Mia Bella Passions: Ella Cat...

 I just had to share these photographs of Ella.

She was mooching around on the 'Porch Love' photo shoot, 

but very quickly developed a look of pure indignation!

That may well have been due to the fact that the camera lens was a mere inch from her nose!

 Ella said, 'What do you think you are doing?".

 "Nope, I am NOT looking at that black camera thing you have poked in my face!", so I'll just be CUTE!

"You are invading my personal space!"

 Not impressed!

"Enough is enough, don't you think?"

I can't decide which pic I like the best...

Which ones your favourite?

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Pretty Home Décor Accents Using a Teacup, Flowers and a Doily...

Pretty Home Décor Accents Using a Teacup, Flowers and a Doily...

This would have to be the easiest way to put an instant pop into a room

Use a beautiful hand stitched doily as a base for the vignette...

Add a little posy of hand-picked garden flowers

I have used some sweet dahlias from Mia Bella Gardens...

In gorgeous shades of lemon... 

and pink.

And some sprigs of Sweet Alyssum.

Alyssum 'Carpet of Snow' to be precise!

The tiny flowers have a subtle sweet fragrance.

Worth beyond beauty is the meaning of the Alyssum flower.

Pop the little posy of flowers into a vintage cup of your choice.

This is a teacup from Susie Cooper. 

I LOVE the cream aqua and peach glaze

It is the 'Wedding Band' pattern - 479, from about 1933.

Pretty home décor accents using a vintage teacup,

a posy of flowers...

And a  hand stitched doily...

Now that is what a call a perfect décor vignette!

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Upcycle Boring Old Baskets With Paint & Knobs....

PAINT IN A CAN....

Oh how I lOVE spray paint!

What would we do without it?

Dull and boring is transformed in a moment!

And that is exactly what happened to these baskets.

I gave them a quick coat of white...

Keeping the coverage a little lighter so that some basket colour pops through.

Add some knobs for a bit of interest...

These are more for looks than being of practical use

Oh how I have always adored these shabby old knobs...

They have been on the shelf in the 'might have a use one day' box!

And finally...

They have been repurposed...

as decorative knobs on the fronts of the painted baskets.

Total transformation time - AN HOUR!

(Thankful for the lovely sunshine and hot Autumn day!)

Dull, boring baskets painted up...

now pretty in white, with added shabby knob glory,

 making a 'look at me' shelf statement!

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