The Pink Poodle

MY CHRISTMAS HAS BEEN FULL OF WONDERFUL SURPRISES!!

akfrost@hotmail.com (The Pink Poodle) — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:48:00 +0000

Hi ladies.....hope you all had a lovely Xmas and New Years is just around the corner...

I am quite fortunate?? in that i live on the water overlooking Melbourne so we get to see all the New Year's Eve fireworks without having to leave my front door..we all just sit on the balcony.....& watch it....

BUT the downside is that sooo many people park along my street to watch these fireworks..that is fine...but with NO toilets provided by the council..

GUESS whose front yard (and my neighbours etc)..becomes the local toilet??...

MMMM caught several "gonzos" urinating in our gardens...so that is the down side ...

ANYWAY thought i would share a little snippet of my surprises received at xmas.....

okay...provided Xmas Eve dinner for about 15...was cooking all day & just HAD to go to bed at 10.30 pm...THE OLD GIRL HAD HAD IT!!

just dozing off & the door bell rings...WHO IS THIS??? GRRR GGRRRR!!! GO AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hubby answered and the NEXT minute BYRON is approaching me to give me a big KISS...

YES!! my 22 yo so who lives interstate..finished work..caught a plane...flew home..TO SPEND XMAS day with us..

WELL that was AWESOME....(hubby knew about it but kept it under wraps...now I know why he kept saying to me ..."dont go to bed just yet..stay up for a while")..

BUT he had to fly out Boxing Day morning (early) as he has a part time job during his uni studies...

WELL he rang me at 7.00 am..(from the airport as he went to buy some newspapers to read...AND my gosh..he got such a "SHOCK" seeing his grandfather on the FRONT PAGE)....

and he said "GUESS WHO IS ON THE FRONT COVER OF THE AGE"...???

(the age is a melbourne newspaper...about 150 yrs old...an institution in Victoria).

YES !!! MY 86 yo DAD...!! byrons GRANDAD...

i knew he was going to be written up as my dad swims every summer...ALL the BAY swims...HE is the OLDEST competitor in the well known "LORNE PIER TO PUB"...swim...

we had a reporter at my house interviewing dad last week..BUT THOUGHT it would be ON the BACK sports page.

BUT MY DAD was on the FRONT PAGE of SATURDAYS AGE...

awesome feat for the OLD FELLA!!!

(other son said it must be a slow news day!!! smart ??????....he was joking)...!!

SOO I have had a lovely Xmas...

Lots of surprises...

Lots of perfume as well!!!

yes!! i DO LOVE my perfume..

xx andrea

MY VINTAGE FLEA MARKET FINDS..& HAPPY XMAS!!

akfrost@hotmail.com (The Pink Poodle) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:26:00 +0000

Hi ladies.

well obviously the last post before christmas...as I have Christmas Eve at my house with about 15 people...

sooo have been frantic getting it all ready...

will be MORE stressed tomorrow with starting to cook cakes etc..

BUT...I HAVE been trying to get my upstairsEBAY area organised for about 3 MONTHS!!!!

SOOOOO did a BIG effort today...ONLY half way through...well a bit less!!

BUT getting there.!!!

Organising my material....linen...lace..hanging on lines for me to remember what I have stored away..

Old lace...vintage cross stitch??/embroidery...

AND LOTS/ LOTS MORE...TOO MUCH TO MENTION!!

(this is why my hubby is pressing me to get A SHOP AGAIN!!!)...

thinking about it???!!

MMMM !! I did have a shop for 10 yrs which was a great success....

This one would be totally different...with the VINTAGE HAT BOX theme...to go with my logo...

I have enough goodies NOW to open a fantastic vintage shabby flea market junky shop???

I can picture it now...

BUT paying BIG RENT/LAND TAX..RATES/ETC ETC..

IS A BIG COMMITMENT??? & A BIG RISK??

food for thought over summer....??

have a lovely xmas new years everyone...

xx andrea

MY CHRISTMAS DECOR..KIND OF UPSTAIRS & DOWNSTAIRS!!

akfrost@hotmail.com (The Pink Poodle) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 05:29:00 +0000

Hello again ladies..

OKAY...suddenly realised Christmas was just ONE week away...i kept kind of thinking it was a few weeks away at least!! completely LOST track of time..

SOO the "old girl" had to get her little..(well maybe BIG BUTT into gear)!!

So i am kind of like the old tv show "upstairs/downstairs")...younger bloggers will NOT know what i am talking about..

ANYWAY...upstairs is my white/french chic type kitchen area ...I HAVE SHABBY PINK type decor featured for xmas....

Downstairs is the MALE DOMAIN!!! (yukky poos)...is the PROVERBIAL table tennis table..drum kit..brick walls......OKAY...this is the TESTOSTERONE centre.

where i have all my CHRISTMAS pressies wrapped under a little tree..

AND some chocolates..shortbread...mints...napkins...

AND this rooms opens OUT to the BBQ area...given this another little xmas makeover...(per 3rd/4th/5th photos..soo hard with water restrictions to make anything look good..BUT tied xmas decs around .... decorated the table a bit??_

soo think it looks OKAY???........ little lanterns to light for xmas eve...

I am quite happy with the wrapping scenario AS i have NOT been really TOO motivated..i think the photos show what my theme is??

mixed red/white..brown paper...PLAIN thick STRING!!

gave SOOTY his christmas bath yesterday...and a GOOD GOOD brush..

(in amongst the biting teeth...what are you doing to me ?? look!! he kind of says??)...

get over it SOOTY!!!

He has come up a treat...put his collar on with XMAS ribbon tied around..

(funny bit of an aside...sooty is 11 yo in feb...was going quite grey in colour...BUT he has suddenly come back with his original BLACK hair??? all over his back area...head is still greyish?? what tha?? not quite sure why..any answers are welcome)..

is it the TUNA??? which i feed him ? & which he loves...

anyway...I am having about 14 people over for Christmas EVE...getting ready for that..

MAY do a post on my XMAS tables?? whatever...

have a great chrismas...

xx andrea

JUST LOVE MY STASH OF VINTAGE LINEN & LACE...

akfrost@hotmail.com (The Pink Poodle) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:32:00 +0000

Hi ladies..

Probably my last post...well maybe?? before Christmas...who knows??

SOO if soo..MERRY CHRISTMAS & great NEW YEAR to everyone..

OKAY..this post is about my TOTAL OBSESSION with VINTAGE LINEN & LACE..

I have collected vintage tablecloths for many a year..with my gorgeous "nanna" embroidering them for as long as I can remember...(she died aged 86 yo some 22 yrs ago)...BUT i can still remember her sitting in her rocker...knitting...sewing..

I was always at NANNAS house....watching her cook/sew..& WHINGE about everyone!!! and when she had a headache..she always tied an old STOCKING around her head?? not sure how that worked...??

I used to curl her hair...tease it up...style it..and give a little spray to hold...

the good old days...!!

anyway...I guess this love of STUFF stemmed from my nanna...& of course my MUM has sooooooooo much STUUUUUFFF ... of everything...

soo i have been busy putting together heaps of my VINTAGE linen/doilies/runners etc to sell on ebay...

I have also bought a lot on ebay & oztion...so have amassed quite a collection.

& OF course had to dye some gorgeous edgings PINK...

hanging on line to dry..

PLUS an awesome lot of little crochet flowers etc...also dyed pink...

with the water restrictions in Melbourne...my garden is ... well!!!

THERE IS NONE really....

BUT look at my little patch of hydrangeas....how lovely are they?? with NO WATER...they just keep blooming each year...

I am soo very proud of these guys...(OR GIRLS)...

I cut some today to place in a little glass jar in the kitchen as I had a little "tea party" for my mum & dad's OLDEST FRIENDS...they are both 88 yo..!!

so with my mum & dad...& them...& me...OKAY...aggregate age was...

401 YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

okay....off to watch Kylies Christmas show on foxtel...LOVE her shows...!

xx andrea

AWESOME WEEKEND VINTAGE FINDS..VERY HAPPY!!

akfrost@hotmail.com (The Pink Poodle) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:40:00 +0000

Hi ladies....

I have had a WONDERFUL weekend finding BITS & BOBS.

PLUS having BYRON home for 24 HOURS!!!!

Anyway...will keep it brief...whilst down "the street" on friday...I saw a cupboard just LEFT outside the back of shops..?? MMMM when going to my car after shopping at 2.30 pm..thought it was a beauty...

When hubby came home for us to go out to dinner at 6.30 pm..made him drive past..just to see if it was still sitting there unwanted...AND YES!! it WAS...

AND as hubby just happens to have the car to fit it into...YES!! so it is now mine to makeover!!

And yesterday ventured to one of my favourite FLEA/JUNK market HAUNTS & found LOTS of lovely goodies...from POODLE STUFF!! to soo much linen & lace..

vintage suitcases....plastic 50's dolls heads...dollies...gorgeous BARKCLOTH material...GREAT tin for $5.00!!..gorgeous ROSES TAPESTRY.....

PLUS lots of LOVELY VINTAGE SHABBY CHIC CARDS...I LOVE OLD CARDS..especially with roses etc on them...& FOUND one with the OLD 21st CARD still attached.. how gorgeous is this one???

I have just dyed LOTS of this gorgeous linen PINK...hanging on the line to dry...

SOO i have to say I have actually HAD a quite productive weekend...

as WELL as having eldest SON home for a little bit!!

sorry photos are OUT of sequence AGAIN...but I dare NOT try to change as I will probably LOSE them all!!

xx andrea

TECHNOLOGY..GADGETS..A TOTAL LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP!!!!!

akfrost@hotmail.com (The Pink Poodle) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:40:00 +0000

Hi ladies....hope you are all having a great productive week!!

Well, I dont know about you but I think I kind of have a real LOVE/HATE relationship with MODERN technology!!

I am 52 yo...and as a little girl, everything was quite basic...no computers..no microwaves..no fancy tvs with everything just black & white with just 4 channels closing down at midnight!!...no dvds..no videos even!!...OLD big RECORD players playing the OLD vinyls..??

NO mobile phones...no faxes......(younger readers are probably thinking what a NEANDERTHOL I AM!!!)....

BUT somehow...we all seemed to survive & communicate & still enjoy our lives.

Dont get me wrong...I LOVE my computer..my big flat screen tv..etc etc...BUT BUT ..

when things go wrong...or you dont know how to change the channel as you have soo many gadgets you have to deal with?? the pleasure kind of dissipates..

My problems started the other night when i went to MICROWAVE SOMETHING.

OKAY...IT BLEW UP...(must say after 22 yrs of service this microwave has done US proud)..

BUT then that caused my TV to blow up..& my home alarm system...(all hooked onto the same circuit i guess)..

SOO HOME ALONE...went to OUR store room..as I knew i would have to reset the safety switch..

soo tried again with the microwave...BLEW UP again...

OKAY...rang byron (my son) in qld (as you do..)...he talked me through pressing a hundred thousand buttons on 5 x different channel changers...didnt work..

rang foxtel...press this button for this problem...press another for something else..

NO person to talk to...ALL AUTOMATED!!! said to ring back in 30 minutes!!!

didnt work!!

OKAY rang Byron again...he said go to the BIG REMOTE..press a certain button and see if that works...VOILA....

FOXTEL was back on track...thank goodness for that...

so I have purchased a NEW microwave today....

BUT in between the internet has gone PSYCHO with my provider...down for 24 hrs the other day...

IN & out today...getting VERY GRUMPY...

BUT OF course you ring the provider...& transferred to a call centre off shore with limited ENGLISH???

I LOVE MY MODERN LIFE......BUT i sometimes still just think how nice it was being SIMPLISTIC ??? back when i was a little girl....

YES...I know i dont REALLY mean it...BUT it was a very very NICE time in life...

lovely ladies similar to my age will/may empathise with me...i think??

the problems us OLDER WOMEN FACE???!!

xx andrea

HAVING A LITTLE PLAY AROUND RE XMAS DECS..& LISTING OF COURSE!!

akfrost@hotmail.com (The Pink Poodle) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:32:00 +0000

Hi again ladies...

I did purchase some lovely Christmas decorations yesterday..

I bought TWO of the TIN hearts..have added my red/white gingham ribbon & tied to the front balcony door...?? the other one will go on my FRONT entrance doors...

Bought these hearts from another YUMMY little NEW shop JUST opened in williamstown..very french chic...gorgeous...(another shop I will have to blog about)...!!

I DO NOT like the proverbial Green Wreath type arrangement....I actually much prefer the Scandinavian look?? much more simple...clean..just NICE..if you get my drift..which i think that TiN heart kind of represents..well to me anyway...,

I am not going to put up a BIG tree this year as I find it a bit too cumbersome & not totally necessary with both boys adults...and ONE not even being able to be home for christmas... AGAIN!!

last yr he was studying in Japan...before that in England....!!

I would JUST LOVE him to be able to come home...so if you read this...CAN YOU

SURPRISE ME!!!! ?????? (dont answer that...as then it wouldnt be a surprise!!)...

SOO i decorate the PROVERBIAL bane of my life in our middle room...THE TABLE TENNIS TABLE...(but to be honest I quite like it there as i can PLONK all my shopping on it...put my ebay stuff i have to list & PLONK that on it!!

AND everything else when going from ONE end of the house to the other!! soo poor Christian NEVER gets to play table tennis with his mates as it is ALWAYS FULL of MY STUFF!! ha ha!!)...

anyway....have kind of started decorating THIS table for Christmas..Little tree...with some lovely FAUX gingerbread decs...

paper napkins..& some gift tags etc...sugar candy thingeys!! just a start...Just looking at it?? not sure if i even want these colours??

DECISIONS...DECISIONS!!

plus listing stuff on ebay per usual....AND of course those photos have appeared ahead of my decs...!! CAN NEVER get the order right.even when i try to cut & drag and stuff N that!!

have a great week!!

xx andrea

OOOOHHH!!! I DO LOVE A GOOD THUNDERSTORM!!

akfrost@hotmail.com (The Pink Poodle) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:15:00 +0000

Hi ladies...

well sitting at my laptop on my frenchy little table AND have just LOVED the BIG thunderstorm passing through...

I love thunder and lightening...dark clouds...THAT eerie feeling ..

I guess as we DONT get it that much here in Melbourne...when we dOOO i LOVE IT!!

although i must admit I have just rung christian who is playing GOLF!! of all things in this weather...left him a message to stop playing..but havent heard back from him...so i guess he has his phone in his buggy & is safe & sound!!

It has now passed through...BUT she was a beauty...lightening...thunder...& in between I am listing goodies on ebay & watching the aussies playing cricket against the west indies on the tv in the other room!!

I JUST LOVE watching the BIG gorgeous CONTAINER SHIP passing by....& slowing fading away in the background against the storm..last photo shows how she is almost "GONE"!!!.../not visible...

the pleasures of living by the BAY in beautiful Melbourne!!

the scenery is every changing...I LOVE IT!!

xx andrea

CHANGING THINGS AROUND..GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS!

akfrost@hotmail.com (The Pink Poodle) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:35:00 +0000

OOPS!! haven't posted for ages..and as usual...photos are out of sequence!! BUT I hope you get my drift!!???

not much has been happening in my world!!

My ankle is now pretty much A ONE!! so have been back on the tennis court smashing balls and dying from the 38 degree heat last friday..

In between just listing bits & bobs on ebay in between having A BIG BIG pre XMAS clean up..

BOY my kitchen now looks awesome...changed lots of things around...& have a little PINK centre piece happening....on top of a crochet doiley I DYED!!!

changed my collection of MAMMY'S from one side of the kitchen to the other...

placed a gorgeous MAMMY cloth doll on top of my NZ magazines...!! as you do!!

So my little bit of the world at the minute is cleaning...ebaying..dyeing linen..hunting for vintage stuff...& a bit of COOKING to feed son & hubby in between... & OF course SOOTY has to have something to eat!!!

xx andrea

NEW BOOKS.NEW OP SHOP FINDS.MORE PINK LINEN..& A LITTLE BIT MORE!

akfrost@hotmail.com (The Pink Poodle) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:54:00 +0000

Hello again ladies...

well the OLD foot is kind of coming good...still swollen..& bruised..but quite "walkable"...is there such a word??

OOPS...photo of SWOLLEN foot was meant to be at the END of this blog..BUT couldnt kind of get it there!! soo quite sorry this horrid picture is in amongst other stuff!!

I have just had a delivery of some GORGEOUS NEW books .. to list on ebay.

I LOVE FRENCH GENERAL stuff... stickers..HER new book...

AND LOTS of other gorgeous FRENCH CHIC Books..

i have been dyeing some more VINTAGE LINEN I purchased....a yummy PINK..

hanging gracefully on the line on this beautiful Melbourne day to dry....

WITH MY BIG BIG tree in the background..

Hubby & I purchased this as a little little tree some 24 yrs ago...NOW LOOK AT HER....or him?? BEAUTIFUL big shade for summer..

SOO been busy doing bits & pieces...with my sore foot...should be okay for tennis on Monday...???

& shown a few VINTAGE finds....gorgeous ROSES tin...& two fantastic chairs from the local op shop for $6.00!! (for BOTH...NOT each!!)...

AND OF COURSE photos are out of sequence...BUT hope you get my drift!!!??

xx andrea

FLASHY TOES LAST POST..NOW LOOK AT ME!!

akfrost@hotmail.com (The Pink Poodle) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:05:00 +0000

Hello ladies...

well lucky I did have my pedicure last week so as my toes looked nice for the treament I have had to receive with my injury yesterday at tennis...

very bad..swollen...sore .. . sprained ANKLE...OUCH!!!!

xx andrea

FRIDAYS SHABBY LISTINGS ON EBAY..I THINK I CAN WORK THE NEW CAMERA!! WELL SORT OF!!

akfrost@hotmail.com (The Pink Poodle) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:38:00 +0000

Hi ladies...well have been busy cleaning...(whats new!!!)....tennis..

& getting my ebay stuff organised for listing..(with xmas just 6 weeks away!!!)....I have sooooo much stuff to list...BUT takes me forever!!

Have kind of gotten the new camera under control...(more trial & error than reading the manual!!)...

dyeing lots of my linen pink...

& listing some lovely PINK pegs..!!! (Amongst LOTS of other goodies)..

I had my pedicure today....LOVELY HOT PINK nail polish!!!

MMM debated whether i should show that photo of my TOEs..??

then figured who cares?? dont worry about your silly little toes..!!

the nail polish is MUCH MUCH brighter than the photo...IS a HOT PINK!!!

BUT my toes LOOK demented!

OOOHHH!! DONT CHECK them out...my spray tan is kind of fragmented!!! in my foot/toes....YUKKY POOS!!!

anyway..BACK to listing LOTS OF STUFF for ebay.,re xmas...

have a lovely weekend everyone...

xx andrea

BOUGHT MY NEW DIGI CAMERA...I HATE TECHNOLOGY...

akfrost@hotmail.com (The Pink Poodle) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:34:00 +0000

Hi ladies...well i went out yesterday and purchased my new little digital camera which i need for my ebay listings...let along BLOGGING!!

It is a great little CANON number and only cost $200.00...including my cute little pink carry case and a memory card..

BUT I do hate to admit I just LOATHE having to learn how to use a new camera...with much more modern technology than my older one of just some 2 odd years ago..

I HATE reading manuals...I hate new buttons..I LIKE what I know...GGGRRRR!!!

anyway..have been taking photos..in between ringing hubby to ask a question or TWO OR TEN!!! of course the MANS response is READ THE MANUAL!!!

SOO I DID!! or tried too in between pressing buttons galore..I think that is half my problem...I JUST KEEP PRESSING BUTTONS AD NAUSEUM!!! AND think that WILL make it work???>

IS IT JUST ME??? or are you ladies like minded??

I have listed some new things on EBAY...showing you the piccs...NOT TOO BAD!!

sort of getting there...BUT NOT REaLLY sure HOW??? maybe pressing EVERY button is the ANSWER??????????

ps...HAPPY 87 TH BIRTHDAY MUM!!!!!!!!

xx andrea

WENT OUT & BOUGHT MY NEW SUMMER HAT!!

akfrost@hotmail.com (The Pink Poodle) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:44:00 +0000

Hi ladies...

My eldest son bought me a $100.00 gift voucher for my birthday some two weeks ago from our local "BLUE ILLUSIONS" store...which I LOVE!!! (i have featured it as a blog shop a little while ago)...

SOOO I purchased this lovely summer light weight hat this morning...

quite CHIC!!????

xx andrea

MY LATEST CARD GOODIES! SHABBY PINK!!???

akfrost@hotmail.com (The Pink Poodle) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:09:00 +0000

Hi everyone....

thanks for all the comments re CHRISTIANS dilemma!!

He has FINALLY come good today..and is busy studying as i type, for his next exam on Monday....having missed 2 x exams...

He has submitted all the relevant documentation so he will have to re sit two exams in February..

ANYWAY...I have been busy this evening making some PINK gift cards..

YES!! I know ...I have these moments of CRAFTINESS!! and/OR WHATEVER!!

SOO i have done a little range of PINK cards...I am packaging them in a lovely silver drawstring bag...tied with a bit more pink ribbon...

BUT HEY....these took me an hour & a half to make...my back is killing me standing up for sooo long after my punishing tennis at 2.00 pm..

I am 52 yo..!!! the OLD girl gets tired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my ebay table has STUFF everywhere AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AND just had to show you the lovely alphabet letters i got the other day...

SOOTY...............have them on the shelf in my laundry...next to SOOTYS photo...food bid....YES I AM PATHETIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!

but I love my gorgeous nearly 11 yo little "boy"~~~~~

have a lovely weekend everyone...

xx andrea ps...photos are blurry..I HAVE to get a new camera!! & out of sequence...

MY GORGEOUS NEW STASH OF MATERIAL/EMBROIDERY/BOOKS..A RED/WHITE THEME HAPPENING!!

akfrost@hotmail.com (The Pink Poodle) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:58:00 +0000

Hi ladies...

Well Christian is still very SICK with a temperature last night of 40 degrees Celcius...I was just glad hubby was home & managed it , otherwise it would have been ANOTHER CALL OUT for the poor old ambos!!

SOO he has missed two exams and I have had to take him to the doctors to obtain a certificate re his condition etc for a re exam in february...& whilst at the doctors he HAD to get a sample of something we dont like to talk about....

NO 2'sss!!! to check for certain bacteria which , if found has to be reported to the health department.....AS THIS IS A TAKEAWAY food poisoining issue...

OKAY!! whilst taking this "LOVELY SAMPLE" to the local pathology today...parked right outside a fantastic...awesome...CRAFT shop we have here in williamstown..."STITCHERY BLUE"..............

Its kind of funny as i was JUSt GOING through my UNFINISHED AMOUNT OF CRAFTY STUFF before taking this wonderful specimen or TWO!!....

my knitted bags...my cross stitch..& other sewing stuff...

AS at the beginning of the year i bought the wonderful book..

"MADE IN FRANCE"...........IT IS AWESOME..

AND found the other day another one by the same authors..

'LINEN & THREAD".........

I LOVE LOVE THESE BOOKS...& AM now more determined than ever to do my RED & WHITE cross stitch...embroidery...AND FINISH THEM...!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SOO I did buy lots of material ... in the themed colours...red/caramel??

LOVe them...

SOO i have gone from apple green colours for mums birthday to kind of RED/maroon/linen type colours for my embroidery./craft fetish...

I JUST want some red/white gingham material..and some matching coloured paint!! and then will be satisfied...(re painting frames..etc etc)..

stitchery blue....AWESOME CRAFT SHOP...full of wool..cottons...materials....ONE of the best craft shops I have come across..

shop 1/91 Ferguson st williamstown....03 9397 2005.

http://www.stitcheryblue.com.au/..

(wanted to post photos & do a blog .. but had to speak to another owner..).BUT anyway is a FANTASTIC craft shop...

AND OF COURSE...PHOTOS ALL OUT OF SEQUENCE!!!!!!

xx andrea

GATHERING MY MUMS 87th BIRTHDAY PRESSIES..APPLE GREEN THEME!!!?? & something maybe lurking!!

akfrost@hotmail.com (The Pink Poodle) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:07:00 +0000

Hello ladies...quick little post to show you a few goodies i purchased today for my mum's 87th birthday this coming Monday...

For some reason i felt like doing a "GRANNY SMITH APPLE" GREEN/OLIVE green coloured MIXED theme..

found some lovely bits & pieces today.. french chic cup/saucer & plate...matching jug..mathcing tea towels...tied with ribbon I have...some lovely trio of soaps...

I intend to make some YUMMY little choccies in the matching green/dot ROBERT GORDON mini foil cupcake cases i have...Plus other stuff!!

Just a little snippet....I want to get her a matching coloured scarf/ring/earrings & handbag if possible..

will wrap in brown recycled paper with BIG GREEN RIBBON....THAT is the PLAN..!!! I have a lovely matching green coloured card...

BUT CHRISTIAN IS VERY sick with GASTRO...!!!

& with his 1st exam re his 3rd year uni exams starting tomorrow morning....!!!

LONG STORY...BUT I had to literally get him to the doctors under extreme suffering to get a doctors certificate to say he couldnt sit this exam in the morning...specific forms have to be filled in etc...

( i confess!! i actually called the ambulance as he was writhing in pain on the floor...YES..& MORE YES..I am a total panic merchant...& having been a policewoman I cannot reconcile my panic state????!!!)..........

BUT i then reconcile it with the OLD motherly/maternal instincts...PANIC!!!!!

Hope you ladies empathise & make me feel better...feeling quite guilty calling out the ambos...

SOO in between looking after gorgeous SON... I did purchase a few items for mums birthday as I figured...

GUESS who will BE NEXT????? with gastro....!! ME!

I am HOPing it is food poisining?? (not from me...!!!)..............

if NOT ... i wait in awkward anticipation of something happening to me...as it ALWAYS has followed on in the past!!

take care everyone...& remember to ALWAYS WASH YOUR HANDS!!!!!!!!!!

xx andrea

VINTAGE FINDS & OTHER GOODIES FROM A DIFFERENT SOURCE!??

akfrost@hotmail.com (The Pink Poodle) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:47:00 +0000

Hi again ladies..

well after yesterdays cleaning spree I have been quite comfortable listing lots of goodies on ebay today....!!

I just love the vintage crochet granny blanket I found yesterday at an op shop and I have teamed it up with some red/green christmas decs..

Looking at listing my "GREEN" goodies...I dyed the tablecloth a lovely green and had the vintage napkins already..teamed up with a basket...??

BUT I LOVE the BIG tin shabby pink floral round PLATE/TRAY..what do you think about it??

I Love it as a display behind other pieces...?? or to use??

Guess where I bought it & purchase a LOT of my lovely bits & bobs from??

the LOCAL CHINESE/VIETNAMESE SHOP.....

these SHOPS are AN ENDLESS supply of YUMMY goodies..with a BIT of thinking OUTSIDE THE SQUARE!!! if you get my drift...

so if not thought about them...check them out!! food for thought.

xx andrea

I AM "SADIE THE CLEANING LADY"...!!

akfrost@hotmail.com (The Pink Poodle) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:33:00 +0000

Hello ladies..It is a totally SPECTACULAR day here in Melbourne today especially with THE COX PLATE being run at Moonee Valley

this afternoon..it shall be interesting to watch the fashions ladies shall be wearing..

OKAY i am NOT going to the races & with hubby away & No 2 son working at his part time job..

MY dilemma was to go flea junk market hunting?? list my ebay stuff?? or CLEAN??

MMM!!! 3 guesses what I chose...YES CLEAN...

My house has been in such a mess..figured if i just give it a very quick clean...then can list some ebay stuff this arvo..I will feel better..as I really DONT NEED TO BUY MORE STUFF!!!!

SOOO I have been ripping through it...HAIR UP...daggy little smock on..& its been NON stop...

christians bathroom/bedroom...kitchen..entrance hall..shifted HIS drums around...back computer room...

My little ebay table!!

I still havent done the upstairs back part of my house yet...maybe tomorrow!!

But thought I would show you some photos...I often get asked what my house is like as I sell shabby kind of stuff...WELL with a house full of MEN...shabby WOULDNT cut it!!!

SOO i like to think it is a TOTAL eclectic MIX of stuff...with my shabby little haven in my previous posts re my ebay room..!!

anyway....back to the last of the ironing...THEN EBAY!!!!!!!!!!

xx andrea

"LOVE IT" GORGEOUS CHIC WILLIAMSTOWN SHOP...HAVE A LOOK!!

akfrost@hotmail.com (The Pink Poodle) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:41:00 +0000

Hi again ladies..well I have finally managed to get around to showing you another WONDERFUL gift shop here in my home town.........

JILL .. who is tooo shy to feature on camera & her staff are JUST gorgeous...!!

PLUS JILL'S 2 x POODLES are kind of a candidate for a girlfriend for my SOOTY...but i have to say whenever he meets them...HE SNUBS them...!

At the minute the shop is FULL of GORGEOUS CHRISTMAS g00dies....

IS A wonderful...BIG GIFT shop ...FULL OF ALL SORTS OF goodies...

FROM SHABBY TO FRENCH CHIC..TO MODERN... lOTS OF GIFTS & FURNITURE.

IT IS A WONDERFUL ECLECTIC MIX OF EVERYTHING..........

WITH GORGEOUS/FRIENDLY STAFF..

PLUS 2 x poodles!!!!!!!

I think my camera is on the way OUT! photos are a bit blurry..~~~

"LOVE IT GIFTS and HOMEWARES"....

shop 16...11-19 Ferguson street..

williamtown...9399 8175.

email....loveit @bigpond.net.au

I think the name sums it up...I LOVE It!!!!!!!!!!

xx andrea

FINALLY GETTING MY "EBAY" ROOM IN SOME ORDER!! NOT AGAIN!!

akfrost@hotmail.com (The Pink Poodle) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:13:00 +0000

Hi ladies & thank you all for the birthday wishes last week..

I know i am always cleaning but I have to say my upstairs ebay room was totally out of control..with items spilling out half way across the house!!

SO my MISSION today was to FINALLY get it organised & the same with the room next door which has been a dumping ground for STUFF & MORE STUFF!!

I am getting there...I have placed ALL my different coloured linen in baskets...all tins I have together so as I know what I have..ALL dolls heads together..all granny blankets together..etc etc..

in between I made a few little christmas cards? & HUNG SOME lovely pink/blue/green LANTERNS....they just ADD to my shabby listings!!!??

AND I LOVE the Christmas decos...LOVE the BLUE & the PINK...soo just had to buy them as well!! not sure what will do with them...

I really have to get into gear this weekend & list LOTS of stuff!!!!!

I BUY TOO MUCH...

i think I should HAVE a shop again!!

soo have shown you heaps of photos..

PLUS one of me when I was about 6 yo..with my LATE brother...in front of the OLD HOLDEN...with HIS BIG hand around my shoulder..

FUNNY you can kind of tell if a boy is going to be big..look at his HAND!! he grew into his ears & his hands.. to be 6' 2"...!!!

MMM!!

why am i only 5'4"??.....GRRR!!!

it is a lovely precious OLD Black/white photo from the early 60's....I keep it in front of my ebay packing table..Wish we still had the OLD car...?? she was a beautiful grey/dark grey colour with i think red leather upholstery?? HOLDEN?

OF course NO seat belts back then.

bit of nostalgia amongst it all..

xx andrea

GORGEOUS PINK/RED ROSES..AUDREY HEPBURN CARD! HUBBYS PRESSIE FOR MY BIRTHDAY...

akfrost@hotmail.com (The Pink Poodle) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:54:00 +0000

Hello ladies...sorry to blog again soo soon after yesterday, but my hubby has just come home with this magnificent bunch of pink LONG STEMMED ROSES..

with a BEAUTIFUL black/white AUDREY HEPBURN card....

to celebrate my 52 nd birthday today.....heading out for dinner now...

just had to show you these beautiful roses & card...

OOPPSS...forgot to mention my return ticket to PARIS in the card!!

JUST JOKING!!!

STILL HOPING!!!

xx andrea ps...happy birthday DAD...BILL & MARIA!!! also...

HAPPY 86TH BIRTHDAY TO MY DAD..& me too!! NOT that i am 86!!!

akfrost@hotmail.com (The Pink Poodle) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:20:00 +0000

Hello ladies...

Just want to wish my gorgeous DAD a HAPPY 86th BIRTHDAY (15th October)...

after his knee operation...he is still coming good...His colour is much better and he is back swimming laps upon laps every morning..

I have cooked him a YUMMY boiled pineapple fruit cake...(shall wrap it nicely for him later after it has cooled)..

I usually buy him heaps of history books but he says he still has sooo many to read, that i shouldnt buy him any more...

AND he didnt want any licorice/chocolate...from DARREL LEA which i also normally give him....

OKAY....!! so i had a recent photograph of my TWO GONZOS!! (my sons)...taken at the singapore grand prix...FRAMED for him...

I think he will love that!!

so HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DAD....(and me too!! i am 52 yo...same day)...GRRRR!!

will have to change my age profile on my blog...

ANYWAY..LOVE sharing my birthday with DAD!!

xx andrea

FINISHING OFF MY PINK STUFF & DOING SOME OTHER STUFF!!

akfrost@hotmail.com (The Pink Poodle) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:18:00 +0000

Hello again ladies...OKAY i have been a busy little BEE!

ALL PHOTOS ARE OUT OF ORDER!! AGAIN!!.......

did my tennis this morning and was very pleased with my hitting...!!

normally it wears me out...BUT hey with my fake tan yesterday...(good brown legs!)...& I actually ATE breakfast!!

I was all go......& havent faded during the afternoon...so I have been a busy little bee...

Finishing painting & sealing the pink goodies I posted about yesterday....

PLUS a few other bits I have to finish off...including my lovely OLD plaster MIRROR.....I have had that sitting around for over 2 yrs...BUT finishing it off now..

AND making some CARDS..

butterfly..dress....little bird...IN FRENCH BLUE theme..adding little buttons/sparkling hearts...faux diamentes etc...little bit of old lace..little pegs with string to hang??

doing some PINK ones later on...

NOT sure what to do with them?? even if any good...but having FUN!!

AND i have to say I am NOW in a MOOD to find....

VINTAGE COOKBOOKS......oh my..watched Margaret Fultons show on Foxtel the other night...what a wonderful woman/pioneer re aussie cooking she is...

VINTAGE WALLPAPER....

VINTAGE suitcases/hatboxes....as one i have madeover is going very well on ebay!!

VINTAGE LINEN & lace...purchased A HUGE lot yesterday from an estate sale..

VINTAGE kitchenalia...always ADDS to the above...PLUS I JUST LOVE VINTAGE KITCHEN STUFF!!

VINTAGE sewing/knitting books..I ALWAYS love VINTAGE SEWING/KNITTING..

ALSO watched KIRSTIES wonderful NEW show on foxtel..re knitting..home made goodies...AWESOME viewing for the crafty lover...cannot remember the name...BUT JUST a wonderful show for craft lovers...

so have shown a few photos AGAIN of my craft/ebay room/my desk..

OMG....it is CHOC a BLOCK FULL.. BUT I LOVE ADDING TO IT!!

working in this room with MY NEW DOWN LIGHTS installed last weekend....I CAN actually see what I AM doing!!

okay enough from me ..... have a lovely weekend everyone..

xx andrea

LOVING VINTAGE LITTLE CANEWARE GOODIES!! & OTHER BITS & BOBS!!

akfrost@hotmail.com (The Pink Poodle) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:39:00 +0000

Hi ladies...well i have been on a vintage CANE type theme this week...

from a mirror...to a cute cute little vintage rubbish basket...

so have been painting them a shabby pink...(although the little cane shelf was found as is)..

Plus i had an OLD gilt/gold mirror...may as well paint that pink...!

I also had this old gold frame....new..but had for years..so gave that a PINK makeover as well & framed some old crochet cloth i had dyed pink...with a few embellishments...NOT finished yet..but think it looks okay??

SO in between doing a bit of painting..bit of dyeing stuff...& having my hair DONE today!!!

OOPS!! i am kind of in the last photo...

have a lovely weekend..

xx andrea