A bit of this and that!

The end of another working week. Haven't done too much in the way of crafting this week. The smocking of my cushion is complete but will wait until Wednesday night to find out how to do the next part of it, so the photos are coming!!

You probably all have this recipe but these 'savoury fingers' are a great meal when you're after something quick and easy.

 

Recipe
Spread slices of bread with a small amount of butter (dripping or lard was used back in the early days!). Beat 1 egg, add enough grated cheese to thicken, 1 dessertspoon of Worcestershire Sauce, 1 tablespoon tomato sauce. Mix altogether and spread on bread. Place strips of cut up bacon on each slice. Bake in a moderate over until crisp. The quantities depends on how many slices you are making. The above makes about 2 slices.

I love tulip fields. I think I might have featured some tulip field pictures before on my blog but I just find their vibrant colors so amazing. It's like a patchwork of flowers. Here are some images of them. Imagine flying over these fields, what a spectacle that would be.

 

 

 

And a tulip festival

 

Here is a picture of my humble albeit synthetic tulips!!

 

I think I had enough pink in this post to join Beverly at How Sweet the Sound for 'Pink Saturday' !

Something Blue!

I thought I'd share a couple of blue tea mugs to show that we do have other colours in our house other than pink!  One of my sisters gave these to me a few years back. They are really nice to drink from and are from the 'Misty Charm' range from Royal Bone China.

 

 

 

 I will be joining Sandi for her 61st Tea Time Tuesday and Lady Katherine's Tea Time Tuesday.

New Blogger...Wendy, my sister who gave me the above tea mugs, has just started a blog and is in the process of learning all the 'blogging ropes'!! I'd love you to visit her and welcome her to blogland. You can visit Wendy here wendy-countrysampler

A few pink things!

Last weekend while visiting my Mum and Dad I took these photos of their hydrangas.

 

 

They didn't think they were going to bloom this year as the buds were very late. But they have and the heads on flowers are huge! Mum and Dad have been asked if they could keep the hydranga heads so they can be used in a wedding in the coming months.

Whenever I go into gift shops I'm always drawn to the pink corner. I love this display from one of our local gift outlets.

And this beautiful welcoming table at a Bed and Breakfast accommodation.

 

And a few pics of some pink flowers around our home. These cyclamens put on a good show last year by our back door.

 

And these verbena just keep on flowering!

Look at my previous post to find out how to make a very simple necklace / scarfe. Always good to add something new to the wardrobe!!

If you want to see more pinkness, make a cuppa and hop over to Beverly's Pink Saturday party

Easy necklace / scarfe to make

A couple of months back a friend made a beautiful smocked cushion for her niece and I loved it so much she came over last night to teach me how to make one. While crafting and chatting away, she said "have you got an old t-shirt?" I went and got one and she started making this scarfe come necklace!! It was so easy. I took pictures as she went along!

 Lay the t-shirt flat and cut 2cm strips. It's important that the t-shirt has
some elastine in it so the fabric curls up

 

 

Once you have as many as you want, double the above pieces over
so it looks like below. Then cut a rectangle piece out of the t-shirt
and wrap it tightly over and over the end that has all the joins of the t-shirt
and stitch in place.

 

This is how it ends up! She has 2 on in the below picture.

 

I wore one of them today

 

As you can see it's amazingly simple. I know now that I'll be keeping an eye out at the Opp shops for nice coloured t-shirts!!

I made good headway with the smocked cushion, but it's a work in progress so I will show you when it's all finished!

We've added a bullnose verandah - before and after

Earlier in the year we had a bullnose verandah added to the front of our house. My hubby has just got around to painting the posts and gutters so I can show some pics now!

 

Here is a photo of a few things I picked up at garage sales on the weekend. A really pretty single sheet set and pillow case which I bought for the material and some china. Just some more pink things!!

And this cute little cane thermos or wine bottle carrier. My hubby actually found this in a car park in the city!

 

A new blogger

I've just spent a lovely weekend with some of my sisters and friends down south at Victor Harbor and McLaren Vale. After explaining about how blogging works to them one of my sisters started one on the weekend...yay!!!
Please visit her and make her feel welcome at Wendy at her new blog here.
She is a creative girl and I'm sure you will enjoy her posts.

I didn't take too many photos on the weekend, but we had a lovely time, opp shopping, having lunch and checking out the local shops. We visited Goolwa and took a photo of this beatuiful gift shop. Will show some of my opp shops find in a later post.

 

 And the rose garden next to it.

Don't forget to show some love to Wendy at her new blog.

Shelley - Fine Bone China

My husband's grandma gave me this delightful tea set many years ago. The series is called 'Charm' from Shelley in England.

 

 

 

I'm joining Sandi at Rose Chintz Cottage for Tea Time Tuesday again this week.

Painted Cross Stitch Wall

While enjoying a coffee with a friend this week, she said "have you seen the cross stitch painted on a wall?". I hadn't, so we hopped onto the computer and I was amazed at what I saw.
See for yourself.

 

I love it!!  Eline Pellinkhof is the creator. Visit her blog here, she is a freelance designer and illustrator and her blog is full of creativeness. Enjoy!!

We also got given a pumpkin during the week...just couldn't resist taking a photo of it with the 2 squash that are still looking like porcelein! (See a few posts back for more photos of the squash!).

 

I'm joining Beverly for Pink and Green Saturday.

Tea Time Tuesday

I haven't joined a 'blog' party before, but always enjoy visiting Sandi at Rose Chintz Cottage for her Tea Time Tuesday , so today I decided to join the fun and feature the lovely cup and saucer I purchased last week at a garage sale.

 

 

Follow the below link to discover some more 'Tea Time Tuesday' delights.