All Things Arty

My Weekend Project

Everybody knows that the best time to get anything done is when you’re trying to procrastinate doing something else, right? So that’s how this project got started. I had told myself I’d dedicate my weekend to getting through a bunch of laundry and sorting out old clothes that needed to be donated or sold. Of [...]

More On My Chalkboard Obsession

I’d been going on about a giant chalkboard calendar for my home for the better half of a year, so for Christmas my husband decided to make my wish come true and together we created this awesome purple masterpiece. It is so handy and each person that’s seen it has paid it compliment. I think [...]

New Year New Look

I’ve been wanting a new look for this blog for a while now, so with my husband being on holiday we decided to tackle a redesign. It’s likely things could change again throughout the year as I work on my ‘to do’ list but for now this new look is giving me renewed enthusiasm to write for [...]

Half An Hour to DIY – Recovered Lampshade

Earlier today I posted this on my Facebook status: The problem I have, is that with my youngest child now growing up and being more independent I sit around looking at things for my home and come up with random ways to change them. It’s probably a good thing we don’t have a tonne of [...]

Now You Can Look

It’s another fun filled weekend here at the Kinloch residence – well, for kids at least. As one of the two adults that will be present while 7 kids take over till tomorrow, I’m not exactly the most excited person in the world but a parent’s got to do what a parent’s got to do. [...]

My Best Friends Wedding

We all have those special people in our lives; who even though as time goes on and you go your separate ways, you always remember them as your close friend and will never forget the great moments they brought to your life. Well today’s post is about my childhood BFF. Her name is Anna and [...]

So Umm… I Won Something

I entered a competition held by Spotlight and somehow I managed to be one of the winners! I was a bit slow on the uptake to learn that I had won something and when I did learn I had won, I actually had no idea what exactly it was that I’d won. Fast forward to [...]

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Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself...

My name is Chavah. They say for a relationship to work you need a dreamer and a realist. I am the dreamer. My dreams are what I MAKE my reality. I am passionately curious, sometimes awkward and I have a somewhat ridiculous but infectious laugh. I live in the deep south of New Zealand, married to my realist husband. I need him, he keeps it real... like realists do. I spend my days raising four out-going children, it's as exhausting as one would imagine. Currently I live and breathe transforming my body into a powerful weapon. It's my new found love, so if you need me - find me at the gym. Actually don't, I dislike talking while I'm training. I've been described as eccentric, I quite like that. The definition of eccentric is 'deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice'; that sounds about right. I'm the crazy creative type, well actually I'm not that crazy. I know exactly what's up but I am creative. I'm an Artist that's exhibited extensively throughout NZ and sold pieces internationally but right now I'm busy raising children so instead my creative tendencies have been refocused on up-cycling furniture, redecorating my home, event planning and writing.

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