Make do & Mend

This month's make do & mend is.....vintage teacups.

As a lover and collector of vintage china, I often come across lonely teacups on my plate hunts to charity shops & carboots. Instead of leaving the abandoned little cups, I bring them home to sit on a shelf looking pretty in my workroom, however, I want to find another use to show these little fellas beauty off....

teacup lights via Kotivinkki

I adore these lights, an upside down teacup made into a quirky lamp. These would look beautiful grouped together to make a teacup chandelier, maybe with a bright pink lighting flex too,

similar to these below.

pink light flex via Dowsing & Reynolds

Or how about some wine glasses....perfect for a vintage themed wedding or dinner party. Love the contrast between the delicate pattern and shape of the teacup and the clean modern wine glass base.

teacup wine glasses via Festival Brides

teacup wine glasses via Apartment Therapy

I think one of my favorites is to make a collection of planters, I spotted this over at the Hema blog...

teacup planters via Hema

I love the mixture of vintage and modern cups with the washi tape highlights. I want to make NOW! Maybe Heart Vintage decals instead of the washi tape....a lovely addition to the up-cycled china family.

Yarden Love

since moving into my rental last year I've put all my time and effort into putting my stamp on the house. concentrating mostly on the decorating the yarden took a back seat. as soon as the warmer weather came this year I wanted to make the outdoor space another room to my new home.

I wanted to add an up-cycled feel and used second hand and found objects to create a space where I could grow veg & fruit and all the cottage flowers I've always loved.

willow was used to make a handmade trellis for my sweetpeas, recycled crates were used to make a vertical herb and flower garden and lots of vintage and found terracotta pots were packed full of perennials and seeds to create a wild garden look. I even made garden lights recycling glass jars and and adding vintage buttons and tealights.

How do you use your outdoor space, does it reflect your taste in home decor?

GIVEAWAY

Heart Vintage is launching it's first ever giveaway. To be in with a chance of winning a Heart Vintage bespoke up-cycled plate (pick from any of the three beautiful plates in the photo)....

1. Please like and share Heart Vintage Facebook page

2. On the Facebook page please comment on the above photo.

Winner will be announced Monday 31st March 2014. UK only I'm afraid. Good luck everyone. 

Styling

After meeting Selina Lake last month she has asked me to design her a range of bespoke designs for her forthcoming styling photo shoots.

Since sending these to her she has been photographing the bespoke up-cycled plates and posting on her Instagram @selinalake.

I love the way Selina puts everyday objects together....the colours and patterns always work so well. I am excited to see if Heart Vintage plates appear in the magazines Selina styled for....watch this space.