My Place and Yours ... what's on your key ring?

There's a Swarovski crystal on a sterling silver key ring, a gift in 1990.

The usual house, letter box, guest room, keys ...

AND ...

a silver Eiffel Tower ...

this is as close as I'll probably ever get to Paris.

See more keyrings HERE

When your child is sick ...

                                ... no matter how old they are ...

everything else pales to oblivion ...

other than being there 24/7!

(She won the baby competition in Grace Bros Bondi Junction ... no telling the date)  

Vintage Thingie Thursday ... A treasure trove of vintage metal junk destined ...

... destined to become gorgeousness!

Please take a peek at the 8th Sydney Vintage Fair we visited last Friday HERE

You'll find more Vintage Thingie posts HERE

My Place and Yours ... Where do you blog ...

Theme Queen Talia asks 'where do you blog? ...

Here it is kids ... the nerve centre ...

Apologies for the blurry shot ...

I jumped up when I read the theme and took one pic ...

here's the result.

The blurriness ... means I still have a few secrets ;)

Love how I've captured Danielle on my screen ;)

See more where do you blog posts HERE  

Still recovering from the visual feast that was the 8th Sydney Vintage Fair ...
see what left me drooling HERE

8th Sydney Vintage Fair Covered My Creative Space ...

The 8th Sydney Vintage Clothing, Jewellery & Textile Fair is on this weekend ... details and program HERE ...

My Creative Space was inspired ... see more Creative Spaces HERE ...

60s & 70s nostalgia ...

shoes like Grandma used to wear ...

fashion parade competition for devotees ...

entrants from every age and era ...

looking totally gorgeous ...

there's sewing treasures to buy ...

stunning coats from the 50s & 60s ...

beautiful linens and embroidery ...

haberdashery, old mills spools and shoe forms ...

gorgeous diamonds and rubies - real bling ...

fashions from the past ...

waiting to be worn now ...

delicate china, tea cups galore and glass ware ...

authentic fashions by the mile ...

silver treasures and so very much more ...

all at

8th Sydney Vintage Clothing, Jewellery & Textile Show ... 

My Creative Space ... see more HERE ...

Oooo I was so very restrained.

My Place and Yours ... What do you see when you walk through your front door?

Danni asked ...

what do you see when you walk through your front door?

I smile everytime ...

the welcoming glow lights up my life ...

my home is my delight!

Photohunt 208 ... VERTICAL ...

'Vertical' ... what better subject for Photohunt ...

than our beautiful Belle who's now vertical ...

wearing hot pink 'Jiffies' and leaning in for shopping choices  ...

loving the joys and decisions of shopping!!!

see more Verticals here.

Patchwork Timber Armoire ... Armadiature ... stunning craftmanship ...

This would have to be the ultimate in recycling ... it tops my Do Want list at Sophie's Saturday Shopping List here.

A sneak-peak into the Milan Furniture Fair, designer Robi Renzi of RenziVivian exhibits a furniture collection that turns the compiling of salvaged scrap wood into intricate craftsmanship.

Renzi’s design, Armadiature, is a series of beautiful armoires made up of a carefully curated collage of wood ornamentation.The large variety of discarded material allows for each piece in the collection to hold its own independent and unique character.

Armadiature will be presented as part of an exhibition called Let It Shine at new exhibition space, Skillart, in the Zona Tortona district in Milan

Isn't it gorgeously unique?

It was a very Happy Birthday for MJ ...

... who was it that moved when snapping the sparklers on the cake?

Vintage Thingie Thursday ... gorgeous finds ...

Pet, my own op shop boy, turned up with these treasures for me ...

tortoiseshell strips ... oh such a treasure ...

gorgeous reels/spools  ...

beautiful very vintage buttons ...

feeling very blessed!

My Creative Space ... 17 weeks ...

start the countdown ...

seventeen weeks ...

Delightful Dwellings ... no white rooms ...

The lovely Sophie hosts Delightful Dwellings ...

I don't usually contribute ... but

have you flicked through Home Beautiful or Real Living magazines lately?

White, white, white ... 
institutional white interiors abound ...

white walls, white rooms, white sofa's ...

don't people have possessions any more?

A Google search produced these non white, non institutional interiors ...

courtesy HERE.

from HERE

from here

Sibella Court rooms with character HERE

more Sibella

 plus Sibella loves to show her stuff ... here.

Do you see what I mean ...

character doesn't neccessarily mean clutter!

See more at Sophie's here. 

Pincushion Swap - Mine arrived

My pincushion in the Pincushion Swap arrived ...

from Sandra ...

 wrapped in gorgeous rose patterned paper with a beautiful card and threads!

Thank YOU Sandra!

My Place and Yours ... this week is GADGETS ...

GADGETS is Susan's choice as Theme Queen this week ...

at My Place and Yours

My first is a homegrown ruler I fashioned out of a used cutting mat ...

I'm a major gadget lover ...

right now I can't live without ...

my Fiskars hand drill ... buy HERE ...

Trojan screwdriver - fits snuggly in your hand with 4 different screw head attachments in the handle ... 

and the most amazing clip that holds and hangs ...

here's the hanging/holding clip on THE greatest hanger ever ... 

AND I know I've said it before ...

but I have to add it again ...

my newest gadget is 'that iron'.  

see more Gadget posts HERE

Flea Market Finds on the Easter weekend ...

This Easter weekend has been creatively productive.

Uncovering the hoardes from their hidey holes has been fun ...
readying 'treasures' for something bigger and beautifuller ... 

ooops lost my language ...

courtesy of too much time alone.

Medals found some time ago ...

 layered extensively with grot, filth, stains and stench ...

eight hours soaking only frayed/ruined the ribands ...

yet barely moved years of neglect.

replacement ribands are ordered from HERE ... 

not neccessarily the correct ones ...

only you and I'll know that secret ...

The medals and chain survived on this historical piece ...

the backing has to go ...

the previous owner drove a metal plug through centre of most of the medals ...

that could be a creative bonus ...
to be continued!

See more Flea Market Finds HERE

PhotoHunt ::: SWEET

... our Bella is so very SWEET!

see more SWEET pics here