Where are you going Daisy?

I was packing, honestly ... but then I found a jar of letters

and I started to play instead!

BACK TO WORK!

I seem quite unable to throw away a Country Living

magazine. Consequently I now have three large

boxes full of them that are so heavy I now need

a forklift truck to move them!

Boxes of rainbow colours ...

and a 'small' collection of ribbons have been packed away with ...

tins and jars of buttons ...

and vintage dolly dresses.

A treasure box to open again soon.

Oh and not forgetting my tutu!

Enjoy your weekend. Guess what I'll be doing? :)

Love Daisy xxx

Treasure hunt

This week Rosie and I have been on a treasure hunt

to Matlock in Derbyshire.

We went in search of a large old book for

Rosie who is off back to Northampton Uni on Sunday.

No such book was to be found but I did manage to pick

up a few treasures while searching.

Rosie found this wonderful childrens blackboard.

I could just see Daisy Moons opening hours written on it.

For a long time I have been searching for a large frame

to play with. I have a few ideas up my sleeve for this beauty.

I will blog later on this ones update.

I can never resist an old Beatrix Potter book or two either!

Then I found this beauty, a little late perhaps

or very early but either way it had to come home with me.

I love books that have hand written messages inside.

The front and back inside covers are just beautiful.

As are the illustrations.

The last purchase of the day was this super soft woollen blanket

in rose pink. I am going to edge it in eiderdown fabric and

use it to snuggle in while watching the tv.

Enjoy the rest of the evening.

Love Daisy xxx

Happy New Year thoughts

With Christmas over, and New Years Eve only a few hours away

I wanted to take this opportunity to wish you all a very

Happy New Year.

May it bring with it good health, happiness, love, contentment, joy and peace

to you and to all your loved ones.

Stay safe and enjoy yourselves.

See you all next year!

Love Daisy xxx

A Vintage Merry Christmas to you and yours

Whilst packing I have found a few vintage Christmas cards.

I've picked them up from various antique fairs over the years.

I love their originality.

I bought this one because of the embossed daisies and the moon.

Perfect for me!

Happy robins and

village scenes.

I just love this illustration.

Simplicity ...

surviving all these years ...

kept safe so they can be shared again years later.

This one means more than any other and made me cry

when I found it.

It was written by a soldier stationed in France in 1917.

The Christmas greeting filled with love and hope.

For all those soldiers who are away from their families

I wish you a safe and peaceful Christmas

wherever you are in the world.

For all my blogging friends I wish you ....

Love

Daisy xxx

This is really what it's all about .... isn't it?

I love blogging.

I love being part of this community.

For most of the time it's about sharing small

parts of our lives with others.

But, for me and many others, today is about

Jane of My Pear Tree House.

Jane, like many other people, is going through a

really tough time at the moment.

Martha at Jelly Shane

has come up with a plan.

Please read it.

Do it.

Post it.

Share it.

As this is really what it's all about .......isn't it?

Hugs

Daisy xxx

As promised

I woke up early this morning

to this spectacular blue sky

with Venus (I think!)

shining in the south east.

Then downstairs to put on all the twinkly lights

and make a coffee.

Yesterday I promised Jayne and Linda

I would post photos of some boxes

I've been making from old sheet music...

and glued onto card and covered with pva glue to seal them.

Then cut, stamped and stuck together.

I needed a few!

To display my flower brooches.

All going to live at Nellie in the Shed.

All handmade and individual.

Stitched using a mixture of fabrics, vintage, feedsack and

a collection from French General

I've also made some book covers

tied with ribbon and a few other bits

that I will post at a later date.

Back to the sewing.

Enjoy your afternoon.

Love Daisy xxx

Snow stopped play

Today I should have been taking some of my wares to this lovely little shop.

Sadly though, as I can't get off my driveway,

they will have to stay with me a little longer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxCIRLZqbvg

Enjoy your visit.

Love Daisy xx

Winter wonderland - Day 3

Morning from sunny Nottinghamshire!

The snowflakes have been falling all night

and we are now about 25cm deep in snow.

But it does look so beautiful.

It must have all been a bit confusing for poor old Dan

who is totally blind and usually has no problem running

round the garden.

I am loving my new camera

as I can even capture snowflakes

on the window.

The north facing windows look

like they've been dressed for

a Charles Dickens film.

At least I can enjoy another day sewing.

This is my case of extra special precious fabric!

One off pieces of history

that have all come together

to be made into something beautiful again.

So all yesterday, while watching my Christmas DVD collection,

I sat and hand sewed these petals.

When completed they will become a pretty gift

for someone. A bit of colour in this white wonderland.

Almost completed.

I will post the finished ones tomorrow.

Enjoy the snow and stay safe.

Love Daisy xxx