tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90120425545459067672024-02-07T15:50:59.956-08:00Minnie Loves...Anna Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338044921621485243noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012042554545906767.post-21376387920762941232014-02-23T14:08:00.001-08:002014-02-23T14:08:52.174-08:00This WeekI've had a really lovely and productive week this week. First of all, we finally finished the baby quilt for my sisters bump. I've finally rejoined the gym and have been trying lots of different classes, I decided to start a Project Life scrapbook, had a great day at Sheffield Does Vintage and spent today catching up with friends.<br />
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I have to apologise for the blatant selfie, but I am completely in love with this dress that I bought from The Queens Drawers. Can you believe it was reduced to £10?? If you want to view their fabulous stock, check out Vintedge in Sheffield. They have a great selection of vintage home ware and clothing at affordable prices.<br />
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This is the first of my first Project Life pages. I'm still learning as I've never tried scrapbooking before, but Project Life makes it so simple and looks really effective. I know it will be great to look back in years to come.<br />
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<br />Anna Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338044921621485243noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012042554545906767.post-78795768762301983862014-02-23T13:11:00.000-08:002014-02-28T02:08:38.376-08:00A Finished Baby QuiltThere is great excitement in my family at the moment as my sister, Sally, is pregnant. When she announced it, my other sister, Vicky and I knew straight away that we wanted to make a baby quilt for the little one. We had both been trying our hand at english paper piecing and I had seen a beautiful star pattern that I thought would be perfect. We didn't (and still don't) know if it is going to be a girl or a boy so we thought a rainbow of colours would be ideal. <div>
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We bought all of these fabrics from A Patchwork Garden in Sheffield. Once we started piecing, we thought a few more patterns were needed, so we also used scraps from previous projects.</div>
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Now, I have to be honest, making the diamonds wasn't so bad, but I wasn't very good at sewing the stars together. I couldn't get the points to join perfectly and there wasn't much room for error. That is where Vicky stepped in and saved the day, she has the patience of a saint! </div>
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Quilting and binding, however, I can do. We decided to quilt in a semi-circular pattern, to match our rainbow theme. We started by drawing round a small bowl and then machine sewed the width of the foot outwards. I really love the effect and it's surprisingly simple to do. The photo above was taken quite late on one evening and I have that crazy 'we're close to the end' look on my face. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the binding we chose a bright turquoise polka dot. I think one of my favourite parts of this quilt has to be the backing fabric. </div>
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We gave it to Sally yesterday, she and her husband both love it and we're so pleased. I can't wait to meet the little bundle of joy and see him or her all wrapped up in their new quilt. She kindly sent us some photographs of the quilt in babies new bedroom, and personally, I think it looks lovely!</div>
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The next day we walked in to town and saw many of the sites that Prague has to offer. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The historic buildings are beautiful and the astronomical clock is truly incredible.</span></div>
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The food is particularly good in Prague, especially if you are a big fan of meat. We had read good reviews about a medieval themed restaurant, which has to be seen to be believed. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Next week I am even getting to go on that Lake District trip that I had wanted! My sister has booked for me and Mark, my two sisters and their husbands, my niece and my Mum and Dad to go up for a long weekend, I can't wait! I am definitely a very lucky girl. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">My New Years resolution for 2014 is to go on more adventures and I definitely think I am already going the right way about it. My two aims are to visit Iceland for the first time and to go back to New York, so fingers crossed we will be able to afford at least one! In the spirit of travelling, I bought myself this print from Walsh Walsh and Son on Etsy. I can't wait to frame it when our living room is ready!</span></div>
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Anna Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338044921621485243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012042554545906767.post-52899859980559170242014-01-04T16:05:00.000-08:002014-01-04T16:05:58.699-08:00Vintage Sheet Swap UK<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Hi All! Just a quick one to let you know that I will be taking part in Mary Emmon's vintage sheet swap. If you want to get involved, all of the information that you need is available </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/2063494@N25/discuss/72157639312757733/" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">here</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">. I can't wait to see what the postman brings in March!</span></div>
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I've had two brilliant weekends of selling my vintage wares, first of all was Mary's Marvellous Vintage and Craft Market and then The Vintage Fair at the Sheffield Town Hall. I have to say a huge thank you to everyone who came along and made my car a lot lighter on the way home!<br />
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You can tell from my grin hat I am thoroughly enjoying myself. Thanks to the lovely people at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sheffieldvintage?fref=ts">The Vintage Fair</a> who I stole this picture from! Anyway it's safe to say that I am becoming a bit obsessed and I am booking myself in to as many fairs as will have me, so here are the ones I have planned so far for the rest of the year with (hopefully!) even more to come...</div>
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And finally here is a sneaky peak at a few of the items that I will be bringing along with me. I am particularly taken with the 1960s scooter dress by Marcel Fenez, it's made from a thick wool fabric and absolutely perfect for Autumn/Winter.</div>
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<br />Anna Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338044921621485243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012042554545906767.post-18627909778689890182013-08-10T16:03:00.001-07:002013-08-10T16:03:49.169-07:00A Mini Shop Update!I have done a mini <a href="http://www.minnievintage.etsy.com/">shop</a> update, but there is much much more on the way so keep checking back! How fabulous is the turquoise and orange maxi dress? Oh how I wish it fitted me!<br />
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<br />Anna Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338044921621485243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012042554545906767.post-60330174022921937942013-08-10T15:58:00.001-07:002013-08-10T16:05:47.557-07:00Holidays!I thought I would share some of the photos from our holiday this year to sunny Cornwall! I know it's not the most exotic of destinations, but because we are saving to decorate our house we thought we would try and save some money by going camping. I was preparing for torrential downpours and had packed wellies and waterproofs but honestly we could not have picked a better week to go, it was non-stop sunshine and thats something you don't get very often in good old England!<br />
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We stayed at the Polmanter camp site in St Ives which I would recommend, it has great facilities including a swimming pool which we used every day. We visited a lot of different places; Newquay, St Michael's Mount, Truro, Penzance and Lands End - and of course I couldn't resist doing a spot of charity shop shopping while we we there. I really enjoyed going to St Michael's Mount, it's a castle built on top of a small island which you can walk to at low tide. We arrived a bit early and the path was still under water - the sea was icy cold and I couldn't feel my feet by the time I had crossed! </div>
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I needn't have worried though because I had such a great day. The event was 1960s themed so I was rocking a beehive and a rather snazzy dress that I picked up from a charity shop.<br />
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Here you can see my bunting in all it's glory, I knocked it together using some spare pieces of vintage fabric that I had and the spare binding from my chevron quilt. I was quite pleased with the overall result.<br />
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There was a scooter rally in the church grounds, and I was particularly taken with this fabulous Bedford camper van.<br />
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All of the customers were really friendly, I enjoyed having chats with people who love vintage as much as I do. My whole family also came to visit me which was really sweet. There were a lot of wonderful stalls and I had to be really really careful not to spend all of the money I'd made there and then! To all of the stallholders that I met, thank you for making me feel welcome and it was lovely meeting you.</div>
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The day was super long and by the end of it I was so so tired, but it was a lot of fun. I learned a lot and will definitely be applying for spots at other fairs in the future.<br />
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*** If I have used a picture of your stall, please let me know and I will link up to your website!***<br />
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<br />Anna Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338044921621485243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012042554545906767.post-40927497510931848072013-07-05T02:20:00.002-07:002013-07-05T02:20:53.446-07:00Exciting News!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have some exciting news to share with you...Minnie Vintage is going on the road! That's right, I have been accepted as a stallholder at Mary's Marvellous Vintage & Craft Market.</div>
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It will be my first ever stall and I'm having a minor panic thinking about all of the things that I need to organise before 27th July! I am really excited about meeting other local vintage sellers and vintage lovers and am hoping that people will like my stock enough to actually want to buy things from me! The theme of the July market is 1960s with prizes for the grooviest stall. I have a dress in mind to wear and have been practicing a gravity defying beehive, the only thing that has stumped me is how to make my stall look groovy. </div>
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If you are local to the area, St Mary's is a brilliant vintage and craft market and definitely worth checking out. If you are free on the 27th come along and say hi! There is even going to be a scooter rally in the grounds! For more information, check out the website <a href="http://www.stmarys-church.co.uk/vintageMarket.html">here.</a></div>
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I have finally finished my chevron quilt with 5 days to go before my best friends birthday. I hope she is pleased with it! After debating what to do for the backing I decided to give her a sneaky text asking what her favourite colour is. She said red or turquoise so I have included both in the finished item, I am hoping she hasn't put two and two together and realised why I was asking!</div>
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For the quilt top I used the back to black bundle from <a href="http://www.misformake.co.uk/">M is for Make</a>. The backing and binding are Better Value Plain Cottons from <a href="http://www.seamstar.co.uk/fabrics-plain-cottons-c-21_259.html">Seamstar</a> in Cyan and Red. These fabrics are extra wide and definitely good value for money.</div>
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I chose to keep the quilting fairly simple and sewed half an inch either side of the chevron. I bought a walking foot a few months back and this was the first time I have properly used it. I can't believe what a big difference it made, I don't know how I managed without it before! </div>
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Anna Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338044921621485243noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012042554545906767.post-58827118650703388182013-06-21T09:53:00.002-07:002013-06-21T09:53:40.075-07:00Etsy Customers are the Best!I think one of my favourite things about selling items on Etsy is hearing back from happy customers, and it's even better to see pictures of items in their new homes. I was really excited when one of my customers, Jen, sent me a picture of her lovely pyrex collection including a lemon daisy print space saver from Minnie Vintage...<br />
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Doesn't it look cute? I can't resist pastel colours so these are perfection! I also love the idea of using pyrex mixing bowls as planters and will definitely be stealing this idea for my home. Jen also has an Etsy shop of her own called <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ThriftingTreasures?ref=pr_shop_more">Thrifting Treasures</a> which is full of lovely pyrex and other vintage collectibles, definitely worth checking out! </div>
Anna Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338044921621485243noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012042554545906767.post-80625460560722629202013-06-16T13:30:00.000-07:002013-06-21T08:12:51.127-07:00Chevron Quilt Top<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Today I finally finished my chevron quilt top. It has to be completed in time for my best friends birthday in July, so I really need to hurry up and start quilting. I think I am going to use Moda extra wide dottie quilt backing in either aqua or red. I just hope that she likes it! </div>
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I also went to a few car boot sales this weekend and picked up some new to me items. My favourite has to be this bundle of fabric scraps from the 1950s to the 1970s. My personal favourite has to be the pink fabric with the turquoise houses or the painted dancers. The whole bundle cost me £2 which I think is a bit of a bargain. I just need to decide what I want to do with them. </div>
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I also picked up this large JAJ pyrex casserole dish. I have never seen this particular pattern before and I can't seem to find much information about it online, do you know what it's called? </div>
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And finally, my wonderful <a href="http://www.sallythoughtsparkle.blogspot.co.uk/">sister</a> bought this stunning 1970s maxi dress for my Etsy shop. It is beautifully made and the colours are amazing, I tried it on in the hope that I might be able to keep it for myself but unfortunately it doesn't fit me. It will be listed just as soon as I find my missing tape measure!<br />
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Anna Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338044921621485243noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012042554545906767.post-51192892261695713772013-06-01T10:48:00.001-07:002013-06-01T10:48:49.828-07:00Today's Thrifty Finds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It has been a lovely sunny day here in Sheffield, the perfect weather to drag your boyfriend round jumble sales, charity shops and car boot sales and I am pleased to say that I managed all three. The jumble sale and charity shops weren't a huge success but I managed to buy some new (to me) things at the car boot. </div>
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I bought this bag of vintage Coats threads for £2. Aren't they the cutest colours? I know these will come in handy for future quilts. I particularly love the old wooden spools and labels. </div>
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I also bought this mismatched set of 1960s melaware. I was a bit of an eager beaver with the photography and haven't yet had chance to give them a good wash as you can see, so apologies for that. I was attracted to them because of the bright colours and somehow I have visions of these becoming the start of a new collection.<br />
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From the same stallholder I also bought this set of three nesting containers. Who can resist bright orange with a daisy pattern? Certainly not me.<br />
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Next up I bought a couple more vintage sheets which will soon be cut up and making their way in to <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/minnievintage?section_id=13249841">the fabric shop</a><br />
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And finally, I actually bought this a few weeks ago but had completely forgotten to share. It is an old baby blue hairdryer with it's original box in full working condition. It only cost me £1! What I haven't picture here is the fact that it comes with a long plastic tube attached to what looks like a shower cap so you can put your rollers in and dry your hair around it. Fantastic!<br />
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Anna Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338044921621485243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012042554545906767.post-50215349714971656662013-05-29T01:36:00.000-07:002013-05-29T11:33:21.421-07:00Cute custom creations!So I created my first treasury on etsy and thought that I would share with you some of the lovely items that I have found. They are all personalised or customised and make such cute gifts for weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, you name it!<br />
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Anna Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338044921621485243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012042554545906767.post-76135234136231219602013-05-28T04:41:00.000-07:002013-05-28T06:03:07.632-07:00A weekend in InstagramI had a lovely 4 day weekend over the bank holiday and it had almost started to look like summer here in England. Obviously it's back to grey and raining again today, we can't enjoy ourselves for too long! Here are some of my most recent instagram pictures to show you what I've been up to. <br />
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First of all, when I saw this in my local shop I couldn't resist buying it. My plan was to save it but the coke was calling me so I ended up drinking it about 2 hours later. Typical!<br />
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This is our shower, finally in place and fully functional. I can't tell you how good it is to have a shower when you have only had the option of a bath for over six months. Oh the efficiency! Also, if you are planning on getting a new shower then I absolutely recommend a rainfall shower head, they're wonderful.<br />
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I'm not the biggest fan of having my hair cut, I always get frustrated when I go in with a clear picture of what I want and come out with something completey different. I used to have white blonde hair and I absolutely loved it. Unfortunately my hair all snapped off and since then I have tried loads of different colours but am never satisfied. I had some blonde highlights done and decided to have a fringe cut. Even though it's not white, I'm really pleased with how it looks, it's a miracle!</div>
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My sister is considering opening her very own Etsy shop selling patchwork quilts. She has a real talent for it and I think she would do well. By way of encouragement I have given her a bunch of fat quarters from my vintage sheet collection to get started with. Don't they look great together? Now she has no excuse!</div>
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My fabric parcel from M is for Make arrived, I was really eager to get started so it didn't take me long to get cutting...</div>
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I have decided on half square triangles but then there are so many different arrangements to choose from that I can't decide. I think I have narrowed it down the one above, or the one below...</div>
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...which do you like best?? I had a bit of an accident and managed to cut a rather large amount of white fabric on the small side so my project is on hold until I buy some more. That's what happens when it get's to midnight and you are still crafting. My brain just switches off!</div>
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And finally, my lovely friend May came up from Reading so we decided on a late night road trip to Surprise View in Derbyshire. It was lovely catching up with her, I miss her a lot when she is down South.<br />
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If you fancied following me on Instagram, you can find me @annalucyradford<br />
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Anna Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338044921621485243noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012042554545906767.post-30466786243302740592013-05-22T15:39:00.000-07:002013-05-22T15:39:01.960-07:00One Finished Vintage Sheet Quilt Top <div style="text-align: center;">
I am very pleased to show off my finished vintage sheet quilt top. What do you think??</div>
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My boyfriend took this first picture for me, he didn't tell me that my bun was poking out of the top (and this was the best of a bad bunch, bless him!)</div>
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The quilt is in a chequerboard pattern, I had originally planned to make the whole thing out of mini 5" squares but I ran out of some patterns of fabric so I had to change my plan, I am pleased with the end result.</div>
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I bought a number of fat quarters from the lovely <a href="http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Vintagesheetaddict">Vintage Sheet Addict</a> shop on Etsy. The rest are sheets that I have picked up from charity shops and jumble sales along the way. I just love the bright colours and bold floral patterns of sixties and seventies fabric. You can also see the rather lovely vintage wedding dress that I recently bought, it will soon be listed in my etsy shop, as will the ever growing collection of pyrex which is seems to be taking over my little shelving unit.</div>
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Anna Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338044921621485243noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012042554545906767.post-27246711635423993242013-05-21T06:13:00.000-07:002013-05-21T06:17:56.203-07:00I'm still here!Hello! First of all, I must apologise for my lack of posts recently. I have been extremely bad at keeping up with blogging. Lots of things have been happening around here since I last posted, the <a href="http://www.minnievintage.etsy.com/">shop</a> has been updated with lots of lovely new items. I have bought even more pieces that need to be photographed and listed before they start taking over my house.<br />
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I have finally been cracking on with my vintage sheet quilt. I got a bit fed up with it a while ago because it hadn't quite turned out as I had expected. I've had a bit of a rethink and I'm back at it, here is a bit of a sneak preview...</div>
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I have ordered the rather wonderful Back to Black bundle from <a href="http://www.misformake.co.uk/">M is for Make</a>. I have visions of half square triangles arranged in a chevron pattern, or maybe even pinwheels. Jade green polka dot fabric for the backing and then something lovely and bright for the binding. Hurry up and arrive please!</div>
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This vintage pleated skirt and leather handbag were originally destined for my Etsy shop, but after I tried them on I decided they might be keepers. I love the bright splash of aqua, which is my favourite colour.</div>
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Anna Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338044921621485243noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012042554545906767.post-53817852586481063372013-04-21T05:17:00.000-07:002013-04-21T05:17:38.388-07:00Thirfty FindsIt has been quite a successful weekend of second hand shopping for me. On Saturday I went to a jumble sale in Hathersage. I don't think that I was quite prepared for how busy it was going to be, perhaps the size of the queue 45 minutes before opening should have given me a clue. When the doors finally opened it was absolute carnage, there were grannies climbing over each other to get to the piles of clothing. I could understand why though as absolutely everything was 30p, and at that price people were grabbing armfuls of clothing. I did manage to get a few things including a sparkly top, evening gown, belt and pillow cases. Here is a sneaky picture my boyfriend took...<br />
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This wasn't even at fully capacity! I would have liked to stay longer but my boyfriend had backed in to a corner and taken a defensive stance so I took the hint that it was probably time to go home. Next time I will be better mentally prepared for a scrummage. Today I went to a car boot sale at Bakewell which was also quite successful, you can see some of my goodies below.<br />
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6. Vintage 1980s strapless dress</div>
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11. Vintage 1960s rhinestone necklace</div>
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As you can see it was in a bit of a state when I bought it. On the stall it was actually still half filled with dirt and rocks but the man kindly emptied it out for me. I am usually the worlds worst haggler as I get too embarrassed to ask, but I managed to get the stallholder down from £15 to £12. I realise £3 is probably not the most impressive discount ever, but I consider it a victory!<br />
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I have been looking for something to go on the window ledge in our new bathroom and as soon as I saw the terrarium I knew that it would be perfect. I couldn't wait to get creating, so after a quick trip to the garden centre and a date with a bottle of windolene, here is the finished item.<br />
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I am so pleased with the way it has turned out. I would love to tell you the names of the plants that I used but I accidentally paid no attention to the labels before throwing them away. I am certainly not the most green fingered lady in the world but I am really hoping these will survive, at least for a week or two. You can see my bathroom is currently in progress, there are still a few things that need to be done, like adding border tiles but I think we are pretty much there. What a relief!</div>
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My business cards have arrived!! It's safe to say I was a bit excited to receive them. I think my boyfriend must have been as well as he had opened them before I'd even got home. I created them at Moo, they offer 50 free cards with your first order, you just have to pay the postage. The quality is really good and the printing is great. The only slight downside the small flickr logo in the bottom corner, but I think since they didn't cost me anything I can forgive that.<br />
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<br />Anna Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338044921621485243noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012042554545906767.post-52271013567102123512013-03-14T17:08:00.000-07:002013-03-14T17:08:40.509-07:00This week...This week I bought myself some lovely vintage fat quarters from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/Vintagesheetaddict">Vintage Sheet Addict</a> on Etsy. I have already started cutting them up in to 3" squares for my quilt. I can't wait for it to all start coming together. The fabrics are all rather fabulous patterns, bright colours and in great condition so they will be absolutely perfect.<br />
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I also bought myself this rather cute glass container from a charity shop for 99p. It has a blue house one one side and a pink house on the other, I have no idea where it came from originally but I am using it to keep all my mini fabric scraps together.<br />
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What crafty projects are you working on at the moment?Anna Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338044921621485243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012042554545906767.post-66721349124664750132013-03-10T10:39:00.000-07:002013-04-14T07:12:55.500-07:00Pyrex & Chrome<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I found these pyrex bowls in my local charity shop. I love the fact that they are in a stand which makes perfect for serving snacks at parties. When I bought them, the chrome stand was in a bit of state. It was covered in rust patches and ugly green calcium spots. I had a quick search online and read that wet pieces of aluminium foil act as the perfect abrasive to remove rust and calcium, without damaging the metal itself. Being in a bit of a hurry to try out this theory, I failed to get any decent photos of the before, but hopefully you get the idea from this not so great iPhone shot...<br />
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<br />Anna Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338044921621485243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012042554545906767.post-19228183014095519772013-03-08T16:20:00.000-08:002013-03-09T01:24:56.993-08:00The best charity shop find ever!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I nearly had a heart palpitation today when I wandered in to one of my local charity shops on my lunch break and saw this...</div>
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Yes, that's right, it's a gorgeous cathrineholm lotus enamelware bowl. It was actually hidden away inside a larger glass bowl so when I pulled it out I couldn't believe my eyes. I have never seen one in real life before, nevermind owned one. And here's the best bit... it only cost me £2.49! Looking at the prices that these go for on Etsy and eBay this may not be the beginning of a beautiful collection, but maybe one day I could strike it lucky again.<br />
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My cat seemed quite keen on it too...<br />
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Now I need to go and buy a whole new shelf just to display it on.Anna Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338044921621485243noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012042554545906767.post-19620962637395465102013-03-08T16:08:00.001-08:002013-03-08T16:08:32.681-08:00More items on Minnie Vintage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I have been busy listing lots more new dresses on to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/minnievintage">Minnie Vintage</a>. Check them out!</div>
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