Mirror Mirror...

I so wanted to show you some lovely arty photo's of my latest little paint over.

It's been so lovely to bring this one back to life...if mirrors could tell a story what would this tell?

Would it tell the story of a new bride and show the family and life that it watched unfold sharing the joy & the little girls copying mama applying their rouge and lipstick?

This found me recently looking the little worse for wear...

I wish I had the home & space to re-home this for me...it is lovely.  

But the thing with home schooling is that you are never alone and once the camera is spotted it takes less than a click of the lens for this to ensue...

So whilst I would like to show you this sort of thing...

Indies 2 tier cake stand

My first attempt to make my own cake stands - yay success!

Well I'd like to use it on the dresser to hold my favourite bits of jewellery but I'd happily have High Tea for 2 with it.   Enough room for a couple of trimmed sandwiches on the bottom and a couple of delicious cupcakes on the top.

yum...

Or this...

Can you see the lovely mirror peaking from the back?  

Stripped back to her bare bones, sanded and the brass work polished (not gleaming but no longer rusty)

She has been given 3 coats of  cream Annie Sloan paint and waxed to seal. 

All the original fixings have been put back on and she once again has a sense of beauty, she looks like an old girl but she's wearing well & with dignity.

The little 1960's teak side table painted with the ever lovely Annie Sloan paints, perfect size for the side of a bed maybe? Or as I've had use of it for a few days now to hold the evening cuppa?

I have  much more of a chance snapping this sort of thing...