by Betty Crafter If you’re like me, sometimes it can be really hard to decide to make a change to a vintage item. I mean, it survived 50+ years, and now you want to potentially ruin it? Because of this, I usually leave things in their original condition unless they’re…
By Andrea I know there are some mid-century purists out there who are not fans of Ikea furniture, however I am not one of them. I think with a little creativity, you can make all kinds of furniture work in your mid-century home. This is Ella’s chair. It’s the child’s…
By Andrea Things are rolling right along with our Westi! For this update, I’ve got some pictures of a couple of smaller projects that I worked on. This is the condition that the front seats were in when we bought the bus. They’ve definitely seen better days. My initial plan…
By Andrea Things are going fantastically with our Volkswagen (with the exception of some wrong trim that I ordered – ooops!), but instead of just bringing you a progress report, I thought I would bring a tutorial instead – upholstering strange shapes. This doesn’t just apply to auto upholstery, but…
By Andrea We’ve made tons of progress on our Westfalia, and I am excited to show you all! First, the body: Believe it or not, this is an improvement! The paint job that was done on this van previously was not the best, and there were a lot of areas…
By Andrea We’ve gone full steam ahead, and work has definitely begun on our Westfalia! I’ve got an update on what I’ve been doing to the interior, and some lessons I’ve learned along the way. These are the fabrics I am going to be working with for the interior. From…
By Andrea There is nothing more satisfying than when you finally find the right something that you’ve been looking for forever. My hubby and I have been shopping for a Volkswagen Westfalia camper van for months and months now, and this past weekend, we finally found the right one! This…
By RetroRuth I don’t know about you guys, but ever since I glimpsed the barkcloth prints over at Melinamade, I have just been dying to get my hands on them. I mean, come on! Look at some of those prints! Abstract shapes, starbursts, slubs, leaves, amoebas, boomerangs, atoms – they…
Or A Quick History of Marimekko and a Quick Crafty Tutorial By Andrea Marimekko is a Finnish textile company founded in 1951 – they produce everything from housewares to clothing to dinnerware to toys to (my favourite) fabric yardage. Markimekko was made famous in the United States in the 1960s…
Hello All! I am very pleased to bring you this great reupholstery tutorial that was written by the lovely and talented Andrea, who is the owner of Sew What? a fun retro fabric shop. She also has recently become a new mommy! Congrats, Andrea! Enjoy her fun tutorial and watch her reupholster a vintage…
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