GOOD LORD...!!~~ WHAT A MESS I AM IN!!

Well with only about 2 weeks to go to get organised for my SHABBY VINTAGE fair I am nearly organised...

But I do have to say my house is ONE BIG MESS!!~~~ FULL of "JUST STUFF" for ebay & this fair.

My "STUFF" has encroached upon so much of my home.

I am storing it all in my so called "backroom"..

But I have stuff in my EBAY room...room next door...landing...

I havent even ironed the washed doona cover for our bed for about 3 weeks!!

& I havent even made our bed!!~~~~~

OH WELL!!! slowly getting there..?? kind of...??

wish me luck!~~~

xx andrea

DAD STILL AT HOME WITH US.& GETTING READY FOR THE SVJ FAIR...

Well i am still very busy with dad back home with us & his knee still NOT BENDING!!!~~~~ properly...

so whilst in between looking after dad I am busy preparing for my SHABBY VINTAGE JUNK FAIR in a few weeks..

I am BUSY packing up my vintage/shabby goodies to take to the fair...

LOTS of SUITCASES...LOTS of linen/lace...LOTS of TINS..LOTS OF LOTS OF ...

LOTS of STUFF really..!!!~~~~~

so I have just shown another little preview of some goodies...

TAMARAH from shabbyvintagejunk blog..HAD A wonderful 3 x page article on her house/the fair in SATURDAYS HERALD SUN HOME supplement...

(tamarah is organising this wonderful fair)..

SO have a look at her blog...she shows the article...HER wonderful home.

THIS FAIR IS going to be AWESOME...

Alicia...TIME WORN STYLE blog...is part of our group...

as well as a lot of other wonderful ladies..

I AM doing my BEST to make my STALL LOOK totally awesome...

equal to any stall anywhere!!!

& with my experience from having a gift shop for 10 yrs & doing ALL of my displays in a BIG shop...(which was named as one of the TOP 100 gift shops in Melbourne in "THE AGE" some years ago)...~~~~~~~~~~

I AM confident my stall & all other 15 STALL holders will display their various wares in a WONDERFUL manner in an event NOT TO BE MISSED!~~~~~~~~

so if in MELBOURNE on the 13 th & 14 th August...CHECK us OUT ...AT..

"THE ASHBURTON SCOUT HALL".... HIGH STREET...ASHBURTON....VIC..

xx andrea

THURSDAYS CREATIVE GOODIES..VINTAGE LINEN/LACE/DECOUPAGE!!

With gorgeous dad still with me and taking him to physio/doctors appointments...

I am still trying to organise my stall for my shabby VINTAGE junk stall in august..

as well as trying to get ebay organised..

anyway today's focus was on the FAIR....

I covered a painters canvas in pink fabric (with my awesome staple gun!!)..

then covered with lots of vintage lace/crochetc doilies I have dyed...a page from a vintage magazine.../vintage buttons...etc...etc..

I think this canvas looks pretty good to help display my vintage lace/linen/buttons etc..??

per first few lot of photos....

I have also cut up lots of old photos from my vintage magazine..~~~

arranged them on a canvas to glue in place & seal with a gloss...semi gloss.....

a kind of a decoupage thingey in black/white/sepia happening...(last couple of photos show what is my collage happening from images taken from the old woman & home magazine)....

I think i am quite chuffed with the result...??

so that has been my THURSDAY...in between taking dad to the physio (still not bending too much)..& cooking...& panicking about getting organised for my SVJF.....(shabby vintage junk fair)..~~~~~

xx andrea

FORGOT WHAT DAY IT IS!! 24th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!!!

I have been busy cooking cakes and dinner with my dad coming home from hospital this morning..

His knee is still not bending so i think this ONE is going to be a LONG process of physio...

anyway whilst talking with dad about when his next doctors appointment will be..I suddenly realised today is the 19th of july...& tomorrow (20th)..is my 24th wedding anniversary...!!

I had completely forgotten & I bet your bottom dollar hubby will totally forget..especially as he is working far far away in another state (and out of phone contact)..~~~~~~~so that is a good excuse for him!!

anyway...thought i would show you my GROOVY "NAIL JOB" on friday..

I normally have FRENCH nails..but decided to go with a GROOVY SILVER EDGED NAIL finish...

Matches my CHANEL SWALLOW tattoo!!!

HEY a girl has to have a little FUN in her 50's!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~

xx andrea

ALPHABET LETTERS COVERED IN VINTAGE LACE..~~~

Hello again lovely fellow bloggers...

with another weekend upon us...(how time is flying)...

Okay so what do I do on a Saturday??

covering LOTS of my ALPHABET LETTERS...strong/sturdy letters...

IN VINTAGE BEIGE/GREEN VINTAGE lace ...which I have on cards...(from England)..

embellished with some buttons etc...

This has taken me "hours"....a BIG job wrapping letters!! in vintage lace...

all curls up...doesnt wind properly.....UNWIND..RE WIND..

DONT DO IT@!!!!!!!!!!!!

So just kind of "daggin" around....(i love that word)...whilst hubby away..

dad due home from hospital on MONDAY...

YEAH!! still though not TOO much bend on his knee...BUT hopefully with LOTS of physio..he WILL get there..~~~~

Mr C busy with uni and part time work...

Mr B busy with uni and part time work...

MR sooty just dagging around "avec mois"..~~

so all in all...i am just doing bits & pieces....& still getting ready for my BIG shabby fair...

(Bought lots of GORGEOUS VINTAGE BROWN suitcases yesterday for this event)..

Sooo that is me in a nutshell.....

(waiting for MR B to come home & help me with my computer stuff!! & then I will have my NEW WEBSITE up & running with yummy vintage goodies...)...so shall let you know when that happens..

so...that is my saturday...!!

how boring!!!

xx andrea