Much happenings

Huge week. 

Lots of big things happening.

Good and Bad.

 It left no time for blogging.

(Cant seem to get the balance right yet, still learning, I will get there)

Mini break time.

In the meantime here's some pretty's for my bathroom folder.

Love much.

xx

I ADORE THIS

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Hex tiles definitely  

La La lovely

Love a trough, very hard to find here though.

Back Soon. xx

Ok this is weird.

I went scouring some charity shops on the other side of town with a friend the other day  (she is the best friend to go thrift shopping with because we are interested in completely different stuff so there no fights over cool finds, hehe) Anyway, remember how I found these handled milk glass things (what are they actually called?) and the Pyrex pie dish? 

Well look what I found this time, 

In completely different charity shops miles away from each other at completely different times.

They're not even the same denomination.

Its the same pattern, ohhhh spooky.

I have a matching set now.

And this

 

Yes a bigger Pyrex pie dish.

(incidentally Ive been searching for these pie dishes for ages with no luck and I also needed the two sizes) 

I love it when stuff like this happens.

Does this happen to you guys?

Id love to know your story's. 

Fabric Inspiration

This came while ago

Once again Ive had no time to enjoy it and I "Gasp" actually forgot about it.

This is something I desperately need help with, we currently have no cushions on the lounge (or curtains either) because I cant get my head around what direction to go in, I don't really want to vintage everything up, or maybe I do, oh I don't know, see... confused. I really hope this helps, Ill let you know what its like.

Find it here

Saturday finds (on a Wednesday)

I had the opportunity to go thrift shopping last Saturday. Thrifting is normally a rushed weekday sport for me so this was real treat. It didn't disappoint either.

Christmas in July displays are in every thrift shop.

American milk glass (It says Anchor Hocking, Fire King on the base, anyone know anything about that particular brand?) I just love milk glass so wasn't leaving these baby's behind.

And an Aussie Pyrex pie dish.

And my personal fave.

(I have a thing for kitchen scales)

Another great day thrifting.

xx

Oh what a week and some vintage domesticity

The title says it all. Last week was one full week, joy and challenges in abundance. 

It has been doing lots of this.

Which in turn led to this

(This is where it started.)

(This is where it ended)

Yep, that's my kitchen floor flooding.

Again.

(This happen's every time it rains, long complicated story, this one was quiet a small flood)

Lucky I was home.

LOTs of ugliness and chaos ensued.

As it is school holidays and raining, there has been lots of inside fun.

.

And craziness.

And mud, did I mention the mud.

Oh and of course "We're bored,there's nothing to do"

But we couldn't  leave the house.

It has also left WAyyy too much of this.

(Source unknown, id love to know though? isn't it pretty)

Oh if only...

The truth is more like this

(Not including the massive mounds on the laundry floor not done yet, you see

we can't wash and dry at the same time as it trips the circuit, ahh the joys of an old cottage)

(Impact lab)

And with the man of the house being called away on business unexpectedly for the weekend I was starting to feel a little like this.

Amy Neunsinger

Actually, after having to abandon the shopping half way through because it started pouring and waking frequently at silly hrs to protect the house.

The reality is more this.

(No idea where this came from?)

But thanks to a knight in shining armour (in the form of a father in law) who rode in and fixed the flood problem

and babysitters (in the form of the mother in law and cousin) allowing me a full nights sleep and some good time off. 

I was able to do lots of this.

(the joy of nesting)

And achieve such domestic joy as this.

smartypanties.com

So now I feel better (nothing soothes like a clean tidy house) so clean in fact it would be worthy of a visit from  the vintage housekeeper herself. This woman has saved my domestic backside on many occasions, she is where I go when Im in desperate need of motivation and guidance on all things homely and lovely.

So now the rain has stopped,

The children are happy,

The house is sparkly, dry and warm.

I should be able to get back to normal transmission.

xx

Shower curtains

I know Im jumping the gun a little but as Im obsessing over my new bathroom I need to know what style of shower curtain Ill be making. I made this one for our current sad excuse for a bathroom because I loved the  Anthropologie ones but it needed to be a half size and besides that Im cheap and impatient so I wasn't forking out dough and waiting for delivery when I could do it myself immediately.

This is our current bathroom.

Teeny tiny and old.

(You cant see it here but the bath is broken in many places and green, ugly green, not cool.)

Im thinking.
Something like this one perhaps!

(Apologies, Ive had this so long I now have no idea of the source, Anyone ?) 


Or maybe some vivid colour!

Desire to Inspire

Or simple, perhaps even linen!

Living etc