Why not ?

When John saw these little glass jars/bottles on the kitchen bench dribbling blue glue everywhere, his first question was WHY!! (You would think he would be used to strange goings on by now.)

Well, I say why not. If you have some plain glass bottles and you would like blue ones instead, then all you need to do is mix  food colouring through some PVA glue, swirl it around inside said bottle and let the excess glue drain away.  Leave them for a few days to dry completely.

The glue will dry clear and you are left with two pretty bottles. They are suitable for decoration only and if you wanted to put flowers in them you would need to use glass paint. For a quick, easy and cheap alternative to glass paint, I think this method works well and they look so pretty.

There are a lot of lovely citrusy colours happening in my kitchen this week, most of which have come straight from the garden. The pretty nasturtiums self-seed themselves every year and are so welcome when there is not much else to pick for a vase. To use up some of the good supply of lemons I have, I have preserved a few to add wonderful flavours to moroccon style dishes. They are so easy to do. Simply cut up the lemons into wedges, put them in a sterilised jar, add about two tablespoons of salt and cover with oil. I used grapeseed oil. Leave them to sit for a few weeks and they are ready to use.

Such lovely colour makes you feel happy don't you think.

Yellow Saturday

My favourite pincushion


from the toybox


the butter dish I bought in Anthropologie (possibly my favourite shop in New York. No, not possibly, definitely.)


packaging from Mr Sparrow (cute shop in Subiaco here in Perth)


an easter pendant


grape tomatoes from the garden (the last two - fruit fly have taken the rest)


what came first - the chicken or the egg? (tea towel also from Anthropologie)


From the printers tray


and from the button jar.


Well my colour week is over and it was fun, but it took a lot of time and I am feeling guilty about that. Especially when I look around my sewing room and I see so many projects waiting to be finished. Next week I promise to be more productive.

Happy Easter to all.

White Friday

As today is Good Friday, I have chosen a more subdued colour.

an egg candle for Easter


fence art


I couldn't decide whether to include this picture with the blues for the sky or the whites for the washing. As you see I chose the whites, but it was not an easy choice as the blue of the sky was so vivid.


my favourite coffee cup


white trug with shells (that sounds like the title of a still life painting)


pebbles from the garden


begonia


iceberg roses


a long line of whites from the printers tray


and from the button jar.

Red Thursday

It is late in the day to be posting, but sometimes life just gets in the way as it has today. Better late than never I always say.

An Easter gift


red globes


tomatoes big and little



my red car



threads and buttons

Orange Wednesday

I thought that orange would be the most difficult colour to find, but then I remembered that I had a few refugees from the 70s lurking in the cupboards.





A more recent addition to the cupboard


However, I didn't have a single orange button in the button jar. Instead I found some tiny orange tipped easter eggs.


Even the orange threads were a bit sparse

Pink Tuesday

My Bridal Pink rose



Something for Easter


A pink hat for summer (which doesn't seem to want to make way for autumn here in Perth)


My new pink shoes


A pretty cake of soap


from the printers tray


and from the button jar

Blue Monday

Blue is my favourite colour and seemed a good choice for the start of the working week


Today's touch of Easter


Tiny blue sugar hearts


The shirt-stripe boxes quilt ready and waiting for the next stage


Something new to keep the littlest one warm (if it ever gets cold here!)


A blue pod for the coffee machine


Threads from the printers tray


and from the button jar.