All New Shabby Chic Thread!

danemi1

debbsi wrote: »

Thanks for your lovely comments about my sideboard - I love it - its great getting complements, inspires you to do more!!
Danemi - Where are you going in France- we are sailing on 13th to St Malo then driving down to Sarzeau in southern Brittany - I cant wait!! We have been to france a few times now - but only just getting into the french style - so cant wait to get looking at the local brocante - I hope there are some flea markets near to where we are going!!

wish I had gone to france hun - nope - just to bracknell and then worthing (next to brighton) got to call in at Bicester though - to the Cath Kidston shop

danemi1

xxvickixx wrote: »

I think you mean me? We are looking to go to Southern Brittany/ Western Pays de la Loire , round the La Baule/Pornic ish area maybe, I went there a few times as a teen with my parents but hope to enjoy it more now! We'll be camping so not quite decided where. My parents are joining us in their motorhome and my uncle also is camping so it should be fun.
We are doing the Dover - Boulogne crossing and probably making an overnight stop on the way through France. I'm excited also about the shopping and the food, mmmmmm.

Welcome Kiess x

Jealous of you both - have a great gime when you go - you lucky ladies!

danemi1

mary-op wrote: »

bex -love the desk......:T

Just come back from next door neighbours.........she's got builders in and having real sort out and did I want chest of drawers and bedside cupboard, two single wardrobes (need painting) and a lovely set of drawers her grandad made that'll be just the thing for all my scrapbook/card making stuff.........yippee !! Course the answer was ''yes'' !:rotfl:
Can't wait.............but going to have to........till the end of the week and maybe bit longer.

lucky lady - I'm a scapper too although havent had much time lately but have been heavily into it for several years now!

danemi1

pennib wrote: »

I can't believe the transformation of that desk...wow

Mary; Lucky you getting all those freebies....I need somewhere to keep my
craft stash as well.

another crafter - wow!!!! Yay!!!

and bex wow - that desk is wonderful!

danemi1

EagerLearner wrote: »

then have seen some gorgeous Italian wallpaper called Lucia:
http://www.studiowallcoverings.com/shop/?wallpapercat=123&categoryseqno=1
We want a very natural/wood/plants look for the living room so would love that for an alcove in the living room to hide at least some of the artex... it's fairly thick, so would you reckon if we use thick wallpaper paste it would cover the artex?

I am sure this paper is the one I was looking at in B and Q the other day - really tactile - very scrummy!!!!


Vicki - totally love your piccie frame - gorgeous!!!!

xxvickixx

Danemi - was it a good break? The weather at least has been nice.

pennib

I've not done scrapbooking......yet. It looks very time consuming although I got the brown paper
bag book to do summat with but its still in the drawer, untouched.

pennib

I have done decoupage tho, this was an old jelly pan that I made over and was hanging on beam
with a plant in it.

xxvickixx

Pennib, I am so jealous (but in a lovely sisterly way!) of how artistic you are. You should sell your painted stuff if you don't already.

danemi1

wow its taken me a while to catch up with what you ladies have been up to whilst I have been away - am unpacked now and the washers going ten to the dozen - its not that its the blumming ironing afterwards yeuch - esp when I want to get on way with painting and sewing etc - we did have a good time though thanks - sat on the beach first thing this morning watching the waves crashing - it was gorgeous!