Birthday Flowers!!

Hi everyone!!
Just a quickie tonight as I am supposed to be packing for a "girls weekend" away with my sister-in-law. We are off to Brisbane tomorrow after I drop the kids at school, for a lovely weekend of shopping, eating out and relaxing....with no kids or husbands to worry about!! It's my birthday present to myself (and from my hubby as well!)

As you may have guessed by now, I just had my birthday (on Tuesday). Well, wasn't I a lucky girl!! I got home Tuesday afternoon, after spending the day out with my Mum & aforementioned sister-in-law, to a bunch of gorgeous flowers from my husband! WOW!! I nearly fell over backwards with shock, as he hasn't sent me flowers in such a long time. You see, he works away from home during the week and so he couldn't be here for my birthday. He sent me this gorgoeus bunch of yellow roses & pink "mums" (not sure on the correct spelling so have used the short version!!) They are so pretty!

I don't usually go for the colour yellow in things, but when it comes to roses any colour is good for me!!
These are such a pretty pink colour....and they look so happy!!

Carrying on the floral present theme...I also received this beautiful vintage vase from my brother & sister-in-law. I love it heaps because I am having a porcelain roses fetish at the moment!!

I had such a great birthday and think I am being very spoilt this year! I will try to remember to take some pics of my weekend away & will show you when I get back.

Onto other news... I also wanted to quickly share with you a renovation project that my husband & I have just finished. Here is a "before" photo that I took back in May...it's actually of our lounge room but you can see the little sidetable & stool on the bottom left of the pic, which is what we have just revamped. It was originally stained an awful burgandy colour...yuk!

Now here they are all finished! Hubby did the painting for me and I recovered the seat, made the table runner (can't have our new paintwork getting marked now!) and added new pink crystal knobs.

Isn't it amazing what a coat of paint can do!!! One project down, only about 99 more things to go!

Speaking of new projects...I have a couple more that I have just recently added to the ever-growing list. I found this gorgeous vintage frame on Tuesday. I haven't told Natasha yet, but I am going to see if she will be able to do me a painting to go into this stunning large frame. What do you think Natasha?? Anyway, I just couldn't pass it up...I will paint it creamy white I think.

I also found this cute little stool (I am having a bit of a fetish for them lately too!) and will paint the timber the same colour as the other furniture we have just done.

I will also change the fabric to something pretty. I love stools that open up and have storage underneath ~ then it will not only be pretty but practical too!

Well, that's it for now. Thanks so much for taking the time to visit again!!

Hope you all have a great weekend (because I know I will!!)

Kathy xo