Two Chairs and Six Glass bottles.

I found these at the tip on my way home, they need sanding back and re painting. I have decided to get back into designing and creating my own soft furnishings too, so I might start by creating some linen cushions to compliment the pair of chairs. Stripes probably.

Thought these glass bottles would make quirky vases.

Vanilla Hill.

For that chic french look, head to Vanilla Hill in Midhurst, it is heaven! Run by the lovely Bea I was given the opportunity to paint some furniture for the shop, so today I put on an old top and got the paintbrushes out. If only I could have taken the piece home with me...

www.vanillahill.co.uk

Inspiration.

Last friday I thought I would take a trip to the Petersfield antiques fair, hoping to find an array of interesting objects to rummage through, although it turned out to be quite high end with price tags to raise the roof. Good to know anyway, and I did enjoy looking at the exquisite vintage jewellery although not near as fun as rummaging round charity shops and at the rubbish tip.

Just another charity shop find. 

Candlestick holder - £4

I thought that it would be a good idea to start a folder full of pages of magazines that inspire me. I have far too many magazines lying around and once I have read them they just seem to collect dust so I thought if I were to tear out the pages I truly like then all my inspiration will be in one place. I'm not usually one for tearing magazines up but I thought this would be a good way to get ideas together. The pages are from a selection of design magazines, Livingetc and Elle decoration being a couple that I particularly enjoy flicking through.

Just a few pages. 

a simple cushion.

Having found some fabric in the bargain section of the fabric shop i decided to make them into two simple cushions. Its a really easy way of using up fabric, you can never have enough cushions plus it doesn't cost a fortune and takes no time at all. 

time to bake some biscuits.

For once I thought I would follow a recipe from start to finish, being patience when you think you could speed things up and weighing everything correctly. These were the finished result and for a first attempt at icing, I was quite impressed with myself.

a trip to the tip.

The sun is shining, so i took myself off to the rubbish tip to see if i could find any potential pieces of furniture to spruce up. I hope to do this on a regular basis, searching high and low for those lost pieces of furniture that need some care and attention to bring them back to life. I will keep up to date posting my finds and their transformations.

I found this rather damp piece of french styled furniture today, although its going to need some time to dry out before i can even begin to transform it. The photograph doesn't really give a great sense of scale, although if i say it didn't fit in a small car then you get a better idea.

a few smiles later and i managed to get this great little wine box for free.

better late than never.

The festive season is over and the New Year is well and truly underway but i couldnt resist posting some photographs of my christmas antics, homemade gingerbread and indulgent wrapping.

Festive Biscuits.