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DIY Upcycled pallet garden shelves
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Ultimate Guide to Upcycling with Pallets (infographic)

A while back I posted an article DIY Upcycled Pallet Shelves Tutorial, which featured my very own first upcycled pallet project.
This Ultimate Guide to Upcycling with Pallets infographic by Terrys Fabrics is full of handy tips to inspire a pallet project of your own. The inforgraphic also has a handy guide to how long different projects might take and how much they might cost plus some inspiring ideas for the home and garden.

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Milk Calendar 2014 by Jaroslav Wieczorkiewicz
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Milky Pin Up Girls

I never look this good when I spill milk on myself… Photographer Jaroslav Wieczorkiewicz, founder of AurumLight Studio has produced

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Margaret Schroeder's blue dress
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Margaret Schroeder’s Blue Dress

It’s 1920s Atlantic City. Margaret Schroeder has got a job as a salesgirl in a boutique. She’s given a uniform to change into and that’s where it get interesting! She slips on her work attire and I’m captivated…

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Selecting Vintage Dresses for Autumn/Winter 2013
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Autumn – Winter Vintage Dresses Preview (Video)

Our first ever video post! Join Bella selecting rummaging for autumn and winter dresses from an old suitcase and get a sneak preview of the vintage dresses which will soon be new in store.

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Coronation Street episode 1
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All The Small Things; Australia & Corrie

It’s been an exciting week here at Rag and Magpie HQ. Firstly we had a parcel to send out all

Vintage Life
Cakes at The Vintage Emporium tea room
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The Vintage Emporium Tea Room

I have frequented Brick Lane’s Vintage Emporium in East London a few times recently to aquire inspiration for wedding attire.

Vintage Life
Vintage Blakeys Shoe Protector Ad
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Extend The Life Of Your Favourite Shoes (On A Shoestring)

This is the first in a new series of posts on Make Do And Mend, a movement started back in

Vintage Life
Found, Free & Flea by Tereasa Surrat
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Book Review: Found, Free & Flea

My weekend lie in read for the last few weeks has been Found, Free & Flea. I have been reading

Vintage Life
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Picture of the day

The pros of working from home: you get to spend more time with your kitties or dog. The cons of

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Flowers in my (blue) hair
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What I Wore Wednesday

I picked up this 1970s floral dress at a car boot sale for just £2.50 and have found it to be my go-to dress since. The chunky cable knit cardigan was one I got first dibs on but was actually destined for my shop. I now wear most of the winter through...

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Double-duty playsuits in washable cotton, from Sears catalogue 1943
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Playsuits Then And Now

Playsuits are old news. No I don’t mean they’re off trend because they’re actually still in and frankly who wants

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DIY Upcycled pallet garden shelves
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DIY Upcycled Pallet Shelves Tutorial

I am very proud of my first upcycled pallet project and think the shelves make a clever addition to our small city garden, creating vertical space for plants, a playground for cats and allowing us to use more floor space for parties and what-not. Here’s a 12 step tutorial on how I did it…

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Wedding shoot in Greenwich Park
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A Blanket With A View

On Sunday my partner and I met a few friends in the park. We usually take a lovely lesser know

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1960s Brass Forget Me Not Handbag Retainer
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The answer to your handbag problems!

I love a good gadget.  And by that I don’t mean your ipads, smartphones, tablets and robotics of today but

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Fill Your Tum For Free

Has anyone else been watching that show kirsty’s Fill Your House For Free? Although I don’t feel like I get

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Amy of Taking After Grace at work with Rag and Magpie
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A Helping Hand…

Today Amy of Taking After Grace came to Rag and Magpie HQ to lend a helping hand. Amy is a costumier, founder of the forcoming vintage inspired handmade label Taking After Grace and vintage loving all round good egg. Armed with a heap of vintage frocks and two-piece playsuits we spent the day…

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Amber 1960s Skirt Suit from Socialiste
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Amber Alert! Vintage Picks

In Friday’s post I might have mentioned, just a little, how much I am loving the colour amber right now.

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1960s Amber Yellow Short Floral Shift Dress
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What’s New: Amber Alert!

Here are my top picks of what’s new this week, and oh look, it’s all amber. Yes, I’m feeling the

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Kitty the 1972 Carlight Casalette vintage caravan
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Vintage Caravans Make Amazing Spaces

For a while I have been waiting the reruns of George Clark’s Amazing Spaces after seeing a trailer of an

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Book: A crafters guide to taking great photos
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Book Review: Taking Great Photos (I’m working on it)

Hello! As I sit in London’s Leather Lane sipping my ginger beer and downing smarties I think It’s high time

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