Chairs and chocolate :)

I bought these chairs

nearly a year ago,

for just a tiny few dollars

at auction.

They were covered in dust and dirt

but I knew they had good bones:)

 

 

Well...

the other day when I was making

my little heart block,

and pondering what to do with it,

I had a thought.

It happens sometimes,

the thought bit :)

I wondered if I could make it fit

the chair.

Thought it might make

quite a nice addition

to my bedroom if it worked.

So....

I've had a go...

 

 

...and I'm loving the chair.

 

 

Really happy with it :)

 

 

It is the most fabulous

glorious

autumn day here.

Not a breath of wind,

warm and mellow,

and I'm thinking (again:)

that just maybe

 it's time for an afternoon

coffee

and a little treat or two :)

 

 

Have a lovely relaxing

chocolately

Easter.

See you :)

Jenny

 

 

My little linen heart

Maybe two years ago,

maybe more,

I stitched this little heart

onto some linen.

Loved it then,

and love it now:)

 

 

I wasn't sure how or where I would use it.

Thought about a cushion,

but really,

I do not need another cushion.

 

So I pulled out bits and pieces of linen

and lace

and other little treats ...

 

... and I stitched up a random log cabin block

around my little heart.

For a few days, now,

 it has sat

 on the end of my kitchen table.

Every time I have walked past it

I have thought "what should I do with you".

 

 

.... and now I know ....

See you soon,

and I will show you.

Have a lovely week:)

Jenny

 

Vintage Eggs?

I've been making :)

Vintage inspired easter eggs.

Have had such fun and,

yeah,

I know there's not a stitch in sight,

but there is lots of lace,

and ribbon,

and buttons

and other bits and bobs

that were lurking in the sewing room.

So,

I started with some polystyrene eggs from work,

covered some of them with pattern tissue

and some with just plain tissue ...

...I collected up some ''stuff''

to play with ...

... and with glue in hand,

( but not the glue gun, mind you -

me and glue guns absolutely do not get on -

I end up covered from head to toe in glue,

I usually have several finger burns

and nothing stays where it is supposed to stay -

some time ago I figured out

that PVA is a much much better option for me!!!)

So with a paint brush and a dollop of PVA at the ready,

I started to add a bit here and there to the eggs.

...some of Barb's gorgeous buttons...

...little heart trinkets...

... lots of my gorgeous vintage lace ...

... bits of ribbon and twine ...

... buttons and bows...



So there you have it,

my take on vintage inspired

decorated easter eggs.

I've sat them in a little wire basket 

in the hallway,

a little early perhaps

for Easter,

but

I really like them

so I want to enjoy them for a while.

I will, however,

be fully expecting a decent haul

of the real chocolately thing

come Easter.

 

And...

I've been knitting.

We got the most gorgeous yarn in at work this week.

It's a wool alpaca mix called Perfect Day

and I had spied the perfect pattern on the shelves

a few weeks back,

so I simply could not resist.





I've even started a little cross stitch project,

and

I have some crochet on the go as well!!!

It's good to be back in the stitchy place:)

Have a fabulous week :)

Jenny