Christmas Decoration in Our Little Home

Hello and a very happy day to you all!
So there is nothing more exciting than getting out those Christmas decorations and setting them up. I love it but I also didn't want to over do it this year so I kept it simple and clean but still special.

So come in and enjoy!

Our dining table has a simple little wreath.

The side table is currently in the middle of the lounge area as the tree is in its spot and we put a little wooden tree on it and all my Christmas reads.

The cabinet has the my favorite things on it! I love the XMAS!

The frames are just filled with Christmas paper, easy and inexpensive but so effective.

And our little tree.

I hope you homes are all ready for Christmas I cannot believe it is next week!

Have a lovely and happy start to your week my friends.

Tanya xo

Also drop by as I have linked up my Christmas tree to two amazing blogs : 
A Thoughtful Place and Honey we're Home 

Christmas Tree

Hello my friends and readers! I am so excited to be back....

So since December is upon us and we are getting ready for the lovely holidays I wanted to share with you our Christmas Tree!
The Christmas Tree is the most special piece of decoration in our home, it is a family night where we all decorate, laugh and play carols. My kiddies have their decorations that they put on and I love that they have something special to say that is theirs.

So here is our little tree....

A few little candy canes have made it on the tree gifts from school friends.

All the little decorations have some meaning or have been gifts.

We have 4 very special decorations on our tree too.

This one my mom.

A little fairy for Miss M.

And a Noahs Ark for my little boy.

Thank you so much for stopping by and again it is great to be back online!!

Tanya xo

2014 Family Planner

Hello and Happy Monday to you all.
I can not believe just how fast time is going. This whole year seems to have flown by faster than ever before.
I have already had to head out and get our 2014 family planner has I have things like school dates and preschool days for Mr N to start writing down!

What planners do you use?

I love this one. I got the same style years ago from my mom and she had gotten it for me each year and now I hunt for them each year cause I love how easy it is and it really fits well for our family.

Here is one I found from a local shop. The happy flowers are so pretty and I love the butterflies and birds.

As you can see it has 4 columns so each of us have a column.

It has this little pen and note pad. I also write all the family and friends birthday on my calender and that way I remember birthdays. The note pad I write down each birthday for that month and the note them tels me how many cards to make and buy for that month.

As for our activities as a family we all have a color and I write down what each of us does in that color so it makes it easier to read and also more organised.

I hand my calender in my little office with my color pens on hand to quick jot things down.

Have a happy and wonderful day my readers.

Tanya xo

Cabinet Decorating

Happy Friday my friends and wow YIPPPEEE for the weekend! We have a busy one with some very special parties, Christening and Miss M has her ballet and singing concert so I am so excited!!

So this week we have seen a bit of rain here in Sydney and when it rains my little boy and I love to come home light some candles, paint , play and potter.

This week I wanted to tackle my cabinet. My tastes change from week to week and I wanted to try and put 'bigger things' in the cabinet and steer away from the 'small things'.
I wanted to make the space more friendly for dinnerware, napkins and serving dishes so that when we set the table it is right there and also it would clear space in the kitchen.

So here it is all decorated and I am so happy it.

My big bowls and plates as well as the side plates.

My tea pot tray, I love to pour a big pot of tea, relax and enjoy my home and have a chit chat to my hubby.

I love the pop of color the place mats give and the napkins and I love to have them here cause it means we use them.

I use to have this silly way of thinking that we would use it for special occasions and people and one day it dawned on me we are the most special people to each other and ever day is an occasion so now we use it every weekend and I LOVE it.

As you can see lots of color and polka dots!!!

And so thank you again to my friends and readers who stop by my blog every week. It means so much to me.

Have a happy and wonderful Friday and weekend! See you all on Monday.

Tanya xo

Some fun kids Ideas

Happy Wednesday! So I know as a mommy to two beautiful children nothing makes me happier than to do some really fun and exciting things for them, it takes nothing to make children happy and to see their faces light up and those HUGE smiles on their faces makes me realise that we are all so blessed to have been given these beautiful little human beings to take care of love and grow with.

So I love to look at different website to get different ideas for craft and food ideas. I love to take lots of time out of my day to enjoy my kids, they are not small forever so to take each second I can to absorb them in I will.

So I have found some of my favorite ideas that can really make my children happy and I have them on my to do list for them and I wanted to share them with you.

This gorgeous little cupcake work, how simple and easy and how a little child would adore this!

This pretty little lady bug sandwich is great and what a great idea for picky eating children.

With Christmas around the corner how cute are these cupcake snowmen!!!

And these are such lovely ideas for children's teachers?

I love them all and I am now inspired to try them for and with my children.

Have a very happy and wonderful day.

Tanya xo

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New Side table

Hello and a happy Tuesday to you all today! So today I wanted to share my new pieces that  have recently got for my housey. I love to get some new things and change my stuff around, it makes me feel extra happy and I always say change is good.


So I always knew that our lounge area needed more and I have had my mind set on a side table. We needed one to add some warmth.

So I dropped by my favorite shop Ikea and picked up this pretty simple white table.

I have added my favorite books a flower ( thinking the vase needs a gorgeous gold spray paint ) and a candle holder.

I am in love with this space now and so happy and do believe I have made the right choice.

Welcome pretty table and thank you for making me so happy.

And while I was leaving I saw this extra pretty lamp and I could not walk out without it. The clear base was gorgeous and I fell in love.

I also bought the frames and have started my Christmas decor by adding paper and double layering the frames.

The whole room is my very happy and cosy space now.

Have a wonderful day.

Tanya xo

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Pretty Paper lining

Happy Monday my lovely friends and readers and I hope you all had a wonderful and happy weekend.
So this weekend I got into my side drawer and Miss M's desk draw and organised. But before I put the things back I wanted to make it look extra pretty so I got out some of my wrapping paper.

So this is the before picture, stuff all over the place.

My pretty paper this one if from Ikea and is actually Christmas paper but I loved the gold and I thought it would never out date.

And here it is looking so pretty with all the magazines organised and looking extra tidy.

I also put my body butter and lip balm in the drawer as this is the last thing I do when I go to sleep.

And next I tackled Miss M's drawer in her desk. This needed a lot of love and organizing.

I put the things she needed in the drawer and the rest in her craft bookshelf in the playroom. 

It looks so much prettier and she can actually find things in here now.

One happy and pretty desk.

Thank you so much for dropping by! Have a lovely day.

Tanya xo

A huge big thank you for dropping by and leaving a comment I appreciate it so much and we hope to see you here again.