shabby chic

Lacey, shabby Notebook and Needlecase

27/07/2018 ♦

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It has taken me a long time to collect enough to lace to consider layering it up like this! So I've made a notebook cover and an almost-identical-but-will-never-be-the-same-because-it's-handmade needlecase. I could have gone on making various other items because the colours and lacey-ness lend themselves to so many different things.…

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27/07/2018 ♦

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I fell in love with this frame and I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it. I just loved the colour. I picked up some old woollen blankets some time ago, and they cut up to make great padding on little projects where it is still visible on…

Mother’s Day gifts – stitched case/purse & stitched photo frame

28/03/2017 ♦

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I thought I might quickly show you a couple of things I made for my Mum, this Mother's Day. This little stitched case/purse contained an old photo of my lovely Gran and, of course, a few cards of buttons! . This was another photo of Gran which I transferred on…

Hand Made Book Covers

27/03/2017 ♦

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I've been making a few book covers recently - I started with a couple of favourite pieces of fabric, then a few more, and then a few more. It has been lovely rummaging around and using old pieces of lace and buttons I have been hoarding for some time now. I…

Shabby Chic summerhouse – my she shed, woman cave, garden hideaway…

22/03/2017 ♦

All Projects, In the Garden, Painted Furniture, Spring

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Summerhouse project – part 1 It started as a second-hand summer house needing several repairs. Was it destined to be my she shed? My woman cave? My garden hideaway? You know how it goes – ideas are plentiful so why is it that getting started is sometimes the most difficult…

Another great Vintage Fair!

30/09/2015 ♦

Accessories, All Projects, Jewellery, Sewing Projects, Soft Furnishings

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This weekend, I spent a whole day at a local vintage fair - lucky me! Gorgeous old clothes, live music, vintage homewares, furniture, sparkling jewellery, locally-made gifts, tea and cake in china cups... you get the idea. Here are a few photos of this fair in Plymouth, one in Tavistock (both only just over…

Painted Frame Memo Board

29/09/2015 ♦

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I was itching to make a nice big memo board for my sister. I could just imagine this propped against the wall next to her new sewing machine, virtually buried by pieces of fabric and scraps torn from magazines among her own doodles and ideas. She's always coming up with…

Hello! Welcome to my little cottage for vintage projects & shabby chic DIYs; ideas and projects

27/09/2015 ♦

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Vintage projects & shabby chic DIYs; ideas and projects Vintage, shabby-chic, shabby-vintage – whatever you like to call it, I love the ‘lived-in’ look here in my little cottage in Cornwall. This site is just a way of sharing a few photos and thoughts of some of my favourite, but…

Our shabby chic cottage – shabby chic ideas for the home

15/03/2015 ♦

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"Brown paper packages tied up with string…" well, anyway – "these are a few of my favourite things…" (and yes, I do love string, don't you?!). These are just a few of my favourite things that share the cottage with us. Nothing expensive or particularly valuable - just bits and bobs that help…

Vintage Brooch (Vintage style/shabby chic style!)

16/11/2014 ♦

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Don't you love vintage brooches? I think these look equally great on a summer dress, woollen coat, or your favourite hat - and I think I've used it on all of those since I made it! Using wide lace and sticking to just one colourway gives them a lovely shabby…