Saturday, March 20, 2010

Patchwork Sofa.

 

Isn't she a beauty? She was made by a London England designer, Ginny Avison... http://www.ginnyavison.co.uk/about_us/  I don't think you'd want to have more than one piece in each room! And if I could pick, I'd take this first sofa. Looks like you could just cozy right up in it with a good book.

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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Water Sling

I thought this was a great idea for those who never like to be without a bottle of water (I'm one!) It's perfect to throw over your shoulder when you're off to the flea market or the mall. And...if you don't have a  basket on the front of your bike, this will do the trick!

 

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Monday, March 15, 2010

Recycled...

I've been scooping up the fun dress shirts at Salvation Army and Goodwill lately.  Here's another one of the recycled men's shirt aprons that I love so much. It's all about the little details...the logo tags and stitches, the hang-it-up loops, the shirt front pockets. I try to keep as many of them as I can...I think it's still cool to be able to tell it was made from an old shirt!

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Friday, March 5, 2010

Anyone Else Have This Problem?


These little metal guys hurt when you step on them in the middle of the night...in the dark.
They seem to come out by the bucketful when there is nothing else to do. I appreciate the collecting...really I do. Each of my boys has their favourites. There is usually some swapping, mabye fighting going on before everyone gets their own pile and the fun begins. However....why do they never get cleaned back up???
They were quite excited to get up in the morning and find this little message waiting for them :)

Monday, March 1, 2010

Floral Inspiration!

Happy March!

I love looking through my blog list...almost daily. And I especially love HouseMartin: http://housemartin.typepad.com/housemartin/

I guess having worked in a few flower shops myself, I can relate to many of her posts. Her shop looks beautiful, and she uses many different and unusual flowers. The arrangement below is from her Valentines Day post.

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I love the colours in this simple glass square. Orchids and Muscari, Trachelium and Lysianthus.

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Ranuclus is one of my favourite flowers. They are rose like in their petals, but softer, with quirky fat stems...and come in a beautiful array of colours.

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