Bunting

I have thought about whether I want to post crafts on here as well or keep house projects separate. I have come to the conclusion that I struggle enough updating one blog, so it is not a good idea to start a second...

I recently finished some bunting commissioned by a friend to go alongside I made when her daughter was born.

The only requirements were to complement the John Lewis Farmyard bedding, green bedroom and the yellow and orange bunting that I had made before.

So I purchased a remnant of the John Lewis fabric, the fabric itself looks like this: 

http://m.johnlewis.com/mt/www.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-farmyard-curtain-multi/p619490#page_loaded

I only had about 10cm x 1m so I only had a few animals that I could work with, but I am very pleased with the result:

Fireplace Progress

Easter was a washout projects wise as we both went down with some flu like illness that we are only just recovering from. However there has been progress on the house since my last post! 

Today I will just focus on our fireplace. It still needs quite a bit of work: painting the wall, mantelpiece, hearth, dado rail, spray paint the candlesticks and plant something in the 3 pots. In our house though, that counts as almost done...

Here is the before and after (well during):

The things that we really have done are:

- Gas fire disconnected and removed

- MDF cut to size to seal the hole and painted with a spare test pot

- Cut down a conifer that was in the way of our new shed's foundations

- Cut 1" slices of the trunk 

- Glue to the painted MDF

- Spend weeks looking for a mirror

- Then buy a discontinued bathroom cabinet and hang it on it's side!

I am really pleased with the mirror, it looks very retro. If you didn't know I don't think you would realise that it has secret storage (currently hiding any sweet treats in our house). It does look like there are twice as many though as the inside is mirrored as well.

So there you go, we have been doing something and in truth we have mainly been doing little bits and pieces around the house, but eventually all those bits will add up to a finished house. Or that is what I am telling myself anyway.