Tomato Tea Set

Recently I have started cleaning up the loft in our shed in preparation for creating a new studio and I found this tomato tea set packed away with some other crockery. It belonged to my mother and and was originally given to her by my Great Grandmother about forty years ago. As it happens the table cloth was belonged to my mother as well and I can remember we used it often throughout the seventies. 

You never know when you are going to have a fabulous find somewhere in your own home!

Fabulous Finds

Recently I picked up these fab finds at the Wistow Country Market. I love the design on the plate, and as this is my second purchase of a ceramic bird on a basket I am wondering if I can call it a collection.

Port Elliot

I have been so far behind on posting anything lately, we have been busy with work and away on a holiday, but here are some photos from a gorgeous morning we spent down at Port Elliot the Saturday before last. There was a lovely walk on the far side of Horseshoe Bay with lots of hidden paths and great vegetation.

The boys loved exploring and it was a beautiful day. We ate lunch at our favourite spot with the seagulls of course.

Beautiful Strathalbyn

We often visit the town of Strathalbyn as my parents have lived there about two years now. It is such a beautiful town and a major antiques centre in the Adelaide Hills with many antique stores and three thrift stores.

A small river winds through the town and there are lovely parks for the children to play. The buildings are quite old and so beautiful.

Fabulous Finds

From our local market last week

A vintage squeezable honey bottle.

A vintage sticky tape tin.

A vintage magazine from the 1930's with wonderful illustrations.

Vintage craft / needlework books from various decades.

This great children's magazine from 1964, unfortunately a little nibbled on the bottom corner.

Happy Mother's Day

Just wishing my Mum a Happy Mother's Day and a Happy Birthday today as well. She has encouraged me with art and crafts all my life and is always helping me with sewing. Not only that, she is also an awesome grandma to the boys.

Happy Mother's Day to all the Mums out there!

Lets Go To The Party

So lucky to come fourth again in the Spoonflower contest this last week. The theme was birthdays and top ten were printed on gift wrap. It was great to see the designs on the paper and lovely to see the photos of the top ten taken at Spoonflower.