WOYWW....... this evening......

Spent today at Rustiques and boy did I want to spend !!!!

Lots of new items and interior accessories  ...........

And just loved this clever touch Moira has given the stairs ..........

And upstairs I've fallen in love with this chair and footstool

So after a busy day,  am home with more fabric waiting on my "workdesk"

along with a bag to work on for the

Girls Just Want to Have Fun Workshop

So pop to Julia's and see what everyones got on their workdesks

this

WOYWW

Have fun

Anne x

Edited to add :- why not join in Julia's PIF

Pay it Forward

make a pressie for the second anniversary and pass it on .........

click here for more info !!!!!

A Taste of Chalk .......

That is the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

A couple of pics of two of the techniques Moira and I covered on Sunday :-

1.

One coat of Old Violet as the base, the stenciled with Old White using a

small sponge roller - the radiator type - applying gently and building up the colour.

Clear wax applied ,allowed to dry , then buffed to give a fab smooth finish.

The finished piece reminded me of a vintage Laura Ashley design.

2.

A base of  Old Ochre chalk paint, then traditional decoupage technique -- photocopies of designs-- applied with

 Mod Podge, then the images softened with more paint . Allowed to dry then stage one crackle applied -

dried .

Stage two crackle applied and dried.

Coated with clear wax

Then finished by antiquing with the dark wax.
Buffed to give the super smooth finish again.

FAB !!!

Share more soon

Anne x

I'm Back in Action !!!

Well, yesterday Moira and I hade a great day with Cait and Gibson of

CarteBlanche

discovering the aptitudes of the fabulous Annie Sloan Chalk Paint,

More details soon .........

Today was back at Simply Create with Jacqui,

finishing dolly and with another two bookings today that sees the workshop full.

Had to laugh at the hairdo !!!

Jacqui bought in really curly doll hair and before the bunchies, dolly

looked like the cheese straw man off the tv add !!!!!!

Lots of fab Tilda fabric instore and after a complete shift around to make room

for more goddies the shop is looking good.

Off to see Lily tomorrow , and then Wednesday in at Rustiques,

where more new stock is arriving tomorrow !!!

All this new stuff , I'll be skint !!!!!

Anne x

Strawberry Molly Giveaway .....

at The Ribbon Girls

Soooo cute !!!

Pop over here ---- you might be lucky !!!

Anne x

Happy Birthday to Lily !!!

Lily is Three Today.......

and look what she got .....

And as for me .... I'm rubish at self diagnosis ....

it wasn't the sun or a bug but ....

the shingles virus !!!!

Am now sporting a lovely rash, however am feeling ok and over the dizzies etc.

To follow doctors orders and take the prescribed tablets I had to make

a sixty mile round trip to Westhill as the local Alford Chemist

didn't have said pills in stock and I had to start the course today or they wouldn't be effective .

mmmmmmm just as well I wasn't still feeling so ill !!!!!!

Well, I have a date now with a bottle of calamine.....

Anne x

Edited to add .... almost forgot what day it is with losing Monday in bed  .......

it's WOYWW, so pop to Julia's and join in

The Sun has had it's Hat On ??????

No, I should have had MY hat on ........

Have been laid up since Sunday evening with maybe a touch too much sun ...

(it might have been a bug, who knows) but have certainly been under the weather,

not able to stand up yeterday cos of the dizzies ...

but getting back on track tonight and this made me smile......

Not content with knocking on the door she thought she'd try the window !!!

Flattening all the little plants as she went !!

Hope everyone else well

Back tomorrow with more pics

Anne x

Dolly's got her Pants On !!

She 'll be getting her skirt,  apron,  jacket and shoes tomorrow !

Her ankles look a bit swollen , but that's only the angle of the photo !

Show you more soon ..........

Still one space ........tel 01975564010 and book it .

Happy Sunday everyone .....

Anne x

another little peek .................

now sporting pants,skirt and apron