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- Strawberry Tea Cosy - Gorgeous! Oh how lovely is this cotton knitted tea cosy? Its delightful! I kept one myself and its in my pink pantry!
- Knitted cup cakes - Cute knitted cup cakes! Cotton cup cakes measure 9cms x 7cms.Matching Tea cosy available!
- teapot card holder - Teapot shaped card or photo holder. Perfect for your country kitchen! Go on get organised!
- Butterfly card holder - Butterfly card or photo holder, perfect for a little girls bedroom! Measures 40cms x 33cms
- Rusty heart wreath - Stunning, and simple, this rusty heart wreath has rusty bells too. Measures 46cms
- Skatter Kindness wooden sign - Gorgeous wooden sign, I loved it sooooooh much, I have one in Lavender Cottage, in the kitchen. Measures 20cms x 70cms approx
- It's a wonderful life wooden sign - Gorgeous wooden painted sign, it reads "It's a wonderful life". It's a duck egg blue colour and measures 20cms x 70cms. Loved it sooooh much I have this sign in Lavender Cottage
- Busy bee voucher - Suprise voucher!!
- Rosebud Wreath - Lovely wreath with small fabric rosebuds ideal for a bedroom or just pin it to an internal door! Measures 30cms
- Buff chicken hook - Cute little wooden hook. Ideal to hang your tea towel on in your kitchen. Measures 10.5cms x 10cms
- Duck egg blue chicken hook - Cute little wooden hook, ideal for your tea towel in your kitchen. Measures 10.5cms x 10cms.
- Cream chicken hook - Cream wooden chicken hook. Ideal for your tea towel, in your kitchen! Measures 10.5cms x 10cms.
- Hen hook - Wooden hens face each other,whilst five useful metal hooks, hang underneath. Great for your kitchen. Measures 33cms x 23cms.
- Grey shelf sitter - Grey felt hen. It does what it says on the tin, and sits on a shelf or surface. Measures 26cms x 14cms.
- Large Rooster - Large tin and wooden rooster, great to strutt around your kitchen!!Measures 26cms high x 23cms wide.
- Felt egg cosy - Cute egg cosy for your kitchen dresser. Made from felt they come assorted(pot luck!) Measures 12cms x 11cms
- Daffodil Tea Cosy! - Gorgeous!! This cute cotton crochet tea cosy will keep your brew warm. Around the edge it has a host of golden daffodils! Measures 19cms x 22cms
- Buff shelf sitter - Buff coloured felt hen. Sit her in your country kitchen! Measures 26cms x 14cms.
- Cream shelf sitter - Cream coloured felt hen. She has red hearts embroided on her. Measures 14cms x 26cms.
- Duck egg blue Tin hearts - Duck egg blue tin hearts. They will look great hung around your country home or garden. Measures 28cms x 12cms.
- Chicken tea cosy - Made from calico and embroidered with red flowers, this tea cosy will keep your tea pot warm! Measures 30cms x 27cms.
- Flower Tea Cosy - Lovely and fresh, calico spring tea cosy. This will keep your pot warm! Measures 22cms x 29cms.
- Chicken cake stand - This is just wonderful! Be the envy of all your friends when you serve your cupcakes in this two tier cake stand. . .with chickens running round each edge . . gorgeous! Measures 35cms high x 24 cms wide
- Plant kindness, Gather love - New! A gorgeous wooden painted sign in fresh colours.Measures 65cms x 11cms
- Button garland - This gorgeous button garland will look stunning anywhere around your home. Measures approx 140cms.
- Pretty Bunting - Pretty bunting by Gisela Graham, measures 180cms.
- Cream "Welcome" heart - Made by East of India, this cream wooden heart, will welcome everyone to your home! Measures 19cms x 18cms.
- Six wooden cakes - Made by Birchcraft, these little wooden cakes are just yummy! Calorie free!! Each cake measures 4cms x 5cms approx.
- Sweet enough cushion - Sweet enough? This cushion is appliqued with a great teapot and just for luck a little cup cake! It would make a great gift or just keep it for yourself!! Made from cotton fabrics and includes the pad. Measures 42cms x 42cms
- Princess bed mosquito net - I have hung mine in my fairy house, but this net would look stunning over a bed. It has a white net and lots of lovely details like, rosebud fabric around the coronet and down each edge, and little pink beads around the coronet too. It's gorgeous . .Check out my blog for more detailed pictures
- Sweet enough Hanger - Sweet enough? Embroidered in shabby chic style, this cotton hanging sign is sweet enough to hang anywhere!!Measures 20cms x 14cms
- Single cream quilt - Cotton quilt by gisela graham, it's absolutly stunning. Machine washable, measures 245cms x 165cms.Matching cushions available!!!
- Square cream cushion - Quilted cotton cushion, by gisela graham. This is such gorgeous quality, it's quilted on both sides, and is machine washable,price includes pad. Measures 42cms x 42cms.
- Red flower rug - Useful and yet gorgeous, machine washable rug. Why not welcome friends and family to your home with this flower power cotton looped rug, very shabby chic. Measures 50cms x 75cms.
- Pink spotted rug - Ooooooooooh this is a shabby chic, gorgeous, cotton, rug! Yet again I couldn't live without one!! Machine washable and just excellent quality, from gisela graham.Measures 75cms x 50cms.
- Duck egg blue striped rug - Oooooooh, sweet, cotton, rug, that's machine washable. Great shbby chic style and excellent quality, you will be delighted with it.Measures 50cms x 75cms.
- Cream luggage tags - Made by East of India, these cream tags are made from strong card, you get six, tied together with a piece of ribbon. Each tag measures 11cms x 6cms.
- Red check ribbon - 3 meters of red check ribbon by East of India.
- Red and white spot ribbon - 3 meters of Red and white spot ribbon by East of India.
- Red heart ribbon - 3 meters of red heart, East of India ribbon.
- Blue gingham ribbon - 3 meters of blue gingham, East of India ribbon.
- Pink gingham ribbon - 3 meters of pink gingham ribbon, made by East of India.
- Pink spot ribbon - 3 meters of pink spot, East of India ribbon.
- Grey gingham ribbon - 3 meters of grey gingham, East of India ribbon.
- Heart cotton shopping bag - Made by East of India, this is a really useful shopping bag. 100% cotton and machine washable it's great to tuck into your handbag. Bag excluding handles mesures 40cms x 40cms.
- "Whoever said" shopping bag - "Whoever said . . money couldn't buy you happiness . .didn't know where to shop" This cream cotton shopping bag is made by East of India, and is printed with these wise words!! It is machine washable. Bag excluding handles measures 40cms x 40 cms.
- Felt cup cakes - Felt cupcakes, don't know what you would use them for . . . . . you tell me!! You get 3 cupcakes for £2.00. Each cupcake measures 6cms x 5 cms approx.
- Welcome sampler - Sampler reads . . Welcome . . simplify . . blessings . . kindness. All in homespun fabrics, it's adorable.Measures 56cms x 23cms.
- Red bird house photo frame - Cute little photo frame. Made from resin, measures 23cms x 12cms.
- Green bird house photo frame - Cute photo frame! Made from resin, measures 23cms x 12cms.
- Bird house chalkboard - Great for all year round, this would be useful as a kitchen message-board. Made from wood with 3 pegs at the bottom to hang more stuff!! Measures 51cms x 22cms.
- Keepsake Box - I handpainted this keepsake box sitting in the sunshine outside the cowshed. It's a one off stunning piece. Measures 33cms x 28cms x 21cms.
- Bless this house box - I hand painted this box myself with the traditional shaker style house. Very useful for keeping all your treasured bits and bobs! Measures 46cms x 12cms x 27cms
- Twinkle, twinkle - Exclusive to Busy Bee, this beautiful wooden sign in duck egg blue,measures 49cms x 9cms.It's handmade to order so allow up to two weeks for delivery.
- Mothers hold their childrens hearts . . . . . . - Exclusive to Busy Bee this handmade wooden sign is adorable. Great present for Mothers Day It measures 26cms x 31cms. It's handmade to order so allow two weeks for delivery
- Shabby chic picture - Handmade by me. I have used Cath Kidston and Laura Ashley fabrics, as well as a "smidge" of East of India ribbon to create this wonderful shabby chic picture, the heart says GORGEOUS!!Distressed wooden frame measures 33cms x 42cms.
- Four Red Hearts picture - Handmade with luuuurrrrrrrve!! By little old me! Gorgeous . . . . measures 52cms x 52cms.
- Doorstop - Made from some of my favourite Laura Ashley fabric scraps and adorned with a label that says “With Love to Someone Gorgeous” these doorstops come in very handy! Measures 14cms x 24cms.
- Red Rabbit - Dressed in homespun fabric, rabbit will fit right into your country home. I made them with hip hopperty love! - Red
- Green Rabbit - Dressed in homespun fabric, rabbit will fit right into your country home. I made them with hip hopperty love! - Green
- Happy life,Happy wife ! - Just because it made me laugh! Handmade to order so allow up to two weeks for delivery Wooden sign measures 48 cms x 10 cms.
- Life is not measured by the breaths we take . . . . - Stunning handmade wooden sign, again it made me smile, how true? Measures 22cms x 36cms. Allow two weeks for delivery as it is handmade to order.
- Sexy chick sign - Ooooooh! Does a sexy chick live in your house? If so . . . . . . you cannot live without this handpainted wooden sign. Painted by little old me!! Measures 18cms x 67 cms
- Home Sweet Home picture - Handmade by me, complete with frame, using Laura Ashley fabrics and East of India ribbon. Measures 52cms x 52cms.
- Life is not about waiting for the storm . . . . - I loved this so much I kept one for myself! Measures 29cms x 21cms. Allow two weeks for delivery as this wooden sign is handmade to order.
- Home is where they love you - Cream writing with a classic green background this handmade sign is stunning! Measures 51cms x 13cms. Allow up to two weeks delivery as this item is handmade to order.
- Photo album - A photo album that holds 24 pictures hand covered (by me!!) in a lovely Laura Ashley linen fabric and finished with a felt flower! YUMMY!! Measures 19cms x 13cms
- Lavender hearts - Handmade by me and filled with lots of yummy smelling Lavender. Measures 20cms x 24cms
- Pink and Duckegg cushion - More cushions!! Again handmade by me. Vintage blanket and Linen combine to make this yummy cushion. Just remember you can never have too many cushions!! Measures 40cms x 40cms
- Vintage green lavender heart - Handmade by me from a vintage blanket. Filled with lavender, to make your country home smell gorgeous!! Measures 24cms x 20cms. Design of the ribbon may vary, but it will be red in colour.
- Pink cushion - Handmade with love by me, this fabulous cushion is made from a vintage blanket and a linen Laura Ashley fabric.The cushion pad is included. Measures 42cms x 42cms
- Button Magnets - Oh I am so excited about these!! Handmade with love, by me, you can use these button magnets for your fridge, or notice board. All the packets contain 3 button magnets, but the colours may vary from the picture shown.
- Lavender in a bread bin - I've made this!! Its a vintage bread bin filled with Lavender, it smells delicious! Measures 60cms high x 35cms
- Covered notebook - Handmade by me . . with Laura Ashley fabric. This lined notebook is great for all your "TO DO" lists. Measures 23cms x 17cms.
- Covered notebook - Handmade by me with Laura Ashley fabric,its great for all your lists, and when this notebook is full, just buy another, and the cover just wraps around the new notebook!Thrifty eh? Measures 23cms x 17cms
- Door stop - Handmade by me from a lovely Cath Kidston fabric. It will always come in handy, to stop those doors slaming! Label reads "with love to someone gorgeous".Measures 14cms x 24cms
- Pink spot door stop - Made by me from a Laura Ashley cotton fabric, It reads "with love to someone gorgeous".Measures 14cms x 24cms
- Home Picture - Handmade with love, this picture uses lovely fabrics, and East of India ribbons. Measures 25cms x 25cms.
- long patchwork cushion - Using a gorgeous piece of vintage patchwork I have made this stunning cushion! The other fabrics are laura ashley, it comes complete with a feather pad. Measures 37cms x 61cms
- Duck egg blue lavender hearts - Handmade by me using Cath Kidston fabric and East of India ribbon, they are stuffed with lavender. Measures 20cms x 19cms.
- Home cushion - Handmade by me with Cath Kidston fabric, this cushion has the word "HOME" embroidered on it. It is backed with Laura Ashley linen. Measures 44cms x 44cms and includes the pad.
- Cath Kidston half and half cushion - Handmade by me using Laura Ashley linen, East of India ribbon and Cath Kidston fabric. Measures 44cms x 44cms and includes pad.
- Cath Kidston strip cushion - Handmade by me, this cushion is made from Laura Ashley linen and has a strip of Cath Kidston fabric along one edge. Measures 44cms x 44cms and includes the pad.
- Sexy Chick cushion - Handmade by me from a vintage blanket and embroidered with the words SEXY CHICK. Measures 44cms x 44cms and includes the pad.
- Red bead large heart - Large heart, made from wooden beads, simple and gorgeous!! Measures 42cms x 23cms.
- Punched tin hearts - Punched tin heart . . . hang them anywhere, they are gorgeous!! Measures 11cms x 11cms.
- Heart napkin holder - Distressed shabby chic, this wooden napkin holder, has a cream wooden heart. Measures 20cms x 20cms.
- Heart shaped wooden keyring - East of India heart shaped wooden keyring, it says "Home".Measures 6cms 5.5cms.
- Large cream rose heart - Large cream heart smothered in roses, gorgeous. Made from resin, measures 10cms.
- Small hanging rose heart - Hanging heart, smothered in cream roses, made from resin. Measures 7cms x 7cms.
- Heart toipary tree - Artificial, heart shaped topairy tree, it's gorgeous! Measures 61cms x 30cms.
- Small wooden bead heart - Small wooden bead heart, simple but gorgeous! Measures 29cms x 13cms.
- metal heart with doves - Made by Birchcraft, this beautiful punched tin heart, could bring peace into your country home? Measures 16cms x 16cms.
- Small Heart picture - Shabby chic frame, handmade by me, with Cath Kidston fabric. Measures 15cms x 20cms.
- Large twig heart - Large twig heart, GORGEOUS!! Tied with a raffia bow. Measures 43cms x 42cms.
- Magnet heart memoboard - Made by East of India, this magnetic memo board is gorgeous! Why not order some of our button magnets too? Measures 29cms x 31cms.
- Pink Wooden Heart - Made by East of India, this soft pink wooden heart is gorgeous! Measures 19cms x 18cms.
- Floral love heart - Made from wood, this heart is by birchcraft. Lovely for Mothers day, gorgeous quality! Measures 18cms x 21cms.
- Metal love sign - Red metal love sign, made by Birchcraft . . . . . Love, love!!Measures 18cms x 8cms.
- Floral heart wreath - Gorgeous heart wreath, by Birchcraft. Measures 20cms.
- Pack of 4 hearts - Pack of 4 wooden hearts by Birchcraft. Each heart measures 9cms.
- Love heart picture - Oooooooh handmade with my own fair hand, using Cath Kidston fabrics. Measures 29cms x 29cms.
- Small twig heart - Small twig heart, sooooooooh cute!! Measures 17cms x 17cms.
- Medium twig heart - Medium twig heart. Simple and beautiful . . . measures 25cms x 28cms.
- Wooden heart bird box - Gorgeous, I have one. I put it in the centre of a large twig wreath, it hangs on my front door. Measures 24cms 22cms.
- Heart badge - Made from vintage blanket and an old piece of patchwork, this badge is a one off!. Measures 10cms x 9cms.
- Metal tray message board - Want a quirky and unusual notice board? I made it from a vintage tray, it comes with two button magnets to hold your all important lists and notes. It has a hanger on the back.Measures 30cms x 30cms
- Harvestware wade jug - Perfect, very prety little jug. You know how much I love jugs!! Measures 15cms high.
- Linen floral table cloth - Lovely, linen, embroidered table cloth. It does have a small pin hole in it which is hard to notice. I didn't notice it when I bought it!! Perfect for afternoon tea. Measures 106cms x 102cms
- Floral embroidered table cloth - Lovely, embroidered floral table cloth. Great for afternoon tea! Good condition, measures 79cms x 88cms.
- Crown devon fuschia jug - Cute little jug in great condition, has lovely fuschia flowers on it. Measures 8.5cms x13cms.
- Wire chicken egg holder - Gorgeous!! Displays up to six eggs. Measures 18cms x 18cms.
- Arthur Wood Jug - Vintage jug by Arthur Wood. Its cream with orange and yellow flowers at the top. It's in good condition. Measures 14cms x 26cms
- Vintage storage tin - Pictured together, but priced £8.50 each. Tin blue and white storage jars, they are distressed enamel. Pink pretty flowers soften the look.Each tin measures 20cms high x 15cms wide
- Small tin storage jar - Small storage jar, matches the larger tins. Distressed finish, very pretty.Measures 16cms high x 11cms wide
- Babys Blouse - Soooooh, very pretty a very, vintage baby's blouse.Measures 24cms long x 26cms wide
- A present from Redcar jug - A perfect little jug, which reads "A present from Redcar" in gold writing around the top, and pretty flowers below on the main body of the jug. Measures 12cms x 8cms
- Comport with nasturtiums - A beautiful limoges, comport. Painted with orange nasturtiumsit's perfect! measures 23cms x7cms.
- Rosebud plate - Gorgeous for your dressing table or to serve your sandwiches on this long plate is so versitile! Perfect, measures 33cms x 23cms.
- Fortnum and Mason hamper - Delux hamper from Fortnum and Mason. The hinges at the back are broken, but the two leather straps are there. You could tie pretty ribbon for new hinges, I have just tied brown string, WHICH SEEMS TO WORK!! Measures 55cms x 36cms x 32cms.
- Dressing table set - Very pretty vintage dressing table set. Excellent condition, as new.
- Vintage Basket - Cute vintage basket, would look lovely planted up with geraniums, or great for that trip to the shops, it would also make a great knitting basket. It's soooh versatile,Can you live without it? It's not perfect, and has lost it's wrapping around the handles.Measures 37cms x 24cms
- Vintage square basket - Ooooooh this is gorgeous!! I very nearly kept it for myself!!Old an full of character, I don't come across them as good as this very often.Measures 31cms x 45cms x42cms
- Vintage china bonnet - Lovely yellow, china, straw hat to pin up on the wall, it's really unusual. It has a couple of chips underneath, but the top and edges are perfect. Measures 24cms x 24cms.
- Vintage light fitting - Gorgeous glass shade, in yellow with pink flowers! The brass light fitting was from christopher wray. Measures 26cms x 25cms.
- Crown Devon cake plate - Stunning cake plate, serve your cake in style!! It has a very small crack on the edge which is hard to see, I didn't notice it when I bought it. Measures 24cms x 12cms.
- Gorgeous blue and white jug - Gorgeous fresh, blue and white jug. Perfect for daffodils!! Says "royal granite, rodgers bros" on the bottom. Measures 18cms x 22cms.
- Oval lace edged doyley - This vintage doyley, is big enough for a tea tray.Measures 34cms x 43cms.
- Rosebud cup, saucer and plate - Gorgeous and perfect!
- Rosebud sugar bowl - Large rosebud sugar bowl, perfect! Measures 13cms x 7.7cms.
- Large rosebud plate - Serve your posh sandwiches on this china rosebud plate! Measures 24cms.
- Linen tray cloth - Linen tray cloth, with gorgeous little flowers embroidered on it. Has one very small mark on it. Measures 34.5cms x 56cms.
- Shabby Chic vintage bread bin - Lovely shabby chic vintage bread bin, in a gorgeous duck egg blue colour. Measures 36cms x 25cms x 19cms.
- Tall glass cake dish - Tall glass, vintage, cake dish. Perfect for afternoon tea!!Measures 14cms x 20cms.
- Flower shape glass cake plate - Lovely, vintage glass, cake dish in a pretty flower shape. Measures 8cms x 21cms.