vintage CHRISTMAS card garland

do you remember i mentioned finding vintagey Christmas cards
back in this post?

this is what is was! a gorgeous vintage book full of unused Christmas cards.
i wasn't totally sure what i was going to make until i started
popping the cards out of the book.

once trimmed up, i ran them through my new laminator

cut them out and hole punched them.
i then used some natural twine to string them altogether.

i had a few left over to hang on the tree,

and to use as Christmas gift tags.

Christmas decorations are already 50% off in many shops,
so i grabbed these colourful sparkly ones from Spotlight and added them to my
silver branches

Merry Christmas everyone!
Kate x
a stroll thru life
a beach cottage
the shabby creek cottage
my romantic home
funky junk interiors

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french style drawers & yet another mirror

i found these cute drawers yesterday.
although solid, they were looking very neglected.
being black, i decided a soft grey would be best.
i lightly sanded them so that a little of the original black could peek through.

geisha girl in purple and white from the garden.

the mirror was a find while up the coast on holidays.

it's looking much better with a few coats of white.

mirror before....

drawers before....

the mirror will be going in our bedroom with the other white mirrors.
i feel another 'mirror wall' coming on....
the drawers are for sale and will be on eBay in the New Year.
email me if you are interested :)
Kate x
homemaker on a dime
house of grace
the shabby creek cottage

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holiday snaps & op shop/market finds

good morning!
as promised, i'm back with some holiday pics and finds from our week away.

flowers growing by the beach

stunning ocean views

making drippy sand castles

finding teeny tiny crabs

blue skies as far as the eye can see
(well most of the time)

the water temp varied between 22-23*.
perfect temp for me!

rusty signage. yes we all love ourselves a little bit of that.

breathtaking sunsets that were so different every afternoon.
this was my fav :)

the view from our balcony taken with instagram

daily walks along the boardwalk

Kings Beach- around the corner from where we stayed

and on our last full day, we celebrated our 16th Wedding Anniversary.

and in other exciting news, here are some of my op shop and market finds!
these cups were my 1st find and remind me of Rachel Ashwell.
50c each! oh, but they were having a 20% off sale, so 40c each lol!!

lovely vintage style picnic basket, star fish, teacup and saucers,
and a 50c cut glass napkin ring to add to my collection

another white double chenille bedspread, doilies
and vintage jars from Italy and France.
there are more finds, but they need some paint before i show you!

now, a couple of small business shout outs!

Caloundra had a twilight market stall where i bought these
yummy soaps. She also sells at the Eumundi Markets every Wednesday and Saturday. All natural, and handmade. No palm oil or animal fats used. 'and they smell amazing!
you can find Kareena on facebook
www.facebook.com/mysoap

And then there's Josephine's Pearls. she makes all her own jewelry using sterling silver,

pearls, beads of many kinds and vintage coins. If you buy form her website, postage is free Aust Wide. She also sells at the Eumundi markets
her web address is www.josephinepearls.com

i bought the turquoise bracelet with sterling silver cross and the gorgeous
watermelon cross below on a leather strap. it can also be threaded onto a silver chain.
(and the super sparkley earrings were from a local jewelry store in Caloundra)

enjoy your weekend!
Kate x

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Study floors painted white!

hi everyone!
we are now home from a totally amazing and relaxing 8 days on the Sunshine Coast.
sadly, it went SOO fast! we have looked forward to this holiday ALL year, and just like that,
it's all over :(
i hit the op shops almost the minute we arrived, so have some finds to show you later.

before we left on our holiday, Mike finished painting the floors in the study.
He did the floors in our bedroom not that long ago. you can see the post on them here.
He is absolutely SOLD on the whole painted floor thing, and can't wait to get stuck into the formal areas next!

so here you can see the study with the carpet gone.

filling the cracks is next.

filler is then sanded and ready for painting.

this is the pic i left you with in the last post.

3 coats later!
couldn't be more pleased.

$15 mirror from the markets last week.

before....
oh, and if you want to see the post on the painted filing cabinet,
go here to have a look!

i was completely exhausted once school finished for the year, but after that
beach holiday, i'm back and motivated to get stuck into some more projects!
i'll be back tomorrow with some holiday pics :)
Kate x

ps the winner of my Christmas giveaway didn't get back to me, so i did a redraw.
the lucky winner is the lovely Kim! you parcel will be in the post next week!

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giveaway winner

hello everyone!
i've been a bit slack when it comes to blogging lately!
and i'm 2 days late in announcing my little Chrissy giveaway- sorry about that!
it's been a big week to say the least.

firstly, the winner is
Kate from Rosealilly!
please email me Kate so i can get your Christmas pretties off in the mail to you!

here is a pic of Kacey and myself just before heading off
to her school Celebration Night.

she only has one more year of Primary school to go.
i just can't believe my baby is so grown up.
(here she is getting high on sugar with a friend on the last day of school!)

Mike came home with these the other night.
$3.11!!! i so enjoy a bunch of flowers when they are on a good special!

oh, and we are busy painting more floors white.....

will be back later with the finished product!
so glad the holidays are here!! another year of work and school behind us.
such.a.good.feeling!!!!!
Kate x

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