The finished effect!

Pastor Ben is adding some finishing touches. :-)

Moving back in.......

View from the platform(above)

This is the view from the back as you walk in off the street.

Our church sanctuary is finally finished, so I thought I'd post some "after" photos of it. I think it looks beautiful now. :-)

A bit of blue sneaks in...

Usually I'm not a blue person. My favourite colour is pink, obviously. :-) But when I found this cute teacup trio with light blue rims at a thrift store, I really liked it. And since it has pink roses, it will still go with the rest of my china collection.

I made the little lavender sachet out of a pretty fabric with a pale blue background and pink flowers. It will help our closet smell good. Hopefully. :-)

Peter Rabbit party. :-)

Nathanael's second birthday is on the 28th of this month. I can't believe he will be 2 already! He still seems like a baby to me. Haha

I am planning on having a "Peter Rabbit" party for him on the 30th(a Saturday). I just finished putting the stickers on the invitations, and I think they look pretty cute. Thank you to my friend, Melissa, for doing the printing for me. :-)

For the cake, I am thinking of just a plainish cake to start with, and then I will add some of Nathanael's Beatrix Potter figurines for a topper. And then, of course, he has lots of Peter Rabbit things in his room to decorate with. I'm very fond of Beatrix Potter things of late. Hehe

I'll be sure and post some photos after the party. :-)

Lace Around the House

Beautiful vintage lace from eBay now edges the shelf in my dresser, which is full of vintage teacups and a pretty newer tea set.

This lovely runner came from a shop in Brisbane called Canterbury Lace. It looks so beautiful on our TV cabinet. :-)

I just put these lace curtains up at our formal living room window, and at the window in the sewing/reading room which adjoins the living room. They have roses on them (of course) but you can't see that very well in the photos.

I think the lace makes the room feel even more romantic and Victorian. :-)

Church Makeover! :-)

Left to right: Dan, Lloyd, Melissa, Nathanael and Pastor Ben

Last night we started on the big transformation of our church's interior. My friend, Melissa posted about this project today, too. Haha So for more info, have a look at her post. :-)

First of all is the painting, which is now underway. The ceiling is a dark brown, the tops of the walls are going to be a colour called Ecru, and the bottom part of the walls a colour called Watsonia White. Ben put me in charge of the colour scheme, so I hope it ends up looking good. :-)

The windows will have new wood look blinds and lace valances, which I will pick out soon. But the crowning glory will be new carpet at last! The old, stained orange stuff has been an eye sore far too long. Haha I think the new look in our church building will show people how much we care about the Lord's House, which is very important.

A Lovely Package :-)

Today a really lovely little package came in the mail for me from Candy at A Pretty Home. As well as the beautiful pillow case I was expecting, she also sent some pretty pieces of fabric which I'm sure will come in handy very soon for some of my projects. Thanks, Candy, for all the lovely little things and for your sweet note. :-)

Baby Bunnies!

Yesterday we went to our friends' home to see their adorable new baby bunnies. As soon as they are weaned, 2 of them are coming home with us. :-) We ( Nathanael and I) spent a lot of time with them in their little pen, and they seemed to love me. Even the mommy bunny approved of us. hehe

As you can see, Sarah(the cute blonde haired girl) is very proud of her little brood. :-)

So here are a few pics we took. The bunnies are just so cute!