Made to Order Peasant Dress...

Made to Order

The chance for something a bit different from the usual High Street chain stores.

Practical enough to wear every day and pretty enough to wear on high days/holidays!
Starting with what we do best...

The Loopy

A simple peasant dress from a selection of fabrics in our little stash

The Loopy has no elastic on the arms of the sleeve

Looks great with leggings/tights or on it's own
Room under to wear a long sleeve top/onesie to take it through the seasons

Wonderfully versatile, once your little one has outgrown it as a dress it can be worn as a peasant styled top!

No buttons or fastenings, easy to put on and off; encourages independence

The one shown is made from Amy Butler fabrics

Available to order in sizes 

2/3 years

3/4 years

4/5 years

6/7 years

Prices from £15

Fabrics available to be listed shortly

Peasant Dress...

I've just popped this little beauty on our family blog...

and will list it over in the previous projects.

Amy Butler fabrics

Can be made with elasticated sleeves (I didn't this time as Loopy doesn't like elastic sleeves)

Simple peasant style dress, easy to slip on and off without help 

Can reverse the pattern, spotty main with floral trims

or can be made all in one fabric!

Prices

2/3yrs £15

3/4yrs £16

4/5yrs £17

6/7yrs £18

P&P £2.50

We have fabric...

Time to get the sewing machine out ready for the Vintage Fair in September!

As always you can always keep an eye on our Take Me Home page if you can't wait till then

Keep your eyes peeled for some gorgeous girls dresses:

limited numbers, not massed produced, made with care and love 

If you'd like a custom order please drop me a line

Ta-Da...

Blanket Box

Finished and ready to go!
I couldn't wait till Monday & wanted a bit of cheer on this grey, wet Saturday.

Painted in a lovely chalky white eggshell paint, a low sheen finish with the durability to be wiped making it practical for daily use and easy to wipe sticky marks off.

But what's that I hear you say...white is a bit...plain!?

Really? Perhaps but it is soo adaptable.

You think a flash of colour would be nice?

Well it just so happens so did I...

A flash or two of vintage blue that reminds me oh so much of my 70's childhood...

Now all it needs is a loving new home; maybe with you? to hold your winter blankets in? or maybe to store your summer picnic wares?  perhaps you have a little one who would love a box to hide their pirate treasure in? or a husband who has a collection of 'stuff' that needs a home?

For now I think it can live with us... homing our odd sock basket & my crochet bag!

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One of the best things about stocking for a fair is that I have a reason (read excuse) to get the sander & paints out!

Already on to the next project...WIP photo's to follow
The only dilema is what project to start once I finish one!  And I still need to get into the loft to find, photo and post more 'stuff' acquired...ah tis a tough :)

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A taste of what's to come...?

Just in case you're wondering if a Vintage Market at Stony Stratford is your cup of tea take a peek at my trip to last months over at our family blog...

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Surprising...

How quickly the week has flown by! 

The blanket box is a big old project, but is turning out lovely; I'm half tempted to keep it for our reading corner.

Hoping to finish that for the weekend and list it ready for Monday and ready for me to move on to another project.

The sewing machine is poised and ready for action; sadly though the postal system would appear to have lost my parcel... 

fabric from over the seas is winging its way over as I type, although if it's taken 3weeks for a no show from  a UK supplier who knows how long that will take!  This means that 1 my youngest daughter wont get her twirly skirt for the weekend and 2 that its going to take a few weeks before I can pop a couple of dresses into 'stock'

Happy weekending to all you...

a reveal post on Monday for the blanket box and who knows maybe the sewing fairies will find my fabric and I can give you a sneaky peak.

Lots of work behind the page...

Lots of 'work in progress' (WIP) in preparation for the fair in September.

This lovely large blanket box has been sat in the shed patiently waiting for me to start work on it.

To be fair if you love orange pine this isn't going to be the place for you...it's not that I hate it or anything but I do have a bit of a strong dislike for it.

At the moment it's just getting prepped and undercoated

But already I'm loving it more and more...

The two gorgeous childrens chairs were rescued recently

I hummed and haahed about whether or not to take these on, they will need a lot of work to return them to use but they really are very, very sweet so I took them home with me..

I've started on them already

They look bare now they're stripped down but will look pretty once again soon

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Welcome to...

As a mama to a large and boisterous family I have finally found my niche!

'Thrifting' is now trendy!  

Who'd have thought it that finally in my (ahem) forties I am bang on trend.

All the years I have been trawling car boot sales, charity shops and recycling centres have not been in vain.  

I have a wealth of experience reviving old pieces back into life and into our homes, seeing beyond the hideous orange pine, worn fabrics and finding those nic-nacs that for too long have been stashed away into cupboards or as donations to charity shops.

So what you ask will be offering to you here at Priddy Priddy?

Well...

I'm a sewer of lovely children's clothes, this came to be in a quest for practical trousers that fitted over cloth bums and girly dresses that were in budget and not mass produced.  Some are made from upcycled vintage fabrics whilst others are made from beautiful fabrics from popular fabric designers.

No children are made to slave over the making of our clothing...they may be bribed for photo's but I don't think that counts.

Late to crochet but addicted to blanket making, there will I hope be the odd gorgeous blanket.  Made from hard working yarns, that machine wash and are made to be used, abused and generally loved by your family...just as we love ours.

Gorgeous and I really do mean gorgeous nic-nacs that are both lovely to look at and practical to use.  

Small items of furniture that have been revived and given a new life ready for your home.  All prepared and finished to a high standard.

Oh and Bunting!
There should always be a space in life for bunting!
Indoors or outdoors you can never have too much bunting in your home. (can you?)
Birthdays, Easter, Celebration days, Christmas or just simply because it's just so darned cute!

Vintage? Retro? Handmade?

generally speaking popping one of those words in front of any item these days is like a licence to print money.

You'll be glad to hear that's not so at Priddy Priddy...we aim to offer value & quality.

Should you decide to re-home one of our little items (and we hope you do); you could also be helping me to salvage a few bits from landfill...and that really does offer a feel good factor. 


And that's it really!  
I'll be attending a few crafty/handmade fairs through the year and will keep you posted on where we'll be.

Life is quirky!