Happy Sunday all. I hope you’re managing to have a relaxing weekend! After last week’s lengthy Sunday Brunch post I’ve just a few select pics for you today – I hope you enjoy them!
♥ Our Retro Dream Kitchen over on Oh So Lovely Vintage ♥
♥ Get the Look Decor: Boho on a Budget over on The Etsy Blog ♥
♥ The Jealous Curator: Art Goes Here over on SFGirlByBay ♥
♥ Refound Revisited over on Hey! Homewrecker ♥
♥ Also, the new issue of Gatherings e-magazine is out ….. ♥
Autumn is well and truly here in the UK now. I want to wrap up warm and go for country walks, ending in bonfire parties and later drinking mulled wine in front of a toasty fire. I want to dress in tweed, wear scarves and pick harvest fruit.
I’ve curated a little Etsy treasury featuring some of the fabrics, textures and colours that remind me of this mellow season. What do you like about Autumn?
Fall into Autumn – Vintage & Upcycled Treasures by hiddenblossom on Etsy
Here are some more of the Etsy Treasuries I’ve curated.
Around this time last year, when I was first starting out with this blog I featured an Etsy shop in my weekly Etsy Focus post called Atomic Attic. You can see the post here. At the time this shop mostly featured these amazing pet beds created out of vintage suitcases and I just fell in love with their totally quirky style! Whilst looking for a shop to feature this week I looked back over my old posts and decided to pay a few another visit to see what they’re up to now. Well I’m pleased to say that Atomic Attic have expanded vastly in the last year and are now stocking all kinds of exciting upcycled items. I thought it was worth revisiting them, since they’re no longer just about pet beds. Let’s take a look around ….
Upcycled Reclaimed Barn Wood Coat Rack
I really like this interesting coat rack and storage unit – great for displaying little trinkets as well as hanging up your jackets! It’s made from a variety of salvaged items including a 1950s Kenmore stove back.
Atomic Attic are based in the USA – in Siletz, Oregon (the Pacific Northwest) and is a husband and wife team of Miles and Aimee. They say of their store:
“Vintage items have a honesty that we’re drawn to. Unique character traits that the “new” don’t seem to have. Learned through the years or instilled on conception? I don’t know, but I wonder. Not to mention, the quality of craftsmanship which these days seems to be non-existent. We take pride in everything we do, and expect nothing less from anyone or anything. Just seems like the bar was a bit higher back then.
Miles got the opportunity to tear down a 100 year old barn locally. He’s turned the rustic, worn wood into modern pieces of furniture and home decor.”
Upcycled Rotary Phone Birdhouse
I love this one-of-a-kind upcycled birdhouse made from a vintage Stromberg-Carlson rotary phone. The inside is hollowed out, just the metal shell remains.
Gift Certificates for Atomic Attic on Etsy
If you’re buying for someone else but can’t quite decide what to purchase Atomic Attic helpfully offer gift certificates.
Upcycled Apple Computer Pet Bed
I couldn’t leave Atomic Attic behind without featuring another one of their unique pet bed designs. This time they’ve cleverly upcycled an iMac Apple Computer, kitting it out with plaid bedding. This kitty looks pretty pleased with it!
For those of you who love a bit of Facebook, Atomic Attic have their own page here. Sadly it seems Atomic Attic only currently ship within the US, so I hope this post is of interest to my friends across the pond! Scrap that! – I’ve just spoken to Atomic Attic who tell me they ship internationally – hooray!
Pop back next week when I’ll have another Etsy Focus post for you.
I was recently involved in a putting on large market event in Oxford where local producers and makers were celebrated. I thought I’d share a few of my photos – there were plenty of foodie and crafty stalls. I loved perusing the wealth of creative talent from Oxfordshire and the surrounding counties.
Have you been to any good local arts & crafts fairs or food festivals recently?
I’ve popped these photos up on my Flickr page.
Happy Sunday folks. It’s been a while since I shared a Sunday Brunch post with you and as such these links have been collected up from the last month or so. As such it’s a bumper-packed edition with lot’s of visual treats – I hope they provide you with some pretty inspiration. It’s great to see there has still been plenty of creativity across blogland over the Summer months.
As I start to slowly get myself back into blogging after a few months of personal projects and life changes, I hope you’ll continue to share in my love of all things recycled, vintage and downright pretty. *Do you like my little Russian Dolls?* I found them in a charity shop this week and couldn’t resist them. They’re going to watch over me as I get creative with items for my soon to be open Etsy shop …. Anyway, on to some fun links ….
♥ My Crib over on Double Exposure ♥
♥ Styling Spotlight … Emily Henson over on Heart Home ♥
♥ Lobster & Swan’s Cosy Reading Corner over on The Laura Ashley Blog ♥
♥ Colours of My Summer Part II over on Sania Pell at Home ♥
♥ Art Is ….Masculine! over on Just Something I Made ♥
♥ Playing with Food: Something Yellow by Emilie over on Decor8 ♥
♥ DIY Book Planters for Succulents over on More Design Please ♥
♥ Packaging Ideas over on The Etsy Blog ♥
♥ Love Luxe Launch over on Pocket Full of Dreams ♥
♥ A Converted Barn in France over on The Style Files ♥
♥ Styled Eats: How to Perfectly Frost a Messy Cake over on Oh Happy Day ♥
♥ Style for Small Spaces over on The Etsy Blog ♥
♥ Curiosities, Collections and Clusters over on Dottie Angel ♥
♥ Teanamu Chaya Teahouse over on Colour Living ♥
♥ Sweet Sundays // Sweet Blueberry Loaf over on Strawberry Koi ♥
♥ Get the Look: Kitschy, Colourful and Cute over on The Etsy Blog ♥
♥ Something Green This Way Comes over on SF Girl By Bay ♥
♥ Recipe: (Fake) Watermelon Ice cream over on Almalu’s Place ♥
and these from a little longer ago, but I had saved them to share and never did…..
♥ Current Obsessions: Typewriters over on Patchwork Harmony ♥
♥ Escape Style: Using Maps as Decor over on Apartment Therapy ♥
♥ Tea of the Week: Jam and Tea over on Tea for Joy ♥
I hope you’ve enjoyed. Like my taste? Take a look through my previous Sunday Brunch posts. I like sharing the love.
I am finally back after an impromptu two month absence (more on that later) with an Etsy Focus post on The Cupcake Kid – a fab little vintage and handmade store based in Washington DC, USA.
This store features a great selection of quirky vintage items for your kitchen, desk-top and more.
Vintage Letterpress Wooden Type Letters – So Good
How cute are these letterpress blocks?! I’d love to build a whole collection of them. The Cupcake Kid has curated a great selection of vintage letters.
“Pretty and colorful vintage and handmade: cups, necklaces, pins, bags, earrings, collectibles, pottery, letterpress wood blocks, home decor and more. Beautifully packaged and promptly mailed from Washington DC.”
Vintage Orange and Yellow Flower Pitcher
I love this fun and bright vintage creamer/pitcher. It would certainly liven up my kitchen! It is estimated to be from the 1960s or 1970s and marked ”Frolic from the Avant-Garde Collection Japan”.
Previews of new items going into the store are listed on The Cupcake Kid Tumblr.
Happy Sunday folks! It’s July! Wow crikey where is the year going? I hope you’ve all had a good week. It’s been another crazy busy one in the day job for me. I’ve been at work lots this week long after I should have been, so I’ve not spent much time trawling the internet for great finds. Hence, a slightly shorter blog list than usual…..but I hope you enjoy the gems I have found….
♥ Where We Are Living…. over on Junkaholique ♥
♥ How retro Can You Go? over on Heart Home Mag ♥
♥ Variation on a Theme over on Trend Daily ♥
♥ Go Go Berlinette over on The Etsy Blog ♥
♥ Minxy Vintage over on A Thrifty Mrs ♥
*image – I just love this old frame currently sat in my lounge. It no longer holds any artwork and I’m trying to work out what to do with it.
My Etsy Focus this week is on an eclectic little store called Ally’s Antiques, which I realised after seeing it’s pretty wares is actually based out of Oxford – where I live! So I get to support a local store this week which makes me even happier.
Vintage Willow Pattern Tea Cups
“My name is Ally, I am French and I live in Oxford, UK. For as long as I can remember, I have always been rummaging in car boots and antiques fairs. I love collecting vintage artefacts and I recently discovered a passion for British ceramics and blue and white china.
With an academic background in Japanese and British art history, I am now starting a career in antiques and art dealing. The thing I love most about this job is the background work: I love to research the history of an item, find out who made it and why, and share my discoveries with my clients. I will try my best to do the same with the articles I sell on this page, so please let me know if you have any question about them!” Alexandra Domeracki
Vintage Industrial Metal Blue Green Hole Puncher
I love the eclectic mix of antique, vintage, retro and second-hand that Alexandra features in her store – there’s a little something for everyone.
1960s Retro Red Sphere Ice Bucket and Soda Syphon
Alexandra is on Twitter and also has a blog where she continues her discussions on antiques and vintage finds.
Hi, I'm Sophie and this is my blog - Hidden Blossom - where I unveil creative interiors, styling ideas and vintage finds.
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