For the Love of....

Beautiful Vintage Tins!

Technically these are trays, but have to be one of the best designs I have seen so have to be included

Fantastic Storage Idea

And this pretty set up and amazingly pretty collection of vintage Quality Street Tins

Decided that today I would start on the Christmassing?! (is that even a word) of our flat. Tree is up and decorated, I have also installed some fairy lights on our shelves in the living room, but I don't like the new LED White lights, was too cold and not warm enough! Bring back old school lights! Anyone have any ideas about where to get white cabled warm lights? In the UK let me know! Please! :)

Just a few close ups of our tree

We also have had loads of snow (for us South in the UK) which means the schools where closed today, hence Snowman building was on the agenda, although Rosie decided it should be Hello Kitty (a girl with taste). Here is our attempt, doesn't look very Hello Kitty like, but its definitely a cat! lol

Tattoo Love

Here's is some beautiful Tattoo Inspiration...

I don't normally fall for black only tattoos, having said that my first tattoo was only black outline, but I knew then that it would eventually be a sleeve, but this tattoo has to be one of the most beautiful ones I have seen.  All in the detail I feel and the design is perfectly balanced

This Gorgeous Owl, beautiful colour work and that diamond heart is squee!

These super cute and full of meaning Russian Dolls, a shared Tattoo between three sisters

This one had to be included! A tattoo, and Buttons what more could one ask for!

I also love this, the colours are great and the design is something I have never seen anywhere before.  I have a rubber stamp with four different vintage style Keyholes and I have always thought that it would make a wicked tattoo, then I found this beauty!  I may have to re visit the keyhole idea at some point in the future.

30 before 30

Well today I turned 29 and in the spirit of looking forward to the next year before I turn 30 I have made a list of some things I would like to accomplish, achieve and own at some point over the next 365 days.

1.  Get my Sewing Sleeve Tattoo Finished, Ideally I would love to have this finished before 2011, but we will have to see if that will happen.

2. Run my Blog and Store as a profitable business (related to no.3)

3. Stay at home with my girls and afford to do so! :o)

4. Design and Make Children's Clothes

5. Learn how to Tattoo

6. Make a range of Colouring Books

7. Make the girls curtains for their bunk beds

8. Finish my Colinette Cushion! Started in 2007! Shocking

9. Restart Running (once the snow clears)

10. Recover my Ironing Board

11. Start Drawing ...Lots!

12. Read

13. Watch a film at least once a month!

14. Keep up with the ironing! (I'm terrible at doing this)

15. Wear Makeup everyday! I'm begging to realise I have reached an age, when I looks 100x better when I take the time and effort to do  my make up everyday.  I look less stressed when I do and I'm in a much happier state of mind when I know I look OK when I walk out the door.

16. Get some DMs, these babies are my favourite!

17. I really would love to own at least on of these little treeson toys! preferably one with glasses!

 

18. Decorate our bathroom

19. Go to Paris again

20. Catch up with Fringe! I am seriously behind (i.e only watched series 1!)

21. I would love to get rid of our carpet and go for stripped floorboards, I might have been a bit ambitious with this one, but one can only dream

22. Go to the London Tattoo Convention

23. Go to Brighton

24. Have a store selling my goods

25. Learn to Drive 

26. Attend Vintage at Goodwood

27. Start thinking about making our family bigger

28. Make some fairylights a permanent fixture in our home, they're so pretty and make life a little more fun!  Which can only be a good thing

29. Embrace turning 30!

30...and have a party

Vintage and Handmade Fair

We had a great time at the Leigh on Sea Vintage and Handmade Fair on Sat! Here's a few pics from my stall...

Here was my outfit for the day! I was so chuffed that my WeLoveColors tights turned up in time! Sad, but its the little things that make my day!

I met Fliss from now-voyager which sells these great hair clips, totally not understated but so christmassy!!!  There's a range of all sorts in her shop, and she runs a craft fair!

Back soon xxx

For the Love of....

Nice Things

This beautiful and haunting painting!

This super cute and pretty polka dot fridge, who wouldn't want one!!!

Pretty patchwork pillow

and a Bitty Button Doll, I haven't seen many of these around the UK but am on the look out for me and my 2 girls! Dolls with buttons for eyes! Kinda creepy in a Coraline way, but SO cute at the same time!

Yummy Things!

You cant eat these goodies sadly but they look great all the same they will be making their way onto my Christmas Wish list

These cute and useful earphone cable tidies!
Available from cox and cox

For the love of....

TEAL!!!!

Im so loving this colour at the moment and will be painting our chimney breast in our living room this colour as soon as possible!!!

This funky Cassette Cushion

Beautiful Vintage Style Phone

This Cake, which is perfect for me.  Contains all my favourite things!  Cake, Sushi and the Colour Teal!

and of course this of the moment twitter pillow :)

Leigh on Sea Vintage and Handmade Fair

Had a great day today at the fair!  Was a great atmosphere, really busy and a fantastic array of stalls.  I had to really control the urge to spend everything I made and came away with one gorgeous yummy button decorated cupcake...

Although it didn't really make it home, as it was so yummy!

I did buy a lovely crochet blanket, which I will take photos of soon, Once I have arranged my living room into autumn mode!

Here's some photos of a few stalls...

There was a beautiful tea shop with proper vintage teacups, teapots, sugar cubes, Cream Teas, Glass

Dome Covered Cakes and Bunting. I didn't get a decent photo but these totally convey the feel

think that's enough for now! back soon!!!

Small Craft

I'm so excited for Rachel and Elise's new class starting Sept! All for the little ones, I'm sure there will be some fantastic projects and just in time for Christmas too!

You can check out the details here!

My 4 Simple Goals!

Having thought long and hard about what 4 Simple Goals I could incorporate more and make my life better as a whole I have decided on.....

1. Start organising our place into a pretty and functional home

2.Crafting for fun and Crafting for money

3.Blogging more to create an online presence and a way of staying at home to be there for my kids

4. Eat Healthier



That's all for now! :)

Thinking of Autumn

Is it bad of me to wish away the summer? Although we haven't had a fantastic one I cant wait for September! Kids back at school, crispy leaves and yummy autumn colours.  Here's something to keep us Autumn lovers going till then...

Beautiful Crochet

Decorating with Vintage Tones and Colours







Autumnal Wreaths I must Make One!!!!

Back Soon!

I've decided to join in the inspiration and fun of  this great idea, mainly because sometimes I need an extra bit of motivation to do fun things and squeezing them into everyday life but also because I love the idea of enriching your life by setting these sorts of goals rather than end orientated ones that we tend to give up on!!!

I'll be back with my 4 goals in the next few days!