Barriers

Barriers, a photo by Katy's Clutter on Flickr.

We've just be to see Bob's parents who live in Walton-on-Thames which will have the Olympic cyclists whizzing through their streets tomorrow and Sunday. It's all getting quite exciting!

Tagged

I went to my favourite charity shop and look what I found…

they're not a pair as such, but they look great together.

A quick wash a brush up and they'll look fab!

They both even have their original keys… I decided a bit of creative crafting could only add to the vintage glamour!

I love this magazine, Mollie Makes and this months edition there is a tutorial for luggage tags

so I decided to give it a go...

Instructions and all materials provided

I did a bit of improv and stitched around the frame section

adding a little detail, that's just the way I roll!

added a little made with love tag I had in my stash

and et voila a vintage style tag for my vintage case. Easy to make  and great to look at x

Oh what a perfect day...

It started with a trip to buy some space fillers for our garden from the local farm shop. Our gardens very green at the moment, but with little colour, hopefully the sun will bring out the blooms. 


Off for a coffee and a little snack, just to keep my energy levels up, nom, nom, nom!


Home to check on my apple (still there) with a touch of crafting under an umbrella, shielding me not from the rain but the sun…who'd have guessed it after last week?


A flick through the new Homes & Antiques for a little life envy and a whizz round blog land. A perfect day off x

Sunday so far...

… so good!

Pride and Joy

I've fed, trimmed, teased and generally pampered my little tree, and at first all looked hopeful with lots of blossom. Then we had the heat wave at the wrong time of year, as much as I tried to keep her happy, she lost some of her blossom.

In the weeks following it's rained and rained.

I now have only one little apple, no apple could be more cared for and fussed over.  

I have a fear that one night as I sleep in my bed dreaming of apple pie (a very small one I grant you) that some freak lighting bolt or some little critter will snatch my apple from its branches and my pride and joy will be no more. 

Rain, Rain

Go Away!

Loose ends...

A while ago when we had sun (!) I spent the afternoon wallpapering a wall in our dining room with this paper, it was a hot steamy day, and I lost the will to live, a quick picture was posted and that was that. I've been waiting for some decent light to show you the finished wall with all the furniture and stuff back in situe,

Chintz Wallpaper - Cath Kidston

We also moved the bookcases to the other side of the room, sold our dresser and found the red cupboard in the above photo on ebay. It didn't look like that went we got it…but that's another post!

That's it, a nice quick post!