Yorkshire Sitting Pretty

Yorkshire Sitting Pretty Interiors and gift shop based in Thirsk. Official stockist of Iron Orchid Designs & Frenchic® It's VOC and solvent free and has no odour. Sara
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Welcome to Yorkshire Sitting Pretty; I hope you find something that you like or inspires you. I am an official stockist of Frenchic Furniture Paint; a fantastic environmentally friendly chalk paint. Frenchic comes in 40 beautiful colours and doesn't contain any hidden nasties. It is so easy to use and the results are amazing! I am an enthusiastic up-cycler who enjoys the challenge of creating orig

inal, one-off pieces. As well as working on my own furniture I also accept commissions from clients who want a new look for an existing piece of furniture. I have a number of vintage items in my workshop that are ready to be painted but if necessary, I can source items for you. Upholstery is my passion and I enjoy nothing better than rescuing an old chair and giving it a new lease of life! Have a look at my ‘Before & After’ album to give you an idea of what can be achieved with time and patience. I am holding traditional and modern upholstery workshops as an introduction for those wanting to learn the craft. I am also running lampshade making courses. Frenchic workshops coming soon too!! Please see my ‘Workshops’ page for more information or send me a message or give me a ring. If you are interested in anything, viewing of items can be arranged via appointment; or if you would like more photographs please let me know. Thank you for looking at my page!

Hello! It's Friday already - can you believe it? It'll be December before we know it which leads me very nicely onto.......
12/06/2026

Hello! It's Friday already - can you believe it? It'll be December before we know it which leads me very nicely onto....

I'm sharing this Christmas pic in June (🤣) to remind you that I'm having a clearance sale of all of my WOW Embossing Powders. This lovely Santa was stamped with IOD Stamps and, if you look closely, you can see that the image is slightly raised and super glitzy. It was stamped with WOW! 🎅

The powders are great for all kinds of projects - I know that they're popular with card makers and paper crafters - and I've used mine quite a lot on decorations along with IOD stamps 👍

All pots are reduced to £2.50 each and you'll find them on my website. I'll share the link below if you fancy having a look 😎

Sara x

https://www.yorkshiresittingpretty.com/collections/wow-embossing-powders

Hello to you! 😘My Pentart delivery has arrived- here's a small selection of lovely crafting goodies....soooo many boxes ...
10/06/2026

Hello to you! 😘

My Pentart delivery has arrived- here's a small selection of lovely crafting goodies....soooo many boxes to sort out! I've spent quite a long time this morning ticking everything off and finding shelf space! It's not an easy job - my workshop needs an extension! 🤣

The eagle-eyed among you will have spotted that I now have Pentart Varnish Mist which, apparently, is the bee's knees for sealing your IOD Paint Inlays - I haven't tried it yet but it's on my list! Have you tried it? What do you think? 😁

I've updated my website so everything is available for you to peruse. Just remember to pop the kettle on before you start looking - it could take you a while to get through everything! A biscuit may be needed too! 🤣

Sara 😘

***WOW Embossing Powders Clearance Sale***Grab a bargain while stocks last! These small pots of loveliness are now £2.50...
09/06/2026

***WOW Embossing Powders Clearance Sale***

Grab a bargain while stocks last! These small pots of loveliness are now £2.50 each, reduced from £3.80 to clear.

When they're gone, they're gone! 😘

(These products are only available from my website).

Sara x

I'm thinking I might put one of these signs up in our holiday cottage! 👍It was so quick and easy to make! All you need i...
06/06/2026

I'm thinking I might put one of these signs up in our holiday cottage! 👍

It was so quick and easy to make! All you need is:

A craft blank/piece of wood
White Chalk Paint
Sealer/Varnish
IOD's Typesetting Stamp
Black Ink + Ink Pad

After applying a couple of coats of white paint I stamped the text and then sealed - I like to leave the ink to dry for a few hours before sealing to avoid it smudging 👍

Voila! I love this stamp set - it's definitely one of my favourites! 🧡

Sara x

Bargain price upholstery supplies and fabrics for anyone? 😘Sadly, I've had to stop doing upholstery - my poor hands coul...
04/06/2026

Bargain price upholstery supplies and fabrics for anyone? 😘

Sadly, I've had to stop doing upholstery - my poor hands couldn't take the strain anymore - so I have lots of supplies that I'd like to shift! See pics for some of what I have 👇

If there's anything you might like or want more info on please send me a message. I'd like to offer it to you all first before I go down the EBay/Marketplace route 🫶

Here's a list of some of the things I have:

Dacron
Hessian 10oz and 12oz
Rubberised hair
Crib 5 interliner
Barrier cloth
Pre-formed edging
Tacks
Spray protector
Needles

Upholstery fabrics from Linwood and Warwick - part rolls.

If you can help a girl clear out her workshop that would be fab-u-lous! Thank you!

Sara x

There's a gorgeous colour that's just arrived in my latest Sweet Pickins order - Harbor 🧡It is a pretty pale blue with t...
03/06/2026

There's a gorgeous colour that's just arrived in my latest Sweet Pickins order - Harbor 🧡

It is a pretty pale blue with the tiniest hint of green - one of those lovely tranquil and peaceful kind of colours 🌸

I've seen so many creatives use it on YouTube that I thought it was about time I added it to my inventory! I'm really looking forward to trying it out! 👍

If you spot a Sweet Pickins colour that I don't have and you'd like to try it, send me a message and I can add it onto my next order 😘

Sara x

Did you guess what it was? 😉It's a mahoosive box - full of compartments to keep nik naks in! The main problem I had with...
02/06/2026

Did you guess what it was? 😉

It's a mahoosive box - full of compartments to keep nik naks in! The main problem I had with it is, because it's so big, I couldn't fit it into my photos very well! 🤣

I used Sweet Pickins Milk Paint in Basil for the outside and Window Pane on the inside. I thought that both colours went really nicely with IOD's Lost Garden transfer. I used clear wax to seal and then added touches of white wax here and there over the top of the Basil to soften the look 👍

I hope that you like it; apologies that my photography skills (or lack of) aren't showing it to you at its best! 🤣

What would you keep in here? 😘

Sara x


Can you guess what I've been painting? 😘I don't know if you're like me, but once I'm having a creative streak, I don't r...
01/06/2026

Can you guess what I've been painting? 😘

I don't know if you're like me, but once I'm having a creative streak, I don't really want to stop to take photos! Or if I've taken the photos, I forget to share them or think I've shared them and I haven't!! 🤣

Anyhoo, this mystery item has been painted in Sweet Pickins Basil - which is a gorgeous dark green - and it's been decorated with IOD's Lost Garden transfer. This transfer is a new one to me - I can't believe it's taken me so long to use it! I love it so much I've used practically all of it on various different things! 🧡

Hope you've all had a good day today!

Sara x

30/05/2026

Blimey how hot is it today?!! It feels like I'm in Tenerife not North Yorkshire! 🤣

While trying to escape the heat - no chance - I came across this short video I made quite some time ago 😁

For those of you who haven't seen the Cameos mould up close, I thought you might like to have a look at this beautiful lady with flowers in her hair. Isn't she pretty? 🧡

This is still one of my favourite moulds because it's such a useful one. It's perfect for jewellery makers, furniture painters, upcyclers, crafters... I think another reason why I like it so much because my lovely nana always used to wear a cameo ring 🧡

If you'd like to share your cameo makes, please pop pics in the comments. I would love to see your projects! 🧡

Sara x

Hello! Happy Thursday! 🌸As promised here are some more pics of my latest pretty in pink tissue box! We saw the frog yest...
28/05/2026

Hello! Happy Thursday! 🌸

As promised here are some more pics of my latest pretty in pink tissue box! We saw the frog yesterday, now it's the turn of fruit and flowers from IOD's Primrose Isle transfer! 🌺 The images are beautiful and go so nicely with Sweet Pickins Corabelle!

If you zoom in you'll be able to see more of those gorgeous milk paint crackles. Usually I would add some brown wax to make them stand out but I haven't needed to here. The crackles look great as is after being sealed with clear wax 👍

I'm not usually a pink person but I seem to be drawn to those Sweet Pickins pink shades! 🌷

I'm off now to find something else to crackle! 😁

Sara x

Address

2 Kirkgate
Thirsk
YO71PQ

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 4pm
Tuesday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm

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