Lazy Sunday...

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The weekend will be here officially in the morning.

I have a sick child, so it is going to be a pottering-about-the-house day.

The few projects I have on the go, which I have been wanting to show you will have to wait  a little longer while this little Boy gets better.

I have been thinking of lazy Sundays lately.

Our Sundays have been anything but.

Here is my version of a homely Sunday.

*Washing white sheets

*Sewing with vintage linen

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*Snuggling on the sofa with our little family by the fire.

*Baking and watching movies

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*and of course, coffee. I would love it to be in this mug I must say.

So, I hope you can wait a little longer until our newly turned 7 year old recovers from Tonsillitis and I can get these jobs finished.

For your patience, there will be a surprise!!!

Restful Haven...

I could think of nothing better than being snuggled up in this cozy bed.

Any sort of bedding which is knitted just makes a bed even more tempting, and if it is cable knit- even better.
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Imagine having a gorgeous corner in your bedroom like this to read a book, blog from or just while away some hours?
Even though I am a devotee of all that is pale and linen, I do love Ikat, blue and white Ikat to be precise. This blanket is heaven don't you think?

Add all of this with some white bead board and my restful haven is complete.
I will need some rest after this crazy week ahead.
Ness xx

Blogger Friends Are Amazing....

Today started out to be a day I would rather forget...until our Post Man arrived! He handed me 2 packages (the other you will see in a moment). This one hear smelt wonderful and little Mason our 4 year old even commented that it 'smelt pretty'.

I couldn't wait to get inside.

This package was from one of my wonderful Friends, Maria Carr from DREAMY WHITES. Who is one of the most giving people I have ever met and am so glad to call her my Friend.

The scent from this bag was amazing! The stripe ribbon was the first thing I spied!

isn't it gorgeous?
Maria included this card with a lovely heartfelt message inside which left a huge smile across my face. The card is stunning in itself and is now on my bedside table.
Once I unwrapped the gift, this is what was inside.
Now, I took these images as I opened it...I could hardly wait!
This gorgeous sack is where the gorgeous Lavender scent was coming from, and it is chock full of it. When I came back after picking the boys up from School and Pre School, the house was enveloped in Lavender and it was beautiful!

even the ribbon was lovely and I love the number 6 and the lion image on this chunky linen.

The back of the sack is just as perfect!

...and look there is more!!
Another lovely smelling package, wrapped in linen, twine and a cute button.
Gorgeous Poppy seed soaps! =0)
...and oh, I am in love with this...
A vintage linen runner with beautiful embroidery. It is a 'M' for Marley. Mason thought it was for him...um, NO ;0)And finally this. It is a sweet little pillow cover made with vintage ticking.

A soft white linen is on the back and I will be making a little insert for this. It is so sweet.
Now you see why it made my day better?
What a beautiful gift to send to someone.
Maria, these gifts are gorgeous and you are a gorgeous Woman. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Stop by Maria's blog DREAMY WHITES if you haven't already and look at her other beautiful vintage linen finds.

Now onto the next package...
This one I had to sign for and was wondering what it could be...

...it was presented beautifully...


...and all the way from France!...

As soon as I opened it, I knew who it was from

...Vicki Archer!

You all know this amazingly talented Woman who has graced us with the beautiful books "My French Life" and "French Essence" and the blog of the same name.

IT'S A VINTAGE FRENCH POSTCARD!
Now, I did know this was coming as a while ago the gorgeous Vicki sent me an email letting me know she was sending me this card in the mail, but I had forgot it was coming with all that I have in my head right now with Christmas orders to get through and the like. So it really was a surprise...a beautiful surprise!

Isn't it stunning?

And, it came with a sweet card from Vicki too.

Thank you SO SO much Vicki. I am smitten with it and now have to figure out how to display it so I can see both sides!

You are another Woman who has made my blogging life so wonderful and I thank you for that.

For a peek at Vicki's amazing French Life visit her blog FRENCH ESSENCE

...you will love it.

Now, another package arrived earlier in the week which I had planned on blogging about today
It is from the sweet Tine, who has the gorgeous blog URUGUAY LIFE.

I had commented on one of her posts a little while back about some lovely wooden pegs she had and how they would look great with my embroidered peg bag I recently made

...so Tine sent me some! She is so sweet.

Again, inside was a lovely handwritten note, some gorgeous white embroidered ribbon and this little block type postcard...
...on the other side is this vintage image of a Woman.
Here is a close up of the springs on the pegs. I love them. The ones we have here are drab!

Thank you so much Tine for your sweet gift. It just goes to show that blogging friends are the most thoughtful and caring Women around and I am continually amazed by the power, camaraderie and friendship we all share even though we are miles away.

...I did have a little happy cry surrounded by the thoughts of these lovely Women and I thank each and every one of you out there for making this journey such an enjoyable experience...and for making this get a whole lot better =0)

Have a wonderful weekend, Ness xx

Stitched....

Made in France book

Is there anything more beautiful than white stitching on linen?

Well, there probably is but I am smitten with everything embroidered and even more so if it is vintage.

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For those of you that have figured me out, I do love linen and I do love embroidery (and this cushion above).

I have quite a lot of pieces of said loveliness and always want more.

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Now, I am not one to want the fussy,multi coloured kind. For me it either has to be plain white on white...

Like this or, white on a natural linen.

As for the type of work that always catches my eye that would be anything in text- initials, one letter and the like. I do love floral work too...but also in white.

It is books like Made In France that have made this art form gain ground again and turned it from something beautiful that Gran done in the day that you thought was impatiently impossible, into something very attainable, try-able, and chic.
I am adding this book and any embroidery/cross stitch book to my Santa list for this year (must get on to making that list)...and possibly some more hours in the day.
Wonder if Santa can provide?white sense
loving this lamp cover. Is it because it has an 'L', or the fact I have a lamp base almost the same as this - colour too!
...hmmmm!!


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Do you think I would be able to make something like this?
I need a little push to give it a go. This cushion/pillow cover I am very in love with and would love to have some for our sofa, or bed.

Also loving the curtains!

And look how perfect they look with the lamp shade cover =0)

...but I would just be happy to have me some of these cushions.
maybe I will give it a go.
Sorry for my embroidery love ramblings today,

just smitten!

Ness xx

Lock Down Results...

Hi!

As promised the results of the 'Lock down' I had recently.

I did mention it wasn't as productive as I had hoped, but I did get a few new things made. Some for the shop, some for me and some things that have nothing to do with being creative

...stuff that just needed doing.

As I was taking shots for some of the Christmas items, I thought I would snip some little pieces of one of our pines and tie it with this gorgeous French ribbon I have. It looked so good against our fireplace in the kitchen that I will have to do a larger one when the time comes.

Anyway.....

I have made 2 of these stockings to start with. The star on them is made with my 100 + year old Belgian linen. I love these and may make some for our own home this year if I get time.

Next up are these clay tags.
Now, these are much larger than the other ones. They measure 6.5cm across and I have used my French text stamp as a background with JOY over the top.
These have not been listed yet...soon though.
They are also available in red. The letters have been hand painted by me.


There is also NOEL.
Now, I did have these and the JOY (in red) listed, but 11 minutes after they went onto the SHOP, they sold...all of them!!!
So now I have to make more.
There will be LOVE as well and they all come in a set of 2. Oh and some Scandinavian ones too!
This is reason I didn't get as much done as I had hoped. I hand embroidered all of this panel...freehand too! No patterns involved here, just made it up as I went along.
As you can see it is a longer lumbar type cover and the ends are in the softest blue linen. It is gorgeous and this shot does not do it justice. I just used a squishy pillow to fill it and it worked well.
Will be listed shortly.

Another made-it-up-as-I-went cover!
And another reason I didn't get as much done that day. This one is also hand embroidered by me. Will be listed shortly too.

I think it looks wonderful in my favourite chair too.

The rest of this cover is a wonderful blue ticking.

So, you see not as much done as I had planned but I was happy with what was achieved. I did make some of my regular covers as well and there is still a new cover which I am almost finished and will show you soon.

I would love to hear what you think as this is a slightly new direction for me and The Shop and it is always great to hear what you all think.

Now I need to attend to my severely sun burnt back/shoulders!!!

Ness xx

Lockdown...

Hey There!

Is this the most beautiful Armoire you have seen? I spotted it at the always inspiring Lonny mag, which is a good thing I am inspired because tomorrow I plan on spending the whole day on lock down in there, music on, head down sewing.

The basket of vintage linens is calling again and now that all of my orders are caught up on I can sew without a worry, which is when I usually create the best sellers! =0)
And, I can also make up some more Christmas stockings with my stash of red fabrics.

By the way, I have switched rooms (again) and am making my office in our other living room as it is not being used...well, that and the fact that the room is huge, there are white floorboards in there, fireplace, and most of my sewing things as well. I know, when will I settle on a room?! Maybe if we get a caravan or convert our outdoor room that might happen - and that's a whole other post ;0)

I do plan on having copious amounts of coffee and a sit in my adorable white slip covered wing back chair in between all this too

...'cause now my favourite chair is right next to my sewing machine.

Does it get any better?

BTW- stop by and say Hi to Ginger, who has just started a brand new blog. Ginger has been so kind to write a lovely post about my home and even interviewed me. This blog is going to be all about white...my fave!

have a great weekend all =0)

Ness xx