Romania Link came up trumps with this lovely throw.
I think may have started life as curtains or certainly curtain fabric – it is pristine – for now; give Harry a couple of days and it will be grubby and pulled but for £3 I don’t mind. I’m actually thinking it’s so nice I might use it was a door curtain as there is so much of it….
Harry sooo bored with charity shop finds.....
This isn’t really me but I knew as I set eyes on it Nigel would love it and to be honest the colours are nice and it will go very nicely somewhere in the house. It’s only a copy but it’s a good copy and has been framed well.
Can’t resist a bit of hand embroidered linen.
What I love about this piece is the very restricted colour palette.
I literally ran out of money otherwise I would have brought home a huge stash of Jaeger merino wool 2 ply but for once my head over ruled my heart.
Sam treated me to coffee and cake at the latest café to hit our village…I think that makes 4 now but here they make everything themselves so the cake was very good.
Here is a sneak preview of my new series, Mystery Object of the Week.
I'm not normally a tease:)
Hi, your glass object reminds me of my auntie Moni, is it looks a 1960's amber glass decanter, o'h by the way did you buy your "buisiness" cards on line? or have you got a really clever arty farty person? i am looking for a supplier, for a small quantity as i am starting a few autumn fairs soon, speak soon thanks S x
ReplyDeleteI would have to agree. It looks like the top of a bottle. My parents got a green one as a wedding present in 1969. Their one was rather elaborate and the top was pointier. I'm sure it is still lurking somewhere.
ReplyDeleteI think this was the on the wedding present list for 1965-70! I have the blue base but not the stopper.
ReplyDeleteThe embroidery is very lovely on that linen. I have recently been given some embroidered pictures from the 1940s probably which I have been removing from their rusty pins and carefully rescuing. They are destined for cushions.
I do love the way you go to charity shops with a shopping list - blue velvet curtains for goodness sake - did they have to be an exact fit as well? They will probably be in next week,
J
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the business cards were indeed made by an arty farty person - moi!! I decided I had to learn how to do things like that so spent an hour or so mucking about with fonts and colours. I recommend investing in a decent guillotine and that's it!! Really if I can do it anyone can:)
ReplyDeleteI don't usually have a shopping list for charity shopping but I haven't done too badly.... I am watching 3 lots of blue velvet curtians on ebay for my neighbour.
I have a reacuring dream, I am at school/college/university and I've lost my timetable, it's near exam time and I've not done any work,I don't know where I am supposed to be and I'm panicing because I'm about to fail and then I have to spend break time on my own cos I can't find my friends....this dream I think was brought on by my blue velvet curtain search!! Hopefuly ebay will sort me out! The neighbour. P.S I also have a reaccuring dream about the sea under Portsmouth train station...either being in it or looking at it...I fear I might be a tad mental!!!
ReplyDeleteLynn, you did well on your charity shop expedition. I think the throw looks very classic, in fact I bet it cost a bob or two when bought new. I'm with Nigel on the map, I actually quite like anything like this, although I am with you about where to hang it, I think with me it would probably end up in a drawer, and then discovered and looked at every once in a while.
ReplyDeletei wish our charity shops had those kind of bargains...i always have high hopes as i stroll to the back for the curtains/sheets only to find lurid 80s teenage boy bedroom style duvet covers! your finds are gorgeous. the embroidered linen's beautiful + i totally agree on the colour palette.
ReplyDeletehmmm...your tease has been revealed so i can't really guess now! but hope that mystery object will become a regular feature : )
I miss Brighton, snivel snivel xx
ReplyDeleteI love that embroidered linen, the colours are lovely.
ReplyDeleteYep my hsband would have loved that map as well, must be a boy thing.
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