Nothing at full price please!

I am drawn to a good deal!

It actually hurts me to pay full price for things, even most of my wonderfully wooly wool was on sale when I adopted them. So because of my thriftiness I have come across the best thing ever!

EBAY!!

It's not the best thing for my bank account but whilst looking for a bargain it's great!! A long with my second hand shop for furniture, I'm a very happy bunny!

This is just something I get excited about!!

For a glimpse at what I'm making at the mo, I've attempted knitted dishcloths. They are a pleasure to knit and I can see myself making many in the near future.

Also little house had been asked to have a stall at another upcoming event, which will be told at a later date!!

I thought I'd just give you a little look into my mad mind at the mo!!

Hope your all crafty and thrifty!

All my love... Xxx

Awkward!

I had a really awkward conversation recently about my little house work!

To give you some background about who I am and what I do... I am a full time wife and a full time mam and knitting is something I love and what I do as my passion, so as the story goes..

I was a bridesmaid at one of my best friends wedding! It was such a beautiful day! Our little girl was a flower girl.              

Because I am married to an English man I was sat at a table with the rest of the English people who were invited to the wedding...

So as you do with people you don't know you ask what people do, as in professions. Anna was also at this table (another best friend of mine and also a Brit) so I was surrounded with people who had 'real' jobs! lol

When it came to my turn to profess my job I just replied... 'Housewife' because that what I am and proud of it! But Anna who is one of my main cheerleaders stated, 'That's not all she does, she makes things too!'

So I started to explain that I make things out of wool, to which this lovely posh English lady told me that her friend is the main wool designer for D&G... I almost laughed out loud when she asked was that something I did... 'Am, not really... I make things like cup jumpers!'

There was a good bit of silence then! It was awkward but really funny!

People just went back to drinking their drinks and not looking me in the eyes!





These were the favors at my friends wedding, they were so beautiful!


All my love... xxx

Our Mission!!

Hubby and I have a love for all things vintage! When I say all things I mean furniture and tableware specifically! It started from us being skint and needing furniture.

It then turned into a little not so secret love affair. :)

We've found that the secret is not knowing where to go or when you go, its who you know! We've found that stalking a good second hand shop isn't enough you need to make friends with the people who work there! THAT'S how you get the deals!

I've found that these lovely ladies hide things that they think I'd like, and I've yet to pay the asking price, which makes me even happier!!

So far we've rescued a red sofa that just needs a little love (£30), 

a foot stool which I LOVE (£5),

Our kitchen table (£50),

Our lovely new rocking chair (£20) Do not judge the fabric, it has yet to be given its make over!

And another lovely chair which was made in the 70's (£10)

You just can't be afraid of doing a little work or a lot of work in some cases.

It makes me all warm inside that we've been adopting OAP furniture! They have a loving smoke and pet free home they can settle into. The only thing they need to watch out for is a rather hyper strong minded two year old!

She really loves the new/old rocking chair! I almost don't want her to touch my new toy!

Anyways beyond my own childish tendency's, secondhand furniture shopping is my secret lover. (Don't tell the wool!)  

All my love... xxx

Bedlam!

So Little House will be having it's first stall at the end of august! It's our first stall and I am so excited!

The only thing I'm finding hard is making the same thing over and over again! With wool I can't make things in batch, I have to knit things over and over again. It kind like having the same meal for a whole week. By the end of a week of knitting the same pattern over and over I just lose motivation!

This week for example I've been knitting hats, hats... and more hats! I now know this pattern off by heart!!!

This week I've knit 5 or 6 (I've actually lost count) and I need to make 10 in this newborn size.


Anyways, I'm getting so really exciting about my first stall! Its giving me ideas that I'll hopefully be able to create into reality! I'm trying to think of ideas using my second love, after wool... 

Buttons!!


I just love buttons! 




All my love... xxx