Ta dah !!

Remember that ugly old desk pictured in my previous post that was ready for the junk pile? Well here she is all finished at last.

I love reviving old wooden furniture and giving it a new life, its always amazing seeing the end result.

I added new hinges, fixed the lovely old pigoen hole shelves that were falling apart , sanded the whole thing, applied many coats of paint, glued on the french moulds , rubbed it all back for that antique appeal and last but not least,a coat of clear sealer to make fingerprints easy to remove ..

I love how its turned out, now I just have to find somewhere to put it..Have a nice day!

Shopping

I set off this morning, I had to pick up a lovely old writing desk which I had purchased to revamp, I have wanted one for ages. Here it is, nowhere as bad as I thought it would be, it even has the original key, I cant wait to get started. Its in quite good condition underneath all the scratches so now i have to decide whether to paint it white or restore it to its original state.hhmmm.. Any thoughts??

I also popped into a few shops on my way home, I bought some more crystal decs for the tree, I love the cupcake one.. I had also been bursting to get PINK's new CD ( its great by the way, I love her!!).

Well Im off to turn the stereo up loud and get sanding

Have a nice day!

Jingle bells, jingle bells !!

Wow, hasn't the festive season snuck up quickly, the shopping centres are all ready laden with gorgeous decorations reminding us that its time to get into gear.. Time to start thinking about making the pudding and Christmas cake I guess.

I have recently bought myself an embroidery machine and I'm having an absolute blast making new creations. Here's a peek at a few of my recent pieces. The door hangers are filled with lavender and smell beeeutiful. Lots more to come, now back to sewing...............

Have a nice day!

Blue Roses

Dont these look beautiful ( if i do say so myself..lol). A custom order for a lovely lady in need of some blue rose lamps to go with her French Provincial themed bedroom. The fabric is just gorgeous.

Well Christmas is just around the corner, I have been very busy in my sewing room creating new goodies for the occasion. Hopefully I will have some pictures for you soon, ahh where does the day go..

Have a nice day!

The great Aussie Outback

Thought Id share a few piccies of our trip during the school holidays. We went to a friends sheep station in a place called Wilcannia N.S.W. The drought has really hit that town, its so very very dry and hot, the Darling river runs through the property, its not running at the moment though its just big water holes. You can walk across it in most places, so very sad. Ive taken a pic to show you just how empty it looks at the moment. They haven't had decent rain for such a long time. There was a storm on the Friday night, lots of thunder and lightning and a small amount of rain, I spent ages trying to get a shot of the lightning, I finally did, its not great but its something..
The fishing was still quite good, we caught a few Yellow Belly which the kids love to eat.
There were tiny gecko's hiding behind the bark in the trees so the boys had a great time playing with those.. On the way home there were stumpy tail lizards everywhere on the side of the road eating flowers, the kids made us stop and say hello to a couple..

It was an 11 hour drive so I loaded myself up with every craft magazine available and of course the latest Country Home Ideas. My head is spinning with ideas now i just don't know where to begin..lol

Its lovely to get away but Ahh its nice to be home again..
Have a nice day!

Spring has sprung!!

The grass is green and growing, the horses have a bit more pep in their step, the sheep are starting to lamb, the roosters are friskier than ever, fruit trees flowering, and I can enjoy the sunshine. I love spring!!

Here is my first Damara lamb ( fat-tail sheep) of the season, what a cutie...

Funny looking animal arent they, kind of a cross between a goat and a sheep, they shed their wool and need no shearing.

Thought Id share some pictures of my boys new pet Roosters - Dude & Frizzle. Dude is the spunky black one and seems to be the popular one with the ladies..lol
Frizzle is the funny shaggy one, the ladies just arent quite sure about him..





Everyone loves bread time!!

The orange pigface in my garden is looking stunning, I also love the fact that it looks after itself..lol


Have a nice day!

Sewing sewing

Wow, its been a while since my last entry, so much happening, Ive been sewing like a mad woman, custom orders aplenty!! Im also decluttering, redecorating and preparing for my bathroom and laundry reno, yay once they are done thats the house finished, ahhh finally!!

Im selling lots of furniture and knick knacks to make way for the " new look" which ive decided will be french country, so a lot of my things can stay but a lot must go. Fun Fun..

Heres some pics of a couple of things I have made recently...

Have a nice day!

Oh so Cold !!

If Flash would wear a coat he wouldnt have to do this !!

This is where my girl sits waiting patiently at the back door for the kids leftovers from Brekky. Flash sits on top of her to keep warm, she doesnt seem to mind though, but it cracks me up. I snuck out to get this picture before they realised. Looks like shes poking her tongue out for the picture.lol

My Pressie

Im soo behind on my blogging, Ive been so busy doing other things lately, my poor computor must be feeling quite neglected.

Here is a photo of my gorgeous new painting. It was painted by my friend Anna, she does beautiful work and her pictures are amazing. It suits my decor perfectly! So to a very talented artist " thankyou, I love it!".

Yep, more Lamps

Well I'm still at it, Ive nowhere near decluttered as much as I would like, every closet I open i find something that I had forgotten about..lol More lamps, more lampshades, more chenille bedspreads, sheets, tablecloths, oh the list goes on and on...

I had a lovely Mothers Day, breakfast in bed, a cappuccino in my favourite pink cup and pressies too, I got some lovely Organic pink body wash, hand cream, nail polish and hairbands from my gorgeous boys which they bought from their school stall.

I was so impressed, I remember the Mothers Day stalls when I was a kid, each mum had to donate something for the stall, so it was basically all the other mums rubbish that they didn't want. One year I bought mum the item she had donated, now that just proves I know what my mum likes (or at least use to like in that case..lol).

After that we went for a drive and visited a few antique shops in Yarra Glen, and believe it or not I didn't find a thing to buy (as I have my new no more dust collectors rule in place whilst decluttering). There was a gorgeous chaise lounge that caught my eye, in pink of course, I would have loved to buy but unfortunately the price was extremely ugly. We also visited a gorgeous shop that was just full and I mean FULL of teapots and teacups, I wish I had of taken a pic. There was one teapot i loved, it looked exactly like a rosebud, sooo cute, but alas, no more dust collectors, I was strong!

Anywhoo here are a couple more of my latest lamps, these ones are for me, the floral one is made from the same fabric as my curtains and the green one is to go in my lounge room..

Have a nice day!

Busy Bee is me.

Well its been a while since Ive updated my blog or visited my blogging friends. How quickly time goes by! Im in the process of de-cluttering my house, just too many knick knacks and too much furniture to dust around, its all becomeing a little overwhelming....Ive been selling everything from furniture to bedspreads, if its not nailed down its not safe at the moment...

I opened the closet in my sewing room to find that many lamp bases and shades I had collected that I was shocked, so now I am busily sewing new fabric to frames to be rehoused. Oh its hard though, Im very fond of my lamps..lol.

I will be visiting everyone soon ..

Here is a pic of a cute little pink and green one Ive just finished, and also a gorgeous vintage shade which I dare not touch its far too pretty (I think)..

Shabby Shutter

Oh I love my shutter, purchased from the lovely and very talented Shannon Thompson. I have it in my sewing room to hold a few of my favourite laces and trimmings.

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!