Junk Love Wednesday, vintage aprons

Hello everyone,

missed last week's junk love post, a few family details to deal with!

Today my show and tell for Junk Love continues in the theme of vintage aprons and today's is a super-cute red and white cotton gingham, don't you just *love* that ric rac!
I just love these aprons and they hold fond memeories from my childhood.  My mum wearing them as she baked home-cooked country style meals in a wood fired stove, with us kids warming our little hands by the warmth of the open door. When I got to an age when I was allowed to 'help' in the kitchen, I also popped one of these big grown up aprons on - albeit it was quite long!

Today I still enjoy wearing my own little collection of aprons, and so does my littly, its part of 'dressing up' for kicthen play:)  What's your story to share today?  Love to read about it.

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Keryn xx

Junk Love, Wednesday 'for the love of vintage aprons'

Hello to all,
I have a *love* of vintage and old-school aprons.  I grew up with these, wearing them with my mum as I helped in the kitchen as a littly.  I have distinct memories of my mum wearing them:)  and have a soft spot for them, collecting and putting them to use through the years.  I even inherited some of mums! Now my little one and I do the same thing, we 'dress up' when we cook and put on our special aprons, its lots of fun!

Over the next few weeks I will share our little collection with you...do you have a story, a memory about these gorgeous aprons which have a class all of their own?  Love to hear about it!

Keryn xx

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Junk Love, Wednesday, Vintage Blue Rose

Hello and welcome to the middle of the week!  Hope your has been good to you so far :)

What interesting little finds will we see today through Junk Love, Wednesday I wonder ?

My show and tell this week is a special little piece featuring the symbolic 'blue rose'.
It's a loved little piece due to the uniqueness the rose stands for and it's symbolism for love and prosperity and of course the fact thats its a lovely vintage piece.  Albeit the blue rose does not exist within nature, the quest to create a blue rose has long been sought, but unsuccessful to date! The quest is likened to the search for the holy grail in the horticultural world :)  (Ref: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_rose.  Aug 2010)

The beautiful flowers (Azaleas) were picked and arranged by my littlest.  Gotta love flowers :) So sweet !

What have you to share this week?  Would love to see!

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Junk Love, Wednesday 'Health & Gingham'

Hello everyone, and thank you so much for visiting last Wednesday, nice to have you pop by. 

I have been spending the last few months on me (!) thats an interesting concept for a mum isn't it : ) My health was really deteriorating and I have up-ed the anti to help get myself in better shape. 

After 15 years as a vego, I have found it is the exact opposite of what the best foods are for me to eat : (  for my body, mind spirit to work their best...Gee thats a bit confronting!  Any rate, I am eating a food diet better suited to my blood type you may have heard of it - 'Eat right for your type'.  With the help of a good naturopath I am feeling soooo much better.  It's been a long journey, and still further to go, yet I am feeling closer to my goal.  I have learned so many things along the way and challenged so many myths about eating and various food regimes...thats the long story of why you haven't seem me too active on my beloved blog... Any rate back to the topic at hand : )

My show and tell for *Junk Love* this week is a un-serviceable piece of a pre-loved, yellow and white checked, gingham tablecloth, re-purposed as a sweet little girl's skirt.  I just *love* this one.

The pockets are from little remnant patches of fabric I picked up at a local thrift shop.  The button and ric rac are new items, however with a bit of treasure hunting you could also add recycled embellishments : ) Very easy to make and you can add the most wonderful array of colours together.

What's your Junk Love find this week? We'd love to read about it...

If you like upcycling, recycling, 2nd hand 'junk' ...Pop over to Emmaroseart to join the 'Junk List' and share your 'Junk' story every Wednesday

Happy days to you all, and good health to you and yours
Keryn xx

Junk Love, Wednesday 'Creel'

Happy Wednesday to you all!

My very much loved piece of 'junk' today is an old fishing 'creel'.  I picked this little beauty up at a local flea market.  I love the curve to it and the cane - the colour, the weathered texture and the weave.  I love the idea that these were used to put fish in that were caught - these days its mostly plastic.

Can't you just picture it, a fisherman on the beach, his wader's on and creel slung over his back... salt spray in the air...

My hubby is a fisherman and he love's the sea and river, we love it when he bring's home a beautiful fresh fish.  I really like the sustainability - locally caught and used by us. 

This little creel is on our little front porch and is a great place to store shoes that we take off before coming inside - so instead of heaps of shoes piling up on the little porch - they go in to the creel.  It is also a really great little seat for the littlies to sit on whilst we adults sit on the cane chairs. All in all I am pretty happy with my purchase - beautiful, more sustainable then a new product and practical!

What's your Junk Love find this week? We'd love to read about it...

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Happy days to you all

'Junk Love' Wednesday

I *love* this little retro stool.  I picked it up at a local bric-a-brac dealer.  The man said it has a special type of wicker that the seat has been woven from -can't recall the name. 

It's a vintage piece circa 60's or 70's. It's a really handy little size for sitting at my sewing bench and sewing on buttons etc.  Special little features - note the slight curve at the top of the legs and the sweet little covers on the feet.  Nice details and great workmanship -  have stood the test of time.

Have you got a special piece of junk love this week? 

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Junk Love Wednesday, wuthering heights

Hello everyone,

hope you are having some of this lovely sunny Autumn weather - just gorgeous after lots and lots of rain.

I missed last weeks Junk Love Wednesday, a bit going on...happy to play again this week.

Today's treasure is a lovely dress given to me by a very kind friend to upcycle.  They were part of her wedding wardrobe.  Thank you Jenny.  I am not sure what I shall do with it yet, but am enjoying the beauty and vintage/retro styling : ) Very wuthering heights...The red is a Gorgeous colour! 

They fit me :)  Perhaps I could do a hem adjustment , add a handmade rose and voila a new going out dress for me...Any ideas?  Love to hear about it...Pop in and leave a comment.

If you like upcycling, recycling, 2nd hand ...Pop over to Emmaroseart to join the 'Junk List' to share your 'Junk' story. We'd love to read about it.