Where my dogs at?

Please excuse the rather gangster title of this post. I promise you it's all wholesome and smooth sailing from here onwards...

If you know me in the real life world or follow me on Twitter, you may know that I am moving into a few flat VERY SOON! Aside from how physically and mentally dulling moving can be, I am very excited, as this will be the first time I have free reign to do what I like with my living space in terms of decorating (providing my bearded man is happy with it too, of course...).

My first thought when buying things for my new flat? Dogs. I love dogs. It's been my life-long dream to own a dog, but as I'm not in a position to have one just yet (don't just own a dog for the sake of it, people), I plan to make up for it in other areas.

Since seeing this Dog Chart Print by Polly Horner in Magma a while ago, it's been at the top of my lust list. I love Polly's style, and she's chosen some rather brilliant dogs for it. If she had a Beagle on there too, all of my dreams would come true...

As if that weren't enough, Polly Horner has now also done a range of pillow cases for Magma - I've died and gone to doggie heaven!

At £30 a pop, they're not cheap, so I plan to maybe buy one a month. It's still cheaper than buying a real dog!

I also spotted these ones in Inspitalfields (cleverly located in Spitalfields!) - I just love a dog in uniform...

What do you think of my choice of doggie-decor? Have I gone too far? Or not far enough?

Much love,

Frankie

Swell Vintage

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Swell moves

Hello my lovely friends!

I hope you're having a brilliant weekend.

This is going to be a very quick post as I am moving to East London today! I can't believe it's finally moving day, but I am really excited.

I'm not entirely sure when the internet in my new place is going to be sorted, so this could be my last post for a long time. I apologise for the lack of comments from me on all of your lovely blogs in advance, I will miss reading them. However, I do look forward to catching up on them when I'm back on line!

I haven't got much else to say, expect that the beautiful Rebecca of The Clothes Horse (one of my most favourite bloggers) recently bought one of my cuffs and has posted about it on her brilliant blog. The cuff is made from an antique drawer pull, and it looks beautiful on her! I'm so pleased that she likes it.

(Photo courtesy of The Clothes Horse)

If you'd like to read the post, click here. If you're not a regular reader of her blog already, you should really add it to your list. Rebecca's style and stunning photographs make for a truly original read.

Well, I guess I better pack my laptop up now! Thank you for reading, my dear friends. I will hurry back to you as soon as I can.

Much love,

Frankie
Swell Vintage

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Swell experiments

Hello my dear friends,

How are you? Did you have a pleasant weekend? It feels like years ago now, doesn't it?

Mine was good thanks, although busy - very unlike me. But the good news is I did manage to squeeze in some time with the sewing machine. Much like with my jewellery, I am teaching myself, so every day brings a new challenge/disaster. I finally took the plunge and had a first go at making the pouches I discussed in my last post. Here is my "prototype":




Vintage fabric from MsLegacySews
Labels made by MommieMadeIt
Jewellery by me!

So what do you think? Considering this is my first ever attempt and that I've only been sewing for about 2 weeks, I think it could have been a lot worse! Any feedback, suggestions or tips you might have would be GREATLY appreciated, please. I need all the help I can get! On a plus side, I love this print and I couldn't be happier with the labels. Once I get my stitching sorted, these pouches might end up looking ok!

In other news, I will be moving to East London on 5th June! While this is very exciting, it also means that I need to get my life (and stuff) sorted, so it's going to get busier in the coming weeks. Needless to say, I'm going to get very behind with my blog reader!

Thank you for taking the time to read this and for (hopefully) not vomiting at the sight of my appalling stitch work. Until next time!

Much love,

Frankie
Swell Vintage

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