Summer shorts

 

It used to be the case that great boys clothes were few and far between. You know designs of teddy bears and cutesie prints you really would hate to dress your little guy in. Its great that having been made familiar with everything boy related in Jaspers first year (you know, Tonka trucks, dinosaurs, matchbox cars and trains)  I have found some really cool boys gear and no longer its the girls that have all the fun. Plus there is so much out there that is still quite affordable. 

I have been finding some great boys shorts lately just in time for Summer that I thought I would share (mostly because I had done the ironing which is a rarity these days)...

1. Dont you just love the fabric of these Where's Boy shorts?! Where's Boy is a Sunshine Coast label and has the cutest little boys gear. They have actually just released a new range so make sure you check them out. 

2. BONDS... always the best kids gear. From memory these denim shorts were under $10 from Kmart. Plus if you have a little girl there was the cutest skirt and dress in the same fabric.

3. Channeling a bit of 80s with these Rock Your Kid shorts. I love this label for little boys... although more of an exy find. The shorts are made really well though and Jasper should get lots of wear out of them.

4. Lastly a Kmart find. These dinosaur printed shorts are a great find and fantastic value. 

Have a great week everyone!

Home Stills

 

Our renovation is slowly slowly getting there and we are now on the home stretch (although probably even longer now as we are making so many Dudley Co ride ons so I cant complain!). The new level downstairs is not quite complete but I have been setting up my treasures where I can regardless.  I have a bit of an obsession with succulents at the moment as you may tell. I have made sure young Jasper is far from reach although with each day he gets a little braver, a little more mobile and ever so adventurous. Surely a potted cactus one metre off the ground is safe from little hands right?!

Image one: I love baskets and these Ikea baskets are a steal. From memory I think they are only $9.99 each.

Image two: It's a nice feeling hanging artwork that has been tucked away for over a year back on the wall. Top frame is a birthday card my parents gave me in a Country Road frame. Bottom white plywood artwork is by Maker Studio

Image Three: One happy little cactus about to flower sitting pretty next to my Ginger and Smart candle a lovely friend bought me. The white pot is another great Ikea find. And... Pears in a bamboo steamer - you know these make the best fruit bowls and I think they look great. Plus they are only a couple of dollars from a chinese grocer.

Image four: My current favourite pot collection. I made Tim dig one of our Dragon Trees out of our garden for the big pot recently.  They are so slow growing and I want one to take with me when we decide to sell. The large pot I purchased from Ikea for about $50 a few years ago. It is a galvanised pot and I used oxidising patina to give it the weathered rust look. I noticed Ikea still have some similar galvanised pots if you want to give it a go. It's really easy and I used Langridge Oxidising Patina which you can purchase from most art supply stores. 

Image five: Succulents growing in a pot my mother made... and I stole off her.

Have a great week everyone. Court xo

Happy Birthday to our Jasper

Our little Jasper turned one last week which also meant that Tim and I survived our first year as new parents. Any new parent will know the joy this milestone brings and can completely understand the blur of the last 12 months gone by where many a time you felt like you were just treading water... just! On the flip side parents will know the absolute love that one can have for these young people and what better reason to celebrate than this. To mark the occasion we invited our family and close friends over for a little Sunday morning tea soirée (in hindsight the Sunday morning timing might not have suited those without kids - I didn't actually think of that until now, haha, oh well!).

I attempted the Woman's Weekly number one cake and decorated it with a homemade washi tape garland cake topper. A simple butter cake and icing to take us all back to our own childhood, the best! As Jasper is obsessed with Dudley our dog it was only fitting we had puppy cupcakes as well. 

I decorated the table with large 40cm balloons from Spotlight (you have to ask for them if they aren't on display) and tassels from the very clever Hannah at Divine Drops. I love the copper colour! I also spray painted African animal toys which I found at Kmart. I have seen this done a few times on Pinterest and other blogs and I think they looked so cute! Tim didn't quite understand why we needed to have grey, yellow and white african animals but helped paint them anyway - bless him! 

I also put up some pics of Jasper that I had taken over the last year and put up on Instagram. Was amazing to see him change in each pic and grow that little bit bigger. I ordered them from Printstagram. the quality is fantastic and they were delivered in a couple of days. I purchased the larger size of 24 prints for $12.

Happy Birthday to our little boy. We can't wait to enjoy many more moments, days, years with you... please don't grow too quickly.

Court xo 

Thank you also to our talented friend Radek, who took most of these pics. You can see more of Radek's work here.

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