Little Women written in 1867 by Louisa May Alcott is one of my favourite classic novels. I'm sure that many of you have read it and or seen the film adaptations. This is my copy from 1947 published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, and illustrated beautifully by Louis Jambor. A favourite of mine to display also, it doesn't bother me that this book is missing its dust jacket as I love the charmingly quaint cover which is made from cloth.
A glimpse of my bedroom. The throw cushion covers on my bed are made (by Mum) from vintage 50's Wilendur "Princess Rose" cotton napkins. They feature my favourite rose print ever, the most resplendent I've seen, and are still ablaze with colour after all these years. Synonymous with quality table and kitchen linens and boldly coloured prints, Wilendur/Wilendure was produced from 1938-1984 in the USA. In 1958 Wilendur changed to Wilendure.
The lucky winner of the giveaway sponsored by Allies Adornments is Peggy AplSEEDS! Congratulations Peggy AplSEEDS! Thank you to Allies Adornments for sponsoring the giveaway and thank you to all entrants!
At Shermancat 100% of the proceeds from sales go to the Humane Society of York County, USA. The HSYC is a non-profit organization that receives no government funding, and relies completely on donations to help the homeless animals in its care.
Wonderfully decorative books great for displaying.
Oh so romantic mirror tray with watch and faux roses included.
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I have a jar of buttons that I have had since my childhood. These are some of my favourite buttons from that jar. I went through a stage as a child where I was regularly delving for treasure in Mum's big tins of old and new buttons. When I would find buttons that took my fancy, Mum let me keep them, and in my jar they would go.
Martha, from Menagerie Studio, kindly sent me this gorgeous Shabby Nouveau Charm as a thank you gift soon after I hosted a giveaway for her here in February. Beautifully handcrafted by Martha with an authentically aged appearance, this charm is one-of-a-kind. I love it, thank you once again Martha!
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Back in February I signed up to swap some vintage goodies via Vintage Swaps. My swap partner was Dara from Deetles Bird. I received the scrumptious goodies above from Dara: a tablecloth with floral cross stitch, a chiffon lacey apron, buttons and 2 snack sets. Thank you Dara, I am thrilled with these goodies! Thank you Heather for organising Vintage Swaps!
Here is what I sent Dara: a Wabasso double size flat sheet, a Sarah Coventry flapper style necklace called "Caged Pearl", a crochet doiley and crochet trim.
Jenna is the lucky winner of the giveaway sponsored by Willow & Quinn! Congratulations Jenna! Thank you to Willow & Quinn for sponsoring the giveaway and thank you to all who entered! I'll be hosting another fabulous giveway here again next week... 3 readers will win something to read! Stay tuned...
Their melodious tunes haunt the tranquil treetops,
The lovely vintage inspired hang/gift tags above are from Petite Paperie Shoppe, an etsy shop that specializes in vintage inspired hang/gift tags.
Little darlings mesmerized by the Easter Bunny. :)
Your eyes are not playing tricks on you, this chair is orange, by green I mean eco-friendly. This chair is vintage 60's (with it's original fabric), and has a lot of character including some small holes in the fabric, and a not-so-small hole hidden by one of the shoulder covers. I've spruced it up by adding some fabulous vintage accents to it.
"Golden Lily Minor" vintage cotton fabric by Arthur Sanderson and Sons. (Original screenprint by William Morris).
"Warwick" vintage linen cotton mix fabric by Burgess Ledward.
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"Lodden" vintage cotton fabric by Liberty of London.
"Bachelors Button" vintage linen fabric by Arthur Sanderson and Sons (original screenprint designed by William Morris).
"Cranston" vintage linen fabric by Liberty of London.
Unknown vintage linen cotton mix fabric.
"The Mallow" vintage linen cotton mix fabric by Arthur Sanderson and Sons.
A variety of fabulous vintage cushion covers can be found at William Morris Cushion Covers, and for a limited time cushion covers made from vintage Alice in Wonderland fabric by Charles Voysey are for sale. Here's the link:
