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Saturday, March 5

STYLE ON A SHOESTRING

Can you have a stylish house on a small budget? I think you can, and that is why I  am sharing with you some pages from my book that I'm putting together - Style on a shoestring...enjoy


I hate to waste or throw away anything! In our throw away society we seem to readily accept shoddy goods that can be easily replaced - I hate this! Apart from feeding the landfill we are also disposing of our history!

I love to search antique and collectable markets, car boots and yard sales and squeezed into my house, I have shelves full of pretty china, drawers of linens from a bygone age and boxes of braids, ribbons and buttons - well, let's not even go there! I am always trying to find a new use for things that we just don't use anymore... they're way too pretty to just chuck in the land fill!!

Here are a couple of my revamped, upcycled goodies I have made. I hope they will inspire you to "waste not, want not" too.

I had a lovely white coffee pot that I had found at a boot sale. It had a couple of small chips in it, so it was never used - but was such a lovely shape, it had sat on my kitchen shelf for a couple of years because I couldn't bear to throw it away!

I mod podged it with some pretty napkins  had bought from Yorkshire Trading for just £1 a pack, filled it with quick dry cement and now can use it at a book end or door stop - sooooooo pretty!!


Then I had some old embroidered tray clothes. Who uses tray clothes nowadays? Exactly - no one!
So I made some pretty tissue holders from them...






Thursday, May 14

If music be the food of love - play on

I have a wedding coming up soon, where the groom is very musical 
and he wants sheet music incorporated into his wedding. 

So excited!!!!
I've got LOADS of ideas for this wedding - 
but can't reveal all until after the wedding...
Although, I'm sure he wouldn't mind me showing you 
a sneaky peak at his buttonhole (unfinished)...


Make sure you pop back to see all of my other 
musical inspirations and musings! 

Saturday, April 25

Real Life Wedding - English Rose meets Scottish Thistle

Pride of Banockburn tartan 
When Mandy and Russell decided to get married they decided to use ivory roses and thistles in their wedding to celebrate their English and Scottish heritage. 
"Pride of Banockburn" Tartan and it's colours were used throughout the wedding



The groom, Russell, wore a Banockburn Tartan kilt 
and a piper played them in to 
The Finch Hatton Arms at Ewerby where they had their reception



 
The bride's bouquet included thistles and roses and was made by
Blooming Crafty - Jess Notly who also ddecorated the cake.

Anniefloribunda styled the wedding and dressed the room...

Children's goody bags




All of the invitations ans other stationary was made by Sophie at Occasional Heaven 



We made the table plan from an upturned apple crate and tied on small bottles filled with thistles, roses and blackbird table numbers



...and finished the room off with these HUGE (3ft wide) balloons 
with handmade tassles! 




Love this picture of the bride, watching celebrations from the bar! 























































































































Wednesday, April 15

Neo Gothic Wedding - Kelham Hall


Here's a short slideshow of our photoshoot that we did with 

#Harvey & Harvey Photography 

at the beautiful Kelham Hall...

Enjoy x 



Tuesday, April 14

Beautiful Burlap Wedding


I've been engrossed in a beautiful rustic wedding this week 
and shall be back next week to show you real life photo's 
of all the goodies I have been making for it!

But I couldn't wait to show you these lovely burlap roses I've made x  

I was so pleased with how they've come out, 
I think I am going to add some Anniefloribunda magic 
and make a bouquet with them...




Friday, April 10

Neo Gothic Tablescape

Scrumptious crushed velvet's, rich golds and jewel colours - let's indulge ouselves in pure decadence!!!! 













Styled by Anniefloribunda
Shot by Harvey& Harvey photography
at The Ladys Chapel, Kelham Hall 


Wednesday, March 25

Curiouser & Curioser - Real life wedding

Thought you might like to see a slideshow I put together for a wedding that we styled yesterday at Skendleby Hall for Gilly & Jimmy... 
Hope you enjoy watching it as much as I did styling it! 
Pop back soon though to see the professional photo's - 
these are just some snapshots that I took...
Click on the link below and 
Enjoy!! 

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