Sending Valentine's Wishes...

for a lovely day..

With Love
From

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... and I thought you might also like to see
 this very pretty treasury

 by

 TwigsAndLace

Pretty in Pink bitOwhimsy $20.00	CANDY Bear/ Toy/ Te... maryjanestearo... $4.90	Lacy White and Pink... lovinghandscro... $33.00
Malibu Barbie Crane... SpareBedroomSt... $28.00	Plush Kitty Cat Ste... LowellandSon $20.00	12pcs Baby Pink Mum... doubleangeldes... $3.00
SALE- RECYCLED SCRA... tinytreesbouti... $6.50	Vintage Stork flyin... MollyFinds $14.00	Baby Shower Guest B... PinkyCrafts $102.50
4 postcards recycle... 42things $4.00	Pink Butterfly Twi... berrypatchusa $39.00	Sweet Pink Ballerin... ittybittybirdy $14.00
Precious Peony Luxu... Nmoledo $74.98	La Vie est Belle - ... evajuliet $45.00	2 cm 0.78 inches... kirevi88 $1.90

(As always you can click on the photographs

to take you to these lovely crafters shops)

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Thank you so much Cindy

 for including

Candy!

x

A Wild West Giveaway at MJT!

Howdy Crafters!

I imagine that you are all very busy with your

New Year projects by now.
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As I am a little bit preoccupied with getting to know

my sewing machine at the moment I thought you may be interested in my

MJT  Fabric Giveaway..

..a little change from my

 Knitting Giveaways!

This is one of my favourite fabrics from

Cath Kidston
'Cowboy Cream Cotton Duck'
(click here)
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I have searched through my fabrics and found
 2 pieces of this lovely, vintage inspired pictorial fabric

(1 piece each for the first 2 winners drawn out)

It is great fun for any little cowboy/girl's room....

 This

medium weight fabric

 is wonderful to work with and machine washable.

Each piece measures
L53 x W70cm
(enough fabric to make a drawstring bag or several hearts)

All you need to do is....
.. just leave a note in the comment box below stating that
you would like to take part
(postage will be FREE to wherever you may be!)

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The 2 Winning numbers will be announced on

Friday 4th February 2011

at

8pm

by the tearoom clock

after being chosen by the

Random Number Selector
(numbers will be given in order of comments left)

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Also, click on the heart below
to find wonderful
Valentine's Day Crafters!

'Good Luck'
to all who take part in the draw !

It's all about the buttons......

I love to use 

Cover Buttons

in my sewing projects.

They are so pretty and mixing different patterns together is great fun!

If you are ever struggling to find the perfect decorative button for your project,

then a cover button will usually solve the problem.

They are very easy to make either by hand or by using a simple

 Button Maker 

which will give them a really professional finish.

They are also a great way to make use of small fabric remnants.

They come in many sizes and there are plastic or metal versions.

(I find the metal version is better when using heavier weight fabrics)

I use cover buttons on cushions, vintage hearts, clothing and knitting projects.

 Sometimes, I use the same fabric and other times a coordinating design,

creating something a little more unique or quirky!

I also like to add pretty vintage buttons to my

Lavender Hearts 

I have a very old and pretty cake tin of my grandma's which is full of lovely antique buttons,

 some decorative and others quite plain, which were collected

by all the ladies of both our families over many years.

They have been saved from a wide range of tems including
old tea dresses and military uniforms.

As many of the buttons are only odd ones and not in sets,
it is a lovely way to make use of such pretty decorations in my heart projects .
Many of the lavender scented hearts which hang in my wardrobe
have been made from button and fabric 'hand-me-downs'
which I think just makes them extra special:

a little bit of the past that remains with me and although cherished
and safely tucked away, they are still serving a purpose.

Nursery Character Buttons (clockwise)
Mrs. Ribby
Jemima Puddle-DucK
Peter Rabbit
Mrs. Rabbit

When making nursery items I think the pictorial buttons such as the

Beatrix Potter 

designs above make really pretty additions to my projects.

These pretty nursery hearts were handmade using

Cath Kidston 'New Star'

and

Laura Ashley 'Gingham Check'

fabrics

with the addition of decorative Beatrix Potter buttons

and vintage satin ribbon

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Do you have any particular favourites:

antique, covered, handmade, wooden or pictorial?

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On another subject, I hope you like the bunting I have put up around
The Tearoom
... I think it makes the place so bright and cheery!

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...and finally,

there will be another fun

 MJT Giveaway

coming soon 

so please call back for more news!

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Have fun and...

Haberdashery....

I woke up this morning to a very dull, humid day....

which was so disappointing.....

Vintage cotton threads in pretty colours

.......it seemed very unlikely that I was going to be able to spend the day

taking photographs for my vintage heart pattern as planned...

Some items in my old wooden sewing box are very vintage indeed!

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...but  thankfully there was a lucky burst of sunshine in the afternoon

and so after dashing for my camera

I did manage to take several photographs for my

Lavender Hearts Sewing Pattern

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 ' Very Happy!'

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..and wishing you a lovely weekend..

A little inspiration .....

.. Nautical Days...

It has been a rather nautical few days around here!

Our eldest daughter arrived back from Rome

after staying with friends for a few days

and I love this image taken by her relaxing in a rowing boat on a beautiful lake,

feet up and looking out on a world with endless possibilities.

It just says so much about her free spirit and

those wonderful, carefree days when only eighteen years of age!

When one of my favourite house magazines
Homes & Antiques
 arrived through the door at the beginning of the week

 there was a lovely article full of sea faring decorative items. 

Such bright and beautiful colours....

......which  made me  decide to revisit my sewing machine

(which  hasn't had much to do of late!)

and make a pair of my favourite nautical hearts

to brighten up the bathroom.

I intend to add a drawstring bag in this

Cath Kidston 

fabric with a brightly coloured lining although that may have to wait

a short while ....

......as I now have lots of inspiration  
for the colours in my new project.

I intend this to be a little oddment project which won't take long to make

and will hopefully make a pretty decorative item
or a perfect little gift for someone special.....

Etsy Shop Update

My ETSY shop will reopen on Moday 19th April

Take care

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hope you day is one full of love
wherever you may be!

Here are some of my favourite lavender scented hearts featuring
some very famous friends to celebrate the day...

Benjamin Bunny

Jemima Puddle-Duck

Tom Kitten

Hunka Munca

....and Peter Rabbit

These hearts were handmade using

 Jane Churchill designer fabric from the

'Dragons of Walton Street' collection

THE TALES OF BEATRIX POTTER

 

 

Have a wonderful day