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Four

I thought  there was no better time than today to share one of my favourite paintings. My dad painted this picture in memory of our cheekiest nutcase of a cat, Colonel. It would have been his fourth birthday today. It’s not a very big painting, but since my dad used a toothpick to paint it, the detail and resemblance to Colonel and his character is uncanny and a perfect reminder of the little ball of crazy we once had the pleasure of living with. 

As you may have guessed, Colonel’s story doesn’t end well. This time last year I wrote about him and the warning signs of feline leukemia which you can check out here if you’d like. 

He was one sassy kitten, and we’ll always remember him with a smile and an almost impossible story.

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DIY Friday – faux lucite tray

I’ve been contemplating jumping on the bandwagon that is regular weekly posts. My brain juices concluded – what better way to kick off the weekend than a bit of DIY love. Thus began ‘DIY Friday’. And this weeks DIY couldn’t be simpler.

This whole lucite craze got me cray, and I decided I needed a quick fix. For Easter I purchased a tray of Ferrero Rocher and I knew the tray would be perfect for a little project. And I mean painfully little. Here is what I came up with … 

What you’ll need – an empty Ferrero Rocher tray, a piece of paper, fabric or cloth to your liking to fit said tray, a pencil, scissors {or paper cutter as pictured – not necessary}, and double-sided tape {optional}. 

Step 1 – eat chocolates. Step 2 – use the Ferrero Rocher cardboard insert to trace onto your paper / fabric / cloth. With your paper cutter or scissors, cut out your new tray liner.




Step 3 – snugly add your paper / fabric / cloth. You can choose to add a bit of double-sided tape to the corners at this point. It is not necessary and be aware it’ll be tricky to remove so you’ll need a bit of hormone-induced rage to remove it. Step 4 – accessorize your tray how you see fit. Or if you have anyone monitoring you, accessorize however they see fit {Holly will know what I’m talking about}.

And there you have it. A cheap and cheerful DIY to {hopefully} get your creative juices going for the weekend ahead. If hitting a nightclub is more your scene this evening, I’m afraid a faux lucite tray DIY will be of no use to you.
Happy Friday folks! Peace out. xx A
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An evening at the Morrison

This weeks highlight would have to be my second blogger meetup. Emily, Julie, Rincy and I were invited to The Morrison Hotel in the Dublin city center for some spoiling. We were given a tour of the newly revamped hotel which reopened on February 1st, after an impressive 11 week face-lift throughout the entire hotel. 
Redone in a calm and uplifting palette with highlights in some of my favourite plummy hues … 

A big thank you to Susan for giving us the tour and for being such great company. 
We were waited on hand and foot for the rest of the evening in the Quay 14 bar and were treated to some delectable cocktails and scrumptious finger food {including deep fried olives – sounds a bit iffy, but they were to die for}. I tell you, I could get used to this.
xx A