Obviously I splashed out on some new fabrics and crafty bits but my biggest SPLURGE by far was during a trip to the beautiful town of Stamford.
I 'popped' into a fabric shop and spotted some very special looking trim all curled up in a glass jar on the shelve. I promptly ordered a metre, wandered up to the counter to be told I owed £15! Was slightly shocked and pretty pleased I only ordered a metre!
It is however amazingly beautiful and made by this super talented lady.
Priority on returning to Australia was to put that pricey bit of trim to good use.
I was recently given this lamp which is sweet but not quite to my taste. So I used some fabric I bought from this brilliant shop and added the trim to the bottom. I'm using the lamp in Kitty and Spike's room (there they are in the background making a guest appearance!).
I love the lamp, very cute, I did this for my daughter when we were setting up her "big girls" butterfly room. She's 8 now and very grown up. I love the trim too, very creative and worth the effort!
ReplyDeleteThat pom pom trim is so expensive even here in Australia and I think I've splurged on once for my oldest daughter's birthday present. It looks very cute as a trim on that lampshade, great makeover.
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