Big plans........

Still no camera, its not looking good. On the upside its making me trawl through tons of photos I had forgotten about looking for new ones to put in posts........

I love this one...of my sisters (twins) on the beach in Cornwall I think. My Dad was a brilliant photographer and took lots of pics when we were young, they are so lovely to look at now and I treated myself to this little viewer last year so I could look at them when the fancy takes me, it would have been his birthday today, so the fancy did take me to have a peek at a few little snaps especially after finding this photo.

I had originally drafted out a much bigger post, but can't seem to get it to publish, I started it back in November and for some reason it won't post today, if anyone has any tips on how to import a draft or copy it I would love to know, I'm a bit daft when it comes to technology :)

There were high hopes for this week, crafting, sewing, searching for new fabrics, a bit more wallpapering but technology,lurgy's,power cuts and a little dog might have other plans........

Have a lovely week x x x x x x x x

Happy New Year

I'm back.....hope you had a wonderful,sparkly, twinkly and jolly Christmas ..... ours was quite quiet, laid back and relaxed..... not intentional, just the way it ended up due to weather stopping us from getting anywhere. Most of the time was spent sat on the sofa watching endless re-runs of Friends eating chocolate oranges and mince pies!!!! My camera decided it was going to have a little 'break' too and sadly has gone away to the camera hospital to be fixed so I am minus any new pics, luckily I did manage to upload some photos before it flaked... and I can show something that arrived before christmas from the lovely blossomnbird

how sweet is this?? I couldn't resist, check out the shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/blossomnbird there are many lovely things to tempt you :)

I am having a sort out in the shop this week and hope to re-open on Monday the 10th ( if camera is back by then)

So....Heres to a Great New Year, New starts, New projects,New diets (of the non chocolate orange kind) and hopefully lots of FUN!!!!!

Have a good week :)

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Ho Ho HO part 2

Sparkly and fairy lighty is the theme for today. I finally found my christmas spirit....(of the spicy mulled kind) and its starting to look a bit more festive around here.... I've had my annual pre-christmas meltdown (think Shrek 3 and the "do the roar" bit!!) so now thats out of the way its on with the jolly stuff........

......like this chap ....paperchase again :)

We're having a white christmas here this year...whatever the weather..... and Arnie gets his own sparkly 'game show host' style collar.
Its a busy week with school plays and gatherings and me trying to finish off my handmade gifts so I am taking a little blog break for now and will be back in January 2011!!!!!!!!!!

Wishing you a lovely sparkly week and a Fabby, Happy, Jolly, Peaceful and Fun Christmas

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Ho Ho Ho

Just another quick post today, to share a christmas fave........quite a few years ago, when the boys were tiny, I wandered into Woolies and came out with a cheap christmas video, I had never heard of it before but the picture on the case swung it....I took it home, we all watched and there began my total love affair with J.Otto Siebold and Olive the other Reindeer....

Years on its still my favourite christmas film/book. I even have the pop up advent calendar and our dog (see last post) bears an uncanny resemblance to Olive. All his books are amazing.........pop one on your christmas list if its not too late x x x x x

Stay warm :)

P.S I'm having a little coupon code offer in my etsy shop, 10% off item price if you type in HOHOHO25 at checkout................:)

Hello

Its been a while, I seem to have fallen off the Teawagon and am having trouble jumping back

on....

time is running away....I know a lot of people are feeling the same at the moment so I'll say a

quick hello....goodbye...see you soon :)

(He's got the best idea......curl up in patch of sun and let the world go by!)

Have a lovely... almost advent week :)

WallpApeR LovE

The wallpaper is up!!! After trawling through the Internet trying to find suitable designs...... 3!!!!!!!! came into my possession in less than 3 days... the debate was all over and the pasting table was out before we'd had breakfast!!...... no time to read the directions on how to mix wallpaper paste.....no time for toast!....... no time to find that thingy with the bubble in that tells you if its straight!! I really couldn't contain myself, there I was with not one but three fabby mcfab wallpapers....... so instead of choosing one I went for all of them.



The middle one is my favourite, I love gingham and although this probably should be sitting on a wall next to a little fifties dresser full of cups and plates in a kitchen, I love it in its little bedroom collage mode, the right one is very retro and really bright and the left one I wasn't as keen on but with its little friends it has shone!!! The fact that I found this one in a funny little shop where the only way of getting my hands on it were to use a golf club to hook it while almost disappearing into a pile of (not very nice) vintage fabrics and old Christmas trees makes me love it a little more.

So here it is in all its glory, my first attempt at wallpapering !!! I almost wanted to sleep the other way round so I could gaze at its jumbly,patchwork loveliness....I also found my much coveted Charlie Browns pathetic Christmas tree this weekend ( again procured with the golf club!) but that's for another day I think :)

Have a lovely week x x x x x x

The post about doing stuff

I am having a making and finding week, searching for lovely vintage linens, christmas whatnots and wallpapers. The latter is for home as I have decided that covering the walls with some floral tribute to the 70's is exactly what is needed at the moment.

I have brought home some very dubious samples which were met with much amusement, luckily my other half knows I go with what I like anyway, (the more they laugh ...the more I order...) Some new bags are waiting to go on the littleteawagon shelves and I'm hoping it will be a productive week all round.....

Have a lovely week :)