A beautiful teapot!!

This is where I have it for now...maybe I will plant it with ivy but not sure...

Isn't it gorgeous?

some stuff...just miscellaneous

flowers on the balcony... these labes are from the dollar store..and are like mini blackboards...you write on them with chalk..aern't they cute?

washed and sundried antique linens....

art in progress....new collage...

the initial sketches on the beech board..

I started by putting in a light wash which was really pretty but by the time I collaged the skirt and bodice it began to look very wishy washy and I ended up painting over it...but maybe I could plan another piece more like this..

the sky is going to be dark and stormy and this is just the first coat...

this piece of old handwriting out of the front of a book looks great with the paint over it...

a memento from Australia...

and Canada added in! I'm having fun working on this one.

Melanie and Phillipes' place...

the backyard is very pretty and very private with tall hedges all around...the deck is off the kitchen/dining room...ie the red room below...the sliding glass door was stuck and so they were trying to open it. Melanie and Phillipe are sitting on the window sill in their bedroom...the bath is very cute...but only about 4feet long so eventually they will have to replace it as Phil is pretty tall..

they will be replacing some things in the kitchen like the stove and rangehood..at the moment they are brown but they will replace them with stainless steel....and the old carpet is being replaced with flooring..we saw some of it done and it was looking good.

deserts...yummmm...

these pink and brown slices are gluten free cheesecake...one is chocolate and mint and the other is raspberry and lemon...they are really very nice and I buy them from the health food shop up the road, called Rainbow Foods...mm-mmm...the other slices are Mille Feuilles which are poisonous to gluten intolerant people but yummy for other people..the first glass stand is a mini glass one I bought last year..it is very sweet for sweet treats! Actually I just remembered the gf slices are also sugar free and lactose free but you would never pick it from the flavour.

going, going, gone...the squirrel stalker...@ mud lake

this little fella was harassing us for food which we didn't have...he kept appearing from all sides of the dock and was quite cute I thought, but Don being a local ,thinks they are just rats with hairy tails...(tried some writing with 'paint'..looks like a kid did it)

thrift shopping again..

my Mexican bowls...nice hey? 49c each less 20%!!

our stash on the counter...forgot to include a pic of the lovely picture in the frame...will do so next time.

the rest of these photos are of things seen but not bought..this chair had a really vibrant orange print and very cute carved feet..

just another of the huge lamps around...almost a metre tall..

these embroideries of the 4 seasons were sweet but too expensive!!

and some pretty china...

Treasures

I've found quite a few treasures recently op-shopping and at Suitcase Rummage but I haven't shared them!

Cute heels from Stevo's Op Shop


Long woolen red vest with appliqued bows and gorgeous buttons (Stevo's)



Awesome floral jean tights (Stevo's)


Lovely mint green blouse, there's a button missing so I'll have to find a suitable replacement - found for me by Sarah when she volunteered at Stevo's



Funky wool jumper - also Stevo's


Jump long sleeve top


Awesome vintage ankle boots from Suitcase Rummage - I've been wanting a pair like this for a long time.


Yesterday I went to the physio in the morning and popped into Woolloongabba Antiques Centre on the way home to look at a white bike that Lau had told me about. $590!! That place is so expensive. I tried on the most beautiful red velvet party dress but it was just too small.
Sarah volunteered at Stevo's Op Shop so I took a bag of stuff up there just before 12 and ran into Lau who was visiting Sarah too. We both scored some awesome stuff - the curtains on Lau's blog are awesome! We decided to grab some lunch so we went to Oxford St and had sushi and went for a wander. We went into the little second-hand junk shop and saw the cutest old dachshund named Cino!

Last night Tom and I went up to the coast for Nathan's 25th Birthday. It was really nice to see Katie and spend some time with them. They are friends with a couple called Tammy and Jason that we have got close to, they had a baby girl 8 months ago called Allana. She is really cute, we haven't met her but they said they will come visit us soon and bring her.

Today we are going to soccer soon, it is Kiel's birthday and we are going to a Persian restaurant for dinner with a heap of people. Last time we went we weren't impressed but I think Tom and I went too adventurous with the food. Might just go with lamb shanks this time!

Tomorrow we are getting up at 4.30am!!! to watch Australia's first match in the world cup. Later in the day I'm going to Lau's so Sarah can photograph me in a heap of clothes I want to sell.

So happy it's a 3 day weekend!

Art Journal

It's Friday night and Tom and have eaten, had a couple of beers and are having a nice night together at home.
I've been doing a bit of journalling this week.
These are some of my current favourite pages.