queenstown, new zealand:

Firstly, I've gotta say, it feels so good to be back posting on international travel! Woo! There'll hopefully be a bit more of that this year. We're currently both working out our travel plans for the year, which is super exciting.

So we just back from a fabulous break in New Zealand, where we visited Andy's family for Christmas and managed to squeeze in a little bit of sightseeing. This was my ninth visit to NZ, and I've got to say, New Zealand just gets better and better with every visit (and the first visit is pretty mind-blowing!). We started our trip in Queenstown, staying in Wanaka with family, before working our way down to Dunedin, where most of Andy's family are based.

Situated on Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown and it's surrounds are blessed with epic scenery. We spent a couple of days just hanging out and exploring, lunching at Amisfield Winery and enjoying the fact we were on holiday after a very busy year. Being a bit of travel planning tragic however, I made sure we saw as much as we could in those few days before Christmas!

Next: Fiordland and Milford Sound

lake wanaka

lake wanaka

lunch at amisfield winery

amisfield winery

lake wakatipu - heading towards glenorchy

glenorchy

these flowers were EVERYWHERE. so beautiful.

happy new year!

exploring milford sound

Happy New Year everyone! I trust you had a wonderful Christmas and lots of fun celebrating the start of 2013. 
We are back from New Zealand, where we had an amazing time hanging out with family and friends, and are both super excited for 2013! 
I took heaps and heaps of photos, and am currently working on getting some posts up within the next week - so do check back for that. Also, I'll be posting a little renovation project Andy and I worked on, which I'm super excited about to share with you! 

jervis bay:

So this will be my last post for the year. A couple of weekends ago, we drove down south (again) and stayed in Jervis Bay - probably one of my favourite spots ever. It is home to the whitest sand in the world and some very pretty beaches. If you're ever road tripping along the NSW coast, it's definitely worth a stop. I tried to feature a few more detail shots in this post, rather then the usual aqua blue water photos that have featured quite heavily recently. It's always nice to notice the details.

Also, in other exciting news, Andy and I are just about to jet off to New Zealand. Cannot wait. I am in desperate need of a good holiday. Once we get back there'll be lots and lots of photos from our trip and hopefully some of a little project we will be working on while over there! I'll also be instagramming a whole heap, so if you are on the insta, come follow me at @lineshapecolour.

And while I'm here, I just want to wish everyone a really happy and wonderful Christmas! Thank you for all the amazing comments, emails and for stopping by to have a look. I really appreciate it!

I'm really excited for 2013! Bring it on.

my man

near cave beach

chinamans beach

hyams beach

greenpatch

 

christmas 2012:

christmas pom-poms

Can you believe it'll be Christmas in two weeks?! Crazy! Feels just like a few months ago I was sharing my Christmas craftiness from last year. 
So Christmas will be pretty low-key at our place this year. Andy and I are heading to New Zealand to spend time with his family and celebrate Christmas, which is super exciting! I'm counting down the days 'til we're on that jet plane.
But I had to decorate a little and have taken a few photos of our Christmas branch (you may recall it from last year?) and a little garland I made from pine cones. Not super traditional, but way fun. 

the branch, leaning up against the wall

a pine cone garland, above the sideboard