Button Projects

Having not felt that creative over the dull January, I decided to something with all the buttons I've amassed. I had a small type tray which I had painted ages ago and could not think what to do with, and I saw a post where someone else had filled all the spaces with multi coloured buttons so I decided to do that!

Secondly I made a simple artwork for my friend's new baby, Jacob. Using blue buttons I created the initial J and framed it in a simple pale blue painted frame.

Multi coloured button tray

J for Jacob!

Flea Market finds

A very windy and chilly Flea market at Shepton today, not as many stalls as sometimes but still I managed to find a few bits. The suitcase is so cute I'm going to add it to my pile of suitcases as soon as I can find a new home for my recycling bin. Saw an amazing mid-century modern sideboard but alas it would have been too big to fit in my tiny car (and most probably my tiny house!) One day...
 

Pretty brooch

Cheese dish, brooches, tiny suitcase and type tray

I think the cheese dish glass might look nicer on a vintage plate

Type drawer wall art

I finally got round to refurbishing the type drawer that I bought a few weeks back (see Flea market finds post) and I think it's turned out rather well.

First I cleaned it with sugar soap to remove any grease and yucky stuff (there must have been lots because I almost suffocated from the fumes - I think it might have been the varnish!) after it was dry I had to give it quite a few coats of primer.
Following this I painted it with white eggshell paint, and cut out sections of coloured paper for each section, sticking them down with wallpaper paste. Next I drilled some holes and attached some brass hooks, and then it was finished :) a nice little project. Just need to find a few little objects o put in the sections!

Flea Market finds

I've never been to a Flea market before and today I went to the "Giant Flea Market" at Shepton Mallet. These are my finds, for some reason I like Hornsea Pottery lately, I think it may have a revival soon. Also got some strange medicine/lemonade bottles and a small type tray, which I think I'll be able to make nice again :)

Type tray coffee table and wooden mirror

Now that I've finally moved into my new cottage, my Dad has been busy making me some lovely things as I don't want everything to be from Ikea! It was my idea to make the Type tray table though, so I can take some of the credit!

Thanks to my talented Dad for making these x

The Mirror frame is made from some wood I bought at the Larmer tree wood festival back in september, only I cant remember what it is. The little glass beetle dude is covering up a little hole in the mirror, seems difficult to buy one without holes!
The table is made from a letterpress type tray from a London press, I'm going to use it to put little things in... not sure what yet though!