Bling Your Birdhouse

Its finally time for the Bling Your Birdhouse Event!

Karla and Beth are hosting the bling your birdhouse event and since I have been making a few lately I thought I would share one that is currently available in my boutique.



Yes, its very inspiered by 'pink' with the french limoges china...



a sweet shimmery china rose...



and soft pink opaque italian tiles

all grouted in classic white



and lovely antique gold edging to the plates



If you would like more details on this piece please click HERE.

Last but not least, I would like to thank Karla and Beth for hosting such a fantastic event like this...they really have gone all out on there birdhouse creations so do pop by and take a peak as well as visit some of the other lovely birdhouses out there today...im off to take a look now. xo

New Photo Frames

I just finished two new photo frames so I thought I would share. I really am enjoying these new bases, they are really easy to work with and save a bit of time with grouting.

Happy Easter!!!

Wishing you all a very happy and safe Easter!

I hope you enjoy our freshly baked cupcakes.

New Bases For Upcoming Photo Frames

Today I brought some new photo frames to play with and I love the way this one is coming along. I really like having my mosaic work incased by a frame but these things can be hard to find at times. Luckly today while out shopping, Jake and I found some great bases for me to work with. Take a peak...

I hope to have this one finished after Easter sometime.

Is It Easter Already???

I can not belive it is Easter this weekend...the year is going so very fast and my little Jake will be turning 8yo soon. We are going to have a nice quiet Easter this year...visiting family and friends but not much else as hubby has been super busy with work lately and is now exausted after all the hard work at the Grand Prix. I am not a big decorator with Easter but I do have my little Lefton Egg Vase out that I bought from my dear friend Kathy in the U.S. last year which holds my favourite roses sitting in the kitchen.

Jake and I are going to be making some easter cupcakes to bring along when we go visiting on the weekend so I will be sure to post some photos once they are done...we will be topping them with little chickens!!! Well, I better get moving...Jake finishes school today for the Easter break and I still need to get a few things done around the house.

New Mosaic Stool & Birdhouse

I hope everyone is having a lovely week, it has been really hot in Melbourne so I haven't really been getting much done around here plus Jake has been home not feeling good all week but between all my duties I did manage to get a little work done. Here is the new birdhouse I showed a few posts back...

And an old vintage milking stool that I final found the time to mosaic using english rose china. If you would liek to see more photos please go to my website.

Last of all here is a new pic of Miss Rosie. I was picking some roses this morning and placing them on the little stand when she jumped up to smell the roses...how cute! I wish thats all she done...we have had to put little fences around all my roses as she destroyed all my other plants plus ate the picket fence that my husband built!!! When we bought our Pierre De Ronsard Weaping Roses she tryed to eat them too...we nearly lost one of them but since the little fence is up it is starting to look much better. We are hoping she grows out of her bad habits soon.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and take care.

Tagged - 7 Random Facts About Me & Another Celebration...

I was tagged a little while ago by Cathy from Avalon Rose Design. I'm supposed to share 7 facts about myself, some weird, some random. So here we go....

1. I knew I was pregnant at only 3 weeks...well before the doctor conformed it. I craved salami and cucumber dip at 5am every morning before work for about 2 months...I knew something was going on! What a breakfast!!!

2. My given name is Irish and my surname is Macedonian...put them together and it gets a little confusing for most people. By the way...I am not Irish or Macedonian.

3. I have a huge amount of scrapbooking items that I have not touched in years which I took up just after Jake was born and we used to have big scrapbooking nights and scrap away till all hours in the morning.

4. I found the Fox FM fugitive and won $5000 7 years ago. For those who do not know, FOX FM is a radio station in Melbourne and they had a person walking around Melbourne undercover and if you asked the right person if they were the FOX FM fugitive you won the cash they had up on offer. I woke up one morning thinking it was the day I was going to be lucky...had the itchy hand and all. We went shopping at Westfield where he was suppose to be and the first person I asked was him. I nearly passed out! lol.

5. I meet my husband when I was 16yo, I know it was young but I knew we were meant to be.

6. I am very close to my in laws, I find myself blessed to have such wonderful in laws like I do. My mother in law tells everyone I am the daughter she never had as she had two boys. Our relationship is very rare and I consider her a second mother to me, she's just beautiful.

7. My dad has a nickname for me which I hate but I am just so used to now...he calls me googie egg or googie...you guessed it...I LOVE eggs! When I was a little girl and dad was home on a Sunday morning he used to cook me runny eggs and serve them to me in bed with little toasted bread fingers...I loved them and still do! When we were on our summer holiday this year Dad and Jenny stayed over night and once again Dad made us breakfast in bed...with runny googie eggs! :)

Here’s the rules:

1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

OK, so im going to tag... Gail, Alicia, Pietrina, Alison, Sharon, Jean & Kerryanne. Have fun girls!

One more thing...I have just come from my beautiful friend Gail McCormack's blog where she is having a 100th post giveaway celebration...do pop by when you get a spare min...she has the most divine paintings ever! Here is a sneaky peak of what you could win...or what I could win? Yes please! Click on the picture below to visit Gail.

This is Why I Say I Love You...

Today I am going to share a poem my father sent to me not too long ago which touched my heart...it was a chain email that has been kept alive and moving since 9/11. In memory of all those who perished; the passengers and the pilots on the United Air and AA flights, the workers in the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and all the innocent bystanders. Our prayers go out to the friends and families left behind.

If I knew it would be the last time

That I'd see you fall asleep,

I would tuck you in more tightly

and pray the Lord, your soul to keep

If I knew it would be the last time

that I see you walk out the door,

I would give you a hug and kiss

and call you back for one more

If I knew it would be the last time

I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,

I would video tape each action and word,

so I could play them back day after day.

If I knew it would be the last time,

I could spare an extra minute

to stop and say "I love you

"instead of assuming you would KNOW I do.

If I knew it would be the last time

I would be there to share your day,

Well I'm sure you'll have so many more,

so I can let just this one slip away.

For surely there's always tomorrow

to make up for an oversight,

and we always get a second chance

to make everything just right.

There will always be another day

to say "I love you,"

And certainly there's another chance

to say"Anything I can do?"

But just in case I might be wrong,

and today is all I get,

I'd like to say how much I love you

and I hope we never forget.

Tomorrow is not promised to anyone,

young or old alike,

And today may be the last chance

you get to hold your loved one tight

So if you're waiting for tomorrow,

why not do it today?

For if tomorrow never comes,

you'll surely regret the day,

That you didn't take that extra time

for a smile, a hug, or a kiss

and you were too busy to grant someone,

what turned out to be their one last wish.

So hold your loved ones close today,

and whisper in their ear,

Tell them how much you love them

and that you'll always hold them dear

Take time to say "I'm sorry,"

"Please forgive me," "Thank you," or "It's okay."

And if tomorrow never comes,

you'll have no regrets about today.

On another note, I have had a few requests for my mosaic birdhouses so I thought it was time for my next addition. This one features limoges china and pink opaque italian glass tiles. Its not quite ready yet but I hope to have it done the next few days.

And The Winner Is...

Well, the time has come to announce the winner but before that I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their lovely comments, emails and wonderful support I have received over the last week with the re-opening of my website. It has been overwhelming and I am very grateful to each and everyone of you...so a big thank you to all!

Well...I bet you want to know who the winner is so here we go...the winner is....

'Jennifer from The Old Painted Cottage'

Congratulations Jennifer, I will be in contact with you very soon to get all your details.

Time to Celebrate!

Today is the day...Vintage Mosaic Boutique has finally re-opened!!! But it doesn't stop there...this is my 10oth blog post plus did I mention my new look? Surprise, surprise!!! I have to say Cathy from Avalon Rose Design was absolutely fabulous as she always is, she really went right out of her way to make the new design 'me'. Cathy even added some of my personal pieces into the design like my aqua rhinestone photo frame and my beautiful aqua brooch. Words can not describe how I feel about Cathy...she is simply a beautiful person loading with lots of talent! Thank you Cathy just for being you :)

We have lots of new mosaics in stock so please pop by and take a peak.

Since Vintage Mosaic Boutique has so much to celebrate today, I thought it would be a great time to have a giveaway. All you need to do is leave a comment on this post and you will be entered into the draw to win this set of cute little mosaic hearts which will be drawn on the 9th of March 2008. The set features old french blue pearls, pink rose china and topped with soft pink ribbons.

Now...to some awards...firstly Cathy of Avalon Rose Design gave me the "You Make My Day" award which was so sweet of her.

"The rules for the “You Make My Day” award are to re-present it to 10 people whose blogs bring you happiness and inspiration and make you feel happy about blog land. Let them know through email or by posting a comment on their blog so they can pass it on. Beware you may get the award several times, and if you do, consider yourself really, really loved. So to pass it on and keep the love going."

1. Cathy at Avalon Rose Design - right back at you! :)

2. Gail McCormack at Original by Gail & Tony McCormack

3. Tracie at My Petite Maison

4. Janet at Shabby Fufu

5. Tara at Days Missed on a Hammock

6. Alison at Creative Art & Craft by Alison Gibbs

7. Cindy at Rosehaven Cottage

8. Adla at Vintage Delights

9. Barbara at Barbara Jacksier

10. Mel at Mel's Rose Place

Alison at Creative Art and Craft by Alison Gibbs awarded me with the "I Sparkled Someones Day" award...a special thank you to you Alison for being so thoughtful!

I would like to give this award to you all for sparkling my day and making blog land a fun and enjoyable place to be. Thank you to you all for being patient with me while the changes have been going on with both website and blog...you are all so wonderful and I am so glad to be back!