Archive for January, 2010

Time for Tea

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

It has been awhile since I participated in a Tablescape Thursday or Pink Saturday. We have been on a family holiday to Norfolk Island; you can catch some photos of this beautiful place in my previous blog post on my website.

tea

I need quiet spots in our house just to sit and read with a cup of tea, to contemplate and find inspiration for my  designs.

tea time

This chair and table are one of my favourite pondering places. As the weather is so hot here at the moment it can be very unpleasant outdoors during the day.  Only in the early evening it is perfect to sit outside and catch the cool breeze.

As I am posting this for Pink Saturday as well I couldn’t resist showing my new bag design that fits perfectly with the pinks. This leather bag has become my new favourite bag as it carries so much and is so comfortable to wear.

cups

Mum and I have a passion for these cups with the extended saucer, I think they are referred to as tennis cups. Perhaps someone can tell me the correct name.

cookies

Don’t you love the tiny biscuits? Mum found them one day when out shopping, but sorry she can’t remember where for me to pass on the information.

china cup

This one is so cute with the bird in flight inside the cup.

teapot

Mum found the teapot at Caterbury Lace located at Warringah Mall in Sydney.

Now the table is set and the tea made, it’s time for me to sit and savour the moment while I work on a new design; perhaps I will just sneak a moment to flip the pages of the magazines.

 

Mercedes

 

Posted for Tablescape Thursday and Pink Saturday

Back to Work

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

I have had such a wonderful break and am now back to work. We had a beautifully relaxing family holiday on Norfolk Island swimming, Swimming on Norfolk

 

fishing,

lowering the boat

(this is how they lower the fishing boats into the ocean as there are no ports due to the terrain)

Fishing

eating

dinner with friends

and catching up with dear friends who live the lifestyle everyday.

Austin car

Mercedes in vintage car

It is such a small world we made new friends by a chance meeting in a car park when I asked if I could take a photo of their cute vintage car. They happily allowed me to sit inside to take a photo. We were just talking about where we came from (it’s a small island and everyone knows when you’re not a local) and they mentioned that they had a place north of Sydney and it turns out they are neighbours and friends of old friends of ours. As I said small world and we now have new friends. They are such  kind people and invited us over to see their home and the other vintage vehicles they own. The cars are so cute and I love them.

Old Harley

The view from our cottage.

view from our cottage

More photos of the landscape.

Landscape 2

Landscape 1

The island is so beautiful and our friends have Garnets nesting along the cliff edge of their home. We quietly watched as they guarded their babies; it was magical.

Garnets

Harrison celebrated his birthday while we were there and the restaurant made him a cake. Such a good night with family and friends.

Birthday Cake

Birthday

It was hard to leave. Dad looks so pensive at the airport to go home, wishing he had more time to do more fishing.

Dad

As I mentioned it is back to work and I have a new bag ready for my website ; I’ve called this design Charlotte.

Charlotte Handbag

Charlotte Handbag detail

 I will make it with the trim in any of these colours

Charlotte Handbag colours

Happy New Year!

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

We wish Everyone,

 

12 months of happiness

52 weeks of fun

365 days of success

8760 hours of good health

52600 minutes of good luck

3153600 seconds of joy

 

 

 Happy New Year

We shall be closed until the 11th January.