messyart

only 8 years of wanting , waiting and dreaming....

and i finally have it!

What is it, you ask?

brace yourselves.....

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Photoshop cs6!!!!!

This is my first photoshop EVA!

I've never even used Elements. The only way i've ever edited any of my photos was through Picnik (which is no longer) or an iPhone app. Would explain the lack of quality in most of my photographs. Now, really it probably doesn't make sence that i bought photoshop BEFORE i even have a decent camera. Yep, thats right y'all, i'm still taking pics with my iPhone only! But i wanted it for my prints (handwritten stuff). I am saving for a camera next. I've already almost finished saving for a new laptop (mine can't support photoshop), and will hope fully have it soon :) But for now, i'll put it on my desktop.

So when i finally start selling my prints again, please buy some....cause every print sold brings me closer to my camera ;) So it's for a good cause! haha.

So in preperation , i am backing up my computer on my new hard drive.

I'm a bit ashamed to tell you that i probably haven't backed up anything for over a year now! Yes, loooooong overdue....

And to make things even better, mum dropped round this morning with a small surprise of the BEST kind!

 

But i had a surprise for her too! This print from Katie Daisy, which looks so cute that i'm really thinking i might have to get myself one too!

So now i am off to try and tackle the daunting process of backing up, and installing photoshop.....wish me luck!!!!

nesting

So latley i've been nesting like crazy (NO, i am not pregnant!)

We've been in this house for a year now and i just need to feel like we are not still unpacking! (yes, we are still unpacking). So i've been working hard trying to get rooms finished.  I've been hanging stuff up on walls, decorating, moving stuff around (a thousand times) driving the Mr. crazy....i'm sure. But slowly, slowly it's all coming together! We are on a limited (aka non-existent) budget too, so i am having to get a little creative.

I'm also cleaning....cleaning out cupboards, cleaning out drawers. The kind of cleaning that actually creates more of a mess. You know what i'm talking about, right? When you empty ALL your cupboards and drawers and get them super cleaned and organised... leaving you trying to figure out what to do with this.....

But your cupboards look great ;)

But it's not all bad....

painting was a gift from my sister from @ NZKAT Designs
Hook from Urban outfitters, headphones from Typo

cute baby from me :)
books are a garage sale find, my collection of Frankie
Painting a gift from an artist who once came into my resaraunt, painted box from Urban Groove, books and jar are thrifted, oragami is from my son.
rocks (top one was a gift from my daughter)
crates: urban outfitters and thrifted
wall map and decor: Typo
Moustache: Typo, Ties: The Pickle Face Place

print : Katie Daisy

Love print: Katie Daisy
I also whipped up a little chalkboard for my coffee/tea station. I picked up the board for less than $10 and it only took me 5 minutes to write on it...and i am so please with the result!

BEFORE:

AFTER:

a weekend in instagram pics

a rainbow spotted whilst driving

cute giggles
playing on the beach
coffee and cake with my girl
teaching lil' brother the ropes
eating with the big boys
climbing on mummy
what i wake up too
tired eyes from a (good) busy weekend
words of wisdom ;)

 

Hope you had a lovely weekend too!

word

We've been having some issues with our internet connection. I've been without internet for a couple of weeks till now (thus the break from posting). Hopefully everything sorted now and our internet will behave :)

I've been working on some new print ideas for the shop. These are just works in progress, but i'd love to know what you think.

You'll see some random posts come up here and there (out of order) as i try and catch up on some half written posts i started while we lost our internet.  It's all good :)

making messes

This little man loves to sneak into his brothers room when they are at school and get into all thier things. Oh, how he can make a mess. He can destroy an entite room in under 60seconds...no lie!

 Don't worry, i clean it all up before the boys get home.

Well, not always.

Sometimes i leave it, with a note like this one on top....

Made these invites for a client today.

And then spent the rest of the day recovering with my little mess maker on the couch.  

markets, mothers day and margaritas...

I had a lovely , very full weekend this weekend . Maybe a bit too full as i'm feeling a bit unwell today. So's little man. So were both chillin out today .

On friday night i helped my sister with her market stall for nZkat Designs at a the Village Markets in Miami. If you've not been to these markets yet, they are definitely worth a look. They are on the second friday night of every month. These markets are full af art, fashion and vintage goodness. Oh, and lets not forget the yummy food! Nam from Hatchi (my fave restaurant in Palmy...such yummy japanese!) has a stall with really good chicken skewers and edaname. You can even purchase a beer or wine to drink as you wander around.

 The night was so much fun. I love doing the markets. I even bought a new wallet from Lokoa, another stall holder there. 

On Sunday we celebrated Mothers Day. My sister came round and her and Adam cooked me and mum (and  everyone eles) a really yummy Breaky Stack (my fave breaky.....sooooo good!) Afterwards we played some Wii Racing and then headed to the beach and chilled for awhile in the sun, before dropping the bigger kids of to mums (her mothers day request) and heading down to meet my sister and her man for a drink and some live music at Point Break. All in all, it was a pretty good weekend. 

To all the mothers , grandmothers, mothers to be..... i hope you had a lovely day!

Happy Mothers Day!

neither hair nor there....

So i'm not big on doing my hair, i have to admit. Not hard to work out for anyone who knows me. I love the idea of doing my hair in some super cute style everyday but have neither the time nor patience. Honestly, it's a miracle i get myself out the door without my pj's still being on most days! Let alone getting the 4 munchkins ready for school and out the door too. Oh, i know that there those of you who have more kids, less time, who manage to get the kids dressed, fed and ready, rooms tidied and all, whilst still having time to make yourself look amazing and ironed everyday. But i really just don't know how you do it. If anyone wants to share their secrets....please feel free!!!!

Anywho.... in January i treated myself to a very expensive cut and colour only to run out of the salon hating my hair. Even my friends were like..."really? What look exactly were they trying to achieve?" So a few weeks ago i finally went and got it fixed. Since the original girl had cut a fringe that i never asked for i thought i'd just go with it  (hers was a bad fringe that i would pin back every day). This was the result....

I am having fun with them, but not sure i will keep them . Luckily my hair grows out pretty quickly.  But i do want to really make more of an effort on my hair....maybe not always, but at least occasionally! I found these really awesome little videos called 'The Take Home Series' from this blog....so much fun!

Makes me really want to play around with my hair more! And such fun little tutes too!

a good good friday and an Easter DIY

family time at the beach....

This is a little Easter DIY project i did, tute poted over on the RubyJu blog.

 Now were off to dye some eggs :) Happy good Friday to you !

getting ready

for our first ever girly girl party in this house!

everyones helping

well....not everyone

some have it good, no?

beach time, down time

It's been a crazy busy few weeks round here so TJ and i decided to go to the beach this morning. We felt wild and reckless as we closed the door on all our chores and mess and headed staright to the ocean.

I love living this close to the beach. I love that i can walk to all my fave places to eat, my most fave coffee place, and the beach, all in a matter of minutes. I love hearing the ocean at night from my bedroom window. Looks like a bit of beach time was just what we needed!