Sea Thrift Design

Seaweed cyanotype - handmade print presented in a heavyweight mount and backboard. Finished size around outer mount: 10 x 8 inches (20.3 x 25.4cm).

I made this from seaweed which I collected from the Scottish coast, then pressed and dried before making a cyanotype print from it.

Beautiful silver cutlery rings in stock, hand made from repurposed spoons and forks.

I’ve got a range of different sized, pressed seaweed pictures available in my Etsy shop. I made these with seaweed collected from the Inner Hebrides, then dried and pressed onto watercolour paper.

Vintage mini map of Glasgow city centre, about 5x7 inches

5 beautifully aged, green and gold antique books dating from 1897 - 1905. These books were all published by JM Dent and have patinated green and gold front covers featuring a little owl.

Vintage map of Covent Garden & The Strand - Includes some of London’s most famous streets and landmarks, including Downing Street, Westminster and Monopoly favourites Pall Mall, The Strand and Regent Street. I liked the reds on Monopoly but holding out to get them was NOT a winning strategy 🤣

Celebrating Robert Burns’ birthday with an old map of Ayr and Clydesdale, including Alloway where he was born in 1759.



Height: 55cm high x 75cm wide

Vibrantly coloured geological map of Stafford and surrounding area including Newport, Eccleshall, Stone, Forton, Sambrook, High Offley.

The colours on this geological map are really striking, with a range of orange, pink, brown and blue to mark peat, alluvium, river terrace and other soil types. There is also a section showing the eras of the rocks in this area, from Triassic to Carboniferous periods.

Height: 51cm x width 66cm

Strikingly coloured geological map of Henley on Thames and surrounding area with vibrant hues of blue, pink, green and yellow to mark alluvium, river gravel and other soil types. There is also a section showing the eras of the rocks in this area, from Eocene to Cretaceous and Jurassic periods.

Published in 1948, this map is based on a geological survey from 1872.

Height: 53cm x width 64cm

Double sided 1900s map featuring Northumberland and Durham on one side and England and Wales on the other. A real beauty - swipe to see reverse side and some Northumberland details.

Published by Scarborough's Maps in the early part of the 1900s - the population density tables are based on figures from the 1901 census. It is printed with a softly waxed/laminated finish, beautifully aged and faded

104cm high x 91cm wide

Bognor Regis looking amazing in the yellow ochre colours of this geological map! The dark yellow tone shows brickearth, which I thought sounded industrial, but turns out to be wind-blown dust deposited under peri or post glacial conditions. Swipe for close ups - a gorgeous map!

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Vintage 1960s map of the Orkney and Shetland Islands. For a primary school test back in the olden days, I realised Scotland - Orkneys - Shetlands spelt SOS so I got them in the right order. And the Faroes were far away! It’s stuck with me 😉

Saying goodbye and good night to 2023 with this vintage 1940s Winnie the Pooh book illustration by E H Shephard.

Lovely earthy colours in this set of 1950s Observers books. Includes: Freshwater Fishes, Trees and Shrubs, British Birds' Eggs, Horses and Ponies.

This map of Kintyre contains one of Scotland’s many Tarberts. Tarbert (or sometimes Tarbet) is derived from Gaelic and means ‘carrying across’. Tarberts are found at the narrowest neck of land between two bodies of water, where goods or whole boats could be carried across. For many centuries, boats were the main route of travel around this rugged coastline, but a narrow neck of land could make a good short cut.

Hand made pressed seaweed pictures available in a range of sizes. I made all of these with seaweed collected from the Inner Hebrides this summer, then dried and pressed onto watercolour paper.

Mini maps of London. Vintage street maps of Paddington, Westminster, Chelsea, Southwark with more available online from just £15.

Gorgeous old map of Cornwall, Land’s End and Lizard. Dated 1940. Nice personal gift for anyone from Cornwall. Who likes old maps 😁

Glasgow and the Firth of Clyde - I’ve got one of these maps left in my Etsy shop. Personal, but not cutesy. Vintage/reused, so sustainable! Order now and it will be sent by Monday. 😊

Nine silv-er rings 🎶 Bit of artistic licence with the carol 🤣and I do indeed have more than nine of these upcycled silver spoon rings available online in my Etsy shop.

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A sea themed selection of my hand made cyanotypes, pressed seaweed and silver jewellery. All the seaweed has been gathered loose from the ocean off the west coast of Scotland and the jewellery uses repurposed old silver.

Final seaweed batch of the year added to my Etsy shop. Some of these have incredibly strong pink colours - just as fresh looking as when I fished them out of the Atlantic. There’s nothing more bracing than the ocean around the Hebrides 😊

These sizes are £20-£25 each including postage. More available online.

Vintage London maps - Paddington, Westminster, Chelsea, Southwark. Lots more available in my Etsy shop from just £15.

Winnie the Pooh - vintage 1940s book illustrations, framed in black mounts. Sadly the book was falling apart, but they make very sweet little pictures. More available in my Etsy shop, links in usual places 😊

Abstract collages made from a mix of vintage paper and botanical prints and textures. The street names are all from old maps of Glasgow.

Swipe to see the full set - available in my Etsy shop from £20. Links in the usual places 😊

Silver cutlery is becoming very hard to find (and expensive!) but I’ve got a few upcycled silver spoon rings in stock. Each piece is a one-off, hand made from a recycled piece of silver cutlery. Various designs priced from £24-£38 in stock at my Etsy shop - see bio/highlights for links.

Vintage map of East Lothian - from East Wemyss to Eyemouth (even further actually …
Berwick upon Tweed). One only, £15 in my Etsy shop. Link in bio and highlights.

Vintage London maps in stock, including these ones featuring the Thames, The Tower, St Paul's Cathedral, Regent's Park, Lord's Cricket Ground, Buckingham Palace and Downing Street.

Upcycled silver spoon ring, hand made from an old piece of silver cutlery. This is a one-off piece, size O, but I've got more repurposed cutlery jewellery in stock at my Etsy shop - at the link if you'd like to see more: https://etsy.me/40x2Jos

Hand pressed and dried storm seaweed, all collected loose in the Atlantic from the Inner Hebrides this summer. All original pressings, not prints.