Peace and serenity

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to show you what I have been doing around the house.. I have gone nuts buying cheap vintage drapes and curtains... my challenge to do things on a budget continues and I am pleased with the results thus far!!!!

I got a vintage lamp and drapes for our bedroom ... the stool is the one I restored and a few replaced bits and pieces and you have the results in these pics (sorry no before pics didnt think to take em DOH!!)

Add a vintage floral hat and a dress....

I have also just filled up a few vases with some vintage flowers and I love the effect... I cant wait to start to repaint and freshen the place up

I have gone mad cleaning and reoganising and decluttering.... its been great and well the place feels a hell of alot better!! you can now see our wonderful items and the takcy things we still love but dont fit in have been loving restored and might make an appearance elsewhere one day!

Hope you like the photos, I have to get moving as there is a high tea at Hume Cottage on Saturday and Im playing with things to take there... hope I get them done, but we are slowly getting there!! woo hoooo

til next time

Love and kisses

Vic

My lonnnggg over due makeover

Hi Everyone
just a quick post today
I have been wanting to finishe this for ages and finally i bit the bullet and did...



I then added some white organza ribbon... cut too short i think!

ahh thats better long organza ribbon in pale blue and pink! Im thinking of adding organza rose buds to the ribbons.. pink of course what are your thoughts?

AND FINALLY
A few blogs back well many actually I restore this from the fire BUT she is finally finished or maybe its a he? I love it anyway!

well have go and cook dinner be back soon
love n kisses
Vic xxxx
ps posting more pics soon xxxx

Updating a window

Ok so I set myself a challenge!
to see if i could update our kitchen window and see if i could get away with only spending a small amount of money.. OK baack track a bit to bring you up to speed...Dave and I are now FINALLY renovating our house and I have to say its not come soon enough BUT we really didnt have the time. (im sick of the dark colours, and saying ohhh one day! ONE DAY HAS COME LOL and well i believe you can do a really nice job on a budget..and with things you have around the house or get a garage sales and ebay)...Now I am home full time and after walking away (by our choice) from a new shop... I decided our home will be our shop!! wooo hoooo
ANYWAY I dont have any old pics of the window BUT here is phase one!
let the prettifying begin!!!!!!





I purchased some CHEAP curtain fabric and the rest was found around the house and in my studio, found a few flowers and armed with saftey pins, pearls and beaded fringe i was off!

I will be working on this slowly over the coming days as I have a few things on at the moment... will post pics as I progress

Please ignore the messy state of my kitchen..I took these pics at night so the fabric looks more shiney than it is anyway once the kitchen is painted and I finish they I tink they will look pretty good!

well better go have to get Lily some breakfast

love to you all
Vic xxxx

Faux lollipops

Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to show my kinda newish line, Faux Lollipops!
They are in a variety of flavours..







They will be available on our website and ebay later tonight or tommorrow and yup they have their own cello bag. great for christmas huh?
hope you like them


much love to you all
Vic xxxx

A new title..well back to the old one

hi everyone

just a quick note to let you know that I havent gone to Siberia, or joined the French Foreign legion, I have decided to go back to my original blog name...

The reason for this is that it creates continuity with my business and identity and I will be promoting The Silver Teapot online now
I also have lost the fear I had when our cafe burnt down (we had funny phone calls threats etc but im not going to even think of it.. I dont have any bad feelings towards anyone infact i have found Im indifferent to them) and must say have felt sooo much better lately (we had a look at a shop and I decided on my own terms that we would just be online for now) I want to devote time to our daughter and husband and be a wife for a whie and its not fair to put Lily through the long days.

Anywayyyy better go and keep working on this
loooooooove to you all
Vic xxx

The Silver Teapot website

Hi all
just a quick note.. I am currently building The Silver Teapot website woo hoo finally
so feel free to have a squizzie at it
its soooo no where near finished but you get the idea.. so please bookmark my page as I have LOTS AND LOTS of lovelies coming and my studio is fullof half finished projects URGH but hey one day i will have a bonanza of stock.. but at themoment Lily is growing fast and i have to be with her as she wont be this age forever.. I adore it!!! oh than you Miss Ali for you tips love you hun god bless you!!!

love to you all
Vic xx
oh ps
www.thesilverteapot.com.au

roses roses roses....

Hi Girls,

just a quick post this morning I have been bitten by a bug!!!! the rose making bug that is... I have made these out of polymer clay(a pale flesh tone) ..these are the prototypes and Im going to use them as embellishments woo hoo

Im really really happy with the way they came out.. will be working on buds and leaves today also

Waiting to be baked

The one in the middle has been baked... should I paint it?

just wanted to share em with you all... I hope your all ok with this dust storm

have a beautiful day

Hugs n squishes

Vic xxxx