Sunday 22 September 2013

......lapin love........

..who doesn't love a bunny?
...well i recently found some
amazing vintage cot sheets...
...lovingly embroidered with
bunnies....
...and little pixie people
(which just so happen to be 2 of my most favourite things!)
...the sheets themselves aren't
in particularly great condition...
..but the images are adorable...
...so i decided to make some
lavender hearts and pillows....
....adding some squirrel touches
along the way...
...and letting each picture
tell its own story...
....so far i have finished 2 of them...
....'lapin'....
....and 'fleur'...

....i wonder what is the real story behind these lovely stitches?
X

37 comments:

  1. How wonderful that these sheets are being put to such good use.

    I wonder who did the embroidery in the first place? A loving grandparent perhaps?

    Helenxx

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    1. ..i know...i think that's the beauty of any vintage embroidery!x

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  2. OOOOOooooo aren't they adorable?
    ...I love the simpleness of the original stitches....but the best bits are the squirrel 'flourishes'...
    love d xx
    Ps re comment on mine....Are you roasting a lavender heart and crafting a chicken??

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    1. ...now theres a thought...i have cooked lavender chicken before and it's delicious! x

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  3. Wow love what you have done with these - the embellishments are very cool...

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  4. Loving this embroidery !! Makes me want to pull out my things from the back of the close and try again ...so sweet.

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    1. ...go on...dig it out and i think the trick is not to think too much! please show and tell once you've finished! x

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  5. Oooh you Vanilla Lapin you - absolutely lovely! Jane x

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  6. What a great find, and you have made them into some thing beautiful.....

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    1. thank you ......they were such a lovely find.....very exciting...and i knew exactly what i owuld do with them x

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  7. What a wonderful way to upcycle some keepsake embroidery! I love how you have added your own personal touch, yet it's 'in keeping' with the original design so it all looks so beautiful! Chrissie x ps would you consider linking this to my Stitching Sundays post? I'd love to share your clever idea!

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    1. Me again - there is a little button on the bottom of my post that says 'Add a link' - click there and you will be able to link a thumbnail image of your blog alongside the others! Thanks! Cx

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    2. thank you so much chrissie....got there in the end...what a super clever little gadget that is! x

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  8. Oh my goodness, how utterly adorable, yes it would be fun to find out the history of these beauties xox Penny

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  9. Beautifully chopped, stuffed, buttoned, bowed and embellished. I have a moth problem...I wonder if lavender would help? xx

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    1. oh yes it does! ....get stitching ethel and chase away those pesky chompers!x

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  10. Those sheets are amazing, and what brilliant upcycling! Love the hearts ...

    Love claire xxx

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  11. Beautiful ... love the squirrel stitches :) ... Bee xx

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  12. They are so pretty...(I wish baby sheets were made like that these days)
    You have made them beautiful again
    Best Wishes
    Thea x

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  13. Those embroidered heart cushions are just beautiful :-) I LOVE how you have given them a new life. Julie :-)

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  14. Cute, cute and more cute!!! :-)
    Carly
    x

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  15. They are super.....and there was I thinking you'd done the stitching! Great find! :) x

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    1. ...some of it is me......a joint effort of old and new!x

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    2. ...some of it is me......a joint effort of old and new!x

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  16. ~ Morning Lovely Miss squirrel....~ Some thing very, very nostalgic about these wonderful creations here....I feel I have seen them before. Could it be I keep having a little peek at them as I pop into you! hehe... LOVE them! .....And the very fact they have a new life once more...Happy new week to lovely YOU! hugs Maria x

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  17. The best in recycling ... they are adorable. M x

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  18. that is some very pretty embroidery - and I do like a nice bit of embroidery! If only it could talk....
    By the way f I ever find another tin with squirrels on I will let you know.
    Best wishes
    Jenny

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  19. Dear Vanilla Squirrel
    I think the way you have used these embroideries is lovely. I am sure that the person who originally embroidered the main image would approve. Your new sewing works perfectly with the old.
    Best wishes
    Ellie

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  20. Great blog - just discovered you! Looking forward to coming back to read your archives but I have to head to my bed now - Zzzzz Suzanne X

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  21. What a lovely way to make something new from something old! Hope that you are having lots of fun with your bunnies!

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