Thrifty finds,vintage pram & thingymajig.

I was extremely lucky to get this gorgeous vintage pram

given to my by a friend

It belonged to her as a child and her mother as a child before that

It's over 100yrs old

I love the worn wicker and wheels

It just shows how much it has been played with and enjoyed over the years

After giving it a good clean, I didn't want to change it much

so decided to make some covers for it

I made a white cover for the inside,a new mattress

and embroidered a babies vintage pillow case

I think my Sugar Britches porcelain doll I made and dressed

in a christening gown.(made from a vintage bridal train

looks lovely in the pram.

Now this is the thingymajig?I mentioned

I say that because I've no idea what it was meant for,

but I found it in the RSPCA charity shop for $2

For some strange reason I couldn't resist it.

I haven't painted it,it was already silver

I thought it would look good in the garden somewhere

I had these lovely pewter butterflies that are for clipping onto

and outdoor tablecloth when it's windy.

I clipped them onto the branches of the thingymajig

I just love when the sun shines on it and makes it sparkle

Whatever it was meant to be,I love it.

I hope your'e having a nice weekend

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xx jeanetteann

Pretty new look for bath and hand towels

I sorted through my linen press today and came upon a pair of towels

that had frayed badly along the side edges.

Now I hate to waste anything and had left them in the cupboard

because the main part of the towels was still quite thick

I cut 4 strips of fabric the length of the sides plus a few centimetres

for turning in at the ends

Sew onto towel sides,right sides together

Turn to the other side and with a little turn under to hide raw edge 

sew right through all layers.

I am so pleased to get some more life out of these.

I love to make do and mend. It gives me a lot of satisfaction, 

and saves me heaps of money

I had some fabric left over,so made a nice border along 

both ends of 2 hand towels

I am quite pleased with my efforts

Don't you just love days when you achieve so much.

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Happy days doing what you enjoy most

xx jeanetteann

An Afternoon in the kitchen and more

I spent the whole afternoon in the kitchen cooking and baking today

I shopped for veggies in the morning ( I have quite a few in the garden )

but not all ready yet.

Please remember that if you buy veggies that are not organic,

wash them in cold water, then soak for 10mins in water which you have added

a good splash of vinegar,then rinse again

This gets rid of all the chemicals and toxins that you really don't want to be eating.

First I roasted quite a few

Then I made   zucchini slice (recipe follows)

zucchini slice

1/2 an onion,chopped finely

1/4 cup oil

4 sml zucchini,I used 2 large (grated) I do everything in the food processor)

2 medium carrots (grated)

3 silver beet leaves (chopped)

3 sprigs parsley ( chopped)

11/2 cups grated cheese

4 eggs beaten

11/2 cups SR flour (I used wholemeal)

Salt and pepper ( I use freshly ground sea salt)

Grease a lasagna dish or similar

heat oven to 180 c

mix everything (except flour) together

 Then fold in flour

Bake in the oven until firm and golden 

We love our veggies and eat a salad for lunch every day,

and quite often with dinner too.

we mix fruit in with the salad, This is a mixed lettuce

base with tomato,melon, pear,capsicum and cucumber

For protein I add feta or tuna. This has feta cheese

Coleslaw and freshly cooked beetroot

I use cabbage carrot,apple, onion and celery in the coleslaw

I squeeze the juice of a small lemon over the top and mix in

It keeps in the fridge covered with cling wrap for a week

I don't put the mayonnaise on until ready to use.

Choc chip shortbread. ( I use chopped up melts)

and wholemeal flour 

Freshly baked bread

and butter rolls

I think the freezer and fridge is well stocked for the week

What I did yesterday

I found this image on a blog,and I'm sorry, I can't remember which one

If it's yours, please let me know and I will give you credit for it

I found the lovely frame at Ikea for $9.95

and printed off the image and put it in the frame.

I had quite a few nice shells

and was not sure what to do with them.

Then I was visiting one of my blogger friends

She had them set on a silver tray with tea candles

All glittered up.

I'm sorry again but I can't remember which blog it was again

I sprayed them white and then sprayed with glue

then sprinkled with silver glitter.

Set on a silver tray they look really nice.

Well that's all for now

See you at the linky parties

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xx jeanetteann

Organizing and creating a potting shed

                                                               I have been drooling over the
                                                             beautiful potting tables and sheds 
                                                               on Pinterest and in blogland 
                                                                    over the last few months

                                                      We have a tiny little shed that my hubby stores,
                                                                   well you know a mans shed.
                                                      I suppose they are not really much different
                                                                   to our sewing rooms, right
                                                              Except of cause they aren't ours 
                                                      so we have no control over their contents.


                                                           This is my hubbies little domain.

Now you might wonder how on earth this resembles a potting shed

Well it doesn't YET (that is)

The problem being,how do I approach hubby with the idea

of turning HIS SHED,into a potting shed,well at least some of it anyway

Yes I'd be happy with just a little teensie corner

Lets face it,I can't very well use part of my SHED (sewing room) for potting

can I?

Over a nice cup of tea in the garden,the conversation went something like this

John ,you know, I've been seeing some really nice potting tables on some blogs

and Pinterest recently

MMM

I wondered if maybe I could find a space to do my potting

MMMM

I thought that maybe that work bench in the corner of the shed

would do, seeing as you really don't make stuff on there anymore

MMM

What do you think? maybe I could tidy up a bit in there and see if there

is room 

Ok

You mean I can use the bench

If you like

I'll have a bit of a potter after lunch

OK

Does a girl need told twice? NOOOOO

I couldn't wait until after lunch,

I was in there faster than (well you get the picture)

I started chucking things out the door in a cloud of dust

The pile was getting bigger by the minute

Eyes peered around the door.

Are you throwing these out?

Up to you,do you want anything there 

No

 He actually cleared It all into the bin (can you believe it?)

I asked him what he thought so far

good, I'll leave you to it.

I've made heaps of room,do you need this shelf,or can I use it too.

Yes,I don't need it,

and he left me too it'

Well I was on a roll here,I even thought of tissying it all up with a coat of paint

but thought better of pushing my luck.

John, come and have a look at it now

What do you think?

Great,it looks Great.

 pHHHHH

I know it's not posh like the ones on the net,but

Hey,it's mine and I love it.

Well my corner anyway,

Over lunch, he said it was a little booth and it would cost me

I promised him his favourite dinner tomorrow night

As he's Scottish,mince and tatties

I've just got to add some more nice pots and bits and bobs

and it's done

For now anyway He He. :)

Lots more room to add

Is John  not the sweetest hubby ever?

Have you got a potting table/shed?

Does it have rusty old shelves and table like mine?

I don't mind a bit of rust.

I will be visiting my usual linky parties this week

The links are on my side bar.

See you there,hope to see some more potting spaces,love them

xx jeanetteann

Afternoon tea and bits and bobs

Afternoon tea in the sun room

with my favourite magazine

Or my knitting

In a pretty Crown Trent cup

I love the way the English teacups have a nice

large handle so my finger fits through.

Some cups are very small to hold.

A slice of boiled fruit cake on my Royal Albert forget-me-knots

I made so many hot cross buns this weekend,some with fruit

and some with chocolate for the grandchildren.

There are still plenty left 

The Hibiscus are all in flower, 5 of them,all in different colours

I'll show you them all next week.

This is one of the holly hocks still in flower

They have been so good this year

I have also been getting quite stuck into my patchwork

I only have 16 large motifs to go and I can start backing it

It's only taken me about 30 yrs,and most of it was done in the last 5

I hope the start of your week is a happy one

Until next week, see you at the linky parties

Links are on my side bar

xx jeanetteann