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Monday 15 June 2009

Puttery Treats From The Pinboard...

Today's list of puttery treats is inspired by a myriad of gorgeous source's from around the internet: all at one time or another featured on the Brocante Pinboard. Read the treat, click the link to discover the visual inspiration and scroll down the image to visit the original source and hopefully set out on a journey of more scrumptiousness than any of us deserve on even the Summeriest of Summer evenings...

* Float a tiny length of blossom in a little finger bowl and put it in your bedside for gently fragrant oh so transient loveliness..

* Sit on the lawn and pick yourself a daisy bouquet...

* Use wine glasses and fabric covered coasters to create cloches for a collection of teeny treasures.

* No more waiting... apparently the time for change is now!

* Collage the inside of cupboard doors with images that make you smile

* Plant succulents in vintage tea-caddies and display in a row on your kitchen windowsill...

* Seek out a length of fabric to die for and use it create a show-stopping shower curtain guaranteed to add a little vintage floral delight to even the plainest of bathrooms...

* Hang a wreath over leaded windows... who said they are only for Christmas?

* Fall in love with Ralph Waldo Emerson. Adopt the pace of nature...

* Frame gorgeous sections of vintage embroidery in a variety of frames and let the gentle art of domestic craftsmanship speak for itself...

* Make and frame leaf silhouettes....

* Add lengths of gorgeous ribbon to the back of a chair for the sheer frippery of it...

* Spray glue starched linen (I can see no other way of doing it?) to the insides of glass fronted cabinets and wardrobes, and show off the intricacy of lace and cutwork...

* Stop saying LOL...

* Fill a jar full of scrap paper dreams, or wishes, or favorite quotes of really silly things the kids said...

* Stitch a doillie on to the front of the plainest tote...

* Fill the tiniest of kitchen wall gaps with a pretty collection of mounted saucers...

* Remember this...

* Sew yourself a Ra-Ra laundry bag...

* Know that "Life isn't about finding yourself, it is about creating yourself..."

* Make a glorious hydrangea garland...

* Let this be your mantra....

* Group really rather fabulous fabric covered bulletins together and re-invent yourself as super duper organized kinda gal...

* Line the inside of the teeniest of cabinets...

* Embroider words that matter to you onto a scrap of gorgeous floral fabric and frame it for posterity...

* Float the head of a pretty flower in a rose sprinkled cup and saucer.

* Get brave, free yourself, dance into the wind...

* Let the kids help you make a little garden in a jar...

* Sew frou frou net rosettes on to a pair of knitted slippers just for the happy loveliness of it...

* Scrawl one of your favorite quotes on to the wall.. you can always paint over it...

* Tie posy's in lengths of pretty lace before standing them in glass vases...


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3 comments:

LissyLou said...

I LOVED THIS AND ALL THE BEAUTIFUL PICTURES X

Katherine said...

Loved the links!

Vee said...

Oh I love this! I especially love using a goblet as a mini cloche. I'll be trying it today.

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