Creative Recycling

With a little thought, intuition, design and some old items, it's amazing what can be rustled up.

This little sign I made last night to compliment my work on display at  Smart Art Studio.

Really looking forward to our girlie weekend next week.

Enjoy the sunshine everybody.

Love and kisses

Mish .....xxxxx

Retail Concession Now Open in Art Studio

I am pleased to announce that some of my lovely items are on display at Jane Richardson's "Smart Art" studio in Church Road, West Mersea, Colchester.

Jane runs regular art classes for all ages.

If you are in the area why not pop in, have a polly poke nose and then a delicious ice cream in the nearby "Cake Hole".

New Pictures

Oh "hello" dear followers.

I have some lovely pictures to share with you.

Yes for those of you wondering where I'd got to I'm back.

Sorry but these things take time...!

Ottamon update .....she is very nearly shiny, refreshed, recovered, repainted, so take a look, let me know what you think?

So with all the "one off" pieces well underway my little "online shop" is looking very vintage but refreshed all round..!!!

Please look in the Furniture/ Objet D'art section....

Have a lovely weekend.....

Love Mishka xxx

Finn's Birthday

A little driftwood sailing boat, specially made by me, for Finn Minter on his 9th birthday ...

Its going to have pride of place in his just finished bedroom.....

PS Lots of love to Lucy his twin (my Goddaughter) xxx

PPS I haven't forgotten the girlie thrifting trip to find a sparkly treasure !..xx

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The Little Things In Life

The little things in life...... nature....finding a feather.... or in my case a beautiful "button"....xxx

I like to dress the part....
I know if I don't dress creatively then my creative juices don't flow, full stop!!
I love to wear a frock, it makes me happy!x
But hooray for bare foot, no knicker days, cause it does make life easier...Ha Ha LOL..!x
Lots of Love
...xxxx...
Bed time reading huh?!
Oh dear, who will I vote for?!
It is, after all, very important this year!....!

Live Life Slowly

My quest is to live life more slowly and sustainably, loving every minute....xx
Now readers....... how I ramble on again.....! 
Does anyone know of any vintage rallies on locally this Springtime?

Might have to  drag the very beautiful "Maisy Morris Minor" out because as you may know she does love to poke her little nose into new places...... I call her "Polly" polly poke nose.... x
Now I love a good restoration project and resurrecting something other people see as rubbish to me is a lot of fun.... x
Recycling something that may have ended up in the landfill is so rewarding...x
This weekend is mine. I'm off work... well my proper job! It's a major chill out and I'll be painting, kind of distressing, upholstering.....stuff.....!
Much love...xxxxx
PS.. I would love to hear from you. x

Remember a single Fleur in a home can bring a lot of beauty.....x
That's all! x 

Old Birds

I know, I know, I have been a neglectful girlie blogger.........!
If you ever need to get hold of me you will find me busy with a little old bird somewhere. I seem to have a large collection of different shapes, sizes, some ladies and some gentlemen, all very sweet and I love them all........xx (nearly all) xxx
Alternatively Charlie and I may have pottered down to the very lovely new "Cake Hole" in our village, its so well, you know meeee ....x. Its positively charming infact + of course next to the very nice "Poop Deck" (crammed full to the brim of pretty junk). I have spent a fair number of dollars in that store, very American I sound....!
Love Mishka x

Charlie is a Manchester City Mascot

I am beaming from ear to ear.....x
A very proud moment for a mother to see her son as a mascot for Manchester City coming through the tunnel on Saturday in the home derby against Manchester United.

Yes that really is my "Charlie Boy" !x ....with his new haircut.

Eccentrics................x (me)

Hello fellow blogsters.........x
I have always loved eccentric people. People who can express themselves without a worry or care what others may think of them.
What an amazing spirit they have to be individual and different from the rest of the crowd!
Luckily I have always been able to mix with people from different walks of life......x.
I find outrageous, eccentric, funny, sweet and charming characters always tick my boxes.....LOL.
My mother says I'm potty......
Lots of love
Mishka xxx

London Markets

In London my favorite markets are Portobello Road and of course Camden.


I can't explain the excitement and buzz of seeing and meeting funky characters.


I love thrifting from the stalls a vintage-retro frock or piece of fabric thats got real charm as it gives a fantastic thrill......................xx


Thats what I composed while day dreaming in the sunny Canaries.......xx

Lucky old Mish........xx

Painting French Grey

Well I seem to have had lots of lovely bits of junk to restore. So I set to work rubbing down and painting, painting, painting .....
Thats what Charlie and I did all day long xxx.
My bestest colour is French Grey.
Then I have to rummage through my thrifty box to find a foxy little piece of fabric that suits the objet d'art.

Two Little Stools

These two little "perfect stools" have been given a new lease of life with some "french grey" paint ......x

Beautiful vintage fabric covering has been added for you to rest your pretty bott...  Thats what I would do, if I had the time !

In a former life they were in my Gramp's and Nanna's kitchen when I was a tiny girl xxx

Visitors to My Website "Treasured & Weathered"

Vintage Vibe Junk

I'm busy in my workshop "LOL", returning pieces of junk used in a former life, into beautiful funky pieces.

  So watch this space.
 Just wish I could give up the day job so I could have all day long thrifting and creating gorgeous sweet, sweet things!