My Place and Yours :: Green

Getting back in the swing of things, after not being well last week.

Joining in with Vic for My Place and Yours - the theme this week is Green!

Happy in a green frame!

A rotisserie that shockingly hasn't been taken out of its box yet!

Vaccumed graded green rug.

I'm always finding bits of this rug everywhere,

as the girls roll around on it all the time,

wrestling, pretending to swim and playing 'dead dinosaurs'!?

In the laundry - swim bag and wool rugs waiting to be washed.

Make up bag.

And a green fish waiting his turn to jump in the bath!

Join in My Place and Yours over at Vic's!x

Doll

Crochet frill.

Vintage fabric. 

On her way to give a load of hugs.ooxx

The Dresser

This is the vintage dresser before it was mine.

In the back of the oppy, reduced from $49 to $39 ... 

A week later the Mr was able to go and pick it up.

He insisted on having a go at soaking the rusted handles in coke, which worked!

Well - on the decorative part of the handles anyway.

Spray painting the groovy bits.

We replaced the centre part, as they were too far gone.

Its taken a while to paint the whole thing,

And I'm still seeing bits that need a touch up.

Its just the right size for E's room.

More spaces for her to store wool and the like!

So now I'm in the middle of painting some chairs we found on Ebay.

Using the rest of the spray paint from these handles, as well

as tediously painting with a brush.

Its going to take a while, as theres a few spindles -

I think I'll be getting some more spray paint next week for sure!x

update: she's just started crocheting some mini bunting for the top of her dresser!

more flea market finds here

Feel Better Cuff

Heres the latest handmade from Miss 10.

She's been flitting from one crochet project to another in the holidays.

Not really finishing anything. But when she has someone to make for - 

thats a bit different!

Using a 4mm hook that she found at the oppie (very unusual, as its usually all knitting needles there),

she made this cuff. The middle is double crochet and the frill is made up.

Finished with a vintage button from my stash.

She made this for a girl around the same age as her, who she has never met.

It is to put a smile on her face and hopefully make her feel a little better.x

Op Shop Find

Having moved to a new area, its taking a while to investigate the oppies.

I haven't had any great 'finds' for a while, except for a piece of furniture

that we have made a start on doing up - and this gorgeous mustard set.

Its the curve of the handles that got me, as well as the colour.

They are in great condition. I've just got to find the right spot for them now though!x

More flea market finds here.

Keeping warm

Hungry no more - they are stuffed and warm in their wool rugs!

These two are off to NZ.

And these two are going here and here!

Went a bit mad with the frame on this one -

its just that her ears look like watercolour brush strokes!

Getting back into it...

I've been dying stuff black.

Printing legs with painted doilies.

(sort of fishnet stockings?)

Cutting flowers.

Handsewing things that I'm not used to.

Been making some fluffy ears too,

cutting the long faux fur inside a plastic bag 

- otherwise it just gets everywhere!

Waiting to get stuffed.

Some are for pressies, some are not!

Lots to do to get back into it after the holidays,

what are you making??x