Secrets of a Butterfly

Pretty in pinks

                                                                              

These pretty flowers are from Jane Packer delivered i got them for my mam, we were very impressed with both the price and the quality. Having dealt with other flower deliveries in the past this one get top marks. There is a limited range but they have altered their pricing lately and there are some more affordable bouquets now compared to when they first began. So if you need to have flowers delivered over christmas you may want to check them out.

I went over to the boutique's the other day to give the girls their christmas gift and card. Kate gave me a mince pie heated up,it was yummy, i asked her where it was from and it was Sainsbury's taste the difference range. I don't always like every type of mince pie but this one was just right. I find that i like alot of Sainsbury's stuff,(its been better than Marksy's)since we've begun to use them with having a little local one open last January.

Here's Kates tree in Have to Love its a big one with plenty of roses and butterflies... i wasnt going to buy anything but i spotted a top that i liked and so got it to wear christmas day. Its black with some sparkly stones on the shoulders and a few down the front and it has wide short sleeves,like butterfly sleeves.

Quite alot of the stock is very party-ish there and the prices reflect that. As many people go there for special occassion wear or club wear. But Kate has all the good jeans to try out and has started to stock C&C California which do super soft jersy wear that i like.

The card i had sent her and shared with you last time was up on one of the shelves. My christmas cards have been selling well which i was both pleased and relieved about. it was my first christmas selling them so it was all new as to how well recieved they'd be. 

Our Christmas tree is finished i did it through the week so i'll post photos next time. On the drive back from the shops the sky was gorgeous i was taking photos thinking i want to share this with you as the colours were so pretty....love kat x 

Les Fleurs boutique

Bonjour!I have just been shopping in France! well not quite but more or less....my parcel arrived from Les Fleurs today. Its such a gorgeous shop with all sorts of pretty little things. Just the sort of thing i'd like one day. I found it through Mandy's blog as her belle and boo range is stocked there. Here's a look around inside isnt it a treasure of a place,magical! makes me want to put up more fairy lights...

I'll show you what i got and hope those recieving any at christmas won't have seen them on here. the bunny i chose for Nic my cousin, isnt it sweet, she wants a rabbit herself but her mum won't let her so i'm giving her this for christmas instead. this pretty postcard and some other small bits and pieces,some for new year gifts.arent the mini postcards divine! Lucie was very friendly on her emails and i think you'd enjoy browsing if you stop by anytime,everything is listed on her boutique site and she also has a blog. its in french but is very easy to follow by going by the pictures and clicking the links. Though you'd have to check if the shipping was to outside the EU.

I did quite alot of parceling yesterday. with many of my christmas giving being in the mail, it needs sorting quite ahead of time. I still have family gifts to get. I have books for part of my dad's, Eric Clapton is one. Not sure what to get my brother Neill this year.i have a pair of cufflinks so far, love and fleurs Kat x

Violets & lily of the valley

I LOVED this dress by Whistles since it came in at the start of the season. Even when it was reduced to half price i thought mmmh i better not since i had no dressy or special occasion in the near future to wear it to. But then the other day in House of fraser sale they had reduced it further to only £40 so i couldnt resist it for that! a saving of £100! Its such a pretty print violets and lily of the valley on silk.

The picture below is of a glass vase i got in Nothern lights gallery in Keswick,they had some lovely things and have quite a large selection avaliable online. i love how the light comes through it and brightens the colours Here is a photo of the outside... and the inside.. i got some wooden bowls here too for myself and for mam and dad. The beads in the picture above were from the Alpaca centre and handmade in Peru.And this one has some of my gemstones in..i love doing this sort of thing,like trays or dishes with pebbles in..where does that come from i wonder, i dont know, all i know is i like creating little displays and the gallery really touched my soul and made me think.. maybe i dont want a girly boutique, so much as a place where i can source and sell arts and crafts,things made with heart and soul,expressing love beauty and meaning in a multitude of ways unique to each artist. Its a dream and i hope it comes about one day. i hope youve enjoyed todays post with wishes K

Sunny yellow and pretty pink

if youre reading this from england at the moment we havent been having much sun so i thought we could all do with some brightness in the form of these sunny yellow tulips. They were just from the local shop but were amazing in that there were 3 or 4 flower heads to each stem i've never seen that with tulips before. I'm thinking of my brother just now as he's on his way to Australia now with a stop over in singapore. A long way to travel but i'm sure he and Deb will have a great trip and see many of the wonderful sights there.

Jenny came last week and i gave her one of my lace bracelets like i've given a few other friends. This one was blue as i know she likes that colour. It was a boost to see her and catch up on everything thats been changing in our lives as she also uses the same therapy i do for recovery.

I found this great little vintage inspired bracelet the other day in Halo in Jesmond. It was such a good price too,only £16 with an additional 20% off. The lady was really nice in there too as i had a sit down for a bit on one of the chairs There's another shop there called Lola L'amor which has beautiful clothes and many jeans by sass and bide which are my favourite fit. I got a white top from here thats like a t shirt but also a dress with leggings. plain with black stitching as a trim. I started with some flowers so i think i'll end with some too... speak soon,love Kat xxx

Have to love

Here's a close up of a shop door sign that Kate asked me to do for her boutique. Its somewhere i love to go and that has gorgeous clothes. They even stock Manoush which is quite a rare thing!and its my favourire label. They have some of my handmade cards there too. I'd really like to expand my handmade things once i am doing even better health wise. At present i just do things for fun.The boutique is going online soon havetolove    

Here's the other side of the sign with the web address. The other photograph shows inside the shop and  my cards out on the table. Its been such a big thing for me i'm really happy with them. They are all pinks and creams with vintage images on. I did them these colours to go in the shop well.

I may set up a etsy shop soon with a few cards and bracelets,i'll see how things go. Watch this space as they say.