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

so where have I been?

HI lovely people! I know it's been FOREVER since I have written here.. but I have kept an eye on you all and what you have been doing, I dash on have a look and dash off.. and sometimes forget to comment....

Dave and I have been really busy, with my studio up and running (FINALLY we have reclaimed some space for me to work in.. I can use it to create and there is a playroom for my little Lily .. who isn't little anymore.. she has grown so fast!

Part of my studio

Little Lily

I have quite a few pics to put up sooo grab a coffee, tea, hot choc or beverage of choice sit back and have a squizzie! Here are a few "rose bags" I have made... they are made from small organza bags with various trims i have.. some are vintage laces, various buttons and jewelery so I can't get them again but that makes it more fun don't you think? I'm happy with they way they turned out what do you think? I also have some that have beaded trimming.. they are available for sale from $8 each so lemme know if you interested.. I am also working on The Silver Teapot website.... I just have to get a little more organised on that front... we have the domain name and everything I just need to get a few things going, but we will be selling things I make, Dave's furniture, giftware, housewares, coffee, tea, and the accessories that go with them, there are a few other things in store BUT I will wait til I release that info hahaha.. cause there will be a giveaway and I don't wanna well give it away ..... haha HAD to say that one

I "named" the bags so I know what's what... there are a few more.. but with me not being a great photographer they need redoing hope you like them

Purple flowers

Fringe flowers and pearls

Vintage earrings

The Heritage

The angelic range

A kidney table that was in the fire..

and now revamped

A little lampshade

Anyway I think I have raved on enough for one day... sooo I will try and blog on a more regular basis

Til next time

hugs n kisses

Vic xxx

Tea anyone?

Hi Everyone

This is just a very quick note... to let you know

my husband David and I are going back into the high tea business

while we cant go back into our cafe (we didn't own the building) the public have been literally demanding us to reopen it is wonderful to be missed... but we still have to heal from the fire so baby steps are needed here

and i am very proud to announce that we will be offering high tea and tea parties in your garden + catering and hampers (high tea of course) we will also have an online store where you can get our famous te and coffee and lots of other treats and gifts... damn gotta slow down (im trying to type and talk with my hands hahaha )

I know I'm probably not making much sense but I can't hold down my excitement we get to play pretties and we have so many things planned!!! I'm not sleeping well

Lucinda of Hume Cottage has been kind enough to offer us her lovely shop for the relaunch... EXACTLY 10 months to the day our beloved shop was destroyed...(imnot putting negative pics up here.. see a previous posts for those pics of the fire

anyway here are a few pic's to get you excited like we are and maybe inspire you..they certainly got me all excited again

I am also writing my own e book on tea parties so let me know if your interested...

have to run got to finish the menu

love to you all

Vic xxxx