EP Designs Archives

A World of New and Recreated Treasures. The website – epdesigns.com.au – was fully engaged from Dec 2007 to November 2010.
All posts in this category have been imported from the EP Designs blog.

Apr 182008
 
Beautiful Gifts for Mum

When I’m not recreating items I’m selling decorative home wares on eBay. I simply love beautiful things and enjoy my ‘shopping’ at the Trade Shows. These gorgeous decor items for the home are also a nice idea as a gift for mum …… for Mother’s Day or any occasion. Here are some of the products you will find and are …[Full story]

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Apr 122008
 
Keepsake Boxes

I started thinking about my keepsake boxes after writing my previous post on keepsakes. We all tend to collect little keepsakes along the way in life. Sometimes we don’t keep them but sometimes there are special things we just can’t throw away. I believe that little keepsakes are lovely ‘memoir’ tokens which are a gorgeous hand-me-down gift to a loved one. There are the usual …[Full story]

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Apr 112008
 
Keepsakes

I started thinking about keepsakes after reading a post at The Tall Poppy titled ‘The Lost Art of Tatting’.  Not a common craft these days but I don’t think it’s a dying art as there are always a few talented people around demonstrating their craft at events like The Stitches and Craft Show. I’m always amazed at the talents of other crafters …[Full story]

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Apr 042008
 
Shabby Vintage Tray

Another of my earlier works. A discarded silver tray which I found in a recycling yard. I’m amazed at times at what can be found at these places. I love fossiking through these recycling yards, opp shops,  second hand dealers and antiques stores. But for the more unusual finds I prefer the recyling yards. These days some of these finds …[Full story]

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Mar 312008
 

Being creative, taking care of family, running a business …. life is so full of things that ‘need’ to be done. Often we forget to slow down a little or take time out. When I’m online it’s uaually for business related reasons. I  don’t get much time these days for the leisurely shopping spree, so it’s lovely to be able …[Full story]

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