a box of loveliness, fancy stickers and even more!

so i was on my nightly eBay window shopping the other week and i came across some very sweet spice tins on offer.. didn't really have the money for them at the time so i left them.. sold a few things last week on eBay so finally got some money in my pay pal account hurrah and was able to buy the darling tins!!

they came the other day i was most excited..especially when i opened the wrapping to be met by the lovely packaging.

and then once opened this lovely sight greeted me..

i just love all the pastel colours together and the sweet little bird print on top..truly a box of loveliness!!

so here they are lined up together.. how cute are they at all..

i love em !!

now i had hoped that you could buy the same tins but with a variety of spice names on the front but having searched through all of eBay and going on to the dot.com gift shop were these originally came from i think these are the only ones that are made.. which is a pity as i think a little shelf full of these would just look gorgeous ... and was what i had planned to do...

so as i cant do that i just thought i would have to think of ways to pretty up little jars myself..

so again was doing an eBay wander through and came across a book of Cath Kidston stickers now I'm probably about 40 years behind everyone else here.. but i cant understand why Ive never bought these before or even seen them before.. were have i been!!

so this book of gorgeous stickers came through my door on Saturday morning..
i am so going to have to restrain myself because I'll want to put them on everything.. the children will wake up in the morning and I'll have labelled them in the night!!..

so i thought i could use some of the floral ones and if i pop them on some smaller jars they would look quite cute!!

later on Saturday we popped up to my mums so the hubby could have a look at building some arch or something, its wooden and for the garden anyways!!.. well i came back with a right haul of things including this lovely red flowery plant.. which I've popped in to a spotty mug and it really brightens up my day every time i walk past it.. its so bright and cheery and lovely,..

and a gorgeous skirt which I'm going to save for a Friday frocks post ( oh haven't done one for ages must get back into that!) a couple of dresses and a pretty little floral box,(which ive forgotten to photograph but its very sweet so will take a pic for next time!)

so I did rather well from mummy's boutique there didn't i !!..

Sunday we went for a drive and also to pick up a garden bench off freecycle .. the hubby has just got roof racks for our car ( don't ask me why.. hes not a window cleaner so cant quite understand why he wanted them!) so it was the first chance to try them out !!..

i think it would have been quicker to shove the bench in through the boot with the seats down but no we stood there wrapping rope round this rickety old bench with the wind howling and the children getting more and more lively in the car!!!..

so Ive got another bench for my tiny tiny yard .. i got one last year from freecycle which i painted red. you may remember from this post....

http://charl-prettyvintage.blogspot.com/2010/08/so-were-was-i.html

well this is this years one!!.. so they are sort of in a L shape now

I'm thinking of painting it pale blue or pale green.. not sure yet.. I'll see whats in the back of my cupboard!!

. it was a bit wonky but the hubby just tightened it up when we got home and its fine.. so this will be my breakfast bench as were this has been put is were the sun goes to around breakfast time

( if it ever comes back out .. I'm freezing!)

so there you have it.. a few bits from the weekend, all random but nice!!

thanks for all your fantastic ideas for my dresser as well they were very helpful and am at the moment constantly checking the colour charts and looking at paint!!..

Sunshine on a rainy day

first day of half term... im already exhausted and the kids have only been up two hours its got to get better right !??!!

small things

well my heart skipped a beat before.. the door knocked... a white florists van was parked outside and there stood before me was a man with a big bunch of flowers... how lovely.. what a lovely surprise... ooo have i got a secret admirer.. (were did the hubby get the money from to send me flowers!?)...

but then he uttered the words... "excuse me love.. is it OK if i leave these here .. your next door neighbours not at home.. "..

aww well never mind !!...

so Ive brought them in and the only safe place i can think to keep them is in the corner of my cooker.. stop grabby little hands from pulling them over and wreaking them!!

my heart is in my mouth now as i just know what my kids are like and they are bound to want to investigate something new in the house..so i cant wait to hand them over!!

I'll just have to make do with the £1.50 fake flowers i bought yesterday from the charity shop...

oh and I'm loving this little candle holder that cost me a massive 25p ...

whats the saying small things amuse small minds!!!...

white feet and daffodils!

well I'm not talking about my white feet ( even though they are.. the hubby says they look like they've been killed they are that white..gross !!) but the feet on my bath.. Ive finally finished them off properly .. so here they are.. i think they make the bath look much pinker now ( is that possible!)




took advantage of the gorgeous ( and warming up i must say ) sun today and got the boys out for a walk.. we headed into town which is only a ten minute walk from our house so its just right for little legs .. and mummys legs to!

i picked up this lovely pair of pillowcases.. in a gorgeous pale pink with flowers on.. very ck i thought..

and guess how much!!??...

that's right not even 60p how fantastic are charity shops when its just run properly and not trying to outdo selfridges on price!

so Ive popped these in the washing machine and i cant wait to put them on the bed!!

speaking of cath kidston ( did you see what i did here!) ....my lovely mum picked this little makeup bag in the charity shop the other day.. do you see the tag...

do you see the pattern.... i think its her washed roses pattern.. I'm so made up.. a little bit of Cath always brightens up my day!!

so anyways on the way home. we called into the florist by our house were i bought two little bunches of daffodils..

i think they look a bit like asparagus all wrapped up!!

Ive popped them in my little green jug which has been crying out for yellow flowers for weeks i think .. and I'm just going to watch them open up and be full of yellow joyousness for me !!!

and now I'm just taking advantage of the fact hubby has taken the boys to get a hair cut.. ( oooo this is the baby's first hair cut... just a little trim.. I'm not losing his curls yet!!)

so I'm catching up on some blogs.. and having some home made soup that i made last night..

carrot, onion, celery and lots of chilli....MMMMmmmmm!!!!

trouble is .. its really needs a massive chunk of crusty bread and butter to go with it but I'm on a diet now ..well not diet .. more healthy eating and cutting back on the junk Ive been eating.. i only started on Monday it has been the longest week of my life haha!!