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I have acres of fabrics that I have collected over many years, reels of trims and lace and hat boxes full of millinery flowers, so I concentrated on finding some more vintage costume brooches to add as pretty embellishments to my hand made goods.....
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I have already laundered and recycled one of the crinoline lady hand embroidered panels into a pretty springtime bag.....
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Two more die-cut Victorian greetings cards to add to my collection.
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This one is my favourite, I just adore the colours.....
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This one is my favourite, I just adore the colours.....
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And another treat for myself (which cost just £4), is this Victorian pin cube, complete with its handmade glass headed pins.
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The perfect little collectable to display in my workroom.
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The perfect little collectable to display in my workroom.
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And talking of my workroom; in there I had a rather boring, modern, cork pinboard (is it called a bulletin board in the States?), that was very practical, but not nice to look at. Miraculously it fitted exactly within an old gesso frame that I had picked up at the flea market last year.
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I felt that the traditional old gold surface was a little too grand for my humble home and so I have given it a dry brushed finish using French grey emulsion paint.
I think it gives it a slightly dusty 'Disneyland Haunted House' look, but that's OK!
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I shall have to have a large nail put into the wall to hang it by, as it weighs a lot more than it did before, but far more suited to my vintage style workroom's scheme.
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The daffodils that I purchased in Frome on Saturday are adding a vibrant splash of yellow on a sunny windowsill.
Hope you are having a great week,
Niki x
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