Robynartdesigns

Hello and welcome to my blog.
Do hope you'll stop by from time to time
and follow my adventures in all things creative!

Friday, October 19, 2012

Repurposed Shabby Office Chair

Hi everyone hope you've all had a 
good week
I've been busy this week
up dating an old office chair
for my own use in my craft room
I picked up this chair for a song
in a second hand store
I immediately decided it need 
prettying up
so began searching through
my stash of fabrics
and found the perfect
patchwork print that matches
the colours of my room
I found a few doileys
that worked well to give
a shabby look
then finished with a row
of vintage braid along the top 
of the chair
another doiley and 
a touch of ribbon and button at the back


The entire project only took me
a couple of days to complete,
in between doing other things,
and I felt pleased that
I only had to purchase the chair
I was able to find everything
I needed in my stash to finish it
I'm so pleased to have this
comfy, pretty & shabby
chair to sit on while
I'm creating!
What do you think?
Thanks for visiting
I enjoy your comments
have a lovely week-end
Robyn

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Friday, September 14, 2012

Vintage Inspired Pincushion for Etsy

Hi everyone hope your week
has been a good one
I've been making more 
pincushions this week
here is one I've just finished


This one is vintage inspired
I've used a vintage cut glass sugar bowl
shabby rose fabric
some vintage laces and trims
seam binding ribbon
Great for storing your favourite brooches
vintage hat pin collection
or pretty addition to your craft studio
It will be available for sale
in my Etsy store from tomorrow
I'm trying to build up my
Etsy store for Christmas


Have a lovely evening
Robyn x      

Saturday, September 8, 2012

French Country Market

Just a perfect spring day here
So decided to spend the morning
at our local
This market is only on once
a year and today was my first visit
All in all was very enjoyable
lots and lots of stalls
selling beautiful quality
hand made goods old wares
organic food
wines
and many french themed stalls
Great fun!

 Hope your Saturday is going well
have a wonderful week-end
Robyn x 
 

Friday, September 7, 2012

Little Shabby Paris Pouches

I've just completed these
sweet little shabby
Paris pouches
for my Etsy store
I've made them from osnaberg
which gives them a quality
linen look and seems to
complement the french shabby style
These make great gifts and have
a multitude of uses
They will even fit my Kindle
keeping it snug and looking
pretty when not in use
I've used vintage lace and
vintage buttons to embellish
as well as hand stamped 
seam binding ribbon




These are now available
for purchase from
my Etsy store

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Have a lovely week-end
Robyn x 
  

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Vintage Inspired Needle Books for Ebay!

Hello everyone
have just finished a new batch
of my vintage inspired
needle books




I've just finished listing them
for sale this evening on my Ebay
just click on the link 
on my side bar to take a look
These needle books are just the
right size to fit into your sewing bag
or basket and make a great gift

Have a lovely evening
and happy week ahead!