Tonight.....

I am not feeling well today & don't particularly feel like doing anything. It's the beginning of a cold, I feel tired, my throats feels a little questionable, & in general I feel blah.....

I am pumping the Vitamin C, multi vitamins & codral into me today for one reason only.

This lady....Kylie Minogue

I am off to see her tonight in Melbourne, I haven't missed any of her concerts, and I am very excited. Her concerts are shows stoppers, more glitz and glammer than one could imagine.

Dancers, exquisite costumes, make up and pure entertainment.

I just can't wait.

Is anyone else going?

Well off to the couch again while I try & recover a little.

Saturday Morning

I just adore this photo and wanted to share it with you.

I just wished my bedroom & I, looked as effortless as this on a Saturday morning.

photograph called "Saturday Morning" by Heather Evans Smith.

NEW!! Fabric wall decals

It's been a few days since my last blog post. But hey I guess thats life, I have had a bit going on at home. Mainly due a particular Little Miss Charlotte like to wake each night at around 2ish & stay awake until 4.30am before she decides she's tired again. In turn my eyes have been hanging out of my head as I still need to be up for when Hudson wakes.

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Moving on to a far more exciting announce I am in the midst of launching my fabric wall decals. I know they are already popular & the market is very competitive, but I wanted something to compliment my cushion and doorstop range. Besides all of my drawings are my own so I guess they will have a unique appeal. I have selected 4 of my best selling designs to create the matching wall decals.

Personalising items is a HUGE part of my business so it seemed obvious to complete a range of personalised buntings.

To match my trucks & tippers cushion I have created a trucks & tippers bunting. It has all of the same details but will be special with your name on it.

Next is my personalised girls design which also matches my apple green and pink cushion design.

Both have the same details of birds, apples, trees, ladybirds & polka dots.

Robots, a boys best friend...The designs will look fabulous in any arrangement. Place them like I have, or all in a perfectly straight line. This design again matches my singe robot cushion design, and my two robot cushion design.

The fourth is a personal favourite, Garden Party. There are so many colours in this design it should suit any girls bedroom, & of course it matches perfectly with my garden party cushion. This design is also something your can arrange like I have or create your own garden party look.

I am so excited about them. For the next week I am offering FREE POSTAGE on my wall decals.

To obtain this saving you must order directly via me. Please conatct me on email with your questions and orders. tigesandweince(at)gmail.com

More ways to find inspiration

You may have realised I am a little obsessed with maintaining your inspiration, as I guess I rely on it you could say.

I found a link today from a tweet, & unfortunately for the life of me I can't find who's it's from, so sorry if you're reading this. The link was a great one that I wanted to share with you.

"33 ways to stay creative".

Most of the points aren't anything you haven't heard or read before, but there were a couple of new ones that I quite liked.

source & image via today tomorrow

1. 'Don't force it', which I connected to immediately.

Sometimes when a drawing isn't working for me, I admit to forcing it to work. It's a very frustrating process. I need to just leave it for a few hours, or over night, and look at it again in the morning with a refreshed perspective.

2. 'Stop trying to be someone else's perfect.

I think this is a great point everyone needs to think about, especially me. I am a bit of a perfectionist and at times probably put to much pressure on myself, to make everything for everyone. I always stay true to my style, but always have in the back of my mind, will everyone love it. I have come to learn over many years, not everyone will love your work. As much as that is a slap in the face it's so true. So stop trying to be perfect for everyone else and work harder at trying to be better at what amazing work you're already doing.

3. Gets lots of rest

I know this is important, as I honestly believe your best ideas pop into your head as you're drifting off to sleep. Hence why its good the have a note book next to you. Unfortunately for me I am not always guaranteed of this as I have a 1yr old who doesn't believe she needs to sleep through the night. She is getting better, and I am sleeping more, and have had some lovely new ideas come to mind. Restful sleep equals awesome potential ideas and thoughts. It's definitely on my list for improvement, however still a bit out of my control.

This is a great list to read on a Monday to prepare you for the week. I hope that there are some points that help you out.

Stripe Mania

Yikes 2 days in a row of my head....

There is a reason though, I thought I would take part in the "STRIPE MANIA blogger round up, inspired by Holly Becker from Decor8 and friend Igor.

I was actually wearing this stripe top yesterday, & I know it seems a little silly, but I couldn't resist having some fun & joining in.

So here I am, a self portrait of a blogger in stripes, very thin navy & white ones to be exact.

If you would like to be part of this you can read all about it here.

Time Capsule Moment

Do you have photos that you love so much you wish you could pop the moment in a time capsule?

Then later open it later and have that moment again?

Like most mums I have so, so, so many of those.

This is one of my favourite photo's, it's not professional just a regular family happy snap taken by my husband.

I love this moment because just before it was taken, Hudson was telling me how much he loved Charlotte and I. Awwww so sweet and as I already said, i wish I could bottle it up and keep it.

Arrrrh Pirates

I have been wanting to do a pirate theme for a while, but just haven't had the time to get to it. With the release of Pirates of the Caribbean , and yet another instalment for me of being able to stare at Johnny Depp for a few hours had me very inspired.

I kept my design very classic, starting with the Pirate Ship. I wanted to keep my colours to a minimum. I absolutely adore the colour palette of red and blue, whether it be red & navy, or red & royal blue, or red and aqua. Unfortunately there aren't too many 'nice' shades of red, before they look like maroon or pink :0( It's so classic, and will generally work in any boys bedroom decor.

Next was my pirate, a cute boy, not anywhere near as handsome as Jack Sparrow, but a fun interpretation of what I wanted. I had been so nervous about drawing him, as I haven't done figures for ages. Drawing clothes has always been a breeze, I can draw them with my eyes shut, only due to many years of having to do so when working full time. But to draw a face, for some reason I get a little panicked and just go blank. I don't know about what you think, but a bad face can kill a drawing. After drawing and redrawing him, I finally finished, knowing it was as good as it was ever going to get. I am happy, he looks bright and cheerful, and of course like a pirate.

I am really happy with the 2 of them, they coordinate perfectly, and would look great on any little mans bed or quiet sitting space.

Everything is listed in my Etsy & madeit shops.