Tuesday 20 August 2013

liberty love

sewing room

You may have already guessed but I do love Liberty prints, they are dotted around my house in the form of cushions, lampshades, covered notepads and even pincushion mice. There are some great ideas in this Liberty book of home sewing.

Today I painted this wooden chair in cornflower blue for my sewing room and then made an envelope cushion cover using this Liberty print. I love little projects like this, in no time you can make a big difference to a room.

Well I'm feeling pretty chuffed with myself, so I'm off to make a cup of tea.

Have you been making any home improvements recently? I'd love to know.

liberty prints liberty love liberty mouse

Sunday 11 August 2013

summer sunshine

home sweet home

I was up early this morning with the sun streaming in through the curtains, so I thought I would make a cup of tea and finish off these lavender bags, before heading off to our local farmers market. We came home with pretty looking berries, yellow Patty pan courgettes and delicious cinnamon Danish buns ( which did not make it home)

my desk lavender bags

Another early start tomorrow, as we are off to Newbury Flea Market first thing to snap up all those bargains... I haven't been bric a brac shopping for a while, so I'm really excited as this one is always full of great stuff. I'll let you know what I find.

tied up with ribbon lavender

Monday 5 August 2013

before the rain

handmade purse

Sorry I haven't been around for a while, I've had family visiting and we've had lots of fun doing all those touristy things I never normally get to do.
 
Here's a little photo shoot with a silk purse I made a while ago, which is for sale here. I love these little purses, they are so useful to keep special trinkets in like my vintage compact mirror.
 
Today I'm busy working on some new orders, so I'm kind of pleased that it's raining and I can stay inside with no temptations to be in the garden.

2 handmade purse vintage compact