Just a very quick post today to show you this embroidered beauty. I forgot to mention this as one of my purchases from the antiques fair! I’m not quite sure what it’s meant to function as – a tea cosy? … Continue reading
winner!
So it’s the school holidays at last! Seems like we’ve all been waiting for a bit of time off together for, like, ever. Typical that when it does arrive, so does the rain. But we’re not going to let it … Continue reading
fair deals
Would you believe, I went to my first proper antiques fair only yesterday? Difficult to believe and a bit remiss of me I know, but it’s true. I’ve done car boots, I’ve done craft fairs, I’ve done junk shops, I’ve … Continue reading
impractical
Sometimes, commonsense just goes out of the window. Sometimes, the practical becomes impractical. I think I knew when I bought these two pinnies that I was kidding myself. I think I knew that I’d have trouble summoning up the urge … Continue reading
selvedge smitten
I always save my selvedges. Be they new, or vintage. I love the typography. I love the fact that they’re the bit you’re supposed to throw away. The bit you’re not supposed to notice, or use. I did use a few of … Continue reading
lavender blue
It’s funny how, when the weather is hot, it affects your colour sense. The past few days have been scorching. I have spent much of them in the kitchen, the coolest room in the house from around ten am onwards, … Continue reading