Shabby Chic Thread?

COOLTRIKERCHICK

pennib..... please dont stop the photos.. we're a nosey lot here:D

its great seeing photos of what other people are doing.. or have done, as thats what give me/us ideas....

vintagepleasure

pennib wrote: »

hmmm I was typing and my post disappeared!

Ooohhh I love a show and tell thread. So I have come out of lurkdom to say all the projects that you are doing are lovely. What a GREAT thread and it would be a pity for it to loose its momentum. As you were asking for photos here is my contribution if you would like to look at them!:D


http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm122/honrel/IMG_0165.jpg
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm122/honrel/IMG_0503.jpg

I love the chest of drawers but I think my favourite is the cupboard with the birds one.That is really beautiful.You are so talented.Have you ever sold any?

ANNEGEDDES

look what i bought recently

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=370039185114&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=024

shaby chic garden here i come!

pennib

vintagepleasure; Yes I did about 13 years ago, in that time a knob has gone missing and a blob of my daughters nail varnish is a forever reminder as to who used it before me!!

pennib

Annegeddes;
love that sign....I must not look...I must not look....gone to have a look. Shouldn't have done that now got stuff I want to buy!

ANNEGEDDES

i love it ill try and post a pic of it on my shed looks cool, even if i do say so!!

pennib

Vintagepleasure this used to be an old record cabinet, now a bedside cupboard. It was suprisingly easy to do. No, I dont sell any of my items, I am to self critical for that as I can see all the mistakes I make haha. Although I have ocasionally done some stuff for relatives. I have to do what I feel like at the time and not be constrained to what somebody wants me to do as it might not turn out right , if you know what I mean.

pennib

Annegeddes; I knew I shouldnt have looked at that link.....I have just bought the victoria sandwich butterdish to go on my new dresser that I havnt got yet. (and not likely to get for a while yet...but I am forever hopefull) Want one like Mollymop5's.

vintagepleasure

pennib do you copy the painted designs or make them up?

Anyone in the Norfolk area here is a lovely table with lots of potential
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/late-victorian-oak-side-table-very-unusual_W0QQitemZ180238660093QQihZ008QQcategoryZ63587QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

mary43

pennib - that is so clever, being able to paint like that. I used to stencil all sorts when it was 'the vogue' and still have a blanket box thats stencilled but in a fairly basic way. Bought two books of stencils from charity shop a few years back and never used them.........one's wild flowers and the other is art nouveau. I really ought to drag them out as they're such pretty stencils. Maybe I could revamp our bedside cupboars................??

anne - love the sign......................I got one last year that's on a spike and says 'May all my weeds be wild flowers'..............paints faded a bit with the weather and I'm wondering to have a go at touching it up a bit.