another quick post before I start my days work in the shop.

Last Sat we enjoyed another sucessful hightea.Some ladies went all out and got dressed up fo r the occasion, with one lady wearing a beautiful antique lace dress.Nice to see them going to some trouble.

Next one is 5th December and we will have a Christmas theme.We already have some bookings for that one, should be fun.

Betta go and open up ,short and sweet these days but better than nothing I guess!

Have a great day!

Luicnda x

Hey all , thought I would show you my Christmas display in the shop.Still a work in progress.I could'nt believe the customer pressure to put it out ( I did'nt want to put it out toooo early) , then the other day a customer groaned "oh no...you've got your Christmas things out too!!!" Cant win! I must admit that until I did put it out I was'nt feeling very Chrismassy.

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I managed to take some pic's of our extension yesterday, bare with me as the lighting was'nt great but it will give you a bit of an idea how things are coming along.

This is our bedroom ...looking from inside the ensuite.How lucky was I to be given the bench seat at the end of the bed.I have'nt decided what colour I will re-upholster it yet.I love it!!

Another pic of our bedroom.And a little peak at the ensuite.I got the vanity off ebay and it's one of my fav things.The frames on the wall I got from the markets and spray painted white

Another one of my fav pieces, my plate rack full of old china and crystal.

And the lovely mirror shelf I was given last Christmas from some beautiful friends hangs pride and place in our family room with some pretties.Can you see a bit of my chandy in the reflection?

betta go, will post pics soon of the rest of it.have a nice weekend

Lucinda xx

Hi everyone....hope all is well in your world.

My hubby and I enjoyed our 15th wedding anniversary yesterday.I brought home some chinese and a bottle of bubbly and the kids set the table with candles and flowers and homemade cards.Just gorgeous!

These candles are lovely,they are Rose and Sandalwood(click to enlarge if you like)Next to them is some oil burners.I have just got some beautiful smelly melts to go in them.Baby powder,lemongrass,cottage garden to name a few.

This little sweety is ceramic.How gorgeous is it?

My kids laughed at me when I brought home one of these bling bath plugs.Goes nicely in my new ensuite.I also have them in blue,purple and clear.

A lovely Nana teddy that is holding a baby teddy.So cute!

Some lovely rose soap leaves for your handbag.Very handy

What about some pot pourri shoe stuffers, to make your shoes smell nice.

Wishing you all a lovely weekend

Lucinda x

Hey girls....a really quick post to show you some more pretties in the shop.It seems I never have time to do a post .

So I will leave you with these pics and try to have more of a chat next time.

Have a great weekend... Lucinda x

P.S Check out a friend of mines new blog.Cindy is new to blogging so pop by and say hello

she loves pretties too.

Hey......long time no post!!!

Well I better get a wriggle on and update with all the latest news.

any spare time I do have has been taken up with our extensions, but I pleased to say we are on the home stretch now, with the timber floors getting finnished yesterday...yay!

So very soon I will post some photo's of how it is all looking,but for now I will show you some lovelies in my shop.

A lovely rose mug that come's in a pretty box...how nice to drink out of! Such soft colours.

Some cute faux rocks for the verandah.They have lovely glass mosaic butterflies/dragonflies on them.Some of the other ones have the words 'serenity' or 'caring' on them.Sweet presies!

This is a pretty chair I have been working on.When I got it , it was already painted white, but the chair pad was a silver fabric and I felt the back was too plain.So I grabbed some soft green fabric and stuck a rose decal on the back......and there you go!Much prettier.

This little sweet jar I found in a second hand store and gave it a bit of a polish,added a crystal tea spoon and is hard to part with.It really would look nice on my plate rack at home....I must be good...I must be good!!!!!!!!!!

Love these cute little suit cases that have come in.

And what a nice way to save for a girls night out!

Picture of one part of the shop that's looking pretty.

Well that's all for now hope all is good in your world!

Lucinda x

P.S. okay maybe one little peek

a crazy week

What a busy week......it all started last Saturday after work, when my friend and I went looking for bits of furniture to do up.Ended up getting a sideboard,chest of drawers,a half table and some pretty rose china.My friend got a lovely round table with 4 chairs for her new home that she will paint and make beautiful.We loaded up the ute with as much as we could fit in.

Then Sunday hubby and I laid carpet in the bedrooms all day.Boy I have found muscles I did'nt know existed.This renovating thing ceratinly keeps you fit!!Back to work Monday and then some sadness when our dog passed away in the early hours of Tuesday morning ,which was my daughters 14th birthday(of all days!.He was a great dane and was 11 and a half which is a pretty good innings as they usually live to about 10.We are all heartbroken, but at least he is'nt in any pain now.They become part of the family,dont they?

That same day my Nan had a fall so I took her to the doctor and then for xrays.She has a broken knee cap.....ouch!!!In between all this we managed to paint a couple of the bits of furniture which I will show you here.

This had lovely gold stencils and texta all over it.Now it has a new life in white with pink crystal handles.

This is the little half table that had heaps of laquer on it.Looks great in the shop.

These are some lovely tassels I decorated.Click to enlarge if you like.They have a cute heart shaped button with bling on them.Pretty!

Another candle I also decorated.Love the bling buckle!!

A cosy pink throw with some new flowers on top.And underneath is an old crochet bedspread that has been freshly laundered and came up a treat.

And a pic of some other lovelies.

So I have filled you in on my crazy week....hope the next one is better!

Have a great weekend

Lucinda x

High tea went really well last Saturday..........and silly me forgot to take photos again!!!!I did take one while we were setting up, anyway we had lot's of fun again and the homemade goodies were delicious!!!












I've been working on some lamp shades that were given to me.I have been having a great time decorating them and some other things.Here's a close up .







Loving this plum colour throw, it goes nicely with the large print and frilly cushions.
Some new box cushions in pink,and also towel set that has lace edging and embroidered roses.The small decorator cushion behind is also new.





Some spoons with pastel colour 'cameos' also arrived this week.






These lovely pastel green buckets that have a hand towel and body lotion inside will make a lovely gift at $14.95.The butterfly soap in a pack of three should also be a hit at $9.95.





new robert gordon mugs


A candle I decorated with lace and velvet flowers.It's sitting on a crystal dish that I got from the salvo's.Tied it all up with a ribbon.Too pretty to burn..do you think?











Wow I had lot's to show you today.I will leave you with a cup of tea and a scone or two.





xxcheers
Lucinda

P.S a big cherio to my friend Helen who broke her arm in three places(and has just had an op to put pins and plates in it....)and also broke some ribs in a fall from her motorbike.Get better soon and I'm thinking of youxx