A Glimpse of My Home

People are often saying how they would love to see pictures of my home..................Well, last week I had the store closed for a couple of days to catch up.............I finally cleared my dining room table of tags, ribbons and glitter...to mention but a few things.................I felt so refreshed I actually decorated it for Fall and moved onto porch decorating after that...........It`s amazing how good it can make you feel............a little tidying and some decorating............voila!

Anyhow, here are some pictures of my dining room.....clean and tidy. The chandelier is antique Italian, one of my favorite things.............this is now the third house that we have hung it in, I would never leave this behind!

Hand Embossed Velvet Ribbon

I have taken a fancy to embossing velvet ribbon................so pretty! You can use so many different patterns, this one is a damask design.....................You can also use letters to make a monogrammed ribbon.......perfect for wedding albums and special pieces.
Simply take a rubber stamp with a design of your choice and a good quality velvet ribbon ( I happen to sell them in my store, fancy that! ) Heat an iron to the hot setting, place the ribbon right side down over the rubber stamp and press with the iron for about 20-30 seconds. You can also spray the velvet with a water mist, it gives a slightly deeper embossing.

Send me a picture of some you have made, I`d love to see them!

New Trims!

I`ll be listing these adorable tulle pleated trims in my ebay store next week......................gorgeous! I have all colors except the red. Sold by the yard. 

Another Freebie!

Cute vintage beach postcard for you to download, save and print. Just like before, click on the image, right click and save.............voila!......... If your having any problems send me a message and I`ll try to help with the download.

Treasure Chest of Vintage Costume Jewelry

Don`t you just LOVE old rhinestone jewelry?

This is a treasure chest just waiting to have a new lease of life...................I have so many new ideas for projects using these little beauties...........Stay posted!

Vintage Costume Jewelry Bookmarks

I`ve been playing around with some of my velvet ribbon and hunting for vintage costume jewelry and came up with these cute bookmarks.......................Some of the charms are new and can be found at your local scrapbooking store. The crystals are from old chandeliers............................I plan to keep working on this idea to come up with more unique one of a kind bookmarks.................what a great stocking stuffer!

Free Download

Thought I would share this great vintage ephemera image with you...............Just click on it to enlarge, then right click and save..........Now it`s yours to print, decorate or share!
Keep checking back, there will be more freebies to come. Please follow along with my blog, add your name on the right side of the page.

Vintage Seam Bindings

Just got a new shipment of vintage seam bindings yesterday..................Love the colors!....................Now to get busy scrunching and listing, they should be in my store by Monday.

Pretty Trims

Just listed some gorgeous trims from Maya Road.................so vintage looking! I love them!

I made some gorgeous curtain tie backs out of it...........so easy you don`t even need a sewing machine. I also have some pretty napkin rings listed that I made with it..........................Any ideas for a project with it?

Linen-chic Blog

Well here we go..............joining the blogging world again.......
 Linen-chic blog is intended to become a center for all of my customers, new and old, to come together and share ideas, crafts and deals.........along with some neat little contests to win some of my unique hand crafted items.
We`ll also share some` how to` projects and tips on where to get the best deals on supplies.
So follow along and lets have some fun!
I also have a Facebook page named linen-chic if you`d like to check me out there.