My Place & Yours :: Things in your home that make you smile ...

Hayley is the Theme Queen for this week and asks ::

~the things in your home that make you smile~

EVERYTHING in my home makes me smile ...

My Smile get's bigger when I see ...

Pics of my girls ...
like this one ...
I took from behind them ...

out for a girls only dinner, in Newtown, the other night!

Blossom, who's an inside only cat, makes me smile more too. 

She came to me from the vet after being rescued from some dastardly situation. She's highly strung, easily frightened, most noises upset her. She's very vocal when I come back inside even after only putting out the rubbish.

She makes me smile many times a day when she 'talks' ...

Before she came home in 2007 the vet had to remove a chip that had been put in her incorrectly ...

I know, I shudder to think ...  

... here she is right now as I write this post  ...
Blossom's snoring plus the wind and rain outside is music to my ears. 

My entire life and everything in my home makes me smile ...

I'm blessed.

Flea Market Finds ...

This very old & battered, tiny leather purse measures 6 cms x 3.5 cms ...

I'm told it's a 'Sovereign holder' ...

the two holders are on a silver base and are well sprung so sovereigns will never dislodge ...

more reseach required on this one ...

cost a mere $5.

Six gorgeous brass napkin rings $2 ...

and don't ask me why I liked this ???

Probably part of an old industrial sewing machine ...

the larger wheel spins easily ...

and would have been operated using a leather belt  ...

at the other end is a similar bobbin threader /spindle ... cost $4.

It moves, is unusual & one day will be something interesting!

As always I'm a happy Flea Market finder ...

you'll see more wonderful finds at Sophie's here

COM-PA-NY new designs ... double heels, handies, cuddlesome heads + more

If you love quirky ... then take a look at the latest designs at Com-Pa-Ny ...

Double Heels / Dugub gudu

Design: COMPANY /Made in Seoul,

Korea. Material:Material: Leather, ABS, other materials.

Info: High heels with high stability

Käteiset / Handy Bags

Design: COMPANY / Johan Olin

Made by Kartim in Kokkola and Honko in Vammala, Finland.

Sizes: 8 -11 (men), 6 - 8 (lady)

Availabe in black and in red (lady model).

Price: 59 EUR

       Other info:  Handies were born when a glove factory met a bag factory.

Head Friend / Pääkaveri

Design: COMPANY / Aamu Song Made by Linta-Kalle in Pitkäjärvi Finland.

Material: Fleece, wadding.

Price: 49 €

Info: Keeps company when awake or asleep.

                                                     See more quirkyness here at Co-Pa-Ny

New York Times says Maxi Skirts Making a Comeback ...

Fabulous fashion is coming back ...

aren't these looks gorgeous ...

Read the full prediction via New York Times HERE.

My Creative Space - A New Addition

My creative space has a new addition ...

Isn't she beautiful?

see more Creative Spaces HERE.

The Society Inc = Sibella's Napkins v Yesteryear's Snot Rags ...

Today the email newsletter arrived from ...

The Society Inc - home of Sibella Court a very fave stylist!

The first spiel was ... and I quote :

Handmade Linen Napkins Numbered 1-8

Its all about embracing the selvedge & not ironing.

Lovely crunchy pre-washed hand-stenciled linen napkins .

order any numbers you like !!

$20 each

or

set of 4 $80

set of 8 $160 ...

check them out will you please?

When I was a kid ...

in the days before Kleenex tissues ...

before the average working family could afford enough hankies ...

when everyone in the family had a cold!

Mum's ripped the ends of torn sheets,

the tails of Dad's shirts ...

torn pillow slips ...

into squares exactly like these ...

for us to blow our nose on ...

we called them snot rags!

Isn't this ridiculously outrageous merchandising?

Jacqui Lewis Clutter Envy = Clutter Love for Moi ...

Jacqui Lewis's blog post today is on Clutter Envy ...

The gorgeous clutter pics sent me on a search ...

What better way to spend miserable, wet, cold, Sydney day ...

Ohhh be still my cluttered heart ...

See more amazing shots at The Selby HERE you won't regret it!

My Place and Yours ... Pre Loved, Inherited or Thrifted ...

Theme Queen for this week is Zoe at A Boys Mummy who's chosen ::

~ Pre loved-inherited or thrift-ed ~ 

Right up my alley Zoe ...

almost my entire existance, my life, my blog title ...

here comes under those headings...

here's a glimpse ...

a small chest made by my Dad when he worked the PMG Workshops in 1950s -still showing the paint I splashed on it as a kid!

On top a glass jar of thrifted buttons ... 

a thrifted depression glass container holding a plant ...

a thrifted oriental lady statue that cost 50 cents at a garage sale ... 

this bust of my Mum by Raynor Hoff in 1925 ...

along side my Mum's and her Mum's sewing baskets ...

on top a small box of inherited drafting tools ...

my pile of hat boxes ...

three inherited and four thrifted ...

thrifted ducks on the wall all cost no more than $2 each ...

this lamp inherited in the 1970s ...

the swan inherited from my Grandma ...

When I inherited this chair I instantly had it reupholstered to remove the indentation of my Dad's butt crack that freaked me out ... 

inherited this beautiful shell my Dad bought back from Darwin in 1945 ...

the timber case made by my Dad was unfortunately and embarrassingly my school bag ...

everything around it has been pre loved or thrifted ... 

Inherited then had a new top made for my Grandma's Singer machine frame ...

saving the best to last ...

My gorgeous Blossom ...

three years ago I inherited her from my vet ...

something very bad had happened to her that I didn't want to know about ...

she's my much loved, trusty companion.

Pop over to Danni's to check out other's blogger's stuff.  

  

Flea Market Finds ... Wet & Cold = I Splurged ...

A beautiful cigar box measuring 38 x 20 x 5 cms ...

with a catch, divided inside ...

as well as being the largest one I've seen for a long time ...

how could you pass that by for $7 ...

a place to store more treasures ?

It was cold, bleak, drizzling rain ...

all I'd set out to get was a fresh, crispy, bunch of silverbeet ...

I almost fainted when I spied this huge, beautiful, tortoiseshell, barrette for $15!

(I respect and treasure my tortoiseshell collection ... see here)

How could I pass by these Flea Market finds ... see why I splurged?

Take a peek at more Flea Market finds at Sophie's.

Photo Friday Challenge ::: The Family ...

~ My Family ~

Four Generations ... 

Photo taken about 1919...

from left to right ...

My Great-Great-Grandmother Sussanah ...

My Great-Grandmother Helena Beatrice ...

My Aunt Ebe about 7 years old ~ she recently celebrated her 98th birthday ...

Aunt Ebe is next to her Mum, My Grandmother Ethel Beatrice, my Dad's Mum.

  My Grandma lived till 93 years young. 

A wise, softly spoken, gentle, Virgo woman, clever with needle and 

thread who taught me the value of other people's junk!

Aren't they gorgeous?

I often say I'm blessed ...

to own this beautiful photo makes my heart sing.

Hooray ~ there's a big chance longevity is on my side!

Go HERE to see more Photo Friday Family Challenges ... mine is #90 on the list.   

My Creative Space = Denim Heaven

Yayyyyyy this pile of denim ... cost - $10.00 ...

... all colours, all different, all new ...

all only one leg ...

the possibilites are endless!

Lots of creative PLAY ahead ...

26 one legged denim jeans for $10.00 =

denim heaven =

nothing will be wasted =

every skerrick of denim will be used =

even the labels ...

My Creative Space/Self is ecstatic! 

see more Creative Spaces HERE.

plus ::: see  Phototheme for Thursday = Play HERE  ...

there'll be lots of Play with this denim treasure trove.

My Place and Yours ... Yellow

This week Daniella asked us to show Yellow ...

Mmmmm I was sure I didn't have much yellow round me!

Then ...

I remembered my recycled mens neckties awaiting transformation ... 

and

my Bondi, most favourite, tie of all ... 

my signature yellow gold bracelets ...

my bunch of gorgeous bananas

and

my grandma's yellow pot with the odd lid that I'll never part with!

It seemed such a hard task to begin with ;)

See more Yellow posts at Danielle's Helloowl HERE

Flea Market Finds ...

A wonderful old, rusty guillotine $4.00 ...

antique wooden spools of rayon, silk and linen thread 50 cents each ...

a hank of Italian linen thread $1.00 ...

my lips are sealed as to where these were found ;)

Jessica Watson a true Aussie hero ... tell your daughters about her ...

Her name was written across the clear blue sky ... 

thousands waited around Sydney foreshores ...

... to welcome home ... 

a courageous sixteen year old ...

who'd sailed solo, round the world ...

for 210 days ... 

... glistening Sydney Harbour was packed full of excitement ...

pink was the colour of the day ...

Forget Paris, Kendra, Mylie and their way too much media attention ...

This is the face of hope,

the face all girls ...

 no matter their age ...

should aspire to!

Three resounding cheers for Jessica Watson ...

tell your daughters the Jessica Watson story ...

she's the ultimate role model.

Jessica's blog here

Jessica Facebook here

Proud to be an Aussie!

photo's from here & here

Making every day better ...

... having fun in the park makes every day better!