Pretty Pink Glasses

A few weeks ago I had a meal at my friend's house.

She had the prettiest shade of pink glasses, with a pretty pressed flower design.

Long story short, I found four sat on my desk a week later -

aren't they pretty?

Find them at Ikea, along with other pink offerings!

What do you think? Pretty no?XX

Crafty Makes

I do like to be creative, always have, for me this blog, the writing 

and the curation of photos allows me to do that. 

On Sunday I had some spare time, so decided to make a simple gift for some special people.

I have made these before in a larger format, they are easy to make but can take a while to do.

You could make it easier with ready painted frames.

To start I have an old Atlas of The World (good old Reader's Digest!), 

a foam heart, some thick coloured card and a box picture frame.

The Range

I painted the frames with some lovely gold paint I had lurking.

I then draw around the country (using the heart) that means something to the person I am making for - in this case Portugal and the United Arab Emirates.

 I found in the Atlas a Cairngorm Mountains heart forgotten about, but know someone who would like this - so I need to go and buy another frame!!

Next I mount them on the card using crafting spray glue :-) 

place a dozen heavy books on top for 24 hours to dry and hold in position!

Et Voila - 

A simple gift for a beautiful couple!

Whilst the paint brushes were out I decided to give a quick coat of 

varnish to a typography I had bought.

These have been a popular home accessory for a while and until now I hadn't succumbed -

 but this one sang to me and shall be hung in the bathroom (hence the varnish).

I will show it properly hung in its new home ;-)

LOVE productive weekends!

How about you?

XX

52 Weeks of Happy (5/52)

Joining in with Jen from Little Birdie and her '52 Weeks of Happy' 

(although Jen has finished hers!)

 Four happy moments that have spontaneously made me smile this week!

• A trip to Ikea with my lovely Mum to look at kitchens. As we walked in we were met by this wonderful Christmas Display - what a creative idea - would love all those sheepskins to scatter around!

• This bundle of fun, 'Pan' (aka Stylish Pooch)  belongs to 'C' (aka the best friend a girl could wish for!) & has come to stay a couple of days. He is a Bichon Frise - the breed is described as being 'merry' & 'cheerful' - he definitely is!! :-) 

• Wow - this Neom candle I won!! In a FREE raffle at a Christmas Shopping Event here - I was soooo excited & the smell is *devine*.

• Finding this sneaky bottle amongst Pan's poochy things, as a thank you from 'C' for having him - anytime I say if this is my reward! ;-)

Hope all who drop by have had a wonderful week 

& some smiley moments too! 

XX

My Bedside Table....

When I first started to think about writing a blog, my initial thought was to call it "My Bedside Table".

Why?

Because that's where most of my family organisation happens! I read, write, pay bills, check my internet banking, look at ParentPay, book holidays, research....ok, ok, you get the picture!!

I even took photo's for my header photographs...then...went on to Blogger to start to build my blog to discover the domain was taken. Gutted!

I sat with Mr. L, both of us trying out different names. Looking wildly round the room I then came up with it - sat on my sheepskin rug on my sofa I glanced up at my stag's head (remember I said I have a stag fetish?) draped in fairy lights and PING 'sheepskinsandfairylights'.

This is turning into a story! Anyway, I had all these photo's of my bedside table so thought I'd share them in a blog post :-)

As you can see my bedside table is ram jam full!

The rabbit below was a present from my Ma & Pa years ago - it's twin sits beside my Sister's bed! Peep in the basket you can just make out a small wedding day photo of Mr.L & I!

Below, in the ribboned box is a gift from 'C' aka The Best Friend A Girl Could Wish For - it's a beautiful candle by Bahoma London - I am not allowed to burn it until I have burnt the remains of my other candles dotted throughout this house! Does anyone else do that??

Daily essentials - jewellery, Vaseline & Steam Cream (LOVE the tins that this all round moisturiser come's in - 100's to choose from).

Large glass of water - I try to drink 4 or 5 of these a day, especially when I plan to run/cycle - it definitely makes a difference to my performance (& my skin).

 Lamp from Ikea below displaying bits & pieces - the bit of wood from our holiday last year in Corsica - Random!
The rabbit stone is a Medicine Spirit Stone to give positive energy & create balance, mine is for Peace (from my lovely 'C').



Goes without saying - TEA for me the best start to the day - especially in this mug! 

I love the clean smell of the Olive Body Butter from Body Shop. Currently 25% off at Body Shop quote - NEW25 at the till. 

Hand cream for me is a necessity as I've gotten older - currently using Sanctuary which is also a favourite, the fresh smell of the orange zings me awake in the morning. The REN radiant eye gel was a magazine freebie - must. use. eye. gel. more.



 Hope you've enjoyed this peep into the chaos at my bedside!

XX