Headboards Make-Overs and Sweet Hubby

Wow! I`m such a lucky girl!
Nearly 15 years ago, I found what proved to be my best Treasure find, yet!
What could it be? You may ask!
My sweet hubby! I say he is a Vintage Treasure, because there`s 10 years difference between us.:-)
Everyday, he manages to delight me one way or another.

Lately he`s been a good help, hanging pictures for me...

I recently bought, this fab. vintage velvet headboard and stool on one of our recent WEBSITE buying trip...

And decided that it may look great, to use as a pin board.
So he hung that too!

(The purple is much more vivid, than my photos suggests.)

And I quite like it! It gives a nice eclectic look, which is what I`m trying to achieve in my loft craft room.
This past Saturday, Alan was busy for about 5 hours, tackling our bedroom headboard.

It was pink before, and its now a golden color...
Poor thing, he had to upholster 28 buttons to go with it, hence taking him so long.

I think is much more in keeping with our bedroom decor.

The rich velvet bed canopy it was originally two huge pairs of curtains.
So I decided to use one to make our bed canopy, for a romantic and luxurious look!
The lady who I bought it from, said that cost her over £250.00!
Guess how much she sold them for? £5.00 only!!!
It does have some minor marks at the back, because of condensation, but who cares?
That`s what I call a great bargain!
I could do with one of those every week!:-)
The photo below, is a close up of the pretty picture that we have above our bed...

My Alan is so T.A.L.E.N.T.E.D in so many ways... He taught himself computer programming from scratch, which made it possible for him to give our WEBSITE a complete new make-over.
There`s so many more things that I could say about my sweet hubby. But one of the things that attracts me the most to him, is how a good daddy, caring hubby, and friend he is...

And he as a soft side too!

The photo above, was taken yesterday at his parents home. He is holding our adorable 10 month old nephew, that we only got to meet twice so far, because his lovely mummy & daddy and his cute 3 year old brother, moved to live in Holland.
By the way, I wish them, a safe journey home, today by ferry!
Dear Becky and Graeme, thank you so much for coming all this way, to allow us to spend precious time, with your beautiful children!

So in this post, I would like to say a BIG THANK YOU for my Alan, for everything that you do...
And for just being YOU!

Sometimes, it`s so easy to take the things in life that we L.O.V.E the most... for granted!

Early Mornings and Website Make-Over

Welcome to D-E-T! I`m so glad that you have decided to stop by...
Things are now okay in my end... although the past few days, have been a bit difficult!
Now that my 3 precious treasures are back at school... I feel a bit sad and lack business orientation.
First I couldn`t wait for the past six weeks to go fast enough so I could go to our premises and work on listing many more beautiful treasures... and now that I have my freedom to do it so again... I somehow feel lost.
Mostly because I`m a bit concerned regarding our kids going back to school.
A mother never stops worrying, I suppose!
Anyway, again my Prince Charming (Alan) is on hand to reassure me that they will be fine!
I know, I`m such a worrier!:-)
So there`s no more doing this for me, in the mornings...

Instead I will be rushing like a headless chicken, making sure that my 3 treasures look presentable and arrive to school in time.

After that, finally I will be able to go to our premises and get back to what I L.O.V.E doing... List, list, list...
By the way... Our website has a new look! It is now simpler to navigate and has a fresh look to it. Which I truly LOVE!
A good start to get me motivated to list many of the beautiful treasures, that I have accumulated in the past 6 weeks.

If you are new to D-E-T, the photos below... are just a few examples of what to expect from us.

MANY MORE ROMANTIC TREASURES

CLASSIC TREASURES

VICTORIAN ERA TREASURESCOUNTRY TREASURESGLASSWARE TREASURESCHILDREN...TEXTILES and more...

Hope you have enjoyed looking at these photos.

And a big thank you to our costumers, for allowing us to do what we do best!

Another great thing that I`ve got to come, is returning to the gym.
I started going just before the school holidays, but stopped, as I prefer going in the mornings. And it wasn`t possible, since my 3 treasures being off school.
In the mornings, there`s mostly older ladies, and we have a good laugh! With the oldest being 82! Wow! She sure doesn`t look it!
I found these ladies to be such inspiration to me! With a great sense of humour and great zest for life!

That`s it for today! Thank you so much for visiting my blog!
And hope to see you here again, soon.

Mum`s Wedding Anniversary

Hello everyone, I hope that this post finds you all healthy and happy!

We had a great Bank Holiday, specially on Sunday. As we went to my mum`s and step-dad 6Th Wedding Anniversary party!
I decided to surprise both of them with this cake that you can see on the first photo below, which was made to order by a friend!
I wanted to be quite simple, so I could personalise it myself!
So I`ve decorated it with some pretty faux flowers to all sides and two adorable vintage ducks on top.

As I walked through the door holding it... it moved my dear mum to tears of J.O.Y!

I also wanted to make a special gift. So I decided to make a big heart. At first I intended to add the cross-stitch word to the center of it, but then I thought that it would be such a shame not to show the pretty fabric, so I came up with this idea...

And here is the heart, complete with lace, beads, vintage glass chandelier drop and brooch.
And here is the finished result.
I also decided to add a pretty flower to the center of the bow, although it is difficult to see on this photo below...This is how I decided to wrap it.
With tulle, beautiful faux flowers and a pretty Mother brooch on the center, for a pretty touch.Of course, I had to make a pretty card also!
A L.O.V.E card to go with the L.O.V.E heart.All 14 of us had lots of fun, in my Mum`s and Bill`s beautiful home!
Pretty flowers from the garden, adorn the kitchen.
And the next two photos, are of my hand-made heart!
What do you think?
Should it be displayed on their guest bedroom mirror or on the door?
While here, I would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to Bill for being a great husband and friend to my dear mum and us, as she so deserves!

Winner And Craft Room Make-Over

Hello friends... hope you enjoyed coming to my tea party! I had lots of fun having you around!
I`m going to L.O.V.E giving my beautiful hand-made cupcake pin cushion to one of you!

So here it goes... Good Luck!
And finally the winner as announced by my very cheeky assistant Dani is:



CONGRATULATIONS! Colleen from Oklahoma in the U.S.A.
Lovely Colleen makes the most wonderful quilts! Well worth visiting her blog for fabulous inspiration, and while there... Why not say hi?!

(To all my other friends... Don`t hurry! I plan to host many more fab give-aways, in the future.)

Now changing subject, this week I`ve started to re-decorate my craft room, which is in my very small attic.
(The two photos above... Shows how it used to look a long time ago.)
Until a few days ago... its been very neglected, messy and very untiedy, to be honest!
So enough is enough! It`s time to get the paint brushes ready and start decorating...
Or, so I thought! I`ve been struggling for inspiration, specially which color to paint the walls and my vintage furniture.
After a lot of time and desperation, searching for ideas... I came across the front cover of the Romantic Homes magazine, and I know that was it!
The dramatic colors of the room above are so me!!!
Here it goes, a few samples on the wall... for testing.
This beautiful Vintage chintz fabric that I just L.O.V.E...
Which I hope to use it to give a little make-over to my 14 lampshades and perhaps making a few cushions too!
Also, I struggled deciding which colour to paint my Vintage dresser!
I first painted it white. But thought it looked too clinical to my liking!
So I decided to paint it again, with my trusty cream paint... which I have used it in all the woodwork in the house.
Not totally happy, I also added the same fabric to the back of the dresser... and voila!
Finally! I`m a very happy chick!:-)
Now, let the fun begin...Finally it`s starting to take shape...
And looking much more organized...You can never have too many pretty things to look at...And find a good excuse for owning too many books!And craft supplies...
And be surrounded by pretty treasures...
For inspiration!
The photo below... is of my chair.
I`ve added a vintage bridal veil to it and a posy of pretty flowers for extra pizazz!
Update: And while here, I just thought to share with you, what I have done to one of my lampshades so far... Still a work in progress! But so far, so good!:-)
One down 13 more to do!!!

I will share more photos, as the work progresses!

Hope you enjoy your weekend! Whatever you do!
As for my English friends, I`m wishing you all a wonderful Bank Holiday weekend!

Tea Party - Thanks For Coming

Oh! How happy I am to have you join me...

Thanks for accepting my invitation for this afternoon TEA PARTY!

Please, do take a seat.

These are my two cheeky helpers for this afternoon...

I first intended to host this tea party in my little garden... but as it was raining outside, it is now in my living room.

Never mind, we won`t let the rain spoil our fun!:-)
Yummy food and English tea are awaiting for you.

We have some tasty treats.

Cake and juicy strawberries... With whipped cream!!!
Too many calories? Who cares!
Not today, anyway!:-)

Anyone for chocolate?
Come on... Don`t be shy!
I know you want one, or two, or maybe three... :-)

No afternoon tea party is complete without English tea and coffee!

Do you take milk and sugar?
Sorry! I forgot the spoons... Oops!
I certainly need to polish my manners!:-)And a yummy cake! Which I should had put marmalade glaze on top, but as this party
was quite spontaneous and prepared with goodies that I had stored in the cupboards, I didn`t had the top ingredient. Never mind, still tasty enough! :-)

Please, join me for a chat, as I just L.O.V.E to have your company...

Well, thank you for stopping by!

Time to blow off the candles... for next time!And put the pretty vintage cutlery and china away...But... You didn`t really think you were leaving empty handed did you?

One of my friends, who leaves a comment in this post, (which will be chosen at random) will get this pretty cupcake pin cushion.

Which was handmade by me with L.O.V.E.

Consider it as my tea party souvenir to you. Also included is the saucer to go with it!

This opportunity is open till Friday evening.
And is open to all!

Well I guess that is enough from here today!

Being a hostess is quite tiring... although a lot of FUN! Time to put my feet up!:-)
I truly enjoyed your company!

Daniel`s 7th Birthday

This is a post that I should have mentioned a week ago...
And it is a very special one too!
At exactly 10.20p.m on the 7th of August 2002... Only after 20 minutes of labour, a little ray of Sunshine was born on our than shabby dinning room floor.

From the moment I first set my eyes upon him... I knew I was in L.O.V.E... a special type of L.O.V.E... unconditional L.O.V.E!
This little man makes me laugh (most of the time), he is cheeky on his own special way, considerate and very caring.

Although he can also be a little terror sometimes... Can`t we all?:-)

To celebrate this momentous day in his life and ours, we decided to go to Disney World Paris!

(Sorry! Did I say Disney World?)
What I meant was the wonderful Blackpool Pleasure Beach!:-)
Which is only about 45 minutes drive to get to.
Okay, not quite as exciting, but for now it will do!

Anyway, we have now arrived!

Do you want to join us on celebrating Dani`s 7th birthday?Don`t forget to tighten your seat belts as we are going to have a fun filled bumpy day!

On the photos above, Dani got wet on the walking fountain, and on the first photo he looks really cute on the drying booth.The tooth fairy is yet to come! :-)Fancy going on this one?

No! We didn`t either! :-)

On the photos above, the birthday boy, at first didn`t know what to do... to get the car moving...

But with a little bit of help of the instructor, off he goes!

-Hurray! I`m having so much fun!

L.O.V.E this photo of our Nikki and Daddy queuing for the next big ride.

And this one also... of our beautiful J-Lee and Dani!

Thanks for coming along with us!

Your presence, made it even more memorable and we would like to invite you on our other many family outings...
Next on the agenda is the wonderful Lake District!

Please do leave a comment, so I know that you have stopped by, and vice-verse!
And a big thank you to you all, who have left such wonderful comments on the two previous posts... You sure know how to make someone feel W.E.L.C.O.M.E!:-)

Also on the next post, I will give a lovely TEA PARTY and you are invited!

My Hydrangeas... Beautiful Hydrangeas...

Hello! Thanks for stopping by...

Tea or coffee? Do you take sugar! A slice of freshly home baked cake, perhaps!

Please, do make yourself at home!
And while here, you may want to have a look at one of my favourite garden blessings...
MY HYDRANGEAS!

They are beautiful fresh and bright and are available in a lovely variety of colours...And just like Roses they are just as beautiful when dried.Many people remember hydrangeas from their childhood.
And today we are falling in love with them, all over again, as they are recommended for the amateur and the experienced gardener!
Also it`s easy to find hydrangeas that will bloom in almost any location, since the collection is now so widely available.

I think hydrangeas are such wonderful flowers...

Don`t you, too?Do you like this pink hydrangea table vignette, on the photo above?

And what about this one, which is recently displayed in my bedroom... And this one, in my living room mantel...

Which hydrangea color you have... Or admire the most?

I`ve added the blue and purple hydrangea into my wanting list!:-)

Please do come back soon!
I would love to see you again!