Goodbye old friend..

Today we lost a special much loved family member, our dog Beau, 15 years young, he will be greatly missed by us all. The most beautiful loving, gentle giant.
XXX RIP old friend.

Lotus Flowers

These are so pretty I just had to share them.
We bought a beautiful Lotus plant a couple of years ago and popped it in out Dam, it has spread like wildfire and looks so lovely when in flower with its enormous pale pink flowers and big leaves which the frogs call home. The sound outside in summer is amazing, all different frog voices singing and croaking. My goats also like to nibble on the ones that grow close to the edge. My boys were swimming yesterday in the searing Melbourne heat and I asked them to swim out and pluck a few for me. Here they are..
Have a nice day!

Craft & Stitches show

I went to the Melbourne Craft & Stitches show yesterday with my lovely artist friend Anna.
So many pretty fabrics, and I was so strong and didn't buy even a scrap...lol For those of you who have seen my stash and heard me say a bazillion times "I'm not buying anymore fabric, I have too much" well I was actually true to my word...Oh it was difficult though.
So many gorgeous quilts and bags to see, really beautiful things made by very talented ladies. I wish I had remembered to take some pics but I was so mesmerised by all the goodies I forgot.
I bought some pretty pearl trim for my lamps, some sparkly beads for I have no idea what, some pretty applique pictures for my cushions and quilts, some buttons, bag handles and a shadow trapunto kit of a gorgeous fairy.. And of course this lovely pink bag..
A lovely day which inspired me to get sewing..Have a nice day!

Easter Swap !!!

Here are the beautiful pressies I recieved from my Easter Swap.
Inside this glorious pink box were some pretty pink bracelets, , a lovely photo album, a calendar filled with verses, lip balm, scented sachets, gorgeous handmade tags, cherries and some beautiful ornaments which I adore,a gorgeous pink Tussie Mussie filled Cath Kidston soap, some yummy choccie speckled eggs too. Sooo many things!! Too many to mention and all just lovely..

My boys will love their surprises too! We sure have been spoilt.. Thankyou so much Linda I love it all !! mwa mwa

XXXXX
Have a nice day!

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!