These beautiful necklaces are made from vintage charms and found things like buttons and cufflinks.They are then carefully matched with an old photo postcard, unique and lovely.

A dedicated vintage buyer at your service

Do you find it difficult to find the time to get to the boot sales and vintage fairs around Gloucestershire? Is there an object you have been looking for that has been hard to find? Perhaps it may be useful to know that Penelope of Rosablue “takes requests”.

In fact, you can now get in touch with her through this blog (link below) and let her know what you are keen to find and the price range that would suit you. That way, next time she goes foraging, she will have your best interest in mind. [ Write to Penelope ]

Duck & Chicken coat-hooks

Hooks £15.00 | There’s been a change of personnel in the hook department. Gone are the rabbits and in come the ducks. I told you these items sell quickly. I have not seen one yet that isn’t cute. [ Would you like to buy this? ]

Shelf Edging

£45.00 | A very pretty French shelf edging in cotton embroidered in red thread with scalloped edges and showing a young girl feeding ducks. It is unusually long at 4.50 meters and is roughly 18cm deep.  [ Would you like to buy this? ]

Bark Cloth

£25.00 | This fabric measures approximately 124cm wide by 90cm long. It has a small hole along the one edge but otherwise is in good condition and has been washed and ironed. It shows scenes of medieval life interspersed with flowers and deer. Pictured above is the pattern that is repeated. [ Would you like to buy this? ]

Buy this old chest, pick your own new fabric

Padded Chest | POA We’ve just got our hands on this wonderful chest that needs a new fabric cover. We will be using one of our own patterns, so if you are at all interested and want to pick out your own favourite, now is the time to get in touch.

The chest stands around 36cm high and measures 74cm across and 48cms deep. So it is absolutely perfect for holding toys or clothes at the end of a single bed. The turn-of-the century wooden box is padded and covered. . [ Write to Penelope ]

1.2m Wooden Hangers

£20.00 | X-Large Hangers These extraordinary items come from an old church and I can only speculate as to how large that vicar’s cassock must have been. They measure 124cm by 40cm and would be a singular challenge to ship to you. But if you are know you are going to be in Cheltenham and want to see them, do get in touch a day or so in advance so we have the opportunity to get them to our Bath Road store.

Restore a prayer chair | You name the fabric

From £120 (as is) | We’ve just got our hands on a wonderful object that looks like a Victorian prayer chair and presents the most beautiful and elegant scalloped shape. We are definitely going to upholster it in-house but we thought that if you liked the chair, you might want to pick out your own fabric.

So here is the idea: you can of course purchase it as you see it above, but you could also either select a pattern from our Rosablue catalogue, or send us your own fabric. I am torn: I would love to just let loose with one of our bolder patterns and have some fun. Let’s see who gets there first. [ Would you like to buy this? ]

1950’s School Poster

£20.00 | A school poster entitled The Clockmaker’s Shop. It is in good condition although there are some marks on the outer edges where it was attached to the wall. It measures 52cm by 41.5cm.  [ Would you like to buy this? ]

French floral bolster

£50.00 | A beautiful French feather bolster measuring approximately 1 meter long with a circumference of 75cm.The linen cover is in very good condition and the bolster itself (not visible) is made of a blue and white ticking. [ Would you like to buy this? ]