happy easter everyone

flea market finds....

....have had a lovely op shoppy time this week....

.....found this blanket which is a nice pram size for my new baby arriving in September! Thought these lovely bright colours would be good for boy or girl.....
.....some pretty vintagey necklaces. The one on the right is made in Austria. Thought that was quite special...
.... a little enamel pot which I totally don't need but totally wanted and that wins every time....
.....and a sweet little embroidered cloth which has lovely colours in.

Pop over to Sophie for some more fab finds.....

my creative space.....

I'm quite liking the 'fabric framed in embroidery hoop' look that seems to have become pretty popular of late. I found this old olive green hoop in an op shop a while back along with a pair of baby shorts made from the above fabric. I chopped them up and put the two together. LOVE this fabric how sweet is it!
These embroidered sheets were unearthed at another op shop fairly recently. I loathed to chop them up but figured I wouldn't get much use out of them as sheets so have decided to frame the individual designs. This cat is Kitty's (ha!) new bedroom door plaque. I also have a cute bunny design to frame too from the same sheet. Very cute.
My girlfriend gave Kitty this Cath Kidston fabric when I was back in London last year. She told Kitty (who had no idea) that it would remind her of her mummy's roots! So I popped it in a hoop and put it up in her bedroom. She loves pointing out the London buses!

This really wasn't that much of a creative post but I'm sure there's plenty that are over here at Kootoyoo.....

my creative space.....

I picked up this foot stall at Vinnies a while back now. I knew it would be spruced up at some point but I was waiting for some inspiration (which was a long time arriving). Then I got myself a little bit excited the other night when inspired by Kootoyoo herself I remembered these coffee sacks that have also been sitting around looking pretty for way too long.
So today I put scissors to sack (that hurt a lot!) and covered the cushion and painted the rest in a lovely 'Treasure Isle' colour. I reckon it looks a bit funky.

For more creative things go to Kootoyoo and take a peek.....

King's Speech...

via here

....is by far the best film I have seen in a super long time. I LOVED it so much. The performances were magnificent and I really enjoyed the insight into the struggles of poor King George VI. So moving.

I sat to the end of the credits and reminisced about my old life as a theatrical agent back in London recognising so many of the names rolling past my eyes. It is only when I see such a top quality film like this that I pine for a hint of that long lost glamour in the crafty, cosy and mumsy life I now lead.

I just had to feature a picture of one of my old clients, Michael Gambon playing daddy George as I'm very proud but sort of showing off a little bit too as I think he is quite marvelous.

My last day on the job back in May 2003 was spent having lunch with Gambon dressed up to the Dumbledore nines on the set of Harry Potter. Lunching with Kitty has a less relaxing vibe and is a bit less glamourous but this mum thing is most definitely my biggest achievement so far!

rhed horse

I blogged about this cute little lost and forlorn looking horse a year ago. She was found on a council clear up. Yes, I'm embarrassed to say that she has sat in the unloved corner way down my list of jobs to do for a whole year. I was unsure what to do with her originally. Remember this post?

I started by gluing her together as she had a lot of loose limbs and then I sanded her back. I deliberated and deliberated as to which colour to paint her and then decided on.....
.....RHED!

The reason she is 'Rhed' and not 'Red' is because Rhed is one of my baby names for my next baby girl (if it is to be a girl of course). My hubbie has poo pooed that name right off my list so I christened the horse it instead. Didn't she scrub up well!?

my creative space.....

.......I have a million projects I need to start on. One is making some vintagey looking embroidery hoops with mix n match fabrics and Scotty Dog appliques. Another is cushion covers for my sofa. Another is a fabric cubby house for my dining room table made from vintage sheets and using applique to make it into a little eclectic looking cottage (I actually got the pattern from this months Better Homes mag!)....

....however, I am too busy at the moment with my name buntings, which is a great thing, and I'm very happy about that. Today I'm making 3 custom orders using my brand new pink iron which I got for my birthday yesterday (I guess it takes getting to 35 and a whole lot of wrecked 'naff iron' sewing jobs to get excited about that birthday gift!). Here they are sitting on my ironing board waiting to have tags sewn into them.

Pop over to Kootoyoo for some super crafty amazing people......