Lilly Cottage

Calico Cats in the dappled sunshine.

Well with a title like that there is really not much more I can add except I love pictures taken in dappled light, it sort of seems relaxing somehow. These are some of the cats I made forThe Handmade EXPO which is on again this Saturday the 12th December A perfect place to find that HANDMADE Christmas gift and to support all the talented people who love doing what they do.

PoP over to the The Handmade Expo blog for all the details.

 Apparently there will be only one photo in dappled light as Typepad is freezing my screen everytime I try and add another...but hey one is enough I suppose.

ttfn Kiss Noises Linda

The bears are waiting, waiting.

The lovely Julie makes the most divine dresses out of vintage linens, doileys and lace and dresses  vintage bears. We are lucky enough that she regularly brings some into Lilly Cottage for us to play with...I mean sell for her.

These two lovely ladies just look like they are simply just waiting for someone to swoop them up and take them home...maybe me? I am rather fond of the sweet pink dressed bear but then the face on the other is pleading me to take her too....oh decisions.

I have forgotten their names but they usually have sweet names too.

 

 
Now I know this lovely girl is called Lucy and I love everything about her, her dress is too divine...look at that lace..so yummy, but look at those eyes....oh so gorgeous!

You know how much fun I have playing re-arrange with these bears...you never know where you will see them next.

Have a truly wonderful day,

Kiss Noises Linda 

Win a pair of ballet shoe decorations.

Is it time for a Christmas treat? I think so. These sparkly and sweet white ballet shoe decorations come as a pair tied with their ribbons for you to loop over your Christmas tree, door knob or chair back at Christmas or in fact right throughout the year. They are so sweet so I thought I wouls share.

If you would like to win a pair of these lovely ballet beauties, just leave a comment on this post and I could be sending you a little giftie in the mail before Christmas.

It is open world wide though it may not reach you before Christmas if you live outside of Australia, but I am happy to send them anywhere.

I will draw a winner ( or perhaps two) on MOnday 14th December.

Good luck and have a wonderful sparkly day.

ttfn Kiss Noises Linda

Vintage pigs and boots.

Sometimes a little vintage piece just jumps out at you and for no other reason that it is soooo incredibly cute or unique you simply have to have it.  I have my eye on a vintage bingo system for that reason, so keep watching the blog, I may weaken. These two items are evidence of my previous weaknesses.

The pictures aren't all that clear of my little pig with the pretty flowers all over it but when I went back to get clearer shots it had sold...see someone else likes my quirkiness too!

ttfn Kiss Noises Linda 

The old Hooty Owl hooty hoots from above.

That was one of my favourite lines from the film and song 'Tammy'. Anyone else know it? Anyhoo, I have a special place in my heart for owls, the quirkier the better and this lovely owl has the biggest sweetest eyes and is hooty hooting from above on the shelf at Lilly Cottage. Such a lot of fun!.

Of course having a colourful stack of cushions helps to make that happy atmosphere, Gomer even has on a party hat.

ttfn Kiss Noises Linda 

Magical tea cups sparkling in the sun.

Having some new things at Lilly Cottage I was keen to photograph them before they went to find new homes. Some things were just displayed differently and have taken on a magical quality as if they were putting their best foot forward.

I am so loving these sparkly tea cup decorations in the sun. They are sitting in a big Robert Gordon bowl on the shabbiest of chairs....too pretty!

Hope you are having a lovely weekend!

ttfn KIss Noises Linda  

Birds, Butterfly and Dragonfly Christmas at the Cottage.

Now I know I am not alone in my Bird, Butterfly and Dragonfly love, so have a little look at some of the Lilly Cottage Christmas versions.

 

 

 

so tweet, oh I mean sweet I have birds on the brain, not a bird-brain as some would have you think.

ttfn

Kiss Noises Linda

I see something pretty.

I can spend hours and hours on the internet and always find some amazingly talented folk whom I admire. Better than that are the people I meet in person and have the luck to be next to them at a market or whose stall makes my heart beat just that little bit faster or who I have met after first meeting them in blogland. ( I love it when you meet someone who really 'gets' you and your excitement for birds, buttons elephants and oh so many things).

 Rather to keep these discoveries to myself I am going to start sharing them on this blog under the ' I see something pretty' heading and then hopefully the lovely widget dooby thingy at the end of each post will direct you to even more talented folk. Sounds like a plan.

Now first up as promised to one lovely lady here is the blog link to one of the nicest childrens wear for girls and BOYS that I have seen and one of the nicest ladies too.

Cute As Buttons http://cuteasbuttonsat.blogspot.com/

a lovely blog that has links to their Etsy shop and where they will be displaying their wares next, here is a preview of their goodies.

 

Appliqued Pirate T-Shirt

  Appliqued Car T-Shirt

 A Merry Christmas Tee

If you click on the description for the above photos it will take you straight to that listing in their Etsy store. 

Have fun visiting, I shall be back soon with some more pretty things to look at!

ttfn Kiss Noises Linda