Saturday 29 January 2011

Spring flowers, seeds and some lovely fabric

Hello, I hope that you are all keeping warm on this very cold day! Honestly, walking through the park to the shops, even with gloves, hat, scarfs etc. all we wanted to do was get the bus... freezing.

So in my quest to try and get Spring to hurry up and arrive I wanted to share with you a lovely flower photo. I couldn't resist buying these beautiful bright tulips, especially as they are pink and yellow which is my favorite flower colour combination... and it's the first time that I have used my flea market find vase which I think I bought for a bargainous £2.50 or thereabouts...



There must have been some sort of green fingered moment going on when I bought these tulips because I was also seduced by the hyacinths and all the lovely packets of seeds in the supermarket (4 for 3, another bargain, hehe!).

I decided to get 2 types of chilli plant (my favourite veggie to grow, so easy and I love the fact that you can pick them and just leave them to dry out on the windowsill to get even hotter), sweet peas and oregano.


Here is a piccie of some gorgeous fabric that I bought recently with such cute little pictures and words on it - another one that I am almost tempted to frame!


Cakes, baskets, sewing machine, favourite dress, straw hat, flowers... sewing box and knitting.... I love homemade... make do and mend... just says it all really, very very sweet!




I hope that you are all having lovely weekends

Sarah
x

Sunday 16 January 2011

A homemade home for the sewing needles....

Hello lovelies, just a quick post to share some pics of the little needlecase that I made yesterday. This is also in contribution to the Monthly Make Challenge which is hosted by Annie in her fabulous blog The Felt Fairy.


So incredibly handy - I didn't actually realise just how much I needed a new needlecase until I had made it and started putting all my needles in their new home. Up until now they have sort of been scattered in different locations and some still in their original packaging ... so it's nice to feel a little tiny bit more organised... (just need to tackle the storage issue for all my other things now!)


 I found this vintage chinzty fabric from my little stash of fat quarters and love all the pinks and purples and blues... sigh, I could look at lovely fabrics all day...


We have been indulging in more recipes from the brilliant new 'Kitchen' book by Nigella. If you do own a copy and haven't made the Mexican Lasagne yet... it is lovely! We made this yesterday evening and would highly recommend. I did get questioned as to why we were cooking a meal that was supposed to be for eight people when there were only two of us, but the whole beauty of this (says Nigella) is that it tastes even better the next day. So we are having it tonight too! hehe


We also made the avocado salsa to go with the lasagne and it was just as yummy...


I hope that you are all having good weekends, and enjoy the rest of your Sunday!

Sarah
x

Sunday 9 January 2011

A Splash of Colour

Hello everyone! I hope that you are having good weekends and 2011 so far...

Here is my photo contribution to the brilliant Splash of Colour Flickr group, organised by Silverpebble, which I think is a wonderful way to brighten up our days in the month of January...

Some buttons and bees....


Scrumptious candy coloured threads...


My lovely purple violas... planted in September and bloomed happily all through the winter! Amazing that they can survive such freezing temperatures and all that snow.

Behind them is my heather which I also love... it's so exciting the Spring is approaching I can't wait to see all the flowers and bright colours.

Yummy hot chocolate and spotty mug Christmas pressie...



Yesterday we visited the National Gallery in Trafalger Square... this was the view from the entrance... bit of a dreary day I know, but what a fab scene...


I managed to take a quick piccie of the amazing mosaic floor in the Gallery before I got told off for taking photos!  Oops


Tonight we are making this recipe from Jamie Oliver's 30 Minute Meals book...


Looks lovely, fingers crossed we'll be able to muster up something similar to the piccies ;)


Enjoy the rest of your weekends everyone!

Sarah
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