ENJOY!

now i don't mean to show off or make people jealous, but i just have to share the loveliness that came through my letterbox yesterday.

this wonderful package of truly vintage buttons which i 'won' from paula last week.

if you aren't familiar with paula + her simple me blog, please go + have a peek......not only is she incredibly generous with her buttons + stylish in her packaging of them......

her words, work + photos are just beautiful.

thank you paula, your kindness made my day!

xx

THE WEEKEND

a great weekend!

the highlights:

• dinner, drinks + laughs with my friend L
  


• watching my husband + her boyfriend A falling drunkenly into a bush while clinging to each other in the hope of staying upright - it's not big, it's not clever......but it really was very funny!
  


• snuggling all day sunday with a sleepy + hungover husband
  


• watching stranger than fiction on dvd. this was such a sweet film + in it, maggie gyllenhaal's character has my dream job - running a little bakery, serving homemade cookies + cupcakes. wow, lucky girl.
  
  
  

• finding out that bernadette at sugarloop has put another batch of spring tree prints up for sale + managing to snap one up! this design is a little different to the first (linked to last week) but equally beautiful.
  

• the relief that my sent swap packages made it to their recipients safely + delight at their response. both nikole + donna seem to be happy with what was sent......thanks girls! here they are before being shipped off to canada + scotland respectively (the packages, not the girls!)
  

......my red, white + blue, british-themed vintage button swap package

+ the tuquoise hued, mellow + yellow swap one.

i'm off to dream about the cookies i'll serve in my imaginery bakery......

hope you all had a lovely weekend too!

xx

GREEN + GORGEOUS - THE PHOTOS

back again! two posts in one day is an undeniable achievement

......or might that be a miracle? you decide!

so here are the photos of my swap package from donna - they're still not great, but i didn't know how long i'd have to hold-off for some proper sunlight + i couldn't wait any longer to show you! scroll between today's + yesterday's posts for more details.

......the swap booty in all it's green-hued glory

......a bit more detail

......my amazing necklace with beautiful glass beads - do you

see what i mean about it reminding me of the seaside?

......my cute little pad. how cool is the sausage dog in his orla-esque coat!?!

......and last, but by no means least, the wonderful vintage buttons!

have a great weekend everyone (especially you donna, you amazing swapper you!)

xx

VINTAGE BUTTON SWAP DEUX

today i'm putting together my parcel of goodies for the very lovely nikole - my partner in sally's vintage button swap. if you haven't already, check out nikole's blog.....it's a great source for beautiful and inspiring bits + pieces. this is my first swap and my excitement is verging on over-the-top! but don't you just love it when the postie brings you a parcel? and a surprise one.....well that's even better!

because i want to go and fiddle about with the parcel, i'll leave you with a few random things that i'm into at the moment

this bag in black - this bag in grey

this great post

these stunning vases (click on the 'butterflies' tab)

this super-cute video

that's all the randomness i've got time for just now, the buttons beckon - enjoy!