Our Fairytale Forest Bedroom

A few months ago, we decided to redecorate our bedroom.  We saw this amazing wallpaper, and HAD to have it.  And it was the wallpaper that inspired the rest.

Simon did all the decorating, and I contributed by sewing some patchwork cushion covers and making some papercuts for the walls (and by doing a bit of shopping, of course).....

I LOVE:

• papercutting
• making parchwork cushions
• shopping in IKEA
• red paired with bright blue
• Russian dolls
• little wooden ladybirds
• magical, glowing bunny rabbits

But I DON'T love:

• visiting DIY stores
• getting covered in paint
• hanging pictures
• hemming curtains

Luckily, we BOTH LOVE our new bedroom!!!

Carly

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Giveaway Winner

We’ve been having some very strange weather here this week!  It was lovely and sunny last Sunday and Monday, and it really felt as though spring was on its way.  Since then, though, it’s been snowing pretty-much constantly.  BUT the snowflakes have been teeny-tiny, and never enough to cover the ground completely.  On a couple of occasions, it even snowed while the sun was shining brightly! 

When we got home from school on Friday, it started snowing quite heavily.  The flakes were dancing around in the sky, as the sun was setting.  It was so pretty!  It reminded me of the Waltz of the Snowflakes music from 'The Nutcracker' ballet (have a look at THIS).

So, I had to act quickly to draw the winner for my giveaway (before it got too dark to be able to take decent photos). 

I put all of your names into one of my new blue IKEA cups (we bought them a few weeks ago – I couldn’t resist the pretty colour).

I gave them a good shake up.  

Then I got Simon to pick out a winner.  

And the winner is.....

Congratulations, Helen! Your prize (Donna Hay's 'Chocolate') is all wrapped up, and will be on its way to you soon.

  

  

I’ll be back soon, with the final instalment of ‘100 Random Facts About Me’.....

Carly

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100 Random Facts About Me (Part 3)

You know the score!  Let’s dive straight in this time:

51.  I can’t do shopping at Primark!

52.  And I hate clothes shopping in sales (especially at Next), when everything’s a mess

53.  I can only wear Esprit jeans

54.  I NEVER wear heels

55.  My favourite animals are polar bears - it's one of my big dreams to see one in the wild

 [As I can't have one as a pet, I 'adopted' one - to pretend]

56.  Another one of my big dreams is to see the Northern lights

57.  I like personal space – and don't do well in crowds

58.  I LOVE Christmas  and everything that goes along with it (even sprouts)

59.  I love playing board games - we have an entire games cupboard 

60.  Robins are my favourite birds

[Isn't he cute?!?]

61.  I have to touch something red if I see a magpie (though, otherwise, I’m not particularly superstitious)

62.  I do NOT like dark chocolate!

63.  I love Dr. Seuss 

64.  I’ve always wanted to write a book

65.  I like feeding ducks

66.  I LOVE IKEA!!!

[I always get excited when the new catalogue arrives]

67.  I can’t hula-hoop

68.  I worry WAY too much, about EVERYTHING

69.  I never listen to the radio

70.  I rarely watch the news (it’s never happy)

71.  I believe in love at first sight

72.  I love the feeling when you’ve just had your hair trimmed.  I like to swish!

73.  I love that feeling you get on ‘pirate ship’ rides, when your tummy goes funny

74.  I used to enjoy watching horror movies, but can’t watch them nowadays

75.  My movie choices are always comedies, adventures or fantasies

These were all meant to be random FACTS about me.  But I’m afraid they’re just making ME seem rather RANDOM!!!  Oh well!!!  

That’s it for today!  If you can bare it, I’ll be back soon with random facts numbers 76 to 100.....

In the meantime, don’t forget to enter my GIVEAWAY here.  I’ll be drawing a winner this Friday.  Good luck!!! 

Carly

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