Home is where you hang your chandelier. . .

 This little house started life as a tampax box. Yes humble beginnings but  it has that handy dandy little insert flap for closing.  Which is great for the front door.  The dolls house is loosely inspired by my real life farmhouse that Mr Hollywood and I are renovating.  (I may start another blog just for the Charentaise Farmhouse - that's if anyone is interested in my old farmhouse).  

 It's been a beautiful sunny week here in SW France and I've been busy decorating the tampax box and turning it into a dolls house. I was just finishing up painting the roses on the  wallpaper when Céleste wondered by. She's been looking for a house in this area of Shelf Corner. We chatted for awhile and I invited her to stay for a cup of tea and slice of cake.  Anyway, cut a long story short, she moved in that very afternoon. I helped her hang the curtains and put up the chandelier... apparently  according to Céleste once the chandeliers are up and in place, it just feels like home!

 She's French. . .!!! Never mind the chandelier, I'm just happy if I can find the kettle. . .

Talking of kettles, I'm off to have a cup of tea with Lottie over at Paper Saturday. . .come with me, she loves company, then I'm going to Sunday  Sketches :) x  !!!

That's my Fun and Nonsense, what's yours? :)

Angel . . .

Here's a little Angel that I've been working on.  

She's off at the weekend to live with my friend, it's her Birthday.

I've never painted an angel like this before, am really pleased with way she turned out. You can't tell from the photo but she has sparkly wings....of course.

That's my heavenly Fun and Nonsense today.... :)

Toodlepip Caravan. . .

Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening to wherever you are in the World... Yes it's Paper Saturday again today and I'm on holiday for two whole weeks...YIPPEEE!

As I have two whole weeks off I thought I'd go on a little trip. 

SO....drum roll please.... ta da.... I made a Gypsy Caravan, with  lacey curtains and all.

Little ol' me, Master Fox and Pony are off in Toodlepip Caravan for a two week long trundle round the world, to see what we can see.

Our first stop is over at Paper Saturday to see Lottie.

Lottie luv, get dressed and get that kettle on.....we'll be there in a jiffy!

Good Morning Sunday Sketches :)

Join me for a little Fun and Nonsense...

Paper Saturdays with Lottie. . .

It's Paper Saturday with Lottie today and every Saturday from now on...

Last week Lottie sent me a little message to tell me about her Paper Saturday get together. Just bring paper she said! 

Ohhhh what fun! 

I baked some little cupcakes last night in Princess's new Pink Aga...

Hopped into my little boat and sailed off very early this morning to join in the fun at Lottie's Paper Saturday party....  there's room in my little boat for passengers...so come with me :)

 Lottie luv...get that kettle on, I've made cupcakes and  I'll be arriving any minute now. ..

I  love a bit of Fun and Nonsense...
and I'm sharing this with Sunday Sketches...busy weekend  :)

Scary. . .

Bonjour... I hope you all had a wonderful Easter and are now enjoying eating all those wonderful chocolates that the Bunny left in the garden.  Of course there will be the inevitable "I've eaten too many chocolates"... and plaf! plaf! a few extra pounds on each thigh...the Easter bunny didn't get to be the size she is by eating lettuce leaves.... 

My life at the moment is littered with little scary moments. The out of comfort zone moments that have me in a panic.  I know it's silly but I have the ability to make mountains out of molehills.  I tell myself that it will be ok. I just need to be prepared and plan things. My mountains are mainly getting lost and being late. I managed to get lost in a Chinese Restaurant once...went up a flight of stairs to the ladies and came down (what I thought were) the same stairs and walked through the kitchens....back out to the restaurant.  I have to go on a course for work in the next few weeks and I'm in a tizwas.

Something I don't usually panic about is when my Mojo goes on a tea break...I know it will come back, I just need to go off and do something else...

This weekend I had a bone chilling, rabbit in head lights, panic moment when I stared at a blank sheet of paper and NOTHING.  Well actually there was something , it got rubbed out several times.

I really started to worry...obviously had eaten to much bloody chocolate and it was playing havoc with my mind...

I ate more chocolate and mooched around Pinterest...something caught my eye and my little crow girl came out to play...

The moral of this "Fun and Nonsense" story is...don't be a demented wally, most things can be solved by eating chocolate or not... :D xx