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with my last project in this final phase of DIY.  I had an old window frame that I’d previously stripped back to the original pine wood while it was used as a window.  When the wall was removed I was loathe to throw the frame out so decided to tidy it up and have it glazed to use as a mirror.  The other alternative is to make a landscape textile to put behind it … maybe one day …   In the meanwhile, the mirror idea wins hands down!

Wedding books, even my daughter’s, are temporarily on the back burner as I’ve a decorating deadline.  Thank goodness it’s the last room!

So… while stripping walls I uncovered this trellis imprint beneath painted woodchip.  It’s all that’s left of a once pretty Victorian wallpaper.  It may even inspire me for a vintage wedding cloth.

Finally getting round to the last of the DIY with skirting boards to strip and painted wood-chip to scrape off the walls.   I notice my gloves are not holding up to the heat of the gun so I hope my nails don’t melt!  I’ll be glad to get back to sewing – it’s much safer!!

but not for long! I have so many boxes filled with smallish scraps of fabric and while sorting through them new projects came to mind. Perhaps I could make purses, pouch bags and Kindle cases. I’ll have a little play and let you know how I get on.

My Victorian kitchen fireplace has been neglected and left outside to rust all winter…… but I have given it a new lease of life. After hoeing the ground it has been fixed to the garden wall and will double up as a prop to display new books and cards that need photographing. Now just need to do some planting.

In deep concentration: a bridesmaid writes a special message to the bride and groom in their memory book.

No creations to show you as yet as I have been very busy celebrating my daughter’s wedding which is actually a fabulous three-part wedding! So, instead, I am showing off my chrome ‘cocktail-time’ nails glistening in the early evening Ibiza sun where we had part two of the wedding. And now there is part three to look forward to…….

as I have been moving into my new ‘studio’ this week. Everything went into storage and I forgot how much I had accumulated over the years. I really must try and de-clutter but how will I know what I may or may not need in the future? Oh dear, such difficult decisions to be made!

It’s not that I don’t like decorating but the WORST thing about DIY is the clearing up!  So, the sooner I get this job done the sooner I can get back to my sewing machine.  I have a few wedding books in mid-make and can’t wait to see how they turn out.