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August 18, 2014 By Shabby Art Boutique 83 Comments

How do you say goodbye?

I started my blog 7 years ago as a way to share with my customers all the things that were happening in my studio. My fur baby Gypsy was my studio buddy and constant companion, so she often featured in my blog posts in those early days. Today… it just felt right to share her final chapter in a ...
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August 14, 2014 By Shabby Art Boutique 3 Comments

Homemade Rust

Filed Under: Creativity, handmade, inspiration, Recipe, Shabby, Tutorial, Vintage Tagged With: Homemade rust

My husband still can’t believe that us crafters actually seek things that are rusty. Imagine what he thinks when he sees me deliberately trying to make metals rust… I’m sharing my two homemade rust recipes over at Live Creatively Inspired today. I invite you to pop on over and ...
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August 13, 2014 By Shabby Art Boutique 22 Comments

Simply Shabbilicious Magazine–Issue 3, 2014

Filed Under: Farmhouse, Free printable, handmade, Romantic Cottage, Santa's, Tutorial

I am delighted to share with you the latest gorgeous issue of my Simply Shabbilicious magazine. This magazine is free to read online HERE There is also an option to purchase printed and digital copies of this issue from MagCloud. (Click link in photo below) ...
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August 6, 2014 By Shabby Art Boutique 17 Comments

For the love of vintage buttons

Filed Under: Craft Room, Creativity, DIY, handmade, inspiration, Shabby, Thrifting, Tutorial, Vintage Tagged With: button ball

A couple of years ago I made this glorious vintage button ball. She’s a favorite of mine and has appeared as a prop in many photos. Mostly, she just spent time hanging about my studio looking pretty. I thought this was a lovely way to display my large collection of vintage ...
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August 4, 2014 By Shabby Art Boutique 3 Comments

Being CREATIVE every day

Filed Under: Creativity, handmade, inspiration, Shabby, Thrifting Tagged With: Creativity quote

Have you ever noticed that creative people surround themselves with other creative people? Nearly all of my friends are creative… in one form or another. I guess we gel because… well, we ‘get’ each other. They understand creative spurts, mojo zaps… the need to buy ...
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July 31, 2014 By Shabby Art Boutique 5 Comments

Happiness is Homemade

Filed Under: Creativity, handmade, inspiration, Shabby, Tilda, Vintage Tagged With: Tilda Happiness is Homemade, Tilda Tiny Treasures

Welcome to the beautiful world of Tilda. Over the next few weeks I am expecting deliveries of the new Tilda Collections. These are the latest releases from Tone Finnanger’s gorgeous Tilda line of products. The ‘Happiness is Homemade’ Collection is soft and pretty. The colours ...
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