vintage fabric destash sale!

Just a quick heads-up that my vintage fabric destash sale, as mentioned in my previous post, has now commenced over on ebay!  I’ve started by listing vintage bedding and curtains mainly, as most of these are the biggest fabric pieces … Continue reading

textile temptations

A few years ago, I admit, I used to have a bit of an addiction. Nothing too seedy, don’t worry. For a while, I devoted many hours to it, sometimes at the expense of family harmony. But it did more-or-less furnish our home, … Continue reading

liberty in fashion

modflowers' dolls at Liberty in Fashion

I’ve never been much of a one for being invited to things. When I was growing up I was always a one-best-friend girl, rather than a part-of-a-gang one. So I didn’t get invited to lots of birthday parties and sleepovers and … Continue reading

why I will never be rich

Yesterday I went to deliver some stock to my favourite local emporium of loveliness. Bee & Bird, which I may have mentioned before, opened recently just around the corner from me. My cat cushions had already sold out, so I thought I’d pop a … Continue reading

collector / hoarder

It’s funny the spin that can be put on things just by the choice of epithet assigned to them. It seems that I have come to the notice of a magazine for my “collections”. They have asked me to send … Continue reading

a bumper morning

There’s nothing quite like Saturday morning thrifting. The weekend ahead to do as you please… the promise of enough time to properly peruse… the shops with their stalls all set out and waiting for the likes of me… lovely! Of … Continue reading