Happy New Year everyone xx

HANGING VEGIE GARDEN

I got a very different pot hanger for a Christmas present and although it would look very nice planted up with herbs or flowers I chose to plant it with lettuce.  The reason being I sewed too many lettuce seed and they all came up.  I couldn't bare to waste them, so every available space is now lettuce,

Any recipes for lettuce except the usual salad or cooked with peas would be gratefully accepted :)

Christmas all set to go

All finished and ready to go, The cake is iced and chocolate cupcakes made for the littleies. All my energy has gone, although I have enjoyed every minute of it all. Now  rest tomorrow so I can be fresh for saturday.

 Went to the market in Adelaide and treated myself to some lovely lillies, just love the colours. Don't exactly go with the Christmas colours but ha I don't really mind I love them anyway.

The garden and Christmas

I made this from love in a mist that had gone to seed

The wreath is a circle of wire, I attached some bay leaves from my tree and taped a picture of cherubs to the centre

A gorgeous colour "foxgloves"

A traditional look for the lounge room

I love cherubs

TOMATOES

THE  GROTTO

CAPSICUMS

BEANS

The garden is looking so good at the moment after the rain and sunshine combination over the last few weeks,  The vegs are really starting to grow, it is so nice to go out there and pick fresh for dinner knowing they are chemical free,

THE TREE BERGONIA

STRAWBERRIES

The house is looking very Christmassy too.  All the baking and wrapping of gifts is finished, time to take a breather before the lovely days spent with family and friends. I soooo love this time of year.

NEW ITEMS ON SALE ON EBAY FROM MY ONLINE SHOP

HANDMADE SMOCKED BONNET IN WHITE DELUSTERED SATIN AND LACE

AND HAND KNITTED AND EMBROIDERED SZ 1 CARDIGAN

A LOVELY SURPRISE

I am so happy today, I regularly visit VINTAGE  by LOU LOU and fell in love with a little pink basket with a sweet little bird sitting on the side.  I pondered for weeks should I buy it for a little treat for myself or not.  I decided that I should not as I could not justify spending money on myself so close to Christmas.  I never told anyone about the little pink basket.

Today a parcel arrived from Lou, I was very excited and could not understand how a parcel could arrive without me knowing.  When I opened it I was so amazed, wrapped up in lovely vintage paper with a pink bow was the little pink basket, the very same one I had been admiring, along with a lovely card saying " a little surprise from KL now that is my lovely thoughful daughter who knows I follow VINTAGE by LOU LOU, but had no idea I had been hankering for the little pink basket.  She had seen it and thought I would like it. I am still amazed. It is gorgeous. Thankyou Kerry Lee and thankyou Lou for wrapping it so nicely. xx

Meg and Mum's: Mini makeover

Wow how beautiful is that stool now Meg, worth the feet being trodden on and your daughter is beautiful too, and have a great hol xx jeanetteMeg and Mum's: Mini makeover

baby bonnet

Made a few bonnets today in white batiste, smocked in white thread and edged in lace, while sitting in the sunroom looking out at the garden bathed in sunshine.  The sunny pom pom heads of the coriopsus were blooming in all their glory and have been for months. A lovely show.

DOLLS BONNETS

I have been very busy making dolls and baby bonnets, This one for sale on Ebay along with many more I have made, most from vintage lace. They are extremely reasonably priced check it out

FIRST CROP OF SPUDS AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS UP

Our first crop of lovvvely potatoes, so delicious and I managed to get a  few jars of homemade strawberry conserve out of a kilo of strawberries, yum, the grandchildren will love strawberry sundaes after Christmas dinner.

The only thing to do now is wrap the presents.  I do so love Christmas Time.

VINTAGE FIND

I have been looking for vintage tea towels for so long but not wanting to pay to much for them. I have finally found my first at only $3 and I love it too much to use. Maybe when I find more I might be able to use them.

CHRISTMAS IS COMING

Today I started thinking about decorating the house for Christmas and thought I would go right over the top this year, so I pulled all the decorations I have out of the shed only to find I really need more. Next week I am going to trail the op shops for hidden Christmas treasures, although I did manage to get a Cristmas Angel yesterday for 99cents and while on holidays, a huge packet of Christmas crackers for $1.

While in the Christmas mood I decided to make mince pies but first make the mince meat.  Oh well while I'm at it may as well make bread, biscuits and cakes to fill the freezer.  Soooooo enjoy baking.
 Also cooked a chicken at the same time while the oven was hot.
A quick easy way to cook a chicken is 10mins in the microwave, then another 10mins, then 10-15mins in a hot oven to brown.

AN EMBROIDERY AND WREATH

I love embroidery, This one I did for the front porch of our home

I made this flower wreath for our bedroom,I just love pastels

Pretty cottage and vignettes

I just love thatched cottages and cottage gardens like the one in the photo. They conjure up many childhood  memories.
I changed around some displays around home today and picked a little vase of Cecile Brunner rose buds, they are so tiny and sweet.

My favourite tea set is so unusual and cute