Gorgeousness...lots of pics!!

First of all I must apologise for being so slack with my blogging lately!! My only excuse is that it's school holidays so I have the kids at home with me, plus I have been busy sewing for a couple of orders that I have. So to make up for my slackness this post is an extra long one chock full of beautiful photos... I hope you enjoy it!

First up I will show you a pic of a handbag that was an order for one of my lovely customers. I really loved the way it turned out...the fabrics are just so pretty together!

I have made several other pretty bags this last week or so and am almost finished a quilt for another order...will show you pics when they are all done.

I just had to share with you the gorgeous things that I bought from Heather the other day. Her shop has some fantastic goodies and these are some that I couldn't resist...

She was very generous and added in a few extras too ~ thanks Heather xo I love them all!!

I also bought this stunning vintage dress from Heather....it would have to be my favourite vintage purchase. It's breathtaking in real life!

I originally bought it with the intention of displaying it in my daughter's room....but now that I've seen it in person, I think I am going to keep it for my room instead! I think it would be far too much temptation for Sarah anyway if I hung it in her room. She is already begging for me to let her wear it as a dressing up outfit!!

It is soooo beautiful.....you know that anything with this many ruffles just has to be good!!

Now I had promised you all photos of the treasures that I managed to find at the Antiques & Collectibles Fair that was held locally at the beginning of September. So here they are....

I absolutely LOVE vintage rhinestone necklaces and we were very lucky that day to find a few different ones.

Some gorgeous vintage rhinestone brooches...they are all beautiful, but I was very happy to get some pink ones too as they are harder to find.

This is a lovely vintage earring, brooch & pendant set, in beautiful blue with clear stones.

Pretty pink rhinestone bracelets....you know I love these!

I also got this heavy silver mirror on a little stand. It matches perfectly with my hairbrush set that I have had for years.

Sweet vintage flowery hat or headpiece with a little veil. I just loved the colour & thought it was cute! I doubt if I will ever wear it, but it looks pretty on my vintage mannequin (Coco!)

I also found this stunning white tablecloth with the prettiest pattern of pink roses & scrolls all over.

Handcrocheted vintage doily. I do love the 3 dimensional pink roses with their green leaves. Sorry about the photo...it doesn't show up real well on that background at all!

Anything with crocheted roses on it is perfect in my book. This doily has such wonderful detail and beautiful colours!

I also couldn't resist this lovely white ruffly vase/bowl thingy. I really like this one a lot and am still trying to work out what to put in it...maybe some roses...can't decide...any ideas?

Lastly, I got these really sweet tiny pink lamps from a lovely old man and his wife who were selling off some of their own things. I was glad to take these little treasures off their hands!! They are so pretty!

I will change the crystals to smaller/spear shaped ones once I get some, but for now these look ok. The lamps really are tiny, which you can tell by the size comparison to the crystals (they are only the small sized crystals too!) They are so cute!

Oh and I got this little floral ornament too. I am a sucker for anything with porcelain roses on it lately!

I have also found a few treasures at the local op-shops and markets recently. I thought this pretty little swan was very elegant and sweet and so I just had to have her!

A gorgeous vintage trio in the perfect shade of green!

I actually bought this pretty hat as a dress-up for Sarah.

And seeing as I won't let her use the special vintage dress I got from Heather as a dress-up, I bought this one for Sarah (and it only cost $3!) It was dirty and stained, but after a soak in Napisan it came out perfectly! So now she is happy...although she still asks every now and then about the other dress (just in case I change my mind!)

Well, I hope you have enjoyed browsing through all my photos! I promise not to leave it so long next time!!

I have been tagged by a couple of lovely bloggers and need to think of 7 interesting facts about myself....so will do that this week. Hopefully by then I will have also finished my orders and will have some more pics for you too.

Have a great week and I will talk to you all again soon.

Kathy xo