My Fingers Are Itching.....

Yes you read the title correct.... my fingers are itching (and no i didn't catch anything from my recent trip to India - more to come on that trip later)

The reason for the finger itch is my creative juices are flowing and i feel the need to turn my attention to something. After looking through some of the gorgeous projects my fellow bloggers have completed of late i feel the need to join them. 

Check these cute and inspiring projects....

Buckets Of Burlap's "Nest Box" Shelving

I just fell in love with ths - it's old nesting boxes used as a display shelf... who would of thought!

Buckets of Burlap's Blog is chocka block full of great photo's and plenty of inspiration!

Rosebud & Bluebell's Ruffled Valance

This talented lady is from Melbourne and she whipped this cute ruffled valance for her kitchen from a canvas drop cloth from Bunnings!.

LOVE the french detail in the corner!

Karla At Home - Slip Cover Project

This project really made me ready to dive in and whip up the Slipcover for our wingback chairs... still deciding though whether to re-upholster versus making a slipcover.

Vintage By Lou Lou - Check her gorgeous shop out.....

 You must check this online shope out.... it's full of the most precious items - vintage and the like!

Louisa is based in Ipswich, Australia! Yup aussie aussie aussie!! She also writes a blog full of great pictures and inspirations!

Yes i fingers are still itching after this post..... best go finish the million's of half finished projects before starting anymore!!

Back In Action

Hello Everyone..... I am back after a long 2 weeks away in India. I will write a post a bit later on my adventures in India but i will show you a few pictures of what we experienced on our trip!

Beautiful Children

Amazing Sunsets

UNREAL food! I miss my daily curry!

People who are happy yet have nothing!

A bit of exciting news I would like to share with you is the recent feature of my Kitchen Makeover on the DIY Show Off. I have been emailing dear Roeshel from the DIY Show Off for a few weeks organising a time and shooting off pictures of the kitchen to show on the post. I feel honoured to have been featured on such a great Blog. 

Roeshel and her husband bought an old farmhouse in 2007 to renovate, and what a gorgeous job they have done on doing it up. Check out there FARMHOUSE TOUR HERE . It's a BIG drool worthy tour that has inspired me to continue renovations at the Whimsical Wife house!

Mudroom Makeover

Dining Room Makeover

Main Bedroom Makeover (So jelous of chandelier)

Lounge Room Makeover

You must go over and have a look at the site and  you will most definitely pick up some great DIY ideas and inspirations for your next project! I know i have! So a big thanks to Roeshel!

Indian Adventure.....

I thought i would give you a bit of notice that i will be going on a "blogiday" (Blog Holiday) for the next 2 weeks. So if you notice that i haven't posted anything you now know why!

You will never guess where i will be going..... INDIA! 

Yup that's what i said .... home of the Taj Mahal, curries, spices, sarie's and interesting smells!

Hope you give you a bit of a debrief when i return of the highlights of our trip!!!

Wish me luck! :-)

Herb Garden & Rustic Brick Path...... Part 2

So i finally have got around to finishing this post series of the rustic brick path that we completed. I have been a bit pre-occupied but I got round to taking some final photo's of the path to post!

Continuing on from the last post (Part 1)....

We started laying the bricks down in the circular pattern that i was inspired with. After finishing the circle design he continued to lay the bricks normally filling up the path. We reached a stage as i mention in my last post where we run out of bricks so it was about half completed. Thankfully we were able to find some more and finish it.

Here is the finished path and herb garden!

We love to sit out here once the sun has gone down and enjoy our dinner in the twilight! It's very refreshing after a hot day!

Or take advantage of the morning cool and enjoy a nice cuppa!

I love the circle design that we chose as it really adds a nice point of interest in this area!

We finished the inside of the circle pattern with brick off cuts creating a "rustic" feel to it!

We also kept some of the bricks in the path face up with the brick factory stamp on it.

The herb pot that we placed at the end of the path was so that there was something to walk to at the end. It was an old terracotta pot that we found laying around in the yard. I wanted it to have the old mossy look to it that it has now (it did not have that to start with). After a bit of research it was found that by brushing plain yogurt onto the pot and leaving it in a dark place for a few weeks, the mouldy, mossy look that we wanted was achieved!

Adding mulch to the herb garden really finished it off and helps keep the plants moist.

Our herbs have really taken off now that the warmer weather has hit. I love all the herbs we have chosen and try to use them regularly in everyday cooking.

We planted: basil, Thai basil, mustard greens, shallots, thyme, oregano, marjoram, chamomile, garlic chives, sage, tarragon, rosemary, parsley, mint, peppermint, pineapple sage, lemon verbena.

Each herb seems to have it's own unique flower such as the Garlic Chives and the Chamomile just to name a few. I love it when they all bloom... nearly feels like a flower garden!

A good place to chill is on the cute rustic wooden bench seat my husband created out of an old tree using a chainsaw (his favourite toy)!

Great place to sit back and relax and enjoy the garden!

Looking back towards the house shows our next big project.... a deck!! 

So the renovations continue!