tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77451959959934956292024-03-06T07:04:29.875+00:00jumbles and pompomsMusings,mutterings and a mishmash of crafting from a jumble-sale addict.Loo xx from Jumbles and Pompomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570354905749566677noreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-23905032489920759432014-11-28T11:46:00.001+00:002014-11-28T11:46:16.951+00:00Tears and trantrums or the Billy bookcase debacleA word of advice. Never. Ever. Paint an IKEA Billy bookcase.<br />
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For non Ikea aficionados, a Billy bookcase is made of wood veneer and the one I wanted to paint was the birch veneer like so:<br />
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I decided I wanted it white.<br />
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There's a load of <strike>nonsense </strike> info on the internet about how to paint laminated furniture and how easy it is. Don't be fooled.<br />
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It was a complete nightmare.<br />
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I used a primer as advised (Crown cupboard primer). The blurb said it was "ideal for melamine, MDF, wood, wood veneers and acrylic bath panels". They lied to me. It was completely useless and I stopped counting after <strong>6</strong> coats of white satinwood. It was streaky, drippy (technical term) and horrid and the paint just rubbed off. It really nearly pushed me over the edge....<br />
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Eventually, after days and days of tedious painting it looked OK. From a distance. I popped the shelves back in but what I failed to anticipate was that the layers of paint made the shelves too thick and as I struggled to manoeuvre them in, this is what happened:<br />
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Readers, I was desperate. I raided a DIY store for a wallpaper sample and just had enough to stick on the insides like so:<br />
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I was so glad when at the end of this sad and sorry saga it looked halfway decent. What a relief!<br />
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If only Emma Kate had posted her wise words on how to paint melamine and suchlike before I embarked on this ridiculous caper. See <a href="http://paintedstyle.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/painting-kitchen-cupboardseven-melamine.html" target="_blank">here</a> for how to do it properly.<br />
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What is it with me and diy/crafting disasters? See <a href="http://jumblesandpompoms.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/diy-dolt.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://jumblesandpompoms.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/attention-to-detail-is-not-my-strong.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://jumblesandpompoms.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/not-feeling-love.html" target="_blank">here</a> for more foolishness. Mr J and P says that at least I'm trying... Mmmmmm what <i>can </i>he mean?<br />
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xxLoo xx from Jumbles and Pompomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570354905749566677noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-892442827644910652014-11-14T11:20:00.001+00:002014-11-14T11:21:00.763+00:00Mr J and P's household tips<br />
Do your pans suffer from stubborn burnt-on stains that won't go away?<br />
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Heavy duty scourers just not cutting it?<br />
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Vinegar and baking soda: more effort than they're worth?<br />
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Well, it's time to wave goodbye to endless scrubbing. <br />
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Say adios to the vinegar and bah to the baking soda.<br />
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Instead, say hello to Mr J and P's good old fashioned method of cleaning those burnt-on stains after jam making.<br />
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The chisel.<br />
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Yes! Just pick up the chisel and gouge away to your heart's content. ......<br />
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Works a treat according to Mr J and P who says and I quote " Well, to be fair, I got most of the black stuff off, there's just the odd little scratch here and there."<br />
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xxLoo xx from Jumbles and Pompomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570354905749566677noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-6993909542297515372014-11-07T09:35:00.001+00:002014-11-07T09:36:07.229+00:00Better late than never.....Well, I've finally dragged myself away from the TV screen and Netflix (blimey, there's soooo much to watch!) and I'm here to bore you to death with a small selection of Canada photos. Hoorah! <br />
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Afterall, our trip was over a whole two months ago now......<br />
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We stayed near the shores of Lake Ontario. Doesn't it look idyllic?<br />
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And we stayed here:<br />
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We also stayed here:<br />
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This was their laundry room. Blimey, we only wanted to wash our smalls......<br />
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Mr and Little Miss were not happy bunnies at this campsite. Not surprising as 2 <strong><u>months</u></strong> of torrential rain fell in two <strong><u>days</u></strong> while we camped here (Awenda Provincial Park Ontario in case you want to know). It had actually stopped raining in this photo.....for about a minute.<br />
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Here's Mr J and P looking a lot happier at the Montreal Gay Pride Parade. And the sun came out. Yahoo!<br />
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Squeeeeeeeal! We saw a moose:</div>
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The distances on these signs are mind boggling aren't they?<br />
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I've made a skirt.<br />
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Did you notice the nonchalant way I said that? As if making a skirt is no big deal for me. Well, let me tell you, dear readers, that it <strong>IS</strong> a very <b>BIG </b>deal indeed.<br />
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I wanted to make a skirt without a zip (I'm a bit scared of zips) and my colleague, who makes clothes, recommended the Miette wraparound skirt from the <a href="http://shop.tillyandthebuttons.com/products/miette" target="_blank">Tilly and the Buttons blog</a>. Yes, Tilly from the first series of the Great British Sewing Bee. My colleague said that the pattern was so easy that even a fool could do it. Well, I have to say that she was damn right.<br />
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I used a vintage sheet. Not my favourite vintage sheet. I was going to go for yellow but I was worried that I might cock-up on my first foray into skirt making and ruin a perfectly acceptable yellow sheet. So I went for the green so I wouldn't have been too disappointed if I'd made a mess of it.<br />
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It took me a while to do but only because I lost pieces half way through (clearing up before and after builders *heavy sigh*).<br />
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It's two sizes too big (don't ask.....) but fortunately, because it's a wraparound, it hides that fact quite well. <br />
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And I'm wearing it back to front (I know, what am I like?) but I prefer it that way.<br />
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Buoyed up by my skirt success, I've also made three drawstring bags.<br />
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And they double-up as perfect pillowcases for camping purposes.<br />
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Yes, you read that correctly. A bag- come-pillowcase. Who knew there was such a thing? Well, there isn't. Until now that is. I've actually just invented it.<br />
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Take an ugly blow up camping pillow. A quid from the pound shop. Too small for a normal pillowcase.<br />
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Take one drawstring bag and place the ugly pillow inside:</div>
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See what I mean? Perfect for when we go to Canada for our hols.<br />
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Note the casual way I said that.<br />
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Canada. For. Our. Hols.<br />
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Toronto. Followed by camping out in the wilds of Ontario. We're taking our three-man tent, sleeping bags, camping mats and our ugly blow-up pillows encased in their beautiful pillow slips come drawstring bags of course.<br />
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<br />Loo xx from Jumbles and Pompomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570354905749566677noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-47169698068162236322014-07-14T13:54:00.000+01:002014-07-14T13:55:03.843+01:00AllotmentingIt's great having an allotment. Not that I spend much time down there. That's Mr J and P's domain.<br />
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Take a look at the lion heads that adorn this frame for a hanging basket:<br />
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What I especially like is the clever re-use of stuff found in skips like these old shower screens as a cold frame:<br />
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This rusty old cooking oil can has been re- used as a herb planter:<br />
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Ingenious use of discarded wire drawers to protect lettuces and the like:<br />
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Roof tiles or some such thing used to make a path:<br />
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Blimey, some clever sod has fashioned these tree trunks into stools:<br />
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See how this swing doubles up as a frame for runners: <br />
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These sweet peas look divine growing on this painted wooden ladder:<br />
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Loo xx from Jumbles and Pompomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570354905749566677noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-61430431992003854462014-06-11T18:50:00.002+01:002014-06-13T15:20:56.701+01:00Mr That'll Do Desmond and Ms Bare Minimum Betty strike againHello world.<br />
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It's been a while.<br />
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We've been busy. Reluctantly so. <br />
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You see, Mr J and P and me (aka Mr That'll Do Desmond and Ms Bare Minimum Betty) are becoming dab hands at cleaning up after builders.<br />
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Yes, we've had them in AGAIN and yes, we've spent an age clearing up after them. It's so boring. All I want to do is fritter round the edges. You know, sew a few cushion covers, make paper bunting, play with vintage wallpaper and washi tape. Frankly, I'm sick of this heavy duty cleaning lark.<br />
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One thing that we've got the builders to do is something that we've ALWAYS done ourselves and that is painting. So we've had the kitchen and the back bedroom painted. <br />
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The kitchen walls are now green and for some inexplicable reason they <em>almost</em> made me want to go out and buy loads of green accessories. Yes, me! As you know, I'm not a matchy matchy type of person. <br />
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Peer through the bottles of wine and you can see the green we chose:<br />
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Very feeble attempts at green matchy matchyness:<br />
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The back bedroom looks very minimalist at the moment. Just the bed at the moment. <br />
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and a little vintage metal container which I sprayed white and which is being used as a very small bedside table. The little lavender pillow you see is from lovely <a href="http://thecustards.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Jenny.</a><br />
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I've painted one Billy book case which needs to go back in (more about the Billy book case debacle when I feel strong enough to blog about it). We had a second Billy book case in the room originally but I've decided that it's for the chop. The room is too small to accommodate both.<br />
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Mr J and P is not a happy bunny because getting rid of the book case means that we need to pare down our books *gulp*. He's a little bugger when it comes to books and even more useless at culling his collection than me. Even worse, he's still buying books when I've actually stopped (I know I'm buying every damn thing else but we'll gloss over that for the mo.....).<br />
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I hate to sound like an uneducated moron, but his books are so darn thick. They take up far too much room on the shelves.<br />
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At least I've found a good use for his four volumes (yes, I said four volumes) of Don Quixote:<br />
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Propping up the telly very nicely:<br />
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<br />Loo xx from Jumbles and Pompomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570354905749566677noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-15898123926579313632014-04-09T08:29:00.003+01:002014-04-09T08:45:30.750+01:00DIY DoltDIY Dolt....<br />
That's me.<br />
In case you were wondering.<br />
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I talked recently about being slapdash and impatient about making things - see my wallpapered clock <a href="http://jumblesandpompoms.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/attention-to-detail-is-not-my-strong.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Well, I'm sorry to say, here are a couple more tales of crafting mishaps. All you perfectionists out there, look away now...<br />
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Buoyed up by the success of my Suffolk puffs <a href="http://jumblesandpompoms.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/suffolk-puffs-on-my-jeans.html" target="_blank">here</a>, I thought I'd make a big Suffolk puff and turn it into a round cushion cover. Only I didn't measure up properly and when I'd finished gathering the puff around my cushion, there wasn't enough fabric. Doesn't matter, I thought. I'll make a second, smaller suffolk puff and stitch it to the gaping hole where the fabric didn't cover the cushion (I hope I'm making sense here). It looked OK. But a little off centre. So I thought I'd shake the cushion, hoping that it would lose its skew-whiffness. No chance. It made it worse. <br />
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And I'm not unpicking the stitching. Because I can't be arsed. I've just turned it round so no-one can see the mess I've made of the other side.<br />
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Perfectionist? Not moi.<br />
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I'm also a bit of a twit when it comes to following instructions. (At least I read them unlike some people in my family who shall remain nameless).<br />
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I bought this dinky suitcase from the charity shop recently and discovered some fabulous old legs on a table that was literally rotting away in our damp cellar.<br />
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I thought it would be a good idea to make a suitcase table. Lots of these on the internet. Instructions say that you should put a piece of plywood or mdf in the bottom of the case and drill the leg attachments in. I'm embarrassed to say that I ignored that bit. I didn't think it was necessary and attached the legs straight onto the case. With the result that the table was VERY wobbly. VERY WOBBLY INDEED. Mr J and P reminded me that the reason you need the wood or mdf in the suitcase bottom is to make the whole construction sturdy and stable. Aaah yes, that would be a good idea. So I had to remove the legs and find a bit of mdf and do the whole damn thing all over again.<br />
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Here it is in its finished, only slightly wobbly state (it is SLIGHTLY wobbly, as the mdf I used was too thin and I really can't be bothered to remove it and start the whole process yet again).<br />
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See what I mean? A DIY Dolt. With First Class Honours and a Distinction in Can't be Arsedness *sigh*.<br />
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Some people never learn eh? My mum used to say to me "you get older and you get more stupid every day". Dammit, she was right after all....<br />
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xxLoo xx from Jumbles and Pompomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570354905749566677noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-86678773703980431372014-03-10T14:09:00.002+00:002014-03-10T14:10:12.153+00:00Suffolk puffs on my jeansI'm very much a jeans and t shirt kind of gal. So recently, when <b><u>both </u></b>my favourite jeans (my 50p skinny jeans from a jumble and a pair of flares that I've had for ever) developed a few rips and holes, I was not a happy bunny.<br />
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I hate patching jeans. In fact, I can't do it properly and it never lasts. But I'd seen this lovely hexagon flower patch here and was very tempted to try something like it:<br />
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The only thing was that the big flower hexagon thing wouldn't have worked very well on the numerous little rips on my flared jeans.<br />
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I'd seen suffolk puffs being used to embellish cushion covers, bags and even tops but never jeans. So I thought I'd give it a go.<br />
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Lots of instructions everywhere on the net and they are super-easy to do. Super-easy is always good in my book. <br />
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I sewed them on the offending holes and rips and voila!<br />
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Little Miss J and P could not take a decent shot of my backside - too much camera shake (I can't think why):<br />
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Not sure how long they'll keep further rips and holes at bay but I think they look cute. Practicality was never my strong point...... xx</div>
Loo xx from Jumbles and Pompomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570354905749566677noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-8117254708268436122014-02-07T09:22:00.000+00:002014-02-07T09:22:34.561+00:00Attention to detail is not my strong pointI've always liked the white acrylic cuckoo clock in our hallway but felt it looked a little bland against the yellow wall.<br />
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So, I rediscovered some glorious 70s wallpaper from the fabulous <a href="http://vintagesheetaddict.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Vintage Sheet Addict</a> which was languishing in a drawer. I traced round the clock and hacked away at the outline using a (virtually blunt) craft knife. <br />
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I wasn't able to remove the clock hands so I cut the wallpapering covering in half (badly) and glued it on the clock easing it around the middle bit and the hands.<br />
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If you look very carefully you can see the joins of the two halves of wallpaper and a fair few bubbles. *Sigh* I did say that my attention to detail was rubbish didn't I?<br />
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Mr J and P says that the solution is dim lighting. The man has a point.<br />
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Little Miss J and P says that I needn't worry, she won't be looking at it anytime soon as "it's so disgusting." Errr thanks.<br />
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Oh well, I'm quite pleased with it and it doesn't look too botched....from a distance... [STOP PRESS: when I last looked at the clock this morning, I couldn't see any bubbles whatsoever *huzzah*]<br />
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How about you? What are you like when you're doing a spot of diy or being creative? Are you, like me, a "devil-may-care dumb-ass"? Or a "picky perfectionist"? I'd love to know. xx<br />
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<br />Loo xx from Jumbles and Pompomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570354905749566677noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-81686780808584537672014-01-17T08:34:00.001+00:002014-01-17T08:34:24.016+00:00StuffedIf someone had said to me a few months ago that I'd be enthusing about taxidermy, I'd have told them to get stuffed (that's appalling, I'm sorry). <br />
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Probably one of my favourite places that we visited on our trip to Paris was Deyrolle - a taxidermy shopping paradise. Downstairs is an upmarket shop selling twee gardening accoutrements such as this rather fetching and very matchy matchy velvet apron and hat set - highly useful when digging up your tatties in the allotment eh Mr J and P?<br />
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Upstairs is taxidermy gone mad. Animals large and small (when I say large, I really mean large: giraffes, zebras, tigers, lions), insects, butterflies, shrunken heads..... Yes, I DID say shrunken heads. ALL for sale. 22,000 euros for a zebra anyone?<br />
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It's truly bizarre being able to stroll amongst the critters. You're not allowed to take any photos but Little Miss J and P managed to sneak in a few selfies:<br />
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Check out their website <a href="http://www.deyrolle.fr/" target="_blank">here</a> for a catalogue of their collections and some very interesting pics such as these:<br />
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Before I go, I just would like to say that I do not like jokes about German sausages.........They really are the <i>wurst</i>. Oh that just makes me laugh and laugh.<br />
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Au revoir dear readers. xxLoo xx from Jumbles and Pompomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570354905749566677noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-79153780012046414022013-12-18T09:16:00.000+00:002013-12-18T09:16:51.213+00:00I've come over all natural<div>
Recently, Mr J and P told me that our neighbour over the road was going to give us <b>a bottle of Baileys</b> because he had one spare. <br />
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Fast forward a week later. I had to call round to said neighbour for something and after we'd finished our conversation, he said "I've got something for you" and dashed off into the house to retrieve it. Aah, that would be the bottle of Baileys I thought. Imagine my poor bewildered little face when he thrust into my sweaty mitts a <b><i>bunch of bay leaves</i></b>. <br />
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I accepted the bunch of bay leaves with great enthusiasm, declaring excitedly (a little <b><u>too </u></b>excitedly I feel) "I LOVE bay leaves!" and toddled off to give Mr J and P the full admonishment he deserves; the deaf old git.<br />
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Now, this is the time of year when I get busy making our Xmas wreath. My major contribution to the Xmas decorating here at J and P Towers. <br />
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This year I've come over all natural. No more the plastic bags wreath of 2010 and 2011 <a href="http://jumblesandpompoms.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/its-nearly-chwreathmas.html" target="_blank">here</a> with its glittery penguins and oversized reindeer. Gone too is last year's <a href="http://jumblesandpompoms.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/yellow.html" target="_blank">pompom garlanded wreath</a> and all its paraphernelia. It's been dismantled and in its place is holly from our very own holly tree and a few sprigs of our very own ivy (which is looking a bit droopy but never mind).<br />
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Perhaps I could have added a bay leaf or two eh?<br />
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I suspect that this has done the rounds but it was sent to us at work via our occupational health and safety newsletter:<br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">31 Brits have died since 1996 by watering their Christmas tree while the Christmas lights were plugged in. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">142 Brits were injured in 1999 by not removing all the pins from new shirts </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">58 Brits are injured each year by using sharp knives instead of screwdrivers. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">19 Brits died in a 3 year period believing that Christmas decorations were chocolate. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">One year British hospitals reported 4 broken arms after cracker pulling accidents.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">101 people since 1999 have had broken parts of plastic toys pulled out of the soles of their feet.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">18 Brits had serious burns in 2000 trying on a new jumper with a lit cigarette in their mouth.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">A massive 543 Brits were admitted to hospital over a two year period after opening bottles of beer with their teeth.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Over one Christmas period 5 Brits were injured in accidents involving out-of-control Scalextric cars.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">In 2000, eight Brits cracked their skull whilst throwing up into the loo.</span> </li>
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Do be careful pulling those Xmas crackers now won’t you?</div>
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Au revoir mes amis. See you in the New Year when I get back from gay Paris...xx</div>
Loo xx from Jumbles and Pompomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570354905749566677noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-48141697030136003472013-12-06T09:40:00.000+00:002013-12-06T09:40:40.197+00:00The Postcard Wall<br />
Friday is my day off and recently, Little Miss J and P asked me what I did all day. "Oh, I'm very busy," I lied. I explained that I go to Aqua Aerobics in the morning with my fellow over-50s. It's a dead cheap session - a bargain at £2.70 The only downside is the music. Last week I had to endure such gems as Cliff Richard's "The Young Ones" which the old dears sang along to with great gusto and Rod Stewart's classic "Do you think I'm Sexy?". Such fun...<br />
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Anyway, back to my discussion with Little Miss J and P. "Oh and I do lots of cleaning, " I lied again. "Funny that," said Little Miss J and P "every time I come home from school on Fridays, I notice you've been fiddling with the postcard wall again."<br />
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I can't deny it, dear readers, I just can't leave the postcard wall alone.<br />
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I recently rediscovered Mr J and P's vast collection of postcards languishing in the loft. I rescued them and stuck some on the wall on the landing.<br />
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First of all they looked like this.<br />
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I wasn't happy.<br />
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Now I've stuck them over two walls so they look like this.<br />
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I'm still not happy.<br />
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Particularly as the washi tape that I've used to stick the posties on the wall is not fit for purpose and they keep falling off *cross face*.<br />
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I've noticed that Little Miss J and P has taken a leaf out of my book and stuck <strong><em>her</em></strong> postcards on her bedroom wall like so:<br />
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I must say I'm liking the randomness of the display. I may have to copy.<br />
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Talking of Little Miss J and P, I've also noticed strange pre-teen behaviour on her part. Look what she's daubed on her globe light:<br />
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And it can only get worse.....<br />
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Peace and love. xxLoo xx from Jumbles and Pompomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570354905749566677noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-39476495644879813602013-10-23T09:22:00.000+01:002013-10-23T09:22:52.651+01:00Bang Bang CrashIt's hellish here at J and P Towers. We've got the builders in and it's week 3 of raging chaos, dust, grit and no proper kitchen, lounge or downstairs loo. What's more, they're still going strong!<br />
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The sad ruins of our kitchen:<br />
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We've got rising damp, caused by a defective damp course. It's one of those annoying things where you really don't have anything to show for all the banging, crashing and chaos not to mention all the dosh we're having to throw at it *gulp* . Apart from a new kitchen worktop which looks very similar to the old one, only in black, and new kitchen tiles.<br />
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The downstairs loo without the loo:<br />
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That's because it's in the garden. Of course!<br />
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Never have I been so happy to be going to work. Particularly as now our next door neighbours have got the builders in too. Poor old Mr J and P is currently at home, in between jobs, and I keep getting emails from him saying "It's like the fall of Berlin here" and "news from the bunker....." and "Oh God, there's a builders' convention right outside our house."<br />
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The only thing that is keeping me and Mr J and P sane(ish) is our nightly dose of Breaking Bad (just finished season 2 fyi).<br />
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See you on the other side... xxLoo xx from Jumbles and Pompomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570354905749566677noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-81605962294275158512013-09-27T13:04:00.000+01:002013-09-27T13:04:05.900+01:00Pouffe Palavar (it wasn't really a palavar, I just couldn't think of another "p" word)I always love it when something I've been hoarding for no particular reason or purpose actually comes in handy.<br />
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I'm talking about the single duvet languishing in a bag under the spare bed together with the cushions that had lost their oomph. What I was keeping the cushions for, I know not. They really were useless and not fit for purpose. <br />
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Anyway, I decided to knit a pouffe and use the duvet and useless cushions as stuffing. <br />
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I was inspired by <a href="http://www.pickles.no/puff-daddy-knitted-stool/" target="_blank">Pickles'</a> so-called Puff Daddy here:<br />
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I couldn't quite follow the instructions (because I'm a fool) but I found this <a href="http://www.flaxandtwine.com/2012/04/tweed-pouf-easy-chunky-knit.html" target="_blank">one</a> easier to follow.<br />
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I used this deliciously soft chunky yarn which is 51% wool and 49% acrylic. It's probably far too lovely and soft for an item of furniture but it was cheaper than the equivalent 100% chunky acrylic.<br />
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Now, I would have liked to show you the steps leading up to the pouffe's creation, but Little Miss J and P has, YET AGAIN, deleted the pics from the camera *tries to suppress evil thoughts*.<br />
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Anyway, if you follow these <a href="http://www.flaxandtwine.com/2012/04/tweed-pouf-easy-chunky-knit.html" target="_blank">instructions</a> you can't go wrong AND it's the same principle, would you believe, as my round cushion <a href="http://jumblesandpompoms.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/bye-bye-mr-smiley-face.html" target="_blank">here</a> .<br />
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So, you knit a large rectangle, sew together the two short sides to make a cylinder, gather one end of cylinder with running stitch, stuff with spare duvet and useless cushions, gather and sew the other end so it looks like this:<br />
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I didn't much care for the gaping hole at either end so I knitted two small squares and stuffed them in the holes at both ends:<br />
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And here it is, for some reason, posing proudly on the sofa:<br />
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<br />Loo xx from Jumbles and Pompomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570354905749566677noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-89432534199812582192013-09-13T09:10:00.001+01:002013-09-13T09:10:02.968+01:00Only I could get excited about a kitchen sinkWhen we visited our friends in Holland in the summer, I told Little Miss J and P beforehand that the kitchen sink in our friend, Marianne's, house was simply the bees knees.<br />
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Little Miss looked at me as I was some sort of fool and said "Seriously, mum, no-one cares."<br />
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Little does she realise that my readers <u style="font-weight: bold;">do</u> care about such things. Don't you? (Don't let me down now will you?).<br />
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But before I show you a pic of said kitchen sink (I really know how to ramp up the excitement don't I?), I had a good old snoop round Marianne's house and took a few pics. Just for you, dear readers.<br />
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Cute stag head in pink downstairs loo:<br />
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Cute lock on toilet door:<br />
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Cute little shrine thang going on - still in the downstairs loo:<br />
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I've always lusted after these <a href="http://www.jielde.com/home" target="_blank">Jielde</a> floor lamps. Sadly, they're really expensive and I am, as you know, a complete skinflint.<br />
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A foolish person posing next to the floor lamp and getting in the way:<br />
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I should have taken a photo of this Agfa (what the hell is it??) light box thingy when it was lit up:<br />
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Another pretty floor lamp:<br />
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I love these handy storage canisters in the kitchen:<br />
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Nika is their daughter:<br />
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Near vertical stairs are common in Holland. They stem from the 17th century when canal houses were taxed on their width:<br />
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I adore this vintage wallpaper which they bought from a well known vintage wallpaper shop in Ghent, Belgium:<br />
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The wallpaper shop in Ghent which I visited a number of years ago. It really is stuffed to the gunnels with rolls of to die for wallpaper:<br />
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And now, for the kitchen sink:<br />
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Sadly, not the best of photos but it's pretty fabulous is it not? A blue and white tiled kitchen sink: what's not to adore?<br />
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Who'd have thought that I'd be lusting after a kitchen sink for Gawd's sake? Aaah, the thrills and spills of my little world.....<br />
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Actually what was genuinely thrilling was winning <a href="http://thevanillasquirrel.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">the Vanilla Squirrel'</a>s giveaway in the summer:<br />
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Byeeeeee xx<br />
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<br />Loo xx from Jumbles and Pompomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570354905749566677noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-62423900100568318362013-09-06T11:20:00.000+01:002013-09-06T11:21:15.409+01:00What we did last summerBlimey, it's been so long since I last posted anything, I literally could not remember how to create a new post in Blogger. How mad is that!<br />
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So, we went on holiday to Holland for a week, came back for a few days then onto Portugal for a week, came back and then onto the Lake District for another week. I'm not complaining but all that packing and unpacking was a little, how can I put it, boring. The holidays were great though.<br />
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Before we went on holiday we ate Ramadam bread:<br />
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In Holland: we snickered foolishly at "bastard" sugar:<br />
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Drooled over these beach cabins:<br />
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Marvelled at this shop which sold only sheep pillows:<br />
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Snuggled with an actual real live sheep:<br />
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In Portugal, we admired its many cute pastry shops:<br />
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In the Lake District, some of our party climbed Scafell Pike - the highest mountain in England:<br />
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Good old Grandpappy: he's a mere 86 you know! And need you ask where I was? Charity shopping. Of course I was!<br />
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Cumberland wrestling was the best ever this year with contingents from Brittany, Scotland and Iceland:<br />
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We found ourselves driving behind the Boogie Bus:<br />
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Blimey. Perhaps we could get our car kitted out this way.....<br />
<br />Loo xx from Jumbles and Pompomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570354905749566677noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-73498780068919152232013-07-26T08:54:00.000+01:002013-07-26T08:54:54.616+01:00It's curtains for my vintage linensI've been collecting embroidered tray cloths for a while now. The plan was to make a patchwork cushion cover with them a la Cath Kidston:<br />
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Only I realised I had far too many for one little cushion. I even had two embroidered tablecloths to play with. I never used the tablecloths, pretty though they were. I'm far too much of a domestic slattern to spend time ironing the buggers.<br />
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Little Miss J and P thinks it looks "odd". There's nothing like your beloved family to poo-poo one's creative leanings.....<br />
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Oh well, perhaps a holiday might put the J and Ps in a better mood. Yes, we're off to Holland to camp for a few days and then we'll visit our friends in the south. Yay. Cannot wait. See you anon. xx</div>
Loo xx from Jumbles and Pompomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570354905749566677noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-61372736174371406032013-07-12T08:53:00.000+01:002013-07-12T08:53:31.014+01:00If a picture paints a thousand words then these don't count at allThe art of photography has always alluded me.<br />
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And, so it seems, Mr J and P.<br />
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Mr J and P has many talents. His runner beano vino (see <a href="http://jumblesandpompoms.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/i-demand-to-have-some-booze.html" target="_blank">here</a>) may not taste the best but it sure hits the spot (as I know to my cost....er hem...). His raspberry jam is delish:<br />
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and as for his jar of Rhubarb Love....<br />
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Rhubarb Love? What the heck is that about? Mr J and P tells me it should be rhubarb jam but he was thinking of me when he wrote it. Yeah right. <br />
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Anyway, here are some pics, courtesy of Mr J and P, of our exciting Saturday at the Rolling Stones (as mentioned in my previous post).<br />
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Photo warning: they're not very good.<br />
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I told you they were rubbish. Could it have been something to do with the fact that every time Mr J and P went to the bar he kept coming back with 4 pints?....There were just the two of us.....(poor Mr J and P - must have been seeing double). <br />
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<br />Loo xx from Jumbles and Pompomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570354905749566677noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-52610983269290648552013-07-05T09:47:00.001+01:002013-07-05T09:47:33.393+01:00Resistance is futileSome of you may remember that I've got a ridiculous amount of jars cluttering up our kitchen worktop (see <a href="http://jumblesandpompoms.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/ridiculous-obsessions-possessions.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://jumblesandpompoms.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/jars-go-go.html" target="_blank">here</a> for evidence!). So, when I saw a set of three 1960s Crown Devon sugar, tea and coffee jars in Oxfam recently for a reasonable £9.99 (I've seen them for sale elsewhere for at least double that), I said to myself sternly "Loo, you do not need yet another tea, coffee, sugar receptacle. Walk away. Walk away now before you do something you may later regret." <br />
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Later, Mr J and P, who had a half day off, rang me from the station to ask whether we needed anything from the supermarket. I told him that we didn't but could he pop into Oxfam and buy the three vintage looking jars for £9.99 please. <br />
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Isn't she clever? Emma-Kate I mean. You are too, Little Miss J and P, but you are "easily distracted" (just like your parents) and need to focus more. Plus you need to spend less time on social media. Just saying.....<br />
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Where the heck was I? (Perhaps, you could tell that we've recently been to parents' evening..). Aaah yes, back to Emma-Kate. I also got these glorious tea towels and fabby nail varnish. <br />
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Thank you Emma-Kate, I love everything and Little Miss has declared the wooden crate "sick" which is high praise indeed.<br />
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Before I toddle off, just letting you know that this Saturday, Mr J and P and myself are off to see:<br />
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Hope y'all have a fabulous weekend too. xxLoo xx from Jumbles and Pompomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570354905749566677noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-75553472518834919242013-06-28T09:01:00.001+01:002013-06-28T09:01:28.645+01:00What would William Morris sayI like a bit of paper bunting. Not only is it super easy to do and a perfect craft for the craftily challenged amongst us but it's quick too. I made this little fella in minutes using off-cuts of vintage wallpaper from Jane at <a href="http://teawagontales.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Teawagon Tales</a>. <br />
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Jane uses strips of vintage fabric to wrap her goodies with and I re-used the strip to thread the bunting together. Genius. Even if I say so myself.<br />
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I'm like that you know. No, not a genius. I like to keep things just in case they come in handy one day. I know, I know, it's classic hoarding behaviour. I mean, what would William Morris, with his abhorrence of clutter, say...<br />
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I'm mentioning William Morris because we recently went to the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow, east London:<br />
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Well, we all know that Morris and his cohorts weren't keen on clutter. His most famous quote being: "Have nothing in your house which you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful". But he also said this:<br />
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Blimey! What the heck would he say if he saw my clutter-filled home. I dread to think.<br />
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A Sally Army "thrift store". Woo hoo! A bit of culture followed by charity shopping never goes amiss particularly when the charity shop has a cafe attached. 80p for beans on toast. Not half bad for London prices. And even better, I actually struck lucky for the first time in ages. Hallelujah! <br />
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I bought several metres of this lovely blue fabric with red polka dots for £4.99:<br />
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This double duvet cover for £2.50 which has become our camping duvet cover:<br />
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And KERCHIIIIING!!! My new skirt. One whole pound. Yes, you read right. One whole pound for this little beauty:<br />
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Before I toddle off, if you see this halfwitted individual on top of the London O2 (see my previous <a href="http://jumblesandpompoms.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/fun-times.html" target="_blank">post</a>), approach with caution:<br />
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It's an extra small pic and a bit blurry. I wouldn't want to frighten anyone unnecessarily..... xxLoo xx from Jumbles and Pompomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570354905749566677noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-33725193660654338632013-06-14T09:13:00.001+01:002013-06-14T09:13:24.652+01:00Fun timesOur trip to the Isle of Wight was luvverly. <br />
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There was a lot of body boarding to be done.<br />
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But not by me. I sat on the beach doing a big round zero apart from reading and chatting and gazing into the middle distance. Bliss. <br />
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We encountered a field of frisky bulls. Scarey. One minute we had the whole field to ourselves and the next, hundreds of the creatures surrounded Little Miss J and P and myself. Mr J and P, who was ahead of us and safely in a bull-free field, was calling out "keep calm" safe in the knowledge that nothing would happen to him. I really wanted to leggit but had to appear "calm" in front of a scared Little Miss J and P.<br />
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Anyway, we made it to safety: <br />
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See, I told you they were frisky:<br />
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We also met killer sheep. I kid you not. When Mr J and P announced that there were some sheep ahead in another field, I thought nothing of it. Sheep. Pah! How wrong was I? One of the sheep (might have been a ram - not sure) took a dislike to me and kept trying to head butt me. No pics of that little encounter thankfully. Mr and Little Miss were laughing far too much to take photos. I was genuinely scared. Again!<br />
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Then there was the killer goat... Actually, the goat was completely docile and totally ignored us but just take a look at the horns on that!<br />
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Thankfully, we didn't meet this pony...<br />
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When we got back from the Isle of Wight, it was my birthday. Yay! I got this lovely flap clock from Mr J and P:<br />
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and lots of music. Some old timer music:<br />
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Yes. Disclosure (read about them <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/may/18/disclosure-guy-howard-lawrence" target="_blank">here</a>:). Notice the difference? Mr J and P didn't. The one on the right is Disclosure's cd "Settle", the one on the left is a cd called "Disclosure" by a Dutch band called The Gathering. I asked for the former and Mr J and P got me the latter by mistake. The Gathering are described on Amazon as "fusing heavy rock with prog, folk and the ethereal sounds of 1980s". Quite frankly, it's not for me. Our Dutch friend described them as "truly awful" and he may well have a point. Some people just shouldn't be let loose on the internet. Yes, I mean you, Mr J and P.<br />
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I'm very excited because this weekend I'm off to climb this:<br />
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Yes, it's the O2 Arena in London. Who knew you could climb it? Well, you can and I will.<br />
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You climb up on a suspended walkway which is 20 metres above the dome itself. Gawd help me, I do hope that I won't make a complete and utter fool of myself....<br />
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And afterwards - cue mass hysteria - I'm off to see:<br />
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Siouxsie Soux. You really can't get more exciting than that. Meanwhile, Mr J and P is accompanying our darling daughter to the Rhianna concert in London. I'll leave you with the thought of Mr J and P at a Rhianna concert. His work colleagues have apparently crowned him "the coolest dad" but he fears he will be spending Father's Day (the day after) as a mental and emotional wreck. Bless....<br />
<br />Loo xx from Jumbles and Pompomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570354905749566677noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-44245343389721748822013-05-24T08:18:00.000+01:002013-05-24T21:03:52.500+01:00Bye Bye Mr Smiley FaceYou may well wonder what I'm going on about now. <br />
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Well, I've only gone and done a little tutorial for you lovely peeps. <br />
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May I present to you the Jumbles and Pompoms first "how to".<br />
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How to make a round cushion cover.<br />
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I used this little fella (99p from a charity shop) for the cushion <br />
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and this supersoft combed cotton material, also from a charity shop (£4.99 for several metres).<br />
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Firstly I measured the diameter (width at widest point) and circumference (perimeter or outside edge) of Mr Smiley Face. Then I cut out a rectangle using the diameter measurement with a couple of centimetres added on for the shorter sides of the rectangle and the circumference measurement (plus a couple of cms extra) for the longer sides of the rectangle.<br />
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I sewed a line of running stitches around one end of the cylinder about 1 cm from the edge and gathered the end of the cylinder by pulling up the thread tightly and then knotting:<br />
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I then placed Mr Smiley Face cushion inside the cylinder <br />
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trying to ensure that it lied perfectly central<br />
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and then gathered up the other end of the cylinder with running stitches as before:<br />
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I then picked two large buttons from my rather extensive collection of buttons and sewed one in the centre covering the gathered bit:<br />
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I then carefully pushed the needle through the cushion (fortunately Mr Smiley Face cushion is rather lacking in stuffing so it wasn't too difficult a job) to the other side and (hopefully) to its centre and sewed the other button on. I then pushed the needle back to the other side and pulled the thread tightly so that the buttons sink down into the cushion a bit. I wound the thread round the button to secure and then snipped the thread. Lo and behold it's a round cushion cover. <br />
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Instead of buttons to hide the gathered bits, you could use a doily or some such round thing (a piece of fabric perhaps) if you so desire. <br />
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In other news, the Student Union at the University where I work has organised a Meet the Animals petting session for stressed out students with exams. Petting animals, apparently, relaxes the frazzled soul (which is something that I hope you won't be if you follow my little cushion cover tutorial!!). Word has it that there'll be a miniature pony, chicks, rabbits and mini pigs. Not only that but...wait for it..... it's also planning a Puppy Therapy session where you get to cuddle ickle labrador puppies. *Squeeeeeeal.* I somethow think that us frazzled adminstrators will be schlepping along to join in the fun.<br />
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I'll love you and leave you for a bit as I'm off to the Isle of Wight for half term fun, frolics and fine charity shopping (yes, I've heard that the charity shops are good'uns). Byeeeee. xx<br />
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<br />Loo xx from Jumbles and Pompomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570354905749566677noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-64181409659827144962013-05-11T07:20:00.000+01:002013-05-11T07:40:34.026+01:00Corner of my Home (beware LOTS of pics)This week I'm joining in with <a href="http://lucyvioletvintage.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/house-proud-deux.html" target="_blank">Kylie</a> and <a href="http://hunguponretro.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/blog-link-in-day-retro-vintage-inspired.html" target="_blank">Donna's</a> "Retro and Vintage inspired corner of my home" linky party.<br />
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Let me present to you our dresser which lives in the corner of the dining room:<br />
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A close up:<br />
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The dresser (not old at all) houses some of my various collections such as my Meakin coffee pots:<br />
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More coffee pots, the red Habitat 70s one on the left and a Palissy "Madeleine" on the right (I've also got coffee cups and saucers to match):<br />
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A couple more coffee pots in the background. The chrome one on the left is Melitta from Germany and the one on the right is another Meakin called "Midnight Star".<br />
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Oooh a close-up of my favourite jam pot. It's soooo cute.<br />
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A Hornsea coffee pot on the left and a rabbit teapot. I bought the rabbit teapot from Liberty as a prezzie for Mr J and P when we first got it together - over 20 years now (egads!).<br />
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A rather cluttered shelf with a few Swedish glass vases and some of my collection of salt and pepper sets:<br />
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Yes. My salt and pepper collection. I've been meaning to bore you with that for a long time.......and here's my chance!<br />
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A jumble sale buy from yesteryear:<br />
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Another jumble sale buy from yesteryear:<br />
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More jumble sale buys:<br />
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The following two sets were bought for me by Mr J and P from Brick Lane market in east London if I remember rightly:<br />
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Recognise the pompoms? From my failed attempt at making a pompom wreath <a href="http://jumblesandpompoms.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/not-feeling-love.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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It's one of Mr J and P's (many) "family heirlooms" (so he likes to call them. I won't go into what I like to call them.....). It's a buddha lamp from Singapore when Mr J and P's granny lived there in the 1940s.<br />
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A few of the Mexican tin animals that I've stuck onto the dresser courtesy of Mr J and P's bruv went he went to Mexico some years ago:<br />
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On the windowsill next to the dresser are an owlie salt and pepper set and...<br />
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wooden chef salt, pepper, paprika and allspice shakers:<br />
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On the door nearest the dresser is my lovingly painted knob rack......<br />
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with my modest collection of pinnies:<br />
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Well that's all folks. I'm off to Kylie's to slobber over some vintage nooks and crannies. I do hope you'll be joining me. xxLoo xx from Jumbles and Pompomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570354905749566677noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-26288904597237550192013-05-03T08:15:00.000+01:002013-05-03T08:15:52.608+01:00The incident of the pickled peppersRecently, I found this in our kitchen cupboard. <br />
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A very "innocent" looking jar of pickled peppers with a dainty cloth cover. I think you can tell how this story is going to end already can't you? <br />
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At first, I couldn't think where I'd got it from because it's not something I would normally buy. Then I remembered that Mr J and P's bruv and partner make jam and chutneys for their boys' school fete and sometimes give us a jar or two. So I naturally thought it was one of theirs. They also have an allotment and I thought aaah yes they'd grown some bell peppers that weren't massively successful (they were on the small side) and so decided to pickle them.<br />
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Content with this explanation and knowing that Mr J and P's bruv and partner aren't too keen on spicy food, I popped a few on my plate one lunch time to perk up some plain old pate on toast.<br />
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So what happened, dear readers, is this. I popped a WHOLE of one of the "innocent" looking peppers in my mouth, chomped on it, swallowed and then seconds later, all hell was let loose. The pepper was beyond HOT. So goddamn HOT that I ate all the yogurts in the fridge, drank all the milk and attacked the ice-cream in the freezer. They didn't help. My mouth was on fire and not only that but my legs wouldn't keep still - so much so that I ran up and down the stairs several times. I almost hit the streets for a jog - and that is something that I'd never do.<br />
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After what felt like an age - a very hot and fiery age - the tingling and the fiery mouth subsided but I didn't feel my normal jolly little self for a long old while. Dear me, that certainly livened up my Sunday afternoon. <br />
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What got me was the label on the offending jar. I mean, all it says is 'Pickled Peppers'. <br />
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No indication of how freaking hot they were. As the chili cognosente among you will, no doubt, have already realised, the peppers weren't of the bell variety at all but the "deadly" Scotch Bonnet. According to wiki, they are "exceptionally hot" (that, I can vouch for) and rate very highly on the Scoville Scale - which is like the Richter Scale for the chilli pepper world. <br />
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The odd thing is when I questioned Mr J and P's brother and partner about their mislabelling, it transpires that they weren't responsible for trying to poison me at all. Where did they come from? Why am I such a complete nincompoop? <br />
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It's completely baffling.....<br />
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Any food-related faux pas as ridiculous as mine? Feel free to share....xxLoo xx from Jumbles and Pompomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570354905749566677noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745195995993495629.post-63328567816214882282013-04-26T08:59:00.000+01:002013-04-26T08:59:54.752+01:00PlonkedDo you remember what I said in my last post about stalking the bric-a-brac tables at jumble sales? Just in case you missed my *cough* sage words *cough*, I did mention that it was worthwhile revisiting the bric-a-brac tables at jumbles because helpers sometimes put out extra stuff or you simply just miss seeing something good the first time around.<br />
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Well, on my second trawl around the bric-a-brac tables recently, I found not one<br />
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but six of these little beauties. For my collection. All for 30p.<br />
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Massively exciting, I know you'll agree. But my problem has always been how to display them. I've seen on the internet that some people hang them on walls but we just haven't got the wall space in our kitchen.<br />
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Some pop them into frames but then you've got the problem of finding suitable frames and we've still got the lack of wall space issue.<br />
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Some pop them into interesting looking receptacles:</div>
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So I got this basket from <a href="http://www.daisydoosvintagehome.com/" target="_blank">here</a> (a tenner) and plonked (there's that word again) in it my now, rather large collection of utensils.<br />
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Not the most beautifully displayed, I know, but what is a body to do! Mr J and P says that I'm a basket case. I'm ignoring him, and not for the first time....xx</div>
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