June DIY: A Quirky Kitchen Accessory

With just over a month until we move to our little cottage I've been looking out for unusual bits and pieces that will fit in. When I was staying at my Nanny and Grandad's in Fraserburgh earlier in the month I found this little spoon rack in a charity shop. It was a bit rickety but my Grandad helped sort that out with some nails then I decided to paint it with a pastel pink rose chalk paint. I ended up using it for my collection of cake forks with cute tea party themed tops. The cake topped ones are from Blond Amsterdam (the first time we stayed in Amsterdam our apartment was above one of their adorable shops and I couldn't resist buying some goodies to take home). These have been in a box hidden away for ages so it'll be nice to have them out on the wall even if it's a bit of an odd kitchen accessory! 

June Places: Fraserbugh

So it's been a while but that's because of all the new business launching and things that have been happening the last few months. I needed a chance to rethink and redesign the blog to fit in with the new JillyJilly brand and here it is! I hope you like the new look. Last week I stayed at my Nanny and Grandad's in Fraserbugh for a few days which was the first bit of proper time off I'd had since the website launch and it was the perfect chance to relax and have a little think about what needed to be done next (and note it all down in one of our illustrated notebooks of course!)

We had a lovely few days catching up including a little trip to the lighthouse museum for a quirky tour and cafe stop, I helped my Nanny with some interior design sketching ideas and did a bit of charity shopping where I found a wee upcycling project that my Grandad helped get underway. I'll be doing a separate blog post featuring it later on.

I'll be trying to post more regularly on the blog but have decided a set planned approach doesn't always work for me. That being said, I do plan on scheduling posts when I have more time so there will still be something to read at the very busy times!