Another Giant Baby Block

This time the theme was Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes and fortunately baby was born as I was in the middle of making it so I quickly changed the design to incorporate a classic pink check.

Living in a shoe box!

We live in a rather small house and I often complain " oh, it's just like living in a shoe box!".

I stumbled across this little scene the other day - my children had decided to make a cosy shoe box house for their dolls, complete with en suite, lap top and phone. Note the cooker tucked away in the corner too. What joy to be children with such rich imaginations, I find it totally inspiring.

Hmm, it's food for thought, perhaps our home isn't so small after all...

Fabulous kitchen, wonderful craft cupboard...

Those of you who know me well will know I'm a huge fan of 'craft cuboards' in the home. I'm convinced that that the best way to motivate and inspire children to be creative and self motivated is to give them access to the tools they need to make things when ever the mood strikes. A really effective way to do this is to give them their own dedicated space and call it the 'craft cuboard'. It does mean you run the risk of having pencils, paper and half finished drawings everywhere you look but the plus side is your children will feel totally independent and can can make or draw whatever takes their fancy.
 

I went to a friends house the other day and was really impressed with her beautiful vintage and retro inspired kitchen (Rustic Retro? have we coined a new phrase?). Her black white and chrome colour scheme makes a striking combination. As an added touch she's featured a huge wooden dresser and other gorgeous wooden furniture all painted in white and I cheered when I noticed in the middle of her kitchen  a small cupboard stuffed full of crafty things. That's my girl!