Cherry blossom(Falling snow)

Spring is only weeks away just around the corner and I have spent so many hours in the gardens getting ready for it. Summer is my least favourite time of the year. (I dont like the heat ). So i spend aleast 3months of the cooler parts of the year getting ready for the growth spurt. This blossom is the beginning of my garden wakening. I do love spring though. The sweet smell of the blossoms bursting to life and the roses opening there delicate petals. Whats not to love about spring right!.

Hope you are having a wonderful week.

                                                            Tina..

My Backyard..

My time flys when your having fun, Its been a while since my last post, and in actual fact Ihavent been having so much fun. I have been alittle done in the dumps and my whole body and joints have been aching and hurting for some time. I have been tested for rheumatoid arthritus and now i have to see a physio therapist etc, to work things out. I have had so many projects on the back burner, but now i am starting to get it together and get on with them. But first here are some photos of some resent trips to rainforest right here in my backyard. And the last are photos of some flowers I have made, some will be brooches and some have been made into childrens headbands. I will finish them off this week and add them to my etsy store.  So please enjoy and hopefully it will not be to long between posts next time. Enjoy your week..

Shabbyfufu Giveaway

A fabulous giveaway fron Janet Coon over at shabbyfufu, A tea set and an autographed copy of Romantic Prairie Style. Be sure to pop over and enter.

The Paris Princess...

I have started on making some new designs for tote bags and cushion covers and some other treasures i will share soon... Its such a competative market out there and trying to come up with new ideas is always a challenge. I love the french look and the shabby chic look and thought a way to showcase them both in the one item. What do you think?

I will keep this one as a sample as it has some inperfections. Its a generous sized tote that is fully lined in gorgeous pink damask with a very pale hint of old gold. It also has a pocket inside for keys, phone etc.

I will be linking up with Cindy from My Romantic Home

The Feminine Home,, I Won....

I won A copy of the Feminine Home and 2 sets of postcards from the lovely Jo-Anne Colleti from Vintage Rose Collection. Thank you so much Jo-Anne for such a lovely surprise and giveaway. I will post some photos when my present arrives. Have a great week I no I will.

Tina

My shabby bedroom..

I am thinking of changing my room to white with just hints of pink when we finish renovating. But at the moment I am happy with it. When hubby is done with the renovations we will have a slightly larger space to work with. I am so looking forward to these changes we so need.

 This is my newest pillow with a sweet l;ittle lady sleeping upon it..

A collage of some favourite papers of mine from k @ company scrapooking, and some other embellishments.

Im linking up with Pink saturday..How sweet the sound.

Roses and Chandeliers

David Austin.{Leander climbing rose}

Black Boy {climbing rose}

White Iceberg{climbing rose}

Red pierre de ronsard.

Heritage rose David Austin{smells like turkish delight}

This poor old girl fell from the cieling by a strong gust of wind{candlelabra}It was hanging by a hook.

I made some repairs but a lot of the crystals smashed but this is what im left with, its still lovely.

All of them I purchased from a recycle center and added some beads and crystals on them to give them new life.

Im linking up with cindy from My romantic home.http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

It was such a gorgeous foggy mornings this morning that I had to take some pictures of 2 of my favourite things, roses and chandeliers.

Living Beautifully

First up today, a big special thank you goes out to Connie at Living beautifullyhttp://connie-livingbeautifully.blogspot.com/ Connie done a feature on my blog this week and the photos were truly beautiful, how they came out on her blog. Connie has a gorgeous blog which is a must to visit, so please pop on over and visit her, Im sure she would love to  hear  from you.
Connie also has another blog called a collection of romantic blogs, which can be found on my side bar. There are some gorgeous artist out there displayed on that sight.

Thank you Connie and a big welcome to all my new followers.

Next up I picked up this old basket at a thrift store and new straight away it would be my new peg basket.
I love how it turned out.

                                                          Till next time

                                                                Tina