A Ship in a (Hottie) Bottle

My little sister has joined in with the Hottie Challenge..... but she's working flat out at the moment with her day job as a Chef, and also at Big House Collective, so she asked me if I would assist (ahem... make her Hottie).

So this is the idea that I'm working on for her - A Ship in a (Hottie) Bottle.

It's time to get out the inkjet printable fabric and let the fun begin!

Making a tablecloth out of an errrrrrrr..... tablecloth?

I had a major dilemma over the long weekend (because craft is really truly important you know)....

I needed to whip up a super-quick no fuss fitted tablecloth, to fit over the coffee table that sits under my cabinet at Big House Collective.

I stood in front of my fabric stash for a while, and then glanced at the stack of vintage tablecloths and had one of those AHA moments (with apologies to all the Oprah fans in the audience).

Why not use a tablecloth to make a tablecloth... intelligent yes?

It's currently being modelled by a table which is completely the wrong size, but I hope you get the basic idea.

After I was all finished, I was then hit with a second dilemma, initiated by my hoarding gene.

There were small offcuts.... of vintage tablecloth.... I couldn't possibly throw them away....

So the coffee table now has a matching sunnies case.... just in case it's sunny?

A visit to the Big House

On Saturday, I took a quick day trip to Ballarat to visit my little sister and check out the new business that she has joined - Big House Collective.

The front counter - the pigeon holes are amazing!

It's a beautiful big 100 year old double storey house on Sturt St, filled to the brim with vintage goods, collectibles, furniture, bric-a-brac, clothing, and handmade goodies.

This is my sisters business banner (designed by me)!

These shelves were originally in my garage. Now that they're painted white, I think I want them back....

My little cabinet in the front room. My mission today is to make a little tablecloth to cover the coffee table at the bottom.

I love this groovy table and chairs (if only I had a bigger house).

Be still my beating heart..... upstairs are the vintage dresses

I was very restrained, but I did make a couple of purchases, including this lovely wooden paper sorter above (sorry about the blurry pic).

The Big House is at 614 Sturt St. They're open every day from 10AM (except today from 12PM).

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Big House Collective

My little sister is involved in a lovely new business in Ballarat named Big House Collective.

It's a beautiful big old house on Sturt St which they've filled with retro, vintage, and collectibles.... along with art and handmade goodies!

I have a little cabinet filled with my handmade goodies on display.

These are some mobile phone photos (the quality isn't great) that my sister sent through yesterday .

I'm hoping to get down there over Easter for a visit..... although I've already been shopping. I spied a lovely vintage letter sorter in the photos on their Facebook page, so I've snapped it up before anyone else could!

They also have a brand new blog, which I spruced up a little for them lastnight - hope they all like it!