thrifting thursday

as my lovely friend Linda from lilly cottage says...'sometimes the thrifting gods are smiling' or your blinkers are off and you are open to finding lots of little treasures. well over the past few weeks i have managed to gather a few pretties, enough for my mister to ponder whether i have a hoarding problem ~_~ my biggest problem is that i want to keep it all rather than taking it out to the cottage for someone else to love.

i fell in love with this lamp the moment i spotted it.

it is hard to see in this picture but it has the prettiest shade of pink enamel in the middle, i just knew it would look lovely in our family room. i really must clean up this shelf....

i found this little coffee pot today, it isn't real silver just silver plated but that doesn't matter... it was just too gorgeous to pass up.

a few more little pretties to add to my shelves or to the shop...my Avon bottle collections sure is growing @_@

look at these sweet doves...the fact that they aren't perfect is what makes them perfect!

at $8, this stool was a bargain...it is not going anywhere, i need a stool like this to take photos on ~_~ and it is handy to pop my washing basket on.

i found these little glass bottles which i suspect could be salt shakers without their tops but i think they would make better rose vases don't you?

and the rose pot stand is simply gorgeous too.

i also gifted myself a new camera for a low $68 (14 mega pixels) and have been playing with the settings...i thought the pot deserved a sepia tone. looks lovely.

i love this rose sketch...not sure if i want to part with it...

and i think i might have found THE prettiest tin ever!! just look at it! it is even better in real life as the flowers are raised...simply stunning. might need to keep this for my sewing supplies.

and the sugar server is just lovely...well that's what i think it is.

is it a sugar bowl and server?? what do you think? i would love your suggestions.

well i feel like a good little blogger now that i have finally posted something! i will be back with some pictures of Lilly cottage someday soon, i promise.

xxrosey

busy busy busy...

i cant believe it is already May! i promised that this year wouldn't scream by like last year but i don't think i have a say in it. even though Easter is barely over and chocolates are still nestled in their baskets, we are counting down the sleeps until mothers day...hoping that Easter is a bit earlier next year. i have been stitching my little fingers off trying to make a few things to take out to Lilly cottage in time for mothers day. i have lots of lovely designs floating around in my head but never enough hours in the day to make them. i have worked the last couple of nights but luckily the last 2 days have been work and child free so i have a few photos of things i have been working on and some things i hope to have finished for tomorrow or at least by Sunday. i have an idea for these thrifted doilies these frames are waiting to be filled with some sweet creation. these little hearts will be strung together to make mini heart garlands, they look sweet hanging over a dressing table mirror or a little girls bedhead or anywhere really ~_~

it is lovely to see this bowl full but i have at least 30 more to stitch!

lovely large lavender filled hearts, i will also make some matching lavender sachets...if i get time!

i love spending my day stitching, just wish i could find more time in every day to do it. before i go back to my stitching i want to leave you with a picture or two of my little girls. Claudia had her prep interview on Tuesday, it was a much anticipated event and she did very well. they though she was confident and very clever and she looked so sweet in her little outfit, the assistant principal wished she had the same outfit! (only bigger of course)

here is Claudia with Lili and Mia ready to go to school and meet with the assistant principal.

and before i go the girls were mucking around with the hippo bean bag, it kept us laughing for a while.

happy mothers day to you if you celebrate it.

xxrosey

easter wishes

hard to believe we still have two more days of Easter holidays to enjoy, it seems that being busy makes the time go slower...

i managed to work out at the cottage last weekend and had a lovely time arranging displays and looking at all the new pretties that Lindaa has made. the new room is open and is filled with scrummy childrens clothing and toys. you cant help but smile when you walk in the door. for some reason i forgot to take any photos...actually the only photos i took were of the veranda displays.

anyhow, the photos below still have an eastery theme, i guess next Sunday the displays will be all about mothers...

the new sign Linda had made, fresh and bright just like Linda!

sweet little bunnies...my little blue bunny from the previous post found a new home.

i hope that your tummy isn't too sore from all that chocolate.

i am trying to get a bit of stitching done before this Sunday..i am teaching 3 days this week so i am not sure how far i will get. it is my aim to clean the craft room so that i can see what colour ribbon and threads i need to finish off my projects. i have some lovely ideas in my mind but it is finding the time to make them that is proving to be hard.

anyhow, enjoy the next 2 days off.

xxrosey

mojo has been MIA

if you follow my family blog agapanthas and goldsworthy you will know that for the last 4 or 5 weeks i have been feeling a little blue...i guess the first thing to go when you are feeling low are the things that make you happy. in an attempt at kicking the blues i have ironed some fabric and cut out heaps of hearts ready to make mini heart garlands for lilly cottage and friends. it has been a few weeks since i have taken stock out to our bricks and mortar shop which of course is full to the brim with gorgeous hand made pretties made by the lovely linda. so today has been a huge step forward for me and it feels good...however i have had to stop every few minutes to entertain little miss Claudia so i haven't gotten as far as i would have liked.

lots of hearts cut and ready to be sewn and filled for garlands.

one little thing that i am most happy to share is my fabulous idea for storing my fabric. i think it is a great idea and perhaps has been done before but it is new to me. i must admit it isn't quite finished yet...i would like to finish sanding it down and giving it a nice coat of cream or pastel pink paint but it will do for now.

don't you think it is a nice way to recycle the side of an old cot?

now perhaps my ironed pieces of fabric will stay ironed rather that scrunched up or folded in messy piles.

so that you can see the other pieces of fabric underneath simply pop the fabric through the back

and if i space them this way you can see each fabric design and group them in colours for easy sorting...why haven't i thought of this before!?! cool idea don't you think?

before my mojo went missing i had started making some Easter items to display out at the cottage. i made a few packs of flocked card Easter bunnies that could be used in your Easter display

and some quirky bunnies..not too sure if these are Lilly cottage worthy...

and one of the great things about Lilly cottage and friends is that you can always find some quirky second hand trinkets to feather your nest...if i like it i am sure someone else will too ~_~ some of these are heading out to the shop.

well there you have it... i am slowly clawing my way back and am looking forward to heading out to the shop this Sunday. if you have nothing to do and would love to get out and about, come and say hello we are at coutts cottage in old petrie town dayboro rd

ta ta rosey

open wide come inside...

hello blogging buddies, hope you have had a great start to the week. we are on the other side of the count down to Easter holidays, 6 weeks to go before the kids start to get thoughts of big bunnies jumping through the window to leave yummy chocolate eggs for them to eat. i just love autumn it really is my favourite season, i don't like the heat and living in Brisbane the humidity gets unbearable some days...bring on the chilly days i say! actually this morning was a bit fresh, YAY ~_~

well happy to say i managed to remember my camera yesterday and took some snaps of Lilly cottage and friends in all its full splendour. the lovely Linda has been sewing up a storm and has even ordered in lots of scrummy goodies to feather your nest.

Lilly cottage and friends is one of those stores that you can spend ages in spotting different little treasures in every nook. have a little peek at all of these pretties...

pretty bag charms

paper cranes

sweet figurines

original paintings

settler bears

hand made hearts

everything beachy

love this display

more settler bears

cute cute cute

french inspired pillows

and my favourite display..easter bunnies...actually those two big chennile bunnies have already found a new home...

happy count down to easter!!

xxxrosey

what i am working on this wednesday...

just one little picture to share today... a little stitchery i started for valentines day but ran out of thread and the day has been and gone. i am hoping that it will still capture someones heart, maybe for mothers day ~_~ and in the corner of the picture is something i am working on for as an Easter display out at the cottage which is currently full to the brim of new gorgeous pretties thanks to the lovely Linda. i really wish you could see the little cottage for yourself, Linda fills it with her handmade goodness and adds other pieces that go so well together. i add my little touches here and there but on a much smaller scale. it really is so sweet!

best go and finish the back of the stitchery and keep adding to my Easter treats.

xxrosey

hot hot hot!!

well my first day back out at the cottage was a hot one!! the heat and humidity made the day almost unbearable, luckily one of our rooms is air conditioned, so there i sat stitching and listening to Doris Day ~_~

it seems like ages since i have visited our little piece of shabby heaven and i had a great time finding all the new little pretties that now reside there waiting for a new home. i managed to take a photo of my name rosettes which look lovely up on the wall

and while i had my camera out i snapped a few more of our shop 'lilly cottage and friends'

i thought these two together would make a lovely gift for a tween or teenager.

and this bear would be the perfect christening present.

a lovely photo frame to place on your bedside table...

and a tremendous splash of red! isn't that just the most gorgeous display *swoon*

and this last photo is of a card that caught my eye...the subject in the picture reminded me of my little Claudia, how cute!

tutu cute *_*

i do hope that you spent your new years eve with people that you love and that your goals, wishes or resolutions for the new year come true. happy new year.

xxrosey