Roses on the move

Still not posting much i am afraid. We're right in the thick of the move now and should be sleeping in the new house by Monday, helpers allowing! 
No crafting taking place really except a new rug is beginning!! In our old flat the floors are laminate so the pink and green looked great. In the new house the carpets bottle green!!!!!! Not a great match so i just HAD to plan a new colour scheme, well it wouldn't be home if i didn't! So i am going for a peacock inspired look. 

 

The white basket drawers in the middle is my most favorite thing in the world and should be delivered on Saturday but in natural wood colouring. I got it for a whopping £200 less than the Cotswold Co charge on ebay. 

The rug on the bottom left will be circular again and made with much old denim that was going to the charity shop with the 4 other bin bags full after a major clear out.

So heres to a quiet, restful and productive space, once i've unpacked anyway!!  

Folksy Friday: Hobbies

Firstly, sorry, i have been very busy and not blogged. We are moving next week so there's been packing sorting organising on an epic scale, moving's difficult but doing it on your own as a single mum of an 'i like to unpack boxes' toddler is verging on the impossible!!!!

My craftings had to take a back seat to free up time for sorting everything out including listing our mountains of unwanted items on the dreaded e place but everything should pick up again soon. 
Its in the vain of crafts, well hobbies, this Folksy Friday as i am 1 missing it terribly and 2 because a friend of mine i met on facebook through the Mowat Wilson support group has been feeling she needs something away from kids and hospitals and family. I totally understand this as its exactly where Rags to Roses came from. A need for something for me and that didn't create waste or use too many resources both physical and financial!! 

So heres my top picks of hobby based lovelieness for Britney as a starting point to find your 'thing' :D

 1. Tim Irving Art Photography - No Fishing 10x8 Fine Art Photograph Signed
2. Farmers Daughter - Blackboard Flower Press
3. H is for - Sock monster making kit
4. Jill Holland - Marmalade and Jam making funnel
5. Jewellery making kits - Purple Love Jewellery making starter kit
6. Lemon Squeezy - Bunting making kit
7. Curious Things - Patch work cushion kit - boxes
8. Penelope Teapot - Cupcake Cross Stitch Kit
9. Lorna Bateman Embroidery - Swirls and Whirls Scissorkeeper kit
10. Stitch Kits - Tapestry kit - Home sweet home

Fascinating fascinators

Theres big ones, small ones, fat ones, thin ones, ones that wiggle and squirm (ok maybe not) I am rather taken with fascinators recently and am creating in the depths of Roses HQ whenever i have a spare minute or three! So far i have listed 3 on my Folksy shop that are 'proper' fascinators but i think quite a few of my items are fascinating!!!

Folksy Friday: Spring

So its nearly spring (no really it is!) so i thought i would devote the Folksy Friday to the most hopeful of seasons. 
We seem to be making a habit of moving in the spring here at Roses HQ with a move hopefully not to far away, new beginnings and all that. Hopefully this will be the last one for a while, somewhere quiet and peaceful with a garden, lovely. I am also on a diet (again!) and looking into courses to become a teaching assistant for children with special needs, so lots of newness and exciting times.

So here's some of my favorite spring inspired items

An obviously less than willing model but really cute none the less!! 

Little Miscreants – Spring Flower Beany Hat 

Lovely bowl for anywhere in the house, i think it would be my BBQ bread bowl 

Spring Chicken Bowl – Prince Design UK

This would suit my colour scheme lovely, hint hint!

Spring Green Light Catcher – Sugar Lips Glass

Give yourself a lift with this 

~Four Seasons~ Tourmaline & Copper Wire-Wrapped Tree of Life Pendant – Glorious Oak  

Upcycling at its loveliest!

Button Handbag – Emily Found a Thing 

Hang spring from your ears 

Turquoise bead rose and brass bird dangle earrings - Fly Home – One Sunny Afternoon

Smell spring in your home (even when its dark and grey)

Honeysuckle and Jasmine Candle – The Lime Garden

Wear spring on your chest (/bag/coat/hat/etc)

Spring Felt Brooch with Freeform Embroidery – Appliqué Originals

 Keep spring in your home with this lovely Green man

Catbird craft – spring Greenman

Hopefully thats brightened things up a bit! Now out into the drizzle....................