Showtime

Living in a country town, the local show weekend is something we always look forward to. Not that it's anything spectacular, but it's nice to get out and be part of the community. And now that William is that little bit older, I have to admit that I was quite excited about the fact that he might attempt his very first show rode this year!

We ended up having such a fun afternoon, catching up with some friends & letting the kids run wild. Watching all the horse events & the woodchopping.

And, of course, sideshow alley....

[caption id="attachment_37" align="alignnone" width="224"] Ready for some fun![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_40" align="alignnone" width="224"] Love a bit of Mickey[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_41" align="alignnone" width="224"] Taking it all in[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_42" align="alignnone" width="300"] Proud mummy moment - his first show ride![/caption]

Can't wait to see both the boys enjoy next year's show!

Do you attend your local show?

What's your favourite show ride??

Til next time,

Mel xx

Reinventing the Old

I have had this dresser since I was a little girl. It originally had a mirror on the top but when we found out that our second child was to be a boy, we removed the mirror & put it in on the wall of our new bedroom. The dresser now sits in Angus' room, housing all of his clothes & I have been itching to make it more boyish, but the thought of doing all of the prep work for the makeover just wasn't appealing to me.

That was until I discovered Chalk Paint. Not to be confused with Chalkboard Paint, it was given its name because of the chalky, matte finish it gives. So i jumped online at gracesgoodies.com.au to pick out a colour. There were SO many to chose from but I ended up with Greek Blue. It arrived within a few days and I was ready to go!

Now, the BEST ting about Chalk Paint is that there is NO PREP TIME required! None at all!! You just slap it on to whatever you like. It sticks to plastic, stone, concrete & metal AND you can also use it to paint walls & floors.

I took me about an hour to do the first coat at lunch time & I did the second coat that night. And it was done! TOO EASY.



First coat

[caption id="attachment_28" align="alignnone" width="300"] Second coat[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_29" align="alignnone" width="300"] Complete![/caption]

I LOVE IT! Can't wait to start my next Chalk Paint project!!

Til next time,
Mel xx