Rainbow in July

Week One

• Summer cleaning
• Few days in the office catching up on billing and accounts
• Lots of  yoga!
• City Tour of Newcastle upon Tyne

Week Two

• Garden painting > see Backdrop for Green
• Summer cleaning
• Few days in office working on marketing and website
• Attending "Transforming Power of Colour" (blog information coming soon)

Week Three

• Organising a family loft > see Sunshine in the Attic
• Couple of days to support an HR department in need of an extra pair of hands
• Yummy cream tea with Mum for her Birthday
• A walk in the country (look at the gorgeous picture above!); the sound of the wind blowing through the wheat was beautiful

Week Four

• Bringing a new lease of life to a nest of tables > see Anyone for ice-cream?
• Olympic Ambassador shifts (blog update coming soon)
• Two days gardening

Anyone for Ice Cream?

We've started to have a few nice days of sunny weather giving me the chance to get some furniture painted.

This collection of side tables needed a new lease of life so using a lovely shade of cream I gave them all a sand, undercoat, and five light coats of paint before a nice spray of gloss to protect the tops.  I can now sit back and enjoy a nice ice-cream!

The old small table.. part of a nest of three

the overall colour no longer matched the interior

looking rather dull and in need of some new life

Looking good against the cream walls
and lace curtains

shined tops ready for guests to use 

the tables and their new look!

We used Dulux Quick Dry Satinwood followed by Non Drip Gloss (Fresh Cream) followed by a light spray of Plasti Kote clear spray to protect the tops.  Total cost for project including paint and labour, £100

Sunshine in the Attic

I recently supported a family in need of utilising their attic space.  The family showed me what items they wished to keep and I spent time putting these into categories, boxing and packaging items and preparing a plan for the family to use when wishing to locate their treasured items.
They now have an area where they can easily store further items if they wish and spend time de-cluttering when they no longer need things.

We have treasured antiques, children's school books
and university course work...

...followed by treasured memories (photographs, stamp collections and more)
with Christmas decorations, party paraphernalia and Mum's wedding dress...

....to camping equipment, suitcases for travel
and nostalgic baby toys bought for the children.

Lavender and Catching Butterflies

I love how lavender grows so gracefully.

In my garden I have it growing in pots and I love it by the doorways.  When I come and go I purposely brush past the flowers and leaves to release the scent.

I recently cut some back, dried it and made some perfect little coat hanger bags to keep my clothes and wardrobe smelling fresh.

Lavender is a wonderful indoor plant; producing
a natural scent in your home.

So easy to dry; simply collect, tie at the ends
and hang upside down in a cool dark place
for 2-3 weeks

Alternatively buy ready bags on-line

Hand sewn lavender bags made with pretty butterfly material
and ribbon hook; perfect to keep clothes
and your wardrobe smelling fresh