February Dress

I loved making my dress for February

and I've revamped the wardrobe too !

February's girl likes chocolate & champagne !

To see the other Calender dresses or join in the fun

visit the lovely Margaret here :


http://aliceandcamilla.blogspot.com/

Great Granny feeding her chickens..

I must get it from her !

I'm pleased with this using some of the vintage French fabric

from a frayed cushion I have.

Ruby's feather is a glorious colour too.

Great Granny was by all accounts

a wonderful woman -

a teacher and wife to a gambling man

he lost the value of the house three times over I'm told !

Mum loved her dearly and she came to live

with mum & her parents

towards the end of her life.

She'll always be my " Great Granny "

and even though I never met her -

I feel we are kindred spirits

a small heart

linking

each one of us

to another

A slice of heart cake anyone ? !

the last of my hearts...

I'm going to string them into bunting and put them up on Sunday .

The top three hearts are my favourites -

the one in the middle has an adorable photograph

of my then very young grand parents.

Pop over to Rebecca Sower's Blog for many more hearts...

http://rebeccasower.typepad.com/rs_out_of_hand/

Did my heart love till now?
Forswear it, sight!
For I ne'er saw true beauty
till this night!


Parting is such sweet sorrow,
that I shall saw goodnight,
till it be morrow!


But soft! What light through
yonder window breaks?
It is the east and Juliet is the sun.


See, how she leans her cheek
upon that hand!
O, that I were a glove upon that hand,
That I might touch that cheek!


This bud of love,
by summer's ripening breath,
May prove a beautious flower when next we meet.


Love's heralds should be thoughts


O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!


If I profane with my unworthiest hand
This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this: My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.


What's in a name?
That which we call a rose
by any other name would smell as sweet.


O, speak again, bright angel!

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Quote from Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare

" Life is the flower for which love is the honey"

Victor Hugo

" Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind;

And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind "

William Shakespeare

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Do scroll back for more hearts !

" Love comforteth

like sunshine after rain "

William Shakespeare

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To see more hearts look here :

http://rebeccasower.typepad.com/rs_out_of_hand/

love is unconditional

three hearts a day

until Sunday February 14th

when the bunting will be ready

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For other beautiful hearts do look here :

Rebecca Sower

http://rebeccasower.typepad.com/rs_out_of_hand/

I have been having a lot fun this week

messing around with bits & bobs.

I'll show you what I've been up to next week !

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Meanwhile...

Darling Daughter has been having a great time

stamping on these wine bottle caps for me.

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I really hated the introduction of plastic " corks "

and screw top caps for wine

but now I'm collecting them !

I've always kept the corks & display them in a printers' box.

I just love the designs on them.

Recently though I've started to soak off wine labels

& keep the screw caps

as they have lovely designs too -

so ofter overlooked

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When I was at college,

the Graphic designers had a project

to display a collection of small items -

bottle tops would have been be ideal !

One did lipstick kiss marks on paper

another discarded cigarette butts

and another spat out chewing gum !

It made a fabulous display...

a bit gross -

but all in the name of art !!!