LOTS OF GORGEOUS VINTAGE LINEN & LACE~~in between cooking!

Spring is in the air....YEAH~~~

lovely mild days here in Melbourne with the sun shining brightly...
a sign of things to come~~

Anyway, i have been busy sorting through my HUGE array of vintage linens/lace/crochet~~~~

sitting in my little computer possie position enjoying the wonderful view I have of Melbourne over the bay......
whilst listing bits & bobs on my ebay site...

in between cooking dinner .....

roast chicken & oven fried vegies are on the menu tonight...
finished off with wonderful sprigs of rosemary from my "non existant" garden!!!

x andrea

PAINTING FINISHED... SO BUSY RE ARRANGING MY KITCHEN~~~

Well I have been very busy this Wednesday re arranging my kitchen...


Putting back into place VERY VERY HEAVY original paintings..(in my hallway)....


I have had the kitchen & my entrance hall re painted...


my lovely painter has JUST finished re painting my ensuite bathroom.  
(I did actually ask him to give my ensuite bathroom a little paint as well)..
whilst he is here...he may as well do a little bit MORE painting!!~
which he has just completed~~~


BUT taking paintings N STUFF off walls...
moving furniture..~~


I HAD NO IDEA I HAD SOOOO MUCH STUFF!!~


anyway...I have managed to re arrange/clean/put BIG paintings back on their hooks..


BIG JOB...
but all now NICE & clean & REFRESHED~~~


 I have made some big changes in the kitchen presentation...~~~


minor entrance hall  changes as well....


BUT with ALLWALLS and SKIRTING BOARDS re painted~~


I am a HAPPY CAMPER as "they" say..


added some lovely flowers  and my favourite "KUMATO"?? (little tomatoes)...to the mix..


so all is looking good/refreshed this Wednesday~~~~~

xx andrea~~

MY JEANNE D'ARC LIVING GOODIES HAVE ARRIVED~~~ SNEAK PEAK!!

Well i was very excited this afternoon to receive my GORGEOUS lot of goodies from Jeanne D'arc Living~~~

Here is a sneak peak of  SOME of my items...

Latest Jeanne D'arc magazine....

Christmas themed cards...

Home decor cards... 

ALL for sale in my ebay store..

ps...Mr SOOTY  put his little nose & whiskers in the painter's tray~~(having some painting done in my home)~~~let alone his paws!! 

x andrea

SATURDAY'S LOVE OF VINTAGE GINGHAM~~

Busy this weekend organising all of my vintage linen/lace/doilies.

I ESPECIALLY LOVE GINGHAM..~~

all colours...all sizes...& especially when they are VINTAGE aprons..
& with some hand sewn cross stitch..

Plus gotta LOVE vintage hand embroidered napery~~~~

x andrea

BIG PAINTING MAKEOVER...KITCHEN/HALLWAY~~~~~

Hi ladies...

well those of you who do follow me..& kind of know me..??

I am a clean freak....I like my home to be neat/tidy & clean...

Soo today I have gone the complete opposite..

Painter is IN...painting my kitchen/hallway/entrance hall...

In the end it will be totally refreshed...!!!  BUT look at it now...~~~

AAAHHHH!!!

let alone my room i havent shown FULL of my VINTAGE DOILIES i brought back from NZ~~~

Oh well...it is certainly keeping me a busy bee~

xx andrea