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  • Kandipandi
    Kandipandi Posts: 1,656 Forumite
    Jennie - that shelf has turned out beautiful!
    You can stand there and agonize........
    Till your agony's your heaviest load. (Emily Saliers)
  • jennieshrew
    jennieshrew Posts: 348 Forumite
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    lostinrates wrote: »
    jennieshrew, those shelves are lovely. A really nice shape. The material samples are a really good idea. I often am torn between colourways/fabrics: this could let me have a little of each!

    Thanks, the shelves only cost £3, I was amazed as it was exactly what I went to the car boot sale for and they were perfect!! £3!! I'm going back next week to look for more things! I'm going to hang the pictures vertically on a wall somewhere.

    People are making similar ones like these for ebay and selling them for an extortionate amount. £35.... These ones arent even padded. Considering they took me 5 minutes to make...
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CATH-KIDSTON-FABRIC-WALL-HANGING-CANVAS-PICTURE-ART-SET-/230470108047?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Home_Garden_Decorative_Accents_LE&hash=item35a916c38f
    :A
  • midnightraven3
    midnightraven3 Posts: 2,720 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    lovely shelves:T
    you have done a great job
    i have some very similar, but mine have a bit at the bottom with round wooden knobs on it, i made bags to hang from them with gingham hearts on them

    **sigh**
    will i ever see my kitchen again
  • pollyskettle
    pollyskettle Posts: 2,163 Forumite
    They're really lovely jennieshrew x
    "A cat can have kittens in the oven, but that don't make them biscuits." - Mary Cooper
    "Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful" - William Morris
    Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose.
  • Lily-Lu
    Lily-Lu Posts: 428 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I only started looking at this thread a couple of weeks ago, so this may well have been mentioned here already. But, just in case it hasn't, my local B&M shop had some 'HOME' style clocks in a few weeks ago. The actual clock was where the 'O' is. £3.99 which I thought was pretty good considering it tells the time too :)

    I bought a white one, but plan to paint it in pastels.
  • jennyjelly
    jennyjelly Posts: 1,708 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Spam reported.
    Oh dear, here we go again.
  • hart44
    hart44 Posts: 1,610 Forumite
    jennyjelly wrote: »
    Spam reported.

    Nice one Jenny :D, it really annoys me when these people come on the threads just to sell their rubbish :mad:
    Getting myself sorted 1 day/1thing at a time :) and Love sewing :)
    "Sewing fills my days,
    not to mention the living room, bedroom, and closets."
    ~ Author Unknown
  • Kandipandi
    Kandipandi Posts: 1,656 Forumite
    jennieshrew wrote: »
    Thanks, the shelves only cost £3, I was amazed as it was exactly what I went to the car boot sale for and they were perfect!! £3!! I'm going back next week to look for more things! I'm going to hang the pictures vertically on a wall somewhere.

    People are making similar ones like these for ebay and selling them for an extortionate amount. £35.... These ones arent even padded. Considering they took me 5 minutes to make...
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CATH-KIDSTON-FABRIC-WALL-HANGING-CANVAS-PICTURE-ART-SET-/230470108047?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Home_Garden_Decorative_Accents_LE&hash=item35a916c38f
    :eek: thats shocking :eek: - yours are fab!
    You can stand there and agonize........
    Till your agony's your heaviest load. (Emily Saliers)
  • Kandipandi
    Kandipandi Posts: 1,656 Forumite
    Been painting some bits today: my little mantle clock:

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    and my letter rack from the boot sale:

    S7302268.jpg

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    My husband asked me if I realised I had missed some bits :rotfl:???
    You can stand there and agonize........
    Till your agony's your heaviest load. (Emily Saliers)
  • pollyskettle
    pollyskettle Posts: 2,163 Forumite
    They're lovely Kandipandi. I've got my eye out for a Napoleon hat clock at the moment, and I have the perfect spot sitting empty waiting for it - do you think I can find one I like?!

    I also very much like your wallpaper, can I ask where it is from?
    "A cat can have kittens in the oven, but that don't make them biscuits." - Mary Cooper
    "Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful" - William Morris
    Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose.
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