Gertie's Little Industrious Cottage Part 1 ~ at the bottom of Hazel Hill

Hazel Hill is a magical place, said to be the place for all things mystical, bringing wisdom and good luck to all the good folk who enter. Nestled at the bottom of Hazel Hill is a little Cottage; Gertie's Little Industrious Cottage! Let's take a walk together and go visiting......

Here we are.... at the edge of Gertie's beloved garden.....

But first, we have to cross the bridge to get to Gertie's front door....



Mind your step though, it can be a little rickety....

Don't look down..... that stream looks a bit slimy and yucky... we don't want to put you off.....

Mind your step going down now.....

Phew, safely down. Lets stop awhile and say hello to Gertie's little animals. 

Gertie is very fond of the animals in her garden and they are fond of Gertie, but they know not to go in the slimy stream where Gertie discards her potion disasters because Gertie's potions have a habit of turning everyone into a big green dragon! I'm sure you will be meeting some along the way!

I hope you don't mind spiders... if you do, don't look up untill we have passed the Ivy....

Ah, finally.... we are here, at Gertie's front door....

But wait... let's say hello to the owls first...

Ssh, be careful not to wake Gertie's little dragon up, he's having a little snore in the sun :)

Ok.. Let's go back and knock on the door....

and say hello to the tiny Goblin and happy pumpkin sitting on the porch self....

Ooh, we musn't forget to say hi to Floosy Fliss and tell her how pretty she is looking today.... she has a tendency to bite your ankles as you pass if you ignore her ......

Is that the door slowly opening ? ......

We shall have to wait a little and see......

Till Tomorrow folks ....... Gertie is signing off....


Please respect that all the images and text here are copyright. The work that has gone into making Gertie's cottage has come about through a lot of dedication, love , sweat and yes, sometimes frustration by myself, hubby and fellow peeps who have contributed through Gertie swaps, giveaways and purchases. I am happy for you to link to these posts or to 'borrow' some images if you so wish, but please ASK first and let me know where the image will be used.. so that I can be nosy!!

To keep the text running smoothly in the main part if the post, I haven't acknowledged who has made particular items, so there will be a 'Credit goes too..' list at the end of each post. Anything that is not credited, was handmade by myself or hubby. If you want to know how we made something or what we used, please ask in the comments section, I will then happily leave you a reply explaining how we did it.

So...

Credit Goes too....

Giddy Kipper Dolls  for the amazing Gertie, who was a wonderful Miniatura purchase and inspired this entire project. Thankyou Jayne :0)
Michelle for her amazing plants and flowers dotted throughout Gertie's garden... at the begining of the bridge and the pot of dandelions at the end of the bridge. Thankyou Michelle :)
Nikki for all the glorious pumpkins and mushrooms in pots that I have been lucky enough to catch on Etsy and for her gift of the wonderful pumpkin birdhouse. Thankyou Nikki :)
Elf world creations for her wonderful Sussex Gnome hiding under his mushroom hat by the front door. Thankyou Ann :)
Petitewonders28 for the cute little cat sitting at the front of the porch. Thankyou Louise :)
Country Companions for the little Goblin sitting on the shelf, who are sadly no longer selling on Ebay.
Tallulah Belle Originals for the naughty, ankle biting Floozy Fliss. Thankyou Jayne :)

Dragons and owls bought from a local market, who laughed their heads off when I explained what I wanted them for!!

Well, I think that's everyone for today, but if I missed someone, please give me a gentle nudge and I will add you :0)

See you all tomorrow... hope you enjoyed...

Julia xxx