Shabby Chic Upcycler

20/04/2025

Hope you all have a lovely day 💛💐

12/03/2025

EDIT: ok so I may have thrown the head up and had a bit of a diva drama hissy fit moment about these messages saying my page was going to be deleted before checking my page status out.... it says we're all good, no issues to be had !! 😁🤦‍♀️🤭😬 (screenshot attached)

In light of that I've blocked the two cretins that texted me and moved on !! 😅
It's all good now..... until the next moment that is of course!! 😊

PSA ... according to Meta Facebook my page has infringed copyright laws and may be deleted by them, so to save them the bother I'm deleting it myself. It's been nice friends of the Shabby Chic life, but I can't be bothered with this crap 😔💔

11/03/2025

11/03/2025

Before pics of a rather gross kiddies chair !! 🤢😅😭

However it is 18years old and has been a faithful and humble part of the family, enabling many little human bottoms, numerous moggy behinds and one pooches rather neurotic derrière to occupy it over the years !! 😁

This little chair has earned the right to be pampered, hopefully I do it justice, follow along for updates and possibly the scratching of heads in the process !! 😅

09/03/2025

Going to attempt to re-upholster my oldest daughters childhood chair, it's 18years old and the 'Winnie the Pooh' fabric has definitely seen better days !! 😬

Wish me luck my rustic shabby chic and vintage lovers everywhere !! 😅

Oh, and any tips or tricks on upholstery are more than welcomed !! 😁🪑🥸

01/02/2025

I can't believe I haven't wished everyone a happy new year yet, is it still ok to do so?! 😬🤦‍♀️😅

As we slip and slide out of cold, icy, stormy hungry January and flit into fun February, I'm hoping 2025 is an amazing year for each and every one of my vintage, rustic and shabby chic lovers everywhere ... and of course everyone else inbetween !! 🎀❤️🌹

Here's to new projects, new opportunities and new adventures ❤️🌅🌹

31/01/2025

Is it too soon to be recycling 2024 Christmas gift bags into 2025 Christmas gift tags, Juicy and I don't think so....!! 😁

08/10/2024

Dipping my shabby chic toes into upcycling again by giving my little bathroom mirror a bit of TLC. 🪞⚜️❤️

The base was rusty and the stem was perfectly clear of rust, so I gave it a sand to make it look like it belonged together, wax to protect and back to doing its humble job of being my mirror mirror on the um, windowsill !! 🤦‍♀️😅🍎

11/09/2024

So guys it's been a minute since I've posted on my page, I've been out of action since June this year due to recovering from a hernia repair operation, thankfully it all seems to be settling down and I'm looking forward to being a bit more active on my page and sharing all the lovely projects I have lined up with you all ✨️

So stay tuned my vintage, rustic and shabby chic lovers to see what's next in my little upcycling world 🎀✨️🌹

10/05/2024

Gave my almost vintage wooden scalloped top storage box a little bit of shabby chic lovin.... gave it a lil sanding and added a few floral transfers from redesign with prima and I think its turned out really nice 💐🍃✨️

17/04/2024

It's been 3 months since I even looked at my page, I haven't been out in my little shabby chic haven either, mainly because I've been struggling with severe fatigue and muscle weakness.

I have no idea why this has suddenly came on but up until November 2023 I was still flakin down the town and had a reasonable amount of energy. Whereby I was able to look after my home and family without constraint.

However, there has been one thought running through my mind and that's a condition called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or CFS, I've researched extensively about this and ME, the causes, the way to handle the condition and if there was any kind of cure, sadly there doesn't seem to be.

I finally navigated my way to an amazing group of fellow sufferers right here on Facebook and although it is sad that so many people are in the same boat as myself it is also reassuring to know I'm not imagining or exaggerating my symptoms, even though its self diagnosis at the moment I'm adamant I do suffer with CFS.

Next step is to try and get medical confirmation one way or the other, and believe me if this chronic fatigue and muscle weakness that I'm suffering is something else I shall gladly update my lovely followers that I was wrong, hopefully popping a pill will help me get my feet, quite literally, back under me.

Something I've always loved doing is knit and in times of worry, anxiety or even when I'm at peace my knitting has been such a comfort to me.

My latest project is multicoloured scraves and for tax I'm enclosing a pic of one I'm working on at the moment.

Enjoy my lovelies !!
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01/01/2024

Happy New Year .. here's to a prosperous and fulfilling 2024 for everyone
❤️🎉😊