Nursery

I sewed these little stuffed birds (you can get the pattern from Spool) when I was pregnant with my second born. Here they are sitting on a bit of driftwood suspended above her cot. My son asked me to make extras and he plays with them all the time.

Toddler bedroom decorating

This is the bedroom for our firstborn which we decorated this year. It will always be a work in progress as he grows up, but for now it is mostly finished. Blue paint colour is from Nippon paint, Cloud decals from

Kikki K

($7),

Pictures

painted by me,

quilt

made by me, striped cushion cover made by my Mum, floor cushion from Freedom furniture, Trofast storage from Ikea, Miffy toy bought by Steve in Japan, Bunny was a gift from my sister, bed is a cutdown cot - Steve made the side rail.

Loving this sneakpeak

Sneak Peak on Design Sponge by Cathy Robin of Heath ceramics. These are the sort of colours I want to use in our home. I love green and I'm looking for that perfect cream for some dark rooms, to hopefully brighten them. We also have lots of nooks and cranny's in our home, so we plan to build in some shelving at some stage in the future.

Studio Inspiration

I haven't been able to post any artwork since last August, because I haven't had my scanner hooked up since we moved to our little apartment in Sydney. I don't have a studio space at present. This is very frustrating for me, but I find it is actually a good time to focus on sketches and ideas. I'm having a lot of fun!!

In the meantime I'm dreaming of what my future studio might look like. Here are some pictures of other artist studios that I am inspired by.

Photo by Kelly Rae Roberts.

I love how artist Kelly Rae has used this toolbox to store her paints. I'm going to try and find something similar.

Photo by Mati Rose McDonough.

I love how Mati Rose uses jewel like colours both in her artwork and her studio. I like the combination of green and pink.

Photo by Camilla Engman.

I would love some wide flat drawers like these for paper and art storage!

Photo by Lovely Design.

It's great how she is utilising such a small space. I should find a cotton holder like that one.

And some favourite sneak peaks from Design Sponge... Jill Bliss's Home and Beci Orpin's house.

the nursery

Here are some pictures of the nursery. Steve painted the feature wall in "Romaine" by Dulux paints. The curtains were sewn in a weekend with a good deal of help from Steve's Mum. I made the tie backs using some leftover fabric from the quilt. I painted the seahorse and fish pictures. The quilt I made using 50's style fabrics. It hasn't been quilted yet. The canopy is from IKEA. I made the banner and my sister-in-law Louise made the teddy blanket.