Recovering old chairs Part 1

So Tama and a whole lot of helpers and trades people have been building and doing up the work space over at epic. It has been quite a long process....as in all this year but the results are fantastic. 

How many of you have ever done up an old house and then tried to make it into office space???? Not quite as easy as we first thought... ok so not quite as easy as I first thought. Tama said he knew it would come with complications.

As epic were doing it on a budget they couldn't afford to do it all...like re piling. So in places if you put a ball on the ground it just rolls right to the other side of the room ha ha. I should pop some before after pics up, they really have done a fab job. 

They also have built two new office spaces which is just great and look super flash but totally tie into the existing building which is great.

Due to the lack of funds I decided to save a bit of $$$ and re do some old chairs. The frames were sweet as so all they needed was re covering. 

It was a bit more complex than a first thought, isn't it always, but the end result is fab, i love them :) At the moment we have no camera!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! apart from tamas iphone so i will only put up the 'before' pics and then pop the others up later in the week. 

As you can see from the pics the arms and legs are in great condition but the terrible red faded ripped covers not so much. There were four chairs in total so not too much to do.

Stay tuned for the big reveal (ha ha love that cheesy statement)

Instagram in Thailand

Thought i would pop on some pics of Tamas time in Thailand. It was such a great experience for him and the rest of the team. A whole different country and investing into a village.

Don't ya just love instagram!!!

This is one of the kids with the softies our Youth designed and made at easterfest.

Koro Tama

Well Tama has become a Koro (granddad) for the first time!!! kind of.... One of the boys he has worked with for the last 6 years has had a wee baby girl. It's very cool.

So I decided a quilt was on the cards!!!! I made another rag quilt. I really love how quickly these babies come together. By babies i mean the quilt not the actual baby :) I had already cut the fabric out a couple of weeks before so all I had to do was sew it up.

It only took a few hours and I am really pleased with the results. This time i decided to do the same fabric on the back. But... since it is pink and white stripes I alternated each square so one way the stripes go up and down and the next across.

I also sewed a new duvet cover today!!!! will have to wait for the pics tho :)

The back of the quilt

Minikin love

Are these not the cutest minikins you have ever seen??? Well these are actually the first minikins i have seen :) My sister is a bit of a wizz at gardening and this is part of her harvest. So cute i just had to take a pic.

OWLS!!!!!!!

So it was my birthday the other day and i got the best owl from my friend rebekah. I LOVE owls and it was just the best pressie :)

Tama has made us a new bed and new bedside cabinets and when it is all finished i will pop up some pics but my new owl looks so great next to my bed.

Isn't it great when someone knows you really well and gets it just right when giving gifts.

2 MORE GOLDS!!!!!!!!!!!!

No words needed the pictures say it all

Bringing home the gold baby!!!

So in our house at the moment it's Olympics fever!!!!!!!!!! anyone else like that? I have visions of what could have been if I had carried on with my running and jumping, perhaps an unrealistic dream but you never know ;) I am just so proud when I see all these athletes giving it their all. Makes me so stoked to be a KIWI.

Can't wait for tonight for the rest of the rowing and Nick Willis in the 1500. 

And didn't our boys do well last night!!! whoop whoop.