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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Vintage and crafts fair in Banchory on 30th June


Times are busy! I am preparing for lots of upcoming vintage fairs this Summer and Autumn, including one next weekend in the lovely north east town of Banchory, Aberdeenshire. This is the first of hopefully many organised by LK Vintage and will feature antiques, collectables and crafts by various local businesses - and me!

Not only have I collected some fabulous vintage china, trunks and kitchenalia, I have also been busy making stuff (in between the feeding, playing with and rocking to sleep of my baby!). I altered a throw by dying it charcoal grey and adding applique fabrics to it; I revamped a rocking chair and a vintage sewing box - and upcycled some saucer-less teacups into muffin-like pin cushions. Hey-ho, how crafty am I!

If you're in the area, do pop in and say hello:
Date: 30 June 2012, 10am-4pm
Details: Banchory Town Hall
High Street, Banchory, AB31 5NA

Open to the Public from 10am to 4pm / Admission Fee 50p

Here are some photos of what I will have available on Saturday:

My pin-cushion-teacup-muffins £10 each

A lovely stack of blue floral cups and mugs by Hornsea, Pontesa and Tams ware. Mix and match for £3 a cup
Upcycled sewing box £15
Perfect sugar and cream set from the Royal Doulton 'Frost Pine collection' £12
Upcycled rocking chair and steamer trunk. Trunk £40, chair £75

Retro picnic basket and mugs. Picnic basket SOLD ALREADY!. Mugs £6 each
Dyed and appliqued cotton throw £25



Monday, June 25, 2012

REVIVAL MONDAY #68




#1
PICTURE PERFECT
THIS FIRST FEATURE IS
FROM MELODY @


THIS WAS HER BEFORE...
SHE FOUND IT FROM FACEBOOK
(NEW PLACE TO LOOK)





HERE IS HER AFTER...




WITH THE TOP STAINED IN
EBONY AND THE BODY OF THE
PIECE IN ANNE SLONE'S 
LINEN, THE DRAWERS REALLY POP
WITH THE OFF WIHITE COLOR ON THE
FRONTS.


THE FLOWER ACCENTS REALLY
GIVE THIS PIECE A CLASSIC LOOK!
LOVE IT!  


BATTERED BEAUTY
ANOTHER REALLY COOL PIECE OF 
HER'S THAT CAUGHT MY EYE WHILE
LOOKING AROUND HER BLOG
WAS A REDO OF THIS OLD
HUTCH.


HERE IS HER BEFORE...


AND AFTER...




WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MAKEOVER!
BE SURE TO PAY
MELODY A VISIT!


#2
DESK REDO
THIS TRANSFORMATION
IS FROM JACQUELINE @


THIS IS HER BEFORE...


AND AFTER...


SUCH A BEAUTY, I LOVE THE
TOP AND THE KNOBS ARE PERFECT
FOR THE PIECE. THE COLOR
COMBO IS GORGEOUS! 


IT HAS SUCH A ROMANTIC
FEEL TO IT!
BE SURE TO CHECK IT OUT AND
SHOW HER SOME LOVE!


#3
TWO TIER SUBWAY ART
THIS PIECE IS FROM TAMI @

IT'S A GREAT REDO OF AN
OLD TWO TIER TABLE. I'M
SURE YOU HAVE ALL RUN
ACROSS THESE TABLE'S AND
I'M SURE YOU WILL GRAB 
THEM UP NOW AFTER SEEING
TAMI'S REDO...


HERE IS HER BEFORE...


AND AFTER...




I LOVE THIS LITTLE TABLE!
AND SHE SHARES HER 
TECHNIQUE WITH YOU TOO!


#4
TIME'S UP
THIS REDO OF AN OLD CLOCK IS
FROM CHRISTINA @


HERE IS HER GRANDFATHER CLOCK 
TO BEGIN WITH...

AND AFTER...


I REALLY LOVE THIS CLOCK
I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR
ONE BUT THEIR HAD TO FIND...
BE SURE TO PAY 
Kaleidoscope-Living 
A VISIT!





THANKS SO MUCH 
FOR STOPPING OVER...




I'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!
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Monday, June 18, 2012

CARD CATALOG REDO! DIY CHALKPAINT, AND FREE PRINTABLE VINTAGE LABELS


AND THAT'S EXACTLY THE
WAY I FELT WHEN I SAW THIS
CARD CATALOG AT THE THRIFT 
STORE. IT WAS PURE LUCK,
I WAS JUMPING FOR JOY INSIDE
AS I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD
FIND ONE LET ALONE IN THE
THRIFT STORE! I AM SO 
EXCITED ABOUT THIS PIECE
I LOVE IT!

SO THIS WAS MR. LUCKY WHEN
I FOUND HIM....




I STARTED BY TAKING OFF THE
BOTTOM PLATFORM- AS IT WASN'T
REALLY SERVING A PURPOSE AND
IT WAS IN PRETTY ROUGH
SHAPE. THEN I TOOK OFF ALL
THE HARDWARE ALL 60 DRAWERS 
AND SCRUBBED THEM WITH STEEL
WOOL AND SOAP TO GET THEM ALL
NICE AND SHINY AGAIN!

THEN I REPLACED THE BASE WITH
THESE STEEL WHEELS THAT
I FOUND AT HOME DEPOT.

THE PIECE WAS ALSO MISSING
25 RODS - SO I MADE
MY OWN OUT OF ZINC
CARRIAGE BOLTS
WHICH I HAD TO SAND THE 
TOPS OFF AS THEY HAD
RAISED NUMBERS ON THEM.THE SANDING
ALSO MADE THEM MATCH THE RODS THAT
CAME WITH THE PIECE AS THEY ARE A BRUSHED STEEL. I USED 
HEX BOLTS AND WASHER'S TO 
COMPLETE THE LOOK, EVEN WHEN
YOU ARE STANDING 
CLOSE TO THE PIECE YOU CAN'T TELL
THE DIFFERENCE. I COULDN'T FIND
SUBSTITUTE RODS ONLINE ANYWHERE.

THIS IS MR. LUCKY
AFTER HIS MAKEOVER...







LOVE LOVE LOVE ALL 
THE DRAWERS!



WHO KNOWS MAYBE I'LL GET
REAL LUCKY AND LIGHTNING
WILL STRIKE TWICE!
I HOPE YOU LIKE MR. LUCKY 
AS MUCH AS I DO. I STILL GET
GIDDY WHEN I LOOK AT HIM!

I USED POLYSHADES IN
MISSION OAK FOR THE DRAWER
FRONT'S AND I CREATED LABELS FOR
THE PIECE WITH THAT VINTAGE FEEL !
 I DISTRESSED THE
PIECE AND USED SPECIAL WALNUT
STAIN TO ANTIQUE THE PIECE.
FOLLOWED BY ANNE SLONE CLEAR WAX.

THE OUTSIDE OF THE PIECE I PAINTED
GREY, WITH A WASHED LOOK 
 THE COLOR IS DRIZZLING MIST

BY VALSPAR
 I USED THIS RECIPE TO MAKE
THE PAINT INTO CHALK PAINT

THIS IS MY DIY 
CHALK PAINT RECIPE WHICH
I USE ON ALL MY PIECES NOW.


ALSO I WANTED EVERYONE TO BE
ABLE TO HAVE MY VINTAGE
LABELS I MADE

SO...
FREE PRINTABLE!
 THERE ARE 3 SHEETS,
AND THE NUMBERS ARE FROM 1-87

YOU CAN DOWNLOAD IN 
MICROSOFT WORD
FORMAT OR .JPG FORMAT

DOWNLOAD HERE


SAMPLE

ENJOY! 



REVIVAL MONDAY #67





WELCOME TO MY 
67TH REVIVAL MONDAY!

#1
RUSTIC COFFEE TABLE
MY FIRST FEATURE UP TODAY 
IS FROM LORRAINE @

THIS IS HER PROJECT
BEFORE...

AND AFTER...



STOP OVER HER BLOG AND
SHE EXPLAINS HOW SHE GOT THE
TOP TO HAVE THAT PLANKED
RUSTIC LOOK!

LOVE THE LOOK, SHE DID A 
FANTASTIC JOB!

#2
THIS FEATURE IS FROM
ELIZABETH @ BREAD & HONEY

THIS IS A GLIMPSE OF HER
BEFORE...

AND AFTER...


LOVE IT! THE COLOR IS 
PERFECT!

#3
DOGWOOD
THIS BEAUTIFUL DRESSER
REDO IS FROM
KARIN @


HER BEFORE...


AND THE AFTER...




LOVE THE DOGWOOD DESIGN 
THAT SHE DREW BY HAND 
WITH A KRINK MARKER!
I NEVER HAD HEARD OF THIS
KIND OF MARKER BUT IM GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK INTO IT NOW!


THE DRESSER TURNED OUT
FABULOUS!


#4
HEADBOARD/FOOTBOARD UPCYCLE
THIS COOL FEATURE IS
FROM SARAH @


SHE TOOK THIS OLD
HEADBOARD AND FOOTBOARD...


AND UPCYCLED IT TO
THIS GORGEOUS BENCH..




I LOVE THE BRIGHT CHEERY
COLOR SHE CHOOSE AND IT
LOOKS GREAT IN FRONT OF HER
HOME!


A BEAUTIFUL WELCOME...


#5
SECRETARY
THIS ADORABLE SECRETARY
REDO IS FROM
LISA @

HERE IS WHAT THE SECRETARY 
LOOKED 
LIKE IN THE BEGINNING...

AFTER LISA WORKED HER
MAGIC...



BEAUTIFUL! SUCH A 
CUTE LITTLE DESK!


#6
INDUSTRIAL
THIS MUDROOM PROJECT IS
THE WORK OF JILL @

THIS IS THE AREA
SHE STARTED WITH...

SHE WANTED TO ADD
SHELVING NEXT TO THE
DOOR TO CREATE A MUDROOM
AND THIS IS WHAT 
SHE CREATED....



LOVE IT! I LOVE THE PIPES
AND THE WOOD SHE USED TO
CREATE THIS INDUSTRIAL 
LOOK!


GREAT VISION!
BE SURE TO CHECK OUT HER 
TUTORIAL


WELL THAT'S IT FOR THIS
WEEKS FEATURES, BE SURE
TO CHECK THEM ALL OUT.
THANKS FOR STOPPING BY...



I'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!
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