Hello there ....
its an awful night here .. the wind is whipping the trees and howling around the cottage ... I'm so thankful to be sat by a crackling fire.
I think we can say winter is here.
Actually I am sat here ....
the house it totally upside down around me ..
We are having a new floor fitted ... lovely huge slate tiles ... a bit like the old fashioned flagged floors ... its looking just fabulous ...
Its all fitted now ... just needs Hubby P to set to and seal it with oil and polish it up ... very good with a polishing cloth .. Hubby P ...needs a strong arm .. or so I tell him...
In the mean time the furniture is piled 'as and where' ...
and of course it means we will...
(thats the Royal We ..as in Hubby P) ...have to at least 'touch up' with the paint ...
Lots to do before Christmas!
Being so 'upside down' of course really restricted me from doing much ....
But I found this little lady on Sunday .. a little battered .. and worse for wear (bit like I feel at 4.30 sat outside a carboot sale on a sunday morning)... she was crushed under a pile of stuff...
'all 25p' ...
I noticed her crumpled dress ... it was that ...you know ...old .. vintage-y colour.
I plucked her out of the heap of modern junk ... paid my 25p ... and took her away home ... to see if I could save her.
Under her skirts she is hiding lots of wirework ... she is/was a pretty little lamp.
The wire work was very crushed but all the workings were there ... so today I set about trying to bring her back to her pretty self.
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I started with something easy ... she had a little parasol .. the fabric is very faded .. but I like it for all that.
I reattached it on to its frame ... and found some lace to jazz it up a bit.
All parasols need to be lacy .. frilly and over the top I feel!
I repaired her dress ... again lots of frothy lace .. she's a frothy frilly kinda girl!
And I straightened out her nether regions ... I just need Hubby P to work his magic under her skirts ....(now .. now!) ... with a light bulb and electric plug etc.
And she's one pretty lady.
I touched up her paintwork a little .... a girl needs a bit of 'slap' before she leaves the house.
( 'Slap' ... make up/cosmetics for those of you in other parts of the world).
Her body is made of a kind of plaster .. so I would imagine she would easily get knocked about and scratched ... but she has made it this far .. and hopefully I have given her a bit longer.
It kept me occupied and from under the feet of the builder ...
funnily enough it doesn't make the job happen any faster if I stand and watch ...
although the cheese scones I baked seem to spur things on ...
So not Christmas Card or a sprig of Holly anywhere yet ...
why is it Christmas comes at the same time every year ..
yet we always seem to be rushed off our feet ... getting ready for the day.
Hope your preparations are going well ...
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love the tounge and grove in your main picture we are having some done in our kitchen at the moment to give it some character , have a lovely Christmas xxx
ReplyDeleteA lot of the internal walls were built by Hubby P and we used the cheapest T&G ... we thought it gave the cottage some character.
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How cute she is. I hope you don't set her knickers alight when you plug her into the mains though!!! I'm glad I'm not the only one who sets to and "restores" such things - I think you and I have the same mindset.
ReplyDeleteYour new floor looks great. I have a slate floor in my top kitchen (and there's one down in what was mum's too) but it is old slate slabs, and some are a bit . . . rough. Some came from an old pigsty but WERE out in the elements for a good year before they good laid, so no residual smell (fortunately!)
I hope you're all straight in time for Christmas. I am not feeling remotely Christmassy yet, but Eldest Daughter is home on Saturday, so I am sure she will shake me up and help me put up the decorations . . .
Pigsty flags sound good to me ... frugal ... we took up some large tiles from our duck pen to tile the fireplace .. just fine after a good wash and 'freshen up' in the sunshine.
DeleteYes .. we do seem to' march to the same drum'... nice knowing like minded people.
Have a nice Christmas x
What a time to start a major flooring job... right before Christmas!! Seriously, though, I can just imagine how your floor will look when it's finished. I hope you post pictures!
ReplyDeleteIt was a case of when the builder could do it ... hes family so we had to be fitted in as and when ... but all done now ... and looking good.
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the floor will wonderful, i love the look of it already.
ReplyDeletethank heavens you rescued her! how sweet!
She is a lovely lady .. its nice to give her a bit longer x
DeleteThe floor will be wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI love that you have taken the time to restore the lovely little lady, that she has survived being obviously mistreated and chucked in a 25p box (oh the shame) and is now re-emerging in all her glory is fantastic.
Can't wait to see the finished floor :-)
Little lady is still sat on the table waiting for her nether regions to be attended to ... but all is well with the floor ... thank goodness.
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Your floor is going to look really lovely when it is finished. Love your little lady, the lace you put on was just perfect. Family baking night tonight here, traditional Norwegian pepper bisquits. Have just finished icing the Christmas fruit cake this morning, but there is still a lot to do. I will just do what l can and it will still be Christmas. Hope we can wind down a bit and have a quiet peaceful Christmas, dust and all :-). A very merry Christmas to you and hubby P, Pam xx
ReplyDeletePepper biscuits sound nice ... are they what we would call a cracker .. savory to have with cheese etc. Perhaps you can post the receipt sometime.
DeleteHave a jolly Christmas. x
They are a bit like gingerbread really, similar anyhow. Pepperkaker :-)
DeleteYou've just saved a lady in distress - a little bit of love and joy there, I think. Just need the peace now and I'm sure you'll have that once the floor is complete.
ReplyDeleteLove from Mum
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All is Peace and calm now ..floor finished and cards up ...
DeleteHave a nice Christmas x
My brother in law starts an extreme diy project every year just before Christmas, is it a man thing?
ReplyDeleteYour floor looks lovely. Thank you so much for the little trees, we have one on our tree and twiglet has stolen the other for his mini tree :)
Lovely vintage lady. Keep cosy.
Twiggy xx
It was more of when my Cousin could fit us in re the floor ... so much quicker and easier for Pauls back to pay a9mates rates) for Simon to do it.
DeleteHave a good one xx glad you liked the little trees ...
she is lovely, you have the most fun don't you, what a beautiful floor! I have come to wish you a merry christmas, even though I may not always comment I want you to know I never ever miss a post you put up, Happy Christmas to you from my family to yours,!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Laurie ... and Seasons Greetings to you ... keep warm, keep safe and hope to see you posting in the New Year.
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Love both the "doll" and the floor! Decided to paint my dining room because I moved all the furniture to clean it well, and thought I would paint it while the furniture was moved. A 3 day project turned into 10days...finished 2 days before we left to come over to the UK for Christmas..someone asked "why NOW"?, and I replied, "Why not?" It is lovely, finished and I can start the next room when I get back! And sinceI wasn't decorating for Christmas this year, it didn't interfere!
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely to see something repurposed, and this little lady now has a purpose and a future once again! And the slate floor is gorgeous - one day I'd love a slate floor!
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