Instead of going straight home after doing errands in town yesterday I decided to go for a little trip out past margate to the tipshop, I hadnt been out there for a while and I didnt much feel like going home to print so off I went and I am so glad I did look what I found !
I am not much of a sewer but this find is definately a good excuse to change that it was in a kit to make a lovely cushion out of lovely pre-cut squares of designer flanelette fabrics, so thick and gorgeous I have decided that with a little help from my friend Luisa danceinmygarden that I would like to make a cute little throw rug with it , so excited!
Something that most people might not know about me is I have a bit of a soft spot for witches and anything Halloweenish so when I found these I nearly squealed with delight someone was definately looking out for me yesterday.
Another thing people might not know about me is that when I was pregnant with my son some years ago I became obsessed with x- stitch, whenever I had a spare second to myself
I would be found stitching
Over the years I have completed and given away many many finished x- stitches.
I don't do them as much now as I have a new obsession, my printing but I still every now and then crack out the aida and threads and get stitching, I find it very therapeutic.
So when I found all of these x - stitch patterns and kits it was like christmas and for them to be all of my favourite designers that in most cases that when I was really into x- stitching I just couldnt afford to buy them and would just look at them longingly lol pathetic I know !
I just couldnt believe my luck yesterday I love tip shopping !
I am not much of a sewer but this find is definately a good excuse to change that it was in a kit to make a lovely cushion out of lovely pre-cut squares of designer flanelette fabrics, so thick and gorgeous I have decided that with a little help from my friend Luisa danceinmygarden that I would like to make a cute little throw rug with it , so excited!
Something that most people might not know about me is I have a bit of a soft spot for witches and anything Halloweenish so when I found these I nearly squealed with delight someone was definately looking out for me yesterday.
Another thing people might not know about me is that when I was pregnant with my son some years ago I became obsessed with x- stitch, whenever I had a spare second to myself
I would be found stitching
Over the years I have completed and given away many many finished x- stitches.
I don't do them as much now as I have a new obsession, my printing but I still every now and then crack out the aida and threads and get stitching, I find it very therapeutic.
So when I found all of these x - stitch patterns and kits it was like christmas and for them to be all of my favourite designers that in most cases that when I was really into x- stitching I just couldnt afford to buy them and would just look at them longingly lol pathetic I know !
I just couldnt believe my luck yesterday I love tip shopping !
Wow Narelle - what a lucky find! Must a few more arty crafty tyoes using the Margate tip because I've never found anything as lovely as that at the Hobart Tip Shop!
ReplyDeleteWhat a find! Many hours of happy creative times ahead! Will we get to see the results at the market??
ReplyDeleteWow.. what a score!!
ReplyDeletehi ladie
ReplyDeleteyeah I think I am still in shock from this, i can't wait to be started on making my very first quilt/throw rug :)
great finds :)
ReplyDeleteWell, I'll be. I didn't know you could get great stuff like that at a tip shop!
ReplyDeleteneither did I LuLu! I think one of the craft shops were moving and couldn't sell this excess stock so they just took it to the tip shop, lucky for me i got there in time :-)
ReplyDeleteTip shop? that's a new one to me!
ReplyDeleteIs it a shop attatched to the tip?
anyway - fab finds! Well done.
what a score, my goodness. well done.
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