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It's 41 today!

It's hard to believe that hubby and I celebrate our 41st anniversay today! Well we actually have known each other for 46 years - Most times it seems like we have been together forever, I can't imagine life without hubby, but at other times it seems like we met just the other day, memories are still so clear in my mind.
To all those out there celebrating their special day today, have a wonderful day!

New Year

Wishing all a wonderful 2011, hope all your dreams come true!

Hubby and I have been busy with a new bookshelf, something we have needed to do for a while now to house the many new books. so we needed to move the old bookshelf to accomodate the new and in doing so all the books had to be taken out. It has been a wonderful activity, rediscovering some of the books and treasures tucked in between.
One of the items was a piece of wrapping paper of nursery rhymes with animals, kept for scanning one day to turn into the many crafting ideas that are constantly drifting around in my mind. Unfortuanately the paper has become quite soiled but I did manage to scan in parts of it.
Here are three pictures for you to enjoy, Little Miss Muffet, My Pretty Maid and Sing a Song of Sixpence. I hope to scan more in later. These images were done by Molly Brett.

My Little Spaces

As my home is full of various collections and hand-me-down furniture, (too sentimental to part with), my little spaces of special pieces are dotted around wherever I can fit them.
Here is a collection of vintage pieces in the softest of blue and pink colours. I just love the gentleness of the busts, it brings to mind, days of when time just lingered on. I love old jewellery too, what stories these pieces could tell!
Enjoy!

Christmas Time

Wishing all a merry xmas and a wonderful 2011.

Bag it or Box it

Come along to our Bag it and Box it demos at Marcella-Mia, gift shop.

decorated tables

Here are two pictures of our decorated high tea tables before the food and guest arrive.
It was a wondeful event and hopefully will lead to many more.
more pictures soon.

High Tea at Cafe Mia

Today we will be hosting our first High Tea at Cafe Mia, the little coffee shop in Marcella-Mia's gift and home decor shop. It is a privately booked party but we hope this will be the first of many to come.
Here is today's menu

High Tea Menu

An assortment of dainty sandwiches
Honey mustard Ham
Parsley egg Mayo
Cucumber & cheese

Petit Sausage Rolls

Coconut & Almond Tartlets
Meringue nests with Lemon Curd
Walnut & Hazelnut Balls
Petit Fours

Petit Pain au chocolate
Chocolate dipped strawberries

Teas:
Five Rose, Earl Grey, Peppermint, Rooibos
Iced Lemon Tea.

Between hubby, my friend Ruth and myself we have made everything.

The theme is pink roses and as an added extra we had to make a special Black Forest Cake.

Tea will be served in Royal Albert's "Cottage Garden" and Paragon's "Fragrance"

Warm Winter Wishes

Warm Winter Wishes with "What Matters" is our theme for our first I Heart Market on Saturday 7th August. My daughter and I are busy making items for our stall and hopefully these will bring you warm winter wishes. Its been a very mild winter this year but generally August can be our coldest month, but what ever the weather, we hope you will visit our stall -we look forward to meeting you.

Finally its- "What Matters"

Home Sweet Home
Well my daughter and I have racked our brains for the past few days trying to come up with a name for our joint venture at the I Heart Market and its amazing how things just came together.
I have made my creations under Whimsical Prims and my daughter is Tesori Piccoli (Little Treasures) and together we are "What Matters". We have also decided on our theme for august but at the moment "mum's" the word. Once we get a few items completed I will put pictures up.
I can't wait for my daughter to get back home, its been 16 long years she has been away and it will be sooooo good to have her back. Little Max, our first grandson is growing daily and skype is a wonderful way to watch his progress. Now all hubby and I need is for our son, DIL and little Max to come back home and we would be the happiest folks around!!