chevrolet

A month ago Mr B (my dear hubby) bought a 1991 Chevrolet Suburban (it's an 8 seater) as our bach transportation for our family of 5. It's worked out to be a good buy. We've travelled twice to the beach in the Chev so far and it's been a comfortable trip both times. The children have been able to relax plus there's plenty of room to stretch out and snooze. Best of all Mr B has been able to transport our furniture and other bits and pieces without a problem. I haven't got the nerve to drive it yet!

  

it's curtains for you

there's a pale pink kitchen cabinet in our bach that has some open shelving under the work bench. I've made a pair of curtains in this funky retro kitchen themed fabric ($2 a metre at Spotlight) to hide the contents of the shelves. It will be a huge improvement on the old flimsy net curtains that are hanging on the cabinet right now. 

I'm working on replacing all the bach curtains with new ones made up in this floral fabric in muted beige, browns and corals. There's 3 big windows and 2 small ones to do. The new curtains will be lined with calico and have tie backs. Once I've finished, it's time to go hang them. Any excuse to go to the beach eh?

floral cascade

here's a peek of the floral cascade that Miss 14 created to adorn her dress entered "In the Pink" section of the local schools wearable arts showcase and competition. This is a fashion section where designers create couture style garments using the colour pink to promote the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation.

Her garment depicted "the journey that our family went through...last year" and the cascading floral embellishment "represented hope, courage and strength in the face of adversity".

This was the first time that she had entered this design competition and although she didn't win her section, she gained a lot of personal positives from the experience. Thanks for sharing my proud mummy moment!

mid century instead

the retro dining suite that I blogged about here has been onsold and replaced with this mid century suite. The suite consists of an extendable formica table in a warm honey shade and six stylish chairs. I'm looking forward to putting the suite to good use when we head off for holidays.