Vintage linen and a spring garden

A recently purchased vintage linen with exquisite crocheted edge

is sprucing up the top of my microwave.

I love my eclectic display

and my african violet is so pretty when it flowers

Outside, spring has sprung and our lavender walk is blooming!

 

This corner of the garden has lavender, shrubs and bearded iris' that all flower in shades of purple

Our pretty climbing pink rose is full of buds and is growing over the arch quite quickly. Hubby now says he wishes he had bought 2 so the arch would be covered quicker. I think it will be complete by the end of summer.

Gordon likes to be photographed I'm sure.

This is his sister Edie, the best mouser in the street.

You would never know they are siblings as they look nothing alike.

Gordon is better friends with our scottish terrier than his sister, as she is a bit of a loner. She does however love my husband and I, just not other animals it would seem.

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A pretty little shoe pincushion and a doiley

I made this a couple of years ago

and

have been having lots of fun

taking photos with my new Canon EOS 600D.

These two were taken using the macro setting

and

 then I had fun editing using

PicMonkey.

I made the paper flowers

and

my mum

made

the little crocheted flowers

and

the doiley

underneath

the

Carlton Ware piece.

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Pretty things

This collage is courtesy of PicMonkey.

I just love this new collage effect.

It seems I've run out of storage space on Picasa.

Anyone have any ideas about what I can do?

What have you'll done when this happens to you?

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My mother's crochet, eight pretty girls and a wedding cake.

I would like to showcase my mother's crocheting.

She monogrammed

and

 crocheted the edges of these handkerchiefs

as part of the gift box

we gave each of my daughter's bridemaids.

These doileys are mainly crocheted in 60 thread.

Each year Mum exhibits at a lot of the country shows in our district

as well as

the Brisbane RNA Show.

The supper cloth above can be seen

on the

wedding cake table below.

It's a topper size, about 36" square.

Here's the happy couple cutting the cake.

The following crocheted items have all been exhibited

and

have been very successful.

I love the edges Mum has crocheted around these handkerchiefs.

I hope you have enjoyed looking at

my mother's crochet.

She has been creating quite a stir on

Pinterest

&

a new group I've joined on Facebook

Doily Addicts Group

(DAG for short)

If you are Australian as I am you'll get a laugh outta this shortened name.

Come over and visit us.

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tinyman#!/groups/285637814861034/286321214792694/?comment_id=286885474736268&notif_t=group_comment_reply

If you are australian as I am you'll get a laugh outta this shortened name.

Come over and visit us.

Also linking to

If you become my follower

I will become yours in return.

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