For several weeks a pair of calico bunnies sat lifeless on my studio desk. Their arms and legs were unattached… Their ears lay limp and crumpled. Then finally I had some free time to make then whole… But try as I might, I never seem able to follow someone else’s pattern. ...
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Bunny love…
A ‘shabbilicious’ Easter
Hippity… hoppity…Easter is on the way. Do you decorate your home for the season? Here at Shabby Art Boutique, I introduce a few decorative touches to my usual décor to herald the season. The bunnies are one of my original designs and are cut from wood using a scroll saw and ...
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Pass the milk please…
When I was a little girl there were a lot of things that intrigued me at my grandparents cottage in the country.
From the wood fired stove to the deep claw footed bath…. the scullery, an outside toilet and tank water to name a few.
All these things were truly wondrous when seen through the ...
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Shabby ‘faux’ patchwork
Patchwork is so perfect for the shabby, cottage look…
But it can be quite time consuming to make…
And what if you can’t sew!
Well, I’m going to share with you a secret way to get this gorgeous look without all the hard work.
I call it ‘faux’ patchwork.
And for this project I’m ...
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A gift for my ‘shabbilicious’ friends
Today is the day I draw the giveaway winner for the printed copy of the latest issue of Simply Shabbilicious magazine, so thank you to everyone who entered. I’d love to give everyone a gift, but there’s only one printed copy of the magazine, so I made a sweet little Victorian Easter Tag for the ...
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A gift for you… to say thank you
Every time a new issue of Simply Shabbilicious magazine is released, I’m overwhelmed by the incredible response from readers. I always feel a little nervous about each issue until I receive the printed copy… only then when I know that all the formatting is correct, can I sit back and breathe a huge ...
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