Friday 30 May 2008

what a mug!

I bought a new mug rack at a carboot sale on sunday for 50p, ive been meaning to get one for ages as my mugs are annoyingly stacked up in a cupboard, so hanging them on the wall makes sense, now my only problem is that my mugs dont match and are very ugly! sooo after getting a bargain on the mug rack i now need to spend some money and get some sexy mugs, i think i have found the very mugs, this is how i imagine they will look hung up on the mug rack on my wall



they are from fishs eddy

and cost $6.57 each, only problem is that by the time i pay tax and shipping they might not be quite so cheap, oh well at least the mug rack was a bargain

if anyone can think of something better to write involving 2 4 letter words please feel free to comment, i cant think of anything else

vintage, vintage, vintage

Im getting very excited about launching my vintage collection on my etsy shop, its been in the pipeine for quite a while, the vintage items are starting to pile up in my house! i just cant see these lovely items without buying them and since my flat is tiny i feel i have to send them out into the world to find new homes. I have been mostly collecting vintage childrens items as there so adorable, but the odd grown up thing has just been to lovely to pass up. So here is a sneak peak of one of the items that will be on my etsy shop soon (im aiming to have them up by next weekend)

adorable ceramic owl bell

owl bell 1

owl bell 2

owl bell 3

Wednesday 28 May 2008

ladybird love!

so iv been making lots of stuff from vintage kids books, mostly ladybird i have to say and i have developed a total love for these books, they are amazing! and i have come across these websites vintage ladybird ladybird prints how happy was i? very :) ALSO i bought the book below from a charity shop a couple of weeks ago for £4!! technically it was cheaper as it was buy 1 get 1 free on books

lgs_cover

lgs_inserts

Tuesday 13 May 2008

craftershock!!

i have been featured in a very cool blog, craftershock is a source of all things crafty. They seek out and showcase the work of talented crafters of all types. They also offer tutorials, project ideas, and if that's not enough -- the crafts they create and the patterns to create your own are for sale in there shop!

If you haven't seen this site already i suggest heading over there and checking it out, they must be cool, they've featured me after all :)

Monday 12 May 2008

cupcakes!

After searching for months for a cake stand i like, i finaly found one at a car boot sale on sunday, a lovely cream one for the bargain price of £1!! you can imagine how happy i was. So now im thinking il have to have a tea party and make some cupcakes so i can show it of. Iv also been thinking about what to do with it in the meantime and have found these very cute felt cupcakes on etsy, i might have to just purchase some!



cupcakes by cherylasmith

Friday 9 May 2008

some crafting humour

this made me laugh so much this morning, so i thought id share it