This week we look at how families have changed in terms of their homes, decor and just general lifestyle. We’d love to hear your experiences. Send us your pages by next Wednesday 13th October to [email protected].
When it comes to the travel lifestyle, Danielle noticed a big difference between the travel her parents did to come to Australia as children and modern travel. In the sixties, it was still mainly by ship and the journey from England took about six weeks. Her mum remembers attending school on board the ship, as she made the trip three times in the mid to late sixties (at the ages of 5 and 8 years old).
When Danielle visited the English hometowns of her parents in 2005, travel was of course by long-haul flight and air travel is a regular occurence in her life. Danielle herself was 16 when she went on her first flight, whereas each of her children has flown within their first year of life. So the contrast between the sixties, the nineties and recent years is really quite noticeable!
While the page focuses on her parents’ journeys to Australia, simply dwelling on the topic of travel over time recalls all these other stories to mind. Within the travel theme, Danielle has made thorough use of October Afternoon’s Boarding Pass range on this layout, focussing in particular on the chipboard ship embellishment and world map background paper.
Iris still sees much of her Filipino Heritage present today even in the interiors of her home, the local hotels, and the favorite holiday destinations. The facade may be modern with clean lines but there will always be one or two classic pieces like a capiz or shell frame maybe, or bricks lining the walls.
For this layout, Iris chose to use the Sunshine Broadcast line of Sassafras Lass because like most Filipino homes and decor, it is classic, subtle, and warm.
