Vintage Romance

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Vintage glassware is the final touch to a beautiful table setting

My Mothers Simple Strawberry Jam

     
      1: 2kg Sstrawberry's   2: Wash them          3: Into a big pot

     
   4: 2kg Sugar           5: into pot          6: Stir together

     
   7: Squeeze lemons    8:1/2 Cup lemon juice  9: Pour into pot

    
     10:Simmer on low heat for an hour 11: With a wet brush rub suger down the sides towards the jam
  
  12: Put saucer in freezer for 5mins, pull out and add a small table spoon of jam on plate, run your finger through the center if the jam stays apart and doesn't run back together it's ready

    13: soak jars in boiling hot water  14: Jam covers in pic below

    

15: Pour in jam and cover allow to cool over night.

16: Decorate jam jar to your liking...

Hope you enjoy the yummy taste of my mother's jam recipe...

let me know how you go or if you have any questions on making the jam I'm here to help.

Kirstie.

Adeline Country Cottage goes to Time Worn Style Mountain Studio Part 1

A while back I visited for the first time a dear friend of mine Alicia's home, owner of Time Worn Style Mountain Studio  we have known each other for many years via blogging and facebook.

Upon my visit to Alicia's home I discovered many beautiful settings throughout her garden that lead me to dream over and over again for weeks later. I rang Alicia and told her about the dreams I have been having and asked her would it be ok to do a photo shoot for my table settings in her garden and I have the perfect spot for it, well of course and to my surprise Alicia said yes...So for the next few posts will be My day with Alicia as my assistant at Time Worn Style Mountain Studio...I hope you enjoy

Adeline Country Cottage's

journey at

Time Worn Style Mountain Studio

    

 

this last image has a little hint for the next post...

no words need to be said as the images speck for themselves

Hope you have enjoyed my rustic daisy setting...

many thanks to Alicia...in my heart!

XXX

Kirstie

A Italian and French Magazine Review...

A wonderful end for 2010

Thought I'd share with you that my little darling

Adeline Country Cottage graced that pages of a new Italian and French magazine, this is the 4th issue released...

never in my wildest dreams would I thought I'd be in such an amazing, beautiful magazine, let alone to my surprise have a 6 page editorial...

the only thing is I can't read what is written, as I don't read nor speak Italian or French, but that's ok...

I'm sure it all sounds wonderful as do my photos look... 

I would like to thank Alexandre from Lotus Publishing, for your wonderful correspondence and many emails back and forward, and for being very patient with me uploading 40 odd photo's for you to choose from...

I am truly humble and honoured you found beauty in my work, to publish in your breath taking magazine, to show my appreciation, I would like it if you inbox me with your postal details so I can send you some of my gift tags to you, once again Thank you Alexandre...

and thank you all for dropping in and reading my live journal, 2011 is going to be a big year...lot's more new designs coming through, new homeware products, my girls will be sharing some of there designs there working on, which are quite cute, I'll be sharing more decorated table settings, baking tips, some furniture make overs and book review's so please come and join me and my fan page on facebook and just a simple click to follow here on my blog too...so you don't miss out on whats yet to come!!! 

xxx

Kirstie

A Merry Christmas

Just thought I'd pop in and share with you a Christmas tree created by mother nature, I darken the image as the tree was getting lost in the bright harsh sunlight, but the tree is very real and is growing in a garden near my daughters school, I asked the owner of the house would you mind if I take a photo of your Christmas tree in the garden, they said "we don't have a Christmas tree in the garden", until I showed them, they laughed and said "omg we walk pass that every day and didn't even realise it was in the shape of a Christmas tree...hmmm maybe we should put lights on it" I agree I replied...anyway I love the way the purple flowers are dotted around like Christmas bulbs...

don't you think it's the sweetest thing you've seen!

I would like to take this time to thank each and every one of you for visiting blog, I appreciate it and I'm very humble that you find my blog interesting to come back to read time after time, this also helps me find more interesting reading for you...and of course keeping my creative drive flowing...so I thank you.

Merry Christmas to you all, and wishing you all a Happy New Year.

Kirstie

and the

Adeline Country Cottage Family

xxxx

can't wait to see you all in the New Year 2011

Inspiring Christmas Table Setting part 2 and Giveaway Winners

As Christmas is getting closer and we are still searching for idea's on how to decorate our tables I share with you part 2 of Inspiring Christmas Table Settings, I will get to our winners of my giveaway alittle later, so in the mean time...

we begin with a more softer colour palette, white, water blue, pink and silver...

 for a center piece I have used a vintage clear water blue pedestal bowl and just added some silver glass ornaments for interest, a tall blue vase filled with pale pink roses...

 

the vintage clear water blue pedestal bowl can be found at antique stores from time to time, expect to pay up to $70 this one here was $65 glass Christmas ornaments $6 each and the beautiful roses $8...

once again lovely silver cutlery to add balance to the table and complement the Christmas ornaments and napkin rings which cost around $8 for a box of 12...

stunning vintage plates with just a hint of blue lovely little pink roses just sets the scene, a plate like these can set you back $20 to $40 a plate and the platter's on the dresser in the back ground around $60 to $70 but well worth it as they are just beautiful...

the sweet little pink vintage wine glasses with there little bows around the edges are just divine, $25 a set of 6

maybe change the Christmas ornaments for some extra colour perhaps...

 the very muted blue and green vintage water glasses are a set of six... 2 blue, 2 green, and 2 pink, these can be picked for a few dollars at a opp/thrifty store from time to time, but be awhere that you may need to build your set as I did, one or two at a time, I believe they are normally sets of 6 of the one colourway originally...

this time I went for lots of vintage linen layering, the top two are are heavily laced around the edges, would you believe the large one on the bottom is a dust ruffle that is doubled over to give the feeling of luxury...

I have enjoyed doing this setting, love the colorway and how quick and easy it came to mind...

I hope you have enjoyed Inspiring Christmas Table Setting Part 2.

Now to announce the 2 winners...who left comments on my last post to go in the running for my gift tag Christmas packs...

and the first winner is...

No 8 Carilyn from My Lil Rosebud

and the second winner is...

No 10 Lisa from Inn Country

congrats to you both, inbox me with your details so I can send them straight out to you and I hope you both enjoy my Christmas tags.

Inspiring Christmas Table Setting part 3 may come a little earlier as I have some exciting news I would like to share with you all as well.

Thank you and I hope you have enjoyed my inspiration for Christmas...

Kirstie.