HUGE Christmas Sale, 50% OFF Storewide....

Hi everyone, I'm going to have a 50% off Sale in my shop starting at 7pm tonight (26th November).

It will run all week and finish this Sunday at midnight.

There are some great stocking fillers and lovely gifts for everyone! Grab a unique handmade bargain while you can.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/MyShabbyCottage?ref=si_shop

Please use coupon code HAPPYCHRISTMAS in the checkout in paypal for your discount.

Happy Christmas!

Kathryn. xx



Christmas Angels....and something to crack you up!

I've been finishing off making a few more bits and pieces for the 'Buninyong (Christmas) Makers Market,

(which is on this Saturday, the 4th December).

I know, I wanted to finish last week, but I just can't help myself!

I wanted something cheap enough for children to buy with their pocket money.

I thought these little peg Christmas Angels might do the trick. I am yet to put their mouths on.

 $6 each or 3 for $15.

And, here is a little something to have a laugh at.

I bought something on ebay, from Hong Kong, and this was the little message tucked inside!

I hope you 'may happy every day too'!

Kathryn. XX

More ticked off the list....

Last year, I stupidly decided to make something for everyone for their Christmas gifts. I nearly drove myself mad at the sewing machine and consequently didn't go near the thing for a month!

This year, however, I have bought everything.

And, I am well under budget and stress free!

I popped into Spoils (a local discount variety store) the other day, just to see what they had, and I found these cute little Kokeshi dolls. They were only $4.50 each! So, I bought 10!

Lots ticked off the list now - only two more to go.

I am off to my craft Christmas dinner tonight which will be fun. I have missed the last few catch up's with the girls. I must remember to take the camera!

Kathryn. XX

Discover something special at....

"Discover something special at Le Kitchen".

I was in town last week, walking past a shop called "Le Kitchen" and I thought to myself, "I should go in there and see if they have any Cath Kidston mugs" (they have a huge range of beautiful mugs in store) ..........

......then lo and behold the table out the front of the shop had, literally, stacks of them.

I could not believe my eyes. I had been coveting them on the CK website for ages, but the postage on her site is just so horrendous that I have not bought any.
They only had three designs to choose from but I wasn't complaining!
(Strawberry, Cockerel and Wobble.)

And for a very reasonable price.

They also had the boxed set of the "floral gingham" mugs as well.

I actually went back this morning and bought a few more for Christmas presents.

Yeah, a few more ticked off the list!

Kathryn. XX

P.S. I know I said I would take you outside on the "house tour" last Friday, but the weather has been wet with lots of wonderful rain, that any photos would not have been that great. I will have to try and do it in the next few days.

Updated....

The website has been updated this week with loads of new Dolls and finally some new Handbag Doorstops in great colours.

How many of you have started your Christmas shopping yet?

I have been slack in the blogging department this week with good reason, I promise. We have been mopping up vomit from two children for the last 5 days off and on - and in this incredible heat too - yuck.

Yes, we are a house full of sickos!

Anyway, all being well, tomorrow we are off to the beach for some fun and relaxation.

I really hope the sea air does us some good!!!!

I hope you have a great weekend, Kathryn. XX

Back to it....

My task for today is painting our two downstairs bathrooms. We are finally having our shower screens installed on Thursday so it dawned on me last week that we had better finish painting the bathrooms before it is impossible to do so after the shower screens go in.

Having baths everyday was so great in the beginning, after not having many over our long and awful drought, but it really does wear off after a while and, now, I am longing for a shower!

So, this morning, I have puttied the nail holes and siliconed the gaps so that they are dry and ready for painting as soon as I have finished blogging this morning!

That's a pretty good use of time is it not?

Here are just a few little snippets of other happenings.

These were flowers from my parents' garden which Dad brought with him last time he was here helping us out. I say "were" because they are all dead now but they were beautiful while they lasted!

I cut out a stack of my Matryoshkas last week. These are a simpler version, to the others I have for sale, and will be a bit cheaper - perfect for Christmas presents or stocking fillers!

I will be adding the "Christmas" section to the website again very soon - as soon as I have finished a few more "Christmassy" flavoured goodies!

And, I will post a few photos of the house at a later date when we have actually finished something!!!

I hope you have all backed a winner in the "Melbourne Cup" today?
I think I like the sound of "Roman Emperor" trained by Bart Cummings.
Not because he is trained by one of the world's leading horse trainers but, just because I like the name. How girly is that!!!
I will have to remember to put the paint brush down at 2pm and watch it.
If you have the day off today, enjoy it!
Kathryn. XX

Hello Foxy....

About this time last year I decided to start my Christmas shopping. I wanted to get an early start as I knew I'd be busy and didn't want to have panic attacks at the last minute wondering what to buy/make people.

So where did I start shopping?

On Etsy, of course. "Woolpets" was one of the first shops on Etsy that I made a purchase from.

I purchased a few needle felting kits including the "Red Fox".

I gave my Mum the Red Fox kit as she loves foxes...

The last time Mum and Dad came to visit Mum presented me with her very first "Red Fox". Not bad for a first attempt. You can probably guess, by this first attempt, that my Mum is pretty clever with her hands too!

At first, I refused to accept it but then she said, "don't worry there's enough in the kit to make about 6 so I'll keep going until I get one perfect!!!"
I don't know about you, but I think this one is pretty perfect.
I haven't started my Christmas shopping for this year yet.
Have you?
Kathryn. XX

P.S. there is still time to enter my giveaway if you haven't already!