Mother Nature's Christmas Decorations.......

We woke this morning to a layer of frost reminding us that winter is here!

Happy Monday everyone!

Brown paper packages tied up with string..........

Julie Andrews had it right when she sang that 'brown paper packages tied up with string' was one of her favourite things..........I know its one of mine!

Just about anything tied up in brown paper with string.  Whether it has words, or music notes, or just plain paper, it adds such a simple touch to just about anything!

Congratulations to Deb of two friends, two continents, as she is the winner of my few little hand made treasures.  Here is the package, again in brown paper with string!  Deb, I hope you enjoy them:)

Have a good weekend everyone.......Trish xo

Its beginning to look alot like Christmas..........

Cooler temperatures are here so its time to start decorating for Christmas!

From wreaths to cow bells and greenery collected from around my property......

This little guy I made from pieces of birch and random branches I clipped in my back yard......I may make him a mommy......

I would love to spend all of my time just playing and making things..........but, I do have to make a living so off to work for me..........happy Wednesday everyone xo

In the spirit of giving........

I had all kinds of burlap left over from the chair and thought.........what else can I do with it.  So, I replaced the cabinet doors under my farmer sink with a curtain, stenciled with the words......Bon Appetite...........I have always loved this look!

Now to the giving part because giving is good for the soul and I didn't want to miss out on doing something that's good for the soul.  Be sure to visit Andrea, over at Faded Plains as she is giving away a homemade scarf, which I am sure will be stunning.  

I to have been making things........ gift bags, totes and wine sleeves and am giving away these two burlaps pieces.  One is a 'petite cadeau' bag and the other a wine sleeve.  Both stenciled with either french words or stamps and they both have a gift card attached.  To enter just leave me a message and hopefully you will become a follower too.  I plan to put all of the names in a hat and pull out the lucky winners name on Friday November 26th.  Here are some pics of the prize!!  

Bon Chance Mes Amis!

Birthday presents......

Each year my good friend Chrissy over at the theapothacaryshop.blogspot.com and I exchange birthday gifts.  We get together for a cup of tea, a chat and a blather, as she would say and after her husband finally left the room she let me open my gifts.  She gave me the most beautiful things that I thought I would share with all of you.

this beautiful crown, a perfect compliment to my little white coffee table.......

                                                      
                                                           this beautiful picture.......

and finally this beautiful tea towel, she knows me so well!

thanks Chris:)

As a final note, I woke up this morning to find these in bloom.  If felt like a spot of spring on a cold blustery day and appropriate for White Wednesday!  Happy day everyone xo

What a find.........

I was waiting for the fabric store to open yesterday and had a few minutes to kill so I went into an antique store and found the most fabulous chair ever.  Its called a gentlemen's chair, my husband mused as to who was going to sit in it............ha ha.  Anyway, it was in need of recovering which I did today and now it sits in the corner of my dining room near the wood stove.  A perfect reading corner.........

Before........






















During, my cat thinks its for him........

and now the after..........

Happy Monday everyone.........xo

A crafty Christmas...........

In the past I have used brown postal paper to wrap presents, other years I used newspaper and sometimes I havent wrapped the gifts at all.  I have been so inspired by all of the talented bloggers out there that his year I decided why not make gift bags so that the bag is part of the gift.  Using up scrap fabric around the house............ I can see using this for fresh flowers or vegetables from the local market.  What a fashionable way to shop!

Here is my prototype..........hope you like it.

Have a good weekend everyone xo.

My latest project......

So, I have this upstairs room that I am working on with white and burlap as a theme.  It needed a coffee table so I made one out of some barn board and some old fence posts that I bought some time ago in an antique store.....I hope you like it!

These are the curtains for that room and more paper whites just cause they are pretty!

Have a fabulous day everyone! xo

Before and after.........

When we bought our little farmhouse in the country it was in need of some major TLC.  Here are few pics of the before and after in the kitchen......


                  

This is the other side of the kitchen before............

and now the after................

Here are a few more pics from the kichen...........

have a good day everyone xo