valentine's gifts

these wee lavender bags have been made out of small bits of fabrics that have been laying around for ages, I embroidered them all in one sitting last week so they are fresh out of press!!

JPEGbay nice little tool

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JPEGbay.com - free eBay hosting

great new tool that I rediscovered to use on Ebay and now at beloved Artisan Vintage JPEGbay.com - free eBay image hosting

make your own ribbon

Any leftover bits of silk, viscose or other fine textile can be made into a lovely long piece of ribbon

Cut it into fine strips of 1 inch or even smaller like 1/2 inch, now seam small ends together (this is the only time consuming task on this project) but once all the small ends are stitched together then it is just a long running stitch to the glorious end 

If you have wooden bobbins like i do, you can wound your new ribbon around the bobbin and alas a beautiful piece of recycled home made ribbon

still life still winter still bright

Some of the latest gorgeous brocante finds

Brocante Art at St Albans flea market

Brocante art took part in the wonderful St Albans flea market in November and we shall be there again on Sunday

New website

Check out the new website for Artisan Vintage design on brocanteart.com