Saturday, 19 May 2012

Mystery purchase of the French variety..........

A little gem of an item was purchased at the Hexham Antiques Fair.  Gill P and I had a lovely day out looking around a lot of lovely interesting stands.  I spotted a plastic Carte D'or french ice cream carton with lots of intriguing bits and pieces.  At first I was puzzled, can you guess what they are?

Clue number 1 - made of wood

Clue number 2 - got a hole in them

Clue number 3 - you need some of this

 Any ideas yet?  Maybe the last piece of the jigsaw will give it away!

Clue number 4 - you need one of these

Solved the mystery yet?

the whole kit and caboodle

It is a set of rollers to print embroidery transfers onto linens, they are so beautiful in their own right I couldn't resist buying them from a lovely English gentleman now living in France.  The roller works perfectly but I haven't tried the designs on any paper or fabric yet - you will be the first to see them when I do!!!  Have a lovely weekend despite the inclement weather.  Jayne x






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12 comments:

  1. Unknown19 May 2012 at 15:33

    think you will get a lot of mileage out of these Jayne, you will produce some beautiful pieces with them. Looking forward to seeing how you use this fascinating tool xx

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  2. Jayne20 May 2012 at 10:33

    Thank you gill x

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  3. jackie22 May 2012 at 11:26

    What a fascinating find, and I like your buttons too.
    Good luck with your career and the blog. Thanks for visiting mine.
    Jackie

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  4. Pixie22 May 2012 at 12:58

    Helloo Jayne,,,what a glorious space you have here...so lovely to hear from you...and such kind words.....lets raise our glasses to sticks and twigs. x
    Pixie

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  5. Jayne22 May 2012 at 14:19

    Thank you girls, I'm new to all this blogging, facebookin lark,
    nice to meet new friends with common interests. Branch lookin good but needing a bit of rubbing back tomorrow!x

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  6. hens teeth23 May 2012 at 02:22

    What a glorious find Jayne. Can't wait to see what you do with these...I'm sure whatever you make will be seriously gorgeous. x

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    1. Jayne24 May 2012 at 12:58

      Thank you for your lovely comments. jayne x

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  7. found and sewn23 May 2012 at 06:39

    The vintage rollers are lovely! Your work is beautiful as well. Thanks for your lovely comment today x

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    1. Jayne24 May 2012 at 13:00

      Thank you Victoria very kind of you. jayne x

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  8. Unknown23 May 2012 at 10:33

    just found your site.. your work is gorgeous!!! very inspiring!

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    1. Jayne24 May 2012 at 13:02

      Thank you Lisa, your work is so beautiful, we do love our old lace and doillys. jayne x

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  9. The Cloth Shed31 May 2012 at 03:30

    Amazing what you can find in a plastic Carte D'Or ice cream carton...and all the way from France to Hexham just for you.
    Happy printing,
    Julie x

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