Wallpaper Pocket

I`ve been at my sewing machine again ,

and come up with this ..

Vintage wallpaper pocket holder .

To store some of your paper stash in !

Available in my shop .

I have just made one at the moment ,

to see how it goes down !

A Creative Weekend ...

This weekend , i have had a burst of

inspiration , and an excuse to create ,

as my other half is poorly . He says he never gets

poorly , so he must be unwell !! And i thought it

was an ideal opportunity for new items

to be put in my

SHOP

Little spring notecards ...

And Mother`s day cards ..

It has made a change for me , doing cards

again , and in a sewing medium which i have

not tried before .

I hope you like them !!

Seasons Change ...

My Birthday Bouquet .

Sunday morning , we change our clocks here

in the UK forward one hour to British Summertime !

A time when the evenings stay lighter

and you do not get up in the dark

and come home from work in the dark !

I am yearning for more daylight , warmer weather,

sitting out on an evening on our patio .

I know some of you will already have changed

your clocks , but i would like to wish you all

A Happy Spring Time !!

And an Enjoyable Weekend !!

xxxxx

Sharing My Finds ..

I was so glad to come across an entire unopened roll of

vintage wallpaper ! It is like gold dust here in the UK .

And i have to resort to buying from the USA ,

and i have just listed some to share in my

SHOP

Just 2 packs available for now ,

so if you`re interested , let me know !

Also i am just doing some spring style cards

using my sewing machine , that i`d bought

months ago , and finally got around to

using it ! It`s the first time i have sewn

on card - and i`m loving it !!

Castles Visited In The Cumbria Area ...

Hutton In The Forest

Built in 1630 , with different styles of architectural

features added through the ages .

Unfortunately for both castles , and many stately homes ,
no inside photography was allowed . Which is such a shame ,

as i would have loved to have shown you some of the

few rooms we did get to have a look around .

And i could not find a postcard photo of them to buy ,

or i would have scanned it for you .

Walking down the side to the walled garden

built in 1730

A peak through the pruned gate hedge















Unusually shaped tree







A view from a far , in some of the grounds

The courtyard - where the tea room was

Muncaster Castle

This castle is supposed to be haunted Rhonda !

Then they have an owl sanctuary there , if

you have not clicked on the link right at

the top title name . You could sponsor one

if you wished to do so , and told about which of the

owls were on the potential extinct list . I felt sorry for them being

caged up like this . However it is a good thing to get the message

out that they are endangered owl species and to

actually see them " in the flesh " . But sad that it has to be

done this way , when they should be free to fly .

Me perusing the tiny shop they had there ;o)

On one of the few times i wear a hat !!

It was very cold and windy !!

And the fluffy owl that said " take me home with you ! "

The walk down ..

Creeping vines on a wall

And views that you would have , if

you lived there .

I have just a few more photo`s to show you !

but i hope that you got a feel of the castles

that i have visited !

Thank you for taking a look !!

Grange Over Sands - Cumbria

Old photo from hotel brochure .

We set off on friday , with myself eagerly

wanting to go to the hotel i had seen from

the main road while passing . We stopped at a castle

before checking in later that day , pictures in another

post about that but it was the wrong one !!

OMG !! I couldn`t believe it !!

We were supposed to stop here

But because i could not remember the

name , we searched on the internet , and thought

it was this one !! We drove passed it , and i said

" it`s that one ! " , just to go a few hundred yards

further along to the hotel we had booked into .

So , as you can imagine , i was a little

disappointed . But decided , not to let that set back

spoil our few days there .

We did go and visit it , and got a brochure ,

along with a couple of photos .

Our hotel in the distance

Grange or 'Graunge' is a French word meaning granary and the monks of nearby Cartmel Priory stored their grain here until Grange-over-Sands, a tranquil and charming Edwardian resort on the Cumbrian Coast. Once a tiny fishing hamlet at the crossing of the sands of Morecambe Bay, the coming of the railway made Grange into a popular holiday resort. Its historic buildings in the beautiful local limestone are now part of the town's character Henry VIII dissolved England's monasteries in 1536.

The entance to The Grand Hotel .

Built in 1866 in the classical Italian style .

Views from the balcony

Looking to the sands of Morecombe Bay .





Pool and jacuzzi with steam / sauna rooms



Restaurant




One of the staircases




Main downstairs corridoor





With rooms like these to relax in .



The hotel`s resident cat !

Waiting for some tidbits of food !!

My sweet - sticky toffee pudding !

Looking down the main street , with small

shops on either side .

View walking halfway down the road .

A couple of window shops i loved .

A park at the bottom with ducks

The railway station built in 1857







Railway line which runs along the coast .






This quaint small village , is well worth stopping by

to visit . Although you can drive through it too easily ,

blink , and you miss it . I found it very relaxing ,

and could easily have a second home there !

More photo`s of castles we visited to follow !!

Spur Of The Moment Break

The decorating is going well ,

however , i wanted to go away for at least

an overnight stay somewhere . So we have

booked to go away for a couple of days!!

Doing 4 days solid of decorating , gets to you ,

and i need some time and a change of

scenery . Doesn`t everyone ! ??

The hotel we are going to is here ,

I`ve seen it while passing , stood in tress

and beautiful grounds, and said , i

would love to stay there sometime .

Now we are doing , for 2 nights !!

So i want to wish everyone

" A Happy Easter ! "

And i will be back before you know it -

fingers crossed with some wonderful

photographs for you all !!

Wallpaper Peak !

Just thought i would give you a peak at the

wallpapering i am just on with right now !!

Taken from the stairs ....

Anyway , back to it !

More photos of the finished project to

be shown later !!

Happy St. Patricks Day !!

Have A Happy day To All My Readers !!

The Results Are Here !!

First of all , i`d like to thank everyone
who visited and commented on my

200th post giveaway ! I was pleased

with the response , and have met more

new people out there .

So with out further a do , and not keep

you all in suspense any longer ...

Here are my winners !

I used the random number generator ,

from The One World One Heart event .

My blog head banner winner is ..

Trish of Tattered Rose !!

CONGRATULATIONS !!

Please email me , and we can start the ball rolling !

The altered wooden coaster goes to ,

a well deserving creative friend -

SHERRY !

And you told me , i was having some

good luck !! (( muah ))

So well done to you both , and i

hope you enjoy your winnings !!

I will be away , for most of next week -

boo- hoo ! My partner has holiday , so

my blogging time will be limited . But no

doubt i will be lurking about now and then .

Enjoy your weekend everyone !!

Spring Sale

I am having a spring sale in my shop -

ready for some new goodies to go in !

Just added today , one of 2 different styles

of handmade bag books , vintage and spring

styles , ready for you to decorate !!

And another banner i made , this time ,

as a gift for my friend Tammy

I saw she was having problems with her

banner head , so i whipped one up for her ,

and she was so pleased with it !!

And today is the last day to enter my

200th post giveaway !! . Thankyou to

all who have commented so far !

See you all tomorrow for the draw

winners names !!