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Today I’ve decided to resume blogging again. It’s been nearly three years since I’ve posted if not a bit longer. Life got busier and I’ve been doing lots of crafts and upcycling which I would love to post about and share tips and ideas, so here I go starting to blog again. I will be back soon and write some proper posts but meantime this is just a hello and not a goodbye to my neglected blog.

Happy weekend  everyone

Maureen xxx

Where did a year go?

I can't believe its a year since I last posted.  I've sadly got out of the habit of blogging and I used to really enjoy writing my posts.  So I'm going to try and keep up with this blog again starting with some recipes for the Nutribullet which I bought last year.

It seems to be a very popular gadget and one I would definitely recommend.  It's easy, fast, doesn't make the mess that the larger juicers make and leaves no pulp to get rid of.  The Nutribullet uses all of the veg and fruit so you get all of the important stuff such as the fibre, whereas the other type of juicers just squeeze out the juice and leave the good bits behind to be binned.

Ok so the juice is thicker and some people like their juice to be just a juice, but Personally I like it thicker and I know I'm getting all the goodness of what I put in it.  So here is the one I made today, I usually make up my own recipes and this is one of them. I do use recipies from the book I got with the Nutribullet sometimes, but I find that using whatever I have to hand works well.

This one was delicious.

Here's my morning juice I made today in the large cup form the Nutribullet 600

50% spinach and Kale at the bottom (Slightly more spinach than kale )
 1 x Pear
1x. Fig
1x. Kiwi
Half a large banana
A few walnut pieces
Some raw almonds
Heaped teaspoon of organic milled flaxseed
Filtered tap water slightly passed the max line

And blitz until it's all smooth, sometimes I take the cup off the base give a shake and then blitz again for a few secs. Not something you have to do but I just do it if I see it needs to be smoother.

Very Yummy we both enjoyed it I never have too large a glass of my juices in one go as it could upset your stomach if your not used to regularly eating raw green and fruit.

It keeps well in the fridge with the top on, and last until next day if I don't have another later on.

If you have a Nutribullet try this recipe and if you haven't bought one yet ! Well consider it as its a great way to get your 5 a day .

All the best for 2015

M xx

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE

 

 

Here's to a very good New Year !  I love a new start, a clean slate, resolutions made (rarely kept !) and now all the celebrations are over, its time to put away the decorations ! hooray ! I keep mine to a minimum even the tree is  John Lewis twig tree.  It's actually stunning in a very simple way, but I will have to confess I'm glad to be back to normal.

 

I have been busy this week with my furniture painting and various crafts.  I also have a book review to write about. I feel very guilty as I was sent the book towards the end of last year, and I haven't got around to doing the review and it's a really super cookery book, so I will do it over the next few days.

 

I hope you all had a great Christmas and have some lovely plans for this year, whether they are holidays, new craft projects or garden makeovers.  It's always good to have something to plan and look forward too.

 

below are a few photo's of the twig tree and my minimal fireplace.

 

I actually found it quite difficult writing this post after a gap in my blogging, I need to write more and I'd like to change the whole appearance of my blog. It's a bit stale now and needs a makeover.

 

 

M xxxxx

 

 

 

Iv'e been a bit neglectful !!!

 I've been rather preoccupied lately as I have a space in my friends Vintage shop. its been exciting but busy.  I work one day a week in the shop in exchange for my space which measures 6 x 5 feet.  that's not very big I know! but I utilise every inch with my painted furniture, crafts and bric a brac and I'm loving it.

Here is a link to my Facebook page, so if you have a Facebook account please do visit my page and let me know what you think.  Please LIKE and share the link, thanks !
https://www.facebook.com/MosFurnitureUpcyclingThePast?hc_location=timeline

I hope you manage to access the link.  in the meantime here are a couple of photo's from my little space.

Everything here hand painted and all crafts made by me, bric a brac sourced from car boots, charity shops, gumtree etc.

See I've been very busy, lots more on the go as well.

I would love your feedback.

M xxxx

Time to get back into blogging !

Sometimes its easy to get so carried along on day to day stuff that the things we previously enjoyed get left behind.  I love what I'm doing now which is up cycling old furniture and transforming it into something beautiful.  It's fun looking for pieces and then deciding what colour and finish to do ! Or even leave it as it is if its lovely that way .

But the down side is that all my previous loves like writing my blogs, reading yours, just sitting and reading a book, or my kindle just don't happen anymore.

I need to have a think and plan my days so they contain some of these things ! I need to go to bed earlier as its getting later and later.  So I'm going to chill more and take time to smell the roses !!!

I'M BACK !!!!

In the meantime here are some photo's of some things I've upcycled recently and sold. I have set up a Facebook page and sold a few bits from there. I'm putting the link on here so you can viewmthe photos I'm not sure if it will work, so if not when you are on Facebook look up my page its called :-
Mo's furniture 'Upcycling the past'  try the link below first and please give it a like and pass it on
Thank you
M xx

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A few more pieces I've painted

It's been a busy week ! Not just painting but in general. The weather has been cold, grey and enough to make me want to hibernate ! But we crafters are lucky in that we can always find something to do when the weather prevents us from venturing out.

I have done a few more pieces this week and they have turned out very nice. More tables again which I love doing.

I have just uploaded and installed this app which hopefully will work and allow me to add photo's from my iPad ! So here goes to see if it works .

A Shabby update



This is my first table I painted. It's sold now and went to a good home. Painted in Annie Sloan chalk paint 'Country Grey'  then waxed for protection,and colour washed in another chalk paint 'Red Letter'

the top is covered in Orla Kiely design paper and given three coats of dead matt varnish to protect the top, as this one didn't come with it's glass. I now never buy these tables unless they have the glass as it's so expensive to get some cut. The person who bought this loves it. It's so nice to know it's being loved.

 

 

This was the table when I bought it

 

 

More Tables, I love these but they have to be sold as I don't have the room for them.

 

 

And this is my favourite one. The cutest table in Paris Grey and has to be sold too. It's the smallest from a nest of three, I have to work on the other two yet.

A gorgeous little 1960's Austinsuite cupboard waiting to be worked on. This I am keeping for my study. It will be painted in bright colours to match my Roman blind I still have to make with some lovely Laura Ashley fabric called 'Wallace' which is based on a 1950's design ( very unlike L.Ashley's usual cabbage roses !) photo of fabric below.

I painted an antique Victorian table to match the fabric of the blind. I have had it for over 36 years and it's spent the last 20 odd years in my attic. So I have re-invented it as a desk in very bright colours. much cheaper than the one from John Lewis I was saving for. I love up- cycling !!!

Now for my best and latest projects ! two more standard lamps, painted in Laura Ashley 'Creamware' and i managed to buy two secondhand lampshades which believe me are so hard to get at a reasonable price. I have designed and handmade my own fabric flowers and added old lace on one of them. I call this style BoHo chic and I love these two. (sadly I can't keep them as no room, so they are up for sale) they remind me of two old ladies with crazy hats on!

 

 

 

I hope you enjoy looking at my Shabby work ! there is much more to come, and I'm off to Dorset tomorrow to pick up more standard lamps ! it's so addictive. it's a good thing I have a patient husband as I've taken over every space available in the garage and I can't use the study at the moment as it's storing things already done.

m xx