my favourite colour is SHINY

Fashion Crush Friday – Kendi Everyday

Tegan Swanborough — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:21:57 +0000

Kendi Everyday

Mrs S x

Shiny Compliment

Tegan Swanborough — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:41:49 +0000

You really do.

Mrs S x

dream windows

Tegan Swanborough — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:22:59 +0000

LOVE these windows.

I think when most people build a new home they want two things – light and space. Generous windows and ceilings like these create both those things whether you have a large home or not. I think I would find it hard to leave the house!

Whoa to that last one.

Mrs S x

MediaRoom

Tegan Swanborough — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:31:36 +0000

Today, walking to and standing at the train station was not enjoyable. It was overcast, hot and very humid this morning and it really made me wish for winter to come already. The picture below did not help.

Can I just say – THIS is how home theatres should look. None of this dark room, black leather recliner nonsense! Give me a fire, a big screen and that chair/bed looking thing anyday!

Found here

Fashion Crush Friday – Alexa Chung

Tegan Swanborough — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:24:04 +0000

I’ve always loved Alexa Chung.

Elle March 2012

Mrs S x

DIY – Pin Board Makeover

Tegan Swanborough — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:56:18 +0000

I’ve been lucky enough to have a few days off both this week and last week. I was very excited to have the opportunity to do some crafty projects with all this free time I would have! Today (my second last day of holidays) I realised I haven’t done ANYTHING crafty at all! Gosh!

I’ve had a pin board for a few weeks now but haven’t found the time to make it look pretty. So here we go!

What I used…

Obviously, I had a pin board. (Ikea $9.99)

Scissors…

..To cut this fabric. I used curtain fabric because it had the texture i wanted. (Spotlight $11 a metre)

A hot glue gun. (make sure you have enough glue sticks. I’m not saying this because I didn’t check first and then ran out. Ok yes I am)

And I used thumb tacs to add a bit of interest. (Spotlight $4.99)

So anything I do I generally just make up as I go. I get a bit too impatient to research the best way to do things first and just dive straight in. You may have a better way, if not, this works.

First cut you fabric to size. I gave it a bit of an iron here as well so there were no fold lines through the middle.

Then begin to glue each side, fold up and hold down for a few seconds to make sure it sticks well.

Fold the corners in like a present and glue.

Like this!

Repeat on each side. My fabric was a little more see-through than I would have liked so I just did another layer.

This however was where the lack of glue sticks became a problem. Instead I pinned the corners to make sure nothing would move.

Now for the decorative part! Lay out your pins so you know how many you have for each side. I used a measuring tape just to make sure they were spaced evenly.

Then simply push each tac into place. The good thing about these is that the head of the pin hides any holes underneath it. So if your pins still look a bit crooked you can easily adjust them.

Voila!

Pin your favourite pictures, fabrics and invitations and you have yourself a pretty notice board!

Mrs S x

Wedding on a Wednesday

Tegan Swanborough — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:50:33 +0000

A couple of Wednesdays ago I got to witness a dear friend marry her love by the river surrounded by balloons and ribbons! This was such a delightfully detailed wedding. So much thought went into every decoration and moment and the bride looked absolutely stunning!

Congratulations Jess and Luke! x

Mrs S

Neon and Gold

Tegan Swanborough — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:19:21 +0000

You may have noticed after my dinner party post (you can find that here) that I’m loving neon pink and gold at the moment. OH I want to dress myself and my house head to toe in this bold colour combo. Now I know I’ve said that before about other things but this time its for real! I promise!

POP!

I’m off to cook my husband a lovely valentines day dinner – chicken nuggets.

No seriously. I wish I was joking. This is what happens when you’re married to a fabulous cook and never have to cook for yourself.

Mrs S x

V Day

Tegan Swanborough — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:40:26 +0000

Happy Valentines Day peeps!

Via PaperFashion

Mrs S x

Fake Calligraphy How-To

Tegan Swanborough — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:37:02 +0000

My best friend, Steffany has the most wonderful handwriting of anyone I know. Because of this she was appointed as our official wedding calligrapher, spending hours writing place cards and painting signs.

If you’re a little less talented like me and your handwriting does not look like you spend your days practising your swirly scripts, there is an simple solution! Find the easy how to at Jones Design Company blog.

I have to say, I cant see myself finding the time in the near future to take a calligraphy course so this little technique will definitely make do.

Give it a try if you don’t have super human handwriting skills.

Mrs S x