Show & Tell

Today is 'Show & Tell Sunday' organised by Cerri at 'Little Pink Studio'. She asked us to share our collections of vintage millinery on our blogs. I have had to pack a lot of my supplies and collections away at the moment, due to the building work going on here, so I have added some archive photos to this post and apologies to all of those who have seen these before.

The two hats on the right are my favourites. They are smothered in velvet flowers in wonderful pastel purples and deep mauves.

Some beautiful loose corsages and hairpieces.

I have used some yellow roses tucked into this display on my mantel, as well as a lovely old hat given to me by a friend.

I managed this new photo - my wire work mannequin stands on our landing. I have created the rose garland by threading them into a metal swag that I bought from Heather at 'Pretty Petals'. The mannequin also wears a flamboyant hat and an ostrich feather boa.

I have recently added some of my deep red velvet flowers to this hanging brooch pillow, which I made for my friends Birthday today.

Hope you like your present Maggie and have a lovely day!! "Happy Birthday!"

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The conversion of our basement into a workroom for me is coming along nicely. The combi-boiler will be housed in a cupboard, which will hide all of the pipework too.

The carpenter took great pride in his work and has produced this smart banister rail upstairs....

And the staircase is in place downstairs. Most of the walls have been plaster-boarded and are now waiting a coat of plaster. The floor will need to be leveled too.

Whilst the building work has been going on I have hidden myself away in my youngest daughters bedroom. I have been redecorating it. She decided she had grown out of the 'Barbie' pink walls and so has chosen a more grown-up scheme. The main walls are white and there is one dramatic red feature wall. It has taken three coats so far to get an even dense coat of the red, so my muscles are beginning to ache.....

I have received several emails asking when I shall be updating my on-line shop. I realise that the stock is somewhat depleted, but my existing workspace is rather difficult to work in just now. Having emptied the basement and the backroom for the building work, I have to clamber over things just to get to my collection of vintage fabrics. As soon as it is practical to do so, I shall get back on my sewing machine and start creating some new items. I'll let you know when new stock has been added and in the meantime, would like to thank everyone who has made a purchase, I appreciate it very much.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend. I must get on with the redecorating!

Niki x