I can see a rainbow

A few handmade gifts for a friend who loves rainbows!

 Crochet bunting and a zippered bag.

A button rainbow card.

xxx

Pastel make over #1

Behold, my first completed project of 2012!

I've had this on my to-do list for a little while now, but finally went to the hardware store last week and bought a few pots of paint in pretty pastel colours so now everything can have a colourful makeover. The little shelf was from an op shop last year for only $2, and is now brightening up my ever evolving "craft" room.

 Note the light switch. I wasn't best pleased having this in shot but with limited areas to hang my little shelf what can you do, just keeping it real!

A pastel rainbow of vintage cotton reels, pure heaven.

Oliver wasn't the slightest bit interested!

xxx

New year vintage

Happy New Year to you all, I hope 2012 brings much happiness & inspiration to everybody. I am not one for resolutions but I am going into this new year with positivity and I really look forward to all the joys this year may bring.

I started off as I mean to go on by visiting my local car boot sale on New Year's day. It was such a glorious sunny summer's day and my partner and I picked up a few little treasure as well as some sunburn!

 I was drawn to this sweet plate immediately, I mean the colours are all me and the image is so cute. I did a lap of the stalls but I just couldn't leave it there, so went back and my lovely boyfriend bought if for me. The cotton reels and beads are from an op shopping day I had not long before christmas.

 Such soft colours, more second hand finds.

 I adore this cookie jar, it has to be one of my favourite things I've found, unfortunately the lid was broken on the way home, but I just super glued it back together. It ads to the character anyway.

 Love this tea pot and jug set. I ummed and aahed over these and left them in the charity shop (big regret!) then almost 2 weeks later on my next visit they were still there, so it was meant to be, right?

Gorgeous colours.

Here's to adopting many more pre-loved items from yester year!!

xxx

Colour inspiration

Back into purples and yellows, I am just loving these colours still, they scream happiness.

 More crochet bunting perhaps?

I feel a new project coming on!!!

xxx

Christmas time

Merry Christmas! I have really enjoyed looking at everyones beautiful posts of late in blogland and hope you all had a wonderful xmas. I am a tad late with my post as I was just too busy working the past week and too tired in the evenings, any of you in retail will know what I mean, it was hectic!

Anyway, here are a few piccies of my home on xmas day.

The closest thing I have to a mantel piece and fireplace is our wood burner, but it does the job as a focal point in the living room. I kept the decorating fairly simple this year and stuck to my fave colours, purple and aqua, with white of course. Maybe one day I will go for a more traditional colour scheme, but it just doesn't feel right when its summer time.

Presents!

I love this little bird house. For gifts I filled cute little cups with homemade white christmas.

Homemade white chocolate mud cake trees.

My second attempt at white  christmas, this year it worked and tasted yummy!

Once again, Merry Christmas.

xxx

Cake pop failure!

Over the weekend I had a practice run making cake pops, or cake balls as I wanted them to look like truffels, and well the photos speak for themselves!

 At least they tasted yummy and the colours look pretty. Next time they might turn out better....we can only hope! Much more xmas baking to be done but surely not too many disasters!

Summer lovin

More sewing...I am finally getting stuck into my hoard of floral fabrics and putting them to good use. I just love putting colour/ fabric combinations together and each one becomes my new favourite lol!

I actually began this bag earlier this year, then threw it on the way side as I was a bit over my sewing machine and messy stitching. I picked it up again on my mission to complete unfinished projects, how good is it to tick another one off the list and I still love the horse fabric after all this time which is even better. It is a really good size and quite easy to make once I got my head around the pleating. I have a few more in progress now to add to my potential market stall.

 Cute little bags from 'Meet me at Mikes'. I adore them and yes, there'll be more on the way!

Some more cards I have been making. This is probably my biggest joy and I find it quite theraputic making them. And I mean, how hard is it to glue things on pretty paper?

xxx