Crafty Sundays | DIY

I hosted a crafty "crafternoon" at my place this afternoon and I can't believe how great everyone's projects turned out! Crafternoon's are a great way to socialise with friends and create some beautiful things. Have a scroll through and check out what we made.

Nail Polish Storage & Beautiful Necklace & Sunglass Holder

Cute Decoupage Fabric Frame

Gorgeous Elephant Coasters

Necklace Frame

Chocolate Bliss Balls & Coconut, Almond & Macadamia Balls

This little guy wanted to help everyone out!

I had such a great day and cannot wait to host another one soon!

Have you ever hosted / attended a crafternoon?

xx

 

Wine Tour | McLaren Vale

Last week my girlfriends and I went on a wine tour to the beautiful McLaren Vale wine region. If you are ever in South Australia (the wine state!) I suggest you definitely check out McLaren Vale as it is such a pretty town.

I am not really a wine drinker, but I had the best day visiting four of the many wineries in McLaren Vale. We had such a lovely day for it!

I wore a cute floral dress from Jeans West with the hat I purchased from a Newsagent in Coolangatta and flat white sandles.

A few snaps from the day...

Our first stop...d'Arenberg - such a gorgeous view over Willunga

 

Hugo Wines...small but cute - and nice wines!

 

A great place for photos with the beautiful vines at Parri Estate

It was really nice to get out with the girls and do something different. We also stopped off at Woodstock Wine Estate for yummy lunch of regional platters (and more wine tasting!) I would definitely reccommend McLaren Vale if you are in South Australia and you are looking for something to do (even if it is not wine tasting!)

- J x

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New Years Resolutions | Why I Am Not Making Any!

 

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Wow 2014 here we are! What a crazy last couple of months with finishing work for the year, Christmas, holidaying in a beautiful place for three and a half weeks including New Years, coming home and catching up on washing etc before finally coming back to work this week. 

I really haven't had a lot of time to think about resolutions, however I did manage to make a decision about them - I'm not going to be making any resolutions this year! Why? Let me tell you.

I cannot remember a time when I have made a New Years resolution and actually kept it. Or I have kept it for a few weeks and the I have slowly slipped back into my bad habits. I am not sure whether it is the pressure of trying to keep the resolutions or the fact that I usually make them when I am on holidays and then reality hits when I am back at work, but I just cannot keep them.

Instead of making New Years resolutions, I am going to slowly start making some changes to both myself and my lifestyle for the better and hopefully by establishing good routines / practices at the beginning of the year, I will actually stick to them.

 

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What changes will I be making? A few boring ones such as doing the dishes every night, washing and cleaning regularly and getting up earlier. I will also be making a few changes for myself, including regular yoga (on top of the classes I attend twice a week) more walking, cleaner eating and my biggest aim of this year - being happy and not worrying about things so much!

Are you making resolutions this year? I would love to know if you have been able to stick to them so far! 

- J x

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Vegetable Garden | Update

Our vegetables are really starting to take off! The lettuce was looking a bit sad there for a while, so we moved it to a different part of the garden which gets the morning sun but not the afternoon sun and it seems to have perked back up. The capsicums are looking really good - I am really hoping some of the turn red though (they are supposed to be half red, half green) as I like the red ones better. The tomatoes are taking a little longer to grow, but hopefully we will have a good crop soon enough.

Watching my little veggies grow is really making me want a proper vegetable patch with herbs! And maybe some chickens. I cannot wait until we buy a house (one day!)

- J x

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Garden Update | Flowers!

I have some gorgeous flowers appearing in my garden this month! I adore the colour of my Pertunia's, they really bring some brightness to the backyard.

On another exciting note... My capsicums are here!! Yep those little bulbs will soon be capsicums (I hope!) the next big surprise will be whether they are red or green capsicums.

Another garden post I know, but it's about the most exciting thing happening in my life at the moment! Things have been so busy lately I haven't had much time for anything else! 

Enjoy your week :) 

- J x

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30 Day Snap | Almost Did It!

A recap...

 

 

 

I have finally given up on my 30 Day Snap attempt at day 24! It was definitely a lot harder than I thought it was going to be. I got a bit behind and then started trying to catch up but never quite got there.

 

I love the idea behind the 30 Day Snap - to try and get us using our camera's and noticing our surroundings, but it's definitely a stretch. I think It would have been easier over summer, rather than the middle of winter!!

 

I hope you enjoyed my little posts - I've got a few post ideas up my sleeve and a few goodies in the next week. I've also started using my partners swanky camera to take my shots and I think they are definitely making my photo's look more professional.

 

- J x

30 Day Snap | Day 23

 

Perfect Winter Treat...

 

 

Mum's homemade pumpkin soup is a perfect treat during winter! Better get my rug out...look like the stormy weathers coming.

 

- J x

30 Day Snap - Day 17

Birthday!

It was my partners birthday yesterday and I decided to bake him an AFL cake! The top photo shows the cake before and the bottom picture shows the aftermath. He blew so hard, the coconut went all over the table and on the floor! He even managed to blow off some of the piped icing!

- J

30 Day Snap - Day 8

Apple Crumble

Yum. That's the best way to describe the apple crumble I made for dessert! First times a charm.

Recipe here.

- J x

30 Day Snap - Day 7

                                                    

Sunday Feast

I love spreads like this, especially on a Sunday when the footy's on! Only problem is I always tend to eat too much because its sooo good and you never realise how much you are eating.

- J x

30 Day Snap - Day 4

Epic Fail

Hmm...think I might have needed to put more flour in these! 

They smelt and tasted amazing - but unfortunately they look like "potato fritters" as my partner described them and fell apart instantly :(

- J x