This weeks corner is perhaps my second favourite in our home. It is in our bedroom and apart from the tongue and groove panalling, I really love the pictures which I found in 2 different charity shops. One was a £1 and the other one, which is hand sewn, was £1.50p! It always surprises me that some people put such little value on handmade things thinking of them as old-fashioned. My friends often laugh at my 'old lady's' love of vintage florals and embroideries, enamel etc but now these things are coming back into fashion thanks to the likes of Cath Kidston and Rachel Ashwell. Great I think but now I'm not the only one who is seeking such treasures in charity shops and secondhand stores, and I have noticed the price change as people are now aware that there is a market for 'vintage'.
Still nothing beats the thrill of finding something that makes you feel good everytime you look at it!
Had to pick up Alice from school early today as she has a bad headache..well she managed almost a week without illness! Anth is still bad but a visit to the doctor who has now prescribed some antibiotics I'm hoping will do the trick. I have now got a sore throat...
Hoping to do some sewing today - want to make a pillowcase. I have painted my lamp base and tonight hopefully will make the lampshade. Things just take so long! I have these plans that I will spend the day sewing and it never seems to happen - there is always so many other things to do first and then I spend ages dithering over fabric and and what should go with what and before you know it the children are back from school and the time for taking up the diningroom table with machine/fabric/radio/pins/thread/cup of tea etc is over!
Still...tomorrow is another day!
