TWEAKIN' THE KITCHEN...WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER !

Threes just no other title for this post...because its exactly what we are doing!
My kitchen is currently VERY pink....and yes, while im a pink chick through and through, i am just in a stage where i want simple now, and white is the colour for me.
So the PINK KITCHEN in headed to the land of 'Where pink kitchens once ruled'.
BUT b4 the transformation of the cupboards etc can begin...the HUGE task of the floor was ahead of us.
ENTER a very handsome and fantastic hubby with a sledgehammer and a mission to make a lotta mess :)
Ok i scrounged around and found a few photos of my kitchen from ages ago so you can see the pink and the UGH hideous floor that i have turned a blind eye to for the past 3 years (how , i dont know). These pics are actually about a year old, the green wall has since been painted white and lots of 'knick knacks' moved etc etc.





Did you see the hideous floor? Pretty gross huh?

Well lookie now...the demolition begins here where the Front Pretty Room meets the kitchen.

Note the uh Protective clothing and footwear....

There was the occasional injury.....usually me yelling out " AHHHH IM HIT ! MAN DOWN MAN DOWN"

EVEN CUPBOARDS WERE NOT SAFE FROM THE SLEDGEHAMMER.Byeee Byee....
Now you see it...

Now you dont...p.s notice how much floor is done.


So we started on Thursday and last night (Friday) Shane came home and finished the whole kitchen floor (believe me, its a big area), he was a man on a mission!
Then today he tackled the hallway...oh yes, those tiles were even right down my hallway. Pics of that next post.
So...anyroad...the plan is polish the floorboards up (after i pull out all the nails and scrape concrete...sooo fun, NOT) and then i will be like a crazy woman with a paintbrush!

So stay tuned for part 2 of our kitchen makeover...it wont be long!

Oh b4 i go, i received my GORGEOUSLY YUMMY swap from Fiona, my partner in Dollys Vintage Heart Swap, i'll post the piccies next time i promise!


Pink Kisses and Bye For Now

Love Shann xx

P.S am i crazy because i am really enjoying tearing my kitchen apart???? LOL.

AN EASTER SWAP FOR THE KIDS

IM SOOOOO DARN EXCITED !!!! Yes i am.
Whats causing all this excitement you may ask???
WEll..... its this of course!



Yep, im taking the plunge AGAIN and hosting another swap.
BUT this time, its not a swap for us. It's for those gorgeous little rascals that fill our hearts with love and joy every day (ok, some days maybe not-so-much...but you know what i mean).
YEP i decided it was time the kids had some swappin fun like we all do.
I know how excited Sam is when a swap comes for me, or a parcel for him...and im sure all your kids are the same.
SO LETS GIVE THE KIDDIES A TURN!
WHAT DO YOU SAY???
ARE YOU WITH ME?????

***** HERE ARE THE SWAP ITEM DETAILS *****
The rules are simple...there are really no rules. Just try and get the kids involved in it as much as you can. Send items totalling no more than $15.00 value. Items can be ANYTHING EASTEREY (but please include at least one Chocolate Easter Egg/Bunny/Chick). Just HAVE FUN and DECORATE and PLAY.

All you have to do is leave a comment on this post AND an email address i can catch you on to send you a questionnaire.

IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE CHILD THATS A-OKAY...THE MORE THE MERRIER!
All ages welcome !!!!!

I will take sign ups until next Friday the 20th. Partners will be allocated by Sunday the 22nd.
Your swap will need to be sent out by March 20th to ensure it arrives by Easter.


SO COME ON AND HOP TO IT.
THIS WILL BE LOADS OF FUN FOR THE KIDS AND US TOO.

I know my Sam is already busting with excitement about it !

LOVE AND PINK KISSES ALWAYS

Shann xxxxx


Feel free to add the swap banner to your blog and spread the word!

Painting Tables

Yep, I'm off my miserable "missing my boy at Kindergarten" backside, and I'm paintin up a storm! LOL.

Well, reality hit me and I thought maybe it was time i cleared the hallway of furniture, it was fast becoming an obstacle course AND Shane was starting to require regular blood transfusions to make up for the blood he kept losing every time he banged into something.....(chuckle chuckle) but geez you'd think he would have gotten used to them being there by now and worked himself out a safety route huh?

Anyroad, to keep things peaceful ive done 2 bedside tables so hubbs can see that there is light at the end of the hallway... (until i buy more stuff to fill the hallway back up...ssshhh dont tell Shane, let him have his joy for 5 minutes).

Before....a lil bit cute n country but hmmm i had something better in mind.


After....love this now...can i keep it...in the hallway maybe..???


Now for something a little Oh-So-Sweet for a girlie girl like me :)
Woops just realised i didn't take a b4 piccie. Oh well, it was brown anyway.

I painted the sides pink with my roses.


You can pop on over to My Ebay this week to check these pretties out!

Another great thing about clearing the hallway and painting.....keeping my mind occupied during this tragic time we are experiencing here in Australia. However my thoughts and prayers are never too far away.....

Be safe, be strong, be happy and DONT SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF.

Love Shann xxx

The Strength of People

Here in Australia right now we are experiencing some of the worst weather the nation has seen for a long, long time.
In Queensland, flood waters are destroying homes, business' and livestock. Too much rain, too soon and for too long. Then not too far over in Victoria the exact opposite. Fires like you cannot imagine, or maybe in your worst nightmares you can.
And just like the flooding, the loss of homes, business' and livestock is heartbreaking....however the most devastating is the loss of lives....the tally stands at 26 now as i type this.
I simply cannot put to words how i feel when i watch the news and see images of this devastation. I cannot even imagine the emotions of everyone affected.
And i feel useless. Completely useless. All i can offer right now is a prayer and i know in my heart that it will be heard.


Please if you can, just send a little request to the man upstairs to watch over these amazing Australians as they fight for everything.

May they remain strong and brave and come through this nightmare together,safely.

With Love.....
Shannon, Shane and Sam xx

Amusing Myself 101.

As they say...When the cats away...the mouse will play.

Well in my case it's kid at school, house to myself...boredom kicks in because this peace and quiet and new found 'me time' is kind of alien like to me...
So what better way to amuse myself than to play dress ups with a 7 week old kitten...

Excuse me folks...Royalty coming through...

Announcing..... Her Majesty Princess Charlie


Posing quite well i think....


Now where are those cute little dolls dresses....oops i said that too loud...she ran away..

ALAS.....

SOME members of The Royal Family were not impressed at all with my Tom-Foolary.
(some cats just have no sense of humour do they)


*please not: No Tiaras were damaged during filming*

I know, im losing the plot.

Tomorrow....Painting...walls, not cats, dont panic!
Enough of this monkeying around...time to get back to work!

LOL !

Love and Pink Kisses

slightly insane...Shann :)

TEARDROPS AND TWEAKIN'

Today my boy started Kindergarten. BIG DAY !! I cant believe he is in Primary School now....makes me feel all old and emotional.
Im so proud of my lil guy. He did his very best to hold in the tears, and he managed right up til it was time for me to say Bye and give him a kiss. Thats when Niagra Falls exploded. I know some kids go off happily (as do some mums)...but i knew it would be hard for Sam and i. We have a very unique bond, he's the chips, im the gravy, you know, we go together :)
I tried my best in the tears department too...but who am i kidding i was a big sooky lala the minute i was out of his sight.
BUT im sure he is having a ball and has made soooo many new friends. I cant wait to pick him up and hear all about it (and give him the hugest hug and kiss ever).

Heres my boy looking all grown up :)



Now I snuck this picture in when he wasnt looking...A quiet moment with 'Stinky' before he had to leave.(Stinky is his toy giraffe that he's had since he was a baby)




So to keep myself busy today ive been tweakin a little bit around the house.
I had painted this arm chair white a few months ago and popped a rosie pink cover on it, but it needed a bit more of a tweak, a bit more white maybe...

A bed skirt and some pretty cushions and its done. Oh and No before you ask, im not going to iron that bed skirt..LOL ..i hate ironing and plus its too darn hot (and im sticking with that excuse i think).


So thats been my day.....only 1 more hour till i can pick Sam up.....buts who's counting hey :)

Im sure that now he's at school i'll be paintin' and tweakin' up a storm here !
I think Shane has already made me a list! LOL.

I hope all your kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews etc are enjoyng being back at school.
And PLEASE will someone tell me im not the only mum who's sad and crying like a big ole baby....

Love and Pink Kisses
Shann xx

ONCE UPON A TIME.....

My little boy was so tiny and wore these shoes to his 1st Birthday Party.....



Now he is 5 and a half (yep he insists you say the half) and getting ready for his first year of school next week.

Today we went shopping for school stuff.....and my boy wanted new shoes for 'just around mum'
He wanted thongs (ok now to us in Aussie land, thongs go on your feet, not ya backside, ok)

So, gone are the sweet,little brown loafers....
Today he chose these....scary skulls and flames...geez...

My boy is growing up. BUT he still loves holding his mummys hand and swinging it when we are out and he still loves to snuggle on my lap at night time when we read a story. So to me he's still my little boy...i think he always will be.
He also informed me today In a very matter of fact voice mind you) that when he is big and has a wife, he is getting Bunk Beds and she can sleep on the bottom one or hit the road. ** LOL ** You gotta love how their minds work hey.

So i have my boy home with me for 5 more days.....yes im in serious denial about the whole school thing.....maybe it will get cancelled????
One can live and hope huh?

This is the handsome face im gonna miss every day.....it will be weird being home by myself....counting down till 2;30pm when i can get a cuddle :)



SO i imagine with Sam at school i will be painting up a storm at home...hmmm...or eating cookies and watchin' Ally McBeal and McLeods Daughters re-runs on Foxtel..LOL.

Maybe i can combine them all hey?

Before i go...heres a few finished projects for the week. They are available on my Website now.



Ok im off now to kiss the kid :)

See you all soon and my SINCERE apologies for being sooooo darn slack and not visiting you all. I Promise im on my way (especially to you Lori honey).

Luv and Pink Kisses,
Shann xxx

COME AND MEET MISS CHARLOTTE

WARNING: EXTREME CUTENESS AHEAD.

As of last night we have a new addtion to our little (cough splutter) household.
She is a tiny, fluffy and oh-so-sweet little ball of Kitten.
NOW before you say it....
YES i NEEDED another cat !
Im a sucker for little balls of fluff...i cant help it.
Plus Shane took one look at her and said Yes you can have her. (Or was it because Sam and i were wearing those pitiful looking faces we pull on him occasionally that we KNOW darn well will get us ANYTHING we want..heehee)
That might be it...but im not admitting anything that could be used against me later.
LOL.

Anyroad.... without further ado...let me introduce you to Charlotte (Charlie for short)


This lil darlin is only 5 weeks old and had been dumped at the local vet and rescued by my friend Matt who does Cat/Kitten Rescues. (Thanks Matt, we love her so much).

Now...the task of deciding on a name for this cutie was HUGE...due to a certain 5 year old who kept insisting on names like 'Spongebob, Patrick, Gary, Gaston and Maleficant'
In the end we came to an agreement. Mummy chooses the first name and Sam chooses the middle name.

So heres what we came up with.

'CHARLOTTE PLINKA THOMPSON'


Heres some more pics of the lil bundle already getting into mischief.





The mischief is being encouraged by Sam of course *wink*

So yep we are a full house here and WE LOVE IT ! HONESTLY WE WOULDNT HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY.

Thanks for popping by! I'll give Miss Charlie a smooch for you.

Love and Pink kisses,
Shann xx

I'M READY FOR MY CLOSE UP NOW MR DEMILLE.

LOL , well not quite. But i do have some cute news.
Last week i received and email from a Journalist at our local newspaper asking if i could contact her in regards to a story on my Faux Cupcakes. After i shrieked and giggled hysterically i then thought Hmmmm Is this is a joke...Am i being Punk'd ..??? LOL.
Well i rang the lovely gal and 2 days later her and the papers photographer came to our house to interview me and take piccies for a Feature on Local Artists.
I'm tickled PINK now to show you the article.



OR you can click on the link HERE and read it. Page 3.

I'm so honoured that i was chosen out of all the beautiful and talented ladies i KNOW are out there in my local community.
So, a little BUZZ for me and im thrilled. Tee Hee Hee.

OOhhh ive also updated My Website with some new and pretty goodies too (i know, about time), so pop by if you want to peek !

Ok im off now, the Paparazzi are surrounding me like vultures and i hear Mr DeMille calling me....*WINK*

Bye For Now
Love and Pink Kisses,
Shann xxxxxxxxxx

HEY WHO CHANGED THE YEAR ON ME...????

Good Grief Charlie Brown its like i blinked and 2008 was gone and there was 2009 right smack bang in front of me, lights flashing, confetti throwing, sirens blaring, rearing to go! (ok so i over dramatized it just a little bit, but you know what i mean). AND Ok i admit, i personally am not, in any way shape or form, rearing to go! I am soooo behind in everything. And i mean everything. Time is my worst enemy right now. So if you have emailed me and are waiting on a reply....PLEASE HANG IN THERE...I'll be with you as soon as possible! This is a recording. LOL.

So whats keeping me busy already? Well mainly this handsome young fellow right here.
'SMILES' love of my life :)


Sam starts his first year of school On February 4th so I'm clinging to him like glue right now. I honestly cannot bear to think of what it will be like to have my little mate away from me all day, 5 days a week....breaks my heart (queue the violin music).

I'll be the mum clinging to the gate, crying hysterically on his first day (oh did i say on his first day? I meant his first YEAR..LOL) NO JOKE ! I may need an intervention!

Next...well I'm working on some new paintings and some furniture (for me and for my website). Plus my website needs and EXTREME MAKEOVER...the list goes on and on and on.

Here's a couple of pretties i finished.

Picked this gorgeous piece up for $5.00 at the local St Vinnies (they love me there, and vice verse). Potential PLUS huh??? YOU BETCHA SWEET BACKSIDE !

FROM THAT TO THIS.....




It's definitely a keeper so i thought i better be good and do up my timber one and sell it.



So of course Shane says "Oh i like that one better"
WHAT ??? NOOOOOOO !!!!!! Don't make it harder for me to choose!
Uh...honey for future reference...please don't confuse and irritate a woman wielding a staple gun...! best to stay on her good side. LOL.


So anyroad, that's a bit of what I'm up to. Busy busy like a little bee, that's me.

I PROMISE i am going to make it round to visit you all...even if it takes me all day and night ( i may have to start drinking coffee...Yikes).

I hope you all had THE BEST AND SAFEST CHRISTMAS' AND NEW YEARS. Thankyou for spending another year with me ! I hope this year will be full of pink, frou frou, friendship and more 'wet your pants' kind of laughter !

Love You All A Whole Bunch !

Pink Kisses (yep, for another year)
xx
SHANN