Cottage Smottage: Veggie Time!

I got my little seedlings going...just need to plant my sunflowers, corn and cawliflower now!

I love this time of year when I get ot plant all my veggies and start my flower baskets :)

Summa....summa...summatime!!!

I loves it. :)

Cheers,

Messy

PL Peek: Tea Time!

When I went to meet my bestie in Ottawa for our birthday weekend extravaganza we did something I hadn't done before!

We went for High Tea at the Chateau Laurier!!!

It was so amazing and definately the highlight of the weekend for me!

(Other than being with my bestie)

We got to pick from laods of different types of loose leaf tea...

 and then we picked one of each of the tiers.

One Traditional, and one Classic.

{hmmm...what to eat first?!?}

Everything was so tasty...

my favorite was the scones and real creme and jam :)

Before our big tiers came, they served us fresh strawberries! Yum :)

It was very relaxing and a great way to enjoy our afternoon.

I quite enjoyed myself!

Cheers,

Messy

DIY ~ Best Cape Ever

I quite possibly am the coolest Aunt ever.

I said it.

I made the coolest cape ever for my nephew Logan.

It just so happens that his initials spell L.A.W.

WHAT YOU NEED:

- Large piece of red fabric (mine is recycled from an old ugly skirt.)

- scissors

- pins

- iron

- felt

- sewing machine

 

Lay your fabric out and cut the size you want (I did two feet for Logan and he is a small two year old). Also cut a long strip approximately 25 - 30 inches, that is 3 1/2 inches wide for the collar strap/tie.

Fold fabric in half and cut a triangle shape with a rounded bottom (I was making two capes at once, you only need one of these shapes)

Iron up a hem on all the edges except where the neck tie will go.

Iron you long tie piece in half and sew straight down without closing the ends.

Flip the tube inside out and iron seam flat.

Sew the neck tie on by putting both pieces raw edges together and stitching. I went over mine with a zig zag stitch so it would be extra secure and last for years!

Glad he loves it!

Cheers,

Messy

Miss Travel McTravelson ~ Paris, France

Ahhhhh....the very last stop on my 2 month long European Adventure.

What a fabulous way to end a trip.

It was everything I hoped for and everything I expected.

It was fancy and posh and had tonnes of fab restaurants.

Seating was tight and quaint, yet no one seemed to notice.

Long baguette sandwiches and fine loose leaf tea.

Artists of all sorts perfecting their craft on the streets, tourists taking photos everywhere.

I was smart and I went to the Eiffel Tower at the perfect time.

I got to see it in daylight, then I sat around and watched the light turns on and it was nighttime. :)

Magical.

I walked everywhere and saw everything.

The Louvre, Moulin Rouge, Notre Dame...

Needless to say...

Je' adore.

Cheers,

Messy

Pinspiration ~ Friends

I haven't done a Pinterest post in so long...

This week is filled with getting my blogging organized again and trying to be ahead of the game...

So, starting soon I will have more exciting posts again...life is getting back on track :)



I love you friends. :)

Cheers,
Messy

Miss Travel McTravelson ~ Monaco

While I was in Nice, I took the train to Monaco for a day trip.

 I have always wanted to go to Monte Carlo and I was so pumped.

It was cold and rainy when I went, plus no one had mentioned nothing is open on Sundays in Monaco.

But I still treked around they were getting ready for their huge boat show in the harbor, had a late brunch and hung around the castle to see if the Prince was around, bored and wanted to go for tea.

He clearly wasn't in the mood, cause he didn't seem to venture out that day. LOL

The train station is at the top of this huge hill and there are tonnes of over and underpasses to get down.

This includes pedestrian walkways...

it was actually quite confusing and hard to get down.

But, I made it finally...

Isn't this statue cool? The tree.shrub behind it is growing in the same direction!

Just hanging out, practicing my curtsies, waiting for the man himself.

That's his castle up there you know. LOL

I thought this beach was very confusing.

All hard, sharp rocks, then a small square patch of imported yellow sand.

Weird.

It was a fab day...just wish a little more was going on that day!

Cheers,

Messy

Instagram!

Here's to my second week of Instagram!

YAY!

Here's the photos I took this week :)

 This is me deep cleaning my favorite green chair. :)

The kidlets as zombies!

READ ABOUT IT HERE.

 Me after work wearing a Lady Gaga style hairbow and my disco ball leggings. :)

Chuck Norris just doin' some relaxin'

Cheers,

Messy

DIY ~ Kitchen Curtain

Here is a super quick and easy way to make a curtain for any window.

I needed one when my old house was on the market so I could get rid of some hideous shutters.

First, measure your windows width and length.

Second, find a piece of fabric that is big enough and matches your decor.

Third, cut one large rectangle to the measurements you took adding a 1/4 inch to each side for hem, and 1 1/2 inches extra on the top.

Fourth, with an iron press your seams over twice and show (do not to top seam yet)

Fifth, roll your top edge down once 1/4 inch, then again over one full inch. Sew right across so you have a tube at the top.

Sixth,  sew at the very top of your tube 1/4 inch down. This will create a nice ruffle on top.

Lastly, insert your rod into your curtain tube on top and put up in your window!

Ta da!!!

Cheers,

Messy

My Faves ~ Dot in the City

Have you checked this chick out???

I love her blog.

I swear to god her photo and blog titles always catch my eye when I'm scrolling through my blogs on Bloglovin'.

I love her blog because she is renovateing a 90 year old home and it is coming up wonderful!

I love old homes and home renos :)



So head on over and visit Beth at Dot in the City on any of the links below - she's so sweet!!!

Say hi from me :)

BLOG - FACEBOOK - TWITTER - PINTEREST - BLOGLOVIN'

Cheers,

Messy

**all photos are property of Dot...in the City blog.**