Christmas Photo Diary

Christmas this year was a beautiful day filled with family, food and lots of sun! Yipee. I hope you all had a wonderful day and best wishes for an ever bigger and better new year. xox

Darling doilies

I have noticed a fast growing pile of vintage doilies and fabrics around my home ... In fact, there are a few piles on the go now and I'm not sure what I intended to do with them all. Some are making themselves useful as makeshift placemats and others are hanging loosely from my bedroom lights, while the rest are doing a good job of collecting dust plied high against a chest of drawers or bundled into our wheelbarrow. In any case, I love them all and will keep trying to convince myself that they all have a purpose. 

Wise words

Flower power

I am loving these beautiful flower arrangements today. The soft colours and vintage vases really are quite something. I could have gone on and on with more photos, but had to stop myself, as I was getting a little carried away. I find the mix of freshness and old vintage wares truly inspiring and it reminds that there is no excuse for being short of a vase ... you really can use just about anything - from antique glass jars, to wooden crates, to mum's metal flour sifter and and grandma's old cookie jar.

Mum's old flour sifter is a true gem

Hanging vases - I love these!

Crates filled with roses and peonis and tied up with string