Monday 14 April 2014

A Pretty Jam Jar ... Its Enough To Make A Girls Heart Sing!


Hello there ..
Well .. bit of sunshine here today ... lovely..

Just a few quick pic's to share with you today .. this old steam powered PC of Hubby P's is is temperamental .. so its more a case of what you get uploaded .. rather than what you would like.


So how do you like my big ol' chunky jam jar ...
 found at the boot for just £1...

I just love it ... its got all tiny bubbles trapped in its glass ... just think ... little bubbles .. little snippets of time...

Now what to keep in this glorious little treasure .. or maybe just keep for a few simple flowers..


As I was snapping away to get a good pic of the jam jar .. I spotted this ... my latest little beauty..
I don't think I have shown you a pic of this one.
She's a little hand operated Jones sewing machine .. and what a splendid colour!
She has spent a deal of her life on a sunny windowsill .. her paint is faded to  most lovely 'shabby' hue....
and she makes a most satisfying .. gently paced... hum when she is stitching.

Talking of stitching .. and all things related .. I had a rummage in my stash for some bits to put on Ebay ..this money thing you know..!
Just look what I found .. I'd forgotten all about it .. saved it ...
no doubt for a 'special' project .. as you do....


Its a big long length of wonderfully 'shabby' printed cotton ...
all windmills .. coffee pots .. and young lovers !....now whats all that about?


Here they are in all their glory .... and some sheep..?
No doubt it tells some kind of moral tale ... or its just a wonderful romp through the countryside ...But why the coffee pots?

No matter .. its a lovely bit of stuff .. someone somewhere will have an idea what to do with it.

So that's been me ... 
although I must just say how nice it is to meet some of you .. I've had a few readers/followers of this little blog .. come and say hello.... we are getting lots of visitors to the island now .. so its nice when a few of you get blown my way..

Bye for now .... x




15 comments:

  1. hat is a lovely jam jar and the sewing machine is a beauty! My sewing machine just died, I wore it out!!! The fabric is very special, would be great to know the story behind it, its snowing on my side of the ocean, ll!!!

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    1. Still snowing .. my goodness ... I'll send you a big parcel of sunshine!
      x

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  2. Oh my, I have fallen madly, deeply and truly in love with a sewing machine x

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    1. Indeedy Josie .. she israther special .. I keep polishing/loving her!

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  3. That sewing machine is a corker! Love the glass jam jar too. Perfect for sprouting seeds, with a bit of net curtain over the top . . .

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    1. That's an idea .. although Hubby P isnt keen on anything like that.. need to introduce them slowly.
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    2. How about saving all the odd coins in it? 2 penny pieces or just any old float that`s bulging your purse. You`d be surprised how all that adds up to a little stash at the end of the year when you need a little extra cash for Christmas foods.

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  4. It was lovely to meet you yesterday on a chilly Anglesey morning. I am so thrilled with all of my purchases especially the coat hanger that you covered - the fabric is so pretty! Thank you x

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    1. Hope you had a nice weekend .. think of Anglesey when you use the hanger.
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  5. Oh I just love the litlr sewing machine! What a colour ... I have a manual Singer, and that purrs when it sews too ... Much less threatening than an electric one!

    You can't beat a jam ja full of garden flowers ...


    Love Claire xxx

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    1. Think I might pick some Honesty to go in the jam jar .. just love garden flowers.
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  6. I keep looking at that material. I can't decide whether I like it or not, but it IS very interesting. It doesn't look English does it?
    Gill

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    1. Hi Gill .. no it doesn't look English .. maybe a Dutch/Flemish look to it ... I really dont know .. unusual though.

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  7. I love the machine!
    I can't figure out the coffee pots, odd that fabric is!
    Love the jam jar too, I can see all sorts of possibilities with that one.

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  8. I instantly thought that the fabric may be Dutch - having spent a bit of time there, they do like their coffee!! (I kinow it is not a country that is associated with coffee but coffee and cake is a tradition, certainly in some parts). Would love your sewing machine, just love old machines of all sorts!! Lovely to see the sun, and hoping one day to find ourselves in your part of the world. X

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