Home Wong Nga and Black Cty: August 2011

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

The Gypsy Wagon

I made a beadboard sign for a dear friend of mine, and she posted about it on her blog! Isn’t this the most amazing chicken coop you’ve ever seen?? And it’s CUTE! Who knew chicken coops could be cute?? Thanks, Rachel!...

Hello everyone, We have been enjoying some beautiful sunny weather here so I want to spend as much time out in the garden as possible so lets enjoy our tea in the garden again.I am setting the table for you!A beautiful peach colored bouquet,I picked just for you!A soft peach teacup with some beautiful Graham Thomas roses.I love my hats and these delicate gloves belonged to my husband's aunt.How about a nice light dessert with your tea-it is called Lemon Fool.Sweet cherubs among the bouquets.The daylilies are beautiful aren't they?Lets...

We paid a visit to our favorite pumpkin lady, Lynne Bonnell, the other day and picked up some new pumpkins for the season. Can you believe its that time already? They always go fast, so hurry in to pick out your favorite ones!...

Things don't always run smoothly in families do they ? All is obviously not well with our grandson.........he is unemployed, sleeps all day and, his mother just tires herself out, feeding him, washing his clothes and pandering to his every whim. The last straw came when our daughter-in-law sent us this photograph of him and said that he has put on his hoodie and is ready to riot .......... Just what is happening to the younger generation ?!!&nb...

There is simply no comparison between buying your groceries in a supermarket and buying them fresh from an open air market - especially when the sun is shining, the air smells good and all the summer fruits are out on show.I always return from the weekly market with a spring in my step - stimulated by the beautiful colours, the gentle bustle and the friendly banter between vendors and clients.Clients dress nicely to go shopping, they often meet up with old friends, share a coffee on the market square, their overfilled baskets sitting at their feet.In...

I love the combination of toile and ticking stripe. So, when I went looking for an affordable fabric to buy to make my bedroom curtains with, I looked for gold ticking stripe. I already had the toile part covered (no pun intended). My quilt is a gold toile.To make thinks a little more French Country and just a wee bit over the top, I am adding a gold and red rooster pattern toile as an attached valance along with a red and gold fringe. The red and gold rooster fabric is actually curtains that I had in my dining room of my...

Oscar loves books (Almost as much as I love a good Ikea hack.) Every night he goes around his room picking up book after book and putting them on our lap to read. We know that it is likely a stall tactic, not wanting to go to bed, but we can't help but find it really cute. Over the last week I made some forward facing bookshelves out of Ikea Spice Racks for his room. I simply sprayed them white and ta-da! They were done. The two shelves hide behind his door in his room and he can now pick out his own as the shelves are at his height....

Hi everyone, the link party is back! Since my three children are ALL in school full time, I thought I am going to have a set schedule and be able to work on my projects.... well, I am not there yet. Seems like there is always something that needs to be taken care of or places to go. I actually haven't had that much time at home so far. I am really looking forward to start cleaning and de-clutter the house. Ahh... I am dreaming of clean and organized space. I know once it is all done, I can work more effectively. Right now, all the fabrics...

french, feminine and chic

With the change of seasons, my redecorating time of year is approaching and I'm looking for ideas at the moment, scouring magazines and blogs for interiors I like.This one slowed me down. I spent a long while looking at how the girl has achieved an interior that feels pared down although there are plenty of collector bits; that feels feminine; that feels modern although the flat is early 19th century and there are plenty of brocante pieces used.I'm loving the colour scheme, adore the bathroom - who wouldn't?! - admiring her use of huge...

Have you ever screwed up? I mean, really screwed up…on something that didn’t belong to you? It’s one thing when a project of your own goes south. That’s bound to happen once in a while, and it’s no fun…but what about when it happens on a project that belongs to someone else? Well, those are the days when you just wish you never got out of bed! You can see where this is going, right? All I was supposed to do was a simple refinish job on a table top while my friend was between houses. There weren’t even any legs to worry about. She just...