flowers & butterflies

Good morning all, woohoo it's Friday and the start of a bank holiday weekend.
Although the weather folk say it will be cold I think the rain will be retiring for a few days and that may offer a chance for the butterflies to flutter by and flowers to bloom. So with this in mind here are a few more repeat prints following on from those that were posted last night. I'm loving the colour palette and simple cut out style, would love to see these on some gorgeous cotton voiles.....

transformer tuesday #14

We've have been busy making some flowers that you can keep and cherish for a long time and in the process have had lots of fun making them. With Mothers day and Easter just around the corner it seems such a perfect time for this little transformation!

We used:

- tissue paper

- straws

- scissors
- sticky tape (to secure the cone shape)
- cardboard tube (if 'vase' required)
- washi tape (for vase decoration)

sorry...i forgot the day !

I'm having a little crazy week, orders have been high and lots of time has been spent packing up myself, family life has not ran to 'routine' and I forgot yesterday was Transformer Tuesday, rather than do a TT on the wrong day I'll get my days right and resume TT next week.

  flowers to say i'm sorry

planting for spring colour

Yesterday we had a lovely time in the garden planting our bulbs ready for some springtime colour.
We made our name sticks as I know I will forget (but the onlooking squirrel will not!)
and mini1 very much enjoyed the stamper.

We soon got to the fun part digging 40 plus holes between 5 and 15cm deep dependending on what each bulbs person requirements were.
Mini1 was most happy as she said when 'taking off their jackets' I explained they needed to keep the crispy dry layer to keep them snug, she was warm enough and thought they'd be just fine too!

We picked the spots and look forward to spring time.....

Tall alliums against an original stone wall will be so pretty and the hyacinths is a pot will smell divine, chionodoxa coming up from the base of the tree will look so dainty and pretty and crocus around the large stones will be a happy contrast.

last of the flowers

So we are out in the garden again today and still no scarves and wellies.
Mini1 has decided to pick the few remaining flowers we have left nearest the house, I explained that we won't see them again until next year, so she thought it would be a good idea to keep them!
We have got as far as taping them down, but we are on the hunt for the flower press!

transformer tuesday #7

We just love flowers whether they're in the meadow, the garden, cut, and especially made ones that you can keep for ages.

Squares of newspaper/magazines, cardboard tubes and lollipop sticks can be transformed into fun jolly paper kite flowers in their own tube pots, or as the mini1 insisted in a little 'sauce'pan, along with actual water.....they're keeping well!

We used:
- scissors
- glue
- decorative tapes
- squares of paper approx 12cm x 12cm (a mix of sizes looks good though)
- cardboard tubes, cut to chosen heights
- lollipop sticks

a sea of red....can you believe this.....

I love red, however nothing quite prepared me for this

(panoramio photo)
Driving past fields on the way to Bewdley seemed normal and then wham! a huge burst of gorgeous red poppies that are getting brighter each year, beautifully inspiring and uplifting.

Well yes this got me onto RED, what have I seen, done, brought of recently that is RED, here are few things:

Little RED riding & Squirrel Lunch Box (£12.50 Modes4U)

Red Wooden Bus (£33 Shelf)

Kissing Rabbits Picnic Rug (£36 Anorak)

Print (print commission £80 cloud cuckOO designs)

Flowers, John Lewis, World of Moose, pegs and more....

I just love flowers, any day, everyday or on a special day.
This year I'm thrilled and helped out by John Lewis as they can deliver flowers on Sunday, so if you can't get to see your mum, nan, friend on Mothers Day this is a great option and with so many beautiful flowers to pick from everyone will be smiling.

World Of Moose have gorgeous flowers that you can keep forever....

By Gorgeous at NOTHS have a lovely floral gift, this floral bag will bring a cheeriness to one of those mum jobs; 'pegging out', but pegging out on a sunny morning with this great bag is a happy to do mum job!