30 Second lavender bags

Add a touch of spring freshness to your draws in 30 seconds...

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! 

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.

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.

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.

Slowly realise you've made more sachets than you have draws!

Enjoy your fresh clothes

FREE STUFF!

It's giveaway time!

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!

I have some lovely items to give away to one lucky blog follower. I really am spoiling you...

• Polka dot ribbons
• Selection of vintage buttons
• Vintage dress pattern
• Handmade 'Say it your way' fabric greeting card
• Vintage dress snaps
• Handmade magnets x3
• PLUS a pair of fabric earrings of your choice worth £5
• AS WELL AS a set of 80 digital vintage advert clippings

The Swag

The Earrings (you chose the fabric!)

The vintage advert collection

The Rules!

All you need 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!

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) 

You can also mention my giveaway on your blog or post a link via Facebook or Twitter. So basically there is a total of 5 entries that can be made per person! 

1. Follow and Comment 
2. Button it 
3. Blog it 
4. Facebook it 
5. Tweet it

Names will be drawn from a hat (I’m a traditionalist!) on the 1st of February. 

Good Luck!

It's magnetic!

It's been a while since my last blog (naughty blogger...) so I thought I would do a bit of a bumper blog on whats been going on and whats coming up!

Magnets

I have been dabbling in printing my photographs and artwork onto magnets for a little while now and I thought I would give you a sneaky peak...

These vintage Polaroid style magnets are designed by me and feature my own photography. They can be personalized with your own message and photo!

These smaller magnets are designed by myself... (I do adore PhotoShop!) They are 5cm x5cm in fully customisable lovely colours!

 And for that special day....

Test magnets printed... and they work! Hazzar!

I've been playing around with using them on greeting cards using photo corners so you can remove the magnet, these could work best with the save the date magnets? 

I was also thinking about using vintage adverts? who's up for some rationing tips?

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!

This collection contains 80 individual adverts all from the 1940's!

For sale on Etsy or Facebook!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/86035488/1940s-vintage-adverts-digital-collection

Magnets coming soon (I hope!)

Vintage Beauts

Vintage goodies for you today.....

Kitsch Heinz Tomato Soup Thermos 'Roughneck' flask c1960. £5.

 Some beautiful tonal buttons in my favorite colours. Simple but stunning!

My favorite.... Vintage silk thread on original wooden spools, most of which are nearly new!

These items will be available at The Norwich Vintage Fair and then in my Etsy shop.

Imperial...

Whats in the Box.....?

Why a vintage typewriter of course, I'm a lucky girl!

 Agghhh so pretty!!!! 'Imperial. The good companion' c1930

Vintage Treasure Trove!

During my lunch hour just the other day I stumbled across some beautiful vintage pieces

Beautiful floral seving dish with lid

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?!

Finally I think its about time I introduced you to my two favorite things in the world...
Brandy... (she just woke up poor thing)

and Snoop... (The biggest poser dog ever)

They are the two most beautiful and ridiculous labaradors in the world!

I will probably have another post for you in a little while as I have a lot to catch up on!

Before and After #2

Whilst clearing some room in the garage attic, I came across this horror....

a glass topped lap tray filled with straw....?

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.

Next came the fun part, deciding which treasures should take pride of place in this curious item...

Vintage Haberdashery. Good choice? Nothing is stuck down because I cant commit to anything permanent when it comes to my haberdashery collection! And I'm unsure whether I should paint the tray or not?

Hope you like my new Blog design!

Before and After

When I finally got my craft room sorted I came across a problem, I needed a chair....

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! 

Stripped off the pretty gross braid and fabric and removed all nails...

Popped to Wilkinsons 10mins before closing time to buy some pain... One coat satin in a lovely grey blue.

 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.

 

 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?!

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....