All New Shabby Chic Thread!

pennib

I don't know what happening with that post keep appearing weren't me honest!

cuddles123

If you are using Photobucket, copy the code on the bottom line called IMG CODE

lindadykes

Went to the market at Tynemouth Station today. It's a market held on the platforms of a partially restored Victorian station with the majority of the stalls selling vintage goods. Had a really good day and got:

Four different cup/saucer/plate trios for £1 each (I'm building up an eclectic range of crockery to replace my boring plain Ikea stuff).

A Brexton Picnic set for £12, this is in a green case with little white dots on it and contains 4 china cups, saucers and plates all with a white background and little green dots on. One of the cups has been broken and glued but the rest are mint. Four teaspoons, a knife and fork, three glass containers with green lids, two green hinged tins and two cream and white flasks, though the inner of one of the flasks is broken. I figure that I should be able to replace these with two similar looking flasks.

Two sets of vintage embroidered cotton pillowcases for £7.50. One set was still boxed with the pillowcases sealed in cellophane and the second were still in the base of their box but over the years the lid of the box must have got lost.

I have posted pictures of my buys on my blog if anyone wants to see them.

pennib

Lyndadykes you must of had a lovely day, not jealous or owt! Really, really love the hamper, the perfect shabby chic picnic.

jennyjelly

natc this is how you post pics:


Step 1: On flickr, on your photo, if you click "All Sizes" (just above the photo), it will take you to a page where you can select different sizes.

Step 2: Click on "Medium" Which will take you to about the right size photo to put on this board.

Step 3: Now, if you scroll to the bottom of that page, there should be a box with a title "2. Grab the photo's URL:" (it's the second box)... copy what's in the box below this title... it will looks something like this:http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/...d07aa20441.jpg

Step 4: Now come back to the MSE forum... Go to the "Quick Reply" box at the bottom of THIS page

Step 5: There should be lots of icons just above where you type... it has ones that look like B (for bold) a slanted I (for Italics), a U with an underline, and so on.

Step 6: Amongst those icons, there is a yellow-ish box, 7th one from the left... It's between an Earth with two link chains, and a speach bubble... see it? - it's suppose to have a mountain and a sun, but it's not the best image of them. Click on that icon

Step 7: Should bring up the box asking for the image URL. Paste the link into there & click ok ...

Bibbitybob

cherisong wrote: »

Wow, Bibbity, how do you fit in any time to help decorate, do your own shabbying, blogging, and coming on here? Do you ever sleep!

Honestly? I struggle! I haven't shabbied or blogged for a while since I started to take on so much more work. I had M.E for a long time and still find I get ill when I do too much so try to pare it down, just not really an option at the moment when new house and redundancy are looming

Danemi - I'm about an hour north from Lincoln so probably not too far from you at all!

Bibbitybob

Well, I'm knick knacked after today. Spent the morning in DIY sheds and the afternoon shabbying up OH's parent's living room. All the walls are stripped and we found some really beautiful pearlescent rococo style wallpaper for £2 a roll in B&Q. We've spray painted all the original light fittings and painted a dark wood clock, table and magazine rack in cream eggshell, and done the edges in gold enamel for a shimmery distressed look. MIL took lots of photos so when she sends me them I'll share! I'm exhausted but can't wait to see how it looks - they're going away next week so we're going to crack on and get the place sorted whilst they're away. The only thing I'm not looking forwards to is painting the huuuge display cabinet she's got, although it will look amazing when it's done.

hart44

Hi everyone
I have not been able to do much the last few weeks due to extra hours at work I love to come and have a look at all your wonderful things every morning and hope to get back into some shabby chicing again soon (roll on 6wks summer hols :rotfl:) I have planned to complete my kitchen and stairway over the hols as I wont have to spend most of my time at DS's school.

Quick intro Im Sue 48 (like everyone here going on 30 :rotfl:) I have 2 sons grown up and gone and 2 at home (30,26,15,9) 1 beautiful grandaughter and another 1 on the way . I moved from King's Lynn to Derbyshire to be with my OH but I so miss the sea
I love and have a go at all crafts I have just found out I have a great love of patchwork so Im making loads of quilts and cushion covers in between work My day starts with Toast club at my DS's school then I have been serving at the Childrens soft play area where I go back and clean at night

jcr16

pennib wrote: »

JCR16 are you going to make the sofa quilts all by hand?

no the throws are for in the lounge. so they will be shades of purples, aubergine an lilac. i've been buying similar sqaures to these.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/50-pieces-4-sq-PURPLE-100-cotton-fabric-/380246553927?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Crafts_Fabric_Textiles_SM&hash=item588875f547

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/40-x-4-SQUARES-100-COTTON-PATCHWORK-FABRIC-PINK-LILAC-/260629439263?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Crafts_Fabric_Textiles_SM&hash=item3caeb9a31f

so far i've prob bought about 9 bundles of sqaures and i just keep buying them as i see them so i can make sure hopefully i have enough matching ones to tie both the quilts in together.

i also made a cushion which was my first project.



i plan to make a couple more of these once the quilts are finished and i found this cushion on ebay which i thought i might try and make a similar one on design.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280527338357&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

but that might have to wait a couple of months as i've got so many projects underway,lol.

danemi1

Bibbitybob wrote: »

Danemi - I'm about an hour north from Lincoln so probably not too far from you at all!

:wave:
:wave::wave:waves madly to you then - its been waddo air show this weekend but luckily all the traffic hasnt affected us - we are far enough away being north of the city - even ventured into lincoln yesterday wondering if it would be manic but because it was early it was fine