Spring Time Garland

I thought we would have a Spring theme this week as its is coming up to Easter.

What with all the spring flowers about, the daffodils, the crocuses and the primroses.  I've even got a tulip poking its head out in the garden.  It inspired me to make this Spring Time Garland using vintage doilies, embroidered table mats, and lace. 

First of all, I washed and then hand dyed the doilies

powder blue dye

then halved the doilies and cut the table mat into four

and stitched them to a long strip of fabric, evenly spaced apart. I then stitched the lemon lace trim on both sides so it is reversible and edged the ends with a big lemon bow.

heres the result ..........

not the best pics

but it was raining so I had to find

 a suitable hanging place inside

I hope you like it,  It has inspired me to make some more to put in the

shop so I will keep you posted on these in due course

I hope you are all having a good week.

Bee x

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Thrifty Friday Finds ..............

a little late ....... but better late than never!

I've been out and about this week, on my travels, 

and on the hunt for some beautiful thrifty finds, to use in my work in some way

My treasures I found

a beautiful lacy top to upcycle or customise

a pretty blue embroidered table cloth

some vintage books

and zips

and a selection of beautiful old buttons

one can never have enough

Don't forget to enter the Spring Time Giveaway, you have until the

1st April, when I shall pick the winner

I wish you a splendid weekend!

Bee x

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Mad Hatter's Tea Party Finds

After yesterday's post on

Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland' film,

I thought I should explore, with fear and intrepidation, the online world of designer/makers to see what I might find with my looking glass.

 Putting myself in Alice's shoes, and with her adventures in mind, here are the beauties I discovered
for you all to see .......

I hope you like, some are whimsy, weird and all are wonderful.

Gotta go, or else I will be late, late for a very important date!

bee x

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Alice in Wonderland

I am a great one for using my imagination and love films which take me to another world, especially children's films and fantasy films.

So I had to go and see
 Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland
at the weekend with my lovely man.  We saw it in 3D which I think was brilliant.  
It was slightly different from Avatar! 

I loved it for the special effects, make up and costumes. 
Johnny Depp did his usual wonderful thing in playing the 'Mad Hatter' and there was a great cast of voices for some of the characters, Barbara Winsor, Stephen Fry and Matt Lucas to name a few. 
 Helen Bonham Carter did look a little big headed in it though!

It's one to go and see. 

The Mad Hatter's Tea Party

bee x

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Spring Time Giveaway

Only one entry so far ......

So far i've only received one entry to the Spring Time Giveaway,

so I am changing the rules so it should be easier to enter, if you so wish.

 (PLEASE PRETTY PLEASE!)

Maybe I made it too hard! 

So sorry about that. 

First time nerves and all that to get over, and we all make mistakes .... lol!

All you need to do to enter is to send me a comment on this post on what you like about the Bee and Buzz blog and where you found it (if you can remember).

and I will pick the winner on Thursday, 1st April 2010, with the best comment.

good luck!

Bee x

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Dish of the Day

My favourite Dishes of the Day

1. Pyrex Collection, 2. March27/ my dishes. ::affectionately::, 3. Dresser, 4. Lola and Dishes, 5. clean up, 6. 90/365, 7. Plate Wall, 8. Filigree Bowl Surprise, 9. My favorite finds

Following on from the spring cleaning post,

I found these beautiful images of dishes

that you might like, to keep you entertained over the weekend, a new

slant on 'Dish of the Day'!

Instead of a dish you can eat, a dish (or a few dishes) that you can admire! lol

Have a great weekend and don't forget to enter the giveaway.

Bee x

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A Great Giveaway

The very first 'Bee and Buzz' giveaway

After a lot of deliberating with Buzz dog,

along with many cups of coffee, stratching ones head,

and hmmming, and arrhing about what to giveaway

and what to get my 'Bee and Buzz' friends to do, and what to give away,

 I have decided to giveaway two great things:

1st Prize of Goody Two Shoes Goodness

is a

 beautiful spring time necklace

 handcrafted by my own fair hands

with machine embroidery and hand crocheted embellishments with
vintage buttons using recycled vintage fabrics

and a

 prize winning 'Spring Time Rosette'
with hand crocheted flower, vintage fabric and matching button
and kilt pin, hand crafted from recyled fabrics

And ...................... a runner up prize too!!!!!!

Linkty Link Conselation Prize

A link on my blog to your blog
(subject to my approval of course)

When I was little, during the holidays, my gran would organise some games for my brother and I to play. There was always a prize for the winner, and a conselation prize for the looser, so everyone won something and was happy, so in memory of my wonderful gran, we have the linkty link conselation prize!

To enter this giveaway:

 With a view to 'connecting' with my fellow bloggers, creatives, readers, and spreading the 'Buzz word', and to creating a blog list of lovely blogs, all you need to do if one of the following: 

For my fellow bloggers:

all you need to do is to put a link to my blog, or mention my blog or giveaway on your blog
and then post the link to me in the linky widget at the bottom of the post.

For my fellow readers:

for those of you who drop by for a regularly read who don't have your own blog,

you can enter by sending me your email address and comment on how you found me on the linky widget below.

The Winner:

1st Prize!

Will be picked at random on  
Thursday 1st April, 2010, in time for Easter
(no not an April Fool!)

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A four leaf lucky Clover ....

I hope you will take a few minutes out of your busy day to enter and enjoy this giveaway

and the best of  luck.

Bee x

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