Tag: vintage

TAKE UP SEWING, VINTAGE STYLE…

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Why not start a new hobby in 2012 by taking up sewing, vintage style. Not only could you take it up but you could also get your children to take it up as some of the fabulous accessories are creative for children to make as well as grown ups.

A pretty first sewing kit ‘I love Retro’, .www.iloveretro.co.uk is a good start or for Cath Kidson fans ‘Scissors’, http://www.cathkidson.co.uk

Tape Measure http://www.johnlewis.com or a pin cushion that looks like a cupcake by Lauren Denney http://www.laurendenney.com

An electric sewing machine can be bought from BHS for only £50 http://www.bhs.co.uk

Sewing baskets and kits for ‘The Contemporary Home’ from http://www.tchinet.com

VINTAGE CLOTHING….

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Vintage clothing has become popular with many a celebrity including Kate Moss, the Royal Family and Sienna Miller.

Each item tells a story, and these stories define the romance of vintage clothing. For many, this is the main reason for buying the vintage. Also UK now has very few of its own manufacturers, so it’s nice to see clothes with ‘made in the UK’, on the label.

Sadly with the way things are going at the moment, even more UK manufacturers could end up closing. Of course, our labels also decree, ‘fair pay and good conditions for workers’, which is something not guaranteed on goods made in the developing world.

The other almost ‘guarantee’ about a vintage purchase is that the chances are you will not bump into someone else wearing the same outfit.

And of course, the quality of vintage clothing is quite different from the mass produced clothing of today.

MY VINTAGE INSPIRED HOMEMADE GIFT FOR MY DAUGHTER THIS CHRISTMAS…

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With so much to choose from I couldn’t help but have a go at making something a little different and came across an idea from a website with pretty box’s.

As you can see from the pretty box below it is covered in an old fashioned black flock effect. The pretty heart ornament on the top was from a piece of jewellery of mine.

Inside the box I am going to print strips of paper with journal prompts on them like, ‘The best things in the world can’t be seen, nor touched, but are felt in the heart” and “Every day is a gift that’s why they call it the present”. I’m also putting a few inside like “My greatest achievement in life was having you” and “We are so proud of you”. Each one I am going to role up and attach with a little bit of ribbon to a sweet and inside the box will be one for every week of the year.

I’ve not finished it yet but I just thought I would give you my idea in case anyone else wanted to do it. You can get pretty box’s from lots of places and could always cover the box in something you know will suit your gift.