Catching-up......

We've recently returned from a beautiful week spent in sunny Devon. Hubby and I took our youngest daughter and her best buddy for a relaxing break in this charming little Victorian cottage in Kingsweir.

We had this stunning view from our bedroom window over the river Dart, with Dartmouth quay in the distance....yes, I could get used to waking up to that view every day.....

Being based here, meant that we rarely had to use the car. A quick passenger ferry trip over the water and we could be in the town for our evening meal. One of the best evenings was spent in a restaurant on the river, in a converted Dutch barge.

Naughty....but very nice!

The girls were able to chill and enjoy crabbing from the quayside in the evenings too; it was good to see them revelling in these simple childhood pursuits and such fun when it generates competition and light-hearted rivalry between other kiddies doing the same, with parents rooting them on!

We even rubbed shoulders with the stars at Brixham harbour! ;-))

My souvenirs from our lovely holiday were all vintage, of course!

This French chocolate box.....

Two tiny handmade silk lampshades and a roll of French wallpaper printed with bulbous summer fruits were my best-buys.

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On our return, my eldest daughter turned 21.....another milestone...gulp!

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So, I am now back and trying to get into a working frame of mind! The sewing machine hasn't stopped the last couple of days......

I've also been trying to come up with some new ideas.

I have collected vintage costume brooches for a long time and always enjoy adding them to my hand made items and looking for ways of displaying them for instant selection. They are easily damaged when tossed inside a jewellery box, so I have come up with this hanging display frame.

It creates a way to recycle antique picture frames that have lost their glass and also to showcase an attractive vintage fabric. It consists of a pad for fastening brooches to and the strap provides a place to clip earrings or to hang bracelets and necklaces from. I shall hopefully add some to my website when I update the on-line catalogue soon.

I have some pretty vintage eiderdowns to launder and list as well, so must get on......

Hope you are all enjoying the summer and have a fab weekend,

Niki x