I Love Swaps!

Hello everyone...this cold weather makes one more likely to stay indoors and blog!

I have been wrapping up  warm and must confess to a few more pajama days than normal. 

 Snuggled up under the quilt in front of the open fire......is one of the reasons I love the winter, the feeling of being all warm and cosy with a cat on your lap and a tray of tea x

So its lovely to get a swap box arrive with the post man to cheer up a wintry day!

This one contained a lovely vintage pinny appliqued with radishes. 

Its so pretty and crisp and white.

Two pairs of ear rings pretty black roses and vibrant daisies.

A teeny tiny floral sugar bowl...

A Royal Albert September cup which I was so pleased with as September is my birthday month.

And lastly a wonderful shabby chic bracelet that enchanted me with charms of a singer sewing machine, a tea pot and a lovely Keep Calm and Carry-on charm. It was such along time ago that I sent off my swap box I can't really remember what I put in it..I do remember it contained a vintage trio (most of my swap boxes do funnily enough!) a pair of sugar tongs, some embroidered doileys and a selection of teas but I really can't remember the rest!

 Here are the latest additions to my china tea cup collection.I am a sucker for floral cups with gold on...I just adore this one.....

My friend Margaret gave me this poppy trio, its so very delicate and I love poppies  so much its what I called my youngest daughter!

 This Royal Albert cup is called Primrose Hill and there is so much going on..its so detailed.

A delicate rose cup, heavily decorated inside with mint green accents.

This Paragon trio has such a pretty name...Bridal Rose...wouldn't it be lovely on the top table of a wedding for the bride to sip her tea from .

 A delicate pink Tuscan trio with lots of gilding...so pretty especially with pink tea//raspberry is my favourite at the moment

 And last but not least a Royal Albert December trio.......I now have three months...September, October and this one, I shall be keeping my eyes out for others..hopefully I will all twelve one day.

Well I am off to do some more embroidery...sweet peas this time...see you soon x

projects

Hello again, hope you are all keeping warm and toasty in this extremely cold weather.

Here's what I have been up to lately...

I found this old cupboard for £2.50!!!

Although it looks a nice duck egg blue in this photograph it was a bit more like electric blue.

 After a bit of a sand down and a new rosy handle this is what it now looks like.....needs waxing but I couldn't wait to get it up on the wall.....

 Its just right for holding all my mugs and freeing up some valuable cupboard space.

 I got my Christmas present off of my mother at long last, she was supposed to spend Christmas with us but couldn't travel down due to catching the flu! She bought me a huge bundle of vintage sewing things....

 Here is my first effort...a simple tea tray liner...

 I have now moved on to a small tablecloth....in the first corner I have embroidered violets...mothers favourites.

 And then it was pansies..........

 Here are the first two corners completed...I have found it very relaxing but know I still have lots to learn, but my work is steadily improving......

 Mother also gave me this gorgeous green floral tea pot and tea cup......

Just right for a warming cuppa............I hope to see you all again soon and will hopefully have some sweet pea embroiderer to show you. x x

Hello friends.....how are all your new year projects coming along...I have a few projects on the go that i will post about when I have finished them... until then here are a few pretty pics of my chnia collection to be going on....

I look forward to seeing all your new projects x till next time x

Christmas Swaps

 Hello , what a windy day!!

Swap box number one.

I did three Christmas swaps this year, with three different "cyber" friends. Sadly I forgot to take photographs of two of the  boxes I sent, but they were all vintage bits. Here is what I received...

A rose corsage, Eyebag teabags, a heart pincushion,and a wonderful tea cosy x

A selection of handmade and vintage Christmas ornaments.

A wonderful peg dolly angel.

A handmade snowman x

a shabby chic calender x

A sweet coaster which is now by my bed x

A selection beautiful jewellery  x

Swap box number two

A beautiful pink glass hen dish and some vintage glass baubles 

A Paris note book, some tissues and pin up hand cream

Vintage Christmas lights.

They are so beautiful!

A wonderful crinoline lady tablecloth

Vintage style card.

Spicy Christmas tea and yummy sweets

Swap box number three

A beautiful distressed photo frame, hand knitted socks and vintage style cup cake \Christmas decoration were the contents of my last swap box x

Here's what I sent in return, a selection of individual tea bags, a pretty scalloped floral pin dish, an enamel candlestick holder, a tea strainer in the shape of a tea pot, a flower embroidered doily, a one pot tea pot and a vintage rose cup and saucer.
I love doing swaps x

I have updated my blogger and I don't really know how to use it properly yet so bits of this blog may look a bit rough...please bear with me! Hope you have all had a good start to the New Year x Please pop back soon x