Sunday, 3 April 2011

Mother's Day delights

Hello and Happy Mother's Day to all with children, or who are just thinking of their own Mum today. My own delightful urchins made me some gorgeous flower cards, and treated me to a 'floating origami kit' (chosen by my 6 year old) and a subscription to Vintage Life magazine (suggested by their dad). I picked up a bag of vintage sheet music (dating from 1911 to 1927) this afternoon which was offered on Freegle - so maybe I can combine that with the origami instructions and make a swan out of the score to Swanee River.




I've been fluey this last week and in no state to trawl my usual thrifty haunts, but luckily I did manage to photograph a few buys which I haven't yet shared. Firstly is this adorable little vintage beaded bag, found in a charity shop in Streatham. I love the Deco style chevrons and the beautiful metallic beads.






The bag will match really well with this 1960s snake bracelet which I bought from Alfie's Antique Market in London. It cost me £8.00 (pretty good for a permanent antiques market - we're not talking boot sale prices here!) and I'd been looking for some snakey jewellery for a while.


Cleopatra...comin' atcha!

This little blackbird pie funnel is a boot sale buy however. I haven't made a pie recently, so he's posing outside in the garden! It's marked Midwinter England, and there's one for sale on Ebay at the moment with a buy it now price of £14.99. He cost me £2.00 and is very cute indeed.




Finally, here's what I made my mum for Mother's Day. Spring does appear to have sprung, so she may have to wait a while to wear it, but she had admired a similar one in blues and purples I'd made my mother in law for Christmas. I can really recommend this yarn - it's by Rico and is called Pom-Pon - and even an less than skilled  knitter like me can get great results. This scarf was made by casting on only 10 stitches, and it's all done in garter stitch - easy. I didn't make it too long, as my mother in law has found it's easiest to wear just folded over and pinned, as the pom-poms make it quite bulky.


I'm off to play boardgames with my boys now, hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend.

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36 comments:

  1. Happy mother's day.
    I love the door handle lol beats our grey ones any day.
    x

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  2. The little blackbird pie funnel looks gorgeous peeking out of those pretty purple pansies Lakota. I love the glitzy evening bag and well done on the scarf (I think you're fibbing about your "lack of skill" in the craft department!) x

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  3. the bag and the cuff are so beautiful!

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  4. how sweet your sons made you flowery card and treated you with origami kit! I do love the beads bag, it's perfect with that gorgeous cleopatra bracelet! i adora the blackbird pie funnel, so cuteee! thanks for sharing the scarf that you made for ur mom and MIL, I think i'll go and buy the yarn and knit it for my MIL next winter :) I do hope you will get over your flu and enjoy your "vintage Life" magazine from your hubby! x Susan

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  5. The scarf you made for your Mum is just gorgeous, I'm sure she'll love it! :-)

    I spotted an old pie funnel online for about £12 so you've done incredibly well picking up your little birdie for 2. Drooling over the bag!

    Jem xXx

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  6. Happy mothers day enjoy your board games ;-) I love the pie funnel so cute ;-) And what a gorgeous bag. enjoy all your lovely finds, dee x

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  7. I love the little pie bird peeking out of the flowers!!! That's a great place for it!

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  8. Hi there! Your beaded vintage bag and snake bracelet are gorgeous, sounds like you've had a lovely mothers day with your family and much deserved treats xxx

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  9. I would love to see your origami swan. That sounds like such a great idea to make it out of music paper! I love origami too and haven't really made any lately. But I have found my kids love giving it a try too and are amazed by my work too! Which cracks me up :)

    And always I just love your thrifty finds. The beaded bag is gorgeous and looks kinda disco too!

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  10. Happy Mothers day! V jealous over the pie funnel - ive been wanting one for ages (not that i make pie but thats not the point) so in awe of you and your £2! Great snake bracelet too. I got myself a few bits this weekend, just gearing up to photo them :o) Scarlett x

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  11. Gorgeous bag and the snake bracelet is really amazing, I bet it looks brilliant on your arm!

    I am in love with how you have used mr Blackbird, I would never have thought of that but will most definitely look out for one to sit in my plant pot now! xx

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  12. Oh you DO have a great store! I love the vintage bag - just gorgeous.
    xoxo,
    Kim

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  13. Hello, and Happy Mothers Day!! Sorry to hear you have not been well my lovely, hope you are feeling better now? So sweet that your little boys made you cards, and a subscription to Vintage Life - brilliant! Well, what can I say... I absolutely LOVE the bag, the blackbird pie funnel (£2? amazing!) and snake bracelet, they are such good finds. The scarf is so cute too, and looks much more complicated than just ten stitches across - I'm going to check out that pom pom wool. Hope you have a good week and yes we must definitely get ourselves down to the boot sale again soon... xx

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  14. Hello :) thank you for the commentson my blog recently! Sorry to hear you have been a bit poorly, always seems to happen when the wearher changes.

    I love the bag, and the doot knob its hanging on too! And gorgeous snake bangle. Very Egyptian. Great price too, l must get to that market soon. x

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  15. Hi Lakota, love all your finds especially the bag and the bracelet. I have a pair of snake earrings which I must dig out (they're not vintage - well they're from the 80s - from Next of all places). I'm also drawn to that lovely door knob! Hope you're feeling better. xx

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  16. Happy Mother's Day to you. I hope you had a fun day. It is sweet that everyone had a say in what to get mom. I will have to check into that yarn as I want to relearn how to knit and crochet.
    I hope you show us your swan, whatever you make it from.

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  17. Loved it!! Very creative. Thanks for sharing your work cheers and Happy Mother Day's in Advance.

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  18. Interesting! My mom really likes the Swanee River song for some reason. I think it was the beautiful melody and melancholy of it. I remember being a little girl playing it on the piano while she sang. I should remind her. :) Thanks for bringing up the memory!

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  19. Loving that vintage bag! The scarf is great very lovley, well done.

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  20. love the blackbird pie funnel, my grandmother had one similar... lovely finds :)

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  21. Really love your beaded bag - so pretty and delicate.

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  22. That cuff is so cool. Thanks for sharing your goodies with my newbie party.
    http://debbie-debbiedoos.blogspot.com/

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  23. I love the blackbird pie funnel and want one now please.
    Amazing how cheaply you can pick up bags and purses from yesteryear.
    Like the snake jewellery too
    My finds are nice but naughty at http://gigglingatitall.blogspot.com

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  24. Hi, great finds, I love the snake bracelet!

    My tea picture was brought for me by my sister in law AGES ago and I have no idea where it come from. If I find out I'll let you know,

    Victoria xx

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  25. I saw a blog post about that wool a while ago and have been meaning to buy some!

    I adore your bag, it's divine. Also would love to have a browse through the sheet music (not that I can play or anything!)

    Thanks for linking up.

    PS Mr blackbird looks adorable there - I also have the exact same pot and holder ;0)

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  26. Really love the beaded bag! Lana www.lifeatwildberrycottage.com

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  27. I love the little blackbird - I think they're much more decorative than they are useful!

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  28. Such treasures! I love the little bag. Thanks for visiting me at Brambly-I just may fancy some London living for awhile. My husband wants to know how close you are to a soccer stadium:)I'm glad you had a happy Mother's Day. Take care!

    Ann-Marie

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  29. hiya , great finda , really love the deco bag , tfs
    xmaggiex

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  30. wow! i'm rather envious of the bag and bracelet. oh, and also your door knobs. yum.

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  31. Oh wow you really do have some lovely things. I especially love the blackbird, so cute outside nestled in your flowers.

    And the scarf is just lovely, I want to make one now!!!! xxx

    ps. will follow your blog x

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  32. I hope you had a Happy Mother's Day!

    I love the sheet music and the scarf! Fun stuff.

    Have a great day.
    Pam

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  33. these are such beautiful finds! I love your lay out design..=)I saw the Mother's Day post fr fbs somehwere, and Is that the day celebrated in London? bec I thought it is on May...

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  34. A very pretty post. It seems strange for special days, like Mother's day. being so different from ours. Best wishes to you.

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  35. Welcome to Vintage thingie Thursday. What a great post. I love vintage sheet music too! So sweet. Happy VTT!

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