Rosie Flo's Giveaway Winner Is....And A Little Decorating Chat

Thank you all so much for popping your names in the hat to win 2 sets of Rosie Flo colouring postcards. I wish you all could have won, but alas there could be only be one name pulled from the hat and that was the  delightful Scented Sweetpeas who I know has some sweet cherubs of her own, and who I hope really love the postcards. I shall of course pop a little handmade pretty in too.

How about something like this, a pretty patchwork heart I made for a very lovely lady.

I am happy to say work can begin on decorating the lounge, yippppppppeeeeeee. I have been waiting for this for a long time, there has been re wiring, plastering, you name it, and we are ready to get my pretty wallpaper out, my paintbrush out and get cracking. The husband is going to ( because he loves me) let me paint the 1940s fire surround, I understand the warmth the wood brings etc, but know it shall look so pretty painted a nice off white/cream. We haven't yet decided whether to paint or varnish the floorboards, have some new white Ektorp covers, and have got some ideas on what furniture is going in. Yes is all looking rather white in scheme, and yes I have two young children ;0) Well I am being so inspired by this charming book I have had for ages, and I always love to dip in and get some white inspiration. I shall of course be popping some very pretty and colourful accessories here and there and I may have a go at doing the curtains. We have three large windows in the lounge, one of them being over 2 metres wide so no small feat, though I am in the middle of making some for my lovely neighbour that gave me her singer and have to say thus far, seems quite a simpleish job. Though is quite a task keeping all the fabric on the table, most of it ends up on my knees as I am sewing. So time to dig out my decorating dungarees and prettify my home. Hope I dont bore you with all my decorating updates....

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Pretty Rosie Flo's Giveaway....

I have always been a fan of Rosie Flo's colouring books for my children, not only are they pretty to look at but I think a wonderful colouring book that really captures their imaginations and keeps them interested as they use their artistic skills to draw up the head and limbs. For me, a little more exciting than the average colouring book.

So, I think it is lovely that Rosie Flo have offered a pretty giveaway of two sets of their Rosie Flo's and Johnny Joe's colouring postcards – 16 different cards to draw, colour and send in each set. One set of 16 postcards aimed for the girls and one set of 16 postcards aimed for the boys. These new and very lovely postcard sets were a winner of the best new product children's award, at Top Drawer 2010.

Here is the girls set....

And for the boys....

These really are a lovely set of postcards, right up my pretty street, and shall bring their new owners much fun and amusement, especially adding the arms and legs. Miss Poppins couldn't wait to pop her head on, on one of her postcards!

She is going do choose one of her favorite coloured in postcards to pop on The Rosie Flo Gallery where one can share their drawings with the world and inspire others. If you win the lovely postcards for the special little people in your life, or indeed have any Rosie Flo colouring books anyway, why not join in, it's fun, it's free, and £50.00 worth of books and art materials could be won. 

So, if you would like to go in the hat to win 2 lovely sets of postcards, all you have to do is leave a little comment on this post, and Miss Poppins shall pick a winner from the hat on Monday evening. A really very lovely giveaway, and if you would like to know more about Rosie Flo, you can find out more here And here  is where you can find Rosie Flo's stockists. They are the perfect stocking filler and also the perfect size to pop in one of my handmade children's mini tote bags too :0)

Good luck 

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The Oldies Are The Best....

So, I thought you may like to see something very lovely that made its way round to my house, some days ago, and is a very beautiful gift off a very kind neighbour. I was so touched to know she wanted me to have it, appreciate it, and she wouldn't hear of it when I mentioned that I thought it should be kept in her family, she said all it was doing was gathering dust and would be honored if I had it.

So, here she is, in all her beauty....

 

Notice the scissors, a lovely gift of a relative of mine, they came in their original packaging and are Golden Age scissors, and cut like a dream, they are coming up to 50 years old. The lady relative in question took me over to one side at a party and said I have something I want you to have. Like a magician, she pulled them out of her bag, and told me the story of how she used them when she taught craft in a school in the 60s. How thoughtful and special.

Thanks to a very lovely lady  I have dated the machine to 1937 and have been able to thread it in the correct way and now all I need to do is have a play and create something pretty. I have all these wonderful gadgets too, to help me and an original instruction book taken from a similar model, so shall be like a bee on honey, enjoying myself.

I think this is the ruffler, and look forward to finding out what all the gadgets do.

So thank you dear neighbour, a very special gift that shall certainly bring me much joy :0)

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