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Category Archives: Vintage
So this is #Christmin
If you have ever read my blog at this time of year before now, I pity you. It’s a really bloody miserable place to be as my brain starts to spill out in a vague attempt at maintaining sanity through … Continue reading
Posted in Craft, Diaries, Relationships, Vintage
Tagged Christmas, Christmas with Friends, cooking, Craft, depression, Family, friends, kitsch christmas, love, mental health, positive spin, retro christmas, vintage, vintage christmas, wellbeing
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Vintage Tea Party in a Basket …
My dear friend Stephanie has said that her birthday is often a disappointment. This bothers me because a) I really care about her b) I love love love birthdays, and c) I think sometimes people are built up to be disappointed … Continue reading
Posted in Diaries, In the Kitchen, Vintage
Tagged afternoon tea party, baking, birthday, birthday celebrations, cake, camping, Craft, cream tea, cupcakes, Fortnum and Mason, friends, Garden Party, homebaked, lavender cupcakes, lavender jelly, love, mismatching china, rose petal jelly, strawberry tea, vintage, vintage china, vintage fun, Vintage Tea Party
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Silent Sunday #14
Posted in Craft, Diaries, Silent, Vintage
Tagged Me time, Mollie Makes, morning coffee, Silent Sunday, vintage fun
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Back in Time …
Last night I stepped back in time at a Vintage Inspired evening put on by The Purple Polka Dots Present … It was a fun fundraising event for Debra, a charity of whom I doubt many of you have heard. … Continue reading
Posted in Attire, Diaries, Vintage
Tagged 1940s, charity, Charleston Stroll, Classic Stroll, Debra, EB, friends, fundraiser, fundraising, love, New York Stroll, Prosecco, stroll, strolling, vintage, vintage fashions
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Silent Sunday #11
Posted in Craft, Diaries, Hooky Fun, Silent, Uncategorized, Vintage
Tagged birthday, birthday celebrations, cake, camping, camping blanket, Craft, crochet, homebaked, love, photoshop fun, Silent Sunday, vintage stripe, yarn
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Girl Time
It’s still the Easter break and my eldest has a habit of doing his own thing leaving me and the youngest to entertain ourselves. One day this week he disappeared off to do some baking with a mate, I can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Attire, Diaries, Vintage
Tagged baking, colour, Family, Girl Time, homebaked, love, nail colour, nail painting, quality time, vintage, vintage camera
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Lace Crochet Wristwarmer (a la Mollie Makes)
As soon as my Issue 10 landed on the doormat, I KNEW I was destined to make the cover photographed wristwarmers. They are simply beautiful. I had inherited crochet cotton in my two favourite colours (pink and green in case … Continue reading
Posted in Attire, Hooky Fun, Vintage
Tagged colour, Craft, crochet, crochet cotton, Eddie's Room, Inexpert Crafter, lace, love, Mollie Makes, pink and green, wristwarmers
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Toffee Tin of Nostalgia
Recently my Granddad died. My Nanny, his wife, died 16 years ago and apparently, Granddad cleared out her stuff pretty rapidly. It came as a surprise to me then that there were a few of Nanny’s possessions left after his … Continue reading
A Quick Check-in with a Quick Refashion
Ballet = Pain. My quads ache like you would not believe. I will definitely do it again, it was a proper giggle, but will be a little more careful about how hard I work to get my position right. I … Continue reading
Posted in Attire, Crazy Me, Stitchery, Upcycling/Recycling, Vintage
Tagged Adult Ballet, Adult Ballet Class, blouse, blouse refashion, buttons, chiffon, Craft, depression, heart, love, pearl, personalise, personalised, reclaim, refashion, running, sewing, simple refashion, vintage
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