Happy New Year! to everyone, and hope you all had a lovely Christmas. Been catching up on some blog reading and seen some lovely Christmas pics.  Our Christmas did not go entirely to plan- well lifes just not to meant to is it.  In the end it was safer not to move Mum what with all the ice around and Mum- in -law was worried about us doing a lot of travelling, so we all spent Christmas Day in my mums little flat-with food mountain in tow.  It was quite a feat of preparation, but we ended up having a lovely dinner and the conclusion that it really doesn't matter where we cook and eat Christmas dinner as long as we are all together.

I have a few more days left at home but I think the fact that work is looming has spurred me on to start creating new vintage inspired gifts. 

I started to make some altered bottles the other day , I managed to complete only three when I realised that I gave a bag of bottles to a charity shop months ago! I'd hoarded them for years as well,  oh well, you can find them at boot sales very cheaply now. 

I was so pleased with myself as well for actually using up bits and pieces that I've kept stashed away, even the rusty chain I bought from etsy without a clue as to what I was going to use it for.

Something else I've got around to finishing has been some doily bunting.....

And lastly a lovely little bit of 'new treasure' which will be for sale later this year ....

Wishing you all good health and happiness for the year ahead

Linda xx