I won something

one of my favorite blogs: The Pretty Blog had a give-away from Mikado

for gorgeous wall decals, cant wait for them to get here!

Chevron love

Chevron is such a lovely trend at the moment

being in a rented apartment is so frustrating

cant paint, cant make holes in the walls

if I could I would definitely have a chevron wall

inspiration:

All things lovely

my version and the process:

painted wooden spoons

I saw a little bit of this and a little bit of that and thought to myself "I can do that"

inspiration:

BlogHer 

wooden spoons: R14 at the Crazy store, a bit of masking tape, paint and brushes

result:

this is me

trials of life

I hate having PCOS

I hate that no matter what i do, if i break the diet for one second, i have to start at the beginning again... and again... and again

I hate that I have not been 100% healthy since January, flu, bronchitis, infections, lingering, making me tired, barely getting anything done AND then a girls not supposed to eat and go to gym on top of all of that too!!!!

the thin girl in me is screaming to get out

green tea helps

in South Africa the only food that qualifies as a 5x5 is one rye bread cracker

the darling children at the Swim School make it worth while getting up in the morning

Matryoshka Babushka I love you : more

must definitely give credit where credit is due....
some more Russian nesting doll love
so pretty and colorful, what's not to love?
still waiting on the Creator of the Heavens above to bless my life with a little one
in the mean time I dream a little dream of a beautiful tranquil baby space
and hope and pray that one day, our blessing will come

If It's Hip, It's Here has an amazing collection with all the lovely links attached - an absolute must-see

Matryoshka Madness 

Beautiful Mayblossom Gifts 

Marmalade Baby

Modes has tape and other stationary

Craft inspiration here

 more craft here

 Invitations and Printables from Life's little Celebrations

so that you can have an amazing party like this one! 

From Sweet Designs

isn't it all just lovely?

Make and Do

Olga from Blueloosethreads has been my Portrait Project partner from Lucky Pony
this is the picture I sent to Olga, it"s Willem's little boy picture

and look at what this genius lovely lady sent me back

Dear Lord, please can we be blessed with a precious child, a little person with his/her daddy's special smile....
thank you for all Your love and mercy, Amen