A Quick Wash & Brush Up

I often see these ebony clothes brushes at flea markets and sales. They are a bit plain and ordinary, so I decided to give these two a quick makeover.

I glued an antique French fabric to the top...

And finished the raw edges with a narrow braid.
Now a pretty addition to a dressing table.
Niki x

Recycled Florals

Cute handbag made from vintage wool-work embroidered linen and a Sanderson floral. 
I'm sold - Thank you! 

Springtime cushion, made from vintage hand embroidered linen and a fabulous floral fabric. 

Close-up of the beautifully stitched anemone flowers.

Have a lovely weekend,
Niki x

Stocking up For Spring

After a very successful day at the Vintage Bazaar last week, I am back on the sewing machine filling up my little shop again...

A springtime handbag made from vintage fabric and hand crochet lace. 

A pair of fresh floral 1980's Sanderson cushions... 

With hand crochet lace trim.

The backs.

I've also been filling up the hand made greetings card section.

Lots of nostalgic images that are beautiful enough to frame by the recipient. 

Have a great week,

Niki x

Spring Vintage Bazaar

Flower Fairies of the Spring off to the Vintage Bazaar tomorrow...My favourite event of the year...Hope you can make it along too!

More details on my main blog here.

Have a lovely weekend,

Niki x

Box File

I found this small cardboard box file at my local secondhand book shop recently. It dates from the 1930's...

The contents weren't very exciting...

So I decided to re-cover the file in some lovely vintage Sanderson chintz. 

I thought it would make a great storage piece for old postcards or photographs, perhaps? 

A vintage velvet ribbon keeps the contents safely inside.

I made this hat stand today too, which I have written about on my main blog here.

Niki x

Pearls of Wisdom

What to do with a tray full of little glass bottles?...

Add some vintage pearl beads inside and seal with rolled-up sheet music pushed into the top. Tie lace rags around the neck and give each bottle a hand written label - 'Pearls of Wisdom'.

Tie a luggage label to each bottle, where your own pearls of wisdom can be written...

The perfect gift! 

Coming with me to the Spring Vintage Bazaar on Satuday 20th.
Niki x

Simple Craft Projects

I bought these lovely antique clear glass chandelier drops at the weekend.
Today I have simply threaded them with mocha satin ribbon.

They'd look pretty hung in a window, or along a shelf edge where they can catch the sunlight. 

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I've also been card making today.

Again I've kept things simple and stuck vintage cigarette cards onto pastel coloured card blanks using clear photograph corners. 

I love the nostalgic images of these old cards, which are larger and rarer than the usual ones found at flea markets and fairs.

All are in my shop this week - Thanks for stopping-by,
Niki x