Bring With You History.

Bring With You History produce handmade cushions created from a selection of recycled vintage souvenir tea-towels.

The backing fabrics are 100% recycled and are limited to a small number of cushions ensuring each one is unique. As of now these can be purchased in the sweet little shop The Wooden Heart (112 Byres Road, Glasgow) And online shortly in the Navy&Brown shop.

I really hope you like them!

Sally, Creator of Bring With You History and one half of Navy&Brown

p.s. - i would love to hear you thoughts on these little guys its a little scary giving something you've made to the big world!

Pirates

We've been a bit quiet around here but we have been busy. I just finished this treasure map for the Royal Parks Foundation. If you click on it you can make it bigger. 

Meet Columbo…

This is Columbo. He caught our eye at the auctions a few weeks ago, I raised my hand a couple of times and we got to take him home!

He has clearly been well loved over his lifetime before being abandoned in a cold, damp auction house – hopefully we will be able to put a smile put back on his face soon…

Quilt and a Visit.

I've made a quilt! Took a little while but finished it just in time for a visit from Tom and Jen. They have been sleeping on our floor in our freezing cold flat for two nights although John turned the heating on in their honor and to much applause from me.

"What a wonderfully warm and fashionable quilt" - Jen Head.

We contacted Tom for a comment but he refused.

Create!

I have been doing a bit of work recently for our good friend Nicola.

Her wonderful new shop 'Create' opens this weekend. Unfortunately we can't make the grand opening, but we got a sneaky peak last week and it was looking really great!

She will be selling a whole host of hand-made, vintage and crafty goods as well as offering craft classes to the lucky people of Blairgowrie.

Her website is currently under construction but will be online soon (I hope).

Handmade gifts for dear friends.

A tea towel patchwork cushion for my pal Rachel. 

oh and you can see my tea towel collection here. I have used some to make this can you spot them?

And a shirt for my friend Katy. 

I would love to get some more permeant labels but for now its a typewriter and fabric stitched on. Rustic.

A Dress A Dress.

Having made the most of a rare day off and an opportunity to see some of our favorite people that live a little too far away, we stopped off at a special spot of ours. John took some photos of my latest sewing project in the form of this dress, while i shamelessly picked wild flowers.  

The daises didn't make it but i have filled my dundee pot with other pretty looking weeds!

p.s this may or may not have been illegal. 

The Burning House.

A project asking people If your house was burning, what would you take with you? arn't these lovely see more here.

Royals.

Someone please buy me a Kate and Wills mug for some Rosemary.

The Queen is growing Mint and prince Charles is doing an excellent job with the Coriander.

Shower Curtain

We needed a shower curtain, so i bought one with nice flowers on but the John was all like "no way flowers are for Girls" and i had to take it back. So i've made my own. Ships and Whales for Boys AND Girls.

Wedding Invitations

I know its now a fair bit after the 'event'. But I thought I would share some pics of our wedding invitations.

You can see more pics and fabrics here.

Rescued.

We saw this chair sitting sadly at the side of the road on a cold wet night and (with the help of Rachel) we carried it back to flat. I have always wanted a wingback chair and thought this would be a fun project.

It was soaking wet, had no cushion and had clearly seen better days. Neither of us had any upholstering experience but thought this would be a good project to start. We picked up some fabric on sale at Ikea and found a cushion in the bargain bin. Sally sewed the arms in shape before I put it all together.

It was more trial and error than anything, but I think for our first upholstering project it turned out pretty good. It now sits pride of place in our living room.