yes please, thank you - Clocks and Calendars by West Elm

What can I say - but yes please, thank you - West Elm (and yes they do ship to Australia)

Perpetual Calendar $33

Wood Mantle Clocks $38

Huge yes please thank you - particularly the calendar (thanks Design Milk for the heads up)

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.

Wordless Wednesday - settled in for a big weekend of sport

For more wordless wednesdays or to play along - head over to Faith Hope and a Whole Lotta Love and The Little Drummer Boys

yes please, thank you - stamps by tara hogan

I am just a little bit in love with these stamps by tara hogan

Stripes and Spots $35

Artic Stamp Set $50

Darling Dauschund Rubber Stamp $22

A Day in Paris Stamp Set $50

Lots of other designs in her etsy store.....and don't get me started on her letter press cards:

Elephants Letterpress Notecards $20 / 5

Weekend Activities for Kids

Looking for something to do with the kids this (most likley rainy) long weekend? Why not give one or all of these a go:

1. Magnetic Popsicle Sticks - image and idea by Pure and Noble

2. Tissue Box Dinosaur feet - image and idea by a bird and a bean

3. Shape printing - image and idea by Kids Craft Weekly

4. Magnet Play Sets - image and idea by Chez Beeper Bebe

5. Shower curtain colouring in - image via Filth Wizardry and idea via My Little Gems

Last weekend we gave the sewing card a try - apparently this was a little too advanced for my son - but it did occupy my husband for five minutes after I showed him what to do with it!

This weekend - we are off the country to visit the family for the long weekend - so I see lots of walking in gumboots and feeding the cows.  I would love to hear what you have planned for your little ones this weekend....

yes please, thank you - Paulova Ceramics

I am in love with this super stylish super simple, scandinavian influenced ceramics by Paulova on Etsy.

 sugar, salt & pepper set $105

sugar & creamer set $50

soy wax candle $30

spoonful of sugar. (aqua) $45

Lots of other designs and colours available in her Etsy store here