happiness is....... floral cushions!

Thanks to the joys of living in a mouldy room two of my cushion covers were ruined by a green speckle so I thought I’d craft myself some new covers! As floral is my thing I went for this lovely oriental style fabric and then this vintage 70’s off cut from a dress which I’d made.



Tea and cake anyone?

Tea and cake anyone?

Ok I know they are no good for you but in these dreary winter days everyone needs a treat! I followed the easiest recipe ever, call me tragic but it’s the most fun I’ve had in a while!

200g self-raising flour

200g butter

200g sugar

Tsp baking powder

3 eggs

Tbl cocoa powder

Then I made a simple butter cream icing which is just butter, icing sugar and cocoa, mixed to taste.

Edible glitter optional!

(I dont advice using a piping bag.... they just look like turds dont they?!)

Collars and ankles! an obsession!

It seems that ive found a new love just in time for valentines! I'm so into a good old collar, poking out from over a jumper, or just buttoned up and proud!

Also i cannot seem to get enough of a flash of ankle, although still far too cold for anty draft to be going up your jeans, hence the lovely socks pointing out the top of my boots! Who says ankles are not sexy?!

New jewellery

A recent jewellery making evening! I think out ethos is deffo born out of being rather skint most of the time. I’ve been longing for some new pieces for quite a while so I decided to get busy with the pliers and create some new pieces!


All the pieces above are really simply created by bits of old jewellery and odd bits I’s collected over time, all you need is some imagination and a pair of pliers! I’ve used some old coins with wire wrapped round to create a cage and loop, I’ve also used an old Perspex bird, some shell beads. All the links, chains and fastening were just taken from old jewellery! Easy peasy

Velvet Maxi dress with a short sleeved Cropped Jumper.

The granny knit Cardigan was from a Marie Curie in Eastbourne.

Basically "WARM WARM WARM!"

Another one of Chelsea's tops out of an old work shirt.

Cutting the collar and adding the fringe has made it very different

from the original polo, making it more Grunge.

We tried bleaching a few of the tops for ages, but they didn't really take.

This one took a few tries, but its come out a nice acid pink from the original Burgundy.

 Chels cut the original collar and replaced it with this gorgeous psychedelic print, 

she then placed a flower motif over the original print on the front.

Very Charming =)

Chelsea made this lovely Scallop Beaded Top out of an old work shirt.

My attempts to make anything remotely
lovely out of one of these shirts made my head hurt. 

But, I did do one modification that
i may be doing to all of my shirts and polos.

A lovely song i wish to share.... i cherish with fondness the day before i met you!

This was a tin of brownies that we made together, however we both awfully greedy and ate them all before we could put them on a cakestand and make them look pretty! (alanna ate the last one)

Dear all, this is a project of two halfs, Chelsea (the granny) and Alanna (the geeky one). We want to start a collection of images and thoughts on things we have created, remade, found, baked and best of all crafted! We are both massive lovers of granny crafts, anything vintage and most of all we are just two best friends trying to inspire each other. We are two charity shop addicts. We never claim to be cool, just that we find each other funny and interesting and we hope you do to.


But if you don't. Fuck off.