The Liebster Blog Award ! :0

I am so excited to inform you all that Jill from I Know the Plans I Have for You chose me for the Liebster Blog Award.


For those who haven't heard of it before, the award is designed to recognize and promote blogs that have less than 200 followers.


This lifted me up and now it is my turn to choose five other blogs for the same award.
Well, this part is not easy at all... But here are the rules:


1) Thank the person that gave it to you. Many thanks, Jill!



2) Link back to their blog


3) Put the award in your blog


4) Present the award to 3-5 blogs with less than 200 followers


5) Leave a comment to let those blogs know that you've recognized their awesomeness!


The five blogs that I so gladly follow are:


The Smith Garage
 Check out Mr. Smith's blog and see how a busy man manages to do it all. While you're there, you will also want to visit The Smith Hotel - Mrs. Smith's blog. Lovely.


The Seasonal Cottage 
Denise is such an inspiration, I just love her blog!

Izzwizz Creations
Sorry, I don't even know this person's name, but you should definitely check out her blog :)

Swedish Corner Down Under
Pernilla has moved to Australia not so long ago (just like me).
I love Swedish culture and their crafts and design. Pernilla has brought some of it 'Down Under'.

Mia decora
I chose Mia as a representative of an army of great crafters and bloggers coming from Poland.
I find her romantic style very attractive.

Cheers!

Love,

Irish Blessing - Printable - 3

May the road rise up to

meet you.
May the wind always be

at your back.
May the sun shine warm

upon your face,
and rains fall soft

upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you

in the palm of His hand.

Click here for a beautiful printable.

More printable blessings:

here

&

here

Thanks to: The Graphics Fairy

Irish Blessing - Free Printable - 2

Here is another Irish blessing printable I made with help from The Graphics Fairy. I think I'll make more :)

Sorry, the image here is cut (me still learning), but the PDF image is correct.

This graphic was an antique music sheet cover. Karen took out the text and I filled it with this lovely blessing. I also added the crown (from the same source) since it felt there was something missing there :)


Here is your link to PDF printable:


Click here :)

For more, click here.


If you like it - print it out and frame it - that's all you need to do :)


Love, 

Irish Blessing - Free Printable - 1

I love Irish blessings! 
They always make me think of the tough history that nation had to go through and I believe their blessings talk to all of us because they come from a nation that knows what we all need. 
As we're close to St Patrick's Day, here is a  PDF printable for our Irish friends (and everybody else - we can use them). The background is from The Graphics Fairy, so it was very easy to prepare. Thanks, Karen!


Click HERE for the whole picture and your PDF printable :)


Love,

The Masters Giveaway

Just quickly:

Masters is a company that has started opening stores in Australia recently.
Actually, it's another home improvement warehouse - similar to Bunnings.

This weekend they give you a sample can of paint (colour of your choice) if you spend $10.
If you're a crafter, you can easily spend $10 on glue, brushes... you name it. And you get a gift worth $6.
And you get to choose the colour.
Not bad, ha?

Thanks, Masters!

Washing Board Decoration

I bought this washing board months ago. It was new. The shop owner said she knew sooner or later someone would buy it. I could hear in her voice it was later :)

Here is what I would like to have:

(source)

:) I think this would be a great garden feature.


In the meantime, I have time to play with this washing board and try different decor options with it.
I thought I should 'weather' my washing board a little. I used vinegar and steel wool and it looked as if it had been in bush fire :( Then I had to bleach it.
Turned out OK.
For now, I decorated it with vintage soap labels from The Graphics Fairy and some other items. I also made these little cards that remind me what to use to remove most common stains. The frame is also from The Graphics Fairy. 

This is going to cheer up my small, very small laundry, don't you think?

                    


Have a great weekend, everybody xox


Love, DK

Romantic Little Crochet Purse

Remember my 'down-to-earth' bag? Well, this one is not down-to-earth at all :)

This is a cute, romantic little purse I made remembering how we played 'ladies' when I was a kid.

I can hardly wait to take my little purse for a Sunday walk :)

Love, DK