I wish

I so so wish I wore dresses! because I adore this one...the sewing kit dress from the new Red Velvet range
Makes me really want to hurry up and lose this weight so I can have pretty dresses like this one :)

kitchen makeover - during

Its been a while and its not really a workdesk, but i'm getting there.

My kitchen table, whilst waiting for the studio to be finished is now in the conservatory looking like this!!!Due to having this done yesterday!Our new kitchen/diner, well I know its not finished but I'm so excited, having the wall removed has made the room soooo much lighter and I can already picture how its going to look when its finished with a new kitchen and new furniture, not for some time though as we're saving up and doing it in stages.
Although I walked into the kitchen this morning and let out a little squeak of excitement when I saw it all again

By the way, the poles are still there because we have to add a shorter beam to the end of another one! Everytime we try and do something in this house something rears its ugly head to try and defeat us, this time it was pipes in the way!Thanks to a friend we escaped to her house whilst all this was been done as Riley and Wicket arent too good with loud noises!Do you join in with WOYWW, hello if you do, and if you dont, do pop along to Julias blog she's quite funny you know :) x

Bin Collection - Comic Books

In this house we love marvel comics, huge fans, we love family movie time especially when there's a super hero involved

So here's another bunch of fabulous artists recycling and not binning comics ...

Superman CufflinksSnoopy Tags
I use to love to watch charlie brown when i was little
Vintage Comic Earrings -
I dont really do earrings but i do love these, so cute
Character BangleHeadband
This store is amazing, some fantastic headbands, this is one of my favourites
We're super hero addicts, Who's your favourite superhero :)

Meet me on Monday

I totally forgot it was Monday for a moment especially as him indoors is home!
Today we've been to 'The Mad Mile' a huge car boot sale and I managed to get some bargains, I'll share soon. Pop on over to Jumbleberries and join in with Meet me on a Monday

This week I'm mostly going to be

Watching - Harry Potter year 6 & 7 and watching our dining room/kitchen wall been knocked out!
Creating - another wall art!
Reading - 'one day' hopefully once I find the book
Meeting - friends for coffee and chit chat
Sorting - the boys out ready for school, only new shoes to get now!
Dreaming - of my studio been finished and ready so I can move in :(

Wishing - that our new kitchen will be filled with pretty vintage pyrexsource

oh me oh my

I've followed the lovely Paula Sealey's blog for years and love how its turned around to a fantastic and inspiring food blog with a hint of her totally jaw dropping garden (I totally love her garden)
Her recipes are gorgeous bakes that you cant resist, heres a few of my favourites

Coconut and Raspberry SquaresSmartie CookiesApple Crumble MuffinsWhy does Paulas garden inspire me so much!*sigh*

Pop on over to Paulas blog **Spoons and Spades** I promise you wont be disappointed :)

Hoot Hoot Owl DIY Kit

Finally I am now releasing my very first DIY Kit

The Hoot Hoot OwlI've loved designing him and he's a really cuddly little fella to make, great for ages from 7 plus with adult supervisionHe can be purchased here

Vintage upcycled wall art!

I'm working on my first set of vintage embroidered wall art, I was so inspired and in love with my first sample that I've had to make some more I'm making a batch up first before I release them for sale in my store, thats if I'll be able to let them go as they already look pretty lined up on my shelfWatch this space over the coming weeks, until then I hope you've enjoyed the peeks x

oh me oh my

Just found a pretty awesome food blog that I'm drooling over right now, for me the photo does it, then I read the recipe, these photos are so tempting, hence the drooling, and I feel totally inspired by them to get in the kitchen and cook/bake

So many recipes to try, I already have my eyes on the lasagne cupcakesand the caramel apple cheesecakesPop on over and check out The Girl who ate Everything - you will not be disappointedI'll share another favourite food blog soon that totally inspires me too x

Changes

I'm making a few changes in quite a few areas of my life some big and some small, my blog is one of them - all for the better I hope

I've gone back to a two column blog as the three just wasnt working for me at the moment, felt too cluttered
Keep an eye on it as I'm slowly adding new buttons and link boxes, I'm nearly there with the html, my brain has gone cloudy but I'm getting there

I've started my bin collection tuesdays posts which are aimed at fun people that I find who recycle recycle recycle
Then there is friday loves which is a collection of similar crafted items that I either love and/or totally inspire me

So keep checking back for so much more, quirkyboots updates, ,recipes, tutorials and the quirkiness that is me :)

Friday Loves - bunting

Who doesnt **LOVE** bunting

Heres some gorgeous ones to choose from

Evajeanie *pretty and personalised*
Scissor Quirk *this is a gorgeous free pattern too*
Buttons and Bunting *pretty and its paper*
Honeypips *pretty cushion*
and of course I love my cake bunting too :)

Crochet Coaster Pattern

I totally forgot I'd done this pattern so I thought I'd share it again for you, as I'm going to be sharing some more free patterns very soon

chunky cup coasters

Giveaway

I just wanted to share that I'm part of a giveaway over on the 'Crafted Love' blog

If you would like to win a bundle of goodies please pop on over and take part


Good Luck x

Porch - Makeover

Our porch is tiny but a great place to chuck shoes and hang coats and keep the clutter out of the house.
I begged my Mum to give me this old cupboard as it was just hiding under her stairs as I knew it would fit and be perfect for a shoe cupboard, but this needed a little makeover too

*before*

I used some eggshell paint and some of the olive paint for the door inserts, added a couple of new door handles. Its not a perfect makeover but I didnt want to take away the fact that it is old

*after*

The porch itself needed a little makeover (as does every room in this house) but since we've moved in its just felt really cold to me, so I used a lovely warm 'Olive Green' colour and white around the window and door to allow some more light in.I bought this picture a couple of years ago and couldnt wait to finally use it, its one of my favourites purely for the quote 'Love who you are'
Hopefully the next room I show you will be my studio!!!

Bin Collection - Journals

Bin collection day is all about items that were destined for the rubbish - but these amazing people recycled them instead

I thought I'd highlight a wonderful friend of mine today - Dab and a Dash - Lorna makes these wonderful journals out of recycled materials and scrapbooking supplies, they really are amazing and have some lovely details on them.Lorna is so sweet she comes along to our market as a stall holder she is so shy but so incredibly funny too
So if your on the look out for a journal check these out and many more in her online store

I found these other journals on Folksy too, I love them all
Vintage bingo recycled shoe leatherrecycled record

Village craft market - August

We had some amazing stalls at our market this past weekend, this month was pretty special for Michelle and I as our market is now one year old

cards by papercraft occasions
fabric designs by evajeanie
felt creations by Monika
fabric creations by hearts n kisses
wooden gifts by jigsaw wooden products
jewellery by chrissie
cakes by the beeby cake company
candle tea cups by lollyrocket
If you do live in Northamptonshire our market may be small but we are super friendly, serve the best cream tea around and have amazing artists with their goodies for sale - now thats worth a visit for sure

Meet me on Monday

Its Meet me on Monday again already, last week I managed to achieve the majority of my list so was pretty pleased with myself

This week I'm going to be

Watching - Harry Potter, at least year 5 & 6, we are a little behind
Making - helping Jack with his 3d Jack Sparrow jigsaw and creating a little artwork with both boys
Eating - at least two new homecooked meals
Reading - a new book
Meeting - a few deadlines i've given myself, one been my studio!
Remembering - to take a moment each evening to review the happenings of that day, good and bad, and then start a new day after a good nights sleep*one of the gorgeous cakes from our market on Saturday*

Are you joining in too!
Do pop along to Jumbleberries and share your post too x