summer vintage finds.......

i'm in love......it is official.....with my lovely deer and fawn head vase.....it brightens up my days and makes me smile.....it's soooooo shiny ( my girls do sometimes worry about me !!)
with matilda to care for we haven't had too much time for vintage and thrifty shopping........but with the few times i've ventured out i haven't been dissappointed, my beloved vase was an ebay buy...when you can't get out and shop ebay is the way to go !!!!

this lovely owl trivet was from a local secondhand shop and the jug was from a little aladdins cave i have come across 50p each........

a lovely lace effect teapot doubling up as a vase for flowers from my garden...........and below more plates and a fantastic turquoise rabbit jelly mould........

take care my lovelies.....kitty x

a swan song........

well my dears this is my little tale of a beautiful swan.......i seen the above swan in the leicester oxfam  store, it had a hefty price tag of £6.99.......gasp..........i know ! charity shops and the prices they charge (although i do have to keep reminding myself they are for charity...it is a good cause........) well i stood in there for some time humming and ahhing, the dilemma i really love it should i pay that much etc......much to the dismay of mr blossom and daughter no. 2.........anyway after about 15 mins of pondering i decided to do the rest of our shopping and think about it............well i thought about, and i thought i can't live without such beauty..........and that our house definately needed a swan planter...really......what home should be without one !?!

 well after an afternoon of shopping i exitedly rushed back to oxfam to purchase said swan........well readers i had a shock........the beautiful swan was gone...sold.....no longer there......well i shed a little tear for my loss ! and kicked myself very swiftly for not buying it staight away there and then.......well a lesson was learned, and i decided, i need that swan planter or my life will not be complete...i trawled ebay but no swan......i wasn't going to give up......and this is where my swan song turns itself into a happy tale...........

the very next weekend i went a thrifting in a small town not too far from where i live.......i walked into the small oxfam store and there before my eyes was the very same swan at a very reasonable £2.99....i did a very happy jig.......much to the embarassment of daughter no.2 ! and on that same trip i picked up a little friend for my beautiful swan.......
you cannot see it too great in the pictures but the most beautiful thing about my swan is that it as very peachy tail feathers and a peachy stripe down the middle of it's head......i just need to pick up some plants to complete the look.....oh and more swans.......i have a swan bug !!!
and everytime i look at my peachy swan i sing this song............
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6J3uLLi9sw   and do a little dance..........

On a cold and frosty morning..............

Finished Kitchen Bunting !!!
( not a great light though )

What a sight greeted my eyes has i woke up this morning, everywhere was so frosty and glistening, i could not see the view of the fields though as it was very misty, it really was lovely i should have taken pictures to share it with you but i was rushing round getting the family up and off to school, college and work..........

After dropping my youngest off at school i had a lovely walk around the village with a friend, although very cold it was a lovely sight and i could have kicked myself for not having bought my camera with me, and the way the weather is in lovely england i will probably have to wait another year for such a lovely sight..........

Back in the warmth and after a few coffees i set to work on finishing the bunting for my kitchen ( the light was so poor that the pictures haven't turned out so well, i will wait till i get better light then post the images ), i then set about choosing the fabrics i need for a bathroom mat and sink curtain for my bathroom, some vintage and cath kidston ikea fabric i think.........i will take some pics when they are finished............

On saturday i did some vintage shopping, ohhh me, my husband and youngest daughter love it, i have been wanting a new plate set for a while and have been looking around and nothing new as grabbed me, so for a while i have been on the lookout for a vintage set.........and look what i grabbed for £5- and it is in lovely condition.......and i also picked up a small teapot for 50p and a teatowel also 50p.......

I swear dinner is tasting so much nicer off them................all i need now is some vintage bowls.