I've been loving taking part in My Place and Yours every week from Meet Me At Mikes. I just love those meme's, I do, I really do. I love taking part in something and I especially love scurrying along to other places for a nosy at others beautiful words and gorgeous images. It's inspiring and most importantly it makes me feel I'm popping in at a friends house for a cup of tea and a chat, or a show and tell of what we've all been up to and making that week. Which is especially important when a girl is so far away from home...
And with that in mind I really thought that I may not be able to take part this week with the choice of my collection from Theme Queen Kate of Fox's Lane, which is a pity as she has left some lovely encouraging comments here on my little blog and she has a pretty beautiful blog herself.
As I am still in Australia, but packing to leave in one week, back to the cold, cold rain of London, I can't really show you any images of my collections. I can't show my stash of arty and vintage postcards, collected along my travels, or my small selection of cookie cutters and glass bottles and my pile of pine cones collected for my wedding two years ago. I guess I don't really collect things that much, especially when I'm away.....So I'd better just tidy up.....
Clear away the magazines....
Wind up the ribbon....
Pile up the craft books....
Sort those shells...
Fold up the fabric...
And tidy the threads...
Now I'm off for a cup of tea and a bun to look at other collections....
so lovely! that fabric. those magazines. *sigh*
ReplyDeleteLooks like you're a collector to me... loving all the embroidering floss & really really coverting all your great crafty book.
ReplyDeleteLoving all your collections that aren't! Bet it takes ages to pack up if you have to sort through and admire all those beautiful treasures. So glad you could play along.
ReplyDeletehehee, nice non-collection you have there :)
ReplyDeletethat's my kind of collection, magazines, cookie cutters & postcards!
The good thing about packing is you get to unpack, its like finding buried treasure all over again. I actually dont think its possible to be creative and not collect!
ReplyDeletehey Sarah,
ReplyDeletethe pics were taken on 30 sec exposures, had a campfire so used a stick that was lit and just played around with it. it was fun trying to get the letters in the right spot.
YOU can NEVER have TOO many mags/craft books/ or thread..that's my THEORY anyway!!
ReplyDeleteI can really relate to your collections. Loving the magazines, all those crafty books and your ribbon.
ReplyDeleteOh I love your collections but when to stop keeping the magazines is a million dollar question ;)I only skimmed the surface, didn't touch on the mags, of my collections ... isn't this fun :)
ReplyDeleteI would like to collect those cupcakes! Love the tree fabric too.
ReplyDeleteAren't magazines addictive? You have some lovely collections.
ReplyDeleteOh look! Another collectaholic! Ace! Woweee there is our book too! Imagine that! Still feels very strange to see it out in the world! I really like all the things you've photographed here... they are all useful and inspiring and collectable! Thanks for playing! x
ReplyDeleteinteresting when we start thinking about collections isn't it? I have been (falsely, it turns out) priding myself on a bit of 'decluttering). It's not clutter, it's all good stuff!
ReplyDeleteLove your photos and nice things