THURSDAY FLOWERS, Mabel Plays Dress Ups !

On a dreary, wet Winters day, Mabel played dress ups ! (Mabel is a vintage dress form) She was tired of standing in the one spot for what seemed like forever and she thought that her wirey frame needed a face lift.

So the Queen of Mayflowers (Me.....hehe) decided to play !

Out came the roses, wire and secateurs.

(think Edward Scizzorhand)

Now Mabel is smiling with delight with her new look !

She has her purse, her dance card and she is ready for her handsome prince to pick her up !

(I don't have the heart to tell her that, that is probably never going to happen)

I think Mabel would look a treat welcoming guests at a wedding function and that in fact will be her new role.

Wedding or events will be her forte.

She is very much looking forward to her new title

'Lady Mabel Of Mayflowers'

She will be the belle of the ball as well as the token mascot of my business.

Hot pinks, red, pale peachy pink and white roses adorn her frame

 

                    Mabel's 1950's purse matches her dress perfectly !

 and after all of the creating had finished, Queen Melanie of Mayflowers began the clean up just as the rain softly began to fall outside.

 

                 and THAT my friends, is the end of my story !

From The Dressing Table Of Mayflowers Vintage Florist

'Yes.......a dressing table in a florist store !'

Well you already know that I never quite fit the conventional 'anything' really.......

and you know that I have started this business of mine on a shoe string. I have literally used anything that I had lying around to deck out my new digs ! lol

and THAT means that anything at all goes !

Storage is the number one issue in anyone's office.

We all need a junk draw to hide away ugly looking office supplies to tidy things up and we all need display areas to show off our goods for sale.

Well, I think that my old dressing table fit the bill quite nicely.

My wires, boxes and scrappy ends of ribbon are all hiding in these draws and on the top of the dressing table you'll find the display items.

It was a perfect for for my vintage theme and solved a whole host of storage issues, it was cheap as I didn't have to outlay money for a new cupboard and I think it looks delightful :-)

                          Here are a few pics of what I have on display !

 

Do you love the old vintage umbrella that I found on my flea marketing travels !

Yes I know that some of you will flip out at the umbrella being up inside, but I am not really all that superticious so it doesn't really bother me.  I would rather see it open and looking pretty rather then  having it closed up and unseen.

My favourite thing about the dressing table is that I have somewhere to hang my antique greeting cards that I adore so much.  I have them strung up on lace tied from each corner of the mirror and now I can enjoy them as I work. 

 and my new friend 'Mabel' looks perfect in the setting too !
(you can read about Mabel in the post above this one so simply scroll up !)

 You honestly didn't think that I would show you the mess inside the drawers did you ! lol
                                              NO WAY !...........cheeky smile

 So the moral to this story is to simply step outside the square when it comes to decorating either a room inside your home, or office.
There must be items around you that can be re purposed into something useful rather then going out and buying 'more stuff' to clog up the world with.

Old furniture and wares were built to last where as new things today are not built to last at all.  Use your creativity and at the same time you will leave a softer footprint on this world of ours and keep it cleaner for our children to use long after we are gone.
 

My Little Marie Antoinette Corner Of The World

A new little 'Melanie' corner appeared in our home today.......

It's a little place just for me.

A little place of solitude full of all things that I love. 

It has my beloved French Blue and Peachy Pink colour scheme stamped all over it.

It is a place where I can write or read or simply dream.

Would you like to see it ?

Isn't it pretty !

Remember my Marie inspired cupboard from last week ?

If you don't, then you will find it HERE OR SIMPLY SCROLL DOWN TO THE LAST POST.

Well of course it fits in just perfectly in my pretty place.

and as I complete this blog post I am beginning to hear my new space and a cup of tea calling.

                So I will see you all tomorrow
                                            Have a wonderful day !