Saturday, May 14, 2016

Absolutely Beautiful Things

Hello there! Remember me?? My good husband and I have returned from our little holiday. I must say our friends, who kidnapped us, certainly know how to pick the most glorious spots in which to relax and forget about the rest of the world. This amazing house is in a little place called Four Mile Creek. The house is called Watercolours and is about 50 metres from the ocean.......heaven!!


Our friends insisted we have the best bedroom, so.....not wanting to break the ties of our friendship, of course we accepted! =) Beautiful blues.....the most amazing bath......bubbles.....candles......just heaven!!



Each morning my good husband and my good self woke up to glorious sunrises such as this. Yes this was the view from our bedroom!! One could not sleep through this glorious show, now could one.


My good husband and I are both early risers and each morning we would lay in bed, enjoy a cuppa and drink in the beauty of God's wondrous creation!

BUT......we are home again. Back to 'normality'! 'Tis a pity as I could have happily stayed at Watercolours forever. I haven't been creating at my usual maniacal speed of late. I have been sewing curtains for several people (BORING) but other than that, the creative magnitude on the Richter scale has been zilch!! No earth-shaking creative pursuits happening here. =(

BUT......the purpose of this post is to show you what pretties, the royal representative of Her Majesty's mail service has so sweetly delivered to me in the last couple of weeks.

Janine, of the beautiful blog Rainbow Hare sent me these absolutely beautiful, pretties......(I was the lucky winner of her giveaway). A gloriously coloured, crochet blanket and the most divine little purse!!!



Now how on earth did Janine fashion this beautiful purse??? 'Tis beautiful, isn't it!!!


Just stunning!!







Thank you, Janine, for my ..........

A b s o l u t e y   B e a u t i f u  l   T h i n g s !!

BUT......the friendly post lady didn't only present me with Janine's "absolutely beautiful things".......she also presented these absolutely beautiful pretties from Sandy, who lives in New York. Sandy doesn't have a blog, but one morning I was delighted to receive an email from her. I don't know how Sandy found my drivel of a blog, but she told me she loved reading about my happenings down here at the bottom of the world. Imagine that!!!!! This thing they call blogland is fascinating, isn't it.





Sandy gifted me oodles of squares of pretty fabrics. Fabrics of many, many different colours and patterns. The funny thing is that all the fabrics are ones that are not in my stash. Amazing really because I have quite a fabric stash!


Sandy crocheted gorgeous flowers; some that are brooches. She also knitted this pretty teapot cosy, in the prettiest dusty pink. A teapot is so much the cosier when dressed in a knitted woolly!


Sandy gifted me a cute measuring tape which retracts into it's cover. One can never have too many measuring tapes.....oh....and this sweet, sweet pin cushion. Pin cushions are another pretty which I always seem to lose. I love this one!



Sandy gifted me this lovely notepad together with this sweet pen......soooooo pretty. So, so many beautiful pretties.

Thank you, Sandy, for my .........

A b s o l u t e y   B e a u t i f u  l   T h i n g s !!

NOW......before I say toodles, I want to show you some more pretties that were gifted to me. No, not via my letterbox but by a friend. One day when my friend, Anne and I enjoyed a sewing day together, my friend's husband, Gary, brought out an over-spilling box of pretties. Gary said, Anne knew a lady who was a milliner, who had long since retired. The Milliner had given Anne oodles and oodles of vintage pretties that she had collected and used over the years, when fashioning her gorgeous concoctions of hats. Gary said, "Kim......you might like these". Like them!!!!! Oh my giddy aunt!!!! When I picked my jaw from off the floor I had a lookity look!!

Anne let me have half, and Trudy, Anne's daughter, took the other half. You might say Trudy and I divvied the pretties up. It was a fun afternoon oohing and aahing over all these treasures.

Sooooooo many gorgeous laces not seen today. Pinks, blues, teals, creams, beiges, taupes, whites, yellows,  oranges, mauves.......the colours go on and on........as do the lacey designs.





Gorgeous heirloom laces wound onto cardboard.




Gorgeous floral motifs mixed amongst all-over floral laces.








Billowy waves of to-die-for lace pretties!




When I cross the threshold of a milliner's shop, although my eyes ricochet from each pretty concoction of a headpiece to another, I have always thought the 'stuff' that makes my heart go pitty pat is at the back of a milliner's store; the workroom where the glorious tangled mess is hidden from the madding crowd. The back room over-spilling with all those fascinating bits and bobs waiting to be whipped up into a pretty hat. I think I could get lost at the back of a milliner's forever, fingering each tantalising pretty, imagining how each one would be used.





Are not all these laces so very pretty?? What a blessed gal I am to be gifted all these pretties.

Thank you, Anne and Gary, for my..........

A b s o l u t e y   B e a u t i f u  l   T h i n g s !!

Alas, no more pretties to be shown. So it's toodles from me. Me thinks I might just go and ooh and ahh once again, at  my absolutely beautiful pretties! There is nothing quite like a little fabric, a beautiful crochet pretty or a 'smidgen' of pretty, vintage lace to get a gal excited!! Oh...and I just might have a cuppa......the teapot is steaming hot under Sandy's pretty woolly!

Wishing you all a most wonderful weekend. Until the next time........



Linking up this week to Janine's, Rainbow Hare.
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35 comments:

  1. A gorgeous place to be and see the Sunset and gorgeous gifts !!!!
    Have a wonderful weekend !
    Anna

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  2. Of course you know I'm gonna go banana's over the knitted tea cosy and that purse!!!!.....that purse is just stunning. Such beautiful views on your holidays. I have only ever seen views like that in Italy. I'm so glad you guys had a nice time away and your friends are very kind. Love the rooms, they looked great. Lovely to have you back in blogland....just being greedy here. lol

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  3. So many blessings it would make a girl swoon~wow you must have been terribly excited with such bounties to behold. What a wonderful week you have had.

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  4. What a beautiful spot for a vacation! All your pretties are just beautiful!. I do love that purse. Have a lovely weekend.

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  5. What a awesome post!!! Beautiful gifts, beautiful vacation and so on...have a lovely weekend, friend.

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  6. oooh i don't know how you did it but best to not ruin a beautiful friendship ;)

    really beautiful things, i especially liked the purse, but did you have to display everything on that cabinet i am still longing for??!!

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  7. Wow Kim, beauty is overflowing in this post, from the watercolor home and view, to all your fabulous and thoughtful gifts. You are indeed blessed, my dear! I am sure your magical hands will make some wonderful creations with all your lovely fabrics, lace and trims.

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  8. Oh my goodness - what an amazing time you have had! To have friends kidnap you and take you to such an incredible place must have been so wonderful - to say nothing about what arrived in your post box. You deserve it!!

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  9. Such beautiful gifts! I love your teapot cozy. I was never that interested in laces and trims until I started crazy quilting. All those beautiful laces have to inspire you to make something soon.

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  10. What a beautiful vacation spot and such beautiful gifts. So happy for you. There will be many wonderful creations by you from all those lovely trims.

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  11. What lovely things - I cannot begin to take it all in. The sunrise is amazing - here we have the sunset on our ocean - the sun comes up from behind the mountains and is amazing in both. What a glorious vacation. And all the wonderful gifts - the little purse is just too clever - and I can just see you mind going a mile a minute over all those dandy laces and pretties - just think of all the fun you can have making more wonderful crafts. I hope the upcoming week is wonderful for you and all your new things.

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  12. A blog post of beautiful things; from the lovely place where you stayed to all those beautiful goodies that came in the mail. What a wonderful surprise for you when you got home!

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  13. Wow so many beautiful little things!You ahve great friends!AriadnefromGreece!

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  14. What a stunning sunrise! Just gorgeous. So many pretties too, have fun with those.

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  15. What a delightful post! I just love all of your pretties, as I am very drawn to pretty things like that. I just don't know what to do with them! They are in your capable hands and I am sure you are going to make some gorgeous things from them. I love the blanket and purse you received. You were just so blessed and loved on!!

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  16. Wow! What a beautiful place, and what beautiful things you've been gifted!

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    1. It was a 'heavenly' place. I am such a lucky gal to have been gifted all these pretties. Thank you so much for visiting. Kim Xx

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  17. Your holiday view is beyond stunning! What a perfect spot your friends have chosen to live in. And lovely to receive so many gifts. Sandy's crochet flowers and knitted tea cosy are beautiful, as are all those fabric squares and all that millinery lace is just amazing! What a collection! I can't wait to see what you make with it all :)
    Thank you for linking with Wool on Sundays :)

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  18. Beautiful gifts from everybody. I think it shows that you must be a beautiful person for so many people to want to give to you.

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  19. Oh my heart Kim. What a gorgeous retreat ! I think I would have stayed in that bed all day.
    You won the purse ? Let's talk about the pretty little drawers you hung it on shall we? Are they tin? Wood? I know I'm not supposed to covet but seriously.......tis hard not to : /

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  20. Welcome home my cute friend! That sunset is absolutely breathtaking. Glad you had a fun time. Your gifts are all gorgeous. Oh my that blanket and purse. Imagine the hours of love that went into that. The millinery items are to die for! Can yo believe that some of my ancestors owned a millinery shop? I don't have a single thing. :( They all passed before I was born and mom always said that their home was broken in to and everything was taken.
    hugs,
    Jann

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    1. 'Tis lovely to be back, Jann...thankyou. Though, I could have stayed at the lovely house by the beach for a little longer.=) What a travesty to have milliners as your ancestors and not to have any of their pretties. The lace and bits and bobs from their era would have been incredible....AND....just imagine what you would have imagined up with them....they would be fabulous!

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  21. Beautiful sunrise! How lucky you are to have these beautiful things - Janine's work is lovely.

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    1. Thank you, Catherine. 'Tis a lucky gal I am to have a few pieces of Janine's lovely crochet makes.

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  22. Oh my goodness what a most beautiful post. The nature pix are unreal! Oh what pretty things your received too. I love all the colors. Have a good week.

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    1. You are very sweet, Linda...thank you! Wishing you a fabulous week, as well. Kim Xx

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  23. Hi Kim, What a delightful blog post. So happy you and dear husband enjoyed such a lovely visit with friends. The views are outstanding. And your gifts are gorgeous - such thoughtful and talented friends. God bless you both and thank you for visiting my update post.

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  24. This post is at the top of any list for absolutely beautiful things! The gorgeous Watercolors place you visited, oh my goodness! The sunset is absolutely magnificent!!!!!!!!It would be so hard to leave! And the amazing and generous pretties you were gifted with - oh my! Such a delightful post today, enjoyed so much - I know you will be crafting some incredible things with the pretties you were gifted with! Much love to you today :)

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  25. Hello sweet and beautiful friend! Ah, what a joy to stop in for a visit while on my blogging break {{smiles}}

    It looks like you are doing well for which I am thankful. Your vacation by the ocean looked divine! My, what a gorgeous place to stay and soak up the beauty of God's creation.

    Yes, this post was filled with absolutely beautiful things and everything put a smile on my face. Have a joyous weekend. Love and hugs!

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  26. Oh my Kim, as I was still oohing and aahing over that gorgeous Watercolour room with the view, came these delicious photos of all of the pretties you received in your packages! Oh my, I don't know when I've ever seen so many lovely laces and trimmings! If there is anyone on earth who can put them to good use, it is you my talented friend! I am so glad you had this lovely vacation and when you are ready to create your next masterpiece, I'll be watching! Hugs!

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  27. I can’t believe I missed this beautiful post. Good thing I looked. That view is truly gorgeous! I can see why the house is called Watercolours. I am so happy to hear that your friends, from close and afar, are spoiling you so much! Absolutely Beautiful Things indeed :)

    -Soma

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  28. What an unbelievable gift of laces, trims etc....you lucky gal! I love to collect linens, laces and various vintage trims but I almost never come across them in such glorious colors! Looks like you had a beautiful place to stay and I assume you are all still friends since you did take the offer of the best bedroom! I noticed your sweet little tea cozy--it is on my list of things to do.....take care!
    Linda

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  29. That purse belongs with you! xxx

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  30. Kim that was a post full of one pretty prettier than the next. That beachside house was gorgeous and the view fabulous. I enjoyed looking at the trimmings from the Millners shop. The way you photographed them, they looked like a sea of trim, a field full of grass trim. Are you getting my train of thought here? Anyway they are always beautiful to look at. And yes blogland is so special for us to be able to connect from all over the world and make such lasting friendships.

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  31. I've taken a few moments and more thoroughly perused your blog! It is relaxing and pleasant visiting you. Your way with words brings a calming to my soul! And yes your "things" are "absolutely beautiful"!!!

    Interesting note. The ranch on which I was raised has a creek that runs through the entirety of the ranch. Yes, you guessed it "Four Mile Creek"!!!

    Have a blessed day!

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