What do you truly love?

Seems like an easy question on the periphery....but if you were asked to put an amalgamation of your true     passions in your mind on to paper....it is more difficult than one would think. Where do you start?

Well after much pondering I do know one thing is for sure and that is family...Motherhood has confirmed that more than anything. In fact it actually is consuming enough to eat you up...and to leave you with the sole question of 

                                                      Does anything else matter?

                                                    

                     Then I started to remember those little fires of passion that burned before

"THE MOTHERHOOD" 

began.    

                               

                      After alot of introspective thought about what I loved what I was passionate about.

These fires began to ignite....one by one and set fire to the creative doors and walls that have gradually closed over time in my mind.. ... It is so important to maintain and stand true to who I am what my passions are. I realize that it is okay to be selfish because a certain amount of selfishness breeds confidance and in return happiness. I am a better person this way and this is what I love ....

Reflective Red Thrifting!

I was able to escape out of the house for a few hour sans baby and was reconnected with an old- fave past time garage saleing! What a great feeling it is to have permission to have a good root around in peoples unwanted possessions! Here is what I came across on my journeys! 

Notice a theme?

Beautiful bright and cheery RED!

Unbenounced to me - untill I got home everything that I retrieved was RED!

The back drop is an old scarf, but I instantly think of a picnic when I see it. It has now made it's peppy debut on my table in my front room.

I love lamps... they set off a more cozy mood than any over head light. This little character I thought was adorable,love the shabby chicness of it and if you ask me it has a little personality of it's own,

Now that I am starting to acquire more items for my sewing room I have an obsession with different size colours of jars, containers and you guessed it....objects that I can put more things into!!

Also incorporated into my hours away was a trip to a little produce store where I got strawberries!

 Juicy deliciousness!There is something that strawberries do to my senses! For me it totally encompasses the thoughts and feelings I have about summer! 

 Love Love Love!

Time to freeze time..

Here we are over a month later from my last post! Apalling! I 've been busy trying to make time stand still ..just for a moment. With Charlotte approaching her one year birthday it hit me like a ton of bricks. When it comes to time spent with your children it flies at lightening fast speed.

Time is an unstoppable force, cherish, embrace and make memories ! So I have been doing just that!

I now have a daughter who prefers to cruise than cuddle.

To eat food than breast feed.

To play with friends than boring old games with her mom. (:

To celebrate my first career of an esthetician (and because my skin gets dry this time of year) and to celebrate Christmas..of course!! I made some peppermint sugar scrub. It's super easy I mixed brown sugar - which I find more moisturizing than salt, with equal parts grape seed oil and 15 drops peppermint extract- that actually contains cooling properties on the skin. Mix it all together and wet the skin and rub onto skin - avoiding the face - obviously. If you want to get really fancy and festive you can even add candy canes - which add more of an abrasive quality and it's pretty! I did not do this only because I didn't have any, otherwise I would. Now I am a peppermint smoothie!! ( : Picture to come soon!

Charlotte's First Stocking

Stocking for little C!!
I made this out of an old red t-shirt, two onesies and a sock ( the candy cane!) Thou it is still a work in progress - I eventually want to sew on her name and fancy up the top with some fun fabric it is complete and now her little spot on the mantel has a partner..

Crafty advent Calendar

I made these a few weeks back - when I started to unpack my Christmas stuff I came across old Christmas cards given to us. All those pretty little cards.... I thought to myself - I can't throw these out! Why not reinvent these so they have a different purpose? I took one look at my rather drab bowl of pinecones and thought they need a little sprucin' up -or pinen' up.... with this little Card Christmas balls.

Here are some of those pretty little cards.
Then I used a baby food lid to trace and cut the circles out.
Next I folded up the edges on them and glued the folded edges together.
And Voila!!! A cheery and festive addition to the "Deck the halls" of my home!!

Happy Ten months Little Lady!!

My how the months have flown by!! What an amazing incredible journey it has been up till now!!Since I was nearly 10 months pregnant with you and the 28th of November marks you being 10 months outside the womb. I revel how much you have changed and transformed into this little person, with your own little unique personality.Here are 10 wonderful things that you do.. to make you... YOU!!

When your tired you pull your ears and go from laughing, smiling ,frowning to crying in a matter of a second.

When you dance you wave both your arms to the beat.

When you have had a good sleep you talk to your stuffed animals on your shelf.

I love that your favourite toys are cards from my wallet, my glasses and tupperware lids.

When you want more of something - you clap your hands.

When you laugh your whole face lights up and it is music to my hears.

You love being outside no matter what cold,wind rain you kick your feet with glee when we get you ready.

You play peek - a-boo with your bib while your eating.

Whoever you come across that is eating - you feel that you are very inclined to have some too.

The way you snuggle with me like it is the safest place in the world.

Happy ten months little Miss Charlotte xoxoxox