open wide, come inside...

the time is upon us... tomorrow at 8am we throw open the doors of Coutts Cottage and welcome you in to Lilly Cottage & Friends! i managed to pop in today to take a few pictures of our little shop and of course tomorrow we will be spread out onto the veranda and spilling out on the lawn. if you do happen to live on the north side of Brisbane or are wanting to treat yourself to a lovely day out, then visiting the Petrie Markets is a wonderful way to spend the day. not only will you find our lovely little space but so much more. apart from the wonderful food, you could visit Trish and Alan in their unique fabric store or Marion who sells amazing country style gifts and home wares actually the list is endless.

i will leave you with some eye candy to urge you to make the trip or to satisfy those of you who live far away...

this is one of the trees we will be spending our morning under. (cute kids!)

this door will be open waiting for our many customers {~_~}

fancy a chalkboard or a mirror? we have it all!

amazing how all of our work ties in together without planning it at all. the wonderful mixed media painting by Linda on the wall with one of Renata's amazing quilled cards and some of my napkin art canvases on the shelves with the sea theme as well.

embellished miniature bottles.

a gorgeous corner of the room..

something pink,

something purple,

and something romantic...

there, how was that?? feeling as excited as i am? the best part of tomorrow is that i DO NOT have to unpack or pack my car!! yippee. of course the second best part is spending the day with Linda and Renata and selling our pretties %*_*%

well i best be getting off to bed, have to be up bright and early for our first day.

xxrosey

p.s. thank you for all of your support and encouragement, it means the world to me.xx

we're moving inside!

ok my little band of merry followers, that is assuming i have followers and that you are merry...renata clarke designs and itty bitty and pretty are moving in with... LILLY COTTAGE!! the lovely linda of lilly cottage has been in the business for many years but more importantly had a shop front with laura for 4 years until the stress of MS got too much and the doors had to close. so it is with much excitment and perhaps a little less stress that we team up to share the load and open 'LILLY COTTAGE and FRIENDS' situated in Couts Cottage in Old Petrie Town.

we have decided to open the doors for the first time on the 29th of August. that means from now until then we will be setting the shop up with shelving and cupboards and loading all of our pretties in to make our shop perfect. this shelf has had a transformation today...

tools and paint ready

i had a fight with the paint can...

and it won :(

undercoat

end product, it is hard to tell but it is cottage green on the inside and cream on the outside.

just wating for the paint to dry to that i can scruff it up all over >_<. i have an old cot that i will convert into a day bed which will become a display of some sort. i will have to post pictures of that too.

once we are in i guess we just pray that our pretties get new homes. it will be lovely not having to worry about the weather and packing and unpacking and perhaps working every 3rd Sunday rather than every 2nd Sunday...although like Linda i am sure i will want to visit even on my 'off' days. i also hope that 'market politics' don't get to me..there are always other people just waiting to rain on your parade, i need tougher skin and now that i am nearing the big 40 i need to stand up to bullies.

ok enough from me, would love to meet some local bloggers. pop in to Couts Cottage every Sunday 8-2pm and visit Lilly Cottage and Friends.

xxxrosey

market day

what do these photos have in common? they are terrible and don't show the true beauty of the subject... market day tomorrow

8-2 out at petrie markets north Brisbane

pray for sunshine, no wind and warmth for my little tootsies and tingers.

oh and lots of sales :)

visit my market buddy Renata and check out her little seahorse!! how does she do it?

have a great weekend xxrosey

mini art

i have bee putting to practise some of the techniques i learnt on my recent mixed media art course and i have created these mini art canvases which will be for sale this weekend at the petrie markets.

i am working on some for the boys too. they would make a great addition to a pretty nook or a childrens bedroom shelf and at $8 each including mini easel they are a bargain!

each of these canvases are 7cm by 5cm, a dainty piece of art if i do say so myself. plus being so light they would cost next to nothing to send to someone you love. i will be adding them to my online shops and hopefully some will find new homes this Sunday.

cant believe it is Friday!!

xxrosey