Wednesday 19 January 2011

Ladies Who Lunch Club

My turn to be the hostess with the mostess this month for our little club...not really a club, anyone can come.  I chose the theme and decided on T!m's configuration boxes.




I chose papers from Lost and Found, and Nostalic tissue tape.  Tell me, I've had terrible trouble getting the tape to stick, has anyone else had this problem?  We all brought bits of ephemera to decorate the box, but it took us that long to measure, measure and measure again, measure wrong, start again, you get the drift, and what with chatting and laughing, only one person managed to get anything in their box at all.  I was so tired at the end of the day that mine has gone on my desk and I know I won't touch it until next week, because my girls are coming for the weekend, yeah!!


One of the ladies used some fantastic vintage paper on hers and I must say it looked stunning. I'm going to do one for my son and have already started trawling e bay trying to find some vintage stuff and I managed to buy these little goodies...




The box is a miniature doctors case (my son's a dr) and he's still car mad, changes his car every year.


Some gorgeous vintage buttons and look at this



isn't he just gorgeous?  Did't pay much for any of the above, but if anyone sees a site where we can buy vintage stuff, cheap, just e mail me with the deets. Would be eternally grateful to you.

17 comments:

  1. Oh Ann that's lovely, I'm loving your ebay finds particularly the little Doctors case - amazing stuff! Hope you are well

    Hugs

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  2. You box looks fab, its going to turn out great! Thanks for hosting such a great day

    Clare

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  3. This is great Ann can't wait to see all the little goodies in it. I will keep my eyes peeled for more vintage minitures, you already have some fab stuff, that Drs case is wonderful. Lynne xx

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  4. Your box looks good really like it. I just love all your e-bay finds and the little Doctors case is wonderful.
    Thank you for a lovely day and fab food.
    Pat xx

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  5. so thats what you did (or didnt)....... loving your treasures that you found. I'm sure your son will be thrilled..... Hugs xxx

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  6. Your box is just amazing - love it!

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  7. What gorgeous little bits and bobs! i obviously don't look in the right places. Love your confgurations box - I really want to try one. I have heard that if you put matte medium over the tape it helps stick - I have had some that lifts up a bit.

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  8. the box looks brilliant Ann, love all the vintage miniatures. Sarah xx

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  9. Hello Ann,
    What a fabulous gift this will be for your son, I just love that little doctor's box!
    Great buys there.

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  10. now i was gonna treat myself to some tissue tape to do my box as per Tims vid, was it really hard?, love your vintage finds especially the doctors bag, so cute...mwah Siobhan

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  11. How nice to spend time with like minded people and your configuration is looking GREAT, love it. Your son will love his especially with those little vintage finds, love the miniature case. Tracy x

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  12. Fantabulous finds from ebay! (especially that Dr's bag) And your box looks gorgeous Ann :) Hope you have a lovely weekend with the girls! x

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  13. Love the project Ann and what a wonderful keepsake the one for your son will make especially if you get more of these beautiful ebay finds!! Hope you are well and had a fab day Love Chanelle xxx

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  14. looks like this will be stunning get yourself round charity shops or local antique fairs x sue x

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  15. Ooh lovely, I cant wait to see it finished and decorated. I have some vintage stuff which has been lying around for ages, I will bring you some next week when I can find it, lol. I got a printers tray for Christmas (a real antique one) it will take me all year to finish it and I never thought of the tiny ephemera! I'll be joining you on ebay, K x

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  16. Love your box, but your ebay treasures are super.

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  17. Hi Ann, thanks for playing hostess again :-)
    Yours looks lovely as they all did. Looking forward to seeing it completed.
    Have fun this weekend ;-)
    BTW if you don't want to actually do the Pay it Forward thing perhaps we could just do a swap?
    Anne xx

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