My first magpie monday

I had a bit of unexpected free time to-day and had a little wander around a couple of charity shops - heres what I came home with.



A little wooden lighthouse - 50p. I thought it would look cute in my son's bedroom




A hook - 50p. I think i'll use this somewhere in the kitchen.




A wooden tissue box cover - £1. This will be painted to match one of the rooms.




Christmas serving dish - £1.50. I know its only June but I love dishes and I love christmas so this had to come home with me.




And my big splurge £3. for this little covered dish. I'm thinking about trying to turn this into a cake stand.
I did get another couple of things - but they will have to wait as they are for my swap partner. I hope she likes them. xx


linking to magpie monday

I know, I know, I am a very bad blogger. I have got my excuses ready though :)
We are currently in the process of decorating our new kitchen which was very recently fitted - and while I'm delighted its happening I can't wait for it to be done.


This is how our kitchen and sitting room looked when we moved in






It (the kitchen) wasn't bad, but it felt really dark and small. We didn't really use the sitting room so we knocked through and this is how it looked when the kitchen fitters left.







Much lighter and brighter.

Shamefully it stayed like this for a more than a few weeks while Mr B and I argued over discussed colour schemes - but finally we have started decorating.
We are still a long way from done but at least we've started. I'll try to get some pics uploaded tomorrow showing our progress so far, and while I'm at it share a few "before" pictures of some of my thrifty finds.

time flies when you're having fun

I know in all likely hood I'm talking to myself, but here goes anyways.
Two years later and I've decided to give this blogging lark another go after being inspired (again) by some fantastic blogs. I would have been back sooner but I've sort of had my hands full.
I am now a very proud, first time mammy to a beautiful baby boy, hes just turned one year old so hopefully I'll have a little bit of spare time when I can actually stay awake.
My interests and hobbies have also changed in the past year or so which I hope will be reflected in the blog. I won't bore you with the details - I guess I'll just blog about whats happening and (hopefully) my blog will evolve into something mildly entertaining.
I'll leave you with a picture of my little man - isn't he a cutie...

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I finally gave in to temptation and invested in a cricut - These are the first four cards i've made using it and all i can say is its addictive.

Another couple of cards which have been keeping me busy, this one is a birthday card for a friend. The image is from hero arts, coloured with pro markers and decoupaged. The patterned papers are from CCSR and the sentiment is computer generated.

This second card is for Clare Curds sketch challenge on the docrafts site. I ended up using a stamp and papers from CCSR although I had intended to use one or the other. Again it was coloured using pro markers (which i am still struggling with). I was checking dawns stamping thoughts today and watched her tutorial on this kind of card and just had to give it a go. Her tutorial gives great instructions - although I did attach it to a card blank to make it more of a "secret message" card

Sorry its been a while since I've posted. With one thing or another I havent had five minutes. I did get my cards completed for Scotland but, unfortunately as I was literally working on them up until the last minute I didnt get to photograph many of them. I have a couple of pics though - the cards are pretty simple, made using my beloved cuttlebug and nesties.

This is the first of hopefully many Mothers Days Cards I am making. They are going to an art gallery in Scotland and I have to have them ready by Friday morning. I'll keep posting as they are ready. This one is made with Laura Ashley products. The main image is decoupaged with ribbons and buttons added for interest.