All New Shabby Chic Thread!

luxor4t

Princess_Vix wrote: »

Ok ....Went into Cath Kidston today also - very tempted to buy either the SEW or MAKE books but they are pretty steep at £15 - has anyone tried them - are they worth it?
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I've got both - 'Make' should really be called 'embellish' as it is more about adding decoration to things. Includes a plain cream cotton bag to decorate

'Sew' is better for actually creating something as it has patterns & also comes with a ready cut out small shoulder bag to sew

No need to pay top dollar, see Amazon prices:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=kidston+sew&!!!!!googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=3125531216&ref=pd_sl_7jcnmz3adj_e

mollymunchkin

Tesco have some nice CK style notebooks at the mo. I picked one up today which has strawberries on the front and a little pink one. Very cute!

Princess_Vix

ChocClare wrote: »

The "mini dolls houses" are actually bird houses for the garden - I thought they were great, wouldn't mind having a couple in our garden but couldn't quite justify it at the moment.

I got the Cath Kidston MAKE book out of my library - very meh, I thought. Basic, basic stuff and, to be honest, the only thing that made it look anything like decent was the fabric.

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I completely forgot about my library - I'm normally so good at remembering to go in for books for my course - forgot they also do non-fiction books :eek:

The mini doll houses didn't have any openings for birds to go in though?

Oh, and Lewis's in Liverpool now have 10% of Le Crueset stuff - only had the black/navy left though

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ChocClare

Princess_Vix wrote: »

The mini doll houses didn't have any openings for birds to go in though?
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Perhaps I saw different ones. The ones I saw had windows for openings - I suppose nesting boxes rather than bird houses might sum them up better.

Princess_Vix

They would have made cute bird houses though so I'm going to go back and have a proper look - it doesn't make sense that they would have no purpose because they weren't *that* pretty - I'm not in Liverpool for another three weeks though and bet they will have sold out by then!
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Eenymeeny

Anyone liking traditional patchwork style bedspreads and pillow shams. They're featured in Aldi's April 1st email newsletter. In different colours and sizes starting at £14.99. Not sure if this is where to post it but thought that 'old fashioned' fans might like them...:o
I posted this on another thread and have been advised to post on here...hope that it's right:)

LJM

ive seen some of the old revamped type patchwork covers for single beds in the next catalogue they look very pretty and would look lovely in my girls room but i wont pay their prices for them

artydoll

my daughter revamped this small cabinet as an anniversary present for my OH and myself,last September,I think its vety shabby chic.lol.



I really love it anyway.:T:T:T

tara747

artydoll wrote: »

my daughter revamped this small cabinet as an anniversary present for my OH and myself,last September,I think its vety shabby chic.lol.



I really love it anyway.:T:T:T

artydoll, how beautiful!!!! Your daughter is very talented.

I have had some lovely shabby chic bargains in the last few days:

Small china dish with roses from CS - 50p (will be perfect for stud earrings etc)
Set of 5 metal flower pots with antique rose design from TK Maxx clearance - £5
Very large wicker basket with lid from CS - £4!!!! (I have it in the living room for newspapers etc - it is FAB - am debating painting it white)
East of India kitchen notepad with wooden holder and matching pencil from CS - £1
Small ceramic pig from CS - 20p (sooo cute)

Woop!!!! :j:j:j:j

I must post some photos.

jcr16

thats gorgeous. i was telling my mil about the thread ,we then promty spent most of saturday reading it together. she is now thinking about sanding and painting her pine dresser as it a very dark pine and she is also going to make my daugther a patchwork quilt. we found some 4 inch fabric squares on ebay in fantastic colour's.
i'm very lucky to have such a crafty mil and we have so much in common that it nice to share ideas and do bits together. i so wanna now get stuck into the kitchen transformation, but all i good time i guess.