Lilly Cottage

In a different light.

Opshopping (or thrifting) is always an adventure. Sometimes the thrifting Gods are just not with you or you are not in the right frame of mind but other times you can see possiblities in almost anything!

Sometimes these treasures make it home, have a revamp and are perfect, other times they end up being donated back to the same charity shop.

 

Thrifting with friends who really get you and the whole trawling through second hand goods thing, is even better and as Pam from Bayside Rose  said on her blog post today, sometimes they see things you didn't..., things perfect for you...love that ginger jar by the way Pam.

 

This little lamb with it's bumped nose just needed to come home with me and I have plans for it but at the moment just love to look at it's sweet face. the blue painting however did not attract a lot of positive attention from any of my fellow shoppers, it was nice but nothing special...I think it was the frame that sort of let it down...a little splash of white paint and in a different setting and all of a sudden I am in love with blue again!

 
 In a different light, it becomes something special!

 

Kiss Noises Linda

Morning Tea at Thea's.

Thursday I had the pleasure of attending the special Australia's Biggest Morning Tea  tea party at Thea and Sami's studio/shop.

 

 

It was so lovely to meet up with so many lovely ladies and chat chat chat.

 

 

Thea's studio is so light and airy and her fabics look divine in her new white shelves.

 

Thea's post about the event HERE  has beautiful pictures and links to a lot of the tea party attendies...a great way to spend a hour or so blog hopping and so nice to be able to put the pretty face to their blog!

 

 

How gorgeous is this little one amongst Thea's fabric covered chair and cushion...a perfect match!

 

 

These photos above and below are of the goodies we all received in our goodie bags. A lovely hand printed linen tea towel from Thea and Sami, card from Georgie and sweet blue and white watercolour print from an original by Kerri at Driftwood Interiors ( a little birdie tells me this print is one of these, also featured in the April  Martha Stewart Living magazine).

Now the divine little linen pouch holds equally divine natural soap made by Pam from Bayside Rose. It smells amazing and I have it sitting beside  my computer..too nice to let my children near it! Thea stocks a beautiful range of wrapped  soap Here.. Pam also sells her soap at her Madeit store  ...you will love it!

This fuzzy photo underneath is the little treasure we popped into the goody bag..a little business card (or tea bag) holder...they are so handy!

 

 

 
A great morning for a great Cause. Thank you Thea  for hosting this lovely morning tea!

Oh and I couldn't help but purchase this lovely piece of fabric, I am sure I will think of something wonderful to make it into, in the meantime I just love to look at it...pretty!

 

Kiss Noises Linda

 

Time for a spot of tea!

Tomorrow I am doing something very rare and attending a morning tea hosted by someone else! I love a good tea party and love to organise them...see links here for past tea parties.

Flinging into Spring tea  Mad Tea Party 2009  Pink Ribbon Morning Tea Painting the White Roses Red Tea Party  Tea Party  Pink Tea Party Journey to the Garden Tea Party  Mad Hatters Garden Tea Party 2010

However this Tea Party is part of Australia's Greatest Morning Tea, annual event across Australia to assist the Cancer Council with winning the war against Cancer.

 

The event is a fundraiser and as well as morning tea, our donation gives us a lovely little goodie bag from local artisans and the chance to purchase raffle tickets for artwork and goodies donated on the day.

Thea from Thea and Sami is hosting the Morning Tea at her Studio Shop and I can't wait.

 

I promise to share come pictures after tomorrow but if in the meantime you would like to donate to this great cause ( we all know someone close to us who has been affected by this horrible disease)...please follow the link here and give your donation. http://qld.cancercouncilfundraising.org.au/personalPage.aspx?registrationID=327759 

 

Have a truly wonderful day ( it is wild and wooly on my little Island, how is the weather at your place?),

Kiss Noises Linda

Mary Monday at the Beach.

Not so long ago, Mary Monday went to the beach with her family (that would be us).

Her big sister had brought with her a sandcastle making kit..molds..that she had got at Christmastime and this was it's first outing.

 

The instructions were scarce on how to put the pieces together to make the castles and there was a little difficulty trying to keep the two pieces together.

 

Mary Monday worked out her own system however...her feet.

 

Clever and talented!

 

And then they found the clips that keep the pieces together (you can just see them in this picture, they are the orange things)....hehe.

 

They did do a fabulous job though and it was hard to get them away from the beach before it got dark, they were so keen to keep going.

 

 

Happy Monday,

Kiss Noises Linda

Did I Diva it?

Just because you asked and because of some gorgeous girls I met today who said such nice things about me ( Thank you Jules and Megan)...here are two rare photos of the outfit!

 

I was abit taken aback when no one commented on my outfit for the first half of the morning...maybe the look suited me so much no one knew I was dressed up for a special event (hee hee).

 Unfortunately the weather first up let the side down and there were rather a lot less of the military parades and entertainment than promised because of the threat of rain but the crowds were lovely and ....I got to dress up!

Hope you had a fun day on your Sunday!

Kiss Noises Linda

Channelling my 40's Diva.

Sunday the 22nd (tomorrow), Old Petrie Town (where my timber and termite shop is) is hosting a 'Steppin'Out - 40's on parade' A Celebration of Military forces during the 40's.

 

As it is also our usual Sunday trading with the markets we are getting in the spirit and dressing up....eekk what is a girl to wear.

 

Doing a quick search I have found these great images that have inspired my version  of 40's glamour.

 

I will try and get someone take a photo of my outfit if I dare, though it will be nothing like these gorgeous outfits...mine will just be inspired.

 

I don't think I will be wearing one of these however.

 

All these images were taken from Glamour Daze a fabulous blog and more..an archive of Vintage Fashion and Beauty..I have so much to learn.

 

Have a happy Sunday..I hope to see you at Lilly Cottage today.

(I wish I looked this good in my pajamas)

 

Kiss Noises Linda

 

Kewpie Dolls...Cute or Creepy?

I recently bought some Kewpie Dolls from Clare of Clare's Craftroom after a spooky coincidence.

I had just written a question on Facebook about...did anyone remember what a dressed Kewpie Doll looked like? Well I did get several responses, especially about the placement of the stick from Rosey but then I got a message saying Clare had just put a picture up on her wall. How nice of her I thought ( as she is a nice person :) ) and this is where the spooky bit comes in, Clare's picture had actually been a blog post about some Kewpie dolls she had made to sell...at exactly the same time I was asking.

 Despite the fact I own several naked Kewpie's, I ordered some gorgeous ladies from Clare and have found a great stick placement idea that was much kinder than Roseys suggestion and me being me...have foofed them up a little and added some headdresses to their ensemble.

 

 

I think they are rather fetching and remind me of going to the Exhibition ( Brisbane's show) when the highlight was not the sample bags but rather coming home with a 'doll on a stick', a glamorous, tuelle and glittered creation that would nearly poke out the eye of every adult on the way home in the train...aaahh the memories.

 

 My children however did not share my love of Miss Kewpie and instead think she is creepy with her big eyes that don't shut...the don't like the fact she is staring at you all the time and you can't really play with her...

 

OK so they are quite right about the fact you can't play with her and now all I can think of is yes...she does seem to stare at you...and that is a little creepy...oh goodness now I am torn between, cute and creepy.

 

What do you think?

Kiss Noises Linda ( p.s. they now live at Lilly Cottage and I feel quite happy about the fact they aren't in my lounge room looking at me when I get up in the middle of the night...lol)

Oh you beautiful doll!

Look at these gorgeous faces!

 

 

These lovely girls and boys are currently living at Lilly Cottage and are looking for new homes to go to.

 

I adore all of them but the boys are extra special, it is not often you see great dolls for boys that don't involve some sort of action hero or futuristic cartoon character.

 

 

 

(oh she must have been moving, tht is why it is fuzzy, nothing to do with the fact she is on a low shelf and I had to get down low to take the photo...nothing at all...she moved I tell you)

 

 

They are so sweet, pity my children are just that little bit too old for them but lucky I have a shop space and their own little room to play with them in.

 

Hope you are having a wonderful day....this weather as much as I love it also happens to bring yucky colds and flus with it and one has found me and is making me feel miserable1

Kiss Noises Linda

Staying in and keeping cozy.

Still loving this weather with it's cool mornings and evenings and warm days.

This is the sort of weather that screams out, hot beverages and country Living magazines and a comfy chair...great music and a nice scented candle or two.

 

I would like to say this is my house with it's lovely fire but alas we don't have such a thing where we live, this was a holiday rental we had recently. It is probably just as well as I have discovered I am a bit of a fire bug and can watch the flames dance all night and if I get up in the middle of the night I have to make sure the fire is stoked well enough to see flames and then i might sit there for a while just to watch it. In this picture though, the fire wasn't on so I had to make do with candles instead.

I have those at home and like to burn fabric with them...all in the name of art!

Have a truly scrumptious day,

Kiss Noises Linda

Mary Monday....what a doll!

At our last jaunt to the Craft Extravaganza at Mt Tamborine, Mary Monday was lucky enough to be gifted this doll from Cath at Cathron Country Designs.

 

She adores her and has tried her best to look like her new charge.

 

She is rather odd but we love her...hehe.

 

Happy Monday,

Kiss Noises Linda