A few pretty things...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here are a few details of Nicole's gorgeous home and beautiful, beautful teacup collection.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I think this is where my love for them has come from. Whilst unfortunately I don't have as many little beauties decorating my home, I find that drinking tea in anything else but a teacup just doesn't taste the same.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What I particularily love about Nicole's collection is no two are the same, each has a different meaning and was collected at various times in Nicole's life. She also never uses the same teacup each day and rotates each of them so they all receive equa amounts of love.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kellie xx</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40rcvsOSNLWmISMVn7MuTqUhyQvYFptraQ-rn6JhezbM6MPh3hyphenhyphenDG5xiLftdwEqFG0L43h_WYs1qkTwGISZVobTBncCLn2GjnwpG5sdStuGpiV6yK4qPgcgGrZOLut3vephiWTQTYH5o8/s1600/DSC_0783.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461312424061461474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40rcvsOSNLWmISMVn7MuTqUhyQvYFptraQ-rn6JhezbM6MPh3hyphenhyphenDG5xiLftdwEqFG0L43h_WYs1qkTwGISZVobTBncCLn2GjnwpG5sdStuGpiV6yK4qPgcgGrZOLut3vephiWTQTYH5o8/s400/DSC_0783.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifX7mmvu5fWDr7it9fjfjPyPuQkoqZzE9mCyUnf_64BxhZozu79QoUdAfVXcsA16GgkyFn4ONfloxqfsdJ_UCIJ0LN2PWe85jyU0TMisvY5O0l8DDuH62FlvJNeoeKhBBzRQFn83NX27_Y/s1600/DSC_0779.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461312415215886354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifX7mmvu5fWDr7it9fjfjPyPuQkoqZzE9mCyUnf_64BxhZozu79QoUdAfVXcsA16GgkyFn4ONfloxqfsdJ_UCIJ0LN2PWe85jyU0TMisvY5O0l8DDuH62FlvJNeoeKhBBzRQFn83NX27_Y/s400/DSC_0779.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2JOJ6FLD1nTED9nkS3cWU1hPWL0jH2xb43oqkxsKUQIbHFFb55_wUB4txnPnsHJVyKfDFitfoDvRLJB611HuCsHTJLvvA4DBFOSuTXV8qqOBi4IT1aC8ooHFOphhMoN5g7PpKrZper0NM/s1600/DSC_0778.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461311403680145922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2JOJ6FLD1nTED9nkS3cWU1hPWL0jH2xb43oqkxsKUQIbHFFb55_wUB4txnPnsHJVyKfDFitfoDvRLJB611HuCsHTJLvvA4DBFOSuTXV8qqOBi4IT1aC8ooHFOphhMoN5g7PpKrZper0NM/s400/DSC_0778.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkch8VSO01tsYHLHcoVPnHdauGlo_63JYsXtcyK6JI61q5EKALDsjoohxi-ZQ2o3h4__ykNxxCms166Il6ASk7ECDK1m5qAJkVSvzzWt1vCLo-iVNC_3Z7sxT2NtQyp9frSgxhg06VW7LW/s1600/DSC_0777.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461311390009318402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkch8VSO01tsYHLHcoVPnHdauGlo_63JYsXtcyK6JI61q5EKALDsjoohxi-ZQ2o3h4__ykNxxCms166Il6ASk7ECDK1m5qAJkVSvzzWt1vCLo-iVNC_3Z7sxT2NtQyp9frSgxhg06VW7LW/s400/DSC_0777.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKu5DcR7jDe1CrzZ0nyW3QHRlvK9C7gsCAjS-CTgdEpahyT4fqzluUAbggs5xFuCwX85wVNo7xtBPiDmosMUgKYe6dr8W788g0VRZwDhyphenhyphenKGClFVlVBQKPI13Jda3eRaG4s0CI4a6bT9Qaf/s1600/DSC_0776.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461310643217676434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKu5DcR7jDe1CrzZ0nyW3QHRlvK9C7gsCAjS-CTgdEpahyT4fqzluUAbggs5xFuCwX85wVNo7xtBPiDmosMUgKYe6dr8W788g0VRZwDhyphenhyphenKGClFVlVBQKPI13Jda3eRaG4s0CI4a6bT9Qaf/s400/DSC_0776.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rJ8TXE6SrsIbr5GzzHSraqIImA1JVsxk-gfcUHhuHG7G66ovVPnB8A0IvyPEWzN6yLVp1kVMo6WrvI59OZXIlrM9po8Lhm4ZzmEiFGKZB2GG97xBf68hV-ny_OFnwBIiE-5-whjAXXDi/s1600/DSC_0774.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461310635349254226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rJ8TXE6SrsIbr5GzzHSraqIImA1JVsxk-gfcUHhuHG7G66ovVPnB8A0IvyPEWzN6yLVp1kVMo6WrvI59OZXIlrM9po8Lhm4ZzmEiFGKZB2GG97xBf68hV-ny_OFnwBIiE-5-whjAXXDi/s400/DSC_0774.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Photos by Kellie Collis for Ada & Darcy x</span>

A few pretty things...

Here are a few details of Nicole's gorgeous home and beautiful, beautful teacup collection. I think this is where my love for them has c...

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A beautiful long weekend!

<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What a lovely weekend. Thank you to Nicole, Ashlee, Bethany and Breanna for a weekend full of love, laughs and fun.<br /><br />I thought I would show you a couple of flowers from Nicole's beautiful garden. Oh and her teacup selection which is ah, shall we say, quite extensive... Gorgeous!<br /><br />I will post a couple more of her tea cups tomorrow. Kellie xx<br /></span></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7awKXr2Ati1L0V3VBvcunxG957hO4z7LphdWwFIhhNBB4CuV9HTDAxfKyLNcVLbceW2DHagRjVNenmEVAotu2Yd2kbkvftGoL31CDTZLhcIUk3UyMsx-q8KgpkaHgiSUzAbi3VODjW5rK/s1600/DSC_0784.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461306319165214050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7awKXr2Ati1L0V3VBvcunxG957hO4z7LphdWwFIhhNBB4CuV9HTDAxfKyLNcVLbceW2DHagRjVNenmEVAotu2Yd2kbkvftGoL31CDTZLhcIUk3UyMsx-q8KgpkaHgiSUzAbi3VODjW5rK/s400/DSC_0784.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Photos by Kellie Collis for Ada & Darcy x</span>

A beautiful long weekend!

What a lovely weekend. Thank you to Nicole, Ashlee, Bethany and Breanna for a weekend full of love, laughs and fun. I thought I would show y...

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A gorgeous substitute...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>I didn't quite make the flower markets this weekend. This is beautiful in it's place. x</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwws7q9xWnHCIKbzS-CRyquRXfur3dsvyjuFQuVdugLY60fkmLxqPR4bMp8KhBZDyeGX7Bt0J5AGuUpwAoR_ePaOs_sWTmWjdLN4AuSil5PpVRoqLBauhGx9AsuVwhXLxnRyIBnJhTMwk/s1600/flowers.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459593258709467474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwws7q9xWnHCIKbzS-CRyquRXfur3dsvyjuFQuVdugLY60fkmLxqPR4bMp8KhBZDyeGX7Bt0J5AGuUpwAoR_ePaOs_sWTmWjdLN4AuSil5PpVRoqLBauhGx9AsuVwhXLxnRyIBnJhTMwk/s400/flowers.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">From <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hayleyjohnsonphotography/4193285495/in/set-72157623506763493/">Hayley Johnson</a> x</span></div>

A gorgeous substitute...

I didn't quite make the flower markets this weekend. This is beautiful in it's place. x From Hayley Johnson x

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Needing a good clean...

<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3r2V3onxDZMMeH53bxZbaXH09Hz5-LRje6G4uAO6GBdqOraxwhhbb77iOHWe3ZKMb0w6w63c26-330lyuFvpkMooiql88jr1BnG9btV2eD7Bs4R6dSO9ZC1QhLOph07wUIYsapbxdR3X/s1600/Vase+1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458848918272408162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3r2V3onxDZMMeH53bxZbaXH09Hz5-LRje6G4uAO6GBdqOraxwhhbb77iOHWe3ZKMb0w6w63c26-330lyuFvpkMooiql88jr1BnG9btV2eD7Bs4R6dSO9ZC1QhLOph07wUIYsapbxdR3X/s400/Vase+1.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My Mum is a lover of all things new, me, well I like a bit of both. Imagine my delight when she remembered she had stored a whole lot of vintage china and silverware from her Great Uncle's home that she really wasn't that interested in keeping for herself. She must of somehow known one day this would be right up my alley as she kept it all for me for years and years...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It's definitely not the kind of thing Mum would use to style her home with and was delighted when I was over the moon to see it loved in our little place. Three gorgeous little silver jugs are now gleaming in my home. Each of these were so black from not being cleaned for years and years but just with a little love and silver cleaner, they have come up beautifully. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I have shown you one here and will share the others with you all shortly. Kellie xx</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mlFwj2zdq8xsUDdKOPQs1wxIhZ2rfCCKIWg1HcYcqU62Eb9kkcwsUy3r3mhrSa5hdpPpiOMjKha5umFAGLObZ4tPFqnqQu0oDOPHwbCan4dsTMil4bTGQZppLDTmwe0MHTNSSfZRLowh/s1600/Vase+3.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459155658092562482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mlFwj2zdq8xsUDdKOPQs1wxIhZ2rfCCKIWg1HcYcqU62Eb9kkcwsUy3r3mhrSa5hdpPpiOMjKha5umFAGLObZ4tPFqnqQu0oDOPHwbCan4dsTMil4bTGQZppLDTmwe0MHTNSSfZRLowh/s400/Vase+3.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 500px; " /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Photos by Kellie Collis for Ada & Darcy x</span></span></span>

Needing a good clean...

My Mum is a lover of all things new, me, well I like a bit of both. Imagine my delight when she remembered she had stored a whole lot of vin...

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Having to be resourceful...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Times are tough. My garden of flowers is almost non-existent. It's kind of in between season, too early for my annuals like sweet peas so i've had to become resourceful and see what I can find around my garden. Still, any flowers are good flowers to me. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Think I really need to make a trip to the flower markets and find some lovely roses to keep me happy over the weekend. Kellie x</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChqHqFxRcMfJ511bE0f3f5WKgISBr6Y8S1Lt34iGFAOud4fbPkfrIekbhG2O-KbXAjd4Chpub_5HokAkhDyE-X8dwGiwOhnXplDvqz0PcBoaPpxpWyugG8xpJJwKeJeH26ZYu0hOYB5YR/s1600/Flower+A.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457741405881561282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChqHqFxRcMfJ511bE0f3f5WKgISBr6Y8S1Lt34iGFAOud4fbPkfrIekbhG2O-KbXAjd4Chpub_5HokAkhDyE-X8dwGiwOhnXplDvqz0PcBoaPpxpWyugG8xpJJwKeJeH26ZYu0hOYB5YR/s400/Flower+A.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457741424150721074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwmLxNQejupvpeGS7fyc0M_LHFJCxjlo-71ge1uW-wBn_s1KMuPZvNYUtJkoTVYH6prOUz3WXAcnA9o1D61-_uWEKbHmNYJ8Yg9d1r5H8IJ4ezvMCbDPNVOm9jsQDqXX7ua-ulVy5zXzp/s400/Flower+B.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnNb6aM9WqfzUMPvWDoHrgUehdaR1NkgFYYstfVhEL-Ci_JXnCeO_1z-V7RaD-jzCoHd9t9XG72roYM9LhBR2dt7ACY9NQU5pSoJ_LCuEOiyKHBfQbe1IH32kCG0SnSlmADfvyXxztV3m/s1600/Flower+c.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457742474103028242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnNb6aM9WqfzUMPvWDoHrgUehdaR1NkgFYYstfVhEL-Ci_JXnCeO_1z-V7RaD-jzCoHd9t9XG72roYM9LhBR2dt7ACY9NQU5pSoJ_LCuEOiyKHBfQbe1IH32kCG0SnSlmADfvyXxztV3m/s400/Flower+c.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Photos by Kellie Collis for Ada & Darcy x</span>

Having to be resourceful...

Times are tough. My garden of flowers is almost non-existent. It's kind of in between season, too early for my annuals like sweet peas s...

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First day of Autumn...

<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Today is the first day of Autumn. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The first day my flowers start to shy away and hide over winter. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here are some little pretties that are sitting on my hall table welcoming people as they pop in. Kellie xx</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443570000078642802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6i1Ty9n1NzKlOqp660rtKLr-1mguq_U43mYA2NrCvr3ZJbZgCSLS2SITxThg_aLvCUKwQbXoL1kFk1RFVRgr1iSa5Tm1PkbHXbUe1oOjZ6CYvqGciy5rKlJZPebVv_lxXXdq762sJ2Mf/s400/Kellie's+Flowers.png" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 306px;" /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Photos by Kellie Collis for Ada & Darcy</span></div>

First day of Autumn...

Today is the first day of Autumn. The first day my flowers start to shy away and hide over winter. Here are some little pretties that are si...

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