A bunting we will make

Thursday and I have already started dreaming about the weekend. Saturday after parkrun and boot camp will be, bunting day...yeah.
I have an order to complete and as my daughter and I are at a local craft fair on the 28th September I also want to get some packs ready to sell. Feeling quite excited and inspired. A lady has asked me for about a campervan apron and it's got me thinking about a range of shirt inspired aprons, sketch pad needed me thinks.

Loving this apron I saw on  http://timewarpwife.com

Been looking at Pinterest for inspiration, I do love My Pinterest, it's so good for firing your imagination.
Well off to do some more research

Nat x

Ryan's room update and my VW camper van bag

VW camper van messenger bag

You will have noticed a distinct lack of posts updating the progress of my makeover of Ryan's room. I promise as soon as I persuade the other half to venture up to the loft and retrieve my paste table, work will begin.

VW camper van fabric

 In the meantime I have been busying myself with making a few more bags, with the idea of either selling them at a craft fair or giving them as Christmas gifts.

Bag of the bag

After my first attempt at making and doing the messenger bag tutorial, using a mans shirt I found in my local charity shop, the bug has bit. I have now started hunting out charity shops, just so I can see what interesting shirts they have. I now have a box full of future bags, ready for the winter. 

I have already completed two bags, a checked man bag messenger and just finished a VW Camper van smaller bag. The VW bag came about after seeing a piece of fabric in little shop near me, just big enough for a flap and trim. It sparked my imagination and my new bag was born. The main body of the bag was recycled linen type trousers and an old webbing belt for the strap.

What do you think, should I sell or gift?

Today was also the day I made my Facebook page live, I'd love it if you wanted to take a look and like my page.. click here Bunting Corner on Facebook
If you want to see the original messenger bag tutorial here is the link messenger bag tutorial

Nat x

Why I love bunting

For as long as I can remember I have loved bunting. When I think about the street parties as a child to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee, straight away I see the yards and yards and cheery triangles of fabric, blowing in the breeze and I am taken back to a carefree time.
Three years ago I moved into a 1930's bungalow and started the task of adding my own style to it. The mood board for my kitchen was totally designed around some red spotty teapot fabric.

Red spotty teapot bunting in my kitchen

And yes you have guessed it, the first thing I made was bunting. The bunting then dictated my colour theme, style and I even ended up printing my own roman blinds, with spotty teapots( after watching Kirsty Allsop on TV).

Bunting and my hand printed blind

It wasn't long before the bunting spread to my conservatory, I even made special Christmas bunting for it, and it's still up now!

bunting image found on Pinterest

I could go on making bunting for every room, but I would like to try and make a range of bunting themed home items. Cushions, cards the choice is endless. What do you think? do you love bunting as much as me?

Hopefully my blog will allow me to document my successes and the things I learn along the way.

Nat x