Jody House Update

I thought I would give you an update on my house building project! My windows arrived yesterday and I am getting very excited. Our house is moving along and becoming a home it currently looks like a wreck as you will see but I have also put some pictures to show you what it may hopefully look similar to when finished! I will keep you posted with more pics x

~ Bernie Learns to Sew ~

School Mascot Bernie visited Beach Vintage and learnt how to sew over the weekend.
We chronicled his lesson and added it to his journal. He left one happy bear.
Happy Monday.

Project Day: Modern Christmas Napkins

Dear Mum,
This year we are not going to use tacky Santa Claus napkins from the two dollar store!
Here's what we have made from some lovely heavy weighted cotton fabric for the Christmas table setting.
All we did was make a template 46cm x 46cm and cut out the napkins. A simple over locked and then hemmed edge and we are done.
So mum, this year you can concentrate on the things that we love about you. Like making roast chicken!
Love Simone & Jody
tablecloth green check fabric HERE. Bisbee Bandana Red Fabric HERE
plus 20% off both these fabrics for 3 days! use code napkin20

~ Smiley New Arrivals ~

This may sound absurd but we ran like kids at christmas when we saw the UPS truck pull up on Monday afternoon. He had lots of new surprises for us! These are our absolute favourites of the bunch. New arrival cottons at Fabric Traders. You can click on each image to view details. Wait to see what we have made with Bisbee Bandana! Will show you Friday.

Vintage Trunk

A vintage trunk makes a great side table at home today. This one was picked up at a local antique centre. Plonk all your favourite things on top.
And fresh roses are finally coming back in the Beach Vintage Garden.
Happy Monday!

Project Day: Change as Good as a Holiday

Every now again....actually every more so often. Maybe just all the time!
Yes, new cushions for the sofa are always in order.
With all these new fabrics we have been busy creating new cushions.
It's easy to change the look around your place.
Here's what you can see.

• Use a colourful sheet and tuck it all around the base seat (this yellow striped one was found at a charity shop for a few dollars).
• Pink and White fabric found here and we used some old rectangle inserts.
• Black and White Zig Zag fabric found here.
• Turquoise Lattice fabric found here.

Rules we go by?
Always mismatch colours around the place and most important......have fun!
Great weekend everyone.

20% off ALL children's fabrics for 4 days only.
Use coupon: kid20 at checkout.

Fabric Giveaway

Now this is easy. Want to win a grab bag of fabric? What is a grab bag ? It's a bag of 6 random fabrics in different sizes. Here is the box we will be picking them from. Kind of like a mystery fabric surprise! The fabrics are beautiful, not just stuff we can't sell!
And you can have one. All you have to do is:

• Have an Australian blog
• Pick your favourite fabric on our new website www.fabrictraders.com.au
• Write a post about why you like it, with a link to the fabric, or a link to the website homepage (http://www.fabrictraders.com.au).

But be quick, it is only limited to the first 50 people to blog!

Once this is done, email us with your blog URL, name and postal address. Once confirmed we will send you the fabric pack.
Absolutely free!
offer ends in 7 days/ blog post must be live on of before 16.11.11
minimum size of fabric pieces are 45cm x 45cm

Colourful Week Ahead

To go outside and pick your own produce. Now that's lucky. Look at these tomatoes. Picked from the Beach Vintage Garden over the weekend. Oh, and that's a new dress too. The colours go well together don't you think?
Happy Monday.

Project Day : $7.50 Chairs Recovered

Picked up these chairs from Ebay recently. $15 the pair. And although the style was perfect, the fabric on the seats was not. Having a mix of kids and dogs around the table frequently it was time to recover them in something more "practical".
Here's what happened:

• Seats were removed by unscrewing joins underneath.
• Oilcloth was the decided fabric choice for the recover. Yes, just wipe it down with a damp cloth when the spaghetti sauce falls down on it.
• Seat bases were laid down on top of the fabric and 2 pieces were cut. Leaving enough room around all the edges for the recover.
• Using a staple gun pull the sides up and staple securely all around. Use good tension.
• Re attach the seat bases.

The laminated oilcloth used was French Eden in Pink
This pattern also comes in Blue and Red.
20% off this weekend on ALL oilcoth. Use coupon oil20.
Happy Crafting. Happy Weekend!
Simone & Jody
xx

Peep at Pams

Don't you just love a house that actually feels like a home ? Take a look at what Pam from Bayside Rose has created. A beautiful space for herself and her family, Pam really has the knack of pulling things together. Last week she hosted lunch and it was fabulous to see up close all of her talents & wonderful treasures. Sorry for taking so many pictures Pam. Don't you just love the mismatched cushions, sofas covered in fabric, a simple tablecloth and all the details. Its doesn't take much, just a little thought and inspiration.

~ Thank-you ~

Thanks so much for all your feedback and support. We had a great response to the launch of the website. We are now madly packing and sending orders.
We have some great DIY projects to share with you over the coming weeks.
Happy Monday.
20% off all Alexander Henry Fabrics until Friday. Just type "Alexander" in the search box on our homepage to see the range. Use code alex20 at checkout to redeem discount.

Change Has Come for BV

Dearest bloggers, friends and followers. There is some exciting news to be told.
Beach Vintage has been inspiring people for almost 3 years now. Creating, crafting and sewing its way into the lives of listeners in blogland.
This will not stop.
As you may know, a love of sewing and crafting induces a love of fabric. And finding nice fabrics can sometimes be hard. Finding nice fabrics at reasonable prices almost impossible.
So now after 6 months of behind the scenes work it is time to launch a brand new website under the Beach Vintage name.
www.fabrictraders.com.au
Welcome to a new fabric experience.
May all your fabric needs be fulfilled.