Festive break...

{ pic from Real Living mag}

Wishing you all a wonderful christmas and restful but fun festive season!!! I am heading up north to spend a few weeks with my family and enjoy a well earned break. I will back mid January hopefully refreshed and ready for what next year has in store!

Thank you to everyone who has been reading my little blog and for the lovely comments which you leave. I love hearing your thoughts and ideas and look forward to seeing you all in blog land in 2010.

Kelly xxx

Island calm...

I am loving the gorgeous painted floors in this picture {found here}.

I wish I was in this room sipping a cool beverage rather than feeling

like I can't keep up with this busy time of year!!!

Kelly xxx

My little tree...

Here are some images of my humble little christmas tree this year. I went with simple baubles and ribbons tied on for decoration and the presents are wrapped in a blue/natural striped paper tied with pink twill. I am still on the hunt for an angel or star for the top of the tree, but haven't found one I love yet. May the hunt continue...

Kelly xxx

Artist love...

I received an email recently with new works from Liz Tran and fell in love with the one above. You can see more of her works here.

Kelly xxx

Birthday surprises...

I have had an amazing past few days - my family organised a fantastic weekend for my birthday with 2 surprise dinners and them arriving from up north to celebrate with me {all without me having a clue} !!!! It was fantastic and we had heaps of fun. The photo above is of a stunning french chest of drawers that I received as one of my birthday presents. Lucky me :-)

Kelly xxx

Trio of jars...

My makeshift painting area...

This is a painting I recently did for one of my lovely friends who was married not long ago. She loves yellow so I did an arrangement of yellow ginger jars and a blue/white one also which she loves also. I haven't had much time for painting lately but now that my studies are over for the year I am hoping to do some more - it is my 'time out' from the world and I enjoy it thoroughly. I am thinking about what I could paint to go above my new pink chairs...

Kelly xxx

My chairs are back...

...from the upholsterer and look fantastic! I am so happy with them and they really brighten up our living room. Working on cushions {that one is not staying}, artwork etc now so that the room will look a little more finished :-)

Kelly xxx