TUESDAY'S FLEA MARKET FINDS...KIND OF A BLUE THEME!!

Hi ladies..well with the weather being soo much better today I decided it was time to head out & about and do some junk market hunting...

I had a quite successful day with the funny thing being that most of what i purchased today featured the colour BLUE..

I have been in a real pink..& blue & shabby green mood the past couple of weeks!!

anyway..I found some lovely blue doilies....a gorgeous CRINOLINE LADY duchess set...Beautiful PANSY card basket with yummy mauve stitching...then I found an old doiley with mauve edging...perfect match..

PLUS the most GORGEOUS hand stitched tablecloth...

Found another old crochet little table cover...PLUS I just had to buy the OLD DINAH SHORE MUSIC SHEET...(i used to watch her show in the 70's on tv!!)...I just loved the combination of the blue & the pink on the cover!! and it was only $5.00!!....may just keep/frame the cover & use the music sheets for a project??

I also just had to buy a gorgeous book on french bisque dolls etc...the photos are beautiful...

PLUS the blue vintage PERSINWARE scales...just love the BLUE colour of them..

AND the old cane mirror?? may paint pink??

AND JUST had to grab the set of 4 HOLLY HOBBY tins...they just reminded me of when i was a LOT younger!!! thought they would be nice with material etc to re sell on ebay...with crafty stuff included...

SOO i had a busy day....BUT YET again..I HAVE "STUFF" from one end of the house to the other!!

OFF now to dye some lovely tablecloths i also purchased...a shabby GREEN!!! shall see how they turn out...

ps...(would not normally do this...BUT..my 20 yo son has entered the BOOST JUICE GUNS competition..which is a comp to show your muscles!! the winner gets $10,000!!!....

I think the winner is determined by the number of votes....soooo if you want to check him out & vote for him...??? the following is what you need to go to....

www.boostjuicebars.com.au/#home/sports/gun90/....

that gets you into the site...then click on boost guns photo gallery logo....he is entry no 90...CHRISTIAN....on top of a skiing mountain!!!

any votes would be greatly appreciated!!! lol...plus he doesnt look too bad either!!

PROMISE will NOT BLOG again this week....!!

xx andrea

QUITE HAPPY WITH MY MAKE SHIFT CLOTHES LINE!!!!

Hi ladies...following on from yesterdays blog..kind of wondered how i could display the doilies/cloths etc to show them off nicely for ebay listings..

wish i still had the gorgeous childs little clothes line I used to use for display in my shop...(wish I still had half the stuff i used to use for displays..)..OH WELL!!

anyway...had a bit of a brain wave...!!!??? strung up some string across the wardrobe in my EBAY room...& pegged the goodies thereon...(must go & buy the lovely shabby pale pink/blue & green pegs i spied in safeway the other day..)..

we should ALWAYS buy little things like that when we see them..as you know underneath they will be handy/useful somewhere/sometime...now I have to go back JUST to get them!

anyway...Just listed a few of the PINK goodies... have to iron out all the blue stuff...but looking very nice ...& mum got me some YUMMY PALE green shabby dye today...& ECRU...JEE WIZ..there is no stopping me now..

xx andrea

SHABBY PINK & SHABBY BLUE COLOUR WEEKEND FOR ME!!

Hi ladies....well being home alone this weekend i have been busy buying lovely bits & bobs from op shops...& cleaning out my "LINEN" cupboard!!

and with my finds all round have been...

DYING them in shades of PINK & BLUE....

my theme began with the vintage knitting needles i purchased in pink & blue...

especially the BIG SIZE 10 pair with the awesome cream knobs!!!

as well as the gorgeous old crochet blanket in the shabby pale colours i picked up yesterday..

Finishing off with my other butter dishes...fly covers etc...

YEP...this has been a very BUSY SHABBY PINK & BLUE weekend...

and this post shows about 1/4 of what I have achieved!! even dyed a lovely mosquito net a pale shabby pink...which looks lovely!!

xx andrea

COUNTRY STYLE 2010 CALENDAR & DIARY..BEAUTIFUL..

Hi ladies...well the weather in melbourne has become like the middle of winter instead of sunny warm spring..(i hate it!!)...

So i am a bit happier after buying my AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY STYLE calendar & diary for 2010...

I just LOVE all the pictures...good enough to frame??!!

have a nice (warmer) weekend..

xx andrea

DRIED ROSES/LAVENDER RE ARRANGEMENTS!! & DAD IS FIT & GONE HOME!! MISS HIM ALREADY!!

Hello ladies...

well dad has just zipped off home to be with mum...!! he has come along very well since he came into my care 2 weeks ago today.

OMG.he looked horrid..BUT he now has his gorgeous golden tanned face back..walking well...going back into the pool tomorrow morning...(NOT to swim his usual 3 kms mind you)...paddling I HOPE!!!!

Its funny....I now miss his presence in the little chair in my upstairs room...OHH!!

him sitting there..me doing ebay nearby..

just added a few photos of gorgeous dad in his airforce days...HE was a PILOT....handsome devil!!.......

(as usual...photos are ALL out of sequence...!!)...

PLUS i came back from down the street & dad had left me a lovely present of some "green notes"...as a THANK YOU for looking after him...OMG...I would look after both parents without question...BUT he insisted...

SOO in between all of that...I just had to get back to cleaning the house..!! YES I KNOW CLEANING AGAIN...but it is a total total mess..

SOO i have been in my DRIED FLOWERS....roses...lavender MOOD...& shifting them around the house in differing vases etc...

I put up a new GILT/black mirror in my entrance hall....put differing dried roses in front...

& HAVE been cleaning EACH rung of the stair case shown in background...BOY they get just sooo dirty...

THEN the light fitting...looks fab...BUT SOOO DUSTY...so trying to clean that as well..

Matches the leadlight in the front doors??

soo busy doing a BIG spring clean...changing things around..

whats new really??

soo have just included photos of my kitchen....entrance hall....staircase...

thought you may like to see what i am decorating...changing..cleaning...NEVER ENDS!!

JUST HAD TO ADD....DONT YOU LOVE THE GORGEOUS SHOW OF CLIVIAS OUTSIDE MY ENTRANCE HALL WINDOW....??

xx andrea