Vintage Find - Pewter Bird

I've been having a huge de-clutter of my belongings recently. As part of that process I've been donating waaay more to charity shops than I have been buying from them.

However - I couldn't leave this guy on the shelf looking all sad and grubby.

 

A little bit of googling taught me that he's part of a pewter salt and pepper set (although the holes in his head kind of gave that away. I haven't tried cleaning pewter before so headed over to howtocleanstuff.net and a little wash, a vinegar, flour and vinegar paste, and a soft cloth later he looks like this...

 

So cute..so shiny...so chubby.

Bye for now!

xx

#BEDM - 5 Fave Posts

The prompt today for Blog Every Day in May is for my 5 fav posts, which has led to an interesting read through some old posts...and has been kind of helpful in inspiring me to move forward. I've noticed that none of my favourites have made the cut because I'm proud of how well written/ informative they are, but instead made it because of the memories they inspire (note to self - work harder on well written and informative posts). So, without further ado my 5 fav posts so far are...

Motif Monday - Mr Distinguished - just because I love him - a simple design which beginner stitchers can do...but oh so simple.

Vintage Finds - Piggy Bank - chosen because I was (and still am) so happy with this find, and need to encourage myself to post more of my vintage finds on here.

Otters and Butterflies and Owls...oh my! - this was one of my favourite days out ever and so has to feature (plus...look at that little otter face...adorable much)!

Adventure Time Swap - because these two guys were one of the most awesome things I've received in the post...ever.

Motif Monday - Loki - chosen because I was so happy to have a new pattern to post and how it motivated me to get back to blogging...and because it's Loki and *cough* Tom Hiddleston.

Now one thing I can't help but notice is that none of my favourites have made the cut because I'm proud of how well written/ helpful/ informative they are, but instead made it because of the memories they inspire - which 

Bye for now!

Kat xx

Vintage Finds - Piggy Bank

I thought I'd occasionally share any vintage buys I make. If I'm honest I don't make them that often - not because I'm not always looking (I am!) but because the second-hand/ charity shops near where I live seem to be completely clued-up on how fashionable thrifting is at the moment and some of their prices are totally crazy!

One of my favourite purchases is this little cutie, a vintage piggy bank (and it came complete with some vintage 1/2 pennies rattling around inside...cute!).

And the pretty back view...

It was love at first site...and I was so happy to have a real-life version of the tiny re-ment piggy bank which is my all-time favourite piece of re-ment ever!

Tiny sweetness!