tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133801105304595602.post194610116798461866..comments2023-11-03T02:14:41.303-07:00Comments on Alice and Florence: Thrifty vintage recycled one of a kind makesAliceAndFlorencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374797429241347425noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133801105304595602.post-56475839277570708262013-04-03T12:46:14.931-07:002013-04-03T12:46:14.931-07:00Thank you. Hope your Autumn is full of glorious co...Thank you. Hope your Autumn is full of glorious colour! It's been a long winter here.<br />Wendy x AliceAndFlorencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374797429241347425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133801105304595602.post-84369842865991605952013-04-01T22:52:24.529-07:002013-04-01T22:52:24.529-07:00Hi Wendy, the red bag and aprons are gorgeous, lov...Hi Wendy, the red bag and aprons are gorgeous, love them!! It's nice to see signs of spring on your blog as we are going into autumn, WendyWendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15485385130786077543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133801105304595602.post-65164361804321672652013-03-29T14:12:39.663-07:002013-03-29T14:12:39.663-07:00Me too. I will be on the look out for some more!
W...Me too. I will be on the look out for some more!<br />Wendy x AliceAndFlorencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374797429241347425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133801105304595602.post-52485512523089696332013-03-29T03:25:25.723-07:002013-03-29T03:25:25.723-07:00Love the rose fabricLove the rose fabricHandbags by Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726735696483826476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133801105304595602.post-16728191041352015462013-03-29T00:24:02.660-07:002013-03-29T00:24:02.660-07:00I will be going to Cornwall in May, so will have t...I will be going to Cornwall in May, so will have to do some looking around the thrift shops, you never know a Devon tea towel may have found it's way there!<br />Wendy x AliceAndFlorencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374797429241347425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133801105304595602.post-51071529869288007142013-03-29T00:21:36.126-07:002013-03-29T00:21:36.126-07:00Thanks. Hope you remain snow free. We had a few mo...Thanks. Hope you remain snow free. We had a few more flurries a couple days ago. I am now on the look out for more roses fabric!<br />Wendy x AliceAndFlorencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374797429241347425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133801105304595602.post-64684973150060918752013-03-29T00:19:18.952-07:002013-03-29T00:19:18.952-07:00Thanks. I will be making a few more aprons to sell...Thanks. I will be making a few more aprons to sell, so will be looking out for more vintage teatowels!<br />Wendy x AliceAndFlorencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374797429241347425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133801105304595602.post-89933613245938256952013-03-28T10:51:35.024-07:002013-03-28T10:51:35.024-07:00Love the apron - of course I'm also a bit bias...Love the apron - of course I'm also a bit biased - living in Devon! Think the flowery bag is gorgeous - bright and cheery - just what's needed in this weather... SueSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819167063823159717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133801105304595602.post-36408919557364288062013-03-28T10:48:31.507-07:002013-03-28T10:48:31.507-07:00We don't have any snow where we live in Scotla...We don't have any snow where we live in Scotland, but the flowers have definately decided to hibernate for longer than usual! Your bird feeder is great and the rose fabric is lush. I like what you have made everything into.Highland Monkey'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03288377600742888550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133801105304595602.post-61765141725680914632013-03-28T09:15:34.502-07:002013-03-28T09:15:34.502-07:00We've got a hyacinth in bloom like yours - gor...We've got a hyacinth in bloom like yours - gorgeous aren't they? (although that's about as green fingered as I get!) Love the aprons and the red roses bag - beautiful :-) Simmi xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01386923257336332769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133801105304595602.post-88638514474081859032013-03-26T14:30:38.773-07:002013-03-26T14:30:38.773-07:00Thanks. They should make for some interesting pinn...Thanks. They should make for some interesting pinnies!<br />Wendy x AliceAndFlorencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374797429241347425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133801105304595602.post-20968681356816693692013-03-26T13:10:27.081-07:002013-03-26T13:10:27.081-07:00I love raiding charity shops too, but I'm not ...I love raiding charity shops too, but I'm not usually very good at using the bits I find, and would never have thought of using pictorial tea-towels on an apron - brilliant! Hurray for Handmade Monday teaching me something new, again :-)Lewislovelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04024826320732493796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133801105304595602.post-52715525870975983652013-03-26T06:00:28.796-07:002013-03-26T06:00:28.796-07:00Thank you very much! I love to recycle clothing an...Thank you very much! I love to recycle clothing and fabrics, especially when I like the result. Sometimes I have to re-think a project, and see what else I can come up with.<br />Wendy x AliceAndFlorencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374797429241347425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133801105304595602.post-89434913845595472582013-03-26T05:57:34.784-07:002013-03-26T05:57:34.784-07:00Funnily enough I remember my Mother having a blue ...Funnily enough I remember my Mother having a blue and white dress with blue roses all over it. I love both vintage and new 'vintage' style fabrics. <br />I saw a fox in the woods where I take maddy for a walk. I remember being so surprised, and just staring at it and vice versa, then it just disappeared back into the undergrowth, and I've not seen one since.<br />Wendy x AliceAndFlorencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374797429241347425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133801105304595602.post-88014840486055027352013-03-25T17:14:29.357-07:002013-03-25T17:14:29.357-07:00Oh Wendy, I love the bag you created! I wish I ha...Oh Wendy, I love the bag you created! I wish I had the patience to sew like you. I barely was able to sew the lining for my crochet bag!! Your spring flowers are lovely.Lilly's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03484364335120267101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133801105304595602.post-57601407442031735612013-03-25T17:13:44.393-07:002013-03-25T17:13:44.393-07:00The fabric you used for the gorgeous tote reminds ...The fabric you used for the gorgeous tote reminds me of a dress my Mum had in the early 60's....I thought she looked like Audrey Hepburn in it, ha! What a wonderful find :) Love the aprons, too....very retro. Our birdfeeders have been over-run with squirrels....and a fox!Anne-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619530462790786364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133801105304595602.post-58905113725390770522013-03-25T13:48:09.266-07:002013-03-25T13:48:09.266-07:00Thanks, I am rather partial to rosy fabrics. I hav...Thanks, I am rather partial to rosy fabrics. I have a confession... The hyacinth is one of three, a bit like the three bears. There is the daddy one, (see photo) the mummy one, and then the baby one. All planted at the same time.<br />Wendy x AliceAndFlorencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374797429241347425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133801105304595602.post-67577010119366490622013-03-25T13:44:56.542-07:002013-03-25T13:44:56.542-07:00We now have a couple of love struck wood pigeons i...We now have a couple of love struck wood pigeons in the garden too. Our daffs haven't even come up yet!<br />Wendy x AliceAndFlorencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374797429241347425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133801105304595602.post-1054092273008682282013-03-25T13:42:00.178-07:002013-03-25T13:42:00.178-07:00Thanks. The tea towel was another thrifty find. I ...Thanks. The tea towel was another thrifty find. I will have to search for some more. I am rather fond of a vintage apron or two! I am not that familiar with Devon, perhaps I may give it a go.<br />Wendy x AliceAndFlorencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374797429241347425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133801105304595602.post-46106473460775236252013-03-25T13:00:49.252-07:002013-03-25T13:00:49.252-07:00I love the rose bag. Such a bright fabric.
I'...I love the rose bag. Such a bright fabric. <br /><br />I'm envious. 'Ethel' our hyacinth is no where near as big as yours. Gertiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05224392726925128089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133801105304595602.post-43909164681378619172013-03-25T11:26:23.301-07:002013-03-25T11:26:23.301-07:00You've been a busy bee! I was watching my bir...You've been a busy bee! I was watching my birds yesterday on the bird table, ground, fences, everywhere, trying to get some food through the snow. We were happy to oblige! Had to cut some of the daffs as they suffering with the snow. Keep warm. Chel xsweetbriardreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03036932595395191529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133801105304595602.post-37266757977807478382013-03-25T11:02:03.558-07:002013-03-25T11:02:03.558-07:00We used to have a bird table when we were kids and...We used to have a bird table when we were kids and I loved it. The bag and apron's are great. I grew up in South Devon and one section has lots of very familiar place names on it!Bev Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978577738594384873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133801105304595602.post-54371555723488302232013-03-25T10:39:21.565-07:002013-03-25T10:39:21.565-07:00Thank you. I have a thing about fabrics for tote b...Thank you. I have a thing about fabrics for tote bags, as you can probably tell from previous posts!<br />Wendy x AliceAndFlorencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374797429241347425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133801105304595602.post-35298487413755660902013-03-25T10:37:16.589-07:002013-03-25T10:37:16.589-07:00Thanks, I think sometimes it's too easy to do ...Thanks, I think sometimes it's too easy to do the thinks you think you "should" rather than the things you really want to do. <br />A little bit of what you fancy does you good etc...so I've hung the little hoop up with its' saying to remind me not to get carried away with the "shoulds", if that makes sense!<br />Wendy x AliceAndFlorencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374797429241347425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133801105304595602.post-67828682033113683932013-03-25T10:29:32.228-07:002013-03-25T10:29:32.228-07:00You had some lucky finds. Love the red roses tote ...You had some lucky finds. Love the red roses tote bag. Very eye-catching.Ginx Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07568871409793988717noreply@blogger.com