Tag: leisure

BABY SWAP OR SHOP NEW OR VINTAGE…

Babies PramBaby Swap or Shop (Founded 2010) is a free to use website for parents and mums-to-be to buy, sell, swap and source new and used maternity, baby and toddler items (0-4 years) throughout the UK with regular competitions and promotions.

All you do is follow the simple sign-up process you can then move on to editing your profile, upload your items and images and search for items desired and your favourite sellers. You can add your PayPal ID and send the seller/buyer a private message. There is no charge for parents to advertise. You can post an unlimited amount of adverts, which will stay on the website unless you mark them as sold. They also have an ‘Easy Post’ feature for a quick ad that you can also edit later.

They are a community orientated website with the needs of growing families at the fore-front; helping parents and children to help themselves…
To help growing families
To promote recycling and reduce waste
To help support young poorly children in the UK (Clic Sargent)
To become a one-stop source for all things baby & toddler (0-4)

VINTAGE PATTERNS AT ‘SO VINTAGE PATTERNS’…

Vintage Pattens

With Vintage Fashion being the ‘one to wear’ at the moment, it is no surprise that Vintage Sewing Patterns are also making a comeback.

So Vintage Patters, has over 4,000 hand selected true vintage not copies dress making sewing patterns to choose from!

And it’s not just patterns for vintage style dresses that this website has but also lingerie slips patterns.

Other’s on offer are 1970s Dress Patterns, 1960 Dress Patterns , Movie Star Patterns, Evening Gown Patterns, 1900-1930s Dress Patterns, 1950s Dress Patterns for new additions, Vogue Couturier Patterns.

Their choice in vintage patterns is wide with the big band swing era 1940s and the glamorous 1950s being their speciality!

And for the home-maker or collector they offer a vast selection of vintage apron patterns from 1920s to the 60s, as well as children’s patterns, such cute clothing styles from 1910s to the funky 70s!

You will find thousands of true vintage sewing patterns for the unique styles you won’t find in stores.

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