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Shabby Chic; Volume III

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  • tara747
    tara747 Posts: 10,238 Forumite
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    Hello lovely ladies

    I haven't posted here for ages but I do lurk and drool over your creations.

    Just wondering if you could help me. I am searching for cheap cushion inserts/pads to make my own cushions. Any ideas? I am based in NI.

    Thanks in advance.
    Get to 119lbs! 1/2/09: 135.6lbs 1/5/11: 145.8lbs 30/3/13 150lbs 22/2/14 137lbs 2/6/14 128lbs 29/8/14 124lbs 2/6/17 126lbs
    Save £180,000 by 31 Dec 2020! 2011: £54,342 * 2012: £62,200 * 2013: £74,127 * 2014: £84,839 * 2015: £95,207 * 2016: £109,122 * 2017: £121,733 * 2018: £136,565 * 2019: £161,957 * 2020: £197,685
    eBay sales - £4,559.89 Cashback - £2,309.73
  • Ellidee
    Ellidee Posts: 6,216 Forumite
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    tara747 wrote: »
    Hello lovely ladies

    I haven't posted here for ages but I do lurk and drool over your creations.

    Just wondering if you could help me. I am searching for cheap cushion inserts/pads to make my own cushions. Any ideas? I am based in NI.

    Thanks in advance.

    Tara you could try Dunelm Mill http://www.dunelm-mill.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/LocateStores
    Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task. William James
  • rosieben
    rosieben Posts: 5,010 Forumite
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    irishgirl and Bibbity, your make overs are brilliant! :T
    ... don't throw the string away. You always need string! :D

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  • tara747
    tara747 Posts: 10,238 Forumite
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    Ellidee wrote: »
    Tara you could try Dunelm Mill http://www.dunelm-mill.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/LocateStores

    Thanks! :):)
    Get to 119lbs! 1/2/09: 135.6lbs 1/5/11: 145.8lbs 30/3/13 150lbs 22/2/14 137lbs 2/6/14 128lbs 29/8/14 124lbs 2/6/17 126lbs
    Save £180,000 by 31 Dec 2020! 2011: £54,342 * 2012: £62,200 * 2013: £74,127 * 2014: £84,839 * 2015: £95,207 * 2016: £109,122 * 2017: £121,733 * 2018: £136,565 * 2019: £161,957 * 2020: £197,685
    eBay sales - £4,559.89 Cashback - £2,309.73
  • hart44
    hart44 Posts: 1,610 Forumite
    Wow! loveing the make-overs.
    The weather is great :D I can get outside and start painting things again:j
    Just want to show you this bargain I got from the CS the other day :D
    washboard1.jpg?t=1303307434 The pegs are magnetic, I will put on my kitchen wall (if I ever finish it :o, only been painting it since August :rotfl:)
    It was only £1.49 and I had just followed the guy in who brough it in :D
    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
  • Kaz2904
    Kaz2904 Posts: 5,797 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Tara, I just used old pillows for my cushion inserts. I shook all the feathers down to cushion size and then zig zag stitched all the way across a cuple of times. Then trimmed off the left over fabric (a few feathers escaped at this point!). I then measured them and made the cushion covers to fit.
    They all need washing now because DD has just smeared greasy horrible suncream all over them by leaning against them :( Oh well, I'll find out how well they wash soon.
    Debt: 16/04/2007:TOTAL DEBT [strike]£92727.75[/strike] £49395.47:eek: :eek: :eek: £43332.28 repaid 100.77% of £43000 target.
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  • tara747
    tara747 Posts: 10,238 Forumite
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    Kaz2904 wrote: »
    Tara, I just used old pillows for my cushion inserts. I shook all the feathers down to cushion size and then zig zag stitched all the way across a cuple of times. Then trimmed off the left over fabric (a few feathers escaped at this point!). I then measured them and made the cushion covers to fit.
    They all need washing now because DD has just smeared greasy horrible suncream all over them by leaning against them :( Oh well, I'll find out how well they wash soon.


    Thanks for the tip-off Kaz! :T What a fab idea. I'll try that.

    I can't see your pics at work ladies, no idea why! I can only see them on my home PC.
    Get to 119lbs! 1/2/09: 135.6lbs 1/5/11: 145.8lbs 30/3/13 150lbs 22/2/14 137lbs 2/6/14 128lbs 29/8/14 124lbs 2/6/17 126lbs
    Save £180,000 by 31 Dec 2020! 2011: £54,342 * 2012: £62,200 * 2013: £74,127 * 2014: £84,839 * 2015: £95,207 * 2016: £109,122 * 2017: £121,733 * 2018: £136,565 * 2019: £161,957 * 2020: £197,685
    eBay sales - £4,559.89 Cashback - £2,309.73
  • Bibbitybob
    Bibbitybob Posts: 843 Forumite
    Great tip Kaz.

    I LOVE that noticeboard hart44, what a fab bargain!
  • wanchai_2
    wanchai_2 Posts: 2,955 Forumite
    I can never see the photos either, can anyone tell me how to? Do I need to adjust my settings? :o
    7 Feb 2012: 10st7lbs :( 14 Feb: 10st4.5lbs :D 21 Feb: 10st4lbs * 1 March: 10st2.5lbs :j13 March: 10st3lbs (post-holiday) :o 30 March: 10st1.5lbs :D 4 April: 10st0.75lbs * 6 April: 9st13.5 lbs :) 27 April 9st12.5lbs * 16 May 9st12lbs * 11 June 9st11lbs * 15 June 9st9.5lbs * 20 June 9st8.5lbs :D 27 June 9st8lbs * 1 July 9st7lbs * 7 July 9st6.5lbs :D
  • Thrifty_Sister
    Thrifty_Sister Posts: 5,824 Forumite
    hart44 wrote: »
    Wow! loveing the make-overs.
    The weather is great :D I can get outside and start painting things again:j
    Just want to show you this bargain I got from the CS the other day :D
    washboard1.jpg?t=1303307434 The pegs are magnetic, I will put on my kitchen wall (if I ever finish it :o, only been painting it since August :rotfl:)
    It was only £1.49 and I had just followed the guy in who brough it in :D

    Gorgeous! I would love to have something like this in my kitchen - its very nostalgic which is in vogue atm although I have not heard of blue moon soap myself.:T:T
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