Sunday, May 13, 2012
New boards...
Hello hello oh poor deprived blog.
We now* have a floor. Quite an essential part of a house when a certain 6 month old is dying to move places.
Cant afford to get em polished yet, so we are rocking the green (old laundry) and the new/recycled rimu (old exterior porch). But i think its just ace, and shows a bit of history!
Hubby has done a beaudiful job!
*a few months ago....
We now* have a floor. Quite an essential part of a house when a certain 6 month old is dying to move places.
Cant afford to get em polished yet, so we are rocking the green (old laundry) and the new/recycled rimu (old exterior porch). But i think its just ace, and shows a bit of history!
Hubby has done a beaudiful job!
*a few months ago....
Hi blog. Its been too long!
It's funny when you work full time you feel so busy all the time. Now with no job, other than a little sprog to run around after, i feel alot busier! And so i apoligise dear blog, i've taken my busyness out on you in the form of neglect.
Some things have been happening in the house of Ramikins. Maybe not at the same pace of childless 2011 but i still have the most motivated hubby in the world who gets things done regardless of how useless his wife is!
Back with the goods shortly!
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Clean air. Well, inside anyway.
For a very long time the extractor fan above the gas cook top has been doing an excellent job of sucking up gasie fumes and pumping them back around the kitchen. Not so ideal, some might say rather friggen pointless.
Finally my loving husband wanted an excuse to buy himself more car parts... so in order to keep his wife happy he made it work proper like. Well, it now pumps up into the ceiling which is also less than ideal but 'it works'. He also came home with parts to make it go outside so i believe soon all gas fumes will be pumped out which will be even acer.
So here it is for reals
Finally my loving husband wanted an excuse to buy himself more car parts... so in order to keep his wife happy he made it work proper like. Well, it now pumps up into the ceiling which is also less than ideal but 'it works'. He also came home with parts to make it go outside so i believe soon all gas fumes will be pumped out which will be even acer.
So here it is for reals
Friday, January 20, 2012
My jewellery now for sale online.
This parenting thing is working a treat. Whilst child sleeps.... Jute makes stuff!
Jewellery is my latest thing and have made some awesome pieces which i almost want to keep and wear myself! The theme carries on from Ramikins Renos and uses old found building materials and objects to create wearable pendants.
The range is called Found Jewelry and is now for sale on Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/foundjewellery Wohoo, hopefully they get snapped up as i have millions of ideas awaiting!
And in other geeky news.. Paige's bassinet project is now featured on a site i frequent for more eyes to see! Heres the link: http://betterafter.blogspot.com/
Jewellery is my latest thing and have made some awesome pieces which i almost want to keep and wear myself! The theme carries on from Ramikins Renos and uses old found building materials and objects to create wearable pendants.
The range is called Found Jewelry and is now for sale on Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/foundjewellery Wohoo, hopefully they get snapped up as i have millions of ideas awaiting!
And in other geeky news.. Paige's bassinet project is now featured on a site i frequent for more eyes to see! Heres the link: http://betterafter.blogspot.com/
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Plummms! PLUMS for africa!
Our plum tree pulls through with the goods after 2 years of harsh pruning and false hopes!
Note: please dont laugh at my rather large garden ornament in the photo above. It has acted as a great ladder for picking plums. And just In case Gareth asks.. i have most certainly have not been climbing on the roof of his lovely old car...
So many fricken plums i don't know what to do! I've exhausted my sugar stash making shitloads of jam. The yummiest jam EVAH might i add. Have tried giving lots away... but they just keep coming.
Now i am battling with fruit flies and the fricken birds... just lucky i have my BB gun nearby!
My espalier apple is not far away either.. and not to mention the strawberry bed lego has adopted, a passionfruit plant thats double in size, fejoas just warming up and a machine of a lemon tree about to deliver. Just call me Jute the Fruit.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
New Couch and Re-done Ottoman
It's been a while now since we convinced ourselves we needed a new couch and got one made, so i thought i best blog about it.
I loved my retro couch to pieces, but when your heavily pregnant and looking toward a future of being a couch bound stay at home cow then priorities change. The retro couch was particularly uncomfy, and our new corner couch... A.MA.ZING!
You like? Yes, Yes you do...
What's that beautiful ottoman/coffee tabley business in the middle?
WELL, good story... it didn't come with the couch.... it came from a run down second hand store which may as well have been free in its original life as it looked like this:
So i stripped its horrid 70's clothes off
And made a new upholstered cover for it from the same material we got the couch made in.
I then fossicked in my collection of wood all stored for a rainy day. I had a stash of walnut perfect for a nice solid wood inset table top to replace the horrid veneered original pictured above. So off Gaz went to work with the wood to convince some poor work mate to machine it up and laminate it ready for our ottoman. He did an awesome job and good old mates rates only cost $20! Gaz then spray finished it with a million coats of marine grade matt poly which look awesome and will last forever!
So here she is, think we did a good job for $60!
I loved my retro couch to pieces, but when your heavily pregnant and looking toward a future of being a couch bound stay at home cow then priorities change. The retro couch was particularly uncomfy, and our new corner couch... A.MA.ZING!
You like? Yes, Yes you do...
What's that beautiful ottoman/coffee tabley business in the middle?
WELL, good story... it didn't come with the couch.... it came from a run down second hand store which may as well have been free in its original life as it looked like this:
So i stripped its horrid 70's clothes off
And made a new upholstered cover for it from the same material we got the couch made in.
I then fossicked in my collection of wood all stored for a rainy day. I had a stash of walnut perfect for a nice solid wood inset table top to replace the horrid veneered original pictured above. So off Gaz went to work with the wood to convince some poor work mate to machine it up and laminate it ready for our ottoman. He did an awesome job and good old mates rates only cost $20! Gaz then spray finished it with a million coats of marine grade matt poly which look awesome and will last forever!
So here she is, think we did a good job for $60!
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Playing with jewelry..
Child slept today so i got some design time. Whoop!
Here are two pendants in progress, made from old house renovation remnants.
Design: 'Plain trave'
Design: 'Old flakey trave'
Here are two pendants in progress, made from old house renovation remnants.
Design: 'Plain trave'
Design: 'Old flakey trave'
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