tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661545156073141552024-03-14T10:18:33.917+11:00You Will Always Find MeBetty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297242428242795935noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166154515607314155.post-51951744243149748702011-09-03T08:13:00.005+10:002011-09-03T08:59:56.777+10:00Beat It!<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Retro egg beaters are most likely hiding at the back of kitchens cupboards the world over. Often forgotten, the humble hand held beater was once the ONLY way batters could be mixed and eggs could be beaten when I was growing up.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDkgk8ZkrWyM5oQGHSVz8noSN2Cz8Gyuk0l6HzZfSVgLHwo0SDq8QI8pbC-MtdgjtfxyQ97YQDhYzjBochjWKVCgdnRT9u7HS6gu0qe-OHM0RXRDJx3GdQ6DRLeQNuPqqB3gSSJmxk58/s1600/egg+beaters.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDkgk8ZkrWyM5oQGHSVz8noSN2Cz8Gyuk0l6HzZfSVgLHwo0SDq8QI8pbC-MtdgjtfxyQ97YQDhYzjBochjWKVCgdnRT9u7HS6gu0qe-OHM0RXRDJx3GdQ6DRLeQNuPqqB3gSSJmxk58/s400/egg+beaters.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647896980654119474" border="0" />1. </a><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/14351815@N03/4584225200/">greenbeater</a>, 2. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/68346634@N00/4051472600/">5216StillLife</a>, 3. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/34473213@N02/4500965441/">Bakelite Egg Beater</a>, 4. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/29658661@N06/5344733688/">egg beaters</a>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">They were <span style="font-style: italic;">so</span> versatile they could also be used as a crazy Martian weapon (great for chasing around after your little sister) and were a great tool for concocting potions!
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxiAF1bLD-7-FrppXTgivViws_5wnYo0CZrXPkNz9Aiitqsx33laHcPudX2lmaIaR8-Oz9cjbNK1giI6x2UGrA-ju95x0SzlkjBN1qq2WTzXz6pZtowpby2qtE41_Nwye8RI7kJl2-54/s1600/IMG_7626.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxiAF1bLD-7-FrppXTgivViws_5wnYo0CZrXPkNz9Aiitqsx33laHcPudX2lmaIaR8-Oz9cjbNK1giI6x2UGrA-ju95x0SzlkjBN1qq2WTzXz6pZtowpby2qtE41_Nwye8RI7kJl2-54/s400/IMG_7626.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647899650053990098" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG28-Io8cgtTbOv1Zd6tGzh2WO_oD1-iR8KixUc5JkuS-TT-JKtucCOjUi8nRP2hO91qHz86IwwTmnzGiYKDoONxfNZTukQH0zMXD8NUQKsLw2t0SI1TaQhEi5DVBAl3AlulMjzblWYnM/s1600/IMG_7630.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG28-Io8cgtTbOv1Zd6tGzh2WO_oD1-iR8KixUc5JkuS-TT-JKtucCOjUi8nRP2hO91qHz86IwwTmnzGiYKDoONxfNZTukQH0zMXD8NUQKsLw2t0SI1TaQhEi5DVBAl3AlulMjzblWYnM/s400/IMG_7630.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647899645457945458" border="0" /></a>
<br /></div></div>I pulled out my beater this morning while mixing up the pancake batter, but alas, I remebered why my beater stays hidded. Every time I use it little bits of paint flake off the handle into the mixture. While I was happily sitting here, Charlie had grabbed the beater and had mixed up one of his concoctions before I knew it!
<br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34473213@N02/5458299043/" title="Vintage Beaters by islandgirl.bc, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5219/5458299043_4ee3092de1.jpg" alt="Vintage Beaters" height="265" width="500" /></a>
<br /></div>A much better idea is to mount a cool collection on the wall like <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34473213@N02/5458299043/in/photostream/">Island Girl</a> has.
<br /></div></div>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297242428242795935noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166154515607314155.post-3833083379496075002011-08-18T10:48:00.005+10:002011-08-18T11:35:59.694+10:00Tea Towel Kitchen Curtains<div style="text-align: left;">Have you ever wondered what to do with some of your favorite teatowels? I know I have.
<br />Why not adorn your plain old kitchen window with some decorative tea towel happiness!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUydQo14oBQx7VS-Wlkct9m6azW9Kzz0Zb4ogcXJPZrPWdJnH1-dsXDrKchrelyjJh9C1I7pFTJ8qjWCwrgkEKFv8WKRFQzT0JQEM_CJOBXQSsiS7wJdyJpRN_-QwXhmkA3UMk4nIas8/s1600/curtains.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUydQo14oBQx7VS-Wlkct9m6azW9Kzz0Zb4ogcXJPZrPWdJnH1-dsXDrKchrelyjJh9C1I7pFTJ8qjWCwrgkEKFv8WKRFQzT0JQEM_CJOBXQSsiS7wJdyJpRN_-QwXhmkA3UMk4nIas8/s400/curtains.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641996559126960946" border="0" /></a>Cool vintage lovelies from Cate. Tutorial <a href="http://rabbitwithpolkadots.blogspot.com/2010/09/tutorial-tea-towel-curtains.html">here</a>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/susanstars/362749202/" title="new curtains! by susanstars, on Flickr"><img id="kwiclick-temp-0" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/127/362749202_2aba53b32b.jpg" alt="new curtains!" height="330" width="500" /></a>
<br />Cute buttony curtains from <a href="http://westcoastcrafty.wordpress.com/2007/01/19/make-it-vintage-button-kitchen-curtains/">here</a>.
<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/providencehandmade/2839748234/" title="Tea towels turned curtains by Providence Handmade, on Flickr"><img id="kwiclick-temp-11" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3176/2839748234_a6ce889fe4.jpg" alt="Tea towels turned curtains" height="500" width="333" /></a>
<br />Light and pretty curtains from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/providencehandmade/2839748234/">here</a>
<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14351815@N03/5030446428/" title="my kitchen window by bricolagelife, on Flickr"><img id="kwiclick-temp-22" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/5030446428_ba06fde70b.jpg" alt="my kitchen window" height="375" width="500" /></a>
<br />Colourful patchworky curtains from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14351815@N03/5030446428/">here</a>.
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<br /></div>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297242428242795935noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166154515607314155.post-29589277068051748112011-06-04T08:39:00.002+10:002011-06-04T08:53:15.229+10:00My Kitsch Kitchen<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bettyjodesigns/5794478513/" title="My Kitsch Kitchen by Betty Jo Designs, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3434/5794478513_5b7c90fec9_z.jpg" alt="My Kitsch Kitchen" height="640" width="640" /></a><br />A bit of *Kitschen* Colour from Betty Jo Designs Homey stuff <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bettyjodesigns/sets/72157623870233983/with/5794478513/">Flickr set</a>.<br />Have a great weekend!<br /></div>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297242428242795935noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166154515607314155.post-49254383888494500042011-05-29T18:32:00.007+10:002011-05-29T19:18:49.307+10:00Daisy from the Happy Gas Kitchen<div style="text-align: center;">Ms. Daisy from <a href="http://happygasblog.blogspot.com/">Happy Gas</a> was the winner of the You Will Always Find Me kitchenalia goody bag last week.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHmuOBNIWnXE5SoTbmnf-V-zGYJ_xfNXyjs_kRjSaiGhO9YLlspfzU0pFBfJ4fsCfxFz3UeCOjpeU1MOyAD9JHUzK3RHnLe2mNm4aHUZe8uwYv-7SOBpF3PP2cBAaAtuIsgH524ZqbRw/s1600/kit5.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHmuOBNIWnXE5SoTbmnf-V-zGYJ_xfNXyjs_kRjSaiGhO9YLlspfzU0pFBfJ4fsCfxFz3UeCOjpeU1MOyAD9JHUzK3RHnLe2mNm4aHUZe8uwYv-7SOBpF3PP2cBAaAtuIsgH524ZqbRw/s400/kit5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612053426671042690" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today she sent me some pics of her kitchen in all it's retro glory!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyWqvXpuEQJ8WwiNDBOoFL6AADBiATlld_cNXNPIQGPakfvPJ1lXHet1obblG94qErc03L2CRnx07bwrlibK8SQSlXtHSTNWyvfz57lONAJOVzr9F9cG0rrHjj8P2Zc_bx6ldu3V7dDg/s1600/kit7.JPG"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_QMMzSyyLuv8r0AwOWvY-tIUfZn2ywoZn5YtP-gz99G8tepSDvdbn_07krKdlpTtfXJ5fKcASp3NfLaU5dPs_iL9q7C2oDPowR_YvQbFIuOjBUMhycnXqwRci7DlD5S-pkU2TfMkwpc/s1600/kit10.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_QMMzSyyLuv8r0AwOWvY-tIUfZn2ywoZn5YtP-gz99G8tepSDvdbn_07krKdlpTtfXJ5fKcASp3NfLaU5dPs_iL9q7C2oDPowR_YvQbFIuOjBUMhycnXqwRci7DlD5S-pkU2TfMkwpc/s400/kit10.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612054248179768898" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3RVtzqjiyTelvXdud0CFnxFa02Kl41xFYV-JmpMklFUbLjwfpiZ2N0oJxQdrH5NnwPxJXM7IhvjJcYfm5mLm36OTlJlM57X0Y1djxkQzcgbPMV9e6gkJoedPHCrPPgJC-D7indIhxxbs/s1600/kit6.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3RVtzqjiyTelvXdud0CFnxFa02Kl41xFYV-JmpMklFUbLjwfpiZ2N0oJxQdrH5NnwPxJXM7IhvjJcYfm5mLm36OTlJlM57X0Y1djxkQzcgbPMV9e6gkJoedPHCrPPgJC-D7indIhxxbs/s400/kit6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612054232223772466" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Owlie tea cosy looks right at home, and so does the apron, hanging by the awesome old Lux wood fired oven.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTcgGJIn0WfBYehEdDG2tUCd7Rr_cDf1Z5cmf7N5-g3IUVUzQVA62xx0LBGkLpv8lUdGhp5rzwjhrOXzBedhyphenhyphenoVPTXzErxWDA9W0ambS8uGqODoI2dQdBrI0ndO7PFaDuRUHKygjCZdE/s1600/kit4.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTcgGJIn0WfBYehEdDG2tUCd7Rr_cDf1Z5cmf7N5-g3IUVUzQVA62xx0LBGkLpv8lUdGhp5rzwjhrOXzBedhyphenhyphenoVPTXzErxWDA9W0ambS8uGqODoI2dQdBrI0ndO7PFaDuRUHKygjCZdE/s400/kit4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612053427782903138" border="0" /></a><br />I spy a very cool three pronged lamp in the corner!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9qN1XHcqKuUXfEvFj_YCYfjg8B0sxcmgRpipq_rBBRClXQsDZNmn28WF2gi_jbYi4sUZr-gVqZ9KXVVV0t21KpqJ-_d0D5aXf9HIQIXdaiyyEJjWFIBWloMXSAQ_JEUMP2CTH0hB0k8/s1600/kit3.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9qN1XHcqKuUXfEvFj_YCYfjg8B0sxcmgRpipq_rBBRClXQsDZNmn28WF2gi_jbYi4sUZr-gVqZ9KXVVV0t21KpqJ-_d0D5aXf9HIQIXdaiyyEJjWFIBWloMXSAQ_JEUMP2CTH0hB0k8/s400/kit3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612053420811534642" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyKyJlJ-9Foc9PWPCS8AoxNoueS5VeHHpHlvA6n6forH49He2p5DJi8YdAZ4-c1cpxO-mlU8qLeYibvpHgbS1Zgw1ld2qjCnwC6L10v9kamEOxuOEH36aGvkXHiFYYsE0QOFLMwkyhhA/s1600/kit1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyKyJlJ-9Foc9PWPCS8AoxNoueS5VeHHpHlvA6n6forH49He2p5DJi8YdAZ4-c1cpxO-mlU8qLeYibvpHgbS1Zgw1ld2qjCnwC6L10v9kamEOxuOEH36aGvkXHiFYYsE0QOFLMwkyhhA/s400/kit1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612053412721574082" border="0" /></a><br />Look at all the swap cards sitting neatly in their frame.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkaUKwgqAjGe1Da-wN3dtJ3QKaYBln_V27bZhw9BCGzeKnQEkMpfE1BwWZeyOokAER2Ger2L-BGCfbK3CtnrGRCH-OcaUPiBZ5KqnZos0xRLWmKQ47Fij0Yz4I0viD2D8C10O3Gv5g0WM/s1600/kit8.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkaUKwgqAjGe1Da-wN3dtJ3QKaYBln_V27bZhw9BCGzeKnQEkMpfE1BwWZeyOokAER2Ger2L-BGCfbK3CtnrGRCH-OcaUPiBZ5KqnZos0xRLWmKQ47Fij0Yz4I0viD2D8C10O3Gv5g0WM/s400/kit8.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612054237604036866" border="0" /></a></div> Fancy plate rack..I so need one of these (and no kitchen is complete without a Dukes of Hazard tin tray !!)<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQRJ0DFroRObLs6w4efjKZO9nJmLG_xhd7-8RQyoPaZsM8HyF84SCU8gik33CHZ4VW86uV53SLKJNWKyJpipBdyiRqt4D3Hzz-gV75-jQ2N89XQQ4hnKPlYfX4SJYnVaF-4PsMMGefMkg/s1600/kit2.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQRJ0DFroRObLs6w4efjKZO9nJmLG_xhd7-8RQyoPaZsM8HyF84SCU8gik33CHZ4VW86uV53SLKJNWKyJpipBdyiRqt4D3Hzz-gV75-jQ2N89XQQ4hnKPlYfX4SJYnVaF-4PsMMGefMkg/s400/kit2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612053415721459522" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQaL9dAiEyA8n3LG9hj3aLUEL7a8P8Mwm_vCFVNxhZ8vStRGUaOEhenC0d4iWDtzOFv6J873C1m8KdT2yUYJ0Op7DAwqHX5alFSOcZpdmBnI2mEvc3ID3M4Uz0md5SJWPQdhj0fS0Nt3U/s1600/kit9.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQaL9dAiEyA8n3LG9hj3aLUEL7a8P8Mwm_vCFVNxhZ8vStRGUaOEhenC0d4iWDtzOFv6J873C1m8KdT2yUYJ0Op7DAwqHX5alFSOcZpdmBnI2mEvc3ID3M4Uz0md5SJWPQdhj0fS0Nt3U/s400/kit9.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612054241062133634" border="0" /></a></div>The prize teatowel cleverly displayed on a vintage coat hanger. Coincidentally 1973 is the year Daisy was born!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyWqvXpuEQJ8WwiNDBOoFL6AADBiATlld_cNXNPIQGPakfvPJ1lXHet1obblG94qErc03L2CRnx07bwrlibK8SQSlXtHSTNWyvfz57lONAJOVzr9F9cG0rrHjj8P2Zc_bx6ldu3V7dDg/s1600/kit7.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyWqvXpuEQJ8WwiNDBOoFL6AADBiATlld_cNXNPIQGPakfvPJ1lXHet1obblG94qErc03L2CRnx07bwrlibK8SQSlXtHSTNWyvfz57lONAJOVzr9F9cG0rrHjj8P2Zc_bx6ldu3V7dDg/s400/kit7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612054238829426370" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">More knick-knackery. I love Archie's halo juxtaposed with the retro yellow clock. And the famous Annie Leibovitz pic of Keith Richards who's halo had defiantly slipped that night!<br />Thanks for sharing your fantastic kitchen Daisy. You can read about more of Daisy's kitchen adventures on her <a href="http://happygasblog.blogspot.com/">blog</a>.<br /></div></div>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297242428242795935noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166154515607314155.post-3019520480637816242011-05-19T10:07:00.003+10:002011-05-19T10:52:35.370+10:00Max's New Zealand Kitchen (and a Winner)Today we are having a sticky beak at Max's kitchen from Rangiora, in the South Island of New Zealand. Max writes, "We have renovated this completely ourselves-it was truly hideous and worn out after being a rental for years, we still need to tile around and under the cooker. <div><div>The cupboards and the floor are original to the 1929 villa and are made of Rimu. The walls are my favorite colour, a kind of celadon. I was over the moon when we found the pot rack in a similar colour in a junk shop. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEdkGBnbT2UOBhrp3IQCKCYQM4eM2XlTyP8iP_UAOpOsq4QBNJcH83VJhLBigy1eE3e3_TF66bvlaj1gOu-F4iQTTOHTWyEntJdvxWRPzxZvXmrZCsAmth6Tyb-i4lGP65K_OEqWrCE8/s1600/NZ+kitchen1.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608212496251948786" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEdkGBnbT2UOBhrp3IQCKCYQM4eM2XlTyP8iP_UAOpOsq4QBNJcH83VJhLBigy1eE3e3_TF66bvlaj1gOu-F4iQTTOHTWyEntJdvxWRPzxZvXmrZCsAmth6Tyb-i4lGP65K_OEqWrCE8/s400/NZ+kitchen1.jpg" border="0" /></a>I also like retro teatowels, but they HAVE to have a little pale green in them. This rule stops my collection getting too out of hand! That and my habit of accidentally setting fire to them! Between the white and the green colours the kitchen always feels fresh. In the door way is a little play area for my daughter when I'm cooking-with a mirror and blackboard at kid height.</div> <div>My husband and I are big collectors/op-shoppers-amongst the things we like to collect are cookie cutters (me) so I couldn't resist these "cloud cutters" made by a local artist, above the kitchen sink.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5RR-nuz3jyBhzS5vgWxPD2p_IRGt9RB9M1luqcafmndpUh1uSSj8RF1WlmalH-i6JHk-do6pSw1OlmqIpOV3jomBatxr9Y96erQ8ZTQ3s7l4x8P3iPpmxGZ4hJh0yaJNxvjjqCDFhyUc/s1600/NZ+kitchen.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 309px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608212494892163906" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5RR-nuz3jyBhzS5vgWxPD2p_IRGt9RB9M1luqcafmndpUh1uSSj8RF1WlmalH-i6JHk-do6pSw1OlmqIpOV3jomBatxr9Y96erQ8ZTQ3s7l4x8P3iPpmxGZ4hJh0yaJNxvjjqCDFhyUc/s400/NZ+kitchen.jpg" border="0" /></a> Also metal kettles (the hubby), on the mantelpiece; and baskets, macrame bags and maori kete which you can see hanging around! " Thanks Max. Her blog is <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CHFKSQhFAcOuHbhrEW2PpUxw-8r4y2mtLopwce_mGbUE-v9ymMERgnbgCisQ-K0M6Vg8j6Dx-9psnUY4cKOaC94aGTpa6_uTleTVgBZExNyFjogbhHO9fruTRMJfP4sdSM9rxX6NHI8/s1600/Nz+kitchen+2.jpg">Blackbird has spoken.<img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 292px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608212501726484418" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CHFKSQhFAcOuHbhrEW2PpUxw-8r4y2mtLopwce_mGbUE-v9ymMERgnbgCisQ-K0M6Vg8j6Dx-9psnUY4cKOaC94aGTpa6_uTleTVgBZExNyFjogbhHO9fruTRMJfP4sdSM9rxX6NHI8/s400/Nz+kitchen+2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And it is also time to announce the winner of the GIVEAWAY!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bettyjodesigns/5698069086/" title="Tea Towels by Betty Jo Designs, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3235/5698069086_c4f923b86f.jpg" alt="Tea Towels" width="500" height="334" /></a><br /></div>Congratulations Daisy from <a href="http://happygasblog.blogspot.com/">Happy Gas.</a> Let us know your mailing address so we can send you your kitchen goodies!<br /></div>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297242428242795935noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166154515607314155.post-41059474354336818282011-05-15T11:23:00.005+10:002011-05-15T14:20:26.356+10:00Vintage Aprons!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4a32WZhZSWDjRdVHpACl5DJLnKb7GhL-jHTyBnAvRIphMf08h5l7GpALysihK9aQUK8TPoo347KHeTBA-H-cW6GDEa8edgaOBDyZiumA30aelXEhBxaX8Dr_N5tdodsfSsdYIYX9UD-U/s1600/IMG_6898.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 276px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606777795314298082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4a32WZhZSWDjRdVHpACl5DJLnKb7GhL-jHTyBnAvRIphMf08h5l7GpALysihK9aQUK8TPoo347KHeTBA-H-cW6GDEa8edgaOBDyZiumA30aelXEhBxaX8Dr_N5tdodsfSsdYIYX9UD-U/s400/IMG_6898.JPG" /></a>Just popping in to update the <a href="http://youwillalwaysfindme.blogspot.com/2011/05/tea-towel-giveaway.html">GIVEAWAY</a>! I am happily adding another item to the prize...a never used bluey/orangy vintage apron that will bring out the 50's housewife in you.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguAZEaeOtR4cXl0l149TdUzvk0Ylh-STSYEwXIHDTt7w_nVCH65KwW_6Ea0qyXuPHLcMUYzI2pOmpCPuxExn-KL5kOpj9KuS8gkJ9TVS94u33W0X2eqZL0y1hW4ZNgOVbhhx3atNDFk1c/s1600/IMG_6900.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 270px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606777797973214642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguAZEaeOtR4cXl0l149TdUzvk0Ylh-STSYEwXIHDTt7w_nVCH65KwW_6Ea0qyXuPHLcMUYzI2pOmpCPuxExn-KL5kOpj9KuS8gkJ9TVS94u33W0X2eqZL0y1hW4ZNgOVbhhx3atNDFk1c/s400/IMG_6900.JPG" /></a>I am partial to the special fabrics in vintage aprons, but never seem to remember to wear them when I'm getting down and dirty in the kitchen!<br />I will be drawing the winner on Wednesday night, so you have a few more days to enter!Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297242428242795935noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166154515607314155.post-67161863894868094282011-05-09T09:25:00.006+10:002011-05-09T09:48:29.973+10:00Tea CosiesThere's another kitchen must have that I have said "I must have this" just a few too many times.<br />My knitted Tea Cosies have multiplied a bit too quickly and I now have more cosies than teapots.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10791435@N02/4608057513/" title="Some of my Cosies by Betty Jo Designs, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4608057513_22f3f9991c.jpg" alt="Some of my Cosies" height="500" width="500" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQEGRLuynWK06lAFBDh5m6LHO2angFsSczyO1YKaWA4lUzTlvI51DNr0fGhQsk35d5ruvE84BQYJfxvud_dIGkIk6CbpCxFfkYzfoj_ADaMcIjOi0HWBdiMUX1uaA3KpXsbhv-2tJdlO3/s1600/IMG_5172.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQEGRLuynWK06lAFBDh5m6LHO2angFsSczyO1YKaWA4lUzTlvI51DNr0fGhQsk35d5ruvE84BQYJfxvud_dIGkIk6CbpCxFfkYzfoj_ADaMcIjOi0HWBdiMUX1uaA3KpXsbhv-2tJdlO3/s400/IMG_5172.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477332473380293746" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPUQu7ou-yDnYPdCMHEXyXKi0iyNaYjktJP8EFSvP3mmtTrB5SRMoJhKlhPJJjWDMmO5JRIrRrbFwtbpl5y1T05tdQKftcIULqPCq3QnMhiWG5Ts_6eZcJ3wH4p3Hw-24Ir0TtFuQOaw/s1600/IMG_6141.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPUQu7ou-yDnYPdCMHEXyXKi0iyNaYjktJP8EFSvP3mmtTrB5SRMoJhKlhPJJjWDMmO5JRIrRrbFwtbpl5y1T05tdQKftcIULqPCq3QnMhiWG5Ts_6eZcJ3wH4p3Hw-24Ir0TtFuQOaw/s400/IMG_6141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556378077360578178" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How did I get so many Owl Tea Cosies?????<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10791435@N02/2676139623/" title="My Owlie Tea Cosies by Betty Jo Designs, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2408/2676139623_eb9edfcc27.jpg" alt="My <span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" /></a><br />If you haven't already entered the Vintage Tea Towel giveaway, pop over <a href="http://youwillalwaysfindme.blogspot.com/2011/05/tea-towel-giveaway.html">here</a> now because I am adding the Blue stripy Owl tea cosy to the prize!!!!<br />(If you are not a fan of Nana Craft, I'm sure you know someone who is!)<br /></div>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297242428242795935noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166154515607314155.post-15091104802228036982011-05-08T11:07:00.007+10:002011-05-09T10:19:49.068+10:00Tea Towel Giveaway<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bettyjodesigns/5698069086/" title="Tea Towels by Betty Jo Designs, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3235/5698069086_c4f923b86f.jpg" alt="Tea Towels" height="334" width="500" /></a><br /></div>I have a tea towel problem...I have too many in my kitchen drawer (the third one down) and these are just the tip of the iceberg.<br />So to help me close my drawer, I am offering this mint <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">condish</span> vintage number circa 1973 as the first "You Will Always Find Me" Giveaway!!! Use it for drying the dishes, hang it on the wall, or get your craft on and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">repurpose</span> it.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bettyjodesigns/5698069092/" title="1973 Tea Towel by Betty Jo Designs, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5307/5698069092_3226bee1e4_z.jpg" alt="1973 Tea Towel" height="640" width="402" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Just leave a comment and you will be in the running! Over the week I just might find a few little extras to add to the prize.<br />And did you know you can follow "You Will Always Find Me "on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/You-Will-Always-Find-Me/196486543698363?sk=wall"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Facebook</span></a>? Pop on over and like us!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">P.S. </span>There is now another <a href="http://youwillalwaysfindme.blogspot.com/2011/05/tea-cosies.html">treat added</a> to the prize!!!! It's <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Woolly</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Owlie</span>.Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297242428242795935noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166154515607314155.post-9381895303644766052011-05-07T09:51:00.006+10:002011-05-07T17:34:17.831+10:00Eva's Italian KitchenIt's been lovely receiving Kitchen submissions from all around the world.<br />Eva from <a href="http://slitknits.blogspot.com/">Slitnits </a>(who is a big Owl collector) sent me some pics. of her Italian kitchen.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpH4mmna7cp8Tvuup4PmN31Vu9G6UnNoeeIxKEMSycHQeLrC2z0rNscjGNSJJ9GEQmA56CZ6-BkVMUYG7Q9XqSnoKTyEAnm1TtD6U8pw_z05aCiMDUAOoYs2ACc4j9VyfSRSe1IwqBq10/s1600/italian+kitchen.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 327px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpH4mmna7cp8Tvuup4PmN31Vu9G6UnNoeeIxKEMSycHQeLrC2z0rNscjGNSJJ9GEQmA56CZ6-BkVMUYG7Q9XqSnoKTyEAnm1TtD6U8pw_z05aCiMDUAOoYs2ACc4j9VyfSRSe1IwqBq10/s400/italian+kitchen.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603757171808940834" border="0" /></a>She writes, "I'm Eva from Trieste in Italy. I was delighted with your kitchens, so I decided to share with you mine. It's very small, because it's part of a very old farmer house we have restored. But I love cooking in there and I love my stove. Mashed potatoes cooked over this stove are my favourite. We call kitchen "cucina", but, since I'm half Italian and half Slovene I tell you also the slovenian word : "kuhinja" (it sounds like coo-hee-nee-ah)."<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3AUhjRn6Yc7m8TVGcrNsEG9HTM6q5KG4_a2fUPQbmhhpfxfHbm0-_JC6NIhrZDOCp6Ba3tSVPHyw_i2Glj5uQBmowpTHpB8NKQRNn1Pk1gFJdAVlAptYWLvJENx06YjQ36ZVrfyLRkg8/s1600/italian+kitchen1-1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3AUhjRn6Yc7m8TVGcrNsEG9HTM6q5KG4_a2fUPQbmhhpfxfHbm0-_JC6NIhrZDOCp6Ba3tSVPHyw_i2Glj5uQBmowpTHpB8NKQRNn1Pk1gFJdAVlAptYWLvJENx06YjQ36ZVrfyLRkg8/s400/italian+kitchen1-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603758373410892162" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwIqLrjDFEE_PEBwx6U32LMxzBqYZA1IG7IAs7ZXmE0iBmUwPSGzHTuf5KmoMaKOt4L7ApAYqKPnhy-TEOVIWHiZQ_4E8aGgygtiJPJhOjchP-RpwfaMLWfu8VonDV_Yqc0XaxhNH2jI/s1600/italian+kitchen3-1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwIqLrjDFEE_PEBwx6U32LMxzBqYZA1IG7IAs7ZXmE0iBmUwPSGzHTuf5KmoMaKOt4L7ApAYqKPnhy-TEOVIWHiZQ_4E8aGgygtiJPJhOjchP-RpwfaMLWfu8VonDV_Yqc0XaxhNH2jI/s400/italian+kitchen3-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603758376989988866" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Here is Eva's lovely old farmhouse..... cosi romantico!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBpy2IqufUP4kg14kAYl1vFeJ-cBCDzMAkhSSLJwoppybJQ_EV1Wi-TCPlGbTEQ6KkAdboTHH7_5DvDXucPCwEVlN8NE-CoRZK2bL-juknl-MN9EEJqlLFg3HFRef4p3RxVngcpJ6q9f0/s1600/italian+kitchen4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBpy2IqufUP4kg14kAYl1vFeJ-cBCDzMAkhSSLJwoppybJQ_EV1Wi-TCPlGbTEQ6KkAdboTHH7_5DvDXucPCwEVlN8NE-CoRZK2bL-juknl-MN9EEJqlLFg3HFRef4p3RxVngcpJ6q9f0/s400/italian+kitchen4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603761348312328642" border="0" /></a>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297242428242795935noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166154515607314155.post-73239003450523521602011-04-25T10:36:00.003+10:002011-04-25T10:56:26.775+10:00Cosy Swiss Kitchen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQR0_l16hlZS4XeUw7sjqFOEsxyOxKa1ElEdw4YaoUbkRl0vyf_V81BuN0V-qP_UyypmYcGQKXUh2qFBlQyqpSlIN7rnPDkTdfOStsET664u4i1p85grB6yEMvrxyQLSeyBe8CSVr754/s1600/K%25C3%25BCche-1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 336px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQR0_l16hlZS4XeUw7sjqFOEsxyOxKa1ElEdw4YaoUbkRl0vyf_V81BuN0V-qP_UyypmYcGQKXUh2qFBlQyqpSlIN7rnPDkTdfOStsET664u4i1p85grB6yEMvrxyQLSeyBe8CSVr754/s400/K%25C3%25BCche-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599315745261725410" border="0" /></a>Regula from <a href="http://oberheimen.ch/">Oberheimen</a> sent me some pictures of her cosy Swiss Kitchen or Küche in German.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJ5HL2CV6ZdcM7F5keI-jhpLA-OUE2Op-9Y9lpdA9NGBPODjGgYoc__lwsTRvqOCN8NCdvBP7vOIRnUDNzQ2A9r9AZmGYbUK9SRHlLmI1S7H_a7qWCGPMwkRNVp7lK8SHv1YNtR8R_xY/s1600/K%25C3%25BCche2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJ5HL2CV6ZdcM7F5keI-jhpLA-OUE2Op-9Y9lpdA9NGBPODjGgYoc__lwsTRvqOCN8NCdvBP7vOIRnUDNzQ2A9r9AZmGYbUK9SRHlLmI1S7H_a7qWCGPMwkRNVp7lK8SHv1YNtR8R_xY/s400/K%25C3%25BCche2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599315738153585618" border="0" /></a> She wrote:"Here are some pictures of my kitchen, that I love so much. Especially the wood stove. It is from the early Sixties and still working perfectly. I love to cook on it. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HjE9t0PxvRi7mWNnJEm8lnH2J0-gSwpQv5VkzMKQ3ZbeUUVMMvKSVojK50T2xCYpTy09zqalAFf1KKvRqzgvGhhR3Dlnlaf0reMX6B66cVkMv67Xn927HjhhSG8rFLj1McDuOe2uJP0/s1600/K%25C3%25BCche3.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HjE9t0PxvRi7mWNnJEm8lnH2J0-gSwpQv5VkzMKQ3ZbeUUVMMvKSVojK50T2xCYpTy09zqalAFf1KKvRqzgvGhhR3Dlnlaf0reMX6B66cVkMv67Xn927HjhhSG8rFLj1McDuOe2uJP0/s400/K%25C3%25BCche3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599315740819005794" border="0" /></a>Look at the lush veiw from her Kitchen window!Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297242428242795935noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166154515607314155.post-51206880069004893322011-04-14T21:00:00.010+10:002011-04-14T21:53:56.591+10:00Laminex Love<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluetongue/3041893270/" title="It's all good by bluetongue-oz, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3190/3041893270_482a104afa.jpg" alt="It's all good" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /></div>What could be more kitcheny than Formica and Laminex. The more retro and decorative the better!<br />Here are some fabulous and functional pieces of midcentury kitchen furniture laminated with cool patterned Formica and Laminex.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sunnybuick/5585256479/" title="Spring Table by sunnybuick, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5221/5585256479_428eea1e40.jpg" alt="Spring Table" width="375" height="500" /></a><br />Look at <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sunnybuick/5585256479/in/photostream">Sunny Buick's</a> kitchen buffet.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30592115@N03/3358052012/" title="My new 50s formica kitchen table by Casper James, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3433/3358052012_1b6e007a6b.jpg" alt="My new 50s formica kitchen table" width="446" height="500" /></a><br />And <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30592115@N03/3358052012/in/faves-bettyjodesigns/">Casper James'</a> cute table.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_6virpozKhyahtiy6EMcpzYrc8IIySwHa7Yh-kHADGTAcXBTiJ1QVFnLkPZ6_5B3UpLQ8EyDfQDlsExtwg5zw9JDXX6pUiud3sP_2kSLFFhRUc7_4mK2M0GGiEIvLuYiC9V0hBdZ_QE/s1600/laminex+dresser.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 328px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_6virpozKhyahtiy6EMcpzYrc8IIySwHa7Yh-kHADGTAcXBTiJ1QVFnLkPZ6_5B3UpLQ8EyDfQDlsExtwg5zw9JDXX6pUiud3sP_2kSLFFhRUc7_4mK2M0GGiEIvLuYiC9V0hBdZ_QE/s400/laminex+dresser.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595402713622535394" border="0" /></a>This dresser has cool piece of 50's laminex on each door and drawer. Tres fancy!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10791435@N02/4620510972/" title="In my Kitchen by Betty Jo Designs, on Flickr"><img style="width: 429px; height: 573px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4620510972_ee1d7381d1_z.jpg" alt="In my Kitchen" /></a><br />I love my red Laminex kitchen table found at our friendly neighbourhood junk shop.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqv8LT1CsW_c4ya_wHi_Cs1dw2oSPL7K4aJmPYlC1RRrAv6bcBnkGcA8A5IvbrBnIIz1EvACR4hmx3g8AK0Dxf8YloPt6WTYvEjT2UvUpf2WjeCnAxO-cNBGsqwdKNxuJjcFra3PyVj0/s1600/basketweave+laminex.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqv8LT1CsW_c4ya_wHi_Cs1dw2oSPL7K4aJmPYlC1RRrAv6bcBnkGcA8A5IvbrBnIIz1EvACR4hmx3g8AK0Dxf8YloPt6WTYvEjT2UvUpf2WjeCnAxO-cNBGsqwdKNxuJjcFra3PyVj0/s400/basketweave+laminex.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595400154824481458" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKq8gm9pckwlZrxfQZxlKQMv6BE6thuR-P0dpmB23Y7ORYxAvBSyUQ9dVcDC_UdEuJTIXed1hYxc5XD9pmL7e_s3S1Lw5FJcjXHqAIsxA1CK4CimVvv702b-pX4M2nGjbddE87bw8VskI/s1600/basketweavetable.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKq8gm9pckwlZrxfQZxlKQMv6BE6thuR-P0dpmB23Y7ORYxAvBSyUQ9dVcDC_UdEuJTIXed1hYxc5XD9pmL7e_s3S1Lw5FJcjXHqAIsxA1CK4CimVvv702b-pX4M2nGjbddE87bw8VskI/s400/basketweavetable.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595400498047630882" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Look, the design is exactly the same as this Laminex ad from a Vintage Home Beautiful magazine via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gemmajones/2654714715/">Paintergirl</a>.<br />Do you have a great retro laminex kitchen table? Please send in a picture as we would love to see it. And don't forget, if you would like to see your whole kitchen on "You Will Always Find Me" just send in some pics and info.<br /></div><br /></div>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297242428242795935noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166154515607314155.post-29775492680105235642011-03-10T20:18:00.007+11:002011-03-10T21:10:36.233+11:00Lovin' LinoHere are some cool ways to use vintage linoleum in your kitchen.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FpDFpsJaQ7bqgvQM6g341y1HpVYutHujkpr4rlHs0cYBU5rqyG4YsvHUfqZtIw5I5LVQv2TT4GDIAWwOf8OKzNRCfz31TV5icpwqQ2_uJ3imAgdhkSTIsUEnuDh8cIG6_q2m5l1b4js/s1600/vintage+dresser+w+lino.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FpDFpsJaQ7bqgvQM6g341y1HpVYutHujkpr4rlHs0cYBU5rqyG4YsvHUfqZtIw5I5LVQv2TT4GDIAWwOf8OKzNRCfz31TV5icpwqQ2_uJ3imAgdhkSTIsUEnuDh8cIG6_q2m5l1b4js/s400/vintage+dresser+w+lino.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582378246916167634" border="0" /></a>Awesome <a href="http://www.carters.com.au/index.cfm/item/25717-kitchen-dresser-featuring-lino-backing-and-bench-shaped-glazed-d/">vintage dresser</a> with lino backing and benchtop.<br />(I find lots of great old lino lining the drawers of old dressers and cupboards).<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYVS6wRdahMNZzzT7lZGVWv7FhS3DGM92YFDJ9U3n3wWHctepH2tHdyh-Iu1bSgWwc_4x85Nf_RakMCC5GKM9V-53fCrepLdJguOl1QPny3qU8jeyA1H5yw-LzUlB44G2M3_sp9X3niA/s1600/lino+bench+top1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYVS6wRdahMNZzzT7lZGVWv7FhS3DGM92YFDJ9U3n3wWHctepH2tHdyh-Iu1bSgWwc_4x85Nf_RakMCC5GKM9V-53fCrepLdJguOl1QPny3qU8jeyA1H5yw-LzUlB44G2M3_sp9X3niA/s400/lino+bench+top1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582383322984897346" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LVnaMnvsZjCGscpI8eG0N9_I_2VJjhboCmpxTHbnvLwc1WIi6wS7Mwfnp6aExMTSb4ZzHCmFzn3vdWiHRCYUHXrUt2mCpBV_Ixxt7D3k-ov1AOrE4Qh1FNVSMrQM0lx0NtiqbmzPRtE/s1600/lino+bench+top.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LVnaMnvsZjCGscpI8eG0N9_I_2VJjhboCmpxTHbnvLwc1WIi6wS7Mwfnp6aExMTSb4ZzHCmFzn3vdWiHRCYUHXrUt2mCpBV_Ixxt7D3k-ov1AOrE4Qh1FNVSMrQM0lx0NtiqbmzPRtE/s400/lino+bench+top.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582382942178363202" border="0" /></a>Pretty vintage lino used for a bench top in a cute <a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/kitchen-design/kitchen-spotlight-keith-and-brents-vintage-makeover-054553">kitchen renovation</a>.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdeoJReG7dRALqwaKFGQx7meeHWRuJkMTdTEXryXLkma4T47AyKyimHnwYP8prL9PIGL8ne4P52eoBaeYQ1K5X5HLLlGw9FbJa75KPAhDJ8DQQsYHqyZtaBCwIxPzdgLg41N9TlNvmrQ/s1600/lino+rug.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdeoJReG7dRALqwaKFGQx7meeHWRuJkMTdTEXryXLkma4T47AyKyimHnwYP8prL9PIGL8ne4P52eoBaeYQ1K5X5HLLlGw9FbJa75KPAhDJ8DQQsYHqyZtaBCwIxPzdgLg41N9TlNvmrQ/s400/lino+rug.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582384007339316322" border="0" /></a>If you don't have enough lino to cover your floor use it as a Lino floor rug. Found by Vintage Queen <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdeoJReG7dRALqwaKFGQx7meeHWRuJkMTdTEXryXLkma4T47AyKyimHnwYP8prL9PIGL8ne4P52eoBaeYQ1K5X5HLLlGw9FbJa75KPAhDJ8DQQsYHqyZtaBCwIxPzdgLg41N9TlNvmrQ/s1600/lino+rug.jpg">Double Winky.</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8GExmSgkRfbUUrpxSjoNGhhQEXc3ZDXpo2mZOyCrdMxT9ciHQxnCjsNQcojS2EUbiZtVU-6Rz_rewPURvTHaMXSx30LLKXNmeNkAriY751K_uwu7NGtbgcAFEW_a7Oi1MkUWTlnqggeI/s1600-h/Lino+Rug.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8GExmSgkRfbUUrpxSjoNGhhQEXc3ZDXpo2mZOyCrdMxT9ciHQxnCjsNQcojS2EUbiZtVU-6Rz_rewPURvTHaMXSx30LLKXNmeNkAriY751K_uwu7NGtbgcAFEW_a7Oi1MkUWTlnqggeI/s400/Lino+Rug.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367357652682552626" border="0" /></a>I would have bought this<a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28420164"> Linoleum Rug </a>(sold) if I'd had a cool $2000.00 USD floating around. And if I had some more money to spare I would fly like a jetsetter to visit this cottage in Upstate N.Y. and maybe ask if I could live there for a while......<embed src="http://blip.tv/play/oF6BlN1SAg%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="300"></embed>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297242428242795935noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166154515607314155.post-1533349355806646232011-02-27T06:27:00.005+11:002011-02-27T07:47:12.926+11:00Cookie Jars<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/robynemeliaisbobbyla/2182187619/" title="Biscuit Barrels & Honey Pots by Robyne Melia is Bobby La, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2286/2182187619_540bff6de0.jpg" alt="Biscuit Barrels & Honey Pots" width="500" height="456" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I think every kitchen would have at least one cookie jar either for decoration or to actually store cookies (or biccies as I prefer to call them). Here are some pretties from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/robynemeliaisbobbyla/2182187619/in/pool-96188547@N00/">Robyne Melia's</a> collection.<br /></div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/arthurscircus/2807248183/" title="cookie jars by arthur's circus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3074/2807248183_495aec7245.jpg" alt="cookie jars" width="500" height="500" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Natalie from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/arthurscircus/2807248183/">Arthur's Circus</a> has a huge collection. (getting a bit jealous of the budgie jar!) These babies were featured in a past issue of <a href="http://arthurscircus.blogspot.com/2008/10/my-cookie-jars.html">Frankie.</a> None of Natalie's jars ever get filled with biccies, as according to Nat "Biscuits are banned in this house, as we (Nick and I) have no willpower and scoff the whole lot in less than a day". Sounds familiar!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10791435@N02/2574049567/" title="Cookie Jar by Betty Jo Designs, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3090/2574049567_e7fafcabe5.jpg" alt="Cookie Jar" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">This guy is in my kitchen and still has me stumped. I can't tell if he is a bear, a puppy or a chipmunk. Definitely not a squirrel though, as he has a small stumpy tail.<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10791435@N02/4903887572/" title="Piggy Cookie Jar by Betty Jo Designs, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4903887572_3983965f72.jpg" alt="Piggy Cookie Jar" width="324" height="500" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I spied Piggy and his Barrel of Cookies winking at me cheekily in an opshop , so he came home with me to hang out with the bear/puppy/chipmunk.<br />Mr. BJ had a very negative reaction to the pig, so he was relocated to my studio to be filled with random "stuff" . This will not include biccies as, like at Natalies house, they would have a very short lived life !<br /></div></div>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297242428242795935noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166154515607314155.post-63903855998660035202011-02-24T20:20:00.000+11:002011-02-24T20:21:18.685+11:00Cintia from My Poppet's KitchenCintia from <a href="http://mypoppet.blogspot.com/">My Poppet</a> has nicely given us a tour of her kitchen. Don't those red and orange enamel goodies just pop. And the Jonathan Adler Tea Towel is yummy....so yummy I just might get one for my kitchen <a href="http://www.jonathanadler.com/jasmine-tea-towel/#">over here!</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-rrMDmUTEilz3FZXkmrVH7d35DVu-zWw62CTVMprgGn1-V5MIKp6FyTnibYLELklIpoZUI9iQRC3z4y_7lOknA7iHhqZ4T0ayGezNTTHpmDMVib9V_IkcnpYbKn5k8w5W9zcBI41xMFQ/s1600/cinti%2527s+kitchen.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-rrMDmUTEilz3FZXkmrVH7d35DVu-zWw62CTVMprgGn1-V5MIKp6FyTnibYLELklIpoZUI9iQRC3z4y_7lOknA7iHhqZ4T0ayGezNTTHpmDMVib9V_IkcnpYbKn5k8w5W9zcBI41xMFQ/s400/cinti%2527s+kitchen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576817386114211042" border="0" /></a>I love these vintage metal stacking chairs. They evoke memories of church halls and Sunday school.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fqEJlTjVgA83uQp5Q1_qaxSd54pGHjR3ND3ekvlXMuvaQWXPTQTMJW05xyYgaid-rdQU4l3OFYPr24aGb50j4q_aQN129esr0NXkYYe_6b4wHbhiOZTDD2ozNC9Fh8y6yntwhFyW-mI/s1600/cintis+kitchen1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fqEJlTjVgA83uQp5Q1_qaxSd54pGHjR3ND3ekvlXMuvaQWXPTQTMJW05xyYgaid-rdQU4l3OFYPr24aGb50j4q_aQN129esr0NXkYYe_6b4wHbhiOZTDD2ozNC9Fh8y6yntwhFyW-mI/s400/cintis+kitchen1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576817384851032146" border="0" /></a>Awesome decorative tea towel and fancy raffia placemats. Neither of which should ever be allowed to touch a dish.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoyDmN8-VGiVg8WRaU42UxuGXKDuAhqpWOXLzGLots7YD061LxZDlfRexYBI0CsUUnqEWn1lO_9-q07S8q391cM4txXl8I8QN9nuUVjBokcqufLas-m8eNowCViS93cquxYjd4-3MzMRs/s1600/cintis+kitchen.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoyDmN8-VGiVg8WRaU42UxuGXKDuAhqpWOXLzGLots7YD061LxZDlfRexYBI0CsUUnqEWn1lO_9-q07S8q391cM4txXl8I8QN9nuUVjBokcqufLas-m8eNowCViS93cquxYjd4-3MzMRs/s400/cintis+kitchen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576817382623468658" border="0" /></a>I call my red enamel pot the good luck pot, as it never lets me down......I haven't checked if Cintia's bring her foodie luck, but it looks like a good'un.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nerWC3FHG5XVXjO8j5o3NL9ZnNwEvKDzZ-68QoWhjzTCpLm2znpjPJBfwCxoIpn56CvC6nMGPLbtVoLFDW7BA6VWFje0T6oVxzOW0t4N7FT8CsiUqDrT7ZBCOX2_yjQAuBOt5Yaro8c/s1600/cinti%2527s+kitchen2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 380px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nerWC3FHG5XVXjO8j5o3NL9ZnNwEvKDzZ-68QoWhjzTCpLm2znpjPJBfwCxoIpn56CvC6nMGPLbtVoLFDW7BA6VWFje0T6oVxzOW0t4N7FT8CsiUqDrT7ZBCOX2_yjQAuBOt5Yaro8c/s400/cinti%2527s+kitchen2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576823169552751682" border="0" /></a>Thanks for letting us spy on your Kitchen Cintia. The rest of her house is retro stylish too...go and have a look <a href="http://mypoppet.blogspot.com/p/house-tour.html">over here.</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzeX6-o3cMMu8R0qbCDeUxPqTTAiuL7ALLoQtspECOVD-ilvvcy-mX2oy6bj2kuBg2F_Pod4zShuOkeZiCHg-r2rZAlsCCxXxkEPW-8v6RL8ohwrqeSdDA9k5AbXALs8KZ5MgSTs-N8U/s1600/cinti%2527ds+kitchen+3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 348px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzeX6-o3cMMu8R0qbCDeUxPqTTAiuL7ALLoQtspECOVD-ilvvcy-mX2oy6bj2kuBg2F_Pod4zShuOkeZiCHg-r2rZAlsCCxXxkEPW-8v6RL8ohwrqeSdDA9k5AbXALs8KZ5MgSTs-N8U/s400/cinti%2527ds+kitchen+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576817378051622818" border="0" /></a>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297242428242795935noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166154515607314155.post-51560964402872311232011-02-20T07:57:00.009+11:002011-02-20T08:31:42.665+11:00The Art of DishWashing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYolmnyIEv0mPevOma9XwE7UxsGjYwseawG8I_dpnhJWb42kSuNmJdsQw-QccAnuxaIej3o14Nm1QNekgVc3xPiEBEAxOmMODTAlVDOmTlMgsjscD4HTe10WlMZEuQNGYxAFkWB8j3anQ/s1600/liz+in+kitchen.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYolmnyIEv0mPevOma9XwE7UxsGjYwseawG8I_dpnhJWb42kSuNmJdsQw-QccAnuxaIej3o14Nm1QNekgVc3xPiEBEAxOmMODTAlVDOmTlMgsjscD4HTe10WlMZEuQNGYxAFkWB8j3anQ/s400/liz+in+kitchen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575510377582260354" border="0" /></a>Here I am in my Kitchen with Chester the plate licker! When this pic. was published in <a href="http://peppermintmag.com/">Peppermint</a> Magazine, all I could think of was <span style="font-style: italic;">what an ugly dishwasher you have Liz!</span><br />If I had a zillion dollars I would get me one of <a href="http://www.smegappliances.com.au/Product-258-_60cm_Freestanding-2fBuilt-in_Dishwasher__BLV1.aspx">these</a>.......available in all colours of the rainbow.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP5tpRgI6ixkFDyr8sU612veU8VXL-NscAljJ8YknksolR2LpyqUhCQJUhgfND2587LmeMO0RONTj0Fg6s7UdrZ_QF-fS2AS6hzK_8yMZap1VhRAn3AABPSJ15uIRtTYIS6BtogjhMaVs/s1600/smeg+dishwasher.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP5tpRgI6ixkFDyr8sU612veU8VXL-NscAljJ8YknksolR2LpyqUhCQJUhgfND2587LmeMO0RONTj0Fg6s7UdrZ_QF-fS2AS6hzK_8yMZap1VhRAn3AABPSJ15uIRtTYIS6BtogjhMaVs/s400/smeg+dishwasher.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575511736658268242" border="0" /></a>I don't remember how I stumbled across this <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maggieduvall/4501544414/">photo</a>, but I luves it!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maggieduvall/4501544414/" title="Whatever he can get by ApplesInMyBra, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4501544414_5f8158bb05.jpg" alt="Whatever he can get" width="500" height="500" /></a><br />Such a sweet and topical image (although some of you would be a bit uneasy with this concept).<br /></div>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297242428242795935noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166154515607314155.post-20066852127985697632011-02-12T11:19:00.005+11:002011-02-12T12:29:20.216+11:00Kitchen DressersI love vintage Kitchen dressers. Isn't <a href="http://youwillalwaysfindme.blogspot.com/2011/02/lucy-kings-kitchen.html">Lucy's </a>one gorgeous.<br />I have had a few over the years, found in op-shops and a special one left on the side of the road. Lining one of the shelves was a cool piece of vintage lino, which was the catalyst for Betty Jo Designs!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AsFiE7U5dudcuA1uBRrnegV5EmThQz6kqIk0eHjRLloKAjSKABLMpWhlp8U1Wh32w4aak_v-VfxEEQGR7xM209TEVN1fwW39RfmSRCuBtpSEw-WuB3PgINHmZnKkJy3aV0pxKXykPTE/s1600/IMG_6324.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 348px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AsFiE7U5dudcuA1uBRrnegV5EmThQz6kqIk0eHjRLloKAjSKABLMpWhlp8U1Wh32w4aak_v-VfxEEQGR7xM209TEVN1fwW39RfmSRCuBtpSEw-WuB3PgINHmZnKkJy3aV0pxKXykPTE/s400/IMG_6324.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572603830450491650" border="0" /></a>I love the green and orange deco lead light windows on my current kitchen dresser.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85PWV6c_bOnGcgErkflU26LtUXDVOIPeKuYr2LYWD70LcX7igM4jaROvi7afcYsPkH4im4Pp5evGYEyHoUkUfcu5leNZwef6DLtzmUnkdX1O01eFy_bADkrVg2f_GzTz702F5tzsOZ8o/s1600/kitchen+dresers.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85PWV6c_bOnGcgErkflU26LtUXDVOIPeKuYr2LYWD70LcX7igM4jaROvi7afcYsPkH4im4Pp5evGYEyHoUkUfcu5leNZwef6DLtzmUnkdX1O01eFy_bADkrVg2f_GzTz702F5tzsOZ8o/s400/kitchen+dresers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572608374414365218" border="0" /></a>Here are some of my favorites from various places. I had been eyeing off the pink and aqua dresser in <a href="http://www.indigojunction.com.au/">Indigo Junction</a> for ages. Then alas, the shop shut down.<br />I can't imagine the multi coloured one from <a href="http://themillmarketsballarat.blogspot.com/">Mill Markets</a> lasted long.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/h_is_for_home/4746314766/" title="Dresser in our kitchen by H is for Home, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4116/4746314766_f6447a844c.jpg" alt="Dresser in our kitchen" width="333" height="500" /></a><br />And I don't care how plain this dresser is from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/h_is_for_home/4746314766/">H is for Home</a>...it's the goodies it contains that counts!<br /></div>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297242428242795935noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166154515607314155.post-71959124103712653332011-02-07T20:49:00.011+11:002011-02-07T21:38:59.063+11:00Lucy King's Kitchen<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPwRZfrodHCA5pfaEP6GT3noK3Cpw1zVh6gJtHt1zDhU1eM9QUh8YoHXD-cnHORi5wtxgil5y19ed3-Yq25NqA1sKNH8Z9V2pANuPYHZKZbm57xUaPGSOlkt-NjvX-UzT8j-haP8LYno/s1600/Kitchen-14.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPwRZfrodHCA5pfaEP6GT3noK3Cpw1zVh6gJtHt1zDhU1eM9QUh8YoHXD-cnHORi5wtxgil5y19ed3-Yq25NqA1sKNH8Z9V2pANuPYHZKZbm57xUaPGSOlkt-NjvX-UzT8j-haP8LYno/s400/Kitchen-14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570883000343304978" border="0" /></a>Today we have a kitchen from retro kitchen nirvana! <a href="http://lucyking-bowerbird.blogspot.com/">Lucy King</a>, famous for her <a href="http://www.lucykingdesign.com/">gorgeous illos</a> and beautiful "<a href="http://www.meoldchina.com.au/">Me old China</a>" jewellery has the coolest kitchen this side of the river!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUtwaj8sJtChhLDcEcoWk6-39L2ch4BSaUz9Kg0mP3y8B8cyjEJcCQ_892G8eCH_xuKVvQo2CIHS5KTBQBUOc959khV3JzWTxUQFyq88FO5p8dUCm4t_WT0d7IO6Ro6loj0WE0cU66RI/s1600/Kitchen-8.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 363px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUtwaj8sJtChhLDcEcoWk6-39L2ch4BSaUz9Kg0mP3y8B8cyjEJcCQ_892G8eCH_xuKVvQo2CIHS5KTBQBUOc959khV3JzWTxUQFyq88FO5p8dUCm4t_WT0d7IO6Ro6loj0WE0cU66RI/s400/Kitchen-8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570883456015796050" border="0" /></a>It is full (but not cluttered ) with great vintage finds,<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh96BQjfJpoR87QyTXmsFkOUeO7YkNF_GFpNKTWym9Wdr2G7EbTV20LxzToaxM6YNKOzsMzos8Hgq3Fp575E2REry74dbJy1NPMwmlCy_NQpUtaVe-eXgxKVIDTnzZhZRhhzz3nSgTYXY/s1600/China-5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh96BQjfJpoR87QyTXmsFkOUeO7YkNF_GFpNKTWym9Wdr2G7EbTV20LxzToaxM6YNKOzsMzos8Hgq3Fp575E2REry74dbJy1NPMwmlCy_NQpUtaVe-eXgxKVIDTnzZhZRhhzz3nSgTYXY/s400/China-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570882993436883538" border="0" /></a>like lovely patterened china,<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEZMD4C4pUxG0L9vPdaFI5wmGqVBtdvLP_xZtuoNboEarCXBUwJ54EIOAVd0Cuur1nqXrDULO4eQq7PD8vmUV8v2VQXFmXFXYD3kxGW-s56mgGNINxiaZTOqV6-JxzQcCoIpg2Y9lcrg/s1600/plates-3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEZMD4C4pUxG0L9vPdaFI5wmGqVBtdvLP_xZtuoNboEarCXBUwJ54EIOAVd0Cuur1nqXrDULO4eQq7PD8vmUV8v2VQXFmXFXYD3kxGW-s56mgGNINxiaZTOqV6-JxzQcCoIpg2Y9lcrg/s400/plates-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570888958450483698" border="0" /></a>her customised plates that can be found <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MeOldChina?section_id=6629741">here</a>,<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCqk1de_il6ddV8eKwE1Sl0cCa_fIeuTskZWhzRrC0JT3Wzsd2XRKbNalsR6JWGwwnSFFdWggGJC-54f1zGhHmX0WrP0aeJl7XA79auC_HPICvQ3UiIZT_sGdWTQKXVkvK0zaDs0SsEw/s1600/Kitchen-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCqk1de_il6ddV8eKwE1Sl0cCa_fIeuTskZWhzRrC0JT3Wzsd2XRKbNalsR6JWGwwnSFFdWggGJC-54f1zGhHmX0WrP0aeJl7XA79auC_HPICvQ3UiIZT_sGdWTQKXVkvK0zaDs0SsEw/s400/Kitchen-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570884657932959234" border="0" /></a>colourful enamel ware and this "to die for" old timey cooker.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZh5-2zknCDuW20fNCgYfbjbEQVd9vsCVvW8QgQQuUX91zgR5Jn8L5CBBMQRhJTmfYBmYKdA3QJeBJqedt1WmUDzjiyrpJOLeXE68sR32edYn3akUIHFcoyDBmNPAmxMBaRAQXi4uX-zA/s1600/china1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZh5-2zknCDuW20fNCgYfbjbEQVd9vsCVvW8QgQQuUX91zgR5Jn8L5CBBMQRhJTmfYBmYKdA3QJeBJqedt1WmUDzjiyrpJOLeXE68sR32edYn3akUIHFcoyDBmNPAmxMBaRAQXi4uX-zA/s400/china1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570882992102587650" border="0" /></a>There's those <a href="http://youwillalwaysfindme.blogspot.com/2011/01/mon-alisas-kitchen.html">canisters </a>again!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fkC9cPp8BCgbaWx9qvHlNBMS-U9HtiSiwP7d-iiQ433OSvUP_eB6j9NWpVLunxr40EwZ1xN5XZxJlj3P4FE90b_JuG028VMHUbvyy0lpX8E0igjkpTNA_YR3k1cTe-tik2wzFMVwgys/s1600/Kitchen-detail-3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fkC9cPp8BCgbaWx9qvHlNBMS-U9HtiSiwP7d-iiQ433OSvUP_eB6j9NWpVLunxr40EwZ1xN5XZxJlj3P4FE90b_JuG028VMHUbvyy0lpX8E0igjkpTNA_YR3k1cTe-tik2wzFMVwgys/s400/Kitchen-detail-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570882983523698194" border="0" /></a>Lucy has her storage well organised with old shelving and crates to hold the essentials (coffee pot envy here!)<br /><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks Lucy for sharing your kitchen on You Will Always Find Me.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZUTccrPP_9wUBuGBEu6lhL8faWfUSGykDEEjMTzb7IX1fcHLxw4jqh6zpAAPnnlMS9uLk1BW5y8PyiLApmKROYQKxyWXiKfhgbWMzvfzFxTO64qCvM2I8nvrxAfLrTjXuXYgRg0lNQ04/s1600/kitchen-things-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZUTccrPP_9wUBuGBEu6lhL8faWfUSGykDEEjMTzb7IX1fcHLxw4jqh6zpAAPnnlMS9uLk1BW5y8PyiLApmKROYQKxyWXiKfhgbWMzvfzFxTO64qCvM2I8nvrxAfLrTjXuXYgRg0lNQ04/s400/kitchen-things-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570887282699602738" border="0" /></a>And in answer to Lucy's question "is the blog name in reference to the 80's classic 'you'll always find me in the kitchen at parties' by Jona Lewie by any chance?!?!"<br /></div></div>Yep, I borrowed the first part of the chorus from Mr Lewie's song, but I'm not the only one.<br />Ikea has "borrowed" it too, albiet with Jona's blessing!<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mweZH3bOFG4" allowfullscreen="" width="640" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297242428242795935noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166154515607314155.post-17311154539589618832011-02-02T09:51:00.000+11:002011-02-02T09:52:15.592+11:00Kitsch Kitchen ChickensThanks to Ann Marie from <a href="http://maptwentynine.blogspot.com/">Map 29</a> I have invented a new tongue twister: *Kitsch Kitchen Chickens*.<br />As well as loving street directories, Ann Marie loves chooks and has had several scratching around her backyard for many years.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-bGIlSIYdi2y0EJy88AAkMDseGHVxq7wCGXMnfpddJMl_57urWmPpHnJS1GzQ2xdXjl-5ioadxckA0t4E5OXlh-SPGxXkyf9YcShqiVl3MSQVNxtoIYLhMdbh_MBDgyxItNSHlLMryc/s1600/chickens+from+annmarie.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-bGIlSIYdi2y0EJy88AAkMDseGHVxq7wCGXMnfpddJMl_57urWmPpHnJS1GzQ2xdXjl-5ioadxckA0t4E5OXlh-SPGxXkyf9YcShqiVl3MSQVNxtoIYLhMdbh_MBDgyxItNSHlLMryc/s400/chickens+from+annmarie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568846761834919042" border="0" /></a>As well as real chooks, we have some snaps of her super kitsch chicken salt and pepper shakers and, haha, a very crafty chookie egg basket that I found for Ann Marie at the oppy. I hope her girls have been filling it up!<br /><div style="text-align: left;">Speaking of kitchens and chickens, there are a couple of chooks on my shelf.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10791435@N02/4257467089/" title="Chicken teapot and sugar bowl by Betty Jo Designs, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2720/4257467089_a1db852742.jpg" alt="Chicken teapot and sugar bowl" width="500" height="277" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The "Cockerel" teapot was a gift for my 21st from a friend who knew I'd much prefer something old than something shiny and new! It's moved house with me over a dozen times!<br />I found the matching sugar bowl last year in an oppie sans lid. It's taken many years to finally bring these two together.....how long will it be till I find the milk jug?<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I remember when I posted this on <a href="http://linoforest.blogspot.com/2010/01/super-chickens.html">Lino Forest</a> Michelle from <a href="http://www.lovingthevintage.blogspot.com/">Loving the Vintage</a> remembered she had some chickens packed away in a box somewhere. This motivated her to find them...<br /></div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34087139@N08/4344663313/" title="Chook Collection by Loving The Vintage, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2701/4344663313_57cb19122e.jpg" alt="Chook Collection" width="428" height="321" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">and here they are in all there chooky glory!<br />More Kitsch Kitchen Chickens can be found in the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/kitschychickens/pool/with/4257467089/">Kitschy Chickens</a> flickr group!<br /></div></div></div></div></div>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297242428242795935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166154515607314155.post-2389820741717074242011-01-31T09:47:00.005+11:002011-01-31T20:37:59.424+11:00Coffee PotsAre you like me and cannot start the day with out a coffee? Or is a mug of tea your thing?<br />I have a morning kitchen ritual of putting on the stove top coffee pot ( still bleary eyed ) and heating up some milk. Wouldn't your coffee taste all the better made in these cool coffee pots.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpYEh3LTbkPqj8OjylNnOpYTWYVzRzfH_KsssPQScbjFXiP2ry_EDgRCF0LGrcIisTENj22US-Hq3kKEbKkw4tSGLCwo9Uab9x3gxeTbLJmtt1O6O_E4QZK_F-KNqBSlmEtLNlYJfUVbI/s1600/coffee+pots.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpYEh3LTbkPqj8OjylNnOpYTWYVzRzfH_KsssPQScbjFXiP2ry_EDgRCF0LGrcIisTENj22US-Hq3kKEbKkw4tSGLCwo9Uab9x3gxeTbLJmtt1O6O_E4QZK_F-KNqBSlmEtLNlYJfUVbI/s400/coffee+pots.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568114604141852834" border="0" /></a>If you make coffee or tea every morning, send us in a pic of your favorite Coffeepot, Teapot or mug! Lucy has a gorgeous one <a href="http://lucyking-bowerbird.blogspot.com/2011/01/kitchen-things.html">here!<br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10791435@N02/4655722240/" title="New Cosy and Cups by Betty Jo Designs, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4655722240_ef57232d71.jpg" alt="New Cosy and Cups" width="500" height="344" /></a></div>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297242428242795935noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166154515607314155.post-61094251179797411142011-01-27T21:30:00.008+11:002011-01-31T10:15:51.999+11:00Enamel Ware<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10791435@N02/4620510966/" title="In my Kitchen by Betty Jo Designs, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4620510966_9dab91631d.jpg" alt="In my Kitchen" width="500" height="346" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I have a nice little collection of thrifted enamelware scattered about my kitchen.<br />My favourite and most useful is my <a href="http://linoforest.blogspot.com/2009/08/seeing-red_10.html">red pot</a>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh354KMTETvrDcj7-lV0m14T8oagMfkh7ha8n2-ELK17Lz0I1ftEJ5kEDISaIRSFwZd_PdYQnRtRFHvKPueD5Qw-IXFhi8w6N4jn3-wAGl0L2efH9YvyHGOPJ2zQ6hDRrsSDKlT0UUgq6cC/s1600-h/IMG_2112.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh354KMTETvrDcj7-lV0m14T8oagMfkh7ha8n2-ELK17Lz0I1ftEJ5kEDISaIRSFwZd_PdYQnRtRFHvKPueD5Qw-IXFhi8w6N4jn3-wAGl0L2efH9YvyHGOPJ2zQ6hDRrsSDKlT0UUgq6cC/s400/IMG_2112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368261554307009154" border="0" /></a>A lot of it ends up in the garden growing succulents or just hanging around.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10791435@N02/3920777701/" title="Orange Owl by Betty Jo Designs, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3527/3920777701_e2cebe7dfb.jpg" alt="Orange Owl" width="375" height="500" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjscokJjlfXUekiXl4WsqxJah0HsrJtmruNMtezRe1dxIs1iK6s_Z9KeWlbnFfZqLKCsKSrvjYHVfXRzvud7ShsBWolGcQhht7wNDYUphyphenhyphen3JORwgD0c8gqhXwJ4OVIQA0oxSoZXW729B4/s1600/enamel+teapot.JPG"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Tracey from <a href="http://thriftnestsew.blogspot.com/2010/02/my-place-yours-in-my-kitchen.html">thrift.nest sew</a> likes enamel.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZR76Rc5JG0zao2r9qhM9DO8u3mBh19Z-gklw8sOr3ziovGCGDz7C52DOLGPIkCNZpBJ947Dtrw3Ne4smDYtrsVtxMyB_m3Z6NR29rGbUh-bmLfZYc8Mw7MYJuBsrI2R2qFGrdNiPCMM/s1600/enamel.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZR76Rc5JG0zao2r9qhM9DO8u3mBh19Z-gklw8sOr3ziovGCGDz7C52DOLGPIkCNZpBJ947Dtrw3Ne4smDYtrsVtxMyB_m3Z6NR29rGbUh-bmLfZYc8Mw7MYJuBsrI2R2qFGrdNiPCMM/s400/enamel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566815250879983346" border="0" /></a>So does Lucy from <a href="http://lucyking-bowerbird.blogspot.com/">The Bowerbird.</a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWM6_MOYwU7w2ETi8Fsu4lB6g8_oksGpyiK7rRYzwy9OddK3S3It8RTpiIINN8LVnd7adECgHjNMJKpw7PxgaNt_TI68hYfwqXc5FSZoBs-r0I0oxHZQr2No3u5KmZXcmMqUFzIGmEtw/s1600/Fryerstown-coffee-pot-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWM6_MOYwU7w2ETi8Fsu4lB6g8_oksGpyiK7rRYzwy9OddK3S3It8RTpiIINN8LVnd7adECgHjNMJKpw7PxgaNt_TI68hYfwqXc5FSZoBs-r0I0oxHZQr2No3u5KmZXcmMqUFzIGmEtw/s400/Fryerstown-coffee-pot-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566817152749244818" border="0" /></a>And Sydney designer Beattie Landser even had an <a href="http://beattielanser.blogspot.com/2010/02/enamel-thursday-exhibition-on-saturday.html">exhibition</a> of her enamelware collection.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJUAV41e9QOKSJkd1DOqfiAbmwifMQNFaTx8_ujjSEY7sVHseGw5yj1CCoA5qrsQLrmxtHfwu4Z2Vu8JO03fawWsZ_1hA5JtA4LfK2C5G9bxDnAX7vHESVJAkRcmxqfxsvGcuRpRby0g/s1600/enamel+thursday.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJUAV41e9QOKSJkd1DOqfiAbmwifMQNFaTx8_ujjSEY7sVHseGw5yj1CCoA5qrsQLrmxtHfwu4Z2Vu8JO03fawWsZ_1hA5JtA4LfK2C5G9bxDnAX7vHESVJAkRcmxqfxsvGcuRpRby0g/s400/enamel+thursday.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566817847847114130" border="0" /></a>For a drool worthy peek at a great collection of vintage enamel ware , check out <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/h_is_for_home/sets/72157613151347489/with/4497738118/">H is for Home</a>'s flickr pics!<br /></div></div>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297242428242795935noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166154515607314155.post-8775774237465996162011-01-25T09:11:00.001+11:002011-01-25T09:15:46.741+11:00Colourful Kitchen Faves<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10791435@N02/5385842584/" title="Kitchen Mosaic by Betty Jo Designs, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5220/5385842584_fc60398998.jpg" alt="Kitchen Mosaic" width="500" height="500" /></a><br /></div>1. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/14503834@N03/4101338919/">my two biggest obsessions</a>, 2. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/26504183@N07/2916421240/">OUR LITTLE FIRE IN THE KITCHEN</a>, 3. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/30331247@N02/5363946995/">In my 50s kitchen</a>, 4. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/34698460@N07/5325185232/">This Makes Me Happy</a>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297242428242795935noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166154515607314155.post-61667301248456024262011-01-24T10:14:00.002+11:002011-05-08T12:19:26.771+10:00Alison's City Kitchen<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhryQvozYJE3qtb7neXJR0XSBAA2C0ARfnkDv5fDhZCixgItgU3np4eKTJ6SFlvRiSGZcOFFgrBl2mkEWRYttQ5a_AYUIrI_A0lm3JDoTJeRPVjbyd1HpJiiHZrCddXKSDnzOdp61Ku_9Y/s1600/kitchen+window+sunday+w.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhryQvozYJE3qtb7neXJR0XSBAA2C0ARfnkDv5fDhZCixgItgU3np4eKTJ6SFlvRiSGZcOFFgrBl2mkEWRYttQ5a_AYUIrI_A0lm3JDoTJeRPVjbyd1HpJiiHZrCddXKSDnzOdp61Ku_9Y/s400/kitchen+window+sunday+w.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564757665534500658" border="0" /></a>Here is a snapshot of contempory jeweller <a href="http://www.alialexander.com.au/">Alison's</a> city kitchen....just look at the view from the kitchen window.<br />Alison writes....."It's a very little kitchen, but it's just for me. <div>The silver plated teapot in the window isn't used for making tea (the handle gets too hot); I keep my detergent in it. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lCcFKIdxlQEU1lBRkex22lCPm9CGC40Am9c1_qHj563__VwPx5wfxXS8ZWc_H9BOPB6c6tL6yL8Aj0MBR5oIWT5HgpmLIpBKY0DY_TUkzQoMAY9t0_o7DLQwWeFjugygrbx3WE_ZyAw/s1600/kichenw.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lCcFKIdxlQEU1lBRkex22lCPm9CGC40Am9c1_qHj563__VwPx5wfxXS8ZWc_H9BOPB6c6tL6yL8Aj0MBR5oIWT5HgpmLIpBKY0DY_TUkzQoMAY9t0_o7DLQwWeFjugygrbx3WE_ZyAw/s400/kichenw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564757674812178530" border="0" /></a></div> Most things are black and white with bit of pink and some sweetie wrappers, the smarties are from the little packets in the 1980's.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFgN1DLMMLXooidv83jmvzapS0avvzyS1ZyqmtPW0UfDIkEzXwLYG2vhFIOC7Y8xnyPJyY0vYdhFsZAs8QnNsgbXzdDoLuja1JG81552c__8N8TEC8fvlB-AYVA0n-go37SwWGwfcLnw/s1600/kitchen+smarties.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFgN1DLMMLXooidv83jmvzapS0avvzyS1ZyqmtPW0UfDIkEzXwLYG2vhFIOC7Y8xnyPJyY0vYdhFsZAs8QnNsgbXzdDoLuja1JG81552c__8N8TEC8fvlB-AYVA0n-go37SwWGwfcLnw/s400/kitchen+smarties.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564757669706691218" border="0" /></a>I rang the company and they dropped the cardboard with the packets printed on them before they were cut, over to my house".<br />I can't believe no one else has thought of this.....instant pop Art!Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297242428242795935noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166154515607314155.post-13075040250470746822011-01-22T08:56:00.006+11:002011-01-22T09:25:27.763+11:00Kara's Rustic Kitchen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_cjU4OZbqeu5mwfdpvyZP-mo7UJeKWJutQTI8cm6Q6-iir2bPkpXeYKaZaRYh-Qx27bC65f9UniajINUpF9NMxtY8F-Nw_PBS4IjSMAL98zAlcQkXX33kPcj4TRFOapzvVm8_qUyzno/s1600/kara%2527s+kitchen.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_cjU4OZbqeu5mwfdpvyZP-mo7UJeKWJutQTI8cm6Q6-iir2bPkpXeYKaZaRYh-Qx27bC65f9UniajINUpF9NMxtY8F-Nw_PBS4IjSMAL98zAlcQkXX33kPcj4TRFOapzvVm8_qUyzno/s400/kara%2527s+kitchen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564764555825369410" border="0" /></a>Kara from <a href="http://www.karasmith.com.au/">Kara Smith</a> handmade handbags sent me a pic of her "rustic" kitchen in Wentworth Falls. Rustic can be quaint and vintage, but according to Kara, it can also be annoying.<br />I am liking Kara's set of canisters, and just so happen to have some similar! I do much prefer her multi coloured lids though.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicEAK5P2gW-mPH3ArOkO_y3tlVkv6pulVk_iNjlZQrGzaE6RvHTUhklktsbRlfWuT09N0ssR1kyml0pzSvOaSS3AAR2t2m42UZ9eqj9GOxAW1QAJWIZg-d8H3z717i86I3qS5lMGA_ZFQ/s1600/IMG_6271.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicEAK5P2gW-mPH3ArOkO_y3tlVkv6pulVk_iNjlZQrGzaE6RvHTUhklktsbRlfWuT09N0ssR1kyml0pzSvOaSS3AAR2t2m42UZ9eqj9GOxAW1QAJWIZg-d8H3z717i86I3qS5lMGA_ZFQ/s400/IMG_6271.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564766751506641234" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qn2JkdRww2dGUBOlHI_MmFSHUpP76-NU6xC9pelFl0f1Rh4yN3DUkbmk5CFLOjs5VCvGjhyphenhyphensWJYBpPIDMkwAKypUJXEKcpTjrRqVZdVobhpCRwcDJr8qc4JkI6Cft5AwbD222iZ0kTo/s1600/IMG_6269.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qn2JkdRww2dGUBOlHI_MmFSHUpP76-NU6xC9pelFl0f1Rh4yN3DUkbmk5CFLOjs5VCvGjhyphenhyphensWJYBpPIDMkwAKypUJXEKcpTjrRqVZdVobhpCRwcDJr8qc4JkI6Cft5AwbD222iZ0kTo/s400/IMG_6269.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564765750642073394" border="0" /></a>Do you have a cool retro set of canisters in your kitchen? Send us a picture as we would love to see them!<br />And speaking of kitchens, Tania from Super Ninon has added a picture of the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10791435@N02/4620510966/">Betty Jo kitchen</a> in her <a href="http://superninon.blogspot.com/2011/01/some-more-awesomeness.html">latest post</a>. I can't tell you what a HUGE fan I am of her work, so yippee to that!Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297242428242795935noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166154515607314155.post-34979088701665855142011-01-19T19:48:00.011+11:002011-01-22T09:35:11.949+11:00Mon Alisa's Kitchen<div style="text-align: left;">Ahh, it's lovely to be back home after a week away in sunny Sydney. I have had some great submissions for "You Will Always Find Me", the first being from Alisa from <a href="http://www.monalisadesign.blogspot.com/">Mon Alisa Design.</a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48XkaMo50V7l9yG9Mq2hEqs1y_uBpc1-ZyuUWfTl0HzOEQE8bdn1gc4_lf2dW6JRSPjcQZbrLTizfwl7znqx3OFsR_lj0EpkTpE0B-buGwthf7uiYHuPAWlxW1U4BeA_BqWzM151NPH0/s1600/alisa+kitchen.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48XkaMo50V7l9yG9Mq2hEqs1y_uBpc1-ZyuUWfTl0HzOEQE8bdn1gc4_lf2dW6JRSPjcQZbrLTizfwl7znqx3OFsR_lj0EpkTpE0B-buGwthf7uiYHuPAWlxW1U4BeA_BqWzM151NPH0/s400/alisa+kitchen.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563829139068771874" border="0" /></a> Her cute, vintagy kitchen is full of junkshop finds and clearly demonstrates Alisa's artistic flair! Yay for mismatched kitchen chairs!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1XMLEwhy1exZb1_pS36DV1UfMArR3SxLUpp6DbxEy4y8DY1x2ZEv-71G5Rh0pVKKx2KT9GP6IHYi7-KvDfLwM83hHLeaxqfkCiviNaOlJKJ8uLvrMylSCcNexhAps4P2PGR255ieDzM/s1600/alisakitchen3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1XMLEwhy1exZb1_pS36DV1UfMArR3SxLUpp6DbxEy4y8DY1x2ZEv-71G5Rh0pVKKx2KT9GP6IHYi7-KvDfLwM83hHLeaxqfkCiviNaOlJKJ8uLvrMylSCcNexhAps4P2PGR255ieDzM/s400/alisakitchen3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563829142862574578" border="0" /></a>I have a love affair with bird cages (preferably empty as I just feel so sorry for caged birds).<br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK2h3S0MrXZNC_dmVsrfSEY1ubFhVK6I9CRjdhv-e6WG3IjqootN7C_RQAgjdgg0JHFSomgby1NHYei9e0T1WOOjAU4huO-DA3w8qRepdSRQR-qZl6wa9phhm-FEqse-lvfGPe8PH4frw/s1600/alisakitchen4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK2h3S0MrXZNC_dmVsrfSEY1ubFhVK6I9CRjdhv-e6WG3IjqootN7C_RQAgjdgg0JHFSomgby1NHYei9e0T1WOOjAU4huO-DA3w8qRepdSRQR-qZl6wa9phhm-FEqse-lvfGPe8PH4frw/s400/alisakitchen4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563829149133345858" border="0" /></a>An old timey cash register .......I would be continually tempted to go "Ka-ching"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAfAzWNs1sR9tNaqndGLWYRt6DdwzAGMk2-SOnyo3KByHQjE1SqnQJzLB4jwoadP_8HIppp22LLuakSk1zUSZd3unGSMZjxAS-OV4e8zJw2Gy9btPLGLCc8JfoVoth91oXLI4K0Vg5Y1w/s1600/alisakitchen2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAfAzWNs1sR9tNaqndGLWYRt6DdwzAGMk2-SOnyo3KByHQjE1SqnQJzLB4jwoadP_8HIppp22LLuakSk1zUSZd3unGSMZjxAS-OV4e8zJw2Gy9btPLGLCc8JfoVoth91oXLI4K0Vg5Y1w/s400/alisakitchen2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563829137435927970" border="0" /></a>Cute oven (those canisters look kinda familiar!)<br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10791435@N02/4673080190/" title="Tea Time by Betty Jo Designs, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4673080190_e1abff486c.jpg" alt="Tea Time" width="349" height="500" /></a><br />Liz's canisters minus the S and R.<br /></div>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297242428242795935noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166154515607314155.post-44850467194790188632011-01-11T09:06:00.001+11:002011-02-24T20:26:55.237+11:00Tracey from thrift.nest.sew's Kitchen<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKKMB6nxJEyyn6K89UMNP2EKpmHXKmAlHNajiOe0KSynPUPeljf-OVMlYsvnkLb1etl61MhFklG8xcHU-WUj7LFGFDtZE2y51dgRuFeSnXrUfpv-97nQRa-i6LcvFohkcGJ4IxzSouYA/s1600/kitchen1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKKMB6nxJEyyn6K89UMNP2EKpmHXKmAlHNajiOe0KSynPUPeljf-OVMlYsvnkLb1etl61MhFklG8xcHU-WUj7LFGFDtZE2y51dgRuFeSnXrUfpv-97nQRa-i6LcvFohkcGJ4IxzSouYA/s400/kitchen1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560690730901608162" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks to everyone for jumping on board "You Will Always Find Me"<br />Tracey from <a href="http://www.thriftnestsew.blogspot.com/">thrift.nest.sew</a>, has an adorable Kitchen cabinet with those curvy ends I love. Finished in retro laminex and adorned with various thrifted goodies she has found in her opshop travels. Can you spy the decorative etched glass doors. Love!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMq_fc2wEYl-uQEb_aciRhO0iOteIccZzsKLVFza0X3pERjGxoBBUN_tqvVuNDen3L0SSC1Cbi32Yilw8gCUh5fWSe9OWFGvF37SRsjPlZhRLUdEwGuPPc2EUPYhBkcvWj6kt1POu4Y00/s1600/4529152959_5b265ddfc2_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMq_fc2wEYl-uQEb_aciRhO0iOteIccZzsKLVFza0X3pERjGxoBBUN_tqvVuNDen3L0SSC1Cbi32Yilw8gCUh5fWSe9OWFGvF37SRsjPlZhRLUdEwGuPPc2EUPYhBkcvWj6kt1POu4Y00/s400/4529152959_5b265ddfc2_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560690734412528882" border="0" /></a><br />If you still have some original kitchen cupboards or a cool vintage kitchen dresser, we would love to see them!Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297242428242795935noreply@blogger.com1