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on Nov 14, 2009

Latest thrifty purchase
on Nov 7, 2009Got this lovely little cake plate from the charity shop last week – only paid £2.49 for it – I love finding little gems like this.    ...

Shameful…………………
on Nov 1, 2009……………………. is the only word I can use to explain how my ribbon box looked when I tipped it on the floor.  I love my ribbons but I don’t look after them.  How are you supposed to find a particular colour in this mess. ...

A few living room before and afters
on Oct 24, 2009Well it has been a long and messy process – getting rid of the slate on the walls, getting rid of the huuuuuuuuge 70’s fireplace, having walls re-plastered, the ceiling re-plastered, a fake chimney breast built, lots and lots of painting of the e...

My beautiful girl………..
on Oct 21, 2009………………. has enjoyed a quiet 18th with her family and is hitting the town on Saturday with the youngsters.  My Mum got her this lovely balloon :)      Me, Mum and Abbi together – 3 generations :) Some of t...

Happy 18th Birthday Abbi
on Oct 20, 2009Can’t quite believe that my beautiful daughter is 18 today. Happy 18th Birthday Abbi – love you lots xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx     ...

Crappy day
on Oct 16, 2009Been a crapppy day today – my daughter failed her driving test for the second time and I feel so sad for her:(  I am just soooooooooo tired lately so I haven’t done any makeovers for a while so I thought I would share this frame with you t...

I am an X Factor addict!
on Oct 10, 2009  I don’t watch much tele these days but I love X Factor. The live finals started tonight with the usual disagreements between the judges. I really liked Danyl although he got some stick from Danni, Cheryl and Louis My fave quote tonight...

Footstool makeover
on Oct 4, 2009I bought this little footstool for £3 some years ago at a boot sale.  It had a red velour cover and I took that off and recovered it with this fabric.   This doesn’t go now with the new look I have in my living room so I painted the le...

UJ Sofa
on Oct 2, 2009 in Inspiration from the web You would need a really quirky home to carry off this Barker and Stonehouse Union Jack sofa and you would need a hefty bank balance too – it’s £1600 in the sale!!!!!!! I know who’s home this would look great in but there wouldn’t be the...