Palette Bar...

Such a small picture, but such a gorgeous picture.

The palette and vintage pieces are stunning.

image- skona hem?

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

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

Vintage Farmhouse...

What a creative weekend I have had. The weather here was questionable which kept us indoors, which meant I got to cook, sew and have a very homely few days.

Lots of progress was made on the new Christmas range for this year and I have listed lots of clay tags, Doves, stars etc with more to come and also got started on some of my Vintage Patchwork covers like this one above.

Each one will be slightly different, some have more vintage pieces than others, but all lovely.

There are also some with hand stamped and screen printed pieces included like this one. I really love how they look along side my vintage linen heart on our bed( I have some of these listed in store also) and may have to save one for us.

I have a huge stash of vintage and antique linens, prints and ticking's and little by little I am piecing them together.

I have also started to list this years stockings.

I really wanted the look for this season to have a farmhouse feel to it am am happy with what I have so far. I do have some patchwork stockings to come also that have pieces of vintage linens through them. Let me know what you think.

P.S -I have started a Facebook page for Marley & Lockyer and have no idea how it all works, but there is a little button if you would like to follow the blog. The response so far from those of you from FB already has been wonderful. Thanks.

Ness xx

Loving...Wishing...

Not only is this blog my visual journal for projects, homes and beautiful design that I love, but it is also a great place to advertise a wish list of sorts. Great for family wanting to know what to buy me for Birthday, Christmas, Mothers Day etc. It is also a wish list to keep me on track of details I truly love and the following are items I am totally smitten with.

Like this stunning print above from one of my favourite haunts, The Vintage Rose. This has been made and framed to Amanda's design and it is just perfect.

Also from The Vintage Rose are these beautiful wicker hampers. Amanda has just posted these images and I haven't been in to her store for a little while, so I really need to make a trip in there.
It was funny though, I have been on the lookout for something just like this and I was starting to give up on finding anything I really loved...this is it!
Amanda is hosting 'Winter Evening' in her store here in Launceston and is inviting anyone who would like to attend.
Visit The Vintage Rose for more details and to swoon over her store and home.

Then there is this from Whiteport, which I think is the prettiest thing I have seen this week!

Ness xx

Simply White...

domino mag

I need some beautiful white interiors to get back into the blogging spirit so bear with me.

This image is also serving as some inspiration for the Miners Cottage makeover. I love the clean, simpleness of this room.

Jeanne de Arc Living

This is the opposite. More romantic although still simple. I love the grain sacks on the sofa here.

country home
Another image which fills me with inspiration. I have always loved vintage signs and paired with an old cupboard and quilt, it is simply perfect.

Ah, that's better. Thank you all so very much for your well wishes. It is just lovely.

Ness xx

Gorgeous Country Home

This stunning home belongs to Caroline Scheeler and was recently featured in Country Living. I have fallen in love with the dark colours against the crisp white and this kitchen is a beautiful example of how well dark walls and white accents work together. The colour of the walls is Ralph Lauren "Mercer" paint and the marble chosen because it will age.

What a lovely place to sit and watch the world go by! The coffee table can be bought here in Australia at Orson & Blake.

This has to be the idea of the week! These panels were rescued from an old Horse stable and pair up well with an antique French gilded mirror...and I love the reflection!!

As you can see Caroline is Equestrian mad. I love the fact that it is not little statues and kitsch horse things every where. She has worked out a wonderful balance of showing what she loves...with style!
Gorgeous!!!
The Belgian sofa is an antique. It has been matched up reclaimed and new reproduction pieces. They all look wonderful together.

I am not usually a fan of animal prints, but I can take it here. The Italian headboard reminds me of Brooke Giannetti's home.

Panelling in a bathroom always looks stylish, and I love it around this bath.
The fact that Caroline travels the world for her job is evident in all of the well chosen vignettes she has around her home. This one features a vintage Italian sunburst mirror, a foot of an old claw foot bath and suitcases she has picked up at a Belgian flea market.

I just love it!
Oh - the Church wasn't that bad =0). I give you a before and after when I have finished.

Ness xx