Coupure baby art

Coupure baby art  are the creators of these beautiful and unique personalised children's artwork, perfect for every child's room. A special piece to keep forever, these make a great present for newborns and their parents.  

There are several themes/designs to choose from for both boys and girls, you select the background colour that you prefer, then add your child's name and birth date.

I chose the Lucky Ladybird design for Sole, it is a perfect addition to her room.

x Tracey

lovely little things

Don't you ever see things on the internet..lovely little things..simple but nice? Then think to yourself..why didn't I think of that idea, or why aren't I so creative..I could make that..Well, maybe I could make it, but it wouldn't come out so nice.
Palomas nest is one of those sites.
Don't you agree? Sali

Creative recycling..beautiful home idea

We all try to recycle as much as we can. Other good options are a little DIY projects with recyclable items, everybody wins. I happened across this idea over at A Beautiful Mess and
I can't wait to do it myself, I just need one or two more bottles, and then off on a search for the paint! I will post the finished project as soon as I can..Enjoy! Sali


Before:


After:  how simple, easy and gorgeous is this? What a great idea for Mother's Day, for a friend, Grandmother, etc. Also you could do any color combinations to match the decor/interior of the home.

The laundry room

We have been in our new house for over 7 months now, but there are still some things not yet finished: like hanging our photos and putting up shelves for our books.

The laundry/mudroom has been the hardest room to organise.  Our laundry is just off of the den/play room (which we enter  from our garage), making it ideal to use also as a small mudroom. With three young children I spend a lot of time in the laundry,so I need it to be a neat space that fits in with the rest of the house.

Here are a few of my dream laundrys.

Here is some more inspiration on my pinterest board.

                  xTracey

a little bit of Juju!

So recently on the blogosphere I've seen these Juju hats( from Cameroon) everywhere in people's homes. I think I definitely need one. I like the idea of trying to make my own though. So here are a couple of links for DIY, and some sites to buy them ready made. Which color is your favorite?
 Sali

65 Cameroon Juju hats design ideas at houzz.com

DIY feather African Juju hat tutorial at vintage farm furniture

Check out my DIY African Juju hat knockoff here at songbird

Kronbali a family run company based in Bordeaux, France sell made to order Juju hats

Be inspired!

I always look forward to the latest collections from Zara Home and this campaign has me wishing that I could live inside these photos!! I had to share some of my favourite rooms with you, enjoy! 

   

                               

Follow this link to Zara Home to see all the whole collection in this campaign.

xTracey

Yay!!!

So here we are, finally. Two friends from opposite sides of the globe, both living in Italy, both Moms. Come along for the ride as we try to figure out this crazy thing called life(or as the Italians like to call it "la bella vita") ;) We'll be sharing tips and information about the expat life, recipes, travelling, fashion, and lots of things to do with kids. We hope you enjoy it! Tracey & Sali