Vintage tins are the best! Not only are they lovely to look at and very decorative, they are also super practical and perfect for storing all sorts of things in. I’ve got some really unique vintage tin gift ideas that are sure to delight this Christmas. With that in mind, I think pretty metal tins make the perfect starting point…
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As most of our northern hemisphere friends are hunkering down for Winter and flooding our social feeds with moody pictures of pumpkins and golden leaves, down here in Australia the flowers are blooming and we are welcoming Spring with open arms. Apart from suffering with terrible hay fever at this time of year due to all the pollen floating around,…
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I’m so happy to finally share this Vintage Saucer Chair Makeover with you. This is a project that I’ve been working on (on and off) for about a year, slowly chipping away whenever I had some spare time and now it’s done! This is less of a ‘how to’ and more of a ‘how I did it’ kind of post…
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It’s that time of year in Melbourne when everyone seems to be talking about only two things, hats and horses. I’m not a huge fan of racing, but growing up and working just walking distance from Flemington Racecourse for most of my life, the ‘races’ are an intrinsic part of who I am, so when Spring Carnival rolls around in…
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I quickly whipped up a few tassels the other day to embellish a bigger project that you will see soon. These are so easy to make and only took me a few minutes with some materials I had on hand. You can keep them simple or add some pretty trims to make them look fancy. The only tools required are…
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As you all know, I’m a big fan of using up every little scrap of fabric I have. My ‘affliction’ can be a bit of a burden sometimes especially when I’m tripping over big bags of fabric scraps on my sewing room floor. So a few weeks ago I decided to start making paper pieced hexagons using the smaller pieces,…
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