Floral Greetings.

I had three of these unusual vintage hand embroidered linen antimacassars. One I have been able to use almost complete to make the skirt section to a dress for a small rag doll. (I'll show that when she's finished)...

The other pieces were very much past their best and no longer usable for their original purpose.

So I set about carefully trimming away the fabric to leave me with the wonderful appliquéd flowers.

I also cut out some of the leaves.

I bonded some antique French linen to the backs to make them a little more rigid.

Leaves were then applied to each one, and then a metal brooch bar.

Some blank greetings cards were decorated with an attractive rubber stamp design...

And I finished by pinning a flower brooch to each one.

A gift and card in one!

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Also today I rustled up two mini hand bags, using a stunning antique French fabric.

Lined inside with a vintage rose/paisley.

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A cushion was made from the tapestry I mentioned on a previous post that was part of a broken fire-screen. I took it out from under the glass and laundered it.

Combined with a pretty floral fabric, it is now a comfy cushion.

I thought it would look lovely with a hand hooked rug I was able to purchase recently...

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So today I popped them both in to my shop's window.

Thanks for stopping-by.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend,

Niki x

Lavender filled hearts and a brooch made from vintage hand embroidery and cosy quilt squares.