A New Bandit: Owl

I've created a new bandit. Do you have an ideas or suggestions of what animal I should try next? 

Owl Trophy Head (Wall Art) on Etsy

Cotton On Room Range

Cotton On have just released a new range of bedding and homeware stuff. Technically it's for kids, but I think it's rad, and they have bed linen up to Queen size so I'll just ignore that it is supposed to be for kids. Have a look at some of my favourite items below. I'm looking forward to seeing other home ranges Cotton On releases in the future.

Cotton On Room Range

Instagram Picks

Here's some more of my Instagram favourites from the past little while (all from my account).

Clockwise from top left:

1. Hunua Falls on the outskirts of Auckland

2. Awesome property down the end of a 'service lane' in Ruakaka. I was staying at a friends bach next door.

3. Kiwi musician Luke Thompson performing at 'GAPS', Privately owned Grading and Packing Shed where a couple of intimate (max 50 seats) shows have been held. Love seeing the exposed rafters.

4. Crazy ground level fog Andrew and I saw on our Milford Sounds Tour (from our Queenstown Honeymoon). This was seen on the bus ride to Milford Sounds from QT.
5. A pair of my favourite socks from Vanishing Elephant. Perfect for Autumn and Winter.
6. This shot was taken part way through the Tongariro Crossing (Ruapehu). Has some amazing views, would definitely recommend if you are at least moderately fit.

Freebie: 'Grateful' Wallpaper

I've put together this wallpaper that you can download for your devices so we can be reminded to be grateful for all that we have. Click on the links below for your size.

iPhone 4/4s - iPhone 5/5s/5c - Desktop (1280x800)

Designers; if you're wondering where the mac and iphone templates are from check out Pixeden for a huge range of free and premium resources.

Illustrator: Clint Reid

I thought I'd share one of my favourite illustrators with you all. Clint Reid has a really distinctive style and comes up with some really interesting images. All of these images were from his Behance page and you can find out more about him and his work at tillmanproject.com.

Pinterest Picks: Workspace

This year I plan to set up a little workspace in our little house so here are some images I have found as inspiration:

1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 

In the first three images, I love the different ways of displaying inspiration above the desk; the pegboard, wire frame and wooden board. The 4th image shows the trestle style desk I would like to have (this one is from NZ's Company). The 5th and 6th photos show some cool options for storage, I like the majority neutral colours with subtle use of others.

DIY Vinyl Tree Decals

Last week I shared these tree decals on my pinterest wishlist, and later saw some DIY tutorials of people using blackboard vinyl stickers to make their own decals. I decided to give it a go with some blackboard sticker I had leftover from a project ages ago.

1. Bedroom before.
2. I made a template and used this to draw tree onto the sticker.
3. I spent ages cutting them all out.
4. I used tape to arrange them on the wall. These also doubled as markers for where each tree went while I was peeling off the backing paper. I stuck each tree onto some fabric and then pulled it off to make it slightly less tacky so they come off when they need to be removed.
5/6. Bedroom after.

I made 36 decals to cover this space, it used around 60x40cm of blackboard sticker. It probably took a couple of hours all up; the tracing, cutting, arranging and sticking. I'd also read up on how removable the stickers were first, and did a test in a hidden patch of wall in the wardrobe which lifted off really easily.