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Bedroom in 1940's floral wallpaper.....

Worked away at one of the bedrooms this afternoon - matching the paper was just as stressfull as doing the real thing!

So just to add skirting board, make a box pelmet, curtains then tackle the kitchen sink which I'm going to fix onto a mock wall under window with little bit of additional tiled flooring. I always think this front wall such a waste of space - but not in this house.

Messing around with a couple of vintage 30's/40's papers I have. But I think I'll swap them around - have the lemon to the bottom and blue floral swag upstairs? I've decided to try to make as much as I can, use what I already have. Oh and the fun going through the boxes!! 

Update on the 1940's house.....

Well after a long-ish break on this blog I've decided to get my semi-detached double-house re-decorated and I'm trying to get a 1940's feel. I've decided on a 'Dad's Army' WWII Home Guard theme. The house on right will house hard working Fred the postman and his wife May (and her boarding Land Girls); the house on the left will belong to Eunice and her clergyman husband who also happens to be the Captain in charge of the Home Guard 'boys'....well that's the plan anyway........

I've wall-papered the right hand house kitchen with pale lemon paper covering up the dark green Victorian style print. Also I didn't want to alter the lovely wood floor so cut a piece of heavy lemon mount board card as a template to slip on top of the original wood. I drew tiles around the edge, strips of narower black card (tiles) finlly adding a 1940's A4 print of linoleum. 

I also added a picture rail at door level height and scored it so I can balance little plates along the edge. The paper isn't entirely stuck down as I might want to peel it off later - plus I'll be placing dresser's and cupboards along the walls so the bubbling won't be seen.

Finished until next year....

I've popped in lots of little wooden Easter rabbits and ornaments just to get a feel for how it would look. I've lots of Easter egg boxes and other paper crafting items to make - but not this year!

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I really appreciate your support and I'm flattered that you are following my ramblings.
I'm excited tonight to let you all see my new purchase! I couldn't help buy this gorgeous floral wall hanging from Marianne Cook. Her Etsy shop is full of wonderful floral arrangements which are eye-wateringly beautiful. This is the picture from her shop, Marianne26, as I couldn't get a good enough photo tonight to show the detail of her roses. I found out about her work after reading an article about her on the AIM blog, which I've got on my blog list, plus their magazine (no.50) is now free to download.

I did manage to pop it on my Easter shop door just to see what it looks like and isn't it wonderful?

The lavender sprigs are so tiny it unbelievable. I tried my hand at lavender last year and mine turned out to be of the monster variety:) I have (another) house with a porch and that's where I'm going to put this hanging. The NEXT unfinished project to be completed!!  Marianne has a website and she has lots of beautiful flowers there to view. Thank you Marianne!!!

This other house I'm about to dig out (started again shamefully not finished) will be sort of shabby chic in style, cottage-seaside, creams and lots of pale blues - so I can see me visiting Marianne's shop again. This is a picture of it from a dealer website, it's not my house, which is far from finished! There's a bit of 'kit-bashing' going on too with my house, with the emphasis on bashing!! - I'll post some pictures of it after I've done a bit more to the wee shop before I put it away. Till then, soon ;)

Happy Easter!!......

I've made a little progress with my Easter Shop, which after much thought (sarcasm here) I decided to call 'Easter' - not too original but it's to the point and the six letters split nicely on either side of centre plaque! ;)

I touched up the gold paint, painted extra scenery to enhance bunny images, put up little antique lace curtains and painted some shop furniture to match. I'm going to decorate these too, but enough for today.

I also made extra shelving out of poster board above and below the window to give me extra display space. Now all I have to do is fill it.

Here are some more images of my Bunny...

His little tummy was filled with pellets to give him some cuddly weight and little whites were added to the eyes, then whiskers added too. 'He' was nearly a 'she' as I had originally wanted the ears to hang downwards like floppy ears which gave the bunny a more 'girlie' look but after playing around with them I opted for this look. Cheekyness personified I think! If you ever get the chance I'd highly recommend taking part in one of these workshops at Silly Bears, it was a wonderful day all round. The shop is glorious, filled with artist bears displayed amongst antique toys and on vintage furniture. It really was a treat. Thank you Julieann and Jenny!!