Baking cupcakes

Yes, bit of a bore I know, I have started cake decorating, starting small with cupcakes.
BF brought me this lovely icing set along with a really nice vintage style cake stand and a beautiful shawl.
Will update with pictures in future.

Cushions.....

Since my walls went from a burnt orange terracotta to a strong Damson broken up by white and cream, I have had to find a way to deal with my old orange brown sofa.  It was a significant purchase a decade ago and I really can't afford to replace it.

Original covers

Covering up seems like a logical answer.  I am starting off by covering the cushions.  I have a couple of pairs of Aubergine curtains that were a lovely colour but sadly too short. I can do two cushions per curtain panel. 

New covers

It really feels amazing doing something myself and the fact they look fine, albeit plain, is wonderful despite it being all handsewn.  Sometimes we really feel helpless by our reliance on brought products because we feel we do not have the skill to do some things ourselves. For me, the flat has always been my weakness, because I was so busy I did not feel I had the time to make anything and too poor to buy, I actually have exchanged time for even more poverty and found that the time was actually the more important aspect, we pay SO much money for people to do things for us....sometimes quite simple things, like covering a cushion.

Yay!!!! Ready for sewing!!!

Well I have received my threads from Scotland so I can now start sewing.  I am hoping to start making cushion covers soon and after I finish that I can start on the clothes....woohoo!!!  Pictures will come soon.

Paint du jour

Almond White, a rich white.  I wanted a replacement for the Dimity which I was afraid may not cope with the damp environment of the bathroom..

Paint giveaway.........

I just want to give props to the Freecycle network, I am getting rid of some unwanted colours, including the overwhelmingly pink based purple (more Magenta if you ask me) that Mr. B  used on my walls.  So, I am having a woman come for it and so, I removed the 5L paint tin from the cupboard to put upstairs, when I have a good look at it I see it is actually called Damson Dream 5!!!  You bloody wot?? Did they have Stevie Wonder working at the Dulux desk that day?  It is a completely different tone than the colour you see in that picture. This is the closest I have come the actual colour on my walls. Can anyone else see the difference or is it just me?

Poster

This is my vintage Absinthe poster. I would like some more Art work for the walls.

Jack and the beanstalk

Do not laugh, it is a really really pants film, honest! And not even good bad, as in fun bad, but just bad.  However, besides making me cry desperately when the giant died, this film is noticeable for some fabric arrangement of Mia Sara's (Ondine) bedroom that I loved and so, not getting hold of any pictures from said bedroom, I had to buy the DVD.
Tissues at the ready!!!!