The collective necklace

This is really special necklace that I made this week as birthday present for a friend, the collection of beads and stones are all vintage peices of pearls, glass beads and  rhinestones that I have collected , they are mounted on metal backings and then attached a to a long rose pink velevet ribbon.

The necklace has been mounted onto a vintage postacard, this still has the original writing and stamp on the back.

Week 2 Vintage Jewellery box find

This weeks project was the result of finding an Art Deco shoe buckle that had lost a couple of stones and its clip, it was just a looking for a new home so it has been turned into a brooch.
The heart was made from grey felt, padded out with toy stuffing and edged with cream overstitching, the buckle is mounted onto vintage lace, then stitched to the heart.

The backing card is a vintage postcard with its original stamp and message

Week 1 - The latest vintage find project

Week 1 - Project 1

This was find at a charity shop for 99p. After a bit work with a needle and thread and a few finds in my supplies box, magic a new dress for my sister!!

I even made the flower on the belt as well as the belt, its amazing the things you save thinking you find a use for them as some point

the fabrics have resurfaced

Lots of changes took place earlier in the year and it meant all the fabric went into a storage unit along with all my craft items. This month they made an appearance again and oh my it was like a treasure trove. They are now all piled up on the floor and waiting for a ton of new projects, where do I start!!!!

Loved the V&A fabric

Back in March to July 2010 the V&A in London had a fantastic exhibition called Quilts 1700-2010, there was an amazing display of work from all over the UK. It showed the tremendous design and craftsmanship that went into the making of these quilts. From this the V&A shop, in conjunction with Liberty Fabrics, produced a collection of limted edition fabrics featuring designs from the quilts in the exhibition.

As a fabric addict I had to get my hands on  selection of these fabrics and gorgeous they were and there were also precut packs with a sample of each of the fabrics. Of course there was nothing else to do but I had  to make a simple hand made quilt and produced this over a weekend, all hand stiched and quilted and I loved every minute of it. The quilt was also loved by other people so it now has a new home somewhere in Brazil !!.

Some of the fabrics are still available at the shop but for how long I have no idea so quick grab them while you can and add then to your fabric stash.

http://www.vandashop.com/search.php?xSearch=fabric

Have fun looking.

first steps

Well after years of boring my friends and family with my tales and ideas on the vintage treasures I have found or the idea I have for a bit of fabric. I thought I would share this with all of you out their with an interest in  crafting.

So look out for the up and coming posts :-))