Tiles are finally hung

DB bought me some amazing Xenia Taler tiles for my birthday a few years ago. They have been sitting beside the stove waiting to be hung. My sister got fed up with them collecting dust and hung them above my stove. They look so great! Now when I am cooking, I have something to appreciate.

Steph and Shea discussing how to hang the tiles

Thanks Steph!

May Giveaway Day

Okay - this week, I am mixing it up and not posting a tutorial, but spreading the news. Sew Mama Sew is hosting a May Giveaway day! How it works is, visit Sew Mama Sew's blog and check out all the blogs that are posting giveaways. I already found 2 and look forward to checking out some new blogs. Looks like there is some nice stuff out there that could be won! So, go check it out!

If I had more time, I would have participated. With baseball, work and traveling - I had no time. Next time though!

Friday Splurge!

Oh my - a lot of money was spent today. I bought a new TV stand - it is gorgeous! It is pretty much exactly what I have been looking for. My camera is dead otherwise I would post pictures! I will charge ASAP and post soon!

The other purchase I made was... oh my... a 4 ft x 4 ft framed piece of Iso satakieli fabric... I plan to put this at the top of my stair case. I didn't tell db that I was going to buy it... uh oh... hope he likes it! I got 1 repeat framed... it's pretty funky... I love it!

Xenia Taler Site!

I am so excited to see Xenia Taler has a website and online store! How exciting! If you remember, I found tiles that I thought would like to hang above my stove from
Rare Devices. I didn't end up buying the tiles because the shipping was riduculous! I am so excited to browse through Xenia's other works and see what else she will tempt me to buy!

Above the Stove

I have been looking for something to hang above my stove - but the space isn't very large. I looked at various of tile store, looking for that special tile - without any luck. Today I found these great tiles available online at
Rare Devices.

Neat Stuff for Kids

I bought a set of bath toys for a baby gift and fell in love. So, I bought another set for my own house. No - I am not having a baby, but for those of you who will be visiting (or say you will be) look what your kids will get to play with! I bought the set at London Drugs ($12.99), but it is available online here.



A new tea set! I love the colours and the fun pattern on the front of the cups! I can't wait to have a tea party! I bought this set at a store in Sidney called "Buddies".


Bought both the puzzle and the glowing rubber ducky at the store in Sidney called "Buddies". Now I am ready for kids to come play!