Sunday, 21 July 2013

As predicted, little crafting has been done this week but on the plus side, I'm still in possession of my wits and my children have made it through the week (though my husband is a little frayed around the edges!).

I was lucky enough to be given some beautiful old curtains that a friend no longer has use of. She had got them second hand herself but the material is so lovely she thought I could probably make them into something, and she wasn't wrong!


Bearing in mind I am having a stall at my first ever craft fair on Friday, I thought I'd whip up a couple more cushion covers. I love making new covers from old fabrics, it seems a great way of giving old fabrics a new lease of life. Even the lining was in good condition so I have tucked that away in my stash as it will definitely come in handy for something.



During the week I'm going to jazz up the roses with the addition of a few seed beads and french knots, what do you think?

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Love Natalie
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10 comments:

  1. Anonymous21 July 2013 at 12:45

    Lovely material. Beads will make a lovely extra touch but in all honestly I think that they are fine as they are. Good luck with your fair!

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  2. Ginx Craft21 July 2013 at 14:30

    That is a very pretty fabric. Love stripes with flowers. It is great if you can put something to new use.

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  3. Anonymous21 July 2013 at 16:13

    Beautiful fabrics, I'd love to see how they look after you have embellished them. Good luck on Friday, hope weather is not too hot. xx

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  4. Magdalena21 July 2013 at 17:43

    The cushions work quite well as they are, but I'm sure they will look even better with few embellishments. Good luck with the fair!

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  5. Lucy Blossom22 July 2013 at 05:14

    What lovely fabric for cushions. Good Luck with your first fair - I hope its really successful for you. Take lots of pictures to show us all.

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  6. Fiddly Fingers22 July 2013 at 11:32

    Very pretty fabric and the addition of a few beads will make it rather special. Good luck with your craft fair :)

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  7. Anonymous22 July 2013 at 11:35

    Lovely fabric. I think it will look great with a few seed beads.

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  8. Gertie22 July 2013 at 12:57

    What a lovely cushion. The fabric is so pretty. Good luck with your craft fair xx

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  9. Free Spirit Designs22 July 2013 at 14:30

    what beautiful fabric! Definitely worth reusing, that cushion cover is gorgeous :)

    embellishing the roses is a lovely idea, i look forward to seeing the end result! x

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  10. Ali23 July 2013 at 14:15

    Wonderful use of some gorgeous fabric. Good luck with the craft fair.
    Ali x

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