Blouse Chest

I picked up this fabulous old blouse chest, very unloved and in need of some TLC. Ive given it a fresh coat of chalky white paint, painted the drawers pink instead of covering them in fabric as they used to and added some vintage looking handles. The edges have been given a bit of a rub for that true shabby vintage look that I adore. I really dont know where these are going to go but all I know is they are staying put for a bit.. hmmmm time to shift some furniture..

Have a nice day!

Ugly and old to charming..

Yukky green handles..eww

I picked up this ugly old dresser on saturday, my plan was to repaint it and get rid of the mirror and use it as a set of drawers. When I arrived to pick it up i found the old mirror had pretty bevilled edges and the mirror was also adjustable so you could tilt it upward slightly as well, its very solid too, ohh so heavy.
I sanded it back and gave it an undercoat, then a coat of pink and lastly a top coat or two.. The corners have been rubbed back to bare wood with just a touch of pink peeping through, and last but not least "blingy handles".

Wonder if hubby will even notice its presence, probably not, things come and go quite quickly around here.lol

Apart from a visit from one of my fellow pink adoring friends for a quick cuppa ( ha ha yes Deb, Im talking about you!) Ive done nothing but paint and sew all weekend, its been a very productive weekend. Now I have to clean and tidy the house before everyone gets home so it looks like I've actually done something..lol

Have a nice day!

Pretty ruffled quilt

I had a quiet weekend this weekend, hubby took my boys camping so I had the house to myself, no cooking, no cleaning, just me my paintbrush and my sewing machine.

I think the grey clouds and rain inspired the making of this quilt. Lots of pinks and roses, it turned out beautifully, toot toot, blowing my own horn..lol I just love raggy ruffled quilts, I must say though I dont like all the snipping, it gives me ouchy scissor fingers..

Orders taken for any size any color...

Ohhh my sparkly award

Thanks to the lovely Shannon from Paint mine Pink for my Sparkly award which I ever so graciously accept, your a sweet gal.

I would like to pass this award on to Peta from Pretty in Pink , Laurie and Barbara from Southern Lady's Vintage just for being truly great girls with such humour and charm !!

oh so cute..

I found these adorable little sparkly birds today in one of my fave shops, oh I wish they had more I would have bought them all ! Pink ones would have been perfect. I have no idea where they are going to live but i will find them a home ..

Yet another lamp

Oh, everyone is going to be sick of seeing lamps..lol

I have a real lamp fetish going on at the moment, Im sure it wont last forever though, then again im not so sure. This is my latest, I am quite obsessed with this fabric at the moment with its pretty pink roses and raspberry background..

Cath Kidston lamp

I finished this pretty lamp last night whilst watching "Medium" . I just love the shape of the shade. Im not usually a blue girl but these two Cath Kidston fabrics were irresistable. I have soooo many shades on the go at the moment. My fingers are sore from all the stitching..ouch!

Anyway its a lovely day, the sun is shining, the houseworks all done so Im off to ride my horse.

FRIENDS

Look at all my pressies!!

Is this the sweetest gift ever, a gorgeous charm with a piccy of my sweet boys on their first day at school..

PS..Sneaky Julles tricked me into sending her this pic!!

Well what a day! I have just got home from the doctors after taking Jake who is now sleeping restlessly on the couch with a hell of an earache, poor little man...Middle ear infection..

Whilst out I dropped in to the post office to get my mail and to my great surprise and delight there was a parcel for me, nope not ebay I thought, hmmm what could it be... Inside the box were 2 beautiful cards, one from Shannon and the other from Jullie..There were also many gift wrapped parcels...ohhh the excitement! Each parcel had a different letter from the word FRIEND...Ohh you gals are naughty and oh so thoughtful!!

There was even a little barrel of Monkeys each for my boys!

What a lucky girl I am to have friends like these, and that goes for all the lovelies at the PC , your all gems ( with exquisite taste..lol)!

They did all this because my Secret Santa ran of with a Tussie..lol

But wait theres more

The best faux cupcakes around are made by Shannon!








Oh and a pretty cup, hmm who told you about my fetish for coffee cups..

Ohh look a C for Cherrie goes perfectly in my sewing room!




So a very big Thankyou to you two lovely, talented, thoughtful friends!

Its the little things..

Theres nothing quite like the smell of fresh coffee in the morning (or afternoon or evening for that matter. lol). I had a late night stitching up a new creation last night and the sight of this cuppa this morning was as pretty as a picture. mmmmm I love my coffee machine.

I also use Fairtrade Organic coffee beans and Organic milk, that way I can convince myself that 12 cups a day is actually good for me..

Shabby Princess lamp

I have just finished this pretty lamp. Pink polkadots and my favourite Ashwell fabric " Rosalie Roses". This is one of my faves so far.. I love stitching these up while I'm watching the telly at night, its very relaxing, until I prick my finger of course!

Available on my website.

My Girls Haircut..

We had the mobile hairdresser here today, my girls being very high maintenance, not only did they get a new hairstyle but they even got a brazillian !



" Oh thats better!! Those curls made you look fat.."

My antique drawers

Another ebay find, repainted in white, pretty glass handles added.

Oh thats much better..

Mums Cherub lamp.

I stumbled across these pics of the lamp I made for mums birthday last year. The gorgeous vintage cherub base was an eBay find, the shade , well I cant remember where that came from ( I have a closet full..lol). The black and gold fabric was from the USA..
It took me hours to hand stitch the fabric to the frame, I like to do it the old fashioned way, I do use glue to attach the braid though.. It turned out beautifully.

From the Garden

Before we left on our holiday I managed to pick quite a few bags of plums from our 2 trees in the back paddock, lucky I did as by the time we returned home the birds had left the trees absolutely bare.. Anyway here is a pic of my homemade plum jam with their lids prettied up ..

My holidays

Well the buzz of Christmas is finally over and life is returning to normal. I had a great break with my family camping and fishing, even though the heat was searing. The river was 33 degrees on one day so you can imagine how hot it was on land. We caught and released lots of nice size cod and swam most of the day...Lovely.. Thought I'd add this pretty pic of the river..

My Shabby Pink Christmas Pressie

Silver bells, chandelier drops, pink ribbons,so pretty

Gorgeous !!!

Oh and did I mention a sleigh full of choccies, yumm!

Well, what can I say..Im sooo lucky..



My lovely mother-in-law came over last night with this beautiful Christmas surprise she made especially for me, I absolutely love love love it! What an amazing job she has done.

My very own pink Reindeer dripping with bling and pink ribbons, what a divine Chrissy present. Hes been airbrushed with the prettiest pink, and decorated fabulously. I'm totally thrilled with him...!!

I don't think I will be able to pack him away once Christmas is finished, he is just much too pretty to live in a cardboard box..

I would also like to add, if there is anyone interested in owning one of these gorgeous Reindeer and sleigh masterpieces orders for next year are welcome.. He has been beautifully airbrushed and can be done in an assortment of colors....