HAPPY NEW YEAR

             A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY BLOGGER FRIENDS.
                 THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT.
                       HERE'S TO A GREAT 2014.


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BERTIE CHARLIE AND BAILEYS WEEKLY ADVENTURES- CHRISTMAS DAY.

                                                            SANTA'S ARRIVED

                                          WHO CAN OPEN THEIR PRESENTS FIRST

                             YOU TAKE THAT ONE BERTIE. I WILL TAKE THIS ONE.

                                                 NOT SURE WHAT IT IS YET

                                      DON'T LIKE THE TASTE OF PAPER

                                         AH HA A BIG YELLOW BONE    GREAT!

                                                  I'M NOT SHARING

                                       BONE FOR ME CHARLIE

                                   THIS BONE THING IS A BIT HARD
             

                             AND NOT FORGETTING KERMIT AND THEODORE.

                          SANTA SENT OUR BIG BROTHERS A RUBBER BALL
                         FOR THEODORE AND A SOFT TOY FOR KERMIT
                         TO CUDDLE.

                         MUM ALSO GAVE US ALL CHOC DROPS.
                         YUM     YUM


                                              THANKS SANTA

                      WOOF   WOOF   WOOF   WOOF   WOOF.

CHRISTMAS EVE SUPPER AND CHRISTMAS DAY UNWRAPPING.

         Christmas Eve we just fill the coffee table with food and drink and get cosy on the sofas.

                                                        Waiting for Santa to arrive

                                                       

                                                          Santa has been.

                                                       Tree packed with presents

                                              And two large ones that did not fit under it.

                                                    Stockings full.

                                                                 Strange Shapes

                                                           Neatly put into piles

                                                                 Lots unwrapped.

                                                Some of my presents.

                                                Dog from friends. Pom Pom maker daughter found.
                                               Lovely artist picture.  Lots of girly perfumes and
                                              bits from family and friends. Fluffy socks,sweets.
                                              And of course my first onesie with hearts on                         .
                                                                       

                         

                                    Slippers, cardigan, dolls house family and furniture.
                                    And beautiful jewellery.

       

                                     Can you see my musical snow globe.

                                     And from my husband a dolls house.

                                    The large box was a table tennis table for our son.

                                       Husband surrounded by paper and presents
                                       trying to watch t.v.

                                          Not a sofa or side without something on it.

                                                          Piles of presents everywhere.


                                        And most of them are still in the lounge!!!!!!

BELATED FINISHING TOUCHES AT CHRISTMAS.

Christmas crept up so quickly that I did not show you my finishing  touches.
So better late than never.

Still using camera on phone. So quality not that good. It looks like my camera can't be fixed. Damm!
So will have to save the pennies for a new one. As Santa did not bring one.


This I made for our double gate on our drive. It's just a few twigs tied together then decorated.

                            I continued with the same colours as in our house.

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This is one of our lounge windows. I thought it looked so cosy from the outside.

                                            My attempt at snowflakes

This I made from twigs from our garden and bits I brought to match our colour scheme.
This time I attempted a circle. The ribbon I had. It cost pennies to make.

My porch needed a tree. So I brought one from Tesco's for £2.50 a bargain.
But I did not like the stand.so I planted it in one of my pots in earth. Being artificial I don't think it will grow...... My daughter had a good laugh at me doing this.
We added battery lights, so spare baubles and a tiny gold angel to the top. I think it finished the porch off.

                                   Did you spot the snowflakes hanging on the front door?

                                                     I think it looks really pretty.

                           Maybe next year I might have more outside lights.

VINTAGE STYLE BAUBLES.

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas. I caught my children,s cold. So was really ill over the festive days .But as a mum you just have to carry on.
We had a lovely couple of hours Christmas Day opening presents and eating lots of sweets for breakfast, then I somehow managed to cook the dinner and clear up before taking to the sofa with my tissues and Lemsip not a pretty sight......


Today the sun was shining for a short time and I after a quick pop to the shops for milk etc I spent some time with our horses, who are appreciating lots of hay and treats at the moment.  Their paddocks are really muddy with not much grass for grazing at the moment.So even Christmas Day I had to go visit them (I sang Happy Christmas to them! Mad I know but I am a soft touch) and gave them extra carrots and apples.

I have taken a few pics over the hols and will show you these in later posts. but for now I will show you some of my finds before Xmas.



                   I have been looking for Vintage Baubles for a long time.




                               But I think so is everyone else.



                                  I still have not come across any.


But I found these four in a local charity shop. I don't think they are Vintage !  In fact I know they are not.
Just in the style off. But I thought they were pretty enough to come home with us.


                                          At only 40p

                                 I will keep hunting for the real Vintage ones.


                                       But in Cornwall they are rare.


                            Have you found any?  Would love to hear.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY.

                                      A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL.

A  BIG THANK YOU TO ALL MY FOLLOWERS AND TO EVERYONE WHO HAS TAKEN THE TIME TO LEAVE SUCH LOVELY COMMENTS.


                      WE ARE ALL READY HERE FOR THE BIG DAY NOW.



TONIGHT WE ARE GETTING READY TO COSY UP IN FRONT OF THE WOOD BURNER  AND WATCH LOTS OF T.V. AND EAT LOTS OF FOOD...


HOPE EVERYONE HAS A FANTASTIC HOLIDAY. AND THAT SANTA BRINGS ALL THAT YOU WISHED FOR.


BYE FOR NOW. ROSEZEETA

HOMEMADE CLAY PRESENT TAGS AND DOG Bailey dog model.

I thought I would make some clay gift tags. So while watching the t.v. I used some Christmas biscuit
cutters and cut out some Christmas Stocking shapes. I then put letters on each one (for each persons name). Then the easy bit leave to dry. THIS IS AIR DRIED CLAY.

                                     Can you see what else I m making.

     I  brought my clay from W.H. Smith but they sell it in most places. It cost £3.99

                My daughter wanted a model of one of her dogs, Bailey . So I gave it a go.

                                    Looking more like Bailey.

And I could not resist making some special tags for my Daughter , Son and Husband.


                                    Bailey Finished I hope she likes it.

Now they are all drying,

Not sure if I will paint them .

Going shopping now to pick some pretty ribbons for them.