Victoria Louise :: Creating a sustainable style » pictures http://www.victorialouise.co.uk Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:02:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 Picture Perfect http://www.victorialouise.co.uk/picture-perfect http://www.victorialouise.co.uk/picture-perfect#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:56:27 +0000 VL http://www.victorialouise.co.uk/?p=760 We have a luuurvely new camera, which is great for me because our old camera has caused me so much frustration when trying to take nice, clear pictures for this blog. Old camera was always temperamental, meaning pretty pictures were very hit and miss – well, mostly miss and mostly blurred. New camera gets it right every time.

wooden bunny

The novelty of new camera’s skills and talents has not yet worn off and for the past two days we’ve been snapping everything in sight.

So, will you indulge me whilst I show you practice-run snaps of things from around the house and garden, until I have something more craft-based to talk about?

blue glass bottle

Murphy washing

snowdrops

wedding photo 1963

stained glass

moss

russian dolls

spanish glass

plants in broken pot

patchwork blankets

sangria bottle

Murphy fluffy head

]]> http://www.victorialouise.co.uk/picture-perfect/feed 1 Making an entrance http://www.victorialouise.co.uk/making-an-entrance http://www.victorialouise.co.uk/making-an-entrance#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:40:56 +0000 VL http://www.victorialouise.co.uk/?p=380 Playing with the Bottle Chopper wasn’t the only crafting I did this weekend, although I’ve been concentrating on things for our home rather than clothes or accessories.

Hallway

The downstairs hallway has been one of the last places to be decorated in our house. I guess it’s because you don’t really spend any time in there like you do the other rooms. It is the first place you see when you walk through the door though and for me was influencing the way I felt about that first step into the house. Because there was no decoration to speak of, it wasn’t particularly warm or welcoming. So, this weekend I’ve been remedying that.

As always it has involved reusing and recycling and as it came together involved things relating to our wedding and honeymoon last year, which is appropriate as our first anniversary is next week.

A wooden box that contained some organic wine (which we tried out for our wedding reception) painted blue and filled with potpourri to make a lovely scent.

Pot pourri box

Framed postcards bought in Brussels and Amsterdam on honeymoon.

Framed pictures

Embroidered lid for this photo box which is currently empty but I think I’ll fill over time with pictures of lovely places we’ve visited.

Embroidered photo box lid

Just need to make some curtains and it’s all done!

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