A Brisbane Talent

It's no secret that at www.shimi.com.au we love to tell you about our latest finds and we focus on handmade and local designed accessories.

These are my new favourite thing!  I love these earrings, not only for their design and bright colours, but also because they are so light weight.

I bought a couple of pairs from a market stall a few years ago and have been searching for a similar design ever since.  I have to put a stop to wear danglies for a few months as my 5 month old son is at the stage of grabbing my earrings and hair, but Mary Grace Jewellery is on my favourite list for a little present to myself!!  What do you think?

Happy Shopping

Jen and Row

www.shimi.com.au

Bold Colours

You probably only have a few more weeks to wear scarves comfortable (if you live in Queensland anyway) so why not go out with a bang.

I found these two great DIY scarves in great bold colours.  Great with jeans and a white or black shirt.

This one is from www.theDIYdish.com

This great scarf is made from old t-shirts.

Scarves are like jewellery, they are that little added touch that make an outfit ping.  For winter while we all seem to live in black, adding some colour will make you stand out from the crowd.  I love block, bold colours in small proportions.  Here are a few of my favourites.

Our beautiful Fuschia iPhone cover

The cute rings add just a little bit of colour.

Such a pretty blue

For the really bold

But if you don't do the all black - these looks are fantastic.

Jen and Row

www.shimi.com.au

iPad Cases

It's my birthday in a few days.  35.  I am not big on birthdays for myself anymore, I prefer to just ignore them, however it is always very special when my little ones bring me breakfast in bed.

However I am hoping to receive an iPad for my birthday ....

And one of these will be my presents to myself.

iPad Covers from Ambette

Happy Shopping

Jen and Row
www.shimi.com.au

Choose your Hard

I LOVE this....

It's right - it's all hard, it is just our choice which hard we want to take.

It's like anything.  Take our business.  It is hard to maintain enthusiasm for a new business because it is really hard work slogging away but I love what I do.

But it was harder for me to go to a job everyday that I hated, that I had NO enthusiasm for.

Sometimes it seems easier not to change, not to make a different choice.

But imagine if you did make the choice.....

What changes am I going to make....

I am going to get fit and lose the last 5 kilos that are hanging around. 

I am going to get back to recycle clothing.  I love buying op shop clothes and tweaking them - so much fun, it's creative and it's original.  It is hard to find the time, so hard, but I will.

I will choose to keep my handbag clean and free from chocolate chip cookies.

And I will choose to be happy as much as possible and see the sunlight in everything!

Jen 

www.shimi.com.au

The Great Poo Disaster

What a night.  I just spent the last half hour bleaching our toilet walls, floor and toilet itself after my 4 year old seemed to have a poo explosion.  It was everywhere.  I didn't even attempt to wash his undies - straight in the bin they went.

I absolutely LOVE being a mum, and I say that not in a preachy way, I have my bad days like everyone, and if I have to play Toy Story Snakes and Ladders one more time I think I may have a tiny aneurysm, but for me it is my JOB that doesn't feel like a job.  I used to loathe getting up in the morning to go to work and wished for the day that I had a job I loved, and I now have it.  (I just want to stress though that I am not pretending to be a super mum or that every moment is like a cheesy 60s sitcom, motherhood just fits for me).  However tonight was not one of my favourite moments.

It was gross and heartbreaking.  My little one came running out to me (leaving a lovely trail of poo) hysterical because he had not only not made it to the toilet but somehow got it everywhere and tried to clean it up.   If he wasn't covered in poo I would have given him a massive hug.  Instead husband put him in the shower while I set to work.  But it made me think, as a mother, we automatically see the vulnerability in our children.

This is me and my gorgeous 5 month old

I am sure I will have the privilege of cleaning many more poo, vomit and wee incidence.  But I think the fun times far out way the disgusting times.  And I have so much ammunition for when they are teenagers.  MWAHAHAHAHA

Jen

www.shimi.com.au

Red Hearts

We have just introduced a fabulous new designer to Shimi.  Studio Leanne makes gorgeous ceramic rings and this one is my favourite:

I HEART

Great combination - red shoes and hearts.

Love this artwork - so original and cute.

And how gorgeous is this card.

Jen and Row

www.shimi.com.au

Love This

Found this on Pinterest - Love This.

Jen and Row

www.shimi.com.au