Sep 25, 2016 | Browse and chat, That Creative blog
While on holidays travelling from Budapest, Munich, Zurich and Paris I took plenty of happy snaps of the street art along the way. Separate from the bustle of medieval buildings and renaissance sculptures lies the modern casual decor found in most cities around the...
May 11, 2014 | Browse and chat, Creative inspiration, That Creative blog
All photos by Dina Goebel ©2014 What a lovely Mothers Day this weekend! It started Saturday with a new sewing machine from Ray to replace mine which was 30 years old and always losing its tension. Then a beautiful bunch of flowers and stuffed Maaathers Day sheep...
Mar 29, 2014 | Browse and chat, That Creative blog
What had started about a post on mosaics morphed into a second post about my own artistic journey. My innate artistic preference became visible early in high school when I developed a fascination with pointillism. Not the Seurat or impressionist style of blobs of...
Mar 1, 2014 | Browse and chat, Our Mid-century modern home, That Creative blog
I love collecting arty bits and pieces .. well within my limited budget that is. I also enjoy renovating and landscaping our mid-century home with Ray. Over the past few weeks we have added a few bits to everything … renovations, art collection and landscaping...
Nov 23, 2013 | Browse and chat, Renovate & Decorate, That Creative blog
Well $12000 later the house plans are near complete and soon to be submitted to council in the new year. I am not entirely sure if we really got value from the draftsman … we were allocated a lovely 20 year old straight from college, I did all the design and...
Sep 14, 2013 | Browse and chat, That Creative blog
I love browsing Etsy, just simply dipping into the ‘Editors Pick’ or the ‘What’s trending’ pages. There are so many creative ideas, talented artists, unique hand-made items … I am never short of being inspired! So here’s my...
Aug 31, 2013 | Browse and chat, Renovate & Decorate, That Creative blog
Finally the first stage of our house plans are under way. We have engaged a drafting company and the plans have been to and fro several times over the past month. It is far from complete but the footprint has been agreed .. we are definitely getting our long awaited...
Aug 3, 2013 | Browse and chat, That Creative blog
Today I am in beautiful downtown Brisbane having travelled for work. Being a Brisbane girl I still love it’s sub tropical climate and the outdoor environment the city is renowned for. So today I am experimenting with my modern mobile toys, my new HTC smart phone...
Jul 27, 2013 | Browse and chat, That Creative blog
After a big week at work, morning driveway cleaning and garden weeding, I have just melted into my seat with not much on the creative agenda. I did however buy some coloured manga pens this week as I have been enjoying doodling with the various thickness of black pens...
Jul 20, 2013 | Browse and chat, Our Mid-century modern home, Renovate & Decorate, That Creative blog
This morning I had the 1am waking moment and didn’t fall back to sleep, so why not browse for 30 minutes until my eyes droop again. Having been in Sydney for work during the week it was a quiet moment to look through some of the blogs I subscribe to including...
Jun 22, 2013 | Browse and chat, Renovate & Decorate, That Creative blog
I think a home office is a very personal space. It’s an opportunity to create an environment which motivates yet relaxes and harmonises you to produce your very best. Well that’s my theory and I’m sticking to it. This house’s selling point for...
Jun 8, 2013 | Browse and chat, That Creative blog
What happens when Russian heritage meets Welsh heritage? You get pea and ham soup with flavour! Watery beetroot and cabbage borscht soup just doesn’t work for Ray, and the bland English Pea and Ham soup is tasteless to me. So I created my own recipe after...