this and that

I remembered this morning about these random word things I bought a long while back...

so many word combinations!!

messed about a bit, thinking how they might look cool on a card...

 then J (aka the destroyer) found me...

and that was the end of that!

Sew many owls..

Was busy last night (faffing about on computer..ahem) and making this for fathers day. I do have a mild obsession with owls, although I know I'm not the only one, there are alot of bird crazed crafters out there!.

Then this one, not sure if  "Wise Old Owl" may offend a not so young recipient, but it would do nicely for grandads and the like!

The inspiration blatently came from these lovely lot...

from the polkadotshop on etsy.com

...and these little fella's I made for M a while back. The first (rather scrappy) one is the Mama and baby J bird and then M demanded another Daddy and M bird.

The M bird has wings! (random pouch is a new genetic adaptation!?)

 I came across this old rhyme the other day, it was featured on a poster in Country Living magazine.

A wise old owl lived in an oak
The more he saw the less he spoke
The less he spoke the more he heard.
Why can't we all be like that wise old bird

As Alice once said "But that's just the trouble with me. I give myself very good advice, but I very seldom follow it."  Lewis Carroll

cheerio x

Daydreaming on a rainy day

First an apology for the onset of rain....It was literally the day after i bothered to join 3 hoses together and gave the garden a good soaking that the hot spell and drought came to an abrupt end. It has rained ever since and now my drooping garden is washing away! Anyways, some food for thought...

I am in love with this bed...if only I could find a few thousand quid! It really is a thing of beauty. I like to think I'm not too materialistic but I just know it would make me happy!!!! honest!

no...sadly this is not one of my creations (i wish!!!)

Its handmade by an incredibly talented lady metal worker, Shawn Lovell over in California. Check out her website at http://www.slmetalworks.com/beds_a.html. 
It makes me want to train as a blacksmith or maybe I'll just bribe a certain friend of mine to make me one!!
I'm planning on painting a mural on the kids room wall. I like the idea of a tree silhouette and I love the idea of a bird house mounted on the wall. The inspiration came from this image...

The light can be bought from www.kidslovedesign.com. The website has some of the most gorgeous things, not cheap but very lovely, nice stuff for inspiration. The tree is made from vintage wallpaper (which you can buy too).
Also loving this lamp...

there's always room for shrooms!
and these...

dream away x

Being and Doing

It's a bit daft to buy a cover just because of its title...but i glimpsed it sitting in the window of the charity shop and i was intrigued!

being and doing what with whom...?
The dedication is pretty mysterious too...who are the being and doing guild?? Thats a pretty big premise I reckon!

anyway, a few little helpful snippit from my new wise book of words...
" Exactness in little dutues is a wonderful source of cheerfulness"  and " Don't speak of what you are going to do. Do it.". The last one was W.H Hunt...not Nike!

Anyways, apologies for randomness of post, have been crazy hectic with work & family lately...some crafting soon (I'll do it....oops I may have gone against the advice already!!). But hey, unfortunately this evening I just want to slob out drink tea and eat chocolate!  Heres a good ol' pic of a card I made for a lovely friend.

Take care x