New cushions!

Here are the latest personalised cushions that I have created...hoping that Jackie enjoys the results of her winning voucher...

...and thankyou to Emily for coming up with the wonderful idea of adding a motif, or animal on the side...I think you'll agree it kind of finishes off the whole thing.

Cornwall gardens #2

More photos from beautiful Cornwall...although when we were there it rained constantly, the gardens of many cottages on the coastline were fascinating (probably looking so good due to the wonderful rain)...many tropical plants grow in the area apparently due to the micro climate. Here are photos of the gardens at St Micheal's Mount (taken looking down, hanging over the turret edge from the top of the castle) and the little black number is called an aeonium (I think)...simply exquisite!

Fruit 'n' Veg

I've always been fascinated by the sense of order, the layout and the prettiness of vegetable patches. I have been talking about creating my own for some time now...still haven't got round to it but maybe this winter...

I'm at the inspiration stage though and where better to start than by sharing some photos of the international vegetable patch at the Eden project, Cornwall. This wonderful working exhibit grows plants and veg from all over the world and boasts many unusual crops that we find in many international recipes. It really gave me loads of inspiration to create a World Veg patch for the kids to learn about food for different seasons and food from unusual places...kind of broadening (hopefully) their tastebuds! I'm still at the design stage (love that bit, that's probably why it's taking so long), but for now, here's the Eden project version...

A special post as it was his birthday today, this was me and my dad way back in the flaring 70's...still think about him everyday and wish he could have known my little ones...

Made-to-measure cot bumper

Another order finished, this time something a little more unusual for me...a baby's cot bumper with appliqué flowers on a white cotton ground...

Paper Patchwork

Just finished decorating an Ikea chest of drawers which I bought years ago when pregnant with Ooma and it has been home to all of her clothes ever since. For her new bedroom I wanted to turn it into a key furniture piece, so I got to grips with a pot of black satin paint and some beautiful printed paper that I found at decopatch and whilst shopping when we were in holiday in Cornwall. The result is a kind of patchwork of floral and graphic motifs, in fresh, young colours with a kind of chinese feel due to the black lacquer effect of the very adult black paint (quite daring for a 3 year old's bedroom)!

Pink Haze

After months of repainting, rethinking and reorganising, Ooma's new bright pink bedroom is finally finished! Pink walls, pale hot choc paintwork, big spotty hand-made (by me) curtains, and some great stickers called 'owl and company' which the kids and I stuck up together, and wall-to-wall carpet flooring to counteract the annoying audio effects of a old squeaky wooden floor (being fitted as we speak!)...can't wait to see her little face when she moves in this weekend! (Elliott is already asking,"Mummy, when are you going to redecorate my room, I want it bright green with dinosaurs everywhere!")