Vintage sewing,monte carlos and chooks

  A funny combination I know but here are some photos I hope you will find interesting. First of all I was appreciating some of the lovely work that has been done on some of the vintage linen that I have bought .I had to show you this french handkerchief (well thats what the guy told me it was) that I purchased at an Antique shop at Victor Harbour, probably about 10 years ago,isnt the lacework beautiful .

 

and these flowers are so perfectly padded and sewn onto this hand towel.

 

these cupboard knobs were bought from a garage sale by my MIL. At the moment they sit out on display on top of our T.V cabinet ,anyone have any suggestions as to something creative we can use them on or for.

 

Middle daughter has been down spending time with her Grandparents for a couple of days and her Grandmother has been teaching her some embroidery stitches, this is a sample of her first go at it

she also gave her some of these old embroidery transfers that she found at a garage sale

   

 

Daughter no.1 has been passing the time away before going back to Uni by baking these yummy monte carlos biscuits

 

and finally after a long wait introducing two more additions to the  family, our chooks, Addie (short for Adelaide) and Maddie ( short for Matilda) Maddie is the darker one( you needed to know that didnt you). My husband thinks Im a bit nuts naming them that, but I think after his effort at naming the  canaries, Kev and Trev, I did okay. Anyway here they are

 

I have only had them a week and havent had any eggs yet but I am presuming that this is normal? can anyone tell me, I figured they needed time to settle in.

 

Comments

[Annette]

I'm glad you've finally got your chooks, I guess we can expect freshly cooked eggs and bacon for brekky when we next come and stay!!
Love that lace work, it is so fine, amazing.

[Lorraine]

Your daughter's first embroidery efforts are wonderful...and you have a cook in the family as well.....love those vintage embroidery designs..I can remember Mum using those when I was little.....hope the chooks start laying soon...!

[Kris Meares (Tag Along Teddies)]

Hey Jo! That French lace is GORGOUS!! I'm a sucker for vintage linen, especially if it's embroidered or has the hand made cotton lace. It's so lovely to see both your daughters enjoying some of the 'old fashioned' passtimes - stitching and cooking! And both seem to be very clever at both!! What's wrong with naming your chookies?! They have to know when you're talking to them, right? We used to have chooks when we rented a farm house, but now we're in town the yard isn't big enough ... one day!! Bear Hugs! KRIS

[Heidi]

Addie and Maddie are adorable! I too dream of owning chickens one day but just cannot where I am now. *sigh* Your vintage items are beautiful and your DD's first embroidery flowers are turning out great.

Hugs ~
Heidi

[clare bower]

Wow yummy biscuits and lovely old pieces but I really love the door knobs .
clares craftroom

[Julia]

Hi Jo,
your finds are gorgeous ~ the door knobs are a real treasure...and the lace is beautiful!
So great that you now have chooks! I hope Maddie & Addie provide many eggs soon (yummo! I love fresh eggs...)
Hugs, Julia

[Pina Refat]

Hi Jo
A suggestion for those door knobs... screw them onto the wall and hang vintage chic frames from them with ribbon...and those cookies look delious.
Pina

[Genny]

Hi Jo, visita mi blog por favor que hay algo para ti. Me gustan mucho tus bordados.
Cariños. Genny.

[barbara Jean]

Oh wonderful knobs.
They are perfect to screw on to a board, rustic and old looking of course, and use to hang things. But, that would be pretty common.
Let's see. You could make the hanging things, and then hang a big pic from them. That might be different. I like different. =0)

I also really like your blog and so glad i found you.

Blessings,
Barbara Jean

PS I'm having my 200th post giveaway April 15th.
Come on over and join in if you''s like. =0)