you.

Now I'm in love with Camilla's ceramics and the work of Carol Hummel (who I stumbled across thanks to Camilla's beautiful blog).

Now I'm off to discover more from these two...oh, and read the latest Living Creatively Issue before turning in for the night. Sleep well xox

Busy, busy...nesting.

I picked up my re-upholstered chair today and couldn't wait to get it inside but I had to patiently wait for the LF to get home and lift it out of the car. I'd almost hatched a plan with Sheridan (my pregnant neighbour) to help with the lifting (she's due next week). Then we realised how much trouble we'd be in once our beloved husbands found out. I love it. Thank you to yhe lovely boys at Martel Upholstery, in Camberwell, for doing such a wonderful job. Take a look at the before and after shot here.

My discovery of the day has been a new Japanese shop in the Glen Eira Village called Muku (the webiste is still under construction but they are situated next to the Miriam Bereson store/office on Glen Eira Road). They import organic baby clothes and accessories from Japan that are to die for. The whole experience is a treat, make sure you pop in and say hello if you're passing.

Patchwork on Central Park have just received a new shipment of Japanses fabrics in store (not yet listed on the website but will be by the end of the week). It's quite lucky I didn't have enough time to stop in on my way back from the upholsterers this morning or my wallet would have been even lighter for sure.

Then, there was morning tea at Galleon, a trip to The Good Guys, a walk to the beach with the dog, grocery shopping and now I'm about to put my feet up, relax and work on my cross stitch.
What a day (only 3 weeks to go!).

**written yseterday...I had problems with uploading it to blogger. darn.

to the bottom of my pencil case

These gorgeous pencils arrived in the post today, from London, for the bump.
They are an early 'arrival' present from Jo & Fish. Thank you both from 'the bottom of my pencil case' (I can't stop singing that Beautiful South song!!...not that I mind, it always makes me smile).
The pencils already have their place in the nursery and no doubt bump will love them even more than we do, if that's possible.
I can't believe you're so organised Jo, you put me to shame. Thank you. We are so looking forward to seeing you. xoxoxoxoxox

All grown up.

We spent Easter up in the Strathbogie Ranges with the LF's family, which was very relaxing. We took a leisurely drive to the Ruffy Produce Store for breakfast on Sunday. One of my favorite places to visit when I'm in that part of the world. There is something quite magical about the store....the food, the artwork, the setting and the fact that Ruffy is such a tiny town but the Produce Store is always buzzing.

Above is a wee chair the LF's mum gave us while we were up at the farm. It's been lovingly made from oak and the LF used to park his little bottom on it when he was a tot.

Below is a photo of one happy dog up on the farm. Chewie just loved it up there....



and it wasn't so long ago that Chewie looked like this.

Grow suits

My friend, Lisa, gave me a whole lot of 2nd hand white bonds grow suits that her kids no longer need and....... this is what became of them with a few fabric scraps and my beloved Heat & Bond fusable webbing. I love that stuff.