Tag: homemade

GORGEOUS VINTAGE SHADES…

Shades

VINTAGE LIFESTYLE..

I thought this set of four rate vintage French lampshades in a light/mid blue colour decorated with vibrant hand painted bright stylised red poppies, white daises, cornflowers and wheat, were stunning.

The shades are trimmed in narrow dark brown chenille type trim which finishes them off perfectly.
Each shade measures 4.5 inches high and 5 3/4 inches across the bottom. They have the clip on type fitting which simply sits on the bulb.

The bulb must be a round shape for them to sit properly. Candle type bulbs will not hold the shade properly.

http://www.vintagelifestyle.co.uk/shop/LR-Living_room/LR714-French_handpainted_floral_lampshades

WORKSHOPS FOR HOMEMADE GOODIES…

xmas home

According to the dictionary ‘home•made ‘ means –
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1. Made or prepared in the home:
2. Made by oneself.
3. Crudely or simply made.

Everyone is doing it, not just the ‘born again’ crafters but even celebrities are getting onto the band wagon of homemade goods. Consequently the websites can run into pages as the homemade list is extremely long.

On the craft side of homemade you can not only get ideas and tutorials online but you can also sell your goods without even needing to leave your home (except when you sell them).

There are also a number of workshops available, some of which I have listed below.

http://www.your-artsdesire.co.uk – art workshops
http://www.coolcrafting.co.uk – inspirational crafting and sewing workshops
http://www.makedomend.com – recycling your own things
http://www.fabricmagic.co.uk – how to use fabric
http://www.savesninesewing.co.uk – how to sew
http://www.cjcardcraft.com – how to make cards
http://www.threadsandpatches.co.uk – how to do patchwork
http://www.thesewingcafe.co.uk – how to sew
http://www.makeanddoworkshops.com – how to recyle
http://www.merchantandmills.com – dress making
http://www.smashingchintz.co.uk – mosaics
http://www.vam.ac.uk – ceramics
http://www.coolcrafting.co.uk – sewing

WARDROBE REFASHION …

vintage pics

A popular fashion in the US is taking on in the UK. ‘Wardrobe Refashion’ which is where people pledge to NOT buy any new clothes and instead refashion or make their own clothes for a certain amount of time.

There are lots of websites related to this but some good ones I found are –
http://www.refashionco-op.blogspot.com
http://www.restylistas.com/
http:// howtomakeclothes.wordpress.com
http://www.threadbanger.com
http://www.sewmamasew.com