Hello dear friends & readers,
Do hope you are all having a great weekend??
It has been a busy week of a mixed bunch of things.
At the beginning of the week I did some painting.
When we put our new kitchen in, we took out a doorway to give us room for a pantry.
We have lots of doorways into our house so one less wouldnt matter.
Nothing more had been done since & it was looking tatty along that side + some areas needed repairing & tidying up
I set to last weekend as I knew I had a couple of groups due & wanted it a little more presentable
I ended up having to do 3 coats but it now looks far nicer
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| Hard to tell there was ever a door there now |
I then rescued some old plates from the back of a cupboard
(& gave them a new lease of life)
(& gave them a new lease of life)
Plus moved a suitcase I had planted earlier on top of an old table which I treated to a fresh new piece of oilcloth underneath
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| Lobelia petunias & impatiens - growing slowly |
Really pleased with the end result
much fresher & cared for looking :-)
I have also been working on reducing my rubbish heap
with lots of fires later at night
(we dont have rubbish collection out here)
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| nosey parkers |
the other night I had a small audience! !
The busgroup that came on Thursday had planned to have their lunch in town in the Rose Gardens
But it was such a lovely day they asked to eat it here
A lovely bunch of ladies from Tauranga
I do love to share the garden - especially when the sun shines
I have also finished an order for my friend Donna (from 2 posts ago) who ordered some aprons for her gallery
Her only request was that they be frilly, girly & lacey
I cant decide if above or below is my favourite. . .
They arrived & Donna was very happy with them (phew~!!)
I do always agonise a bit over orders
Then on Friday my friend Claire -
(that I posted about back in August)
- called in on her way to Auckland to attend Calico Christmas
(that I posted about back in August)
- called in on her way to Auckland to attend Calico Christmas
She bought 3 other lovely, lovely ladies with her
Sarah, Sandra & Lynley
we had a cuppa & a catch-up & a laugh
& they had a look in the cottage
As they were leaving Claire put a surprise package in my arms
then they drove off . . .
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| Ooohh my goodness . . . this looks interesting . . . |
Inside was the MOST beautiful dolly
Plus some rusty bells, wax melts & a felt ornie
It took me all of 5 mins to find a home for her where I could see her & enjoy her
Thankyou Claire - I love her so much :-)
(I have named her Prim)
I had to go to Cambridge this week for a part for the tractor
for the Mr
I happened to park right outside this lovely shop (! !)
& made an impulse purchase (I very rarely do this)
But it was the words that I loved so much
& thought "I have just the place for this"
it is actually painted on slats of wood
I have hung it by the entrance that I use all day long
so I can read it & remind myself
(today the Mr walked me outside & pointed to line 6 - "don't whine" ) point taken!!!
Even Mr Wolf was impressed with my purchase!!
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| Yes Mum you definately need to read Line 6 !!! |
Finally friends, I am trying to revamp my DLE marketing cards
(it is proving to be a real headache)
I asked my friend Pele to take some proper photos for me to use for images on my cards
I was amazed at the detail that showed up in my work
compared to my funny ol' photography
Pele is a professional photographer & works under this label
http://www.onelifephotography.co.nz/about.html
I love her little "verse"
- Remember the moments that changed you -
Anyway I thought over the next few posts I would share with you
some of her photos of my craft work
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| Soy candles in vintage cups |
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| vintage gloves filled with lavendar |
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| matryoshka angels in china bowl |
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| dear little Isabella |
& you will all think I am taking very professional pics
at long last :-)
Wishing you all a happy & safe one out there folks
Love/hugs/friendship,
Julie
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