FURTHER REDUCTIONS!!!!

For one week only!!!!!

Hello!!!
Just finishing up with the photo shoots for the next season of Vintage, Thrifted & Refashioned......I have had the privelige of Working with 2 fantastic designers products, Karen of Tilly Rose and Rose of Victorias Rose Crafts
Heres a sneaky peak of one of our jumpers adorned with a scalloped hat & scarf set from Victoria Rose crafts and a fab felt ring from Tilly Rose

They will be launched in the net couple of days but until then...Pop over to the SHOP to check out the bargains, with Prices starting from £2.99!!!!!!!
Until then...
Big love to all

Annie x

Vintage Thrifted & Refashioned GIVEAWAY!!!!!!

Hello!!

Sorry a little later than expected ( due to the arrival of some VERY CUTE Kittens!!!) but here is the giveaway to celebrate the Launch of Vintage, Thrifted & Refashioned.....with Nana Maja and I have hit 200 followers!!

Now firstly let me tell you what the prize is.......This is our first print entitled Queen

This vest is size 14 BUT FEAR NOT....If you would prefer to have this on a top of your own you can opt to have it as an iron on transfer instead so that you can transform your own top!!!

Also with this comes a pair of Vintage Crystal pair of earrings in Teal to match and also a 10 % voucher for the blogshop!

3 runners up will get a pair of earrings and a 10% voucher for the blogshop!

So there are now even MORE ways to enter!!! You will get 1 seperate entry for each of these you do! Please do not feel obligated to do all of these!

• Make a comment on this post
• Follow The Blogshop
• Follow this Blog
• Become a fan of Facebook page
• Follow the Blog Via Facebook ( networked blogs) see sidebar
• Follow the Blogshop via Facebook ( networked blogs) see sidebar
• Post a link to your sidebar
• Post a link in a post

Thats up to 8 chances you could have of winning!!

There will be more stock added to the shop very soon....including the vintage prints and much more.... So make sure you click on the follow button on the blogshop too if you havn't already to catch some bargains! Once they're gone they gone!!!!

Thanks for all your lovely comments and support

Good Luck!

Annie x

Vintage, Thrifted & Refashioned...Launched Today!!!

Hello!
So Finally you get to see what we have been working on!
Here's a sneak peek at some of the pics....Click HERE for the Collection and all info or click on the blog shop logo to your right on the sidebar!

 Nana and I have picked some of the faves from our collection to sell online and the rest of our stock will be sold from our showroom locally.
We have online sizes catering from S-XL and as the title suggests all are pre-loved and have been given a new lease of life!

We have kept our prices reasonable and affordable we feel, you can get a whole outfit for under £20!!
I'll be launching a range of jewellery (refashioned and new) soon however if you see any in the pictures you would like to buy then drop me an email!

The stock we are selling are one offs so If you want it, buy it QUICK!! If you would like ANY more details or pics about it we will happily send you any extra pics or info before you commit to buy it.

I have to give a plug to Picnik for the photo editing software that allowed me to give the pics I took that vintage feel....if you don't know about it already then I would suggest you visit...ITS FREE AND its connected to Google so you can upload straight from your Picasa web albums and publish straight to your blog too!!
Here's a little Before and After Makeover for you!!!

Next week I'll be adding Vintage prints to the collection......these will be available on a wide variety of tops, on simple white vests or t-shirts of your choice or as an iron on transfer to add to your own clothing....AS a celebration of reaching 200 followers I thought it appropriate to have a giveaway and this will be going to one lucky recipient!!! I will post more details next week!!!
In the meantime feel free to post constructive comments or feedback about the new products as its a new venture it would be nice to be in the know!!

Have a great weekend peeps and thanks for reading and for all your lovely comments, I'm in desperate need of a catch up on all of your lovely blogs...I need more hours in the day!!!
Annie x

The kindness of friends

Hello!
Had a rough time of it lately but the kindness of my friends have put a smile back on my face and has made me realise How Blessed I am.

I made these for my friend Nadine who has recently got married....

 She looked amazing in a vintage dress so these clips made from Vintage brooches and glass pearls from an old vintage necklace seemed appropriate!
So in the post this morning I was delighted to discover a box on my doorstep with some Beautifully wrapped packages in it!

It was a shame to open them but of course... I did!!!!

 GORGEOUSNESS!!!!!

Some yummy Cherry Green & Black's ( I'll have you know!)  chocolate bar, a pack of floral napkins that I actually stopped myself from buying the other day!, a cute cherry ring binder and a pretty teacup candle from her wedding that Nadine had made herself!! 

Did you notice these pretties?

Nadine made these herself they smell all lavendery ( yes its a word!) and are in all my fave colours!

Keep a look out soon for her blog and website launching soon with her all of her sewing pretties! 

Thanks so much for the present hunny, it put a big smile on my face this week xxx

Friends are the family you choose x

Until next time

Annie x

Buttons, Lace and Ribbon organiser

Hello!
Well sorry a little later than promised here is the pics of our new Button, Lace and Ribbon organiser!
Er... I did actually forget to take a pic of the unpainted shelf that I bought for £1 at a car boot but it was a cheap oak and hardwood shelf which had a really terrible tile fixed to the middle of it which was a bit strange looking!
So Off it all came and on went a wash of white emulsion.That was wiped off with a wet rag then followed a pale green wash which was also wiped off then a blue and then a pink! After drying I sanded the edges down so that the natural wood came through.

I then loaded it all up with my stash of bits and bobs that will be playing a big part in the the new line of products coming soon to Birdcages & Butterflies!

hmmmmm still could do with more organising though....how about some labels??

and here are some for you to use on your button jars!!!!

With colours on.....

....Or without!!!!

These fit nicely on small spice ikea jars which we are storing our sorted buttons it. But they would also be great on jam jars too! Just enlarge the size if you are an avid collector and have BIG storage jars full of buttons like some peeps in blog land I know!!!!!!!

When we have some finished products from our new line then I will give you a sneak preview before the launch of our products and the giveaway! Will be back maybe with some pics of our little summer showroom tucked away in Nana's old brick outhouse.....at the moment its really just an old space but It will be transformed by the time we are finished with it.......with chandeliers included!!!

Thanks for all your lovely comments on my last post too!!! I will probably be posting this to the usual makeover linky parties which I Love reading for inspiration!!! I will add the links soon xx
Linked to Metamorphis monday , Trash to treasure tuesday, DIY DAY,
Until next time
Annie x

Storage jar prettiness!

Hello!
As I have been organising my crafting room and making room for Nana to work here too I thought I'd show you some little makeovers....
I'll start with some Ikea Jars prettied up!
With help from this Great blog The graphics fairy I downloaded some labels to pretty up some plain jars that are currently holding my sparklies broken, odd, or just looking for a new lease of life AND a Jar of random tidbits that don't necessarily have somewhere to live!

So here's the before

Then after adding a cross stitch style font title to the label I printed it off and aged it up a bit with brown and black stamp pads and my trusty blender!!!! ( read here for more details)

Bit of glue and careful positioning and VOILA!!! (Shimples!)

I'm gonna link up to The Graphics Fairy's linky party 'BRAG MONDAY' for the first time today and hopefully make more of an effort to do so seeing as the BEST graphics I have ever used has come from there.
And actually probably a few in my sidebar also Metamorphosis Monday , Do it yourself Day, Trash to treasure Tuesday , Transformation Thursday, Show off your stuff Party , Show & Tell Friday
....Have a look at the sidebar for linky parties permanently displayed there, every day theres a whole host of fantastic inspiration at your fingertips!!
Will be back soon showing off an old plate rack bought for £1 that I've transformed into braid, button and ribbon holder!
Until next time
Annie x

Catching up on 2009!!

Hello! Happy New Year!

Well just thought I would say Thankyou for all your lovely comments and hope that you all saw the New Year in with your Loved ones and had a great time x

Heres a few of the Gorgeous pressies I got..theres lots more but I wouldn't want to bore you!!!

Well lets start with the Sparklies shall we...

These Gorgeous Vintage Brooches from Australia..

A pretty Trinket box to put them in!...With Benefit make up kit in the back...love it!

some prettie Pj's and Norah Jones new Album

A pretty box full of goodies,

My friend bought the box ages ago as she thought of me when she saw it...maybe because it has the best piece of advice ever on it..

Some gorgeous make up bags( much needed) and yummy biccies in a pretty tin!

A gorgeous Birdcage style Shelf, which will be holding my Jug collection soon

Remember my Dream Christmas Cottage?....

Look what my Mum made! It will be treasured and bought out for many Christmasses to come...

Look at the gorgeous detail on it....Speaking of My mums makes......

My Mum made me a Crochet blanket from some wool I found ages ago and I bought.....

.....this from her too!

Thats it for now!!

I'll leave you with the View from my office I had in the run up to Christmas...

Be Back soon with the Giveaway plans!!! It will be have to be a double lot of gifts to top the halfway giveaway and there will be multiples ways of entering for more chances of winning..just like last time!

P.S Thanks to Silken Purse who became my 100th Follower after the total dropped down to 99 :~(

Could not find an e-mail addy for you so just to let you know you will get 2 extra entries as little prize xxxx

Until next time...

Annie x

Festive lights & Fellow Crafters

Hello!
Well thought I would post some pics of the switching of the lights in our Town..nothing spectacular but Aidy and his friend loved sitting on their daddies shoulders and Screaming for their superstar...the Honey monster!! needless to say I was nowhere to be seen when he was about ( see here for explanation) Stavros Flatley from Britains got talent fame were also there..although all we could see of them looking up to the Town hall window were their Bare bellies!! Tee hee!!

 

There was also a little craft fair there which was ..erm interesting to say the least ( lots of cheap cards, wood turning products and Tombolas)..there was one GREAT stall however which compensated completely!

Naomi had a lovely stall and a business with the BEST name!!

How cool is that!!

She had made some Fab Button Earrings  which were displayed so Cutely...Is that a word?

and some GORGEOUS handmade Bunnies in the cutest fabrics!

And how reasonable are her prices too? I had to of course bag me a bargain in the form of...

She has a great website and I wanted to to support a fellow local Bedfordshire Crafter!

Will be back soon with a LOT of pictures from the Watermill Antiques where some of my stock is sold

I have also decided to open a blogshop until I get my website sorted next year...Thanks to all for your orders and all of your helpful advice and best wishes..MUCHLY appreciated!!

WATCH THIS SPACE!!!

Until next time x

Annie x

New stock for a Vintage fair!

Hello!
Well as you can see there is a reason for my absence in Blogland....I have been a busy bee finishing up stock for the Vintage and Homemade Fair in Northamptonshire this Saturday!
SO here's a sneak preview....
...Enamel pitcher decoupaged with vintage flowers and a shelf with an 'R' for Rusty and a little bit Random!!

Vintage Lace wound tightly round card..waiting for someone to come and use it for their sewing pretties...

An Old bevelled Mirror and ornate one too! Alongside a Great set of pins from Paris sneaking into the pic!!

A nice sized revamped printers tray with Cute as a button paper backing that can be hung Portrait or Landscape....

   ....With removable tiles and....

...an array of Little treasures to display...just to get you started until you find some of your own!

And some great little Stocking fillers! Some of my Digital Art made minitaure to add to your bracelet, Keyrings, necklace or Wherever you desire!!

Ok if you want to see more then you MUST try and Visit us....Northamptonshire is a great Central location..so not too far from anyone!!

Read more about the sellers confirmed for the fair on Anns lovely Blog!

I will also be posting a 10% discount voucher for my stall that people are welcome to print off and bring to redeem against any goodies you might want to buy!! Will be meeting up with a few peeps that I have met in blogland and I must say I am really looking forward to it!!

Back soon with that voucher!

Big love to all

Annie x