Have you joined the latest craze of Upcycling yet? It is the art of taking something old or unwanted, and improving it by turning it into something decorative, unique and useful. We’ve embraced it enthusiastically here i the cabin, turning old and faded household furniture and oddments into gorgeous new pieces. Have a look at Tracey’s article and pictures of recent upcycling projects for inspiration! Happy upcycling!
We’ve just received these gorgeous little old fashioned glass dishes with pinked edges. Don’t they look like something your granny would have had. Love them!
Fill them with little sweets, bits and bobs or jewellery.
Or I am going to fill some with wax to make some old fashioned tea lights for Crimbo….
They are only £3.95 at Rustic Angels.
We all know in the Rustic Angels Cabin that our marketing guru Lauren’s a bit of a drama queen, but last night she excelled herself by taking part in a local drama production of a 1940′s set comedy Murdered to Death at The Courtyard Theatre in Chipstead.
We were there to support her, and just loved all the retro staging and the fantastic 1940′s costumes! Lauren had a very glam part to play, and definitely looked the part in her gorgeous outfits. We went backstage to get these sneaky pics of her in one slinky outfit, complete with Hollywood Starlet hairstyle & makeup, taken on the “country manor house sitting room” stage set.
Well done to Lauren and all the cast on their great performances, and a very fun night.
I set off bright and early this morning with my youngest, Chloe, to attend Pfizer’s Yearly Family Barbeque which raises funds for Tadworth Court Childrens’ Hopsital. They certainly picked the right day as the sun was shining and there was hardly a cloud in the sky.
There was, of course, the cupcake lady and it would have been really rude not to try one…. yum yum!!
There was a classic competition and the cars that came were absolutely amazing…..
This was my favourite (probably because it’s my favourite colour!) and this little one was dead cute….
And these…..
I had never seen anything like this one before…..
And this one couldn’t fail to catch your eye!
And what about this as a Wedding Car – brilliant!!
But the winner was – you guessed it – a pink cadillac….. gorgeous
There was also the deli from The Jolly Farmers Pub who had loads of handmade jellies, chutneys, chocolate and drinks. Having sampled every jelly (well you have to be sure!) we settled on a jar of Lavender Jelly which goes down really well with crackers and cheese….
Our new mugs went down very well too…
and as it was so hot we had to have the obligatory icecream…. with sprinkles of course!
We had a lovely day – we met some lovely people, saw some amazing things and we hope that a lot of money was raised for Tadworth Court.
I am now going away to take the dog on a very long walk to burn off all these calories……
We are thrilled to learn that according to Cover Media Victoria Beckham has spared no expense kitting out a “shabby chic” nursery for her first baby girl.
The British star is preparing for the birth of her longed-for daughter, and is making sure her Los Angeles home is ready for the anticipated new arrival.
Victoria, who already has three sons; 12-year-old Brooklyn, Romeo, eight, and Cruz, six with her soccer star husband David, is creating a “girlie” nursery, and is using her designer eye to its full potential.
“The nursery is ready and is a girlie overload! It’s very tasteful – mostly cream with dashes of pink and every detail has been thought of,” a source told Closer magazine. “The design is ‘shabby chic’ with French-inspired furniture. This baby will have the finest of everything.”
Sources have revealed Victoria sought advice from her fashionista friend Rachel Zoe, who gave birth to her son Skylar in March. Rachel, 39, recommended the exclusive Petit Tresor boutique because she was impressed with their gorgeous designer furniture.
Petit Tresor - gorgeous french inspired furniture
Victoria has already filled a wardrobe full of clothes according to one source.
“Rachel bought most of her nursery furniture there. Victoria fell in love with it and splashed out on a £549 bassinet crib, a £1,584 changing table and a chaise lounge. She also got three teddy bears,” a source explained. “One of the stunning pieces is a £1,825 cream wardrobe with bunnies engraved into the frame, which Vic has filled! She has already bought a few pieces in New York and online, plus she got loads of presents at her baby shower in May. She’s so excited.”
We are hoping that Victoria might contact us for some lovely accessories to add to her babies room – you never know…..
We have some lovely new additions to our gorgeous vintage tea set range to bring some nostaligic charm to your teatime. Not only content with the lovely Regency Style cups and saucers in pale green, pale pink and roses….
and the lovely mis-matched cakestand….
We now have a gorgeous old fashioned roses print teapot….
pale pink milk jug….
and cute little green sugar bowl….
not to mention little side plates ….
and of course this set of 3 cake tins is the perfect place to store all those cakes and biscuits.
All items echo the lovely Regency green, pink and roses pattern so go on and give a tea party that your granny would be proud of!
All available from Rustic Angels.
The Angels have fully embraced the 50′s era….
and the make up…
not forgetting the lovely 50′s dresses …
All dolled up we went out to play on Saturday night – swing jiving the night away to great 50′s music at Boogie in the Bunker.
Everyone had made such an effort with their clothes – some outfits were really brilliant.
First on the dance floor – scary stuff but a couple of glasses of wine later…
we relaxed and had the most fantastic night!
Thanks Surrey Jive.
and make this cute cushion After a hard days work there is nothing I like better than sitting at my sewing machine creating something unique out of practially nothing.
I found a scrap of cream brushed cotton amongst the mounds of remnants in my office and used scraps of fabric from my roman blinds and curtains in my kitchen/dining room to make the hearts.
I then appliqued the hearts using different colour threads and stitches and for an extra little touch I added a Happy Ever After Tag from East of India.
Voila – a pretty cushion to add to my ever growing collection on the sofas!
Having just decorated my bedroom I decided that I needed a nice chair to fill a rather lonely corner so I went to my friendly upholsterers….
and there hanging from the rafters in their workshop and feeling very sorry for itself was this wonderful old wingback chair…..
Structurally it was sound but the upholstery had seen better days and it didn’t have a seat pad….
so there was nothing for it but bring this chair back to life and give it a makeover…
I chose a lovely Villa Nova fabric from their Misaki range which has different colour large pink velour spots on a dark brown background – very opulent….
and we added some silver tacks for added elegance. I used some fabric I had left from the eylet curtains that I had made to make a cushion…..
and tada!!
A beautiful solid old wingbacked chair bought back to life with a little tlc.
If you are lucky enough to come across old furniture on your travels think of the possibility of upcycling it and giving it a new lease of life. Furniture was made so much sturdier in the olden days from master craftsmen and given care this chair will go on giving pleasure for many years to come….
We were called in by Gail and Barry (old clients of ours) to make some soft furnishings to adorn their new retro Airstream Silver Bullet caravan.
The blinds were a challenge as the bullet is curved……..
but after much slaving away at the sewing machine we were all pleased with the result….
Freya loves it – so comfy!
Yippee it is finished and ready for its onward journey to the New Forest.
We wish Gail, Barry and the kids lots of happy times in their new super duper Silver Bullet and we are not really jealous (well maybe just a tad..) now what’s the name of that website selling Airstreams……
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