bluebell woods

this is what we got up to last weekend!
how beautiful

native bluebells

unfurling

wild violets

perfect

family outing



my gorgeous boy drove us home !

miniture artworks

here are some mini works of art!
Dingle very kindly {thankyou} sent me some stamped images to play with and
here's what i've got so far.
i like them.
do you?


i wanted to show the textures on this





here are the before and after shots!!!


{a work in progress}

i got "tagged"

i got tagged by Amy @ vintagefern - so if i don't respond now i'll just forget again - here goes -

Seven things about me -

1. i leave everything till the last minute - my partner lies about what time we need to be places {it doesn't work}

2. i have a very high dirt threshold - so much higher than my partner's!!! ha ha ha

3. i HATE cooking - unless it's cupcakes!

4. i'm addicted to vintage buttons [and sewing stuff] but i don't sew.

5. i LOVE eBay - {too much}

6. erm . . . . i love sour sweets {peach loops from lidl's are the best!} and Thornton's chocolate truffles and marzipan!

7. erm . . . . what else? oh i never go to bed before midnight - that's when i'm at my most creative.

i have to tag 3 people - here goes - juicyfig my doll swap partner - gingermonkey my best customer! and JackBlackRoady proud owner of new baby Isla

vintage swap

"the company car" !! groovy man!!!!

at last i've taken photo's of the lovely bag that dizzyday made me - i really love it , it's the perfect size to fit on my pushchair and holds loads of stuff , which is vital for my work!!!

I've had lots of compliments on it from jealous people - ha ha ha , it's mine all mine!!

cute little cabinet


i have been going "thrifting/eBay/bootsale" crazy lately and found this lovely little cabinet for one whole pound !! I have no idea what i'm going to do with it but i'm thinking decoupage with a vintage feel, at the moment it's holding my ever growing collection of vintage letter press.

new stuff!

i bought these really cool boxes last week and liked them so much i had to buy more today!


i've been pretty busy on the button front too and have orders waiting to be posted out and have been busy making up sample cards of my new batch of gorgeous coloured vintage mother of pearl buttons - they are sooooo pretty!

i also recieved my vintage swap from dizzyday at mumsnet.crafters and it is soooo cool and "groovy" man! It is a really funky bag made from the pattern of a supermarket plastic carrier bag - it fits perfectly on the handles of the pushchair and is plenty big enough for nappies-wipes-snacks-drinks etc etc so it's really handy for work and play - thanks dizzy!!

also i won a blog-giveaway from vintagefern.blogspot.com which arrived today all the way from america it was a dishtowel but i think it's too cute to use! Have a look at her etsy shop , there is some lovely things there , i especially love the pillowcase dresses - sweet. Thanks Amy x oh she also "tagged" me too i will get round to responding soon - honest!

more photo's to follow.

mumsnet crafters vintage swap

i finished my vintage swap for dizzyday @ mumsnet crafters - i really enjoyed making this one , as i got to play with my buttons and vintage postcards - yeah!!!

oh dear i've been useless lately!!!!!

oh my god !!!

i'm in lurve with this reverse carved lucite button.

i've been spending way to much time on the internet and not enough time actually crafting so i don't have anything much to post about!! i have however been buying up buttons like there's no tomorrow and will try and take some photo's later . . . . . . . but right now i must get dressed [it's 1.30pm !!] i had a lie-in till 11am as kids were at grandma's - lovely.