Window shopping in London

 

Today I went for a stroll in Regent Street, as I love Liberty and many shops along the way..... I noticed again that the fashion shop OASIS in Argyll Street has wonderful windows, and as I have a Diploma in Visual Merchandise I really appreciate the creativity behind some brilliant ideas in the past year. Feast your eyes for some quirky sewing themes.....

 

 

This is the current window, with a huge out of scale retro armoire filled with glass jar containing wool and fabrics.... really cool and gorgeous!

 

 

 

 

 

Inside the shop hall there is a retro car with a huge pile of luggage, sewing accessories ( note a giant tape measure) ...so much fun for a sewing theme lover like myself!!!!

 

What about last summer "princess and the pea" theme, a giant bed with lots of matressess piled on top of each other with a great "patchwork effect"...when I saw it I gasped with pleasure....what a feast to the eye!!!! Love the fabrics!

This is an other old display I really enjoyed: a giant doll house!!!! Joy, joy and more joy!
                                                                              

An other giant "sewing" theme display: this time a huge knitting ball and jumper on a out of scale chair! So much fun!

I wonder what will come next...can't wait to be surprised again!

Retro kitchens.... for all the mums out there.....

...... and Dads, kids, Aunties & Uncles, friends and cousins......



These are the old Retro Kitchen Designs which inspire my new Mum Retro Kitchen Designs!!!!!

I Design Kitchens, I also love to spend time cooking and feeding everybody within a fork & spoon distance!


THESE ARE MY DRAWINGS:

 

Here are some of my own Retro Kitchen Designs: wish you were here!

..... I bet You do!!!!!! xxxxxx

My Inspiration: Retro Print, Colour & Pattern

Vintage patterns are interesting in so many ways: I love the girly pictures, bright colours, retro fashion, colours and shapes, so many ideas, sewing possibilities....it's memory lane!!!!

 Old buttons are perfect for so many craft projects or just decoration around the home!

Retro Bingo, Lotto and Memory cards are so cute, I have a vast collection!

 

 

  

 

Children books are ....my other weakness....can't have enough!

 Nostalgic retro graphics.....so cute!

 

 Can't believe these are fabrics!!!! Can't bring myself to cut them! Crazy!

 

More vintage Lotto and Memory cards.....I did say there are so many around !

 

 

 

Eames coasters: I saw tham recently and had to have them: in fact I bought the matching placemats a week later!

 

Wrapping paper: I buy as I see new interesting and bright patterns...you never know when you might need some !

 

 

 

 Same for novelty fabric: great for cards, pockets, patchwork, fashion details....

 

 

 

I found these 1962 magazines for sale in a Vintage fair for £ 2.00 each! TOO CUTE!

 

 

I love granny squares...I am learning to crochet....very slow!

 

 

Patterns, Print and Colour are everywhere in the home: I love these bright retro sweet containers!

 

I made this button jar in 5 minutes: a salvaged jam jar, a scrap of vintage fabric, string and a cute Bambi sticker! Great!

Tea with a difference: it's not a tea pot but a watering can in disguise.... note the cute mug with crochet bobbins!
Lovely napkins made with French fabric! Tres chic!!!!

 

Eames mugs ..cute as a button!

 

 

Retro Tins are a favourite too: I love these Marks & Spencer tin boxes.

 

More M&S tin boxes......good enough to eat!

 

This "All Wrapped Up" book is full of great images from the 60'! FANTASTIC!

 

 

.........To be continued!