How to make simple Doilie Bunting

To make doilie bunting is so very simple.

First of all get together all the bits you need.

Greengate Heart Doilies

Ribbon

Scissors

Glue

Ruler

Work out how much tape you need depending 

on where you are hanging your bunting.

Then using a ruler measure equal 

distances for the heart doilies.

Then glue your hearts onto the ribbon

and hang in your desired place.

ta dah!

love it 

Another fab giveaway.......

I love doing giveaways, I think it's because I like to enter them myself too.

 

My latest is a gorgeous jug from Greengate.

You can enter via Instagram or Facebook

 

Good luck!

Upcycling by the Paint Bucket Load

I've had fun painting up a few tables.

It's very satisfying when you pretty up an old sad looking table that looks end of life then ends up looking amazing.

Here are a few that I finished yesterday using

Annie Sloan Chalk Paint- Paris Grey & Antoinette

Bumper Mad March Giveaway

It's been a crazy month for giveaway's, 

one might even say mad.

Please check out my last March giveaway.

you can enter via facebook, instagram or both!

Good Luck.

Greengate has landed!

I have been a big fan of GreenGate products 

for some time now so imagine my 

excitement when these arrived

I dropped everything else to unpack and

everything was as lovely as I thought it would be

All gorgeous items now listed on my website

It's our last shipping day!

Thank you so much to everyone that has ordered, liked

& shared Ain't too Shabby.

I've really enjoyed getting this business off the ground.

Today is my last shipping day before Christmas 

& I will then be taking a Christmas break. 

I'll be back shipping out items from the 6th January.

I would like to wish you all 

a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year! xxx

Getting to stay in a real Chateau.

Whilst on my trip to France we were lucky enough

to find an amazing Chateau to stay in.

 

 

It was the most amazing place & Brigette, the hostess, produced the best breakfast

we encountered on the whole of our trip. It was just a fantastic experience

 

I can't speak hardly any French & Brigette is similar with English so it was lucky

I had my interpreter son accompany us as he was able to translate for us all.

 

 

 

The house was originally owned by the Captain of the French Navy

and was given to him by The King of France.

 

Well all in all I can’t recommend this enough. Put it on your bucket list J

 

http://chatocam.free.fr

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brocante Shopping in Avignon

Well I recently went on a working trip to France to find lots of lovely items for my business.

 

Whilst out there I wanted to visit as many Brocantes as I could & the first I got to was in Avignon.

 

We got there early but it was already packed full of eager hunters.

 

There were some beautiful (though expensive) items

 

 

I left empty handed apart from  a lovely collection of photographs

 

my favourite of which was these lovely pigs

 

I also loved this table