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Tea always inspires. Without tea we would be mere machines... I cannot decide on a retro tea print for my kitchen, such beautiful choices!!</div>
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My favorite colour at the moment is MUSTARD and I love how well it goes with my favorites pink and aqua. Shout out for Norwich's own Colman's Mustard!</div>
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I've been telling myself I'm going to make some lavender sachets for months but could not bring myself to drag the sewing machine out for such a little project, so today I decided to make some no-sew sachets which take no time at all and use up all those lovely little vintage scraps that are too small to do anything with but too pretty to throw out! </div>
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This is all you need: Dried lavender, vintage fabric scraps 20cm square maximum, ribbon, a tea cup and if you want to add some extra punch then some lavender essential oil too.</div>
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Place the center of your fabric square in the tea cup to stop the lavender escaping! Fill with one or two tablespoons of lavender and a couple of drops of oil.</div>
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Gather up the corners and tie up tight with a length of ribbon and tie a pretty bow or a hoop to hang them in the wardrobe.</div>
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Slowly realise you've made more sachets than you have draws!</div>
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I've decided to give in and allow my page to become a 'Timeline'. At least this way I can make it look the way I want it to before the switch over... I have a handy little hint for all of you who have pages that will be switching soon....</div>
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The cover photo dimensions are 851px wide x 315px tall. Simple as that! If you're far more creative and have more time on your hands than I do, you could do something very unique and a little crazy like this...</div>
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As I have had to design a new graphic for my cover photo, I have decided to start the grueling but necessary task of re-branding Polka.Button... starting with this blog! What do you think? I felt like the old branding didn't reflect the direction I am now going in, focusing on vintage much more... </div>
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I attacked my phone with fabric and glue....</h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">After searching high and low for a pretty phone at a reasonable phone (which proved to be a non existent) I decided to create a little retro touch of my own.... and with a total cost of £4.30, all the better!</span></h4>
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Before... Cheap phone from argos £4.30</div>
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Tools... 1960's vintage fabric, Mod Podge, scissors and a paintbrush</div>
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After....Retro phone!</div>
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I've been talking about doing a giveaway for ages now, but I've never had the time to get round to it, so today I made the time!</div>
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I have some lovely items to give away to one lucky blog follower. I really am spoiling you...</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Selection of vintage buttons</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Vintage dress pattern</li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/86547531/set-of-3-handmade-craft-magnets" target="_blank">Handmade magnets</a> x3</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">PLUS a pair of fabric earrings of your <a href="http://www.polkadotbutton.blogspot.com/p/for-sale.html" target="_blank">choice</a> worth £5</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">AS WELL AS a set of 80 digital <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/86035488/1940s-vintage-adverts-digital-collection" target="_blank">vintage advert clippings</a></li>
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The Swag</div>
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The Earrings (you chose the fabric!)</div>
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The vintage advert collection</div>
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The Rules!<br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />All you need <span style="text-align: justify;">to do to be in with a chance of winning this lovely swag is become a follower of this blog (if you’re not already) and leave a comment on this post!</span></span></h4>
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For extra chances to win, you can put this giveaway button in the side bar of your blog (Just save the image below and add it to your page and don't forget to link the picture back to this post) </div>
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If like me, you use the new year as an excuse to get organised, as an excuse to procrastinate rather than do the jobs that need to be done (guilty as charged) then you may be interested in this little <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTQ5NzQwODh8MTY5MjAyNTA0OA/organisation" target="_blank">treasury list</a> I just made. Lots of stationary, organisers and storage solutions with a retro twist. Obviously!<br />
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So with this in mind, I have been inspired by this post over at <a href="http://abeautifulmess.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/11/28-before-29-recap.html" target="_blank">A Beautiful Mess</a> ( this is a very lovely blog by the way, so have a little nosy around over there!) to set myself 22 goals to achieve by the time I turn 23.</div>
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The first 2 are private goals, but if I achieve them i'll be sure to let you know!! Suddenly it all seems very daunting and difficult... but 6 months can be a long time and some of these things will be a fun kind of challenge! Like having a 100% Handmade Christmas. This has come from my love of making personal presents as well as frugal times hitting hard! The man, the brother and the mother are easy enough but what to make for the father?! He may well be my downfall... </div>
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These smaller magnets are designed by myself... (I do adore PhotoShop!) They are 5cm x5cm in fully customisable lovely colours!<br />
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If you're like me and absolutely love vintage adverts, I am slowly working my way through old magazines and newspapers to bring you digital collections of genuine vintage ads for a bargain price!</div>
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Kitsch Heinz Tomato Soup Thermos 'Roughneck' flask c1960. £5.</div>
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Some beautiful tonal buttons in my favorite colours. Simple but stunning!</div>
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My favorite.... Vintage silk thread on original wooden spools, most of which are nearly new!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Why a vintage typewriter of course, I'm a lucky girl!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> Agghhh so pretty!!!! 'Imperial. The good companion' c1930</span><br />
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I spent the morning hunting down retro fonts for a new mini 'zine feature I'm doing. Here is what I found! Oh so pretty....</div>
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These were so so easy peasy to download and use! So easy I have decided to do my first tutorialish post on how to get them for yourself!<br />
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I found them at an AMAZING site called <a href="http://refont.com/show.php?get=1&font=theme_115_1">ReFont.com</a> where you can search for free fonts by category, I searched RETRO. Naturally.<br />
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All you need, to download these fonts is a <b>zip compresser</b>, I use <a href="http://www.jzip.com/">jzip</a> (I don't know a whole lot about zip software, I chose the free one cos I'm cheap, you may prefer to purchase if you feel safer doing so?). Once you have this little bit of software, the whole font catalogue is yours for the picking!<br />
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<li>Then open your <b>'Control panel'</b> and open <b>'Fonts'</b> a whole load of fonts will appear that you probably didn't know where there (I sure didn't!).</li>
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Here are some sample pages I mocked up on Photoshop. More content will be added to the pages eventually, but i'm really just working on the design and layout etc at the moment...</div>
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Home page, which will hopefully incorporate my blog. Once I work out how!?</div>
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About me page... pretty self explanatory?<br />
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Shop page, which (until I get the website shop up and running) will link to external shops on folksy and Etsy, although I am not currently selling on Etsy, it is my intention for vintage products... one thing at a time though!<br />
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Any and all feed back would be so so so appreciated! do the colours work? is the font clear enough? layout and scale ok? Spelling mistakes (that one is likely!)? any other tabs on the menu bar that would be useful? Whatever you can think of, no matter how small! Please enlarge images to see them more to web scale. Thanks so much for taking the time to have a look! Also, if you know how on earth this is all meant to work, I would be grateful of any advice, I'm just making it up as I go along at the moment!!</div>
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What lovely loot I found the other day to add to my ever growing collection of vintage sewing patterns, vintage <u>knitting</u> patterns (to be fair to these patterns they are more like magazines, some with over 40 patterns in each). Oh yes, Polka.Button is branching out into a new realm and it makes me want to learn to knit so badly! Or maybe just settle for framing the gorgeous adverts and illustrations in these wonders.... Feast your button eyes people!<br />
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Patons Novelty Book c1970.</h4>
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Full of some weird and wonderful things to knit for the home or as gifts. I for one was taken by this wildly extravagant cottage tea cosy!</div>
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Knitting for the Family; a house wife book c1950.</h4>
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A lovely little magazine with a few patterns, but what I love most are all the adverts. I'm a sucka for an old cheesy ad.... </div>
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First steps in Crochet by Patons, c1960.</h4>
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Ok so strictly speaking this is a crochet book/magazine but it has so much retro charm it makes me want to pick up a hook and some yarn and get psychedelic! I feel like finally this is the book that will teach me to crochet... who knows?! Lets face it, every man I know is getting a crochet tie for christmas this year! (And my brother will actually love it which is a little worrying...)</div>
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Beehive Baby Book; Knitting for the first 6 months. By P&B Wools, c1940.</h4>
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I nearly started hyperventilating when I found this treasure.... It has the most adorable illustrations I actually need to frame this in case I ever have a child so I can hang it in the nursery and design the whole room around it!</div>
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Lots more awesome vintage books to come (including an amazing BIBLE of hairdressing from the 30's to the 60's), when I get around to photographing them... I'm busy trying to learn web design as well as everything else, very exciting times at Polka.Button. All (or at least most) of these books and patterns will be available to buy soon either online (possibly branching off to etsy for vintage stuff) or at my next fair, so stay tuned for loads of exciting changes going on around here!</div>
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During my lunch hour just the other day I stumbled across some beautiful vintage pieces</h4>
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Beautiful floral seving dish with lid<br />
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Vanity table hand mirror and brush set in amazing condition with beautiful floral artwork on the back... I'm so in love I dont know if I can sell it?! <br />
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Finally I think its about time I introduced you to my two favorite things in the world...<br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Brandy... </span><span style="font-size: small;">(she just woke up poor thing)</span><br />
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and <span style="font-size: x-large;">Snoop... </span><span style="font-size: small;">(The biggest poser dog ever)</span><br />
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They are the two most beautiful and ridiculous labaradors in the world!<br />
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I will probably have another post for you in a little while as I have a lot to catch up on!<br />
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</div>Polka.Buttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091669578546979857noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178205505987470273.post-76717266243015629272011-08-16T15:11:00.001+01:002011-08-16T15:14:32.626+01:00Before and After #2<h4>Whilst clearing some room in the garage attic, I came across this horror....</h4><div style="text-align: center;">a glass topped lap tray filled with straw....?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fXIqQwZDfWY/Tkp4MfuoTlI/AAAAAAAAAUY/C-f3W4zn68c/s1600/before.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="197" naa="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fXIqQwZDfWY/Tkp4MfuoTlI/AAAAAAAAAUY/C-f3W4zn68c/s320/before.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know not where it came from but it is pretty odd! Needless to say that in 5 seconds I had ripped off that horrid rope, thrown out that ghastly straw (I kept the flowers cos I love tacky flowers!) and cleaned the glass.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Polka.Buttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091669578546979857noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178205505987470273.post-81331793143120425722011-08-10T18:32:00.000+01:002011-08-10T18:32:21.498+01:00Cute as a Button #2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"></div><h4>This adorable card is a wonderful way to tell that special some one just how cute you think they are!</h4>I think its simply divine and I would be over joyed to receive this lovely treasure. It is available to buy on <a href="http://www.folksy.com/items/1897557-Card-cute-as-a-button?shop=yes">Folksy here</a> at a very reasonable price! (hint hint to anyone out there who thinks I'm Cute as a Button too!?) And is made by the wonderful <a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/MerryBerry">Merry Berry and the Little Panda</a>. Please do browse around their shop as they have some really cute felt work too.<br />
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</div>Polka.Buttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091669578546979857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178205505987470273.post-21493772555317598182011-08-10T18:04:00.000+01:002011-08-10T18:04:56.611+01:00Before and After<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><h4>When I finally got my craft room sorted I came across a problem, I needed a chair....</h4>I had a beautiful chair which I had given a make over ages ago, painted light blue and the pop out seat was re-covered in Cath Kidston fabric. Lovely. Only problem was, that chair was being used for my dressing table so I had to keep lugging it back and forth between rooms every day and night! Then on a chance trip to Watton I found this little beaut sitting outside a second hand furniture shop. I have been looking all my LIFE for a dressing table stool like this. And it was £10! Needless to say it came home with me and got the Polka.Button treatment instantly! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SDY83KNXYVI/TkK2DMxeiwI/AAAAAAAAAR8/cyzqG9QLKXE/s1600/stool+before.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="251" naa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SDY83KNXYVI/TkK2DMxeiwI/AAAAAAAAAR8/cyzqG9QLKXE/s320/stool+before.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stripped off the pretty gross braid and fabric and removed all nails...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rjFMrCaPdoQ/TkK2Iit9eZI/AAAAAAAAASA/v7ou0Y-hF0c/s1600/stool+naked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" naa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rjFMrCaPdoQ/TkK2Iit9eZI/AAAAAAAAASA/v7ou0Y-hF0c/s320/stool+naked.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Popped to Wilkinsons 10mins before closing time to buy some pain... One coat satin in a lovely grey blue.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bKFv1rCwmGc/TkK2M5P07LI/AAAAAAAAASE/8Yy2J496I0I/s1600/stool+painted.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="251" naa="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bKFv1rCwmGc/TkK2M5P07LI/AAAAAAAAASE/8Yy2J496I0I/s320/stool+painted.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And finally I covered it in a brand new fabric I had bought a couple of weeks before and had no idea what to do with it. FATE.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-G81mvEQiFbc/TkK2RS4VLSI/AAAAAAAAASI/7GisFg06UN0/s1600/stool+after.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" naa="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-G81mvEQiFbc/TkK2RS4VLSI/AAAAAAAAASI/7GisFg06UN0/s320/stool+after.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> Luckily I have a lot of trims and such so finding a Pom Pom trim in a matching eggshell blue amongst my stash was no problem! Finished it off beautifully don't you think?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-g9LSRKN67Eo/TkK2VyuxXLI/AAAAAAAAASM/P-H--qYa53g/s1600/stool+close+up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" naa="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-g9LSRKN67Eo/TkK2VyuxXLI/AAAAAAAAASM/P-H--qYa53g/s320/stool+close+up.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every morning I sit at my dressing table and this little stool makes me very happy! One day I will re-paint my dressing table the same grey colour as I have rather gone off the pale pink that I painted it a few years ago. One day....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rg-nlPmXvSA/S7YVI1TePlI/AAAAAAAAAAk/1VoDag3SDYs/s1600/BlogSignature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" naa="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rg-nlPmXvSA/S7YVI1TePlI/AAAAAAAAAAk/1VoDag3SDYs/s1600/BlogSignature.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Polka.Buttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091669578546979857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178205505987470273.post-51057757256591055282011-08-08T22:03:00.003+01:002011-08-10T18:21:55.073+01:00Cute as a Button #1<div style="text-align: center;"><h4 style="text-align: left;">Cute as a Button is my new blog feature for all things cute as buttons, that aren't literally buttons....</h4>Here is number one. I need this vintage style button poster... Christmas is a long long way off, but bare this in mind peoples! Or you know, if your just feeling generous?! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9iTIbOfLl9w/TkBOFKs3skI/AAAAAAAAAR0/x8pP_cgjkUk/s1600/buts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="291" naa="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9iTIbOfLl9w/TkBOFKs3skI/AAAAAAAAAR0/x8pP_cgjkUk/s400/buts.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Available <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Beautiful-Buttons-art-poster-print-Martin-Wiscombe-/370532177631?pt=UK_art_prints_GL&hash=item56457056df">here</a>... Found this on <a href="http://www.buttoncandy.org/">Button Candy</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm having major camera woes at the moment so may not be able to get many pics up on my blog or shop in the next week... Hopefully Amazon can save me soon?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rg-nlPmXvSA/S7YVI1TePlI/AAAAAAAAAAk/1VoDag3SDYs/s1600/BlogSignature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" naa="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rg-nlPmXvSA/S7YVI1TePlI/AAAAAAAAAAk/1VoDag3SDYs/s1600/BlogSignature.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Polka.Buttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091669578546979857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178205505987470273.post-3015474859759272192011-08-06T12:33:00.000+01:002011-08-06T12:33:27.491+01:00An Autumnal Affair<div style="text-align: justify;">I was very excited to get an email last night to say my application for Clutter City's next fair had been successful! Yay! For those of you who don't yet know of Clutter City, it is a 'DIY Handmade Fair for creative independent crafters / artists / collectives to sell their work.' and it is held roughly every other month in the Norwich Arts Centre. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">To find out more about Clutter City and the kind of vendors they usually have at these fairs, visit their <a href="http://cluttercity.co.uk/">website</a> or find them on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=226632294037054">Facebook</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2DItvkBcApY/Tj0hyPdjCwI/AAAAAAAAARc/JzEPD31qwTw/s1600/autumnsept2011-web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2DItvkBcApY/Tj0hyPdjCwI/AAAAAAAAARc/JzEPD31qwTw/s400/autumnsept2011-web.jpg" t$="true" width="288" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stay tuned for special offers exclusive to blog readers for this event! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Saturday 3rd September, SAVE THE DATE. x</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">To continue with the Autumnal theme, I finally got around to photographing my new china tea set! The shape and detail of the pieces are so unique and the colours are definitely very autumnal...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZAZJXC79uFM/Tj0jjUApzYI/AAAAAAAAARg/697NzTbyqm4/s1600/DSCF3664.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZAZJXC79uFM/Tj0jjUApzYI/AAAAAAAAARg/697NzTbyqm4/s320/DSCF3664.JPG" t$="true" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I love the square shape to the plates and the detail on the handles. And who doesn't love poppies?! They brighten up any day..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Pk_cpYeg8x0/Tj0j2L_2qWI/AAAAAAAAARk/MOcvwAkclao/s1600/DSCF3665.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Pk_cpYeg8x0/Tj0j2L_2qWI/AAAAAAAAARk/MOcvwAkclao/s320/DSCF3665.JPG" t$="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Does your grandma enjoy her crafts? Then how about a nice personalised tea cup pin cushion to show you care? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-78-rOAWqyPw/Tj0j837u8LI/AAAAAAAAARo/UfKXdiKkVpI/s1600/DSCF3667.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-78-rOAWqyPw/Tj0j837u8LI/AAAAAAAAARo/UfKXdiKkVpI/s320/DSCF3667.JPG" t$="true" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">These china pieces will be available in a variety of ways at Clutter City!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rg-nlPmXvSA/S7YVI1TePlI/AAAAAAAAAAk/1VoDag3SDYs/s1600/BlogSignature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rg-nlPmXvSA/S7YVI1TePlI/AAAAAAAAAAk/1VoDag3SDYs/s1600/BlogSignature.jpg" t$="true" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"></div>Polka.Buttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091669578546979857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178205505987470273.post-19876483907554906922011-08-05T14:49:00.000+01:002011-08-05T14:49:58.712+01:00New Collection<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: justify;">I call this collection 'Roses and duck eggs' because of the beautiful colours. These handmade fabric buttons can be turned into Earrings, Cufflink or just left as Buttons! I think F5 is my personal favorite, I may have to make up an extra pair of earrings, as part of my stock control tests you understand.... <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rRyVZ_iq7tQ/TjvybYeYQTI/AAAAAAAAAQw/TXCFksUNzgc/s1600/Style+Chart1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rRyVZ_iq7tQ/TjvybYeYQTI/AAAAAAAAAQw/TXCFksUNzgc/s320/Style+Chart1.jpg" t$="true" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh and remember <a href="http://polkadotbutton.blogspot.com/2011/06/time-for-tea.html">these little beauts</a>? </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Well I finally worked up the courage to turn them into earrings... </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The colour in the photos not great as the blinding sunlight is giving me many issues today! I only have enough of these buttons to make 2 pairs and my head and my heart are having issues trying to decide whether I myself need a pair... Hope your enjoying the blinding sunlight where ever you are!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rg-nlPmXvSA/S7YVI1TePlI/AAAAAAAAAAk/1VoDag3SDYs/s1600/BlogSignature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rg-nlPmXvSA/S7YVI1TePlI/AAAAAAAAAAk/1VoDag3SDYs/s1600/BlogSignature.jpg" t$="true" /></a></div>Polka.Buttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091669578546979857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178205505987470273.post-1861106761658319392011-08-04T13:57:00.001+01:002011-08-04T13:59:17.357+01:00I Heart Vintage Dress Patterns<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I had a little look through my ever growing collection of vintage dress patterns that I love too much to sell and thought I would share my favorites with you. They have such beautiful illustrations and I just find them so colourful and inspiring I felt I owe it to the makers of these beautes to share! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My MOST favorite, I'm sure you recognise...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hHxkCJbjn6w/TjqUTJ-EI_I/AAAAAAAAAQc/n6uz0YzKoIk/s1600/DSCF3673.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hHxkCJbjn6w/TjqUTJ-EI_I/AAAAAAAAAQc/n6uz0YzKoIk/s400/DSCF3673.JPG" t$="true" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EKW-uhSnwf4/TjqVZscupJI/AAAAAAAAAQg/No3cngqw42s/s1600/DSCF3674.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EKW-uhSnwf4/TjqVZscupJI/AAAAAAAAAQg/No3cngqw42s/s400/DSCF3674.JPG" t$="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kenzo pattern</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DPvv1ATfAbA/TjqVmsMRVcI/AAAAAAAAAQk/XWlsR0HHEcU/s1600/DSCF3675.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DPvv1ATfAbA/TjqVmsMRVcI/AAAAAAAAAQk/XWlsR0HHEcU/s400/DSCF3675.JPG" t$="true" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The most adorable little boys... agh I NEED a waistcoat covered in anchors!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mxS-JNGCkjk/TjqVzFeWbCI/AAAAAAAAAQo/XEsXtY99tIU/s1600/DSCF3676.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mxS-JNGCkjk/TjqVzFeWbCI/AAAAAAAAAQo/XEsXtY99tIU/s400/DSCF3676.JPG" t$="true" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My favorite illustration, so 60's, so bright, the photo doesn't do the colours justice!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2EgOEjwIHJ0/TjqV-e7ckxI/AAAAAAAAAQs/E525lNG0s-Q/s1600/DSCF3677.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2EgOEjwIHJ0/TjqV-e7ckxI/AAAAAAAAAQs/E525lNG0s-Q/s400/DSCF3677.JPG" t$="true" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Feeling inspired to re-create some vintage goodness? They sure don't make 'em like they used to!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rg-nlPmXvSA/S7YVI1TePlI/AAAAAAAAAAk/1VoDag3SDYs/s1600/BlogSignature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rg-nlPmXvSA/S7YVI1TePlI/AAAAAAAAAAk/1VoDag3SDYs/s1600/BlogSignature.jpg" t$="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Polka.Buttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091669578546979857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178205505987470273.post-27470238067075552312011-08-03T16:29:00.002+01:002011-08-04T14:15:15.872+01:00Blogger app...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></div><br />
<div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;">Just downloaded the Blogger app for Android. Thought I would test it out, blotting on the go, potentially very exciting! </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;">I bought this gorgeous print in a charity shop on Saturday. It will look lovely in my little studio! </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div></div>Polka.Buttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091669578546979857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178205505987470273.post-8038384064461634282011-07-28T20:24:00.004+01:002011-08-10T18:06:59.690+01:00Vintage Haberdashery Love Fest...<div style="text-align: justify;"><h4>Its all been happening this week at Polka.Button HQ!</h4>First of all I now have an official Headquarters! Yep, I (with some help from my mum) finally sorted my spare room into an office/craft room. Its so nice to just simply have a big table to take photos on and have my laptop out all the time ready to blog at a moments notice! I am currently in the process of researching registering as a business... which is terrifying but exhilarating at the same time, but who knew there was so much to think about?! Tax, VAT, Book Keeping, Sole trader, Ltd co, Wholesale, consignment... ekk the list goes on! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Any way on a more breezy topic... this weekend I had a ridiculously fruitful trip to my local charity shops. It was heaven and I only spent about a tenner! I know your just dying to know what curios I purchased... How about a massive photo fest of the loveliness? Yes? Oh ok, if you insist!</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Vintage dress patterns? Check.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6WQbsWFT7pY/TjGxvX1dddI/AAAAAAAAAO8/g5WqV-wLDR8/s1600/DSCF3642.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="205" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6WQbsWFT7pY/TjGxvX1dddI/AAAAAAAAAO8/g5WqV-wLDR8/s400/DSCF3642.JPG" t$="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vintage buttons? Tick.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FF3feriHhcY/TjGx_sBAAzI/AAAAAAAAAPA/yka1tqp91JU/s1600/DSCF3646.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FF3feriHhcY/TjGx_sBAAzI/AAAAAAAAAPA/yka1tqp91JU/s400/DSCF3646.JPG" t$="true" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Ub7nzN9G7A/TjGyM2e3_uI/AAAAAAAAAPE/xz0nkgPjy9k/s1600/DSCF3648.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Ub7nzN9G7A/TjGyM2e3_uI/AAAAAAAAAPE/xz0nkgPjy9k/s320/DSCF3648.JPG" t$="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iSPUGG8i7uw/TjGyWzm6KnI/AAAAAAAAAPI/x9azNSwFB7I/s1600/DSCF3657.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iSPUGG8i7uw/TjGyWzm6KnI/AAAAAAAAAPI/x9azNSwFB7I/s320/DSCF3657.JPG" t$="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vintage anchor buttons? In abundance!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LB8HOGlhQXE/TjGyjoXdZxI/AAAAAAAAAPM/ln-KL3JQe14/s1600/DSCF3649.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LB8HOGlhQXE/TjGyjoXdZxI/AAAAAAAAAPM/ln-KL3JQe14/s320/DSCF3649.JPG" t$="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YBGdhZNeFAA/TjGyycwe5GI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/k52WuFYcpKg/s1600/DSCF3650.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YBGdhZNeFAA/TjGyycwe5GI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/k52WuFYcpKg/s320/DSCF3650.JPG" t$="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D3QiCKlzAQY/TjGzAVOpwJI/AAAAAAAAAPU/Fp6FAipBPOc/s1600/DSCF3658.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D3QiCKlzAQY/TjGzAVOpwJI/AAAAAAAAAPU/Fp6FAipBPOc/s320/DSCF3658.JPG" t$="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MlKJxT_F768/TjGzI82HQHI/AAAAAAAAAPY/S2Y6vFRwklA/s1600/DSCF3660.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MlKJxT_F768/TjGzI82HQHI/AAAAAAAAAPY/S2Y6vFRwklA/s320/DSCF3660.JPG" t$="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First edition book on needle craft from 1938!? Don't you just know it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JfhwTUQuUkE/TjG0EFWSwrI/AAAAAAAAAPc/YHGdouPgxMk/s1600/DSCF3651.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JfhwTUQuUkE/TjG0EFWSwrI/AAAAAAAAAPc/YHGdouPgxMk/s400/DSCF3651.JPG" t$="true" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It smells the way books should smell... when they were made of really heavy paper.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I get a chance to have a really good rifle through this gem I will scan in a few pages for your pleasure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oRHpqyuNp6o/TjG0XpMizhI/AAAAAAAAAPg/iycdabBXAiI/s1600/DSCF3652.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oRHpqyuNp6o/TjG0XpMizhI/AAAAAAAAAPg/iycdabBXAiI/s400/DSCF3652.JPG" t$="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click image to enlarge.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kG_uCovK-i0/TjG0ip8dM6I/AAAAAAAAAPk/JAenqVyGa4I/s1600/DSCF3653.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kG_uCovK-i0/TjG0ip8dM6I/AAAAAAAAAPk/JAenqVyGa4I/s400/DSCF3653.JPG" t$="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also found a good few pieces of vintage china which I will post on another day else you overload on pretty, fabulous things! Now I'm off to buy three quarters of a yard of silk.... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Polka.Buttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091669578546979857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178205505987470273.post-22359807693154945062011-07-11T13:41:00.004+01:002011-08-04T14:16:15.925+01:00Success!!<div style="text-align: justify;">Yesterdays Fayre was incredible, even the rain managed to hold off for most of the day! The EDP were covering the event and have a <a href="http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/photo_gallery_norwich_lanes_summer_fayre_2011_1_958545">Photo Gallery</a> online of the day (See if you can spot me!). </div><div style="text-align: justify;">I hope that those of you who made it had as good a day as I did, although its always a shame that I never managed to actually wonder around much and experience the fayre in all its glory but it was lovely meeting all the people who popped along to Polka.Button and a big thank you to those who purchased something or took a card and found your way to my little slice of the world wide web, I hope you enjoy my blog!</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">I managed to take a few pics of my stall and new products before I started selling... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/Polka.Button"><img border="0" height="185" m$="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f19WkgRK3Uc/Thrp8ce4nzI/AAAAAAAAANo/-OlMVtwQoXo/s400/IMAG0491.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vwgXPySjvLw/ThrqmL5iXrI/AAAAAAAAANs/oQDqjCa_l3k/s1600/IMAG0492.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" m$="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vwgXPySjvLw/ThrqmL5iXrI/AAAAAAAAANs/oQDqjCa_l3k/s400/IMAG0492.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Vintage embroidered tablecloths. These went down really well, which I am very pleased about because they are so beautiful I wish I could keep them all, but I don't have enough tables! Remaining tablecloths will probably make it onto Folksy shortly.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> Vintage china trio stands, these beauts got a lot of wonderful comments and a couple of sales to boot, I will be putting the rest on Folksy today. Promise!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o0ga-c_RTgQ/ThrrZpWGGqI/AAAAAAAAAN0/gnNysfJ3tzk/s1600/IMAG0494.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="206" m$="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o0ga-c_RTgQ/ThrrZpWGGqI/AAAAAAAAAN0/gnNysfJ3tzk/s400/IMAG0494.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> 'Say it your way' cards. Beautiful fabric covered cards to personalise. I'll be doing a post about these soon, so stay tuned!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2D2K3tyHDe8/Thrrsf_RWWI/AAAAAAAAAN8/F4E1nURGceQ/s1600/IMAG0496.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" m$="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2D2K3tyHDe8/Thrrsf_RWWI/AAAAAAAAAN8/F4E1nURGceQ/s400/IMAG0496.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Haberdasery table.... Vintage china pincushions, one still remaining, on Folksy today! The vintage dress patterns sold brilliantly once again and I even got a few offers from people asking if I would be interested in buying some. The answer is YES. Always yes! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Right better get photographing and Folksying... Don't forget, you can follow me on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Polka.Button">Facebook</a> for the most up to date posts, news and offers and also have a look at some of my 'likes' while your over there for some of the best shops and designers Norwich has to offer! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rg-nlPmXvSA/S7YVI1TePlI/AAAAAAAAAAk/1VoDag3SDYs/s1600/BlogSignature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" m$="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rg-nlPmXvSA/S7YVI1TePlI/AAAAAAAAAAk/1VoDag3SDYs/s1600/BlogSignature.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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