She scraps!!

Yes she scraps - and with gorgeous products available in the shop at the moment...seriously can you blame me??

I was enticed to do this layout and have featured the gorgeous Parisian post card, the white lace, the vintage ticket (my fave!!) the scalloped music sheet and that silky soft pink ribbon.. so romantic and just so beautiful and so easy to combine with other products from my stash to make a layout and still have plenty left for another layout and maybe a card.

and here is a close up for you

I have also made a boy page using even more goodies - such as the envelope that holds the details of the story behind the letter which I have stamped, the funky striped paperclips, puzzle pieces, twine, vintage tickets, the funky alphabet ribbon at the top of the page and the red film strip tape

and a close up for you all too of the tape and the envelope

for more details and more close ups - pop past my blog

For products - head to the shop
stay tuned and keep an eye out for the new kits available soon, in the meantime - head to the shop to snatch up a bargain... but be quick!

Mel

Sale now on

Shop is open and our huge sale has begun!

Old kits are 40% off, limited stocks so get in quick.
New kits have been added at a special introductory price.

A few new products have also been added so head over and check them out at our shop.

Remember everyone gets a free gift with every purchase and shipping is capped at $6 no matter how much you buy.

Not long now...

Only two more sleeps left until our HUGE sale begins, so that means I have a lot of work to do before then. The website will be down for the next day so I can set up all the sale items and add a few new items with special introductory prices. Remember to join our Facebook page to keep up date with one off specials advertised throughout sale week.

New kits are on their way!

Finally we will be releasing some new kits. But before we do we need to make some room..... so that can only mean one thing SALE TIME!

Keep an eye on our Facebook page for one time only specials.

Sale starts Thursday 23rd June until sold out so start spreading the news.

Grungy boy LO

I am sooooo sorry about the stodgy photos... I promise I am working on it.... but I am between houses and must have packed my camera (hopefully) and will get it when I unpack.
In the meantime, I think if you squint, tilt your head to the left slightly and stick out your tongue just a little.... the photos look alot clearer.... and bigger somehow {!!!!}

Here is a piccy of a LO I have used with the great packs available in the shop, lots of yummy scrummy little pieces all over and a photo of my little man looking all cute and innocent....


Is a closeup easier??? Here is featured a vintage bingo card {LOVE THEM!!!} in the paper packs, a playing card and a vintage monopoly ticket ..... and a vintage "garment alteration" tag I have used for journalling the date on .... so very sweet.

I am trying to get better piccies ... sorry... but you get the idea!!

Jump over to the OF shop and have a looksie for some vintage yumminess and have a go at a grungy boy page too!!

Oh.... and the twine is now cheaper.... cant have enough twine eh??

until next time.....

Mel xxx

Dying Doilies

Do you love dying vintage doilies to match your craft projects but never knew the best way to do it? I found this awesome blog post from the Haby Goddess all about the best way to dye your doilies, check it out here. Enjoy

SALE SALE SALE

Old Favourites are having a HUGE sale! We need to make room for all our delectable new kits so we are selling last year's themed kits at a massive 40% off. Stocks are very limited so head over to our shop. At checkout enter the code OLDFAV40 to receive your discount. Sale starts tomorrow Friday 1st April until Monday 4th April - don't miss out!

Music to your ears

Have you heard the great news?

Our very popular Vintage Paper Packs now include music sheets. They look great as backgrounds or punch them out and create something a bit different like my butterfly mobile.

We are also happy to report that a new supplier for baker's twine has been found and you know what that means.... an even lower price! That's right all our lovely baker's twine colours are now 30 cents a yard.

Vintage Child Care

I have always said that the inspiration for Old Favourites came from my grandmother. Whilst visiting her the other day she unearthed this treasure for me. This well read book was issued by the Department of Health, Victoria during the 1960's to new mothers. It is full of fabulous advice like " In the ante-natal period, a husband if possible should spare her (his wife) any emotional strain". It was interesting to find that a lot of the information still rings true today.

Bells and butterflies

So usually I leave all the creative stuff up to Mel. With all the work I do 'behind the scenes' of Old Favourites the reason I started up with website has been pushed to the side. It wasn't until someone called me up on it before I realised it! So this year I am going to renew my passion for craft. It has taken me a couple of days of 'playing' in my craft room to get back into the swing of things.

Today I thought I would share with you a cute idea for using vintage paper scraps and a bit of upcycling.

I remembered I had a set of brass bells on a tatty old piece of string, don't know where I got it from but I just know it has always been there, and some cute butterflies I had punched out of some vintage music paper (they are so cute and have been dying to use them in some way).

I joined them together and voila!