This is my secondary blog and is designed as an archive of my handmade creations, past and present. I also add dates of fairs I'm attending, where I offer for sale my handmade pieces and also carefully sourced vintage goods. I hope you will enjoy taking a look, Niki x

Friday 25 June 2010

T Bags!

That's hand bags as a summer accessory to floral tea dresses...not the dunking variety!

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Have a lovely weekend,
Niki x

Wednesday 23 June 2010

Two More for the Shelves...


Vintage linens handbag.

Vintage Sanderson handbag.

Niki x

Friday 18 June 2010

4 From 1

One slightly damaged vintage hand embroidered tablecloth...
Became one tote bag...

and three cushions, today...

With their opening trimmed with the scalloped edge of the tablecloth.

Niki x

Saturday 12 June 2010

Saturday's Creations


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Niki x

Friday 11 June 2010

A Few of This Weeks Makes...

Nursery cushion made from a gorgeous vintage Sanderson fabric and a page from a baby's rag book.

Fun tote bag for summer living.

And Sanderson again for another functional summer bag.
Brooch detail.
Niki x

Monday 7 June 2010

Latest Creations

A patriotic cushion in honour of the World Cup which begins on Friday.
Made from an original 1937 Queen's Coronation crepe hanky stitched onto C19th French linen.

A pretty cushion made from a vintage Sanderson glazed chintz.

Boudoir brooch pillow made from a selection of C19th French fabrics.

Romantic brooch pillow made from a variety of vintage fabrics, icluding a French silk.

Fun beach bag made from groovy 1950's towelling fabric!

Toile de Jouy handbag.

Rare C19th French fabrics (again!) make up this little handbag.

And again here! (I've been so brave parting with my fragments of these fabrics! ;-))

A hand embroidered panel has been surrounded by a Sanderson chintz and 50's Barkcloth to make this shoulder bag.

Hope you like...
Have a great week,
Niki

Friday 4 June 2010

Lily of the Valley Bag


A vintage Sanderson print in two colourways makes up this sweet little summertime bag.
Niki x

Thursday 3 June 2010

Flaming June!


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Niki x