I see the Bridge!

A bit of Shabby Beach Decorating.

Once of the best bits about moving house is the chance to decorate an entire new space. Now I know I get to re-decorate Lilly Cottage at least twice a week but home is different and The Beach Style is even better....lots of lovely blues...

First I had to gather supplies.

Of course collecting supplies is never a chore and I do tend to collect way more than I need.

Next step is to arrange the bits and pieces in a pleasing order...mix it all in together..vintage, new, handcrafted....delicious!

 


 
The lovely Marjon from Lady Bug Giftware creates these pip berry wreaths and I am thinking I need a Christmassy coloured one too...so lovely this one is for all year!

So that is a little bit of my decorating, thanks for coming on the little tour with me, I shall share some more later...until then.....

Kiss Noises Linda

  

Finding Hearts along the sand.

I have seen other peoples blogs and the incidental, accidental hearts they find along the way and it is true if your do look hard enough you will find them everywhere. I did think that this one was very very intricate though...it does look like a heart doesn't it?

I think it was really pretty, as was this coral that had washed up...it was lovely so I took some photos and let it go back into the ocean to help feed the little fishes and the like.

 

What have you discovered in your wanderings today?

Kiss Noises Linda

You know it's been a hard day.

You know it's ben a hard day at school and coping with all this moving and driving to and from school each day when you see yungest child fast asleep like this!

you know some days I could be tempted to do the same.

Kiss Noises Linda
 

Beach and magazines..perfect!

If only I could spend all day lying on the beach looking at this view and reading my favourite magazines...oh well just have to make do with every second day instead....after the unpacking is finshed of course..

Kiss Noises Linda 
 

I have moved along.

Seeing as I own two Typepad accounts, I only need one and will close this blog in the next month or so. Never fear though I have started another....where I can check my emails everyday off my other Typepad account...who knew I could do that...

Anyhoo now you can find out all about my ramblings over HERE  at my new blog

 I see the bridge! 

I am not promising anything but am wanting to be posting often over there....do come and visit...

Kiss Noises Linda    

I live on an Island!

I do I really do, I live on an Island in Queensland, you have to drive over a bridge from the mainland to get here and it is the most magical part of coming or going from the Island. There is quite a drive through gum trees, strawberry farms and service (petrol) stations to get to the bridge and we all sit on the edge of our seats as we approach the bridge to see you can yell out I SEE THE BRIDGE first. Once you see the bridge everything is wonderful. Thus the name of the blog!

We have been here two weeks and there is still a mountain of boxes to be gone through and unpacked. I had envisioned all shabby white furniture and minimalistic displays through the house ala  beach cottage but the house has spoken and our timber furniture looks great just the way it is....weird how things sometimes work out.

I can't wait to get the pictures up on the walls and all my art supplies out ready and waiting for me to play. Meanwhile the children are still going to their old school 45minutes drive away as we figured it was only a few weeks to the end of the year...yeah right....all that driving is so exhausting, especially when there is a school two minutes away from the house we are in now. Will have to work on that one I think.

My constant complaint as I am lost in a mountain of bubble wrap and butchers paper is that I haven't had any fun yet. This weekend was different however and I got to do some great marketing with a wonderful market on the Island. Such lovely things and such a beautiful spot right on the foreshore.

I bought the best art journal made out of recycled Golden Book by a great mixed media artist Sarah Gibson if you visit her blog you can see some of her other work...love it all!

Plus we went to the beach! Yeah! Down side...Middle Child fell down a hill and broke his wrist....it was really funny as he was covered in leaves but he somehow didn't see the funny side then, he is quite proud of his plaser now though I think ( that was until her realised he couldn't go swimming). 

Or climb a tree with his sisters....monkeys that they are.

The sunset is simply glorious and people everywhere stop to watch the sun go down...

Each picture I took was different as the sun got lower and lower. Hereare some of my favourite shots.

Aaahhh how relaxing, now all I need is some Champagne....

Kiss Noises Linda