Polly's new bedroom

Phew! At last it's finished! The last few weeks, our house has been in turmoil while we've moved Polly out of her old "Barbie" bedroom and into the old spare room, which has been decorated in black and white, as per her instructions! I have to say, it looks fabulous, and really grown up. I feel a bit sad too, though, as my baby is growing up and it's quite poignant to think that our little girl will soon become a teenager.

K is for Karen

Wow, I'm on a roll here! Well, after really falling behind with Nick's journal, I decided to try and catch up a bit yesterday. I was stuck on the letter K, then decided that as my name is Karen, and I'm making the book, I deserved to have a page in it! I kept the layout simple, and got John to take my picture looking "thoughtful" (ha!). I was going to write my thoughts on a cloud, but decided to tuck them on some hidden journalling behind the left hand photo instead....and yes, I only wrote good things, as I want this journal to celebrate the positives of Nick.

Memories mini book

Bought this wonderful kit from Cleo Jarvis, and made a mini book of childhood pictures. Met up with both my sisters last week during our annual family get-together in St. Anne's, and got them to journal their childhood memories for me in the hidden pages. Only trouble is, now they want one too, so think I'll be busy churning these out for Christmas! I love how it turned out, as I'm usually too scared to try anything vintage or deliberately "aged", and it was my first time using acrylic paint too. Hope you like it! Cleo's website is http://cleos-scrappingkitsnbits.blogspot.com/