I found this delightful old photo portrait of a pretty girl at a flea market. Unfortunately, as you see, it was in a bit of a sorry state. The glass was missing, the frame was chippy (but I love that about it!) and the photo itself was water damaged....
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I gathered together some of my favourite vintage treasures, including antique lace and millinery flowers and set to work.
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I glued the lace around the inside of the frame, gathering as I went. I highlighted her dress with a ruffle of millinery flowers and some velvet ones decorate her hair.
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The tiny portrait was a Christmas card from 1903, that I stuck behind an antique photo mount. Finally a Victorian Rose scrap was added to the bottom and a scattering of Forget-me-not flowers were sprinkled amongst the lace.
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She will hang from a pink satin ribbon.
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Yesterday I received a delightful package from Heather at 'Pretty Petals', that I had ordered from her new website.
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The sweet little linen bundle now rests on my basket full of linen hand towels in my bathroom. And the handmade pretty pocket hangs from the bathroom door. Thanks Heather, I love it all!
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I also received this purple pack of craft supplies......
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So until my sewing machine is delivered I shall get gluing instead of sewing....