New A4 Vintage Style Screen Print - Coffee Jug

I have created another Vintage Style Screen Print,  this time featuring a Hornsea Coffee pot, to match my egg cups and little jug. It is slightly different, due to the fact that I made a small error! All part of it's charm haha.

This A4 print is available to buy now from my Etsy and Folksy shops at £20 each.

New A5 Vintage Style Screen Prints

I've been working for a while on these prints and finally they are complete! I have 2 finished prints so far, a collection of 3 egg cups and a little oil or vinegar jug, both in Hornsea Heirloom pattern. I plan to add to the collection in time, with different items and patterns.

These prints are available to buy now from my Etsy and Folksy shops at £11 each.

Retro kids book - I Know an Old Lady

Found this gem of a children's book last week on one of my many trips to village fayres. Some brilliant illustrations in it by Abner Graboff, was born in 1919, to two Russian immigrants living in New Jersey. I love his quirky pictures! The book was first published in 1961.

The Goat is looking suspicious

I love that she has a house in her tummy!

 ...and the horrified faces on the school bus!

Vintage Nostalgia Show Finds

Today I visited the Vintage Nostalgia Show in Stockton, Wiltshire. It was a lovely day with lots of gorgeous vintageness everywhere! So much inspiration for the home and wardrobe! Here are some of the things I bought and some of the things that caught my eye!

I bought 2 Daily Mail annuals, a pile of vintage beer mats, a tin mug in which to put a plant, green bottle (of course) glass jelly mould and a beautiful beaded headband.

The beaded headband is so cute I love it.

A whole pile of beer mats! I think I'll photograph them all individually.

Some cool green and yellow vintage kitchenalia on one of the stalls

And some red and orange.

A lovely old mangle with vintage washing supplies.

Flea Market Finds April 2014

Today as I often do I braved the vicious winds to go to the Giant Flea Market in the Bath & West Showground in Shepton Mallet.

I was pleased with the milk jug I bought, as is it a Wedgewood design, "Woodbury" of which I have a small collection already (see this post). I loved the colour of the other jug I got, I think it's from Poole pottery. I also got 2 small creatures, a Whimsy vole and random glass Hedgehog!

Also lots of necklaces were around, so I carefully chose 2 so as to not go mad and buy lots! (very tempting). Finally I got an old tin in which I plan to put plants, oh and some more small bottles to add to the many I already have! A good day and worth the cold.

Framed Moustache Artwork

My latest creation! This cute little unique framed artwork features a bushy moustache made from shrink plastic, and decorated with fun retro stripes.

The moustache is mounted on a brown kraft paper background and is framed by mountboard. The white wooden frame measures 11cm wide x 10cm high x 3.5cm deep. The moustache itself measures 3.5cm.

This would be an ideal little humorous gift for any male, especially if they're striving for a bushy moustache! Available here in my Love Local shop for £15.

Junk shop finds

Just a couple of things I found in a little junk shop last week :)
A cute orange melamine jug and little calendar from Land's End.

Postcards from Puffin

I bought one hundred puffin covers in one box this week from Bloomsbury, so I thought I'd share a few of my favourites with you.

"Printing" Cover illustration by Jack Brough,1948.
I want this book! the cover is so retro, and on the subject of one of my favourite things! It's great how the title has just peeled back from the letterpress blocks from which it has just been printed.

ABC / 123 Cover illustrations by Dorothy Chapman, 1943.
I like the restricted and subdued colour scheme here, and they don't look overly childish, unlike some of today's books!

"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" Cover illustration by John Tenniel, 1949.
Tenniel's classic illustations for the "Alice" series of books are what he is mainly remembered for today, he was the original illustrator for this book, drawing 92 drawings which would be carved into wood blocks ready to be printed.

An artist I like

This guy's work is so cool, thought I'd share, in case any one else likes it too! I wish I could come up with something like this, I am jealous as I so often am!

You can visit Paul Thurlby's website here