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Tippy tappy
Look!! I wonder what I can get up to with this…. Filed under: Arty shots, Purchases Tagged: Remington, typewriter, vintage
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Christmas wrapping buttoned up
This is my 500th post!!!! How strange I’m still tapping away, I never thought this blog would be such a key part of my life. Don’t you just love technology? Anyway, hopefully by now you’ve done your...
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Staple die-t
Well, now that Christmas is over, I can post about some of the things I made! I hope my recipients don’t mind, but there are some ideas here that I thought would be nice share. I’d be interested to see...
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Re-mix
You might remember that I found a vintage Kenwood mixer out on the pavement near my house while on the school run. Well, my Other Half whisked it away (pun intended) and recently delivered it back,...
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Frame it fast!
Now you know I love a charity shop…today I scored a bashed up frame for the grand total of £1.99. Elder did a pastel of the Queen over the Summer and I promised to frame it. Et voila! The picture was...
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Rip it up?
I’m as torn as this lovely quilt that arrived today. Do I chop it up and turn it into pictures, pillows and the like? The quilting is exquisite, flowers, feathers, tiny tiny cross hatching. How do I...
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Grandmother’s garden basket
Stasherella’s shelves are smiling! Fancy an Easter treat?! Filed under: mixed bag Tagged: antique, etsy, feedsacks, quilt, quilt top, stasherella, vintage
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My kind of Tweet
A sneak preview. My Easter wreath cometh soon. This chap has star billing. And I found bunny vintage fabric!! . What are you doing this Easter? Filed under: Craft, Proper projects Tagged: Easter,...
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Phoenix
I had this vintage cushion cover sitting on my sofa for months held together with safety pins. Well tonight, I sewed it together and added some funky Felt decorated corners. It’s kept its character but...
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Lady Liberty
I’m covered with glue. I’m making an up cycled lampshade using Liberty fabric scraps and decoupage glue. I’m halfway there…it’s either going to be a triumph or…not. Whatever, it’s good for flow. Filed...
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Framed
A quick project…. Plain wood frame from the charidee spruced up with fabulous Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and blue lace washi tape round the outside edge. The little sketch was too small so I made an...
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Hang out the washing… Christmas
Right, this year, I’m going to get organised about Christmas. I’ve spent some of this afternoon having some ideas about what I can make friends, presents for teacher, and how to use my stash up to make...
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WIP
Sshh… Watch out for a reveal soon…Filed under: stitch Tagged: quilt, stitch, vintage
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Hats off
It’s half term guys…almost Summer…last weekend was a scorcher, so much so that I scored a sun hat for £1 from a charity stall at a local fair as I was in danger of becoming a burnt offering to the sun...
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The cats meow – or, how I made a quilt
I am a great aunt. Not a ‘brilliant, super funny, laugh a minute’ great aunt, but a blade mantilla, pince nez, bath chair type of great aunt. And yesterday was my great neice’s first birthday. Now tHe...
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Grandmother’s garden basket
Stasherella’s shelves are smiling! Fancy an Easter treat?! Filed under: mixed bag Tagged: antique, etsy, feedsacks, quilt, quilt top, stasherella, vintage
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My kind of Tweet
A sneak preview. My Easter wreath cometh soon. This chap has star billing. And I found bunny vintage fabric!! . What are you doing this Easter? Filed under: Craft, Proper projects Tagged: Easter,...
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Phoenix
I had this vintage cushion cover sitting on my sofa for months held together with safety pins. Well tonight, I sewed it together and added some funky Felt decorated corners. It’s kept its character but...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lady Liberty
I’m covered with glue. I’m making an up cycled lampshade using Liberty fabric scraps and decoupage glue. I’m halfway there…it’s either going to be a triumph or…not. Whatever, it’s good for flow. Filed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Framed
A quick project…. Plain wood frame from the charidee spruced up with fabulous Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and blue lace washi tape round the outside edge. The little sketch was too small so I made an...
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