My Vintage Baby

Just had to share this picture of my little girl modelling a 30yr old vintage dress that used to be mine!

 I think she wears it well! 

What do you think!? 

Orange Glow

One of my items made a Treasury list on Etsy!

Mine is the vintage Blouse on the bottom row! 

Take a look at the Treasury

This Treasury was created by ThirtleDesign take a look at their lovely things too! 

Paint By Numbers...

So I'm either so unbelievably fickle or... ok so I am unbelievably fickle.
Tonight I am in love with Paint by Numbers! This is not strictly true- its actually been an idea bubbling away in my mind ever since our new shop* became a reality. I am having one quite large wall as a pure mural serving no other purpose than to look nice!
Tonight I have been looking for inspiration and find myself in good company so I thought Id share with you:

*my real job is running a Towbar & Auto Electrical accessory company with my Husband- we are in the slow process of shop-fitting a new retail unit.

French Street Scenes found on squirrelpearl's Blog.

 Awesome clean light images from StudioLiscious  on Etsy- I want to achieve this light too

 Found this autumnal one on Idea Shower - Shame they have to shove a sofa in front of it - see the Blog for that.

This I LOVE!! Found here: Vintage Goodness  - PBNs are now right at the top of my car boot/charity shop list!! I have been looking on Ebay and there are some from the states that are fab- but Im just not sure its worth the carriage costs and the delivery wait!

This is possibly a bit too much and something to bear in mind! Found appropriately on Unusual Life

Best company of all? - The Etsy headquarters also have a PBN mural wall!!  : Etsy Wall  painted by Cabin Collective

So Excited! Cant wait to do my own!

In love!

Im currently in love with surface design, specifically Wallpaper. So I have been trawling the net looking for free samples as I have some projects in mind, more on that another time!
I just HAD to share with you the sublime designs of Louise Body:

http://www.louisebody.com/index.php

Ahhh well.... a girl can dream!

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Shop News!

Id like to update you on my Etsy situation!
The placemats I sold to America did make it in time! I was SO relieved and that is an understatement! My customer was able to use them for her party and she was happy- so Im happy!
She even sent me a picture of them in use:

I do like a happy ending!

To add to that I finalised another sale today! The 1935 Singer Sewing machine has gone to a lovely home just a few miles up the road!
Bye Bye Sewing Machine!!

I want Pink & Blue Cupcakes Please Mama!

Ok my kiddo- whatever you say! 


Errr... Okay here goes! 

What you need:

Two medium Eggs

150g good Butter at room temperature

150g Caster Sugar

150g Sifted Self Raising Flour

Red & Blue Food Colouring

One Small Helper

One laissez faire attitude to your floor

Large Bar of Milk Chocolate & Sprinkles to Decorate

What to do: 

• Go to the shop because it turns out you dont actually have Eggs or Butter. 
• Ok now you can get started. (I divided the ingredients in half so that I could make Pink & Blue) 
• Preheat your oven to 190C.
• Using properly room temperature Butter (it needs to be so that you cant pick it up and have it hold its shape) beat in the sugar- REALLY BEAT IT!

• Break the egg into a bowl and REALLY BEAT that too. 
• Ask your helper to gradually add your beaten egg while you.. uh... REALLY BEAT the mixture!
• Retrieve the bowl that the egg was in from the main mixing bowl after helper drops it in along with the egg. Add a few drops of your chosen colouring...REALLY BEAT the mixture some more! 
• Carefully add the flour by sifting into the mixing bowl- gently fold in using a metal spoon.
• Scoop into silicon cake cases & transfer to the oven for 20 minutes.
• Marvel at how the silicon cake cases really dont melt.  
• Clear enough space in the debris to cool the cakes. 

• Melt the chocolate... develop 6 extra arms to keep your helper out of the chocolate.
• Peel back the cases and dip into the chocolate

• Then you can dunk in sprinkles or leave them nude
• Allow the chocolate to set....

ENJOY!!