Covered hangers in vintage cotton

Making a dozen covered hangers, I just love this vintage fabric and they look so Retro.

Workshop starter pack are nearly ready...

I have been working on workshop packs for the past few days. It is so important for me that they not only help someone make something lovely but also they feel special, just like opening a present!
They will contain everything that is needed to make something beautiful, with all the instructions included and even templates so they can be made again and again when you get home.
I put some thought in to the presentation, even down to how the little note book should look and the ribbon that tied it all together-using frayed fabric in a floral pattern to give it a retro feel.
I'm so excited at the prospects that these will bring!

I have also been working on some thread/stitched images this week. One of my favorite at the moment is the seed pods and it's turned out to be a favorite for a few others too, which is always so touching. I have added two colours so far but plan on adding another deeper chocolate brown.

A vintage day, a decision day too!

After taking a day off, spending it with my lovely husband and having lunch together, we ended up in a vintage charity shop.
I just love it as it has both mundane and quirky items from yester-year. My eyes zoomed in on a beautiful 1950's counter pain for a double bed in a beautiful pink design and the label did tell me to by it as it is filled with Terylene and is 'The last word in
luxury'! I had been looking out for one of theses or a long while and seeing as it is very chilly at the moment, it will be snuggly at bed time.
I also found some wonderful original 1960's fabric. It's such good quality as was normal for the time but I have yet decided what to make with it.

After reading about a couple who made a decision to partake in a year of sustainable living as an experiment, we too thought we would give it a go.
This isn't as quirky and new age as some might think but more about not waisting the resources we have to hand, sharing with others any unwanted things we own and not buying stuff just for the sake of it.
I have always enjoyed buying items from a charity shop, second hand shop or accepting something from someone as they had their own history to tell but feel now more so than ever. There are more than enough resources out there to go round.
I'm not thinking this will be easy, as we all see things we feel we MUST have or need but for me it is about understanding our lives better and appreciating what we have as a family.