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image by Kaitlyn McCane Illustration

Happy Halloween everyone!

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littletree loves...vintage Dansk dutch ovens

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Hello again blog friends and Happy Halloween! Today I am rambling about these vintage beauties, the Dansk Dutch Oven. Recently I have spotted them everywhere I look, Etsy treasuries, blogs and even Jamie Oliver has one he uses on his new tv show! 

So of course now I NEED one...unfortunately this gorgeous yellow one above has sold, but after a google image search I found there were plenty around, although not many in the uk...boo! And they come in a variety of yummy colours as these other pictures show...plus the bit I love best is that the lid can be used as trivet to stand the pot on when serving! Design genius at it's best...sorry for the rambling but does anyone else think these are just so beautiful?

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it's the little things...

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A few weeks ago inspired by this image above, Jen of the blog Little Birdie, started a regular weekly post called 52 Weeks of Happy to remind herself of all the little things that give us joy in our day to day lives...and I for one cannot think of any nicer way to keep myself grounded in this world of 'wants' and 'needs'.

Don't get me wrong we all desire and crave things (we are only human!) but I think this is a nice way to remind ourselves of all the things that we do have in our lives...you can read Jens posts so far here and even join in if you want to.

I think I may just start writing down a few things each week that have made me happy because I'm such a pessimist I need to remind myself that life isn't really that bad all the time! So occasionally I will post them here to share with you, but for now here are my current four happy things from this week...

 * Hot apple juice after a blustery walk...

* My new favourite hat which I can now wear as it's cold...

* My lovely friend Gem saving the new series of The Walking Dead for me to watch as I don't have Sky!

* Banana boxes...excellent for packing and they're free!

What things are making you happy at the moment?

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a littletree weekend and giveaway winner!

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...discovering some great handdrawn fonts on Fonts for Peas and they will turn your own handwriting into a font for you too! Thanks to Rosie for sharing about this!...

...some rather innocent looking muffins with a wickedly gooey centre, recipe to follow later this week...

...catching up on the new foodie series Jamies 15 Minute Meals...

...Pusheen the cat! I love her crazy antics, if you're a cat person you have to check out this amazing blog...

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And finally....our giveaway winner who gets this amazing vintage garland!

Well done to Georgie of the blog Violet & Green! 

Georgie is a relative newcomer to the world of blogging so I'm sure she would appreciate it if you stopped by and said hello, we all know how important those comments and pageviews are when we were starting out!

Have a good week everyone and if your in the uk, wrap up warm cos it's mighty cold out there! Brrr...x

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pinterest pick of the week...

find this pin here on my board Packaging...

Happy Friday friends! I have the whole weekend off this week, woop! Although I will probably be packing for our move instead so not exactly relaxing, although I do love a good sort out! This weeks pinterest pick are these amazing folded letters, this idea is pure genius and also super pretty with all those patterns! Find these postal beauties here...enjoy your weekend and hope to see you next week! xx

Don't forget today is the last day to enter my giveaway competition for a fab vintage garland, I shall be drawing the winner tomorrow!x

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Etsy... Switchblade and Cookie

Hanging Teardrop Shelf

Hi everyone, thanks for all of your lovely comments on my felt birdies diy yesterday, I hope you give them a go! Today I have another great Esty shop find...I found the awesome vintage store Switchblade and Cookie via a treasury that my cards were featured in yesterday.

The first item I spotted and now I NEED is this hanging teardrop shelf above...how beautiful is that!? So here are a few more of my favourites but do stop by the shop to view all of the gorgeous vintage-ness for sale here...x

Linden Space Age Clock

Enamel Vegetable Bowl

All Images from Switchblade and Cookie

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littletree makes...felt birdies

Hello everyone! I did promise on Monday to show you how I made the little felt birdies and so here they are! They are super easy (or I wouldn't be able to make them!) great for using up scraps of felt, odd buttons and short bits of ribbon that you would otherwise throw away...plus they make sweet christmas decorations or gifts! Apologies for the awful pictures, I was making these one evening so light was poor! Let's get started...

1// Using the template (at the end) cut out the required number of parts from your felt, plus some triangles for the beak.

2// Assemble the thread, buttons and ribbon, play around with what colours work best. I like a mix of colour!

3//  Start sewing at one point and work your way around the felt, about 5mm in from the edge. I just used a basic stitch but you could blanket stitch for a more professional look!

***Do not forget to stitch in your ribbon or beak (bird only)***

4// Before you close you can stuff the owl/bird with a small amount of wadding. I had some from an old cushion pad.

5// Sew on the wings using a button to finish, just go straight from one side through to the other.

6// Sew on your beak (owl only) in the same way.

7// Add your quirky button eyes and any extra stitch detail and you're done!

Simple huh?! A little tip for tidying up those loose threads...pop back onto a needle and thread through the middle of the main body and out the edge. Pull the thread tight-ish and cut, the thread is then hidden inside the body out of sight!

If you click on the template image below you should get the full size image to copy and paste into any program to print out...I have just given measurements so you roughly know how big they should be.

I do hope you give these little guys a go I had such fun making them on the now cold, dark nights! Happy making! x

All Pictures and Design Copyright Littletree Designs

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littletree loves...luscious magazine

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Another fabulous find through Twitter that I had to share with you all today, the luscious, Luscious magazine...now you know I'm a bit of a foodie so this beautifully photographed online magazine by Marta of food blog Princess Misia is like heaven for the eyes and sets the tummy rumbling! It is her first magazine and I can't imagine it not being super successful...I won't spoil your reading pleasure but you must not miss the Roasted Carrots with spinach, pine nuts and feta (p36) or the Pear and Chocolate muffins (p56) completely drool worthy! So don't hesitate to pop over here to read it...enjoy x

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PS - Don't forget my giveaway is still open until Friday!

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a littletree weekend...

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...having my cards featured on the fab blog I AM THE LAB, complete surprise!...

...design a tea towel using your own handwritten recipes on Spoonflower, excellent christmas present idea...

...having a little crafty fun making these birdy keyrings, DIY to follow this week...

 

 ...dreaming of how to decorate my studio space in our new home...

Have a good week everyone!x

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pinterest pick of the week...

Find pin on my board Cat Stuff...

Hellooo Friday! Today I thought seeing as it's get colder and the weather is more grey and miserable we may need some cheering up and this cat in a bag always makes me laugh! I had a cat that would always climb into bags or boxes if they were left unattended...on one occasion a suitcase...she was almost packed away into the loft! Hope this brings a smile to your day and have a lovely weekend friends. xx

PS - I have decided to extend the deadline for my GIVEAWAY until next Friday (26th Oct) so don't forget to enter!

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