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Looking back at 2012 it's been one of the toughest of my life. Watching my mother lose her battle with cancer, my life has virtually been on hold. However, this blog "Lee Caroline - A World of Inspiration", has kept me going, it has been an inspiration not just for my readers but for myself too. LC has been an outlet for my semi starved, creative side, a place to share the wonderful interiors, recipes, art, crafts and DIY I discover in my daily trips around the Internet. More importantly, I've  discovered a world of wonderful and caring people, total strangers that drop by from afar taking time to comment on a postm and people giving encouragement, sharing a little of their lives with you. I just want to say, you have no idea how much this has meant to me. I have not met you personally, but I've felt encouraged and uplifted and at times consoled through the comments and sometimes personal emails I get from those who have been touched in some way by something they ...

Fellow blogger Kifus of  Inspiring Interiors , shared this beautiful home on her blog this week. This fabulous 15th Century home is inspired by nature.... See the original post and images "here" . A sneak peek at "Hazed" the new Kiwi on line Indie Mag... I love Cush & Nooks blog and regularly receive Vic's inspirational design posts. This week I was excited to see a new on-line magazine,  "Hazed"  mentioned in Vic's  latest post .  Hazed Magazine is devoted to NZ Indie products... there's lots of ideas, recipes and inspiration, so pop over and read the inaugural issue "here" . What about a handle with a difference.... A cute idea from  "Country Living ". A short time ago I posted an idea of my own for up-cycling vintage cups and saucers into mini cake stands . You can see the post and step by step instructions "here" Upcyled glassware creating some lovely cloche's - See "here" for instructions. ...

I love vintage cups and saucers and have my own small collection of miss-matched floral tea sets. Today I'm going to show you how to upcycle some old china to create a sweet little cake stand. I purchased my vintage cup and saucer at a hospice shop, you'll easily find little sets such as these in second hand shops, salvation army or garage sales, even grandmas house ☺ What you need: Vintage cup and plate (make sure your cup has a flat base so that the plate will sit level) Glue (suitable for china) Clear cellophane (for gift wrap) Scissors Ribbon Place your cup upside down on a flat surface, run the glue around the lower lip of the base of the cup where it will touch the plate. Place your plate on top, making sure it is even each side, you may need to get down to eye level to check. Carefully place something heavy on top (a cup filled with rice works well). Allow to dry per instructions on glue packet. As a lovely gift, just simply add some chocolates or little cakes. Re...