I shall be offering my wares for sale at the Vintage Bazaar, Corn Exchange, Devises on Saturday 31st August 2013, 9.30am to 3pm - Admission £1. (My shop will be closed whilst I attend the fair - Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.) Some of the items coming with me include...
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A flapper style hat stand that I've made using an old doll's head that I bought at an antiques fair over the summer. I combined this with a 30's wooden candlestick, vintage fabrics and a variety of trims to make her as authentic looking as possible. |
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I've made a collection of 6 fairy dolls, who I have named after British wild flowers this time. Each is accompanied by a page from a damaged (beyond repair!) Observer book... |
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Wild Celery |
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Lady's Smock |
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Red Campion |
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Germander Speedwell |
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Sweet Violet |
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And Lesser Celandine. |
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This is Octavia - a one-of-a-kind large rag doll. I have dressed her in a patchwork skirt made from vintage Sanderson chintz samples.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-C1vHSTW-zJxhEetXpxpfkzfJxAt-tUvOeLejqOS5cG3j6LKHSBXKpqjsurPeeeTu1lsdzq6PEC3a0LMXILHBHHVJgXshc8W-b7LNQ0KJVN9R8K7VOS922Ou9PKnIwfVi36z_lw/s320/sept+004.jpg)
And her cosy jacket was created from 4 pure Welsh wool tapestry place mats! |
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These two shabby divided boxes needed some help... |
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I thought they'd make sweet little display shelves in a child's room, so lined the back of each in pages from an old damaged Noddy book.
(So cute!) |
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The smaller one I gave a coat of paint to first. |
The little illustrations left over became greetings cards.
Sorry, no 'before' photo, but this was one of the c1930's filing drawers. Sadly it was missing one of the drawers, so I lined the inside to create the pigeon hole. I used another damaged book from my supplies for this project, again an old Observer book, this one with beautiful illustrations of British freshwater fishes.
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I thought it would make a great storage item on a man's desk. |
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Next, two mirrors awaited their fate! ;-)) |
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I used scraps of rare antique French fabrics to cover the tatty wooden frames. |
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A summery cushion is packed ready for the off too... |
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I used a piece of vintage hand embroidered linen as the main feature, combined with vintage fabrics and a pretty woven ribbon trim. |
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(The reverse.) |
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A flowery Sanderson fabric for a handmade hand bag... with mother-of-pearl button. |
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I'll have lots of pocket-money priced items too, including these tiny kits, ideal for card making, or just to inspire. |
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Hope to see you there! |
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Have a lovely weekend whatever your plans, Niki x |