My New Birdie Friend… and he’s pretty special.

Today I want to introduce you to the newest bird in my collection! He’s something pretty special, and I bought him as a present to myself a little while ago.

He had to travel by ship all the way from Canada, so I was super-excited when he finally arrived yesterday!

I think I’ve fallen a little bit in love – he’s sitting near my bed and I’ll often give him a little pat as I walk by… almost as if he were a real bird!

He was made in the 70′s by Canadian sculptor Leo Gervais, and I found him at The Vintage Cabin. To be honest, I think he might be a little in love with himself, too, if this photo is anything to go by…

He has certainly taken pride of place in my collection! And if the rest of Gervais’ work is like this, I just might have to be on the lookout for more pieces.

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Handmade Soap Dishes – made by my Crafty Husband

So, I don’t know about you, but I’m a total convert to handmade soaps. Can’t use any other sort in the shower now, no-siree.

But – if you don’t have a soap holder for them, they go all squishy *sadface*. Hence I began a hunt for some handmade soap dishes.

I kept coming across this particular wooden design… and was comparing them all when it hit me – we have wood, we have wood-tools, and my husband Nick wants to get into woodworking! Nice circumstances, hey?

So I showed him pictures, gave him some measurements… and off he went. It seemed like only a few minutes later he wandered back in and showed me 2 soap dishes – a big one and a small one. And they’re brilliant! But don’t take my word for it…

You can see a bit of soap on them, I got so excited that I put them into use before taking photos, oops! I was rather impressed!

The soap you see is from my two fave Aussie soapstresses (I know that’s not a word, but I like it better than soapmakers) Erin from Inner Earth Soaps and Karen from New Earth Soaps.

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My Teacup Succulent Garden!

Oh, I’m so excited to share this with you all! After finding the photo I shared in this post, I got the bug to try making a teacup succulent garden of my own!

I started with one lonely teacup from the local Sunday flea market. So, some op shopping was in order. But then, on Tuesday, I was up in Hamilton, helping to hand out flyers for the brisStyle market tomorrow… and there, at the church, was a big rummage sale!

I scored big after finding a stall that was full of crockery and teacups! Here is my haul:

I decided to stick to a blue and white colour-scheme.

We do have some succulents and cacti, but they’re all pretty happy where they are, so I decided to buy some new ones (plus a few strawberry plants)!

Nick and I then sat down on the grass – I potted, he added the pebbles… with an inquisitive kitty sniffing around (can you see the shaved bit from where they had to give him an ultrasound? Poor little mite)…

Now, the most exciting part – putting them all in their new home! The windowsill above my desk is now nice and full!

I’m super-happy with the result! I now have a lovely little garden to keep me company while I work (along with all my birdies, of course!)

I think the white pebbles really finish it off wonderfully – and I’m loving the fact I got to use the old teapot that I picked up a long time ago – from where, I couldn’t tell you!

If you have your own teacup garden, I’d love to see it!

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