{instagram photo a day}

{september edition}

hello lovely friendlikins!

how are you this hot + toasty day? hope your'e staying cool by the pool or nomming on icypoles! since we're nearly halfway through october already {eek - where has the year gone!},  i thought it would be a good time to share how i went with the september photo a day challenge:

1. {together}

kitties in drum - check out my video on instagram

6. {getting ready}

bright red mani + black maxi dress 

10. {sweet}

jojo taking a selfie!

11. {what you did today}

puppies - check out my video on instagram

17. {in front of me}

the vibrant bottle brush are out to play!

18. {vintage}

check out these two pretties!

20. {in the morning}

a lovely morning spent organising with my pretty kikki k planner + diy pink mani w/gold glitter!

21. {rule of thirds}

moose is either cranky, crazy or cuddly!

22. {made me smile}

pre-ikea, oliver brown date with my beautiful hubby!

30. {found}

tommy + i fell in love with this lovely teal bike - tommy even left a love note for the owner!

i generally don't complete the whole challenge, as i like to take photos of things that i actually like, and if it happens to fit in with the challenge then i hashtag it appropriately. it doesn't bother me that i don't finish it. the reason why i started doing the photo a day challenge was to get me snapping! and i think that has been a success : ). 

have you been snapping up glimpses of your life + the lovely things around you too? do you have an instagram? or do you prefer to use facebook or flickr? feel free to leave a link in the comments below, i would love to get a glimpse into your life too : )

maybe you'd like to join in with the october photo a day challenge - check out the deets here!

HAPPY SNAPPING!

love love

{lizzie}

  xoxo

{instagram photo a day}

{july edition}

hello lovely friendlikins!

how be you, this fine + dandy, sunshiny day?! hope all is well + that your'e not getting too bummed about voting + elections + government + what not. all we can do is pray for wisdom + discernment for our leaders. meh, anyway... here are some photos from the last couple of months that i took for the july + august photo a day challenge. enjoy!

11. i wore this!

whilst i painted for 5 1/2 hours!

{august edition}

1. something beginning with n

{nature} it was so windy that this rose flew off!

2. incomplete

3. skyline

view from our loft

4. fresh

went for a lovely bike ride, followed by yummy pancakes + fruit salad for brunch! {@gracieliz}

5. early

early morning stitching - 6am! {@chloerach society6}

6. this means a lot to me

i'm handmade by my creator God + creative like him!

7. a sign

rainbow - God will never flood the whole world again, noah style.

8. peek-a-boo

cutie moose!

9. 2 o'clock

crafternoon time

11. i love doing this!

finding inspiration in crafty books, mags + pinterest!

14. trash

sir moose in his tower of boxes, looking mighty cute!

15. the best

this one is my favourite so far!

22. a room

tapestries in our lounge room!

24. in the background

congratulations freya + leo - engaged!

so as you can see i did horrendously bad in july, but not so bad in august! will you join in for the september photo a day challenge? if you have instagram check out @fatmumslim. and tag your photos with #fmsphotoaday

happy spring snapping my lovely peeps!

love love
{lizzie}
 xoxo

{lizzie's life lately}

source

hello lovely friendlikins!

how are you? hope your'e fine + dandy. i haven't been so fine or dandy... i've been quite sick, hence no hello's from moi. i've had a nasty cough + fever + runny nose, all the fun things that come with having bronchitis + tonsillitis. so i've spent the last week in bed or on the couch. i knew i was sick when i didn't feel like crocheting! the hubby was sick too + had the week off work, so we ended up watching quite a few movies. our viewing pleasure looked a lil something like this:

iron man 1

iron man 2

iron man 3

moonrise kingdom

spongebob squarepants

avengers

catching up on elementary

grand designs

i'm feeling much better now, but not quite in tip top shape. i'm quite eager to go for a walk + not feel like i'm going to pass out! that would be nice. i'm excited about getting back into sewing bunting + crocheting scarves + making brooches for my etsy store. and just in general getting things done!

how crazy to think that we are nearly at the end of autumn?! have you been enjoying the orange crunchy goodness of the leaves? let's make it our goal for the week - let's get crunching!

a snuggly bundle of moose

sir bumble the snuggly

it was so lovely to have these snuggle buddies whilst i've been sick - i LOVE our kitties bumble + moose, they are the BEST.  wishing you many warm snuggly kittens your way!

love love
{lizzie}
 xoxo

{studio}

{inspiration}

hello ello lovely friendlikins!

how are you this fine day? are you out enjoying the sunny sunshine? i went for a walk this morning in the park + it was dandy : ). another thing that i find dandy is dreaming up my perfect idea of what my craft/business studio will look like + how it will all work together + imagining me making + doing + having a grande ol time.

 here's a glimpse into what i'd really LOVE to have + what i'll work towards:

studio layout - here

mood board to inspire crafty creations - here

turquoise vintage drawers to hold crafty tid bits - here

chevron thread holder - here

vintage storage tins - here

washi tape holder - here

vintage filing cabinet - here

knitting things sitting pretty - here

poster to motivate - here

pretty paper storage - here

it would be dandy to have lots of surface space to work on - with laying out + cutting fabric. also having some interesting + useful storage - i very much like a recycled + vintage + vibrant style! i'm looking forward to having a home for my wool + fabric + packaging + projects in the making + space for the paper work/computer side of things too. at the moment we are in a granny flat + have a bedroom, a kitchen, a shower + the 'end room' aka the 'everything room'. in this room is where you will find me either eating or writing blog posts or working on crafty projects for milk + sugar story or snuggling with the kitties or the hubby on our super comfy couch! ALL the things.

how about you? do you live in a small space? what would you like in a studio? i'd love to hear your ideas : )

love love

{lizzie}

 xoxo

{new years eve + resolutions}

{merry CHRISTmas}

our diy paint chip CHRISTmas tree!

hello lovely friendlikins!

merry CHRISTmas + happy new year! hope your holidays have been full of fun times + adventures + rest + lots of memories made for years to come! did your holidays involve travelling over the seas? or more of a stay- cation like tommy and i? due to tommy only having CHRISTmas day and boxing day off work, it didn't feel too much like a holiday. but we did have the blessing of house sitting for a friend {lovely chelsea + her fam} whilst they were adventuring around thailand. it was so lovely to have a lovely big home, with three extra kitties for bumble + moose to play with!

our gorgeous bumble + moose!

how was your CHRISTmas day? were you at the beach or did you travel to see extended family or just lunch at home with your parentals? tommy + i had a lovely seafood lunch with his parents - comprising of salmon + prawns + roasted veggies. we spent the afternoon making paper snow flakes to string up to decorate their home for the big CHRISTmas dinner two days later!

here are some pics from our CHRISTmas: 

crowns for all

crown time

our token xmas present

xmas party pants

bling bauble

snow flakes!

wright tradition - cocopops for xmas breakkie

oliver brown pre-CHRISTmas fun times!

{happy new year!}

how crazy to think its already 10 days into 2013?! are you still recovering from new years eve + general holiday party mode? whats your year looked like so far? tommy + i had a very quiet new years eve - involving junk food, a few friends, and a few dvds. we didn't even watch the fireworks - which i think was a first for me! how were they? oh what was the pic on the harbour bridge?! we did watch veronica mars, beetlejuice and fantastic mr fox - of which i recommend all three be on your list of things to watch in 2013 if you haven't done so already!

{new years goals}

are you excited about the year ahead? i know i am! so many things to plan + look forward to : )
i've been working on my 2013 planner since november 2012 - its pretty epic, as it's going to be an epic year!

LOVE my kikki.k planner 

yep she's chunky

but she's pimped out with all the sweet hook ups!

new year means new years resolutions! to start fresh, to live with purpose + do good. you should totes check out this video - i think it will help in helping you figure out what not only what you want your year to look like, BUT YOUR LIFE! what are your new year's/life goals?

mine look a bit like this:

new years goals!

so as you can see my 3 goals for the year are to focus on relationships, to be healthy + get things done. how did i come to this conclusion i hear you say? first up, i thought it would be a good idea to have just a few things on the list so that i would remember them. secondly, i wanted them to be things that are important and also things that i've been struggling with lately.

as i've been sick, stressed, anxious + busy - for most of 2012 really {more on that another time} my relationships have suffered + i haven't had the energy or concentration to get much done. i got the idea to have 'a year of...' from my friend josie. she's had a year of prayer + a year of joy amongst others! so this is my 'year of relationships'. to work on my relationship with God, with family and friends.

i'm excited to see what the year holds, how God will work in my life + those around me. to be a good wife, child of God, sister, daughter, aunty, and friend! it's a year of change + making the most of the time we've been given. CARPE DIEM!

i'd love to hear what your goals + inspiration is for the year! hit me up in the comments section below. stay tuned for more new years goals + challenges for 2013!

love love
 {lizzie}
  xoxo