Friday flowers… a little goes a long way…

Last week I posted this photo on Instagram.

I had a large lot of fresh flowers as our builders were sending a photographer to take some photos of the finished works. 3 years and 3 stages and we’re finally finished! Naturally I wanted the house looking nice but didn’t want o go too crazy with the styling because that’s not what they’re after…

I thought I would share some of the spots they ended up…

A little goes a long way doesn’t it?…

What are your favourite flowers and where do you like to put them in your house?…

Jx

Friday Flowers… bright as the sun…

Happy Friday!!! #TGIF…

We’ve had a fairly quiet week which has been lovely. With the long weekend it has been a short week.

We have a quiet weekend ahead.. lots of house maintenance and the city to surf is on Sunday (good luck to anyone running that might just be reading this) so our movements are a little restricted that morning. We will more than likely head down and cheer them on. We also have dinner with friends on Saturday night which will be lovely as it’s been a LONG time since the 4 of us caught up sans children. Let’s hear it for baby sitters!! hip hip hooray!…

This week I started reading ‘Big Little Lies’ by Liane Moriarty as I’m joining in with Beth over at Baby-Mac as she is starting a book club and I love any excuse to read. If you’re keen, jump on in as I know she’d love to have you. If you’re on social medial the hashtag is #babymacbookclub.

This week marked the finish of #7vignettes hosted by Jen Francis of Interiors Addict (@interiorsaddict) on Instagram. It was guest hosted and judged by West Elm (@westelmau) t0 celebrate the opening of their Chatswood, Sydney store. It is the first month I have completed and I really enjoyed the creative challenge. Here is the collection of my vignettes…

Anyway, enough of me. Here are some gorgeous yellow Chrysanthemum’s to warm up your Friday and put a smile on your face…

How has your week been? What’s on for the weekend?…

Have a good one whatever you’re up to… Jx

 

Friday Flowers… It’s the weekend!!

Hi… #TGIF…

I’ve had a week of feeling under the weather with an annoying cold… It’s been so annoying. I’ve had a very slow week and just focussed on getting through the day with the kids. There’s no such thing as a sick day with kids.

Anyway, onwards and upwards. We have a quiet weekend ahead with family so am looking forward to that.

Today I did the change over of some flowers in the house and the buds from the little pink roses last week were too pretty to throw away so I snipped them off and collected them in a bowl. I put them down to take some photos and Miss 1 wanted to join in. She had solo much fun tipping them out and putting them back in. When I went through the photos I loved the ones with her little hands in the photos so much I decided to include them.

What’s on in your neck of the woods this weekend?…  Whatever it is I hope you have a good one.

Jx

Friday Flowers… On a Sunday

What a weekend… openings, birthdays, gardening, colds and IT issues… just to name a few.

I was racing against the clock on Friday and this post just didn’t happen. On Friday night we had a wonderful event… very close friends of ours realised a dream and opened their brewery… It’s called Modus Operandi Brewery and it’s going to be a huge hit. I will write more on this later.

Yesterday was Mr alittlepartoftheworld’s Birthday and we celebrated lunch with his family. It was such a lovely afternoon. H was just so excited… what’s not to love… cake, cousins and lots of playtime. He kept running around and saying best birthday EVER!!!… and it wasn’t even his day! He’s too cute I tell you.

Today we are all feeling very tired and a bit under the weather thanks to the usual winter bug that does its rounds. Today has been filled with gardening and I have a attacked the study with gusto. There always seems to be one room in a home that’s a work in progress. For me it’s the study. It becomes a dumping ground for everything and it’s just too easy to dump things in here and close the door on it… well not any more!!! I have it organised and nice and clean. Helped in huge part by the laundry being finished and I have lots of lovely new storage!! I can’t tell you how excited I get about storage!!

On Friday I made my first attempt to arrange flowers… I usually buy a bunch and plonk it in a vase. Pretty and effective but I wanted to try and get a little creative and do something I hadn’t before. So I bought 3 little bunches and had a go of making little arrangements. I’m quite happy for my first attempt. I know I won’t be giving up my day job any time soon but you’ve got to start somewhere right?!…

3 bunches went soooo far and we have flowers all over the house…

What have you been up to this weekend?

Anyone fighting an awful winter cold?… Jx

 

Friday Flowers… Yellow and white to brighten up your day…

Friday is here already. I can’t believe it’s come around again so soon. I had every intention of blogging more this week but it’s gotten away from me and the time I have had on the computer I have been working on the new blog layout. You like? Any feedback would be much appreciated.

Anyway… on to making your Friday pretty and happy. The yellow and white of this little bunch that I picked up from Pearson’s Florist during the week is so cheerful and happy and the little green vase it’s in just tops them off don’t you think?

We have a busy weekend ahead filled with kids things… like visiting the aquarium (we are doing it this weekend as opposed to last like I thought) and swimming lessons start for both little ones so it’s go, go, go for us.

I hope you have something nice planned… care to share?…

Whatever you’re doing… have a good one… Jx

Friday Flowers… because it’s always nice to stop and smell the roses…

I took these photos a few weeks ago and want to share them today to brighten up your friday. Flowers always put a smile on my face and make me happy and I hope they do the same for you…

I hope you have a great weekend… we have very little planned which is always nice. Maybe a trip to see the Octonauts which will send H into overdrive!! stay tuned!!

Take a moment to stop and smell the roses… Jx

Perfume and Flowers…

I’m currently working my way through an on line photography course. I have just submitted assignment two and was really happy with my feedback and results…

I thought I would share some of the photos I took for it. I only had to submit one but I really enjoyed taking the photos…

Happy Friday all. Have a great weekend.

Jx

Throw back Thursday…

I first posted these photos back in August 2012 – Flowers and Haircuts on a Friday. They make me feel so warm and sunny I wanted to share them again. Aren’t they gorgeous?…

I just love having fresh flowers in the house…

What’s your favourite flower? 

Do buy fresh flowers often? 

Do you have a favourite arrangement? 

Any great vase tips?… 

Jx

All photos copyright Jessica Flett

Pretty Pink… Birthday morning tea…

It’s not every day you turn 1. Because we are still renovating and it was down to the wire if we would be finished we decided to just have morning tea for E’s 1st Birthday. We couldn’t have as big a party as we had for H but we had to acknowledge it in some way so morning tea it was…

I couldn’t resist doing some decorating and putting together some party fare… and of course any chance to take photos…I’m there…

There’s nothing like a bit of pink!!

All the decorations are from the Hot Dollar shop… so many goodies to be had there…

The cupcakes are packet mix… and also pre bought frosting. So simple, easy and time effective. 

Rather than make fairy bread we bought hundreds and thousand biscuits… I knew what wasn’t eaten that day would be eaten later… they were a big hit…

The strawberries were a big hit and also help to balance all the party food…

Aren’t the tulips gorgeous?… so pretty and happy…

Who doesn’t love a party bag?!… even the big kids got one. I just can’t help myself…

I had to share this one… it appears the Grandfathers got the memo… Navy and Tan was the order of the day. Great minds think alike… or is it fools never differ?!… hahaha.

Jx

A rainy day pick me up… Look at the gorgeousness…

I feel in need of some brightening… this weather (it’s been raining all day), being inside with two small people all day and dealing with a vomit on natural flooring rug situation at the end of the day has left me feeling a little whacked.

So I’m brightening my evening by looking at some photos and I thought I’d share them here. I picked these Gardenias from my very own garden. I have dreamed of a garden filled with Gardenias for a very long time and I finally have one (well a garden bed anyway). I was able to pick this lovely arrangement and also keep enough in the garden.

I was so excited and grabbed the opportunity to take these photos of the pretties…. aren’t they just gorgeous?!

I also love the little bud vases they are in…they look lovely non? They were a gift from my Aunt who found them in Inverell (Country, NSW) whilst there for work. The things you find where you least expect them…

After taking a crazy amount of photos from every angle they finally found a home here and I think they felt right at home. Their scent was out of this world… it was filling the room.

I just wish they had a longer shelf life. Their beauty and fragrance is so fleeting…

Do you love Gardenias as much as I do?… 

How cute are these little vases?!…

What’s your favourite flower?…

Jx