Showing posts with label basket. Show all posts
Showing posts with label basket. Show all posts

Wednesday, 18 September 2013

....50 minute makeover......

whilst out a-foraging....
...i spied a couple of retro basket trays...
....at first i walked away....
..not sure about the old fashioned images...
....they were a bit grubby and
possibly v.granny chic but not for me....
...but they kept calling me back...
....it was the beads...
...so i rescued them...
hmmmm.....
(fav stash of eidy fabric from sarah moore)
....tra la la.....
...ooh la la!!!
love them now!
croissant anyone?
x

Tuesday, 10 September 2013

...they call me the wanderer.....

...do you ever get distracted
from the task in hand?
...well i do...
...all the time!

yesterday i woke with a mission...
i needed some fabric..
...i knew exactly where to go
(the dorchester curiosity centre - i've taken you there before)
but it was high risk...


...because there are so many lovely things...
...it can be very distracting
for a squirrel on a mission!


...so it comes as no surprise
that 'en route' to my fav fabric stall...
...i fell in love....

...with this amazing retro kitchen unit!
it was perfect...
in an 'orla kiely' kinda way
that made me just stand and sigh for a bit...

...after coming to terms with the fact
that i was there for fabric...

...and that my love would have to remain unrequited...

....i pootled on only to be confronted with this:
...yup another amazing retro kitchen unit...
this one was a lovely pale blue...
...just look at those compartments!!!!
(i also loved seeing fred there too)

having never particularly contemplated
a retro kitchen unit....


...suddenly there i was...
...finding beauties at every turn...
...and contemplating:
(a) how i needed one
(b) how marvellous it would be to have one
(c) what treasures it could hold
(d) how stunning it would look in my home
(e) where it could go
(f) how i could possibly afford one!???? 

..it was at this point i remembered....
what i was actually there for...

...and contented myself with this teeny basket
of treasures...
(which i was very pleased with indeed)

...and the fabric of course!
(phew i remembered)

does this ever happen to you?
X


p.s. do keep an eye on my etsy shop as i am adding new things all the time!



Wednesday, 21 August 2013

...i wonder......

...is it me finding them?
...or are they finding me???!
( getting a bit spooky but this one was lurking in my post office
......waiting for me!)

it has been a wonderful summer....
but i'm trying not to notice how quickly time is passing....
and that before we know it we will be back to school...
.....and autumn will be creeping in....
.....those nights are already starting to get dark earlier..
...but we are enjoying some amazing sunsets 
and a bright full moon!
....on my summer travels I have been busy squirrelling
some lovely vintage items.....

...and i have at last got round to some serious stitching too...
...look out for a re- stock of my etsy shop shelves
at the beginning of september!

X

Saturday, 17 August 2013

basket case.......!

..we all love a good basket....
...I know because i've spotted some beauties on your blogs..
...i love the different patterns in the weave...
...the shapes and colours....
 ...but i realised today something else that i love about them...
..it's what you can find inside!
...you can dig out some really scruffy ones....
but like oysters hiding pearls
...you can often discover immaculate satiny insides
lovingly maintained and cherished
...i found this little beauty today...
...very pretty but a bit grubby on the outside....
...but just look inside...it's addictive!
....uh oh....running out of space!
X

Monday, 19 November 2012

...oops.....




....in my quest for seeking out
the most glorious, original,crafty,
vintagey, christmas gifts for others....




.....i find that i just keep discovering
glorious, original,crafty,
vintagey,lovely gifts for myself!?!



...this has to stop....
....but i confess i am struggling....




..am i supposed to just walk on by...
...and pretend i haven't seen that basket winking at me?


(needed to hold ongoing christmas projects as it's green and therefore totally perfect for the cause).....




...am i to avoid all direct eye contact with etsy?
(..and therefore not be tempted by lovely things like these cute snowmen...
...made by adatine...
although this was restrained behaviour 
as i also have a yearning for her bandit foxes and postman rabbit!!)

...ok so here it is....

...i hereby publicly promise most solemnly...
...not to buy another single, darling
irresistible item for myself.... 


(unless i can't live without it)
X