New Vintage finds and Upcycled

French Country Cottage Half Wall Vase or Planter I accidently broke this vase so upclycled it into a French country style wall ornament. I sanded the edges and whitewashed the surface sanding it back to give a weathered look. I then drilled holes and added sculptural wire at the back to hold a plant or […]

Fabric Dyeing. Textiles & Paper.

I’m so hooked on dyeing lately, so, here is my latest batch of cold water dyed fabrics and papers. I’ve had these dyes since the 70’s and they still worked really well. I was able to keep diluting the dye bath to get very subtle tints. I’ve also been doing a bit of experimenting with […]

Kitchenalia

A lovely gift for all Kitchenalia collectors.I remember my mum using similar items back in the 1950,s 1 pastry pie edge crimp-er. 5 metal icing or cream decorating nozzles 1 vegetable peeler with bean stringer on opposite end 1 large bone handled ,stainless steel carving fork 1 stainless steel tea strainer 1 Potato masher with […]