So, we have nearly arrived at St. Valentine’s day, where the shops sell cheesy items that you just don’t need and your recipient mostly doesn’t want! The price of a bunch of roses increases at least twofold and restaurants are full of young romantics, looking forward to staring into each others eyes over a bottleContinue reading “St. Valentine’s Day”
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La La land! – The Yellow Dress!
I was looking forward to watching La La Land when I saw the trailer well before Christmas. My husband wasn’t so enthusiastic! You just know when you are going to love a film and I knew I would love this film. Yes, I saw the headlines and heard about the awards, but it didn’t matterContinue reading “La La land! – The Yellow Dress!”
Simple Sew – The Skater Dress
I love making 1950’s style dresses – basically anything with a flared A line skirt will do! I have tried various patterns over the years to see what fits best and which is the better style that I am looking for. I normally stick to my Butterick B4443 easy sew pattern, which has seen me make countlessContinue reading “Simple Sew – The Skater Dress”
A Retro Christmas – Nostalgia required!
I started my Etsy shop in September 2015 and I didn’t really properly prepare for Christmas, I was just learning the ropes, trying new things out and researching what sold and what seemed to be the most popular trends. This year, I started Christmas earlier than I meant to! It came about on a trip toContinue reading “A Retro Christmas – Nostalgia required!”
Patchwork and Birmingham!
Patchwo I have been interested in patchwork for a while now, after a friend bought me a present of the Cath Kidston book, originally titled “Patch”! I’ve made a few things from the book, most notably the patchwork hexagonal pincushion. I really enjoyed making the pincushion as I could sit down and take my patchworkContinue reading “Patchwork and Birmingham!”
Lobster Dress
I have finally got around to completing work on my lobster dress! I purchased this lovely navy retro looking material, with white lobsters a few months ago from Fabric Rehab, www.fabricrehab.co.uk with a view to making a skater style dress. However, after making a tote bag from this material for my Etsy shop first, I receivedContinue reading “Lobster Dress”
My Springtime garden and seed sowing
My garden has been a work in progress during the past 10 years. This is when I first met my husband to be and moved into his house and garden (I say this term loosely!). The actual garden consisted of an overgrown bit of lawn, a mud patch for a patio and a grapevine thatContinue reading “My Springtime garden and seed sowing”
My retro 1950’s shirt dress
As readers of my blog will be aware, I am addicted to 1950’s style dresses. I love the femininity of them, the swirl, that “princess” feeling. Luckily for me I have an hourglass figure which really suits the 1950’s A-line style. When my son started school a few years ago, I enrolled on a weeklyContinue reading “My retro 1950’s shirt dress”
My Cath Kidston bathroom!
I decided a few weeks ago that I wanted to make changes to our downstairs loo. It was ok really, not long ago painted but it needed a loving touch and some freshening up! I was shopping in Homebase and picked up a paint catalogue and saw a lovely fuschia colour paint which I thought wouldContinue reading “My Cath Kidston bathroom!”
A Potteries day out; Emma Bridgewater
Fed up of the continual rainy Saturday’s in Birmingham (and everywhere else I think!) we decided to have a day out in Stoke and visit the potteries. An hour from Birmingham, so basically on our doorstep, it was somewhere I wanted to visit, especially after watching BBC’s The Great Pottery Throwdown. I collect vintage teacupsContinue reading “A Potteries day out; Emma Bridgewater”
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