Shabby Chic Thread?

Clutterfree

Ellidee wrote: »

Thanks clutterfree I posted about these the other day but I don't know how to do linky things. :beer:

Sorry Ellidee, didn't have time to go through the whole thread!

triage999

Ummmmmmmmmmmmm oh dear..................more blogs to add to my ever growing list lol!!!

I am now sat here praying that the rain stays off tomorrow for the once a month giant car boot sale!

Clutterfree

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

yes ...and it is suprising what people dont use..throw away...etc.... i buy from various places....and the items range from soiled underwear to brand new items still with tags on...

it just show how people are in a throw away society and unfortunetley the majority of people dont think like os mse'rs... ok for my business its great.. but for the enviroment its naff....the majority of the things i get in have a second life so to speak....the pile of clothes in the photo is only a smidging of what i have been getting lately.....

to be honest i know i am going to be shooting my self in the foot here.. on a business level, but the best thing people can do for the enviroment is stop buying new items..... reuse what we have... and re-vamp old items... and that last bit for me is the whole ethos of shabby chic...

i have noticed there are loads of naff 60's 70's wall plagues with little key hooks.. which are brown and a souvinor from spain type thing. that charity shops and car booters cant give away....which i am going to try and get hold of one and re- paint it/ re-vamp it....maybe glue clothes pegs to it instead of the little hooks, and use it for my tea towels etc....

same as with the old brown souvinor letter rack... which again can easily be spruced up....

Hope this isn't a silly or personal question CTC, but what do you actually do with it all? Recycle the clothes to make new ones for yourself, or sell on?
Being rubbish at sewing myself, I am intrigued.
Thanks.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Clutterfree wrote: »

Hope this isn't a silly or personal question CTC, but what do you actually do with it all? Recycle the clothes to make new ones for yourself, or sell on?
Being rubbish at sewing myself, I am intrigued.
Thanks.

not a silly question...... but i will throw the question back to you for a minute.. where do you think the clothes you give to charity shops and in you rubbish bins go to ?

katiekoo_2

sandieb wrote: »

Another LOVELY blog - right up our street!

http://buttercupandroses.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2007-01-01T00%3A00%3A00Z&updated-max=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00Z&max-results=32

I have never felt such overwhelming desire for someone elses house. I almost feel ashamed of myself.

Almost. :rotfl:

sandieb

katiekoo wrote: »

I have never felt such overwhelming desire for someone elses house. I almost feel ashamed of myself.

Almost. :rotfl:

And the location is not that far from you!

Clutterfree

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

not a silly question...... but i will throw the question back to you for a minute.. where do you think the clothes you give to charity shops and in you rubbish bins go to ?

I thought the charity shop stuff got sorted/washed "out back" of the shop before being sold.
Rubbish bin stuff I thought was destined for landfill.....:o

COOLTRIKERCHICK

ooo i know what you mean.....it makes me sick how some people have got such a knack .....lol.. i think i will be driving hubby mad over the next few weeks......i think those pictures of those harleys will have to come down

Ellidee

Clutterfree wrote: »

Sorry Ellidee, didn't have time to go through the whole thread!

Please don't apologise it was a genuine thank you I really can't do links and you weren't to know I had mentioned it. Upset to think I might have come across as sarcastic or something. So I owe you an apology- Sorry :kisses3:

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Clutterfree wrote: »

I thought the charity shop stuff got sorted/washed "out back" of the shop before being sold.
Rubbish bin stuff I thought was destined for landfill.....:o

partly right..... charity shops are very selective these days in what they put on the rails.... and then they have a shelf life. if they are not sold within x amount of time they are then 'culled' into the 'rag bag' which are sold on to people like myself...

even the rubbish that you think that goes into the landfill has now got to be recycled... to try and keep local coucil targets otherwise they will get fined...

they are not many years left before most of the landfills in britain are full.. hense the big surge in recycling.. and even the thought of charging you for the rubbish collection if you dont recycle....

landfills are now turning into 'recycling stations' to try and recycle as much as possible...

back on topic..... so the best way to be shabby chic ..in my opinion is to use old material and bits and re-vamp them...