styling your christmas day table

november 19th

 i will be presenting a workshop on styling your christmas day table.

i can promise you that there will not be any tinsel.

nor will there be the good old green and red combo.

and santa will definitely not make an appearance.

so, now that i've told you what i *won't* be speaking about, book a ticket and see what i will be lovin' for christmas this year!

christmas styling workshop

i will drop a few hints in the lead up to the 19th.

jane xx

rammestein!!!

i have a slight obsession with bones and skulls at the moment.

nothing unhealthy though.  promise!

i came across a buffalo skull on a blog that had been carved,.  it was incredibly earthy and beautiful, but decorative at the same time.

now, i knew that i was no where near enough to tackle a carving like this.

pity.

i adore it.

so, i thought about trying to find a curvy, rams skull and finding a way of attaching some wickedly punk metal studs to the horns.

enter mr rams skull.

nice horns.  but a wee bit bland.

a quick trip to birdsall leather where i knew they had some metal studs.

(the weathered, country chap at birdsall did look at me a bit strangely when i asked for 'some studs that i could possibly use to drill into bone),..and even more strangely when i followed that up with 'i'm not a serial killer,...promise'!)

these studs were perfect.

i then spent the next hour or so marking dots on the horns and using a drill to make holes over the markings.

a bit of strong glue in the holes made sure the studs fixed tightly.

and voila!

mr rams head from pymble is now mr. rammstein!

he looks totally at home rocking the black wall of our front porch, don't you think!?

(i could be convinced to make some more, so send me an email if you want to punk up your suburb!)

jane xx

carrie sneak peek.

so,.poor old carrie has been a little neglected of late.

too much else going on.

so, she sat.  sad and lonely. wet and mouldy.

poor girl.

until the weekend.

i was lucky enough to have inherited some amazing hardwood floorboards from a friend.  (thank you lovely kristie!)

perfect for the floor of a caravan!

some white paint, mixed with some french pink paint, a little stain for the floor,.and look at her now.

just a sneak peek, cause there is still so much to do.

but i'm loving it,..and she seems happier.

jane xx