welcome to my blog!!!!

Thank you for dropping by....i will be blogging about my life in Devon by the sea-side, decorating my 1926 home, vintage treasure hunting from auctions, charity shops , recycling centres and the good old british car booty!! One mans rubbish is another mans treasure! baking, sewing, painting and probably the weather!!!! enjoy!
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Tuesday 15 March 2011

More finds and a make x....

Found these wonderful side plates the other day while treasure hunting....|They are not my usual type of purchase as I prefer older vintage pieces but I just couldn't resist them.


They are so whimsical and humorous...portraying a typical English summertime!!They are from 1959!
Found these delish lickel plates...much more "me" and I love them x


And finally two art deco dinner plates....they are much smaller than modern dinner plates which is very helpful as I am trying to cut down on my portions.


Found this piece of material for 50p and the larger crochet hook for 50p too!

Was my only granddaughters 1st birthday so as a pressie I found out her mummy's dolly from the attic ...Katie- May is 23 years old and was bought on my daughter Madison's 1st birthday.

So I got out my fabrics and sewed a dress for her..........

First dress I have ever made, had to make it all up myself too as I didn't have a pattern...but boy did I pay for it.....my hand is frizzling away like its plugged into an electrical socket....no more sewing for me until after my operation!!!!!
Hope you are all enjoying the spring sunshine x x

Tuesday 8 March 2011

Wedding Hair!

This weekend was the wedding that I have been resting my hand for!! My beautiful cousin got married in Somerset. It was a really beautiful wedding. As her wedding present I did her and her two bridesmaids hair.....

It has been over a year since I did any ones hair....and I was a tiny bit worried...but everything went without a hitch............ here's the brides hair as she sat down for me to do the last little tidying up bits...re tong the bit that had fallen down and affix her little veil....

I was due to have my last operation yesterday but the surgeon postponed it till the end of the month.....



Doing this wedding made me realise that I can't wait to start advertising in sunny Devon to do weddings and proms......

Here's me with my Poundland bow in my hair....I was looking for a fascinator in all the posh shops and then walked into Poundland and saw this....and I love it!!!


I do love weddings!!!!