Saturday 31 August 2013

....moore please........

...i was so excited to find a gorgeous
sarah moore crafty supplement
with this months country living magazine... 


...i love sarah's beautiful books
and always find them inspiring...

..in fact one of my very first tentative
blog posts was a picture of some SM buns!

...i was lucky enough to meet sarah 
her stall was so pretty (of course)..
..this was a basket of her beautiful buns..
....and kitty's!

i spied with my little eye on instagram
that the lovely henpin
had been shopping with SM....
..not wishing to feel left out in any way..
...i popped in a little order for myself..
(tee hee)
which arrived this very morning!

...some fabulous wallpaper...
 and some amazing vintage eidy fabric....


...all set for a crafty weekend!
what are you up to?

x


Thursday 29 August 2013

..beating the blues......

i always struggle in september...
...the end of the long holidays..
....the children are back to school...
... it takes me a while to adjust
....to the old routine....
...so i'm trying to keep positive this year...
...and fight the blues...
...i found these amazing vintage japanese 
paper decorations in norfolk...
...and was going to save them for christmas..
...but as i was unpacking them last night..
...i decided i needed them now
...to cheer my workspace!
...i then decided to frame some lovely
wrapping paper to hang in a prominent place..
....and with some fresh flowers...
 and a bit of re-jigging....

i think i'm ready for you september!
X

Wednesday 28 August 2013

farewell my summer love........

farewell my summer love farewell...


...it's been fun....



...we've shared good times....



...but we knew where this was heading....


...you know in my heart
i will always want you....


...but we both know you're not what i need...


....and now it's time to say goodbye....


...i will miss you my summer love....
X

Wednesday 21 August 2013

...i wonder......

...is it me finding them?
...or are they finding me???!
( getting a bit spooky but this one was lurking in my post office
......waiting for me!)

it has been a wonderful summer....
but i'm trying not to notice how quickly time is passing....
and that before we know it we will be back to school...
.....and autumn will be creeping in....
.....those nights are already starting to get dark earlier..
...but we are enjoying some amazing sunsets 
and a bright full moon!
....on my summer travels I have been busy squirrelling
some lovely vintage items.....

...and i have at last got round to some serious stitching too...
...look out for a re- stock of my etsy shop shelves
at the beginning of september!

X

Saturday 17 August 2013

basket case.......!

..we all love a good basket....
...I know because i've spotted some beauties on your blogs..
...i love the different patterns in the weave...
...the shapes and colours....
 ...but i realised today something else that i love about them...
..it's what you can find inside!
...you can dig out some really scruffy ones....
but like oysters hiding pearls
...you can often discover immaculate satiny insides
lovingly maintained and cherished
...i found this little beauty today...
...very pretty but a bit grubby on the outside....
...but just look inside...it's addictive!
....uh oh....running out of space!
X

Monday 12 August 2013

...postcard pics.......

....so our norfolk hols are over...
...and we are home,exhausted....
...with piles of washing to sort...
...and nothing in the fridge...
...but it's always worth it...
...we have had a fantastic time....
...knowing the area well...
...we know exactly where we want to go...
...but a week is never really quite long enough to fit it all in....
....we have visited farmers markets...
...beaches....
..with pony rides...
...driven to little coastal villages...
...with stunning views...
....we have pootled in amazing
 roadside shops....
...just pulling over and spending too much money!
...but in such idyllic surroundings...
...it was very hard to resist....
..one of my favourites has to be
..this wonderful place is a post office,
..cafe, grocery store, gift shop...
...just a little place ..
...but such a fantastic concept..
...brilliantly done...
...this donna wilson bunny 
just had to come home with me...
...we shopped in holt...
...where i was spoilt with this jacket
handmade from vintage fabrics...
...a gift for my birthday...
(love love love)
...and also stopped off in norwich
on the way back...
....and enjoyed some time in the city..
...this is a beautiful shopping arcade..
...and the lovely cobbled streets
make it well worth a visit...
...i can't believe how quickly
time is flying....
....we must be having fun!
i hope you are enjoying this summer too
now back to some stitching....
x