Welcome. This is the story of my home Kyandra, my love of decorating and occasionally other things. I love searching second hand stores for something I can transform and have a penchant for all things French. Kyandra needs a transformation so welcome to our journey.
Move Slow & Make Things | Book Launch Day!
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I’ve been counting down the days to September 1, 2026, and now it’s finally
here. Move Slow & Make Things is now officially on the market! I cannot
expr...
Is This Thing Still On (October 2025)
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This post was written last October and for reasons that are unclear to me,
I never posted it. It would seem the longer my absence from this space, the
mo...
Cutting Quartz Countertop
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Cutting a quartz countertop after it is installed? Can it be done? This
has been my question for the past 4 1/2 years.
[image: white kitchen]
Sever...
Escape to the Country With Me
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“My favourite road I’ve ever been on ain’t paved.” ― Viktor Tatarczuk
___________________ 9:08 pm CST Sunday, January 18th, 2026 It was a cold,
winter da...
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*Shop with me locally or online!*
I source domestically & in France.
*Shop in person:*
Monticello Antique Marketplace
8600 SE Stark St.
Portland, OR
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PRETTY LITTLE ENGLAND ..........
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*Our daughter lives in Stamford, Lincolnshire. One of the most beautiful,
fully preserved Georgian towns. They used to live in Crouch End, London
but...
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Step Two Garden Planter
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I'm so excited to share with you this amazing planter from Step2...
Step2 makes fantastic products for kids - you know the playhouses, slides,
climber...
Latest vintage furniture from Lilyfield Life
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Hope you are all enjoying a relaxing weekend, I have been doing some
organising in my studio as well as have had a lot of customers here buying
pieces wh...
Roses are red!
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Roses are red…and pink and purple and orange and green! Yum
😋 Instagram#chocolate #cadbury #thankyouverymuchloloandda #rosesBest
wishes, Natasha In Oz Pl...
Efek IG Terbaru 2022 Buat Foto Paling Viral
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Story sebagai salah satunya feature yang ditawari oleh Instagram untuk
beberapa pemakai.Feature yang selanjutnya banyak dikenali dengan istilah IG
story in...
our previous home - the guest room
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I can't be the only one who feels that the past year has simultaneously
crawled by and passed in a blur? It feels like I finished this room ages
ago, an...
|| KITCHEN 1 | CONTEMPORARY TIMELESS
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With a contemporary palette of black and Rift Sawn white oak, marbled
quartz and gold detailing combined with more traditional Shaker styling and
glazed di...
BEAUTIFUL DECEMBER
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I'm popping in--as they say on Instagram Stories-to give you a
quick synopsis of the month. I don't have much time so you won't have to
read the norm...
Christmas at our Place
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Hello All!
We hope you're having a wonderful holiday season.
Ours is extra special this year, as we have recently welcomed our first
grandchild into our...
Georgian Kitchens: Get The Look
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We all know that if we actually lived in the olden days, in glorious
Georgian England, it most certainly would not have been constant fragrant
roses in ou...
:: Finally Fall
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Hello Friends, How is everyone enjoying the changing of the seasons?
Here in N.C. fall has finally arrived with it's cool temps & amazing blue
skies. ...
ORANGE FLOWERS
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ORANGE FLOWERS
20 x 20 inch, oil
My favorite summer activity is working in my gardens. Grooming, watering,
weeding, feeding, and finally PICKING! Now, i...
Hello!
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Hi friends! I can't believe it's been so long since I posted. I post a
little more often over on instagram so if you want to see what I'm up to
from time...
[Arredare piccoli spazi] Industriale e nordico
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Non c'è nulla da fare, quando si tratta di arredare piccole case lo stile
nordico, minimale e luminoso ha decisamente una marcia in più.
Come questo...
Chinoiserie blue and white cushions
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Apologies…
It’s been a really long time between posts. I do apologise.
I’m afraid I use Instagram more as an update for what’s been happening with
Sprout ...
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*French Larkspur Group Tour:*
Vintage shopping plus a guided tour
of some of the most beautiful villages in the world
*Provence, France*
Hosted by...
WITCHERY WHITE SHIRT CAMPAIGN LAUNCH 2017
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Photo via Witchery
I recently had the honour of speaking at the Witchery White Shirt Campaign
Launch at the Roslyn Packer Theatre.
The campaign is a f...
Published, Spring 2017 Where Women Create
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Well finally!
It's high time that I shared my contribution to
the Spring 2017 issue
of Where Women Create Magazine...
more specifically, the feature st...
PORCH LIGHT SHOWROOM
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Hello lovlies!
Just dropping in to show off our new showroom! We moved into our East
Brisbane showroom about six months ago and are absolutely...
Happy Spring
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Happy Spring everyone! I’ve been so busy lately with our small shop space
in Canton, Texas that I haven’t been able to do a Spring home tour this
year...
Spring Greetings
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Greetings dear friends! Thank you for all of your wonderful notes over the
past several months, and please accept my sincere apologizes for not
posting...
Happy Spring...what I'm up to...
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[image: Chipping with Charm:Spring Repurposed Blocks,
www.chippingwithcharm.blogspot.com]
Hello friends, long time to see. Life has been busy.
So happy...
Spreading Her Wings...
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Formal 2016
'And then she was gone. With hardly a backward glance and a spring in her
step...'
ciao for now...
just Martha xx
You might al...
A way overdue notice about my new website!
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Well this is embarrassing! I probably should have mentioned this sooner
(and it would explain the terrible lack of posting here) but my blog has a
new hom...
Christmas Past
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*Good morning everyone! I haven't been blogging for quite some time. I'm
going to get back*
*in the swing of things again, and start blogging. I really hav...
Free Agency
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Dear Life,
When you think of free agency, what comes to mind?
As a Latter Day Saint, we have been taught this principle:
*Agency, or the ability to choos...
#Whichonewouldyouchoose
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*Our local calendars by Emay Images are back in stock :-)*
*These calendars are so popular at Christmas time as they make the perfect
gift. They are easy t...
Lovely Spring Has Arrived.
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I've already posted a couple of these photos on Instagram, but thought you
might like to see a few more from this Spring blossom session....
A couple of r...
Our amazing artist client
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The images shown are of an art room we created for an amazing client.
"Everything about this room makes me smile and inspires me" , a direct
quote from ...
Creating patterns
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I love the idea of creating new patterns for fabric or wallpaper (a fabric
collection - what a dream!).
Here are two I created recently using the inspirat...
I am back, briefly
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I am back, briefly Hello, dear readers.
It has taken me about 45 minutes to log back into blogger. After such a
long hiatus Google freaked out and sent m...
Photography Challenges Week 1
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So here is a round up of this weeks photo's from my photography challenges.
All of my photos this week are taken on my iPhone as I am still working on
th...
Christmas decorating with Balsam Hills
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Don't you just love Christmas with all the beautiful lights and decor that
we now have available here in Australia.
I always love decorating the house fo...
The Top Ten Best Christmas Crafts!
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This month, it's December..and Christmas! We're highlighting just ten of
our favourite Christmas crafts, just in time for you to rustle up a few for
the b...
Faith, Community and the Family
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Have you heard of the African adage, "It takes a village to raise a child?"
*It takes a village* is a proverb that leverages the cultural conte...
Change
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My last post has been up for 19 months & today, on a beautiful warm, sunny
Spring day in the Adelaide Hills, it's finally being replaced. This past
year ha...
October wish list
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With the house progress gaining momentum after being *so *slow for a few
years, I've found myself in a decorating hiatus.
Unpacking previously bought treas...
A DREAM HOME
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It is not very often that I come across a home that I wouldn't change
something about it. Even if it is just something like the paint colour. But
this h...
Platypus Rabbit Trap
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Here is a picture and a close up of a hard to find Platypus rabbit trap
from the 1930's.
If you ever have anything you want to ask about anything you see o...
Catching Up - Part 2
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Two days after we sold our home (see Catching Up - Part 1) the husband and
my mother and myself flew down to Nova Scotia to celebrate our daughter's
gradua...
Modif Motor Balap Blade
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*Modif Motor Balap Blade*. Bersamaan peralihan musim dan berkembangnya
informasi ternyata sudah berimbas juga terhadap progres dunia modif
kendaraan berm...
My Dining Room
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Well hi there its been a while. Not much has changed in my dining room but
I am loving my clock over my mantle :). Don't look to close at my
slipcovered...
The Beach House Kitchen Reveal
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And so the kitchen came about...
And I love it more than Christmas.
It's become the total centre of our home.
Every part of it makes me smile.
Ther...
What We Accomplished #74
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Want to be a pin-up girl? Join the party, and if you are featured, I'll
pin your project to my Green Willow Pond Features Board!
Thank you to all who se...
New York, New York
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I was just cleaning and my thoughts drifted to 16 years ago when I was
fresh out of college and excitedly headed to new city, a new career, and a
new home ...
Thank you
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Image
Yep, it's been a while since January. I've been thinking about this blog a
lot and I think it's a natural time to leave it be for a while. Life has...
Hello
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Hello, oh my goodness, what a bad blogger I have been. This is a bit of a
test post to see if things are still working. You never know, I might drop
back s...
Perfect Girls Room Design and Decor Ideas
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Creating the perfect teenage girls room design for your daughter's room
starts with an understanding of what your child likes. Millions of moms
have aimles...
Flokati rug is in the mid-mod house
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I've been suffering writer's block and Jason hung up his tool belt
semi-permanently over the holidays. We'd never make it in those reality TV
renovating s...
Monkey mahem
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There is something fascinating about a circus even now but 50 years ago
they were mysterious, exciting, smelly, colourful and totally irresistible
to a yo...
Renovating Again
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*RENOVATING AGAIN!!!*
Well just when you think your renovating is done your son by a renovator's
delight.
He has no experience and never showed any interes...
My home ready for Christmas
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Welcome to my home.
It's been a while! There are a number of reasons for my absence including
an accident in the famiy, several projects on the go at the...
CYBER MONDAY SALE!!!
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I'm having a CYBER MONDAY SALE over at my Etsy
shop. Be sure to stop in and enter the coupon
code above for 30% off your entire purchase (not
including ...
What Inspires Me
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I am constantly inspired everyday by colour and beautiful images.
I try to impart what I love into my shop with music as a part of the whole
experience.
I ...
Hi there ; sorry its been so long.....
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These chairs in our own dining room will soon be available in store....
More goodies....
Our new linen cushion range.
Bottles galore in store now....se...
HAPPY FALL
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Well, well, it's been a while since I've blogged
I can't believe it's fall...sob, sob
Where DID the summer go?
I certainly hope yours was a splendid one!
Di...
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Well it's been a long time between posts. Spring is finally here and I am
always motivated to
spruce things up a bit after winter.
I love Hydrangeas but ...
Cupcake Cones... Summer Styling..
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Howdy, Loves!
Hope everyone is staying cool, and enjoying the sunnier days this summer!
It's been very hot and humid, but TODAY, with no weather expectatio...
Update from out of the blue
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Hi everyone,
A while back I transferred this blog over to my new website which is a
Wordpress site. Here's the link.
I'm just in the process of finding o...
~handmade beachy summer pillows~
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hello friends,
Well the little warm spell we had up north this past week sure put me in
the mood for summer!!
Today is cool and wet, but at least we know...
Chic in Pink & Gold
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This has to be my idea of the perfect apartment ~
it's everything I love wrapped up in one.
Chic in pink and gold.
Feminine, beautifully styled, g...
Green Barn Antiques
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It's still winter here in Southern Ontario.
Cold, snowy but thankfully very sunny.
We are having quite a winter. So much snow we are running out
of places ...
Goodbye My First Little Place
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When I started to write this post I was thinking I'm saying goodbye to My
First Little Place
with a heavy heart ... but I'm not, really.
I'm not the mos...
Overdue Update
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So here is an update of some of the projects I completed in the second half
of 2013 that didn't make it to the pages of this blog..... until now.
ABOVE:...
Crochet Rope Stitch Throw
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After receiving my digital copy of Simply Crochet in November I decided to
hook up a throw for my mother in law for Christmas. I didn't give myself a ...
Surface Patterns
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Just a few surface patterns that I created from some hand painted little
flowers and butterflies I did last year. Artwork copyright protected and
available...
Samsung unveils Galaxy Grand 2
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It has said that it will be priced under Rs 25,000; media reports suggest
that it will cost between Rs 19,000 and 21,000. It will hit the markets in
Jan...
welcome to the new blog and a special giveaway
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Welcome to my new blog!!
I so hope you like it!
The layout is a little lighter and fresher looking; the archives are easier
to negotiate; there are sha...
EDITORIAL: Tian Yi in Vogue China, December 2013
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*Model: *Tian Yi (Fusion)
*Editorial: *The Grand Masters
*Magazine: *Vogue China, December 2013
*Photographer: *Mario Testino
*Stylist: *Unknown
*Hair: *Un...
Owl Cake.
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My Daughter had her 12th Birthday way back in August, and she wanted an owl
inspired cake, as owls seem to all the rage with her at the moment. I set
about...
Tarragindi Lampshades
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Recently custom-made lampshades for Steve and Caroline's lovely home in
Tarragindi, Brisbane.
How elegant are the French Doors? The lampshade on the vinta...
The Start of Something New ...
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Hello friends! I hope this post finds you all well and happy!
Well it has been what seems like forever since I last visited Blogger. For
many reasons, I ...
Never Fails
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Oh what a gorgeous slice of cool this Sydney pad is. The perfect amount of
original mixed with a clean skin of fresh white paint. Never fails.
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Front of house
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Our little (or not so little renovation as we have found) hit the five year
mark in April this year and alas we are still going - might need to rename
my b...
A whole year has gone by.....
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Hello Friends!!
It has been so long!!!
I am trying to get all my eggs in one baskets when it comes to blog,
website and Facebook.
For those that like to f...
Bali goodness.
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I know alot of people think facebook is not a good thing, but I have to
admit to really quite liking it. I can contact my clients through it, send
picture...
Important - New Blog Address
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Hi there Shabbilicious friends
This message is going out to all my Google Friends Connect followers.
Since my move to WordPress 3 weeks ago, my blog up...
HOW cute are these?
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Howdy,
long time no write.
I have been spending most of my time over at instagram but I had to pop
over here and show you these. If there is still anyone re...
Soul Studio Blog
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*Wicker & Stitch has a NEW HOME over at Soul Studio *- it is a collection
of inspiration, photography and anecdotes, detailing life with my family,
my ...
Lily Pulitzer 1931-2013
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Lily Pulitzer died yesterday. She was 81. Lily was a wealthy American who
lived on the East Coast and became famous in the 1950s for her outrageously
colou...
hello again...
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hello dear friends..
as with most of us... there is so much to keep up with that it is hard to
devote time to all of the options that surround us.
we h...
500 Cushion Covers Sold This Year
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*Yes, that's right. I've sold 500 cushion covers so far this year. I don't
normally talk about such things, but I do think that's a pretty good number
cons...
Cow hide Settee
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*While this little Antique Settee is Darling, I really wanted a *
*different look and wanted to create a unique piece.*
*Once I stripped it down, I pa...
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FOLLOW ME ON *PINTEREST*
I must confess, it's been very hard for me to blog.....
Right now, the mood does not strike me to write. When that spark comes
b...
~well, hello there!~
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*Hello hello!!!*
*Where in the world have I been?*
*via pinterest*
*some of you have been so sweet,*
*inquiring....... *
*checking in on me to make sur...
Map themed Jewelry from Make Jewellery Magazine
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Designer Helen Cant from Make Jewellery Magazine has come up with more
lovely Jewelry projects using my images! This time the theme was maps and
she used s...
New Design Blog: Who'd Have Thought?
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Hi all!
I know I haven't been around here much lately. I kind of got a little
camera shy once the house was finished and decorated and we moved in!
Nee...
New Lighting in the Kitchen
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Hello everyone so I have been working on The Nail Room everything is coming
along slowly but surely. In the mean time I have been wanting to change out
the...
A NEW Year....A NEW Office & a NEW Project....
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Happy NEW YEAR Vintage Friends FAR & WIDE....!
I hope everyone survived the silly season intact....Unfortunately, I didn't
get to participate in the Chris...
Atlanta Gift & Home Furnishings Market!
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I'm so exited to let you know that mrs.darcy is off to the fabulous USA
showing this week at the Atlanta Gift and Home Furnishings Market! What an
exciting...
Happy Holidays and a Bright & Cheery 2013
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[image: Photobucket]
Hello All,
I hope you all had as relaxed a Christmas day as we did yesterday and
enjoyed time with family and friends. I am finally ...
What's Inside the Advent Boxes?
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Last week, I shared the advent calendar I made out of a ladder.
The kids are enjoying opening a box each day.
As I mentioned, I didn't want to m...
Goodbye
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Well it has been a long time between posts for me and an awful lot has
happened in that time.
As many of you are aware from my last post our trip to New Yo...
Redecorated Dressing Room
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This tiny room sits off our small master bath in our century home. And yes,
I am thankful we have a master bath in a home that dates back to 1856! I
recent...
I've Moved To Wordpress
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Ok, so I've moved to Wordpress and this is the last post you will ever see
on this dear old bloggy of mine. Blogger has been so good to me. I've been
her...
The 'Fete' Of My Blog
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Hope everyone had a fantastic Easter break!!
Thought I had better explain my absence of late. I have recently added
convening the 'handmade' stall at my d...
The bunny is on the way.
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Another month has gone by, where did that go, days just whizz by.
Easter is just around the corner, Great, Lots of chocolate, just what I
need! (That was s...
BEFORE & AFTER - THE BEDROOM REVEAL +
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Lots of pics, few words..... before - after the cracks were fixed the first
of two undercoats - the country green was a lot darker than I realised...
We ha...
Grammar: "it" as the sentence subject
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When "It" as a subject represents a living being or a thing it's a notional
subject, when it performs a purely grammatical function it's a formal
object.
...
front fence
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The front yard to do or not to do list. On top of the list is the front
fence.
1. Do we add a white picket fence or do we makeover the existing wire
...
Vacation Dreaming–Cape Cod Inspired Design
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Based on the fact the we are going to spend our summer bleary-eyed and
figuring out how to care for a kid – we aren’t going to take a proper
summer vacat...
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I just might be rubbing off on my 6 year old son...he came to me last
weekend and asked if we could eat our dinner outside on the back deck. So
after much ...
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This is just so ridiculous, so silly, I can't stand it!!
This is our lovely fridge, nothing too exciting although I do like the
glass doors and it's only ...
Bye bye {for a little while}
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Hi everyone!
Julie-Ann and I have decided to take a holiday from this bloggy. I am so
busy here and here and Julie-Ann is flat out with the Decorating Foru...
Easy Ways to Bring Spring into Your Home
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1) Switch out heavy fabrics, blankets and pillows for light weight cotton
and linen.
2) Clip blooms from your garden and display them in your home, or sp...
My Bunch of Florals
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As per usual I can't stop at just one of something. My latest flame? I love
vintage framed pictures of roses and flowers. ( Don't forget about my
floral T...
Beautiful Day
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I've just come in from feeding all our farm animals, and it is absolutely
GORGEOUS outside! The sun shinning, the smell of fresh cut grass, our ducks
all ...
I'll take one too please!
ReplyDeleteA girl can dream right!
Best wishes,
Natasha.
Oh what a dream to have that storage and the nice clothes to match. xx
ReplyDeleteYes please, I would love one too, amazing, and its even.x
ReplyDeleteHi Kym
ReplyDeleteI don't know it could be scary all that choice
Kind Regards
Karen
PS: I have posted on my blog but it doesn't seem to be showing up