tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4304807367232993782024-03-05T17:36:13.129-08:00The Woof & Wilson BlogTanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12204885164368376887noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430480736723299378.post-71374080256449154692019-02-15T07:52:00.000-08:002019-02-15T07:52:47.417-08:00Small Business Sunday (#SBS) Event 2019!Back in June last year I was lucky enough to have my business - Woof & Wilson, chosen as a Small Business Sunday (#SBS) winner on Twitter by Theo Paphitis, entrepreneur and former dragon on BBC programme Dragons's Den.<br />
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Earlier this week on the 12th of February I attended the annual SBS winners event. As a new winner I was able to collect my certificate and have my photo taken with Theo. The cheesy grin on my face probably tells you how chuffed I felt about this!<br />
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The event was full of informative presentations and 1-2-1 sessions, as well as it being a great opportunity to meet and network with other small business owners. A particular highlight for me was listening to guest speaker Raja Saggi, Head of SME Marketing at Google UK. If you're like me and are totally baffled by how to get the most out of Google for getting your business out there, this was incredibly interesting and helpful.<br />
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I was actually quite nervous before attending this event. I'm never very confident when it comes to a large event full of people I don't know! I needn't have been worried though, as I found everyone really friendly, helpful and supportive.<br />
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A big thank you to Theo Paphitis and to all the SBS crew for such a great event, and for supporting and acknowledging us Small business owners and the hard work we put in to make our make our businesses a success.<br />
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I'm now already looking forward to attending again next year....can't wait!<br />
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<br />Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12204885164368376887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430480736723299378.post-46439438612022480972018-12-31T07:42:00.001-08:002018-12-31T08:13:13.534-08:00Looking forward.Well we are about to say goodbye to 2018 and welcomed in the New Year. I won't lie 2018 has been a really tough one. My Mum was going through treatment for her breast cancer and I've had endless problems with my health, mainly down to my congenital heart defect and was hospitalised several times over the past six months. It all took quite a toll on my mental health but I've been working hard to control my anxiety. Thanks to love, support and help from family I feel like I'm winning! However, this wasn't meant to be a negative post and it's important to remember the highlights of 2018 too. My youngest sister got married back in February, which was absolutely beautiful, and although my Mum had a tough time with her treatment the year is ending with us knowing that the cancer has gone! Best news ever!<br />
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So I'm beginning 2019 with optimism and hope that it will be a healthier and generally easier year than the last. With regards to my business, I'm excited about all the plans I have to grow Woof & Wilson this year. I have new products planned that I'm currently designing and can't wait to be able to bring them to life.<br />
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Along with my Woof & Wilson Designs greetings cards & gift tags I have now added my new tea towels to the collection. They currently come in four designs (shown above) and are a beautiful addition to a modern country kitchen, or for anyone who loves nature. You can find the tea towels <a href="http://www.woofandwilson.co.uk/" target="_blank">here</a>. There is also a small discount if you are buying two or more of them by using the code TEATOWELDEAL at checkout.<br />
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I also hope to design and make some more of my machine embroidered pictures as they were a little neglected while I was unwell. I'm planning on expanding my range of stationery too so watch this space!<br />
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It just remains for me to thank you all for sticking around and continuing to support my little business during such a difficult year. All the support I've received through comments, likes and shares on social media is so appreciated. Every sale on my website, no matter how big or small ALWAYS makes me want to do a little dance around my studio and helps me continue to build my dream. I also wish to thank all the incredible NHS staff who have helped my Mum, myself and other family members through some tough and scary times. You are all amazing! Thank you from the bottom of my slightly dodgy but full of love heart.<br />
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Have the happiest of New Year celebrations and a wonderful 2019!<br />
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<br />Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12204885164368376887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430480736723299378.post-81026533443680160732018-07-11T10:14:00.000-07:002019-02-15T07:53:14.605-08:00I'm a Small Business Sunday (#SBS) winner!I had an exciting little victory happen a couple of weeks ago which I thought I'd share with you on here. On Monday 25th June I became a Small Business Sunday winner! For those of you not familiar, #SBS as it's know on Twitter was created by Theo Paphitis (yes, the Theo Paphitis from Dragons' Den). Every Sunday evening between 5pm - 7.30pm small businesses can tweet about their business, making sure they include the important #SBS tag and Theo will pick six of those businesses each week that he believes deserve a retweet, announcing them on the Monday evening. Obviously this is a great boost to any small business!<br />
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On that Monday evening I was actually busy packing to go in to hospital the following day when I heard my phone keep pinging. It was my Twitter account going crazy as I had just been announced as a winner along with the other five businesses who also won that evening! To say I was over the moon was an understatement. I felt so honoured to have been chosen, it felt like a real pat on the back. When you are working so hard to build up your little business, that sort of recognition means so much!</div>
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I had plenty of time while I was in hospital to try to respond to all the tweets and kind messages I received. I've been in and out of hospital twice in the last two weeks, which is why I've only just had the chance to writing this blog post now, (I'll leave the hospital story for another post) but I'm still feeling very proud that I'm able to display this winners badge on my website! Thank you Theo Paphitis!</div>
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Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12204885164368376887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430480736723299378.post-30237485139054522682018-06-04T06:25:00.001-07:002018-06-04T06:26:24.022-07:00DIY pallet plant displayHello! Can someone explain to me how it's June already? That dreaded word "Christmas" will soon be popping up in conversations (alright, I love it really). Anyway, back to now....The beautiful, although at times stormy weather has meant we have managed to do a few jobs in the garden. I say "we", when we all know that Mr Woof & Wilson has to do all the actual labour while I merely give helpful hints (give instructions) and oversee the aesthetic side of things.<br />
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At the end of last year we had new flooring put in some of our house, and we still had the wooden pallet it had arrived on. It had been a fairly unsightly mess on our patio (although the dog loved sitting on it to gaze over his garden) until a couple of weeks ago when we decide to do something with it. Mr W&W decided he could turn it into a stand for some of our pots of herbs and flowers, which he'd fix to our fence on the patio. I loved the idea and we began talking about paint colours. I realised that if we painted it a nice bright colour and stood it against the garage wall at the back of our garden, it would go a long way towards helping to brighten up what was a dull brick wall with a dull brown door. I have wanted to make changes to that garage since we moved it, hoping that maybe we could paint it white at some point just to brighten it up. This however was a much better option, we could paint the garage door the same colour as the pallet which would just lift the whole thing!<br />
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After sanding the pallet to get rid of all the splintery bits, Mr W&W made some shelves out of MDF he had laying around in his garage. After attaching them to the pallet we where able to finish painting it and move on to painting THAT (much hated) garage door. Again, I say "we" but very little was done by, me as just a couple of minutes of helping to paint wore me out. It was decided by The Mr and my Dad (never one to miss out on helping with a bit of DIY) that it would be easy to mount the pallet on the wall rather than just have it stood on the ground. So my Dad joined the team and I made cups of tea whilst keeping Hooper (our dog) from under their feet. </div>
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It has injected some much needed colour, and I no longer feel like our tiny garden is dominated my an ugly brown garage. We won't need to paint the wall anymore, this has done the trick. Even on some of the greyest stormy days we've had recently it has still looked bright and cheery out there! </div>
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I'm so pleased with it, especially saying goodbye to the brown door! It's all down to Mr W&W with some help from my dear Dad. All it cost us was the tin of outdoor paint everything else was recycled. </div>
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There's still plenty to tackle in our garden but bit by bit it's becoming a lovely space to sit with a cup of tea and admire nature. Here's hoping we all get some lovely Summer weather!</div>
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Waiting for spring and warmer weather to arrive can seem like am awfully long wait. I find winter really drags on after the festive period. Having flowers and plants in my home at this year really helps to bring in some colour and life, a nice contrast to all the bare trees outside and the often grey weather. Spring is just around the corner and I'm eager to start getting the spring feeling in my home as soon as possible! Now I'm not great at looking after houseplants, I never seem to get it right and they often die on me, but I keep trying and I think I'm getting better.....slowly.<br />
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I adore the first bunches of tulips I have in the house each year and the same goes for daffodils, they instantly bring spring in to your home even when it's still trying to snow outside! I love having a big vase full, but keeping a few back to dot around the house in little bottles, jars and mugs makes them go further. I also bring out my set of wildflower coasters at this time of year. They are available to buy on my website<a href="http://www.thecosycornerhouse.co.uk/ourshop/prod_4869204-Wildflower-coasters.html" target="_blank"> here.</a> The white metal flower pot is also available on my website <a href="http://www.thecosycornerhouse.co.uk/ourshop/prod_5901998-White-flower-pot-with-heart.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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I'm a big fan of drying my hydrangeas each year and then using them all year round. They dry so beautifully and I'm never without flowers that way, even when I have no fresh ones. Adding some greenery with house plants or a jug of eucalyptus also seems to freshen up the house. Displaying floral images or pressed flowers in frames is another way to introduce nature in to your home and would be perfect for anyone who doesn't want the hassle of caring for plants or is allergic to having flowers in the home. The handmade Snowdrop picture is from our Woof & Wilson Designs collection and is available on my website.<br />
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I bought myself some potted hyacinth bulbs a few week ago to stand on my dining table. They grew so well, (amazing in my house) and apart from looking beautiful, they smell divine! I'm hoping my little jug of daffodil bulbs will be just as successful this year as they have the past couple of years.<br />
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You can find many of the homewares shown in these photos on my website, including the hanging white frames, the wicker heart, the rustic hooks with hanging jars, and the "Bee happy!" picture, another one of our Woof & Wilson designs. Pop over to <a href="http://www.thecosycornerhouse.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Cosy Corner House</a> website if you want to shop the look.<br />
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Try bringing a little nature in to your home and have fun with it!<br />
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These baskets come in three sizes and have the most gorgeous rose coloured sequins on the bottom half. Storage at its prettiest! Our new paddle/chopping boards are proving very popular for your kitchens this summer. Both the mini two tone marble & wood board and the aged French wood board have a wonderful rustic country kitchen feel to them, but would be equally as at home in a contemporary kitchen. Our cutest new addition to the shop has to be our little brass snail spoons. Utterly adorable and a perfect little gift, particularly for those of us who are nature lovers! <br />
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Use our beautiful new ribbed glass jar, handmade by artisans from recycled glass to serve your summer drinks in style, or even to hold some flowers! If you are looking for a vase then look no further than our stunning large glass vase, beautifully shaped to hold your big summer bouquets! As for your smaller flower pickings, our wildflower jars are extremely popular. With a rustic mesh lid that rests on top of the vase it's perfect for holding those more delicate wildflowers. I love filling mine with lavender from my garden too!<br />
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Summer trips to the market, shops or the beach wouldn't be complete without our gorgeous French market style shopping basket. They are hand woven with plenty of room in them and long leather handles for carrying. Bring on the sunshine!<br />
As for some lovely finishing touches around your home, you don't have to wait until Autumn to start lighting candles. I love to have candles lit during summer evenings both inside the house or out in the garden. The stunning square glass and antique brass candle holder is perfect for adding some cosiness to your home, whilst the top can be removed so that you can create a display inside it. I'm personally very excited about all the styling possibilities throughout the seasons, from filling it with dried flowers and foliage, to pine cones and pumpkins! We also have some new little hanging glass tealight holders. They have been handmade and have a gorgeous hammered glass effect. They would look wonderful outside in the garden!<br />
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Finally we have some lovely new frames in stock, distressed white wooden hanging frames and antique brass hanging frames. Both designs have a glass front and back. They look wonderful with photos in them but you can also frame pressed flowers or mementos such as tickets or postcards. Have fun with them! <br />
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<br />Last Friday we celebrated our Labrador Hooper's 1st birthday! I can't quite believe our little fury boy is a year old already, it has flown by! We spent the day spoiling him with presents, which included lots of yummy dog treats (anyone who has ever owned a Labrador will know how much they LOVE their food!), he also got a new ball and a soft toy fox (he loves both but I'm not sure how long 'Foxy' will last!). Hooper also got to enjoy a special dog friendly birthday cake.......which he loved!<br />
<br />I spent the day reminiscing about how tiny he had been when we first brought him home 10 months ago, and how much our lives and home have changed since he arrived. We have bald patches of carpet, a lawn covered in holes, we're constantly cleaning dirt marks on the walls, and no amount of hoovering in the world seems get rid of all the dog hair during malting seasons! We get less space on the sofa, and if you dare to get up to pop to the toilet or make a cup of tea it's almost guaranteed you'll walk back in and find he's stolen your seat! I don't mind admitting he was very hard work as a puppy and there were times right at the beginning where I wondered if we had done the right thing. We most definitely had! Although he still has his naughty days, and we have plenty of training still to work on, he is turning in to the most sweet, gentle, rather daft, wonderful dog. He's so much more than a dog to us, he's our family, our boy, and we couldn't imagine our home or life with out him. <br /><br />
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He's grown in to such a handsome boy now but look how tiny and cute he was last summer. I certainly couldn't pick him up in my arms these days! <br /><br />
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I love this boy with all my heart and I feel so lucky to have him, he really is my super Hooper!</div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I've been loving filling our new <a href="http://www.thecosycornerhouse.co.uk/ourshop/prod_5901998-White-flower-pot-with-heart.html" target="_blank">white flower pot</a> full of tulips, and of course our <a href="http://www.thecosycornerhouse.co.uk/ourshop/prod_4869204-Wildflower-coasters.html" target="_blank">wildflower coasters</a> are just perfect on the dining table. I have also filled a jug with pussy willow to hang some decorative eggs on. I found mine at John Lewis.</span><br />
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I've been asked a number of times on social media and by friends what recipe I use to make my favourite chocolate banana cake, so I thought I would share it on here! It's a Green & Black's recipe and I've always had good results with it. It's not hard to make either, which is a bonus for me as I'm not the most competent or confident baker!<br />
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225g Self-raising flour<br />
100g Butter at room temperature<br />
175g Caster sugar<br />
Pinch of salt<br />
2 Large free-range eggs, beaten<br />
2 Very ripe bananas<br />
3 Tablespoons of milk<br />
100g Dark (70% 0r 85% cocoa solids) chocolate, chopped into very small pieces (I personally have some of my chocolate in bigger chunks too, but it works with both very small pieces or slightly bigger chunks.)<br />
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Managing expectations can be difficult when you live with a chronic illness or disability, mine being a complex congenital heart defect (CHD). It's not just about what others expect from you, but about what you expect of yourself. I would like to think that by now my close friends know me well enough to understand the reasons I can't always make it to social events. Simple things like no parking close enough to our destination will mean I either can't go or I need a lift so I can be dropped outside the restaurant/venue, or that I will simply be to exhausted by the end of the evening to drive myself home! Even being a little quiet at some point while I'm in social situations makes me feel like I'm being rude when the truth is that I have to shut down for a while to recharge my batteries as socialising is exhausing for me. All of this can make you feel like you are letting people down (repeatedly sometimes) or even being a bit of a nuisance. I believe however that the hardest expectations to manage are those we put on ourselves.<br />
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I frequently get cross with myself if I've not managed to achieve the list of things I planned on doing on a particular day or weekend. Some days it's hard enough just getting up, showered, dressed and doing work without the extra chores we all have to do around the house. I work from home which suits my health brilliantly but also leaves me feeling that I should have more time to do household chores than other people. I'm very lucky that I get a lot of help around our house from my other half, he does all the housework I can't physically manage anymore or really struggle with. He also does all the dog walking, with me just joining them when I'm able to manage it. Sadly that's hardly ever when the weather is cold! I'm terrible for comparing myself to other people and wondering how they manage to do everything they are doing as well as in many cases having children too! I don't get half as much done and we don't have children (unless you count our naughty puppy)! So what I'm trying to practice lately is being a little kinder to myself and not setting my expectations too high. It's good to have goals but it's also important for me to understand that I can't always do it all. I'm managing to run a small business and going for numerous blood tests and hospital appointments frequently. Our home is comfy and cosy, and most importantly it's a happy home. So does it really matter if I haven't managed to get to the florist this week for some fresh flowers or bake the cake I keep saying I'll do but still haven't got round to making, or that our garden looks a mess, or the bathroom isn't gleaming? No, it doesn't, it doesn't matter at all!<br />
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I'm going to try to gently remind myself that I may not manage as much in a day as other people, but everything I do manage is done with a single ventricle heart and incredibly low blood oxygen levels and all the symptoms that come with it. As long as my work gets done and our house is in some sort of decent order I should be happy with that. I'm not going to tell myself off any more for not being like other people, and I'm not going to feel guilty for needing more rest than others. This was a New Year's resolution I made to myself and slowly but surely I'm getting the hang of it. My world can't, and doesn't always look like an Instagram photo. So I'll applaud the times that do look and feel photo perfect, and I'll pour myself an extra cup of tea and remind myself that I'm doing okay on the days that aren't so perfect.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430480736723299378.post-18414333401440974442016-09-07T08:12:00.000-07:002016-09-07T08:12:30.293-07:00Waving goodbye to Summer.So with September arriving it's now officially Autumn (although I'm hoping we are still going to get a few weeks nice weather). It has been the most wonderful Summer! We introduced a new member to our house when we got our Labrador puppy Hooper at the beginning of July, so Summer has seen many lovely dog walks. We also got to explore beautiful Norfolk for a few days and have enjoyed several family BBQ's. I've personally really enjoyed being able to use our garden more this Summer and am enjoying slowly transforming it (it's taken rather a battering with a new puppy though!).<br />
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I thought I'd say goodbye to Summer with a few photos of the little delights that nature has given us this season. <br /><br />
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The tiniest but most important creatures are some of my favourites. I
have big plans to make my garden even more bee and butterfly friendly
next year!<br /><br />
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Exactly one month ago today we (Karl & I) welcomed a new little addition to our household. We collected our eight week old Labrador puppy which we have named Hooper. We have wanted and planned for a puppy for years and a year after moving in to our house, the time was right. We had settled on what breed and sex we wanted and were going to visit puppies once we had returned from our trip to Norfolk. It all happened much faster than we expected though. After a couple of calls and chats to get all the information we were happy with we ended up visiting a litter of Lab puppies the afternoon we returned from Norfolk. We totally fell in love, and four days later we were collecting our boy Hooper!<br />
Those four days in between were spent trying to puppy proof the house (as best you can), registering with a vet and booking an appointment for his first lot of vaccinations, and buying the mountain of bits and bobs needed.....amounting to a small fortune!!!<br />
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A month on and this little puppy has not only grown in size but in personality too. He's funny, lovable, cheeky and rather naughty at times. He's done really well learning quite a number of commands so far, including sit, stay, down, paw and come......well, he seems to have selective hearing when it comes to that last one! Like most Labrador puppies he loves to chew and various parts of our house have fallen victim to this including a certain part of the skirting boards, a patch of carpet, the doormat and the dining chair legs! I should mention that we have also been through numerous soft dog toys that have been shredded by his sharp little puppy teeth. The shortest lifespan of one of his soft toys was less than 24 hours! He is now fully house trained with no accidents indoors for nearly two weeks now and he's also fantastic at going to bed at night in his crate and sleeping through the night!</div>
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classes, which I'm really looking forward too. It will be great to get
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I haven't managed to update the blog for a couple of weeks as I've been kept very busy by my cheeky but wonderful new Labrador puppy! I will introduce him properly in a blog post soon but first I wanted to share our lovely little four night break to Norfolk which we went on just before getting our pup! I had never been to Norfolk before and was really eager to visit for a few reasons. Firstly it was a great opportunity to visit friends of ours who moved to Norfolk last Summer. Secondly images I see of rural Norfolk always looks so beautiful and we wanted a nice country get-away. Another bonus of the county for me personally is that it's so flat! I know that sounds like an odd reason to most people but when you live with a congenital heart defect like mine where walking around is very hard work and pretty impossible if it's hilly, the idea of flat countryside is wonderful! Where I live in Buckinghamshire the countryside is beautiful but rather hilly, making much of it inaccessible to me. <br />
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We stayed in a beautiful little cottage surrounded by woodland and stunning countryside views. There were woodland walks on the property as well as the owners (who's house was attached to the side of the cottage, but still allowed plenty of privacy) having chickens and ponies.<br /><br />
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We totally fell in love with Norfolk and it's beautiful coast & countryside. We will definitely be going back in the future as there's so many more places I want to explore there!<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Tanya x</i></span></span><br /></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430480736723299378.post-73338685221069574692016-06-09T07:33:00.000-07:002016-06-09T17:39:57.286-07:00Falling in love with our garden.This time last year we bought and moved in to our first home together. We very much concentrated on the inside of the house last year, putting in a new kitchen, taking a wall down, having new heating installed, redecorating and so on. It meant that our garden was rather neglected until now. I knew what I wanted to do with it but the house took priority. Finally this year we have been able to start slowly making some changes in the garden, money and time allowing. We have managed to sort the fencing, that was the priority as the garden had been very open before, allowing the whole road to see in to the whole of our garden! Not very nice if you wanted to sit outside, there was no privacy! Over the weekend my wonderful other half Karl managed to finish off the fencing and garden gate with the help of both our fabulous Dads. We now have a private garden and I feel I can get to work on prettying it up now! There is still much we want to do that will have to wait until money allows, like sorting out the ugly patio! There are however smaller changes we can do gradually in the meantime. I have no experience in gardening having never had my own garden before, also due to my heart defect there's lots of gardening I won't be able to do myself, but I hope to manage a few less strenuous tasks. I'm getting lots of advice from my Dad and Karl's Dad as well as using the good old internet for tips on plants and planting! I knew all the years spent watching Gardeners World would eventually be of use! <br />
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I'm currently dreaming of turning our little garden in to something resembling a beautiful cottage garden, with lots of colour, wild flowers, a little haven for bees, butterflies and birds! I realise the vision in my head may be a little ambitious but it's good to have something to aim for right?!! Anyway I kicked things off over the weekend buy planting an enormous pot of Sweet Peas with some white trailing Lobelia. I have always wanted to have Sweet Peas in the garden so I just had to make them my first purchase. I'm lucky enough to have inherited beautiful pink Peonies with the garden as well as some Rose bushes. I'm concentrating on one side of the garden this year and trying to make the ugly patio pretty with more pots of colourful flowers and then I will tackle the long border down the other side next year I think. Rome wasn't built in a day as they say!<br />
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Our front garden also needs a complete transformation at some point. However, we are lucky enough to have a lovely tree on the front lawn. I have no idea what type of tree it is but the blossom we had on it a few weeks ago was the most incredible shade of dark pink, it was stunning! Whatever we do with the front garden, that tree will be staying! The front will probably just get a tidy this year as it's an overgrown mess! There are some nice plants but I think it needs rearranging to make it easier for me to care for. As for the little patch of lawn at the front, it's barely green, more of a brownish colour! I'm considering whether we should get rid of the grass at the front all together in the future and maybe go for some nice gravel with pretty borders of flowers. Any thoughts on this, does anyone have any tips or done something similar? <br />
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I'm mostly just enjoying the fact that I can now sit outside with a cup of tea and enjoy my garden in privacy. It's been wonderful over this last week while the weather has been so beautiful! I'm looking forward to seeing it slowly transform over the years!<br />
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I would love it if any of you would like to leave me tips on what plants are easy to maintain that will bring some colour and attract the bees. Your advice would be much appreciated, thank you.<br />
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Take care and enjoy the Summer. Fingers crossed for a good one!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Tanya x </i></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430480736723299378.post-74078371856895105922016-05-26T10:29:00.000-07:002016-05-26T10:29:32.745-07:00My Favourite Lemon Madeleines recipeOne of my favourite things to bake are these lovely little lemon madeleines. I've always been a fan of madeleines (probably something to do with living in France for part of my childhood) but until last year I had never tried baking my own. After buying myself a madeleine baking tin I decided to give it a go! I bought my madeline baking tray from a local kitchenware shop but you can easily buy them online.<br /><br />
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I use this Michel Roux Jr. recipe and it has always worked beautifully for me. <br />
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<li class="recipe-ingredients__list-item" itemprop="ingredients"> 2 free-range eggs</li>
<li class="recipe-ingredients__list-item" itemprop="ingredients"> 100g/3½oz caster sugar</li>
<li class="recipe-ingredients__list-item" itemprop="ingredients"> 100g/3½oz plain flour, plus extra for dusting</li>
<li class="recipe-ingredients__list-item" itemprop="ingredients"> 1 lemon, juice and zest </li>
<li class="recipe-ingredients__list-item" itemprop="ingredients"> ¾ tsp baking powder</li>
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~ Whisk together the eggs and the sugar in a bowl until frothy. Lightly
whisk in the remaining ingredients, not forgetting the melted butter. I do all of this in my KitchenAid but I'm sure this can probably be done with a hand wisk. <br /><br />~ Leave the mixture to stand for 20 minutes (perfect time to make a cup of tea and have a sit down!). After that carefully pour the mixture into the prepared madeleine tray.<br />
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I sprinkle a little icing sugar very lightly over the madeleines when I pop them in in to a cake tin to store but it's not necessary. The recipe says that the madeleines are best eaten within an hour of cooking but I have found they have lasted well for a couple of days sealed in a cake tin although I would agree that their texture is best within the first 24 - 48 hours. To be honest they are so yummy they are not around for very long!<br /><br />
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Delicious enjoyed with a cup of tea or coffee with friends or family! <br />
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You can find the original recipe I used <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/madeleine_15211" target="_blank">here</a> on the BBC Food site. If any of you have made madeleines from other recipes that you love which are other flavours, please feel free to let me know in the comments. I would love to try making some different ones!<br />
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Our Mini Milk Bottle Flower Holder is just perfect for displaying you Spring/Summer flowers and you don't have to buy or pick yourself a big vase filling sized bouquet! It's small enough to pop on a side table or windowsill but still makes a lovely centre piece on a dining table. <br />
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Here are a few ways I've used my milk bottle flower holder.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>1.</b></span> Keeping it simple with some white and pale pink tones, I love the little wax flowers!</div>
<b>2.</b> The perfect Spring look with a single tulip in each milk bottle. The pink, green and blue in this photo are probably one of my favourite colour combinations and are so fresh & Springlike! <br />
<b>3 & 5.</b> I used gorgeous little bunches of wildflowers including daisies, wax flowers and forget-me-nots. Keep it slightly messy and wild for this look, it's so pretty!<br />
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<b>4.</b> Daffodils, wonderful sunny daffs! These appearing in shops and gardens heralds the start of Spring and brings a big dose of sunshine yellow into your home even if it's still pretty dull outside! <br /><b>6. </b>All white with these stunning freesias, one of my favourites!<b> </b></div>
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These are a real must for the home this Summer and would make a beautiful gift too! They are available for just £6.50 from<a href="http://www.thecosycornerhouse.co.uk/" target="_blank"> The Cosy Corner House</a>! </div>
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Whatever your favourites are, have fun filling your home with the colours and scents of the season!<br />
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today that we exchanged and got the keys to this house, our first home
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making the house feel like ours. Having a larger space to work from has
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fact that we have some beautiful new items in the shop, I'm offering
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A few days before Easter I had my 40th Birthday and I have been celebrating with family and friends over the last few weeks. Well, you might as well enjoy draw these things out for a long as you can hey! Turning 40 has been a big milestone for me in more ways than just the number. I'm not going to get all serious on you because this is a happy post, but my health problems make me really appreciate all my birthdays, especially the big ones! Unlike some people I was not worried at all about the big 4 0, in fact I loved it! I have just had the best year of my life, with Karl (my other half) & I buying and moving in to our first home together and I'm loving how my little business is coming along nicely too. I've had such fun the past few weeks with family and dear friends and I feel so lucky to have them all in my life. <br />
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I was thoroughly spoilt with flowers, cake, chocolates...I think I may have eaten my own body weight in chocolate recently! I received such beautiful and thoughtful gifts including the gorgeous floral Crosley record played from my other half. I'm in love with it! On my actual birthday the OH and I took the day off work and went to the Waffle House in St Albans for lunch, followed by a little wander in the beautiful park. I was lucky with the weather that day, it was lovely! Spending precious time with all the people I love has been the best part of all. So far being in my 40's has been great fun!<br />
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Both my Emma Bridgewater and my Observer book collections were
generously added to and my wonderful friend even painted me a beautiful
oil painting! I had more celebrations over the Easter weekend with
family and friends and then closed my birthday celebrations last weekend
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430480736723299378.post-8338228952901322402016-03-01T09:32:00.002-08:002016-03-01T09:32:47.250-08:00<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/14745579/?claim=avhr5q6rtp2">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430480736723299378.post-9153744344010964022016-01-06T10:40:00.000-08:002016-03-01T01:39:20.595-08:00Looking back at 2015!Wow, I know I say this every year but I can't believe another year has gone by. 2015 seemed to fly by particularly quickly! It has been a special year and a busy one with Karl and I buying and moving in to our first home together.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ezFwDHuqALOPkL7h4Gh_EAi9WBU4D6LD_8py_ZXqB_C__lB1eI0KMQs321P2fizSdSV-IqbQo1pg94zenOG1NZIy_-tePptbu-D2oLYaOqVq6D_Mi4D3DarW7ckFTn8syUT9Ja0LcJ5j/s1600/image1+%25283%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ezFwDHuqALOPkL7h4Gh_EAi9WBU4D6LD_8py_ZXqB_C__lB1eI0KMQs321P2fizSdSV-IqbQo1pg94zenOG1NZIy_-tePptbu-D2oLYaOqVq6D_Mi4D3DarW7ckFTn8syUT9Ja0LcJ5j/s640/image1+%25283%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46nOaYxuTwMwDQjkICXM4rdW_nvWYRiUr_c4J8kEPmdyL1-qxqQsq9oAd6OJAedVFzjHNb3u6B7Ar5RWtG0YxjAT3YtgATUxZY6ig4wuRQC76XWrd-Cy9ZtFUf5_g5miJHB9fF7WzCOSA/s1600/image1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46nOaYxuTwMwDQjkICXM4rdW_nvWYRiUr_c4J8kEPmdyL1-qxqQsq9oAd6OJAedVFzjHNb3u6B7Ar5RWtG0YxjAT3YtgATUxZY6ig4wuRQC76XWrd-Cy9ZtFUf5_g5miJHB9fF7WzCOSA/s640/image1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I can't believe it was a year ago, January 2015 that we started house hunting and just a few weeks later had an offer accepted on a house! We moved in a few months later in June after having a bit of work done on the house. It all feels like yesterday, but at the same time I feel like this has been our home for ages! We also celebrated Karl's 40th birthday during the summer, having a big BBQ with family and friends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghko5ym9M_kCoHQNacaZ26aA6L5_gGRV8w9yqZNJ8axxstDVHWFYjjRNyHKuJMPlfPjEYiV-L_fhgMwnxgolWfuKRyBcWWNQsCXjcu70OIDXXML2qKs5qe9Xr44qiFHzxzY9G3x-7u45wl/s1600/image3+%25283%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghko5ym9M_kCoHQNacaZ26aA6L5_gGRV8w9yqZNJ8axxstDVHWFYjjRNyHKuJMPlfPjEYiV-L_fhgMwnxgolWfuKRyBcWWNQsCXjcu70OIDXXML2qKs5qe9Xr44qiFHzxzY9G3x-7u45wl/s640/image3+%25283%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7p44ol3lJyGJlWd3q2fUjfjtVnfCkEZsUnNjnF0c_tqzo8wAY178DGp_1rJLuo54whur3u52eAhC-3QQhKPNOquN39MGt6-2ZJzGyiLttCMBLKEiuxPsMxd1A0oMry2X7HZPqE9yrcl4/s1600/image2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7p44ol3lJyGJlWd3q2fUjfjtVnfCkEZsUnNjnF0c_tqzo8wAY178DGp_1rJLuo54whur3u52eAhC-3QQhKPNOquN39MGt6-2ZJzGyiLttCMBLKEiuxPsMxd1A0oMry2X7HZPqE9yrcl4/s640/image2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have now got my new studio all finished and I love working in it, it's much more spacious than my last one! There are a few bits I still want to put up on the walls but it really feels great to work in now! I have also launched a new range of appliquéd framed pictures in the later months of 2015 and have many more designs I'll be working on this year which I'm rather excited about!<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLccmhtn_Ez8l5yr-EsN-DQnPYat1k9RLn4mCcNhOqjQv4kp28PC_ReYLQOtrff5ymBUDh7ovgc_6DIMLJaGFm8vVj9gS4nqLbLNUds5JlYHHEymUntSHbFg3s2uuWB-MrxXWhqZQYuRWl/s1600/image1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLccmhtn_Ez8l5yr-EsN-DQnPYat1k9RLn4mCcNhOqjQv4kp28PC_ReYLQOtrff5ymBUDh7ovgc_6DIMLJaGFm8vVj9gS4nqLbLNUds5JlYHHEymUntSHbFg3s2uuWB-MrxXWhqZQYuRWl/s640/image1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSpK6qS9hb88I10goKufLQDCD_McMBxh8dl-AB35gilM5vLP-A8BfwXz1nXgPH-pMpv4AdbjpYG8LiA3Wlc1oEuI_tCjscevgS8z_B-xPAdY2PcjUt2MS_mgmRHE8p9C3sw6U-5YwzmOwu/s1600/image2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSpK6qS9hb88I10goKufLQDCD_McMBxh8dl-AB35gilM5vLP-A8BfwXz1nXgPH-pMpv4AdbjpYG8LiA3Wlc1oEuI_tCjscevgS8z_B-xPAdY2PcjUt2MS_mgmRHE8p9C3sw6U-5YwzmOwu/s640/image2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The end of 2015 saw a new arrival in the family with my new little nephew being born in December. He's absolutely gorgeous! We also loved our fist Christmas living together and I took huge delight in decorating our home for the festive season and spending lots of time with family! <br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsQHk7UBBixFP3biroB4VxCyD1QzGEwc7wya6R28wr5gBhtFpwVza5oaYjyJIC6ombLbt8fdoFQMDzQ0O3GitVPEQ0ZIittwAXmXeGNbT9AsKa-6o3umk0cFB2JHEc13HlRfiWgCNfRvZ/s1600/image1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsQHk7UBBixFP3biroB4VxCyD1QzGEwc7wya6R28wr5gBhtFpwVza5oaYjyJIC6ombLbt8fdoFQMDzQ0O3GitVPEQ0ZIittwAXmXeGNbT9AsKa-6o3umk0cFB2JHEc13HlRfiWgCNfRvZ/s640/image1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSrHjoxEnrzXqH6nlekTzPFZYG_SGRpUoxqcOzAdEidNtWcAPoob4v7jKSwTqVkfA5Hyv-nc21fP3FTZ2zKYmbmzn-uZq-DgXh404CviGNJqpJk2FKEboV4tgi57PnlUcgx4icdGQ8Dtn6/s1600/image2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSrHjoxEnrzXqH6nlekTzPFZYG_SGRpUoxqcOzAdEidNtWcAPoob4v7jKSwTqVkfA5Hyv-nc21fP3FTZ2zKYmbmzn-uZq-DgXh404CviGNJqpJk2FKEboV4tgi57PnlUcgx4icdGQ8Dtn6/s640/image2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2h79HQaj9cwLAjTJLo7QOTp9TkKC7t3UVk5PkRRfkoJhwHnklh-vHA4396joMdk930oBu9dWlTvmbyHAB9Wb94EBHV5NmWXz6wgAhbvvGr5iFxDWIgfbxeVKiU28EZ1_HoymDJCw0C2E/s1600/image1+%25285%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2h79HQaj9cwLAjTJLo7QOTp9TkKC7t3UVk5PkRRfkoJhwHnklh-vHA4396joMdk930oBu9dWlTvmbyHAB9Wb94EBHV5NmWXz6wgAhbvvGr5iFxDWIgfbxeVKiU28EZ1_HoymDJCw0C2E/s640/image1+%25285%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We still have lots of plans for this house and tackling the garden this year is one of them. I will probably be forever adding touches to this house as it's what I love doing but I'm so pleased with how homely we have made it feel over the last six months. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHw84dJYpMogEWIsMffEzAhXZ9VQlFORdhmIPATDdTmGhY7o60zzMTmZPmFaOjPcb26SILWrNEOefPZuM_I4QXYf8MV31B9zZTf1_6q9_Tp5Vx7c3Y4onPsp0w1AoU1_DnkJivIA9pj1Yw/s1600/image2+%25287%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHw84dJYpMogEWIsMffEzAhXZ9VQlFORdhmIPATDdTmGhY7o60zzMTmZPmFaOjPcb26SILWrNEOefPZuM_I4QXYf8MV31B9zZTf1_6q9_Tp5Vx7c3Y4onPsp0w1AoU1_DnkJivIA9pj1Yw/s640/image2+%25287%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybSjfslWBsuPu8vD0RDgmdTXKuofQPyv71pCrtQ-0NlSuy_EXKgjRHeO0SPBy4BMISDy_mpOw-ZIWeuIfCkWhXwgkQfstZP8D2-dIfyMJidXJwPBCfh_y6rUNthU_HslnlAUrOZaCy8ch/s1600/image2+%25284%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybSjfslWBsuPu8vD0RDgmdTXKuofQPyv71pCrtQ-0NlSuy_EXKgjRHeO0SPBy4BMISDy_mpOw-ZIWeuIfCkWhXwgkQfstZP8D2-dIfyMJidXJwPBCfh_y6rUNthU_HslnlAUrOZaCy8ch/s640/image2+%25284%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm going in to 2016 with lots of hope and excitement for the adventures ahead this year. I hope you all have a wonderful 2016 with much love, laughter and happiness!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Much love,<br /><i>Tanya x</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430480736723299378.post-49910474639214420192015-11-04T05:46:00.000-08:002016-03-01T01:39:20.645-08:00Autumn love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbf4sikNu5ExrGzNap1PgVOJK1049HjkH88ZPCxVFyRNNITo1E2KrExfiW58FFTu-hm9ke8LXR5hqcU8U6rdJRRiP5IHdqpfjOvyA3h1lJF8xgDVZMncdByncbzLRLE9G50HepydZnsMqx/s1600/autumn7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbf4sikNu5ExrGzNap1PgVOJK1049HjkH88ZPCxVFyRNNITo1E2KrExfiW58FFTu-hm9ke8LXR5hqcU8U6rdJRRiP5IHdqpfjOvyA3h1lJF8xgDVZMncdByncbzLRLE9G50HepydZnsMqx/s640/autumn7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Autumn. What can I say....it's just beautiful! It is one of my favourite, possibly my actual favourite time of year! It of course looks stunning with it's red, orange and golden tones but it's not just how it looks that I love, it's the whole feel. It's bringing the woolly jumpers and scarves out and getting cosy with blankets, hot chocolate, candles and fairy lights. Warming hearty soups replace summer salads and baking cakes, crumbles and of course in a few weeks time, mince pies!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_v_BA9zmMPNvEkVomOHjDEOk-q3MpHaT75SbtJs8UHJAYsJD7370cu7zEIQJpWvp33ix-MQHISwkIyxkNBhPZx75Bw4UG0xYTko57X7hEqlmErEPiB-Tq0-LvgEggKhYFgASqCnymLFR/s1600/autumn25.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_v_BA9zmMPNvEkVomOHjDEOk-q3MpHaT75SbtJs8UHJAYsJD7370cu7zEIQJpWvp33ix-MQHISwkIyxkNBhPZx75Bw4UG0xYTko57X7hEqlmErEPiB-Tq0-LvgEggKhYFgASqCnymLFR/s640/autumn25.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEp7rjhlVYUSQRkc0CmiuyypWXCJq-TT4fNRlJA-3dRWTZc127R0ajEi0oF9qAkto1OFk6YCFhj1Q-VM9gsh9Qrl6swovvg75_e6DlOFlghxoKD-wlvh0yPzZKodsQ8d5tmfEYOnJntLmf/s1600/autumn20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEp7rjhlVYUSQRkc0CmiuyypWXCJq-TT4fNRlJA-3dRWTZc127R0ajEi0oF9qAkto1OFk6YCFhj1Q-VM9gsh9Qrl6swovvg75_e6DlOFlghxoKD-wlvh0yPzZKodsQ8d5tmfEYOnJntLmf/s640/autumn20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-P6Z5cubkk5nBu813UPwBV863swediydeeHvB3VRRm5csZjG0V6M6ew54Jje9bUdggjQvlFqZuMTj8GwqyLqHKvRBG9-go2bmeZUL02znvXp1wnUIr9j_tr2tDrhOs_ju6eBgYChXeghu/s1600/autumn22.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-P6Z5cubkk5nBu813UPwBV863swediydeeHvB3VRRm5csZjG0V6M6ew54Jje9bUdggjQvlFqZuMTj8GwqyLqHKvRBG9-go2bmeZUL02znvXp1wnUIr9j_tr2tDrhOs_ju6eBgYChXeghu/s640/autumn22.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTAzvDp-_ZmtToSm2Y2k4OkOv0iZH2_sAN92ZVunduqwEUL-WOJY7g46k22wjyexxJMJwB1UcM-w1id2xGKOv7FZiANSg5Gj6Rrep4getL3o9uRSebxHimOYR1YcXJhN7v6G5wrSSuOr7D/s1600/autumn23.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTAzvDp-_ZmtToSm2Y2k4OkOv0iZH2_sAN92ZVunduqwEUL-WOJY7g46k22wjyexxJMJwB1UcM-w1id2xGKOv7FZiANSg5Gj6Rrep4getL3o9uRSebxHimOYR1YcXJhN7v6G5wrSSuOr7D/s640/autumn23.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Last weekend we took a slow wander (any venture out has to be very slow with me!) in the woods as the weather was so lovely that day. The trees looked glorious in the low Autumn sun. I have to take advantage of any warmer days at this time of year to get out and about as my congenital heart condition means the cold weather makes it even harder than it already is for my body to do much in the way of walking, so trips like this are precious to me.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZxcJ6-RHuT0jgflcSiFIwx0FpVcYHukpxCGTfziRfBqHfyqQ8UE-D6u1W1_djRtXrRcxANb0S4xqkXH0D__m8j8NS_x-O-nG-9THtYfwrZIJyGnDfzA085vhmrYfvffHXXYtzxvwelMk/s1600/autumn4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZxcJ6-RHuT0jgflcSiFIwx0FpVcYHukpxCGTfziRfBqHfyqQ8UE-D6u1W1_djRtXrRcxANb0S4xqkXH0D__m8j8NS_x-O-nG-9THtYfwrZIJyGnDfzA085vhmrYfvffHXXYtzxvwelMk/s640/autumn4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEKLd4Pgex-RPxStFC-2Uc_2BQO-5FU2ioa22mSHdguXO0cSoqVpdyUD_gAtUwNnOvc2czaX1zCI6n6KtElLy8CzPsOF8vDlQCHX0RP09wqPtuQKsr5sUcS6mMApTWIzatWJ8XJTPOiRI/s1600/autumn2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Adding autumnal/Halloween touches with pumpkins dotted around has been fun and I am already ridiculously excited about the prospect of decorating the house for the festive season (a topic I think my other half is sick of already)!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvpHoUIkDnslkceTrZSCamwtPilFVkbiLvTFzfs_tnrgFcjKa5JxvupzQFoijlTj9zzRAzBvwlYsTuoX5H2A77QwfHSJPe40CNPGEyt7sP5gtO_qXlHWcY_QYofRyX0rJhP3WZLe3pdQA/s1600/autumn14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvpHoUIkDnslkceTrZSCamwtPilFVkbiLvTFzfs_tnrgFcjKa5JxvupzQFoijlTj9zzRAzBvwlYsTuoX5H2A77QwfHSJPe40CNPGEyt7sP5gtO_qXlHWcY_QYofRyX0rJhP3WZLe3pdQA/s640/autumn14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcZuqYY6-mba6xBQpMFNXPVerVB9HG6VjttNq4HtxEdMVhQv68R_14t0ap3VInQYtzGtpt9wOSBLpV-I4wNHGL2uZ7n28X1YKlzu2Y1p0tXvDjHSmAH4zjPUGQTP1vTprSJc8ZinCmCPv/s1600/autumn15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcZuqYY6-mba6xBQpMFNXPVerVB9HG6VjttNq4HtxEdMVhQv68R_14t0ap3VInQYtzGtpt9wOSBLpV-I4wNHGL2uZ7n28X1YKlzu2Y1p0tXvDjHSmAH4zjPUGQTP1vTprSJc8ZinCmCPv/s640/autumn15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUqRm8iU0FKoJzH2YgPQeYS5mBnO04Pk8-OjimrDAd4HWYvIZqyylOSiS5O4LcCCTgyiFuX1pH6rF8e_IqJSmRqIsII9CSbvfahp_J6t7x6oZaR04JA0c13tWZnL_lKxnk2aEs2g8sDw1/s1600/autumn13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUqRm8iU0FKoJzH2YgPQeYS5mBnO04Pk8-OjimrDAd4HWYvIZqyylOSiS5O4LcCCTgyiFuX1pH6rF8e_IqJSmRqIsII9CSbvfahp_J6t7x6oZaR04JA0c13tWZnL_lKxnk2aEs2g8sDw1/s640/autumn13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />I hope you have all been enjoying Autumn's delights. Keep warm and cosy lovely folks!<br /><br /><i>Tanya x</i><br /><br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430480736723299378.post-90684872894777921292015-08-26T10:44:00.000-07:002016-03-01T01:39:20.691-08:00New home, new work studio.Hello! Wow, lots has been going on and once again I have been slow at keeping you all updated on the blog.....sorry (hangs head in shame)! So, just over two months ago we (me and my boyfriend) moved in to our new house, our first home together!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRnvMi9GmFuECqQXSxbTZbwq4oMiyt0fp46EUjop6fw0yCCuIEn6Lsp87hVH4aLZ89jRDh_imSRdSD04cmLWZcLgrMcFdD9wzm6qM3Zq2KpbBdi7PTvQRlv00aGCfj1ImEcwiBQUGObrN/s1600/IMG_20150701_184213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRnvMi9GmFuECqQXSxbTZbwq4oMiyt0fp46EUjop6fw0yCCuIEn6Lsp87hVH4aLZ89jRDh_imSRdSD04cmLWZcLgrMcFdD9wzm6qM3Zq2KpbBdi7PTvQRlv00aGCfj1ImEcwiBQUGObrN/s640/IMG_20150701_184213.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>We actually bought it in early May but didn't move in for the first 4-5 weeks as we were getting lots of work done to the house. It needed a whole new heating system so it was easier to let that kind of work happen while the house was empty. My boyfriend also ripped out the old kitchen and we had builders block up the door and open up the wall in between the kitchen and dining area to create a nice open kitchen/diner feel.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpfbJC7dh1iBALLribFmcxDlKc3IlpKxC221F8ttIKyNT7drBK-ENCReOIGTgcBauQqGTmXt0C4HcacDqs3RmLOQfF4fkSnnffuU1vrL6sR5rNyYCtd6vupqhk59pLOdYtADyR0cAHutc/s1600/image1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpfbJC7dh1iBALLribFmcxDlKc3IlpKxC221F8ttIKyNT7drBK-ENCReOIGTgcBauQqGTmXt0C4HcacDqs3RmLOQfF4fkSnnffuU1vrL6sR5rNyYCtd6vupqhk59pLOdYtADyR0cAHutc/s640/image1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />This was the old kitchen and the wall we knocked through.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHTxRSm3VaMq6MgU53yG1N0mY8m3GQiZ2TirjSKDoypFeTLb7aa4sJ5eW43MN7sCU2stVvV0UsjVj_kTPihBMrIpPLB25m5yaRkhJDL9fKdm8WvxtH9KGgC1oUGz3w0LDriPjjXnGnsZ0/s1600/image2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHTxRSm3VaMq6MgU53yG1N0mY8m3GQiZ2TirjSKDoypFeTLb7aa4sJ5eW43MN7sCU2stVvV0UsjVj_kTPihBMrIpPLB25m5yaRkhJDL9fKdm8WvxtH9KGgC1oUGz3w0LDriPjjXnGnsZ0/s640/image2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> We even found some retro wallpaper hiding under the wall tiles when we ripped the old kitchen out! It reminded me of my parents old sun-loungers they had in the 70's! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuv0LxuD0avE-NtR1KWPsdM81SN9I43U21CtYgt09S63iJHRzEF-GJGzxRcFeugfihjo_o0k48Ovg2rbh621E4xsub8wnGQa7dJLanghLOVKKDZ5q94bYVHmJ1zjbXZ-o6N6NoHMMWbqRJ/s1600/IMG_20150510_124045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuv0LxuD0avE-NtR1KWPsdM81SN9I43U21CtYgt09S63iJHRzEF-GJGzxRcFeugfihjo_o0k48Ovg2rbh621E4xsub8wnGQa7dJLanghLOVKKDZ5q94bYVHmJ1zjbXZ-o6N6NoHMMWbqRJ/s640/IMG_20150510_124045.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />It was worth all the effort and expense as we are so pleased with the result! Our kitchen feels so much bigger and more sociable!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFkwn7zp8aGzaA4zv5QuFfD1B-nbh2scJwBSicvYoG8UgXFCxf3yLjHJkshxIHT-djiSEpraBSvgK4c_A0ecEWqy_kz6c7qL7TCofGqLG08lC4RiHZpByZJ41AX4Ee3RWpt5qzvYfONGh/s1600/image1+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFkwn7zp8aGzaA4zv5QuFfD1B-nbh2scJwBSicvYoG8UgXFCxf3yLjHJkshxIHT-djiSEpraBSvgK4c_A0ecEWqy_kz6c7qL7TCofGqLG08lC4RiHZpByZJ41AX4Ee3RWpt5qzvYfONGh/s640/image1+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBMeLECryFIphDoMnJR-fSmQpVcVz9VBbwRP4bUQDqq3J_Af3_gOKHSglct9zaF9weVxuqs1vx3moi3ECNmT-lu0nMPCHJgGRpnpZjK2c9tmrwAqF1lQ3IgwDEbGowD1Lm34IfTGI8N-P/s1600/image2+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBMeLECryFIphDoMnJR-fSmQpVcVz9VBbwRP4bUQDqq3J_Af3_gOKHSglct9zaF9weVxuqs1vx3moi3ECNmT-lu0nMPCHJgGRpnpZjK2c9tmrwAqF1lQ3IgwDEbGowD1Lm34IfTGI8N-P/s640/image2+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsN5PqP1qAwH4ye5QLWgOuPAuRyZKIkCswPMDy9wGsikhECZ-CbZHfXccr9xgyVG2VxeAgdFEZ6ldhoYBe0WxWxtcEZRycJTzxFwv8Nn4WtPoEsSvvulugyPk44ZUqoAaa8-dcgpJMBkZ/s1600/image3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsN5PqP1qAwH4ye5QLWgOuPAuRyZKIkCswPMDy9wGsikhECZ-CbZHfXccr9xgyVG2VxeAgdFEZ6ldhoYBe0WxWxtcEZRycJTzxFwv8Nn4WtPoEsSvvulugyPk44ZUqoAaa8-dcgpJMBkZ/s640/image3.JPG" width="640" /><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7VjJY6J0kbN2ejFqXtAngjKt2pbgEQRfvyInVNE8Lm-nuM3Kf0GeHzNahEMVTVQNJSTakutlqmEbJt9BXajXk8gfITtfyVNoo5a-cdoYbDzwvZ2KqZlGMxsSLZU-7mHR2i1Shb6d_LKP/s1600/IMG_20150626_181314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7VjJY6J0kbN2ejFqXtAngjKt2pbgEQRfvyInVNE8Lm-nuM3Kf0GeHzNahEMVTVQNJSTakutlqmEbJt9BXajXk8gfITtfyVNoo5a-cdoYbDzwvZ2KqZlGMxsSLZU-7mHR2i1Shb6d_LKP/s640/IMG_20150626_181314.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Meanwhile, upstairs I have taken one of the bedrooms as my new work studio! It's much bigger than my last studio, although doesn't currently feel like it as there are boxes left to be unpacked stacked at one end of the room! I hope to be working on sorting them over the next week so my studio will be finished! I will give you a proper tour of my new headquarters of The Lilac Teacup as soon as I can! Here are just a couple of photos from the tidy end for now! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZoCXLmEgYmimR6rzfcdEzCpWgCpEWTQsytZROXMyaRR4-QVhON6szs0Fx2naIulSf-KVSPpTYduTms1GXr1f-MhKplNGhARxGb7a_vF89sAcVuDjZLAxRjal5Gdx999ZpisVN_YQnRhF_/s1600/image1+%25284%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZoCXLmEgYmimR6rzfcdEzCpWgCpEWTQsytZROXMyaRR4-QVhON6szs0Fx2naIulSf-KVSPpTYduTms1GXr1f-MhKplNGhARxGb7a_vF89sAcVuDjZLAxRjal5Gdx999ZpisVN_YQnRhF_/s640/image1+%25284%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilKRec6Z-zp3nbGQEj7_2tItQPmYcFkdQiDGD_LYTVdFL6exhyphenhyphenIl8WJqa2bIsKzX5D8_GsvPFipgQTdNh-hAGdWqJ5YGxmZjaCYpFe5qcjQQ8nD-Z8iLNWbRuVRVE5NGer9nZsiBwYAG15/s1600/image1+%25283%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilKRec6Z-zp3nbGQEj7_2tItQPmYcFkdQiDGD_LYTVdFL6exhyphenhyphenIl8WJqa2bIsKzX5D8_GsvPFipgQTdNh-hAGdWqJ5YGxmZjaCYpFe5qcjQQ8nD-Z8iLNWbRuVRVE5NGer9nZsiBwYAG15/s640/image1+%25283%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We have lots more we want to do to the house over time and to the garden, but we have settled in nicely and it really feels like home!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Tanya x</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430480736723299378.post-54948086219906719192015-04-09T16:31:00.000-07:002016-03-01T01:39:20.721-08:00What my WOW win means to me!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/Jacqueline_Gold" target="_blank"><img alt="http://twitter.com/#!/Jacqueline_Gold" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyETmV0ArWTdRZ7U23pWTdrfFSsQSewRShDGwHxa1uY23U_nRS-gdbcMtpgUVYvDzmzNPm2bRf0E34_dgjanxPf5VxAl6HPUpRqptWM-9SkuATkjdE3OEkXxQm8KyJFvh4JRR6vOen1O5/s1600/wow-badge2.png" height="640" width="640" /></a></div><br />So this happened a few weeks ago! On the 11th of March 2015 I became a WOW (Women On Wednesday) winner as chosen by Jacqueline Gold! Eeek!!!<br />For those of you not familiar with what this is, Jacqueline Gold, business woman, Chief executive of Ann Summers and Knickerbox runs a twitter campaign for female business owners. Jacqueline encourages women to tweet her about their business using the hashtag #WOW on a Wednesday afternoon between 1pm - 3pm. She then chooses three businesses she likes and re-tweets them to her thousands of followers. All three winners also get the above badge to display on our websites! I feel incredibly proud that my business The Lilac Teacup was picked, and to know that Jacqueline is a fan of my business is a great feeling! I was on cloud nine for days after winning!<br /><br />I had planned on blogging about this much, much sooner but I have been busy with orders and they have taken priority obviously! It may be a few weeks on from my win but I still have a big grin on my face as I think about it. For someone like me who had been working in childcare for years and had to leave that behind due to my medical condition, this feels like a big pat on the back and a confidence boost. Fitting my health needs around an 'ordinary' job had become impossible so I created my own job working from home where I'm better able to work around my health. It's really helped me and I absolutely adore what I do!<br /><br />If you want to learn more about Jacqueline Gold's WOW twitter campaign and what she looks for when choosing her winners, here are a couple of links to Jacqueline's Twitter page and her Website. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_1916501439"></a><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="https://twitter.com/Jacqueline_Gold" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/Jacqueline_Gold</a></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.jacquelinegold.com/profile/wow/" target="_blank">http://www.jacquelinegold.com/profile/wow/</a><br /><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /></span>A big thank you to Jacqueline Gold and all my lovely customers! Onwards and upwards for The Lilac Teacup! <i><br /><br />Tanya x</i><br /><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430480736723299378.post-74486265944767545572015-03-03T01:29:00.000-08:002016-03-01T01:39:20.751-08:00Free personalised gift tags for Mother's Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjroraD3gJ19yDZA1X6GEU7Yww-6pzv8qO_0Od1dyzhJih0-zCq9fw6DqCATtuns2hL-ckgeYKdM4-IUuY8vCQxf3Igc8YMss-R6HVF9Wts-1IyIpT-OCEqGmtlKNVS6aWSNporYqO4R9s/s1600/Mum+bunting+tag+on+gift1+(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjroraD3gJ19yDZA1X6GEU7Yww-6pzv8qO_0Od1dyzhJih0-zCq9fw6DqCATtuns2hL-ckgeYKdM4-IUuY8vCQxf3Igc8YMss-R6HVF9Wts-1IyIpT-OCEqGmtlKNVS6aWSNporYqO4R9s/s1600/Mum+bunting+tag+on+gift1+(1).JPG" height="640" width="614" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>So Mother's Day is fast approaching and we have some gorgeous gifts for those wonderful Mum's out there! To finish off your gifts beautifully I'm giving 2 personalised gift tags with every order until Tuesday 10th of March 2015. The rustic style gift tags are handmade by me using recycled brown card and fabric scraps therefore fabrics may differ to those in the photos but are always lovely! The tags come with natural twine ties. You can choose from either the Heart or Bunting design, or one of each! I will simply drop you an email once you have placed your order on my website asking you which design you would like and what personalisation you want. They will be personalised using rubber stamps as show in the top photo, this adds to their rustic feel. Of course you can have the obvious' Mum' or 'Mummy' but I can also do 'Mother in law' or anything else you call your Mum! You are welcome to just have a name so if you happen to be buying the gifts for someone else they will still get a personalised tag! <b>Please note</b> - I can only fit a maximum of 7 letters along one line and I can fit only 2 lines of text!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiurRNunK4EKl5e9J6f79IKmRchTN3s5AOkg5oeGgLJYUMDnZPfHjq_Yafdckp2KCWXHjxnDiZ225uvSFpWXR7iZqKY0kFMRMRz6Y0GoY0wjOX-c484B19Tq-tiWLww7spFV5jkgiFvdP/s1600/IMG_20140520_111319.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiurRNunK4EKl5e9J6f79IKmRchTN3s5AOkg5oeGgLJYUMDnZPfHjq_Yafdckp2KCWXHjxnDiZ225uvSFpWXR7iZqKY0kFMRMRz6Y0GoY0wjOX-c484B19Tq-tiWLww7spFV5jkgiFvdP/s1600/IMG_20140520_111319.jpg" height="640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEdw-GwoPrvLTuaXyLVeLBWQ3MIdDxiHI9TXDkoBR9yjpxTpwYuaJVslHxAyXqcX8BltycReIsRHWYJq12n13FtfIMeFOy71MoZVY39hxE7RW-5Mph07mC-Jl0qutG7fOKkKsXl3gfnAO/s1600/IMG_20140220_170005_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEdw-GwoPrvLTuaXyLVeLBWQ3MIdDxiHI9TXDkoBR9yjpxTpwYuaJVslHxAyXqcX8BltycReIsRHWYJq12n13FtfIMeFOy71MoZVY39hxE7RW-5Mph07mC-Jl0qutG7fOKkKsXl3gfnAO/s1600/IMG_20140220_170005_resized.jpg" height="640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKtUmyfQcGnu7KxX_lY7gr4LEC0T-t6Y-a4oPOiYoTo8kU3b98pmZv2peNSy97wuqG6YKMISvt_lYkXnLMOVEgABZ5_pTptGij2d9040pp4GkJRK-XA8bjk0-AI74BOa3UpH2uckpTW9U/s1600/Bunting+gift+tags+-+Mum+x2+-logo+(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKtUmyfQcGnu7KxX_lY7gr4LEC0T-t6Y-a4oPOiYoTo8kU3b98pmZv2peNSy97wuqG6YKMISvt_lYkXnLMOVEgABZ5_pTptGij2d9040pp4GkJRK-XA8bjk0-AI74BOa3UpH2uckpTW9U/s1600/Bunting+gift+tags+-+Mum+x2+-logo+(1).JPG" height="612" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />I hope you enjoy browsing The Lilac Teacup <a href="http://www.thelilacteacup.co.uk/" target="_blank">website</a> for your gifts, we have a lovely selection of homewares as well as our handmade collection of home accessories and sets of our gift tags and 'Haberdashery' note cards! 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