.....coffee with the girls..,...

...and a quick catch-up!

....so the sun came out to play at last...

...and i have been very busy...

....having coffee...

 ...lots of work-related meetings of course..

 ...just relocated to local coffee establishments...! 

....and i have been 

watching and waiting for this bud

to burst outside my kitchen window...

...come on sunshine!

...inspired by a darling dolly coat

given to me by miss daisy

that fitted my deers perfectly...

...i decided they all needed one...

..and set to work...

...so once she was fitted and finished...

....i delivered her and some other

squirrel makes to the lovely

Ruby Rockcake

who is so kindly stocking my wares...

ruby is in Lyme Regis...

..so poor me had to spend the day there...

(more coffee...2 cups..oh and lunch too)

....such a chore....

(so beautiful on the beach today!)

..and look at these poor lovelies..

...being sold by the beach...

....very hard for me to walk on by!

...but i did...

...because i have lots of new lovely girls

already just listed in 

my etsy shop

...kiki the kokeshi...

...gertie the geisha...

..and pretty polly the polish poupee...

*****

...so you see i have been busy..

..just that i'm running on caffeine!

X

.....reduce, reuse, recycle.......

...there's not much that can beat

the feeling of 'upcycling'...

...of taking some little scraps of fabric..

....some discarded vintage embroidery...

...and stitching and crafting away...

...piecing bits together...

...working with whatever bits and bobs

you can find.....

..and making something useful..

...oh...

...well maybe not useful..

...but into something else!

*****

..have a crafty week-end!

x

(she's in my etsy shop here)

....all made up.....

...as promised this is the story of

my smelly filthy dirty dolly wardrobe...

..despite its misgivings..

...squirrel loved it...

...and had plans...

..so first stop was a jolly good bubbly scrub!

...so satisfying to see layers of grime 

just wipe away....

...as it was still a bit musty inside

my new samantha stas lavender bag

found a new home amongst the little pastel dolly hangers...

..in true squirrel style..

 there had to be some ribbon...

...i then had mod podge fun

...covering the shelves with fabric...

(i was very excited by this point)

...then came the really fun bit...

...folding up a little stash of some of my favourite nursery and ditsy fabrics...

...a little pile of vintage quilty scraps..

..and a little tin of doilies 

and embroidered hankies...

..ta daaaaa!

...not perfect..

...but i love it!

....as the front sections don't open out completely it's hard to show you

the full effect....

...you'll have to come round ...

...oh and bring your dollies!

x

....didn't we have a loverly time.....

....yesterday me and miss daisy

bravely crossed the dorset/somerset border

to visit the frome vintage fair...

...it was well worth a visit...

...40 stalls of loveliness...

(out of focus due to shaking with excitement/anticipation)

...we were very excited...

...but with limited pennies in our pockets

...we tried very hard to be sensible...

....we did a 'once over' 

only investing in 'must have' pieces...

..then had a latte break to catch our breath..

...only to return to scoop up

our chosen goodness...

...how could a squirrel resist this fabric?

i often visit donna flower's 

gorgeous website...

...so it was lovely to actually meet her.. 

..i had to have this fabric too...

...i also found this lovely old biscuit tin..

...and some little bits and bobs...

...leaving me with my last few coins...

...to buy this vintage french dolly wardrobe.. 

...pictured here it is truly filthy...

..and a bit smelly...

...but i am busy 'upcycling' today...

...watch this space!

x

.....squirrel treasure.....

...the vanilla squirrel has been busy...

....foraging...

....finding...

....and stocking the shelves of her

etsy shop

....with cute stuff!

like these little kitsch pixie twins....

....and this adorable miniature steiff lion...

....look at this amazing 

 thumbelina dancing doll...

...she really does whirl and twirl around!

...this cheeky monkey hand puppet is looking for a new home....

..and this sweet vintage toy washing machine

has also just been listed...

fancy a little bit of shopping......?

...it is the weekend after all!

..hope you have a good one..

X

.....reasons to be cheerful.....

...despite spring only lasting
 for a day here...

...i have lots of lovely reasons to be cheerful...

...these lapin and me cuties are half price in

 urban outfitters..

..i have admired them from afar for a while...

...so couldn't resist a bargain

(currently residing in my daughters room pretending they are hers!)

...then a lovely little parcel arrived from

samantha stas

..i love everything she makes 

and treated myself to this lavender bag

 and little button card dollies....

..as if that wasn't exciting enough...

i won the giveaway at 

clover clogg likes to blog!

thank you hesta i love my new yarn bag...

....and i very rarely win anything...

...but i did also win a big cuddly black cat

in one of those 'grabber' games

 in the arcade last week...

....now that IS lucky!

look at this amazing fabric...

...sadly not won in a prize...

 but a new wardrobe investment for the summer from the label'nice things'....

come on summer....let's just skip spring...

....oh hang on....

..better finish off easter first...

...i found LEFTOVERS!!!!!

x

....oops......

.....disaster!

....i have loved this gorgeous donna wilson plate for ages....
..so imagine my despair when I dropped it
just after my lovely mum had bought it for me!!!!!!
Aaaargh.......

luckily my mother is used to my clumsy tendencies.....

..and very generously went straight back to the lovely

ruby rock cake

and replaced it!.......phew!

..note to self.....

...do not carry items of worth into public toilets....!

this fabulous notebook was another amazing gift from mum....

I have been very spoilt!

X

.....deer sisters.....

...i have had some time over the holidays 

to do some stitching.... 

...introducing my deer sisters...

...one in pink and one in blue...

...each with ditsy floral ears..

...a signature bow...

...and little felt shoes...

...at the end of their long stripy sock legs!

i have just listed them in my etsy shop

here

do pop in and say hello!

X