Posted in Blog on Mar 26th, 2013
I was as excited as a child at Christmas yesterday when the postman brought me the first edition of PaperCrafter magazine. Let’s Make Cards has undergone an extensive make-over to become the lovely PaperCrafter, which will be launched on Thursday. Not only is PaperCrafter full of fabulous projects – which I’m now desperate to try – but [...]
Posted in Blog on Nov 20th, 2012
I’ve often admired the lovely ‘Britain in Pictures’ books while browsing in secondhand bookshops. I love the beautifully designed covers and the fabulous illustrations inside. But I had no idea of their interesting background until I undertook a little research when adding some of these wonderful books to our shop. Publication of the ‘Britain [...]
Posted in Blog on Aug 8th, 2012
I often come across beautiful crystal decanters on purchasing trips for vintage goodies for our shop. Tastes have changed over the years and many people no longer feel the need to put their whisky or sherry into a decanter – no matter how fabulous it may be! So I was really delighted to discover these [...]
Posted in Blog on Jul 20th, 2012
Since reading Homes & Antiques’ feature about vintage hankies I’ve been thinking about what to do with my own little hanky stash. I’ve been buying pretty hankies here and there as I go round searching for vintage goodies for our shop. I can’t resist them – they’re so pretty and they weigh so little that [...]
Posted in Blog on Jul 17th, 2012
Kelly Swallow’s rescued chairs and sofas are beautiful. As she says on her website ‘each one is individually sourced then re-invented with a collection of designer and vintage fabrics’. They certainly make you smile! I particularly like the chairs covered in German flour sacks… and Hungarian mangle cloths … ( I didn’t know what a [...]
Posted in Blog on Jul 6th, 2012
As anyone who follows my facebook page may have guessed, I have a very sweet tooth…. I’m always on the lookout for new and delicious things to eat and I’m constantly amazed by the range of fantastic things I find on the internet. Not only do they look delicious but they often look fantastically beautiful. [...]
Posted in Blog on Jul 4th, 2012
One of my favourite days of the month is the day my Homes & Antiques magazine drops through my letterbox. I’ve been reading it for a couple of years now and have had a subscription for the last 6 months. This gives me the added delight of having it delivered to my door! I still [...]
Posted in Blog on Jun 24th, 2012
As you know, we love our up-cycling, recycling and re-using at Peony and Thistle. It’s always inspiring to see how others create amazing treasures using things that most people would throw away. So I thought I’d share some of our favourites here from time to time so that you can be inspired by them too! [...]
Posted in Blog on Jun 14th, 2012
As I wrote in an earlier post, my conversion to vintage began with my discovery of the fabulous Country Living magazine. This magazine started me on a real voyage of discovery… From its lovely articles I soon learned that treasure could be found in unlikely places. In particular, it seemed that charity shops may have [...]
Posted in Blog on May 30th, 2012
We are HUGE fans of upcycling. We are always looking for ways to re-use and re-purpose all sorts of things. So it’s always a great joy to find others who do the same. I recently discovered Daniel Maher Stained Glass, a US company which takes upcycling to a whole new and wonderful level creating the most amazing and [...]
