Random Thursday

With over night storms, over tried girls and chilly evenings, we have been mainly indoors.  But as soon as their is glimmer of sunlight, the camera comes out and walking boots on.  My favourite charity shop find was this cup and saucer made by Spode for £3.00.

Found

Wishing you a happy start to September.  I love this time of year, the start of a new school year and seeing how things come together.  Found this treasure, so thrilled with this little vase for £1.00!  Today I have busy planning some food shoots.

Random Friday

Firstly let me wish you a wonderful weekend, over here in England it is Father's day on Sunday.  R is expecting to put his feet up!  On the success of selling lot of my postcards, I am looking into making up some cards and trying to find some small frame solutions.  Hopefully I'll have them sorted before the Brighton Craft Alliance event that I am joining in on in July.  Hoping to work on my current series Floral & Fauna next week.  My random friday is all about these finds and catching some late afternoon light with this rose.  Hope you have fun this weekend, D x
PS. all photography by me!  The two top images leads to the Illustrators website.

Random Days

Sorry that I have not been blogging as frequently.  I am also behind on my usual blog reading list, but youngest had a temperature virus that she recovered from last Wednesday, only for my eldest to come down with it on Friday.  Day five nursing her, she has really lost her appetite and her temperature is yet to fall under 38.2!  So while she rests, I managed to clean my kitchen windows, rearrange a table area in the lounge, iron three loads and clean the tops of cupboards!  I like this staying in malarky, but in need of some serious exercise and seeing a few grown ups!  Hoping that she will be well enough for school Thursday?

Thrift Finds

Trying not to complain about the weather.  These are my weekend finds cheered me up!  My vase was a find from the charity shop for £2.50 and the denby cup and saucers from ebay for £5.00.  I purchased these in the guise using them for props, but we have decided that we like them a lot.  Also for weeks, I have been wanting to join in Lou's nature at home series.  Only six days to sign up folks!

Confession Time

In my quest to 'simplify' I have been editing our collection of paint pots.  I have to confess, I found four unopened pots of paints bought for projects yet to start.  One being the little wall display cabinet seen here, waiting to be painted in Farrow and Ball's Railings. (sort of black)!  Note to self; finish projects before buying more 'future' projects.

Hoping for Sunny Days

Even though the sun shone today, I missed the best part of today due to errands.  Currently drowning in my sea of ironing (some think I iron too much).  I found this smaller jug and silver plated plate in our local charity shop.  Today made me feel hopefully for some sunny days.

Burleigh

Look at my fantastic charity shop finds!  I love my new Burleigh plates and cannot believe I hesitated about buying them.  It was a fraction of the price and the money went to Oxfam.

Styling my charity shop finds!

 Trying a little styling, from this to this!

Tomorrow morning I pick up my photographic calendar 2012.  Mixed emotions of excitement and feeling vulnerable about having my images on print.