Creating, collecting & recycling textiles & papercrafts. I love preserving the past for the future.

Monday 13 February 2012

Children's Tin Tea Set


15 Piece
Children's Tin Tea Set
Pretty enough to serve Valentine's afternoon tea.....
or
at
any
time of the year.
Most of us are young at heart
and
this little tin tea set is so appealing,
even though it's meant for children.
I
LOVE
IT!
Possibly slightly indulgent of me but I spotted this little set in the chemist shop last week and wanted to buy it but thought it was just something else I didn't need.
I went home and thought about it and ended up buying it with some Christmas money I had not as yet spent.
It cost $37 but it is so lovely
It has it's own case which is so pretty
as
well
as
being a bonus for storage
and
safe keeping.
My DD is 27 so too old to play with it.
She just had her first child...Master E,
so I'm guessing he probably won't want to play with it
and
certainly not if his father has anything to do with it....LOL
Never the less it will look cute in my sewing room
and
I get a little thrill each time
I
look
at
it.
I could have taken some time to set it up
with
better props
but
I was so anxious to show everyone I didn't.
I would have loved one like this when I was a child.
I did have 2 different plastic tea sets when I was little
but
only a few pieces remain
and
the pink colours are faded to almost white now.
:((
Leave me a comment
let me know what you think
of
my little
children's
tin
teaset.










Vintage apron

I finished this vintage apron for my friend.
It's a SEMCO design crinoline lady sitting in a garden.
Her mother had hand worked the embroidery sometime in the 1950's.
I lined it, added some faux front pockets with ric rac embellishment,
then
washed, starched
and
ironed it
to
complete.
I made this apron a few years ago now
but
as I am still not able to sew
due to back pain
I thought I would share
some of my older projects.
This glamorous apron model (aka DD) is wearing her winter flanelette pj's.
This photo shows the lining....a dainty and small blue cotton print.
I used this same fabric for the waist and neck ties.