Faith, Hope and Charity Shopping BIG jubilee swap

A while ago I signed up to take part in a swap being run by another blogger with a jubilee theme (you all know I'm a sucker for anything jubilee related!!!). My swap partner turned out to be the lovely Vintage Vicki and I was so excited about putting my swap items together - even more so than receiving my own swap items!!!


The idea was to include hand made or charity shop bought items so here's what I put in my parcel.....

All the items before I put them into the (rather scruffy) box

pretty vintage floral china trio

strawberry face mask

hand made chocolate heart cookies

CD of rockin' tunes

vintage mini lace fan

earl grey tea

cross stitch momiji dolls pattern

the jubilee 'union jack' card I cross stitched

the cross stitched bunting card for Vintage Vicki's caravan 'Bertie'

Here are the lovely gifts I received in return.....

a lovely, handmade union jack cushion

beautiful crocheted jubilee bunting

red arrows card

union jack notebook and hook

floral ring

big bar of choccie (which I ate in one evening as it's been a difficult couple of weeks!!!)

I'm looking forward to doing another blog swap and would recommend it to anyone. I hadn't cross stitched for a few years but now I've got the bug again and have a few more projects in the pipeline - watch this space!!!

Jubilee inspired vintage outfits

Have any of you given much thought to what you might wear to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee at some of the events you might be going to??? I love an excuse to put together a specific outfit so have been trawling through my wardrobe for suitable outfits. We are going to several jubilee events and they are the perfect excuse to wear the cheerful combination of red, white and blue to full effect.

This outfit is cute, the skirt was a mere 50p from a car boot sale, the white halterneck top is one of my wardrobe staples from Vivien of Holloway and pepped it all up with red shoes, belt and bangle.

The cute, vintage inspired, union jack brooch is by Peggie Sue Jewellery

One or 2 of the jubilee events I'm going to have a 1950s theme (which suits me, and my wardrobe!!!). I do love an excuse to get this lovely outfit out. Belt. shoes and bangles as before. Dress, bolero and petticoat from Vivien of Holloway. This was taken last Friday at our regular rock n roll club, the band this month was The Inteli-gents.

             

I also LOVE my Tara Starlet union jack VE blouse and have worn it lots at 1940s events and the like. I have a sneaking suspicion it will be making at least one appearance over the jubilee period and again for the Summer Olympics / Paralympics. In the first picture I'm wearing it with my amazing vintage 1940s cut jeans from Freddies of Pinewood and in the second I'm wearing it with my Tara Starlet dancing skirt (man borrowed for purposes of the picture....his wife took the photo for me hehehe!!!).

So......what will YOU be wearing for the jubilee????