Love grows where my Rosemary goes....

[Linnea]

Wow, that looks like a totally different bag! New handles make a huge difference, amazing.

It is really beautiful, lovely colour. The lovely details of the Rosemary show very well in this colour.

 

[Poppy bagfan]

Poppy - I tried everything inside and out.
Sheraton wipes & Waitrose organic fragrance free baby wipes to start with and then lots of goes with Woly gel . (I had several goes at the handles with the cornflour & baby shampoo poultice which removed loads of the 'darkness' on the handles although I haven't shown an after pic )
Followed by several goes with Jones the Bootmaker spa lotion & finally Woly Neutra cream and several sprayings in between.
The last coat is the Neutra.
Inside I used Jones the Bootmaker suede cleaner & several goes with very fine sandpaper on a couple of pen marks.

They quoted £70 + vat to replace the handles which in hind sight would have been money well spent.
Although I would still rather have bought one in better condition to start with for the same overall cost.

Slowhand - huge thanks for this detail....I think my poor Roxy needs some tlc....I loved her batteredness when she came but she is very dry now and could do with a good clean too....

 

[maplecottage]

I'm singing

Hey what a great result, and hurrah for SM stuffing up, it certainly paid off!!

Well done, rosie looks beautiful now.

 

[flyvetjo]

Gorgeous bag and looks fab with the new handles!!! think you've just convinced me I should send choco jacquetta off for some new handles too as they are a bit worn and it bugs me a bit!!!!

 

[Kriscat]

She is a beauty, slow! Well done, congrats

 

[Lakrits]

Congrats, what a stunning transformation for a fabulous little bag. Well done, the new handles really does it!

 

[Marjo1978]

Wow your TLC sure paid off! What a fantastic bag you have their, I can imagine it's love

 

[honeypye1]

Well Done Slowhand, your hard work paid off, its gorgeous.

 

[bagcrazy123]

What a great job they did, Rosy looks stunning and as new!! Congrats!!

 

[pollux]

Rosy has an amazing color now, she is a beauty. You gave her so much love and attention, and she is really paying back!

 

[mum2theboys]

Just wanted to bump this thread, as there is some fab advice on cleaning and restoring.

 

[pamster]

oooh she looks lovely

 

[DoubleDutch]

Just wanted to bump this thread, as there is some fab advice on cleaning and restoring.

Thank you for that M2TB! It's always a delight to have a look at Slowhands lovely Ginger Rosie

 

[mum2theboys]

I've been piggy backing what Slowhands did to her Rosie, and been busy working on my own. The Woly Gel is definitely blending the marks into the bag ~ great advice.

 

[teddiescorner]

That is one gorgeous Rosey Slow. Congratulations on the transformation, she's lovely. By the way I was singing