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Rainbow in December

In early December I took the decision to close the business and would like to take this opportunity of thanking all my customers for their loyal support during 2012.  

I will continue to share my own interior design, decorating, gardening and organisational tips with you as I intend to keep this blog going.

Wishing you and your family a wonderful Christmas and New Year!

With love

Suzanne

Rainbow in November

Now that our client base is growing we've continued work for our regular customers.  Other one-off tasks have included: -

• Present at the Trinity Church Event, Gosforth
• Invoice processing for local building merchant
• Christmas cleaning for busy professional couple 
• Creating a Hollywood Boudoir
• Website design and implementation for local building company and a local therpaist > once completed we will share the link with you
• Oven cleaning in two family homes in Benton and Gosforth
• Brining a floral feature to a family living room, see Floral Christmas

I was also poorly with the horrible sickness bug but am determined to finish projects I've been working on and show some pictures soon!

A Floral Christmas

From plain walls to a floral feature; in just a few hours this living room was given a fresh coat of warm cream and a floral feature wall using a lovely warm design by Next Home.  All fresh and ready for Christmas.

Plain feature wall.... 

....soon became floral warmth

leading up the stairs

with fresh cream on other walls...

...brightening up the whole room

From Geordie Land to Hollywood

It's not all black and white

Whilst one young man leaves the nest of his family home his younger sister swaps bedrooms.  Changing the black walls to crisp white and removing the Newcastle United football team wallpaper for Hollywood glamour, this bedroom was transformed in 2 days.  

With beautiful glitzy glamorous locally made curtains, framing the window, to a matching throw the stage is now set for our customer to add her personal touches to her new boudoir.

Newcastle United is removed....

....as was the dark black wallpaper adorning other walls

with a blank canvass to work from

Hollywood glamour soon became the new feature wall

...a little hint of Marilyn...

...to Audrey...

...to famous scenes

...cowboy and general cinematic memorabilia...

...to the Director's chair...

floor length sparkle curtains and throw

the room is ready for the teenage touches...

we love how the sparkles on this fabric show up many colours...

...so, its not all black and white...Rainbow's are still present!

And look at the beautiful Rainbow flowers received for the work we did....

Rainbow in October

Week One

Healing hands of Reiki

• Gardening > various gardens in the North East in need of general tidying and maintenance, see feedback at Gardening Feedback
• Personal support to solicitors in Gateshead, Tyne & Wear
• Invoice processing for local building merchant

Week Two

• as Week One

Week Three

• General catch up with Lucia from L'Mamita > excited for the Christmas Family Fun Day on 10 November 2012
• Attendance at The Beacon for another Colleagues On Tap event.  Homeworker? you should try this out!
• Supporting a lovely lady in the organisation and planning of her grand-daughter's imminent Baptism

Week Four

• As Week One
• General monthly Spring (or Autumn!) cleaning in Low Fell and Penshaw
• Creation of sales book for local floor fitter providing support to Doors & Floors Direct, Blaydon
• Cancelling regular gardening work due to first snow fall on 27 October this year :(

Week Five

• Decorating of a lovely 3 bedroomed home (living room, dining room and teenage girl's bedroom)
• Attending first Reiki share meeting
• Regular cleaning at new customer in Darras Hall, Ponteland.

During the month of October I've also been busy on various projects and will bring blog updates once they are completed.  Not sure where the time is going!

A Rainbow Christmas

How would you like a hassle free Christmas? 

At Rainbow we can provide affordable and talented assistance to take away any stress of the planning and preparation. 

Quotes are based on an individual basis however the list below gives you an idea of our general pricing structure. 

Contact Suzanne on 07702 083 403, email rainbowmylife@hotmail.com or simply complete the form below and return for a free no-obligation quotation.

Rainbow Wrapping

Including the gift wrap, prices from 50p per gift rising to £2.50 or

a one off price of £10 per “Santa Sack”*

Decorating Delight

from £20 transform your room in a few hours with Christmas Tree presentation

and other decorations that you’d like hanging

New Year Blitz

packages from £25 to include tree and decoration dismantle and storage,

oven clean and general January clean

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I am interested in receiving further information on the Rainbow Christmas package.  I am particularly interested in (tick all that apply):-

Rainbow Wrapping ¨     Decorating Delight ¨  New Year Blitz ¨

Your name                                         Telephone No’                     

Which area in the North East do you live?                                        

Please send your form to 14 Denwick Avenue, Newcastle NE15 8SQ or if you would like an electronic version please email Suzanne at rainbowmylife@hotmail.com

Are you attending the Gosforth Trinity Church Event on 10 November 2012?

Please complete, return it to me at my stand on the 1^st floor (right hand corner of the room...see the Rainbow balloons) and if you proceed with an order I will provide 10% of any price quoted.  Suzanne x

* black bin liner full of toys/gifts – must be for same recipient and all presents will be wrapped in same gift wrapping

Christmas Family Fun - Saturday 10 November 2012

Fantastic Christmas Fair with Stalls from some of the North East’s best craft’s people. There is also loads to do for the kids, including face painting, pottery painting, demonstrations, choir singing and much more!

Come and meet Rainbow and receive a free goody bag and refer to the schedule below so you don't miss out. 

Upstairs Activities: All Day Shopping Bonanza & More!
10am: Christmas Stalls
10am: Professional Photography Studio by Shutterbugz (kids & family photography)

Downstairs Activities: Full Itinerary so you don't miss anything!
10am: Ceramic Paintinng with Polo Ceramico
10am: Della's Face Painting
10am: Aerobic Workout Taster
1030am: Performance in Main Church from Newcastle School for Boys
1020am: Toddler Sense taster session
11am: Music Bugs; a taster session for babies and toddlers
1130am: Baby Massage

12pm: Interactive singing and movement with Jo Jingles
12pm: Children's Crafts (making Christmas cards)
12pm: Performance from Church High School
1pm: Move and groove for babies and toddlers with Jittabugs
130pm: Messy Little Makers - messy play for little ones
130pm: Fashion Show from Just Kidding

2pm: Christmas fairy cake decorating
2pm: Baby yoga taster session
230pm: Tumble Tots for babies and toddlers
3pm: Bonjour Bebe; French for toddlers
3pm: Christmas Nativity

There will also be a range of lovely homemade food and drink during the day and even a visit from Santa...

Rainbow love these local businesses: -

Kids Like New - buying and selling nearly new kids stuff
Papercuts - craft workshops and all your card making accessories
Petits Poussins - making languages fun for little people

Rainbow in September

Week One

• Three oven cleans at a beautiful farm in Northumberland
• De-cluttering the shed in preparation for Winter
• Working in an office as Personal Assistant to senior management team (see Rainbow My Business)

Week Two

• "Holiday Harmony" package to a busy working couple off to an Italian Wedding! (see advertisement below for further information)
• Continuing Personal Assistant support
• Weeding and cutting hedges in a rural garden

Week Three

• Attending event arranged by Space on Tap at The Beacon Newcastle  If you're in the West End of Newcastle I'd highly recommend this cafe for lunch...I had homemade sausage and mash; delicious!
• Gardening make-over's at various homes in the Tyne & Wear area
• Bringing colour to a city centre patio area 

Week Four

• Holidaying on the Scottish border 

Week Five

• Spring Cleaning of three bedroomed home
• Reiki treatment resulting in my decision to learn the trade
• Offering secretarial support to local law firm
• Weekend in Yorkshire with girlfriends in a beautiful log cabin and outdoor hot tub to celebrate a friend's special birthday

During the month of September I've also been busy on various projects and will bring blog updates once they are completed.

Time to Decorate?

I am often amazed at how customers don't realise how long things can take when contemplating decorating.  

Here's a little "How To" to get you started: -

(a) removal of wallpaper - with a good steamer this usually takes in the region of 15 minutes per strip; taking that time scale walk around your room counting the number of strips and add another hour to the total (clearing up and general tidying). 

(b) painting a ceiling - using a roller on an extension, average sized room usually takes me around 45 minutes (includes preparation of paint, putting down dust sheets and cutting in to the walls)

(c) gloss painting the skirting boards and architrave (that's the bits around your door) - taking average sized room with 1 door way and if its white on white, around 1 hour.

(d) gloss painting a door (one side only)...remember, only paint one side of the door and leave the other side when you do the hallway.  If its a flat door I find these harder to do than the 6 panelled type.  Flat door - takes me 45 minutes to an hour (usually staggered as you need to do two coats).  Panelled door takes me 30 minutes to an hour depending on how many coats (usually 2-3).

(e) emulsion of walls - again, taking a standard sized room and a light colour (say we are working in white) it would take me around 2 to 4 hours.  However, if the colour you choose is dark then extend this by another 2 hours (cutting in - that's the bit between ceiling and wall and wall and skirting) can take time if you aren't familiar with it.  A good tip is to make sure you use a LARGE brush and load it with paint moving swiftly along the wall.  Practice on newspaper to get the technique.  

Counting up the time will then give you some idea how long it will take.

Remember to account for preparation, breaks and clearing up.  I usually give myself an hour preparation, a half hour break and an hour clearing up.

If you'd like me to prepare a "Room Plan" for you, I can do this for a one off cost of £25.  It will detail everything you need for a successful DIY project and ensure you won't waste time.

Contact Suzanne at rainbowmylife@hotmail.com or call 07702 083 403.