More Vintage Illustrations (thanks to Flickr)

Grain Edit.com has found this in a 1962 book about Paris. I think it would be a great panel on a bag!


Another beauty from insomniaetcher.

webgirlpip also has button and matroushka issues! Maybe we're related...?

Tomorrow I will go back to my bookshelf and share some favourites before I get Flickr addictd!




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Refashioned dress from vintage t-shirt

Just a quick pic to show what happens when Mum's stripy 1970s/80s t-shirt is handed down to Miss 2...

A tunic dress! The trimmed waistband became 2 pockets. I think I want to do a little capped sleeve, and the neckline needs bringing in, but it's on the way to being perfect!!

Thanks Mum!!



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Stunning

I really stopped in my tracks last night, when I was perusing other people's This is... my creation, and came across this:


How beautiful. Now THAT is a quilt. I love the colours, the way the light embraces the colours, and the beauty of the whole creation.

Check out more of Nicola's stuff here. Thanks Nicola, this MADE MY DAY!!!



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Vintage Illustrations Day 3 - (a day early)

I wish I knew where these were from. Thank you to nemo 434. for these gems. I think I love the bathroom the best.

Early post as tomorrow (today) I will not get a chance to post.

I love this meme Pip!



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Miss 2 and The Pinny

Little Miss 2 (actually not 2 for another 2 months...) refuses to wear bibs, is attracted to all water (amazing how much water she can find even in this dryness), and gets filthy. Eating sand doesn't help either.

So in an experimental moment on the weekend, I decided to try the age-old pinny over the clothes. Maybe it was the vintage illustrations I'd been sourcing, the cherubic cheeks, golden curls, and pretty frocks resonating in my brain.

So with some Spotlight spots from the stash, some bobbly trim, my staple white ric rac, and loads of binding.....

Here is my cherub, cleaning the windows (really!), with the pinny, the curls, and the cheeks! I ADORE this image, and just HAD to share.

I was thrilled with the comments it attracted, and have decided that there are many more of these I can make for her, and others!

Heart, heart, heart

Thrifty goodness - fabric, linens and patterns

I have been very busy of late with various other blogs, reading, commenting, reading, finding Flikr groups, reading, and learning more and more about the land of crafty blogs. So busy that I have neglected to post my attempts at sewing and crafting.

Amidst all that, I have been visiting my favourite local Salvos for respite from a yucky flu and the Canberra Hospital. I know that I need to buy less and I am working on that, but when things speak to me, I HAVE to take them home... Why? What void am I filling?! I can't afford this habit!!

Here are some images of some of the latest haul. You should see what I left behind!!!

Table cloths that had to come with me ($5 for the cherries, $2 for the fab green one)

These are for the caravan...

Vintage print pillowcase...

A very ME tea-towel, 100% Polish linen for 50c.

And a stunning scarf that is about 1m square and adorable!


But wait, there's more!

Embroidered napkins and pillowcase (It's kind of like Mrs Tiggywinkle of Beatrix Potter fame).

Not a thrift, but a gift from the delightful Miss Jen (much missed in cyber land :-)). The pic doesn't do this justice. The red is really rich. They were her Great Aunt's curtains, and will soon be an apron pour moi. I will have to learn to do a ruffle!

Why NOT to use your kids as child models - what a harsh way to show off your crochet (Woman's Day 1972, tucked into the pages of another book)

I'm not about to take up macrame, but the books were impossible to leave behind! The bottom right-hand corner is knitting and crochet Look Alikes for mother and daughter. Very Mother Dearest/Joan Crawford... A fave is below - love the little lassie's hair!

Perfect for an afternoon of Mummy and Me tennis!

I'm amused at least, and all for less than $25!

Gorgeous Quilt

This is a gorgeous quilt that happens to be the give-away quilt of the year. Nearly 800 bloggers have commented on this to try and win it.

Stunning Dana. You are super-clever.

Be in it to win it!