Garden Sieve Noticeboard Part 2: Tutorial

I'm super-duper excited with how well this 

garden-sieve noticeboard project turned out. 

Easy, cheap and gorrrrrgeous.

You want a tutorial?

You got it...

You will need:

Jute String

A Garden Sieve

Strong Card

Gorgeous Fabric

{I used Toile de Poulet by Cabbages and Roses}

Step 1: 

Thread the jute string in an evenly-spaced cross-cross pattern over the sieve. 

I did this one piece at a time, leaving long ends either side.

Step 2: 

Cut a piece of strong card so that it fits snugly inside the sieve.

Step 3:

Turn the sieve upside down. Making sure that all string ends are out of the way, lay your ironed fabric right-side down onto the inside of the sieve. Then place the cardboard circle over the top. Once you've checked that it all looks fine from the front, trim the fabric to a neat shape (leaving some leeway for emergency adjustments).

Step 4:

Tie the ends of each length of string firmly together. 

This ensures that the front stays taut.

Step 5:

Admire your new Garden-Sieve Noticeboard...

All will be fully revealed on Friday...

Oh, and did I mention that we had the baby scan?

If you follow me on Facebook,

{and if not, then now's the time to put right the error of your ways... just click 'Like' here for more Modern Country loveliness:}

then you'll know that...

We're having a little girl.

I was right. I was right. 

I totally out-righted that handsome husband of mine.

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Coughing and romance....

I have been feeling bleurgh this weekend 

and mostly just lay in bed lots, 

grumbling and moping and feeling ill.

And then, just when my grumpdom was reaching its hideous climax, 

I heard a super-lovely voice calling up to me: 

"Your bath is ready"...

My gorgeous husband 

had filled the bath with bubbles,

 the room with candles 

and made me a steaming mug 

of honey and lemon.

Oh. My. Word.

He rocks my heart.

Image via: Sarah Maingot

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Garden Sieve Noticeboard Part 1

When we moved to our house, the shed was packed full of old rubbish ...but nestling among the debris was this old garden sieve. 

What could be a more fitting 

Modern Country Craft?

It's sat there for seven years, unused, lonely and forlorn

...virtually sobbing its little heart out... 

until I was suddenly seized with the idea that I could 

re-purpose it as a noticeboard.

Could it be a case of ugly duckling turned beautiful swan?

{Helped along with a LOT of loveliness, 

courtesy of Cabbages and Roses....}

And that, my friends, is what I will be doing this weekend.

Oh, and we're off for a baby-scan.

Will it be a girl or a boy. 

I think girl and Himself thinks boy. 

All bets start ....

NOW.

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30 For 30: Maternity Outfits....

Did anyone ever tell you how lovely you are?

YOU'RE TRULY, TRULY LOVELY!

{As a Thank You present, please accept these gifts of pregnant celebrity images...I know, so generous...it's the best I can do over this here internet....if, you prefer, you can imagine me giving you a great big hug...}

Thank you so much for all your kind, kind, kind words. 

We've been completely overwhelmed (in a very happy way) by your sweet emails, Facebook messages and comments. 

You're the very best, you cutie patootie, you.

I am soooooo excited and pleased and more excited and more pleased to be able to fiiiiinally share our exciting news with you all about our little Sugarplum: Project Baby is well on its little way. You have no idea how hard it was keeping my secret from you.

And now you know why there have been no fashion posts for a good few months. I've been in that has-she-eaten-a-loooooottttttt-or-could-she-be-pregnant? phase for quite some time. 

Not good for photos. Not good at all, my friends.

{But thank you for hounding me about it., all the same.}

Sooooo...the details. 

I'm about halfway...which means about four and a months to go. All the early horrors have passed {throwing up every time I laugh? Nice. Stop being so funny, sweet cheeks...} and I'm loving watching my body completely transform itself into a whole new shape.  And knowing its all happening for such an awesome purpose. 

Go, baby, go. 

 Which leads me very nicely onto my plan...

I'm putting together a 30 for 30: Maternity Outfits series here on Modern Country Style.

Here are the rules: 

I have to choose 30 pieces and remix them over 30 days to produce 30 different outfits. 

So now, I'm off to pick 'em out....

Wish me luck, my pretties.

{I'm gonna need it...and remind me why I started this off showing you pictures of perfectly-styled celebs? Am I crazy?!}

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Do I look pregnant in this???!

I've been busy on my new project....

A BABEEEEE in my tummy...



{Hello, little sugarplum.
We can't wait to see you.} 

Jumper: John Rocha, Jean: Gap, Socks: Celtic Sheepskin, Boots: Clarks

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