This 'll make you smile

My friend knows how to make me laugh (wink) ~ do you notice the odd one out. Purrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Frou Frou and frills ~ its a Christening !

The Lil miss had a beautiful dress made for her it was a huge frou frou ball of loveliness with a bodice of peach velvet flowers, butterflies on the hem and little bells in the inner skirt But lil miss was late for her own christening ~ she refused to put the dress on ! took 10 minutes !! She ran around the church yard like a right little tom boy getting caught on all the rose bushes.
Swift left arm action and frou frou dress is saved and so are the rose bushes.Ooooooh ducky .... ooops whats he doing with that water ??

Slightly alarmed when the pardre came out with a flask of steaming water ~ was he about to take off for a cuppa ~ after all the little un had dropped quite a few hymm books on the stone floor of the beautiful ancient church enjoying all the echoes, not to mention running up and down the aisle and throwing her self down in front of the alter enjoying the layers of petticoat parachuting around her .... hmmm but all was revealed when he took the flask to the font
The point at which water meets head ~ but take a close look ~ in little hand sits little duck ~ little duck used to live in the font ~ oooops Mum and Dad make this quick I've got places to go people to see

at last got rid of the gown and now i can relax

Well it wasn't long before one too many obstacles got in the way and dress gave way to comfort, now what would everyone think if we all decided to take this stance at gatherings. Toddlers just have way too much confidence sometimes. lol.
OK You get the drink (whats left of it) if I get my ball back ~ otherwise no deal ~ now don't mess with me ok ~ I may look cute but I have power !!

the cutest cake

They came from far and wide, as far as South Africa and America to attend the christening of little miss. The hardend godfathers sat back with a drink or 2 and shared tips with the newly appointed god parents, and all the while waited on by all the ladieeeees lol.
one of the long standing godfathers ~ ;-)) finishing the tirimsu

Four Generations of us females ~ :0)) Yes what a handful LOL

And the really good thing about this dress ~ Once it was way too small.

Sat in my wardrobe with its labels on for a few years much to the displeasure of all, that I should even keep something that doesn't fit all this time, Now I find it is toooo big but soooo pretty, I wore it anyway and although baggy at the back I love it. So glad I held on to it all those years.

( heavily trimmed with sequins and stones in pink and green)

Twinkle Pink ;-)

be back soon Ginny x

Cakes for you Roses for me.

For my Dad ~ Happy Birthday ~ how old Dad ..... hmmm

No this isn't a get out, you will get your card :0)

But you like your cake so take your pick and just think you won't put on an ounce with these.

No the flowers are for me :o)

I love roses especially pink.

My daughters know the way to my heart.

catch you soon Ginny x

Back in Step Again ~ Vintage forever

Isn't she lovely

oops hang on missy thats my vintage millinery

watching the tv while adorned in vintage
ok ok easily distracted now back to business
It must be 2 years since I went to any kind of fair, now that is shocking ~ considering it used to be my business ~ I used to do antique fairs all over the south of England including regularly attending vintage textile fairs in London. I do miss doing them.
Well last Saturday I felt the call to visit one, I set off to the Vintage and Handmade Fair
and it felt really good to be back in step again.I took my eldest, youngest and little'un to a sweet olde worlde place called Chipping Sodbury (what a name) . Situated between Bath and Bristol
It was the most beautiful hot gorgeous day and the drive up to this place was a breeze and FREE parking ... unheard of!!

I have to say I have my favorite stall holder and I am completely blinkered ~ couldn't even look at anyone else until I got to Niki . The little' un loved this decorative rag doll made with love by Niki ~ she is called Mae.

She has such lovely gift idea's and ideal presents for special occasions, especially wedding and christening present ideas. Also beautiful and still practical vintage homely decorative stuff.

I love all Niki's creations, she never fails to totally impress.
Found some other great stalls too. Loved looking through some fine vintage laces and trims and fabrics, buttons, old shop stock (and I mean old, just perfect condition too) .
Isn't she sweet. Found her on Lizzie's stall. (aka Washerwomen ) Lizzie sells a large collection of vintage textiles and other related goodies and does a lot of fairs.

Samples of pristine 19th C fabrics from another fabulous stall Vintage to Victorian Sue has a shop too, which I will defo visit soon ~ see her link.

Millinery and Ribbon work

I am so glad I came across this beautiful ribbon work.
I will be using it for reference ~ I plan to create my own ribbon work

I have to say that every stall at the Vintage and Handmade Fair was beautiful . There was something for everyone, my daughter particularly liked

Lucy Bloom

Cowboys and Custard and County Cottage Chic . (see the link for Vintage and Handmade above for these and all lovely stalls that took part, they mostly have web shops too)

Next Fair is the Christmas Fair November 14th

By the way thank you to Becs of Rebecca Rose Designs who has a beautiful blog.

I am so happy to be one of your top ten fav blogs and make you smile :0) , and considering my blogging has dipped hugely in the last year this really means a lot to me so thank you so much.

and so apt .... a pretty little ladybird ...... I do love them.
catch up soon Ginny xx

Wishing for summer sun

Reminiscing on our last summer hols in Greece we are all just willing the sun to come out over here

So you can imagine when the Sun reared its head over here in England this bank holiday, well mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun ( old English joke ~ sorry lost on some of you I am sure) LOL.

Anyway the whole British nation head out and do as much as they can. Well if its not the beach then it has to be the BBQ ~ so the boys came over and commandered the barbie

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strike a pose girls
best thing about BBQ's are that the girls can put there feet up.
what you see here is South African sausage ~ bultong ?? (spelling :0)

lovely.

Well now the smiles can go back in there box cos another day and it is raining again ~ would you believe it !

The only place I think will put a smile back on my face is on the dance floor, so tommorrow night I will be dancing like I never danced before and as they say like no one is watching.

Hope the sun come out for you.

Ginny xx

Saturday Night is the BIG dance night ~ but am I ready for the freestyle LOL

Advanced Freestyle ~ Am I ready for this

nooooooooooo

I have been learning Ceroc for a few months and this Saturday will be my first freestyle night ~ no teacher, no help, just dance.
( Ceroc is named from the french name le roc) ~ as in jive and swing but with a twist ~ there are quite a few latin moves too and am just not ready for some of those moves ;0)

Well I have earrings ~ thats a start

my daughter bought me the biggest pair she could find for a mothers day present and they are officially my Ceroc earrings.

I even have the shoes, special dance shoes with the flared heel and the suede sole, ankle strap and glittery too, they are fab and really comfortable!

Oh Please ~ Noooooooooo ~ watch ya back ~ see what I mean any one for Tango LOL

gulp
Have a good weekend
Ginny

Altered Apron Part 2 ~ THE REVEAL

Stephanie of Just a little bit Pink has received her Apron that I made for her for the Altered Apron swap that was organised by Heather and Stephanie ~( see my previous post) I was so honoured to be chosen to make an apron for Stephanies first swap on blog ~ it had to be special but it also had to suit her taste too.
So after a bit of detective work I think I came up with something that might just suit.
Here it is.























I did have a look at making something from scratch cos i do sew LOL.



















But actually I had the perfect thing ~ a vintage french maids apron that I have had for a few years and always wondered what I would do with.




















So I took some vintage roses fabric
























and started the frou frou business lol.





















Which included 2 layers of tightly gathered netting. Then I attached some pink velvet to the waitstband and made a large detachable corsage for the waistband.

and then created a rather long rectangular brooch for the pocket

(both corsage and pocket brooch can be removed so that the apron can be washed if need be)

Of course my detective work revealed a love for butterflies :0)))

Thank you Stephanie and Heather for asking me to create for this swap I loved taking part.

Best wishes Ginny xx