Cute kitchen cupboard

Cute kitchen cupboard
I wanted to be able to open my kitchen cupboard in the morning to make a cup of tea and be made to smile... So, I put all my pretty tableware in the same cupboard as the tea items.

On the top shelf: cereal and pasta bowls from the Denby Flavours range in Coconut, Raspberry and Blueberry colours. Unfortunately, they are now discontinued but I believe some in the same range are still available from Matching China. The gingham sugar pourer is from Liberty.

Denby Flavours dinner and side plates and cupcake cups
On the middle shelf: dinner and side plates, also from the Denby Flavours range. The small cupcake cups came as a set of four from the Playing House range by Rosanna. These are available in the UK from Love the Rain.

Cath Kidston tea set
On the bottom shelf: cut-glass lid jars are vintage, filled with strawberry milkshake granules, sugar and tea bags. The Sprig tanker and tea set is from Cath Kidston. The "I am a Princess", "I heart Shopping", "I heart Music", and "I heart Snogging" are all from Toby Pimlico. The tube of pale blue sugar hearts and the tea spoons are from Japan.

Easter birds

Easter felt birds
After making the mushroom houses I had loads of felt left. So, having made Tilda birds at Christmas and liking the results, I decided to make some Easter versions. I plan to hang them from twigs as a table centerpiece for Easter lunch.

The birds were made using a pattern from Sew Pretty Christmas Homestyle by Tone Finnanger (Author).

Easter felt bird components
The components for the Easter birds. The sewing thread needles came in this cute pebble from John James. The ribbons and flowers are from VV Rouleaux (find similar ribbons at this gorgeous Etsy Shop). See below for details of the other components.

Lilac felt Easter bird
The body colour is V68, Lilac Rose, hand stitched using Coats duets polyester thread colour no.1542. The ribbon, from VV Rouleaux, is attached using a small silver jump ring.

Pink felt Easter bird
The body colour is P33, Baby Love, hand stitched using Coats duets polyester thread colour no.3572. The two flowers at the neck of the bird are also from VV Rouleaux.

Green felt Easter bird
The body is colour G49, Just Grace, hand stitched using Coats duets polyester thread colour no.3060.

White felt Easter bird
The body colour is a plain white felt that I already had.

Hush green felt Easter bird
The body colour is G50, Hush Green, hand stitched using Coats duets polyester thread colour no.3200.

Easter mushrooms

Easter felt mushrooms
Having ordered the felt for Easter, I thought about what I could make. I'd been given a fantastic mushroom pin cushion made out of felt for Christmas and it inspired me to make my own version, in a more woodland/Easter bunny theme, to sit on the table at Easter.

The Easter mushrooms below were fabricated using an adapted version of a great pattern from thelittlehousebythesea.

Easter felt mushrooms from above
The variously sized felt spots are glued on.

Easter felt mushroom components
The individual components for the Easter mushrooms are shown above. The embroidery thread needles came in this cute pebble design from John James. See below for details of the other components.

Green felt Easter mushroom
The roof is colour G49, Just Grace, hand stitched using Coats duets polyester thread colour no.3060. The door is colour V68, Lilac Rose, attached using Anchor embroidery thread colour pale lilac no.108. The stalks of the flowers were embroidered using mint colour no.158.

Pink felt Easter mushroom
The roof is colour P33, Baby Love, hand stitched using Coats duets polyester thread colour no.3572. The door is pale mint colour G49, Just Grace, attached using Anchor embroidery thread colour pale mint no.158. The stalks of the flowers were embroidered using pale lime green no.259.

Lilac felt Easter mushroom
The roof is colour V68, Lilac Rose, hand stitched using Coats duets polyester thread colour no.1542. The door is colour G50, Hush Green, attached using Anchor embroidery thread colour pale lime green no.259. The stalks of the flowers were embroidered using mint colour no.158.

Hush green felt Easter mushroom
The roof is colour G50, Hush Green, hand stitched using Coats duets polyester thread colour no.3200. The door is colour P33, Baby Love, attached using Anchor embroidery thread colour pale dusky pink no.36. The stalks of the flowers were embroidered using pale lime green no.259.

Easter chocolates

Easter chocolates
I found some Easter chocolates to match my colour theme!

Easter sketch book trims

Easter sketch book with trims
I matched the felt swatches with cotton embroidery threads from Anchor. From left to right:

Pale mint colour (no.158)
Pale lilac colour (no.108)
Pale green colour (no.259)
Pale dusky pink colour (no.36)

The flower is from John Lewis, and the beads and sequins we already had.

Easter sketch book colours

Easter colours
I decided to decorate the house with Easter decorations this year. I started by ordering seven samples of felt from Anglo recycling. I just loved the colours when they arrived, and so I set about putting together a colour palette. Clockwise from top left (codes and names in brackets correspond to product id's from Anglo recycling):

Pale mint colour (G49, Just Grace)
Pale dusky pink (P33, Baby Love)
Pale lilac (V68, Lilac Rose)
Pale lime green (G50, Hush Green)

The sequins and beads, in matching colours, I already had from a previous trip to Hong Kong.

Easter felt from Anglo Recycling
The final felt bundles in my chosen colours!
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