Saturday 25 January 2014

valentine love bunnies.....


i've had love on my mind......

                   ....and this is the result......
.....valentine love bunnies......
....handmade with vintage quilt fabric......
....with fluffy mohair ears....
....and little bunny bobtails....

....clutching their lavender filled cashmere hearts.....
......they would make a unique token of love for someone special....
....like you?!?
available now in my etsy shop!

.....happy weekend wishes to you all
X

..through the keyhole.....


...this week i had a playdate with my crafty partner in crime
...now i don't know about you
but i love a good ol' nosey around other people's houses...
....especially ones that are as inspiring and colourful
and original as daisy's
....around every corner
is something to admire...
....a quirky object..
...a vintage delight...
...an amazing collection...
..and her array of crafting inspirational books
is second to none...
...but what really took my breath away..
(and stirred a little green eyed monster within)
....was her creative space...
....i just had to share it with you....

..for starters just look at her lovely stash....
.....such amazing storage....
(with a vintage laura ashley prairie dress
thrown in for aesthetic good measure!)


***sigh***


...a certain type of girl could go crazy in here....
so much to see....
and love.....
and inspire....
....and...well.....
WANT!!!!!

oops....i just so happened to find this little cutie
sitting quietly in a corner....

.
....i'm afraid my unbridled joy in her discovery
led to this little lady coming home with me!

....not exactly 'stolen'....
...shall we say 'passionately adopted with kind permission!!?'
(thank you so much- i LOVE her!)
he he!

....there were quite a few little beauties 
i could happily have snaffled...
....look at this little basket of wooden people....
....the squirrel fell in love with these too of course!
....oh and this lovely doll is made by the talented
'the cat in the shoe'
....such a fabulous and creative space.....
....you see she really can't be a 'lazy' daisy after all !
X

Tuesday 14 January 2014

get into the groove.........

...what with the mad rush of christmas......
....followed by the misery of all that rain
and the floods.....
....it's no surprise that the january blues
hit hard this year....
(even the dog is feeling sorry for herself!)
....i seemed to hit a creative crater...
...a bloggy block....
...i'd hung up my sewing skates....
...but i am slowly creeping back into my crafting sneakers...

...never one to be beaten...
i turned to my age-old 'pick-me-up' solution.....
'shopping'!!!!!

...a tentative forage in my local charity shop
heralded the start of my recovery...
....a lovely big bag of miniature vintage doilies
for a bargain price
stirred a little tingle in my fingers...
...and a far-off creaking sound could be heard
as my inspiration zone jump-started into action....
...encouraged (and financially assisted)by my husband....
(see.... it must be bad!)
....i invested in this gorgeous maileg bunting...
which has brought colour and joy into my hallway
(it had been suffering from that post-christmas naked syndrome)


....then a visit to etsy led me to
and her adorable shop.....
...and with another happy little delivery from
.....my mojo appeared to be returning....
....resulting in my first makes of 2014.....
now there's no stopping me....
....today i will be channelling pastels
and bunnies!
....and she's off!
X

Wednesday 8 January 2014

SALE at the squirrel shop!

.....i'm sorting out....
....and making space....

....there's a special squirrel sale...
come on over 
X