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for treasure

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Inspired by the amazing pieces of vintage lace that I'm lucky enough to be sent by kind readers (thank you, lace suppliers!) I worked on a new design this week: a treasure purse. I used gathered linen of different colours, and pieces of vintage lace to make a few for my shop update today. I like the way they are both sturdy (linen is such a great fibre, isn't it?) yet delicate and rather lady-like. I thought they might be good for keeping treasures in, such as old buttons or love letters.

A friend of mine moves into a new house this week. She likes drinking coffee so I decorated two vintage ceramic coffee cups to give as a housewarming gift. Inspired by lace too, of course.

I saw this for the first time last night- it's amazing! Sand art by Kseniya Simonova of Ukraine.

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21 responses to “for treasure”

  1. Teena Avatar
    Teena

    I just love your style!

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  2. Caroline Avatar
    Caroline

    Just sublime. I would definately be a coffee/tea addict if I owned those cups.

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  3. briar Avatar
    briar

    yummy lace – I so love vinage lace – its a passion of mine that I’m really starting to enjoy lots.x

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  4. lotus Avatar
    lotus

    Gorgeous lace and I love the idea of a treasure purse. I showed the sand art clip to my students and they were totally amazed (as was I)!

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  5. by night Avatar
    by night

    these purses are so elegant! I love the combination of linen and lace!

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  6. louana Avatar
    louana

    Those purses are so beautiful! your creative talent seems to be neverending. Love the cups too.

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  7. Jennie Avatar
    Jennie

    I love the shape of the purses. Beautiful!

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  8. Bev Avatar
    Bev

    such beautiful things, Loving the decorated cups, lucky friend you have!

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  9. AG Ambroult Avatar
    AG Ambroult

    those mugs are gorgeous! what did you decorate them with? I must know…please!

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  10. Mathyld / encore petite Avatar
    Mathyld / encore petite

    Oooh Vintage Lace … One of my favourite things, too ♥
    I love what you made with it. And the cups ? Gorgeous, a wonderful idea !
    I send
    Hugs & Kisses
    Coffee cups & Lillies,
    x x x
    mathyld

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  11. Yvette Avatar
    Yvette

    Your stuff is beautiful; your ideas original – I just love the things you make.
    The sand art was fabulous!!! I think it is easier to relate to her ‘painting’ if you are older and know more about the war. Lovely all the same.

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  12. Nancy Avatar
    Nancy

    so, so pretty! I can’t pick a favorite.

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  13. Margaret Oomen Avatar
    Margaret Oomen

    i always love your posts about vintage lace
    they are so heavenly

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  14. elmtree Avatar
    elmtree

    How lucky to receive such original lace. And then to think of a project to use it on…By the way I tried those choc chip biscuits, absolutely scrummy , although I tweaked the recipe; I thought 2 cups of choc chips were rather excessive, and it worked fine with 1 cup.

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  15. sarahblank Avatar
    sarahblank

    EVERYTHING you do is so beautiful an inspiring! I just love your shop! I pour over it everytime you do an update.

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  16. tinyhappy Avatar
    tinyhappy

    hi AG, the cups were decorated with my ‘pebeo ceramic’ pens… they’re available on esy and in some other online art stores. have fun!

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  17. tinyhappy Avatar
    tinyhappy

    hi elmtree- i found the same thing re. the chocolate chips!

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  18. tinyhappy Avatar
    tinyhappy

    thank you sarah!

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  19. Clare Avatar
    Clare

    Wow these are beautiful. Love the addition of some vintage haberdashery (I also love the word haberdashery)

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  20. Amber Avatar
    Amber

    Your lace inspirations are fascinating! And a treasure purse! How cute is that! Have I been missing out or what? I need one! (haha…I think I know where my son gets that word “need”…I’ve been trying to teach him to say “would like” instead.) I would like one! 🙂

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  21. Abbie Smith Avatar
    Abbie Smith

    Simple, yet thoughtful house warming gift you gave to a friend of yours! Nothing really beats the feeling of giving something that is handmade by you, just like what I did to my friend in Edmonton when she finally moved to a new house due to financing, I baked her a cheesecake for a job well done.

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