Paper Patchwork Box

Hello fellow bloggers

I've just completed another storage box 

for my craft room

This is just a simple wooden box

which I've painted white

I decided to decorate the top

with pretty papers

arranged in a patchwork

of squares

and finished with a lace border

It makes great craft storage

with plenty of room for lots of 

my supplies

Hope you've had a lovely week-end

Good night

Robyn x

Upcycled Vintage Sewing Machine Drawer

With the beginning of a new week

I'm continuing my show and tell

of items I've been decorating

for my craft room makeover

I found two of these vintage

sewing machine drawers

in my collection of

things to upcycle

This one though will go

in our spare room

or guest room

I painted both the drawers white

but added pretty papers

to this one

to match the decor of the room

Just added some vintage 

sheet music to the inside

Not sure what I'll put in it

But could be handy

for guests to put keys or phones

 in while staying

The other drawer, I've just 

left plain white and will

use it for storing craft pens

pencils, scissors, glue etc.

Will have more photos 

coming soon

Hope you're all having a

wonderful week

Shabbilicious Friday

Craft Room Makeover

Well hello fellow bloggers

It's been a while

Sometimes a break from creating

and blogging is just the thing that is needed

and in my case that's just what I've been doing.

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This has all culminated in my craft room makeover

So with this in mind I thought it's about 

time for a show and tell

especially now that the end of another year is approaching

oh dear! Where has it gone this time!

Every year seems to go faster!

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The warm spring weather, or should

I say early hot summer, we've been

experienceing in our part of the world 

has been ideal for 

being outdoors painting things white

These vintage sewing machine drawers

have come up a treat and are great for storage

This is a set of two drawers which

I've painted white and just added

pretty papers to the fronts of the drawers

as well as the insides

Looking forward to catching up

with all my blog friends

have a great week!

Linking to:
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Happy Times!!

Can you believe another week has 

gone by and we're up to the week-end

once again

Our weather forecaster is predicting

warm to hot weather for the week-end

So DH & I are hoping for a warm evening 

so we can enjoy dinner out

at our favourite restaurant

 

with this beautiful view

celebrating our 34th

wedding anniversary 

Wishing you many happy times

this week-end!

Robyn  

FRENCH COUNTRY MARKET

Had a lovely day last Saturday

visiting this wonderful market

 

Was wonderful taking in

all the delicious hand made

and vintage items with a french flair

you can keep up with this market

by visiting their Facebook page here 

and if, like me, you're fortunate enough

to live on the Central Coast N.S.W. Australia

you can visit their next market in November

Happy week!

Robyn

    

EASTER CARDS

Today I've been playing around

with cardstock and lovely 

Easter images from here

vintage lace, ric rac and buttons

and ended up with these

sweet vintage retro

Easter cards

Hope you like them

You can see these and more

in my Etsy shop

Have a lovely evening

Robyn

Linking this post to:
Market Yourself Monday 
Craftomaniac Monday 
Transformation Thursday  
Shabbilicious Friday 

SWEET SHABBY PAPER COLLAGE JOURNALS

Just finished these two sweet

shabby little journals

for my shop

I love the way these images

look with the vintage

bingo card backgrounds

I've added vintage embellishments

buttons, lace, metal corner, brads etc.

The journals are paper covered 

on the inside and back covers

they are available now in my Etsy store

Have a lovely evening

Robyn x 

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Kerryanne's Shabbilicious Friday Party 

SHABBY PARIS JOURNALS & GIFT TAGS

I've been enjoying making

these sweet shabby little journals

 I've covered the journals

with papers on both front and 

back as well as the inside covers

Vintage Paris fabric images

and embellishments

highlight the collage

and hand stamped Paris seam binding

ribbon completes them

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A set of four large gift tags

Just love this vintage image

on these tags

I decided to add pin-up brads at

the top of each for something

a bit different, to which a

length of seam binding

ribbon is added for hanging

or attaching to a gift

would also be a beautiful

     scrap booking embellishment  

These are all available now

in my Etsy store

just click on the button in my

side bar to hop on over

and take a look

Have a wonderful week

Robyn x 

      

Some Gandhi Inspiration For You Today!

Today I thought I'd share a little inspiration with you. Something we all need from time to time.

Franscesca, a gifted graphic designer, has taken Gandhi's Top 10 Fundamentals for Changing the World and created gorgeous, inspirational art. 

The best part? Francesca has made her poster available for download as a high-quality 11"x17" print, and it's absolutely free. You can get it here.

 

It's a beautiful summers day here today and I'm enjoying creating some new projects for my shop.

Will be back soon for show and tell!

Hope your week is wonderful!

Robyn

Happy to be Featured!

I was very happy to have 
one of my shabby Paris pouches
featured today over at 
Kerryannes Shabbilicious Friday Link Party
 Thanks Kerryanne
you made my day!
Do pop on over and take
a look at all the other fabulous
shabby eye candy
on her blog

Have a lovely evening
Robyn x

Shabby Paris Pouches

Hi everyone and a Happy New Year!

Well after a sad end to 2012

it's time for a fresh start

and new creations

It's been great therapy

being absorbed once again

creating new things

and I know that's just what

Mum would have wanted me to be doing

After all, I got much of my creative

talent and inspiration from her

So I'll just show you a little of what

I've been up to lately

I've made a small collection of

Paris shabby bags

These are all available

to purchase from my Etsy Store

Wishing you a wonderful week

Robyn

Linking this post

to

Kerryannes Shabbilicious Friday Link Party