Yes please thank you - Rock Art

How amazing is this rock art

 For more photos of this beautiful work by Waii Waii - check out the flikr stream here

Red Letter Studio Sale

I know - 3 blog posts in one day! But I had to share Red Letter Studio 50% off sale on their madeit and etsy store. You might even recognise some of their prints from my sons first bedroom room (see post here)

 

(Sail Away A4 Art Print - on sale for only $10)

(Float Away A4 Art Print - on sale for only $10) 

Lots of other lovely prints and cards in store at bargain prices - but don't wait too long and miss out!

My Creative Space - My Son's new Big Boy Room

My Creative Space this week is my sons new "Big Boy" bedroom. His new room used to be the study / office / spare bedroom / general dumping ground and it took me about 2 weeks to empty it out and find places for everything elsewhere in the house (side note - I currently can't find anything!) The bed has been sold on ebay and is due to go this week, the large white chest of drawers is listed on ebay (bargain starting price of $1.00 and ends tonight if anyone is interested). Next step - repaint the red wall back to a white blank canvas.

In the meantime I have been scouring Pinterest for inspiratioin for his room - and so far here is my inspiration:

Fish on the wall - image via Ohdeedoh - these are actually felt - but i think I will paint them on (and most likley hide a little nemo amongst the blue fish)

Whale and boat on the wall - image via Hola Mama

Some ever popular Ikea Spice Rack Bookshelves - image via here. And i quite like those hanging clouds too.

The play room / dining room is right next door so that means we don't need a lot of toy storage in the room. One problem solved.

For now we are going to keep him in his cot, but also have a trundle bed (i.e. super low bed) on the floor which will be great for reading books and will eventually become his big boy bed. So that means we need some cushions to make it super comfy! Stay tuned for what i can find / make in that department.

Artwork on the walls will be largely taken from his existing room (see previous blog post about them here) - plus this print I am yet to purchase off etsy by Gemini Studio

Whilst i get busy with some paint brushes - feel free to check out my Pinterest board dedicated to Kids Rooms here. And don't forget to check out lots more Creative Spaces over at Our Creative Spaces

DIY fun - Serving Pink Lemonade

Thanks to the wonders of Pinterest (thanks Janette of My Sweet Prints for pinning this one!) I have discovered the wonderful blog of Serving Pink Lemonade. This great blog is the brainchild of Jeanine and Amy - two sisters who live on opposite sides of the country - but share a common love of activities to keep the kids busy and happy. And best of all - they offer great tutorials on how to make all the stuff too. And don't be fooled by the name - there is stuff for the little boys in your life too.

Some of my favourites (but there are way too many to list them all):

Travel car mat

Mini Take along barn

Dinosaur play mat

Felt Tools and Toolbox

and the best for last - Quiet Books including full templates and tutorials.

If you have kids and are crafty inclined (or have a granny that is!!!) - i cannot recommend enough that you check out Serving Pink Lemonade. And best of all - you don't need super fancy sewing abilities to do these tutorials.

Sewing Inspiration - Floor cushions and Pouches

My trawling though Pinterest this morning lead me to these great DIY sewing tutorials and they are now high on my (very long) list of sewing projects to try.

Floor cushion DIY by "Living with Punks"

Sarah Jane's use of the tutorial. Thinking maybe one for the floor in the my son's new big boy room

iPhone pouch DIY by "made during quiet time". I am forever struggling to find my phone in my bag - this could be the answer.

Zipper pouch tutorial by twelve22. I am a little scared by zippers but this easy to follow tutorial makes it look super easy.

What creative projects have you got planned for the weekend?

Connor Clark - a scottish illustrator

It was this image that initally caught my attention on Pinterest...

And if you follow me on facebook, you will know it had me slightly confused. Intrigued I followed the links and came across the website of Connor Clark, a scottish illustrator, for which there is very little information available on the web. All I could find was this somewhat illusive interview by Underspray in 2006.

Anyway - his illustrations really touched a cord with me - "some" of my favourites below.

Highly recommend you check them all out here.

Etsy Love Revisited - Blancucha

Did you catch my etsy love post back in June on Blancucha and her beautiful prints perfect for both children's rooms and living rooms? Well in case you did - you can read it here.

If you did happen to catch it (and now you have no excuse really)- then you will no doubt recognise the prints on the wall of Kelly of Kelly Oshiro Design.

Image via Design Sponge. Click through to see more shots of this gorgeous interiors

You can purchase these prints from Blancucha's etsy store

Etsy Love - Blancucha

Blanca Gómez is an illustrator and designer living and working in Madrid who sells her prints on etsy and also has a website displaying her full portfolio here. Her prints are perfect for both childrens rooms and my living room!

Monsieur set of four prints $75

In the..., set of three prints $75

Cities, set of three prints $75

Etsy Love - Eloise Renouf

In my latest wanderings of Pinterest, I came across a print, which then lead me to, "I Heart Prints and Patterns Blog" and then finally to Eloise Renouf's etsy store. Eloise is a textile and stationery designer living in Nottingham, England, who spends her days running a stationery business with per partner Patrick and juggling commission work and he two lovely little boys. Sometimes there are prints that you just love - these are one of those!

I Love Clouds, limited edition giclee print $25

Passing Shower, limited edition giclee print $25

Autumn Leaves Grey, limited edition giclee print $25

Embroidery Flowers Placement Multi, limited edition giclee print $25

You can check out more of my etsy favs over on my Pinterest Board "Etsy Love"

Random Etsy Favs

Well it has been a while since i have done some Random Etsy Favs - but here are two art prints that jumped out at me this week.

Bigger boat screen print in bright turquoise by Mengsel Design $65

The Duchess- Open Edition Print by Janet Hill Studio $44

I have also started a new board on Pinterst "etsy love" where I will be adding all my favs from etsy as I come across them.

Family Room Art Work

The great dining room / playroom / family room renovation of 2011 is getting close to completion. I am off to ikea tonight with hubbie reluctantly in tow (I need him to tie the boxes to the roof racks) to pick up the shelves and dining room table, then one final coat of paint to the windows and we are all done! Just in time too because the bathroom renovation is starting tommorrow!!

So - now the fun part - wall decorations. We have photography throught the rest of the house, but as this will be predominently a play room - I was thinking something more along the kiddie line.

Loving this "dreams for your boy - duck egg" by Harper Grace on etsy

and this great DIY alphabet art DIY poster by the Mother Huddle via Design Mom

I would also like a large black and white photo of my husband, son and I - unfortunately i am usually behind the camera so we don't really have any. May need to enlist my parents help for this one on the weekend.

I would love to hear what you have on your children's playroom wall or any suggestion for mine?

Finger Print Guest Books and Prints

Did you see my post on some great wedding ideas here. Well one of my favourite ideas was the fingerprint tree wedding guest book. Well, what do you know - you can buy them on etsy! Here are but a few:

by fancy prints

Print your own by "i do it yourself"

hand drawn by "jennifer j designs"

or customise one (image and text) to suit any occasion by bleudetoi

Some DIY Goodness - Hanging things

Feeling a little crafty today so thought i would share some DIY goodness that i have found around the blog world. Both of these ideas can be adapted to suit a multiple of situations including babies rooms, kids parties, big kids dinner parties, baby showers....

First up from Project Weddings - a colourful hanging mobile. This would look great with just the slightest breeze in a room to spin them around:

Next up from Sew She Sews a great mobile for over the kids bed.

I have a bit of a home project of my own in mind at the moment - just waiting on some supplies from etsy. All will be revealed soon!

Custom Magnetic Paper Dolls

I dare say this is another instance of me living under a rock until now. I have just discovered Claudine Hellmuth. Claudine is a collage artist, author and illustrator and among many other beautiful products she produces these great custom magnetic paper dolls. Each doll comes with your custom face and a set of outfits, all packaged together in a reusable gift tin. You can even have additional custom elements created such as a wedding dress.

Find out more about Claudine Hellmuth and her beautiful work here

Crayon Sculptures - why? why not!

Impressive work by Diem Chau, an artist, doll collector, tinkerer from Seattle. At $500 / pair these are not one to leave in reaching height of littlies.

You can find more of Diem Chau's work and her blog, "The Pleasure of Tiny Things" here