Shabby Chic; Volume III

Kaz2904

It looks like florists wire woven through the back of the button holes. It bends quite easily or you could use fuse wire instead. Alternatively, you could bend a wire coat hanger into a heart shape and use a glue gun to apply the buttons. This is why every home should have a button jar

hart44

Hi everyone

Ive not been doing much lately but just wanted to say how wonderful the lampshade is :T

I adore the doll cot I think I would paint it white too as the wood is too dark

Thank you for the links life and Paulap I think I will be making a heart cushion

I have drawn a heart on some wood ready to tap some pins ito it to make a template and bend some craft wire around to make some hanging hearts, I want to tie some little beads on to it. Hope to get it done and show you all soon

Anyway I just wanted to pop by and say Im still keeping up with all you lovely shabbying and hope the weather improves so I can get my stuff out to paint

tara747

meames wrote: »

in a moment of inspiration I made


I saw sonthing ssimilar in walnut and weave fo nearly £30!

Wow, fab! How did you do it? :T

Kaz - I have a massive button jar, and love it.

hart44

My button jar is growing at a very fast pace as I pick up all I can find on the floor at work and cut all buttons off clothes too

I picked up a little mirror and draw unit today in the CS I have been after one of these for ages but the ones I have seen have either been very expensive or have needed too much repair work doing
This was £1.99



I brought 2 lovely little hearts the other day when I was at Cromford mill


They will be hung on the side of my pine shelf unit so they will be seen as you walk in the door I love the little shop at the mill as the sell Emma Bridgewater and Grisela Graham stuff at realy good prices

Well better go and finish painting the wooden storage box I started yesterday while the good weather is holding out

meames_2

Kaz2904 wrote: »

It looks like florists wire woven through the back of the button holes. It bends quite easily or you could use fuse wire instead. Alternatively, you could bend a wire coat hanger into a heart shape and use a glue gun to apply the buttons. This is why every home should have a button jar

Hi

Because I make jewellery I hd some 1.2 wire a made into a heart shape and used 0.6 copper wire to thread the buttons on, unfortunatly this kinks really easily and had to be really careful threading it. But as Kaz says it is just threading and wrapping the wire around the heart shape.

tara747

hart44 - can't see your pics on work PC, grr! Will check at home later.

Look what I saw as I was innocently browsing the CK website - just like bibbity's but a lot dearer!!!

https://www.cathkidston.co.uk/p-15526-cath-kidston-embroidered-rose-placement-wicker-sewing-basket.aspx

meames wrote: »

Hi

Because I make jewellery I hd some 1.2 wire a made into a heart shape and used 0.6 copper wire to thread the buttons on, unfortunatly this kinks really easily and had to be really careful threading it. But as Kaz says it is just threading and wrapping the wire around the heart shape.

Thanks for that. Could you glue them on? I was thinking that maybe I could sew thread onto the buttons (it looks nicer imho) and then glue them...

tara747

p.s. I know these are really old fashioned and only elderly ladies use them, but I want one!!!

http://www.cathkidston.co.uk/p-13016-cath-kidston-spot-shopping-trolley.aspx

hart44

Tara love the sewing box I would love one but its not big enough for all my sewing stuff :rotfl:

I know what you mean about the trolly it would be so much easier to bring the shopping home in that rather than 3-4 heavy bags and as it's CK who cares if it's mostly older people who use them :rotfl:

tara747

I know! We could make them chic!

anguk

tara747 wrote: »

I know! We could make them chic!

The Old-Stylers have already made shopping trolleys chic:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/146229