Monday Happiness.

Monday happiness because of two reasons, firstly MY GIRLS ARE HOME! yeah! I did miss them loads, not the mess that two girls of 19 and 20 make you understand, but just having them around the home, there is always something going on with two girls (3 including me ) around, plenty of chatter and laughter.

The other reason that its Monday happiness is because this morning I spent it with Hubby getting ready for Friday!...another yeah!...because on Friday we are off to France, just for two days and while we are there (I think I mentioned this in an earlier post) we will be driving up to Rennes to find the BIG Ikea store...I'm sooo excited....another yeah!.... it means an early start on Friday, a boat trip, and a drive up the motor way (are they called motorways in France?) actually I believe the store is just before you get to Rennes, but when you are use to not being able to drive very far because of living on an islands, well driving almost to Rennes seems like a mini adventure! Hey we might even get to Rennes as I heard that there might be a Habitat store there too!

Who knows I might bring back something from France and do a little blog give away, would you be interested in a blog give away with a French feel?

Monday happiness to you all...

My highlights of 2009.

My highlights of 2009, goes like this,

• Discovered blogs and blogging BIG time. Still hooked and loving it!
• Started styling things around the home and taking pictures of them, which lead to the discovery of Polaroids (thanks to Ink on My fingers blog)
• Started a flower arranging course, flowers every where for weeks on end! Family members still have not forgiven me for inducing chronic flower allergy.
• Started an upholstery course, still have to finish chair.
• Took part in the unravelling course, with the lovely Susannah Conway.
• Fell in love with craft markets, now constantly stalking them.
• Fell hook line and sinker in lust with anthropologie, gave strict instructions to daughter to visit store and take lots of pics. Still awaiting the the frill of actually owning something from said store, UK online store to launch in 2010.
• Started a This Home Sweet Home Flickr group, so far just 2 members, me being one of them.
• And last but not least getting 5 votes in the homies wards! Though can't really count my own really, roll on 2010, blogging all the way!

Thanks for taking the time to stop by, hope to see you more in 2010!

Craft and Market day

Well I hope you are all having a lovely weekend, the sun was shinning yesterday and I popped down to the local Farmers and Craft market in St. Aubins, just to have a wonder around you understand, but the stall holders where out in force, music was playing, lovely food smells where wafting in the air, and some of my favourite stalls where there displaying all the type of things I love, hand crafted, hand painted, homemade, and needless to say my money did not stay in my purse very long! I spotted the stall of Anna Le Sueur, you may recall she featured earlier on in the year here ,and I just had to have one of the gorgeous little sewing tidy cats (below). Isn't it lovely?

I also spotted the stall of Nanette Regan of Area Thrifty One, who designs and makes lovely soft toys and dolls, and I have added one of these dolls to my wish list, you can just about make it out in the picture below with the pink arrow pointing at it; a sassy little rag doll with lost of character and charm, a doll for big girls like me I think! You can see more of these lovely creations here, here, and on flickr here.

Design with kelly Hoppen

How would you like the chance to learn from one of the leading ladies in interior design? Well look no further than Kelly Hoppens 5 day fully inclusive master class. This Autumn the class is set to run from 28 September- 2nd October, or 26th -30 October 2009. The course takes place at Kelly's studio in Notting Hill to groups of 10 students, and Kelly herself will be guiding you ever step of the way, helping you to create a design for your own home. For more info click here

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