Alice in Retail Land

With the new release of Alice in Wonderland comes one problem – the amount of merchandise on offer!!!

Recently Kelly & I visited the Alice themed Wonderland at Selfridges

My eyes were immediately drawn to this Alice figure by Lladro

A mere snip at £340!

Instead I treated myself to the more affordable Alice themed OPI nail varnishes

The Disney cartoon being my ultimate favourite I was powerless to resist this gorgeous Paul & Joe set

Isn’t it cute!

Still on the wish list are these Queen of Hearts earrings

Hmmm and maybe this t-shirt….

What about you – has any of the Alice themed products found their way into your shopping baskets?

Weekend Wonderland

Another weekend has flown past especially as mine was jam packed!

Saturday morning a friend came round for a visit so I decided to bake some croissants

In return I was given this wonderful baking book as a housewarming present

There are many delicious recipes for me to try

Later that afternoon I joined my family to celebrate my great aunt and uncle’s 60th wedding anniversary

What an achievement!

Sunday may be the day of rest but not for me as Kelly & I headed off to see Alice in Wonderland

WOW what an amazing film

Typical Tim Burton it was a visual treat, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter were fantastic and whilst it might not have been as light and fluffy as the Disney cartoon version it was a great film nonetheless.

My cinema viewing for the day wasn’t over as I joined my SIL to see Shutter Island

Despite the promising trailer I did not enjoy this one and found it boring!!!

What did you get up to this weekend?

The Extended Family

Kelly and her family have been extremely kind to me since I've moved home and today I'm thanking her Auntie Jill

Noticing I needed a headboard she climbed into her loft and produced the headboard that belonged to Kelly's Nan for me

I'm really touched and honoured that a family treasure has been passed on to me

As if that wasn't enough Jill also added to my Cath Kidston glasses collection and gave me the tumblers! But where do I put all this growing Cath Kidston glass collection?

Why, in the corner cabinet I'm due to receive this week from her (now she's replaced it with this fabulous unit!)

Thank you once again Jill your kindness is much appreciated

The Weekend

Progress on the flat has been continuing well this weekend starting with putting my shower curtain up in the bathroom

The shower curtain was brought on one of my America trips from Rachel Ashwell's Simply Shabby Chic range at Target (and yes I am regretting not ironing it before I put it up!)

Yesterday I came home from the charity shop with a table for my lounge

The one I did have in the space before was too small - this one fits like a glove! It'll be added to the list of items to be painted

And finally I'd jokingly sent a friend this link the other day suggesting it'd make a nice gift for my birthday, imagine my pleasure when I found this in TK Maxx!

It was only £30 and provides more storage in the kitchen (currently holding my supplies for the Simnell cake I'm planning to bake this week)

Now I'm off to lay my table for a friend who is coming for dinner tomorrow

Martini Time

I meant to publish this post before Christmas but as usual time ran away we with me but as boot sale season is due to start shortly it might even been more useful now!

The women in my family have a love of Martini’s due to our holidays over the years when we’d all meet for pre-dinner drinks, indulging in one or two glasses!

My mum picked up the Martini glass for herself at our local antique centre to enjoy her drinks from at home

When I saw a Martini cocktail shaker in the local charity shop I knew she’d appreciate it as a gift

Looking at the 3 items together wouldn’t they make a fabulous gift for someone?

I often see branded glasses and accessories at boot sales and charity shops and don’t you agree this’d be far nicer than those pre-packaged sets lining supermarket shelves?

I’m sure Christmas 2010 is farthest from our minds at the moment but next time you’re out thrifting have a look at what goodies can be snapped up for gifts