.....cyber monday madness......

...feeling a little weary from all your online shopping today?

....well come on over to

my place

....take a little rest from all the hustle and bustle...

...and indulge in a little childhood nostalgia....

....i know my little friends will be happy to see you...

X

...WINNER!!!!

thank you to all my lovely followers

who entered my giveaway....

.....i wanted you ALL to win but...

...using the very finest technology

(names in a sewing box selected

by the smallest squirrel

multi-tasking by playing on the ipad with the other hand!)

....the winner is....

congratulations Loo!

....other exciting congratulations of the week

with the arrival of the little prince...

...perfect inspiration to get me to complete some unfinished MLA projects!

X

...summer sunshine squirrel GIVEAWAY!

...if it wasn't so hot

you'd think it was christmas.....

....but i think this lovely weather

has put us bloggers in a jolly mood

for giveaways!!!

...i have been pondering a post

about mabel lucie attwell

for a long time....

...but being a bit of a lifelong fan

i didn't know where to start....

....i have been collecting anything 'mabel'

for years....

....i am so lucky to own this original watercolour....

....and i have some of the china...

....and dolls of course!

....so it seemed appropriate that my giveaway should be something very vanilla squirrel...

..so here is the gift up for grabs....

....a mabel lucie attwell plate...

....with a 'mla' magnet....

...a cath kidston squirrel(not vanilla)

 pin cushion....

....and some toadstool clothes plasters 

by jennie maizels

..to enter please be a follower and tell me what is your favourite thing?

i will pick a winner next tuesday 23rd july..

good luck!

x

....fruit pastels.......

...i have found some pretty pastels 

on my travels...

...this lovely mabel lucie attwell box...

...a cute spring lamby and some

signature 'm-l-a' chubby cheeked children...

..and with some thorough squirrelling

i rummaged about and found a bag of

darling dolly knits...

...all for £2!

the lady selling them asked if I had any dolls....

hmmmm....what to say?

...well just a few(I didn't mention the monkeys, the bears,the squirrels........)

...a perfect fit!

X

....the look of love.....

...'un coup de coeur'...

...whatever it was...

...i loved this bunny instantly...

...not just a fleeting thought....

...but a sense we belonged..

...together forever...

...she was crafted by the lovely sophie..

..and spied on her beautiful blog

fading grace

..i'm not sure where she's going to live yet..

..she looks cute everywhere..

 ...i'm smitten by the mittens!

..do pop to sophie's shop..

 treat yourself to an early valentine

here!

time for tea!

what treats have you had today?

x

...oops.....

....in my quest for seeking out

the most glorious, original,crafty,

vintagey, christmas gifts for others....

.....i find that i just keep discovering

glorious, original,crafty,

vintagey,lovely gifts for myself!?!

...this has to stop....

....but i confess i am struggling....

..am i supposed to just walk on by...

...and pretend i haven't seen that basket winking at me?

(needed to hold ongoing christmas projects as it's green and therefore totally perfect for the cause).....

...am i to avoid all direct eye contact with etsy?
(..and therefore not be tempted by lovely things like these cute snowmen...
...made by adatine...
although this was restrained behaviour 
as i also have a yearning for her bandit foxes and postman rabbit!!)

...ok so here it is....

...i hereby publicly promise most solemnly...

...not to buy another single, darling

irresistible item for myself.... 

(unless i can't live without it)

X