This is the way I walk to the shop.....

i could drive there in 5mins but walking along the river 

(which takes 25mins) makes me appreciate the beautiful world around me..

so you see..even the boring jobs can be made fantastic!

Take time to enjoy everything you do today 

vintage love xx

being poorly or sad is exhausting!

so look for inspiration in whatever you do...

After time spent travelling, moving house & recuperating I'm back with more vintage malarky.. now with a slight side ways shift into upcycling which i'm passionate about

my next fair at Matlock on saturday 15th june - sure to be a fabulous affair not to be missed!

Here's a few ideas from my recent projects.. 

(i'll have vintage crates & reels for sale)

  

 

and one that didnt quite work out....

Beautiful dog bed....fit for a princess

(very easy to make!)

 

but look where my Edith would rather sleep...

just goes to show you can't please everyone :)

Vintage love from me & my lovely Edith xxx

well i never..

 the sun has arrived and i am delighted!

my garden is full to bursting with flowers..many are wild flowers that  just decided to flower in my new garden - lucky old me! its an adventure waking up and seeing whats appeared..literally overnight!

so i have filled every jam jar, bean tin and teapot i have with oodles of wild flowers

so much nicer than posh shop bought ones :)

my mum was a florist but sadly i haven't inherited her finesse at flower arranging (or christmas tree decorating :) 

i just stuff as many as i can in the jar and think...tada..thats fab!

well maybe not fab but pretty enough for me..

enjoy the sunshine and the flowers xx

its sunny!!!!!

How I love the sun!

it makes me feel happier and healthier

(more reasons to move to the south of france!)

and it makes me want to be in the garden 

so today i bought 10 old cable reels and sat in the garden pondering what to do with them..

(They are one of my favourite things to work on)

here's a few projects..

au naturel 

£25-40 depending on size

perfect for the garden 

(can be varnished or beeswaxed)

or as a bedside table

or use as a coffee table 

 

a more ambitious project - bookcase carousel @£45

 

and a bit of fun - requires lots of sanding and takes forever to get it as neat as this & uses oodles of rope

(hence its more expensive @£65)

 so come along and see me at my next event in Matlock in June

where they'll be ready to buy & love

Find me at

www.bluebellevintage.com 

vintage love & take time to smile at the beautiful blue sky this week...

xx

Downsizing!! 

this word fills most people with dread of shoe box sized living...

but thats exactly it..i've just moved from a farmhouse to a tiny cottage..

i won't say it isn't difficult to begin with, i didn't realise just how many books we have between us until they were all in one place!!

(only joking-that isn't our house really :)

and who needs 19 vintage suitcases! apparently me...

so here's a few inventive uses for a stash of too beautiful to part with vintage suitcases

    

 but on the up side I finally feel i am living without a clod hopper steel toe capped size carbon footprint, which is important to me.

my biggest grumble on week 3 of the downsizing house move is...

 its difficult to find a quiet place that someone else hasn't already found...

so i guess i'll have to practice being a little more social!

vintage love & remember to breathe xx

Don't you just love carboot and table top sales!!

where else could you find a little shelf unit for £5

Time to clean, sand, paint (4 coats) distress and beeswax!

Then she'll be ready to come with me the next MK event in June

Happy half term hols everyone!