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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32321033.post-45647406858521418992012-08-24T21:43:00.001+00:002012-08-24T21:43:08.307+00:00Title 1<div id="dE_H" style="background-color:rgb(221, 160, 221);;width:100%; height:100%; min-height:900px;position:relative;"><div id="drlimg"><img id="img9d0ea55f-3641-49e3-9866-7c36db5b9a5f" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xMIxws773dc/UDf1auwtVNI/AAAAAAAAAuc/qMQ_QAItGg4/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="height:333px;width:500px;box-shadow:none;position:absolute;left:22px;top:187px;opacity:1;border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none" class="" mvc="true"></div><br><br /><div> <font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">New image I purchased at the Royal Academt Summer Exhibition. I do love the Pringles!</font></div><p><p><a href="http://www.bewriteapp.com"><img src="http://bewriteapp.com/iblogwithbewrite.gif" alt="I blog with BE Write" style=""></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32321033.post-55671791241931754692010-12-24T19:06:00.001+00:002010-12-24T19:11:34.995+00:00Happy Christmas Everyone<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvar4h3MN1Vrge8ZRTW4H7f0orHlA69mdKqvOXozD9dXM7a_3m7nl76f7DECwWBQmBW8d_vvOOiH9lm06f3OKgmmyHNpJFmB6yTKFoc5mHSXJU-ycNdL4YBfTqdN_sA6-EAfi/s1600/christmas+message.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554328311888969986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvar4h3MN1Vrge8ZRTW4H7f0orHlA69mdKqvOXozD9dXM7a_3m7nl76f7DECwWBQmBW8d_vvOOiH9lm06f3OKgmmyHNpJFmB6yTKFoc5mHSXJU-ycNdL4YBfTqdN_sA6-EAfi/s400/christmas+message.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Thank you for following me and supporting my making.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32321033.post-49396586616891362592010-04-16T21:36:00.003+00:002010-04-18T13:23:13.275+00:00How easily I seem to forgetTonight I decided to get out some of my old copies of <a href="http://www.clothpaperscissors.com/">Cloth, paper, scissors</a> which I something I have a habit of doing a couple of times each year. I also like to do this with my art and textile books aswell. It feels very reassuring as I turn the pages and suddenly the memories of what is on the pages flood back and so do the ideas that I often had at the time, plus many new ones. However tonight something new struck me aswell. As I flipped over one of the pages there was an advert for a soldering iron being used to cut felt. As I saw it I suddenly had a memory that in fact I have one fo those and I could have used it really successfully in projects I have been doing lately. How was it I forget I could use it. I am beginning to wonder if I have taught myself too many things to hold in my head at once and maybe I need to think of a way to remind myself of all the techniques I know. Perhaps a sequingirlie version of a sampler or a special book that I could flip through. I am sure I will return to this topic but one thing is for sure, it doesn't make me feel bad when I remember these things, it feels new all over again and in addition it stops me needing to persue a new hobby that requires more equipment and money. I have enough trouble resisting this as it is, how long have I lusted after an embellisher, a screen printing set, to learn how to do fancy icing properly blah blah.<br />I must mention a book that I really love right now:<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Illustration-Play-Extraordinary-Gingko-Press/dp/9889822938">Illustration Play </a><br />I love the unusual ideas and different takes on working with fabrics.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32321033.post-87173917306254340392010-04-16T08:34:00.004+00:002010-04-16T08:47:38.765+00:00Getting there<div>I have been making way on my unfinished projects that I wrote about at the beginning of the year. I thought it was time to share how I am doing. I do wish I was a bit further along however I have been plagued with a series of winter related illnesses for a while. </div><br /><br /><div>I just have the buttons to do on the baby girls party dress - I am scared to do these on my sewing machine after the previous stress I had with this.</div><br /><br /><div>I have finished the bunting - whooh and it is hanging in her bedroom now</div><br /><br /><div>I have finished the commissioned inchies but annoyingly forgot to take a photograph</div><br /><br /><div>Almost there with the commissioned landscape - this photograph was near the begin of starting.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7Nb9c9qBOw4Ijl6aqQs6ZZKm6Zim7GekngNVrCy1MJeypgK2WGLdyLSMzgsl1z_vK1uhuWxko6gkxZAdtpBYaEMElYX1prZrxvdlRPVjMgGc2ZIscPCcqhSFfuqAWDCKI0PL/s1600/DSC_0340+copy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460653120839945138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7Nb9c9qBOw4Ijl6aqQs6ZZKm6Zim7GekngNVrCy1MJeypgK2WGLdyLSMzgsl1z_vK1uhuWxko6gkxZAdtpBYaEMElYX1prZrxvdlRPVjMgGc2ZIscPCcqhSFfuqAWDCKI0PL/s400/DSC_0340+copy.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><p>The christmas garland is almost there aswell even though I keep getting strange looks when I am stitching christmas trees made of felt in April.</p><br /><p>I am pleased to say I have finished the named picture - </p><br /><p></p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpzspXlkJrjW3bB4lyTpOo8pbN5hbSInZMEU-AUvW83N3jRVOKvPinTJ3UEAqzQEi8houZtF2bSY8aNYIfuAmmfxZzWbbwzy0X9HZOo7Hi0FzGFxFOsB83u-AaCdN3cDtnsQYH/s1600/DSC_0331_edited-2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 169px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460653939959577970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpzspXlkJrjW3bB4lyTpOo8pbN5hbSInZMEU-AUvW83N3jRVOKvPinTJ3UEAqzQEi8houZtF2bSY8aNYIfuAmmfxZzWbbwzy0X9HZOo7Hi0FzGFxFOsB83u-AaCdN3cDtnsQYH/s400/DSC_0331_edited-2.jpg" /></a> I must go now so that I can finish the landscape piece. Happy making.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32321033.post-35740640781565474432010-02-18T15:46:00.004+00:002010-02-18T16:13:10.600+00:00<div><div>Things I am loving right now. </div><div><a href="http://www.countryliving.com/crafts/projects/green-crafts-0309">Wall paper tree design </a></div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJAELJGcAvS2xyDOYOB3KUWs3ku5Nn_AGxFTisGoopglJo_YQNA1lhdFJd3KEvAiIqwCaBcuU_4_3IvYPQf9qFSBqavCONcfljI6ZwCtHCxDnD8DWTSlCrCXib9iCpwcJ47Gm/s1600-h/outdoor+scarf+032.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439614562505218642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJAELJGcAvS2xyDOYOB3KUWs3ku5Nn_AGxFTisGoopglJo_YQNA1lhdFJd3KEvAiIqwCaBcuU_4_3IvYPQf9qFSBqavCONcfljI6ZwCtHCxDnD8DWTSlCrCXib9iCpwcJ47Gm/s400/outdoor+scarf+032.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p>This fantastic <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=%22https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJAELJGcAvS2xyDOYOB3KUWs3ku5Nn_AGxFTisGoopglJo_YQNA1lhdFJd3KEvAiIqwCaBcuU_4_3IvYPQf9qFSBqavCONcfljI6ZwCtHCxDnD8DWTSlCrCXib9iCpwcJ47Gm/s1600-h/outdoor+scarf+032.JPG%22%3E%3Cimg%20style=%22TEXT-ALIGN:%20center;%20MARGIN:%200px%20auto%2010px;%20WIDTH:%20320px;%20DISPLAY:%20block;%20HEIGHT:%20400px;%20CURSOR:%20hand%22%20id=%22BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439614562505218642%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22%20src=%22https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJAELJGcAvS2xyDOYOB3KUWs3ku5Nn_AGxFTisGoopglJo_YQNA1lhdFJd3KEvAiIqwCaBcuU_4_3IvYPQf9qFSBqavCONcfljI6ZwCtHCxDnD8DWTSlCrCXib9iCpwcJ47Gm/s400/outdoor+scarf+032.JPG%22%20/%3E%3C/a%3E">canvas collage</a> using an old book</p><br /><p></p><br />This beautiful<a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33748416"> tree picture <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439616771807867314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNvfKuTOQC_-vhyM7YZ8fG-HSgJ3ntCAtyoI8a4ga-mZNPODoEfIIVlNAPg-UGHQkGn1-LZBIDZBxv3mo2PVUKj3xaiG9KkL_zZFafXjSvfR65KTKz3vLkGUBgcBTs7YJWrmq/s400/il_430xN_99918728.jpg" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32321033.post-61348314657319539792010-01-08T17:57:00.004+00:002010-01-09T11:39:04.111+00:00Snow and snow and snow<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Lp3ld2P2USvm8o3bYLpP4vTpmg4P_3se2c0vlfqrrt7goi9w2HHE2hOoYctZdiiqyxPWi1SlWU1w4M1y3Ccot4gQAJyO8D06LATOAXmHTWavr3rf8xj3hOoA1zMyHC0LqOvg/s1600-h/DSC_0190.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424435962573373234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Lp3ld2P2USvm8o3bYLpP4vTpmg4P_3se2c0vlfqrrt7goi9w2HHE2hOoYctZdiiqyxPWi1SlWU1w4M1y3Ccot4gQAJyO8D06LATOAXmHTWavr3rf8xj3hOoA1zMyHC0LqOvg/s400/DSC_0190.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeK3QCMtZgO4SjQXBdWtUFaBNnJYgdJZOAQu-5ROYX4pDEnAGSJXHS8pLW5b1no5zg3oPwpo4F1gizNceHKZWIIpU1uU3WP9b0opd9wp_RR_p22s2LvI991_ZFU9WBt9CwsLYL/s1600-h/DSC_0142.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424431612681705746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeK3QCMtZgO4SjQXBdWtUFaBNnJYgdJZOAQu-5ROYX4pDEnAGSJXHS8pLW5b1no5zg3oPwpo4F1gizNceHKZWIIpU1uU3WP9b0opd9wp_RR_p22s2LvI991_ZFU9WBt9CwsLYL/s320/DSC_0142.JPG" /></a> For over 3 weeks now we have had snow on and off. It all began when I had to have the last day of term off before Christmas, as all the main routes were closed. That was the 18th of December. Now we are at the 8th January and this time it wasn't just me who couldn't get to work. The whole school was closed because of snow. The weather forecast seems to show no end to it at the moment. Rather than get frustrated which I can feel very below the surface I remind myself how beautiful it is. I have posted a few of my pictures I look at to remind myself. I must also keep reminding my self about the amazing eerie quiet sound that surrounds us when it snows. I am enjoying the extra days at home, but today is the first day when I have felt guilt free, because the whole school it shut. I have decided, like many of people in the blogs I read, that I must clear some of my outstanding projects. Today I began to lay them out on the table. I vow to complete at least 2 this weekend. They so far consist of: <div><br /><div>Finish party dress for baby girl</div><br /><div>Finish (shall stop using this word now) bunting for baby girl</div><br /><div>Fin.... Commissioned inchies piece</div><br /><div>F... Commissioned landscape piece</div><br /><div>List all outstanding bags on etsy shop</div><br /><div>Put items in sale on etsy<br />Complete (ah found new word) Christmas garland ready for next year</div><br /><div>Make 2 commissioned handbags</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Once I have these things clear I really want to begin coming up with ideas for new designs. </div><br /><div>Hope your New Year is going well and that the snow is not getting you down, if you have it.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32321033.post-63882696762655251532009-12-22T13:28:00.007+00:002009-12-22T13:47:47.324+00:00And again time has whizzed by..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE82I1wN_wHusU2-VxlUz9i4plorh1DUU1mxdAgBR7_e9ssz8yGV1u0CcVyQsExZtrK6cPs_F5-ueKVnK7hpDr6xmNAHV_wagkgo2FOwedVZ8VCWtVF1smMp2-MxL773GfjUZj/s1600-h/DSC_0226.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418056087852032690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE82I1wN_wHusU2-VxlUz9i4plorh1DUU1mxdAgBR7_e9ssz8yGV1u0CcVyQsExZtrK6cPs_F5-ueKVnK7hpDr6xmNAHV_wagkgo2FOwedVZ8VCWtVF1smMp2-MxL773GfjUZj/s400/DSC_0226.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuaxm1Ttf7zw6OuifWUbmwpwL5_qRk46PhK9aUl-xFKxUqfDPmii4hg_ZjRyjURxprhAyynPe1X9cFy6QMrNSTtaV_yXjfBJU-I2lvt1C_Q7r7J0Ugirwd_OdtRhXz8H7fEHsI/s1600-h/DSC_0226.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div>How long to go???</div><br /><br /><div>Where have the last few weeks gone??</div><br /><br /><div>Glad I did some shopping ready in November!!</div><br /><br /><div>But I have been upto things: Time to share some photographs.</div><br /><br /><div>Christmas Cards made with my Gocco printer.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVJ45kp4g_leF3hyEL4cemR2BU9kAp4kPbTeHfdlxCbapPiBBSdxT-HSjPGSNhWMByehsgZhpSHcP7zKivf_bDMOFLtYpvKdg-ThAyJarLr3OsnUhgd4qTwNbhQirM9Yx-JSg/s1600-h/DSC_0231.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418054105063396994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVJ45kp4g_leF3hyEL4cemR2BU9kAp4kPbTeHfdlxCbapPiBBSdxT-HSjPGSNhWMByehsgZhpSHcP7zKivf_bDMOFLtYpvKdg-ThAyJarLr3OsnUhgd4qTwNbhQirM9Yx-JSg/s400/DSC_0231.jpg" /></a> Bunting made for a friend who has had a new baby. My first attempt and I am very pleased with it.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarnzv6lHJH0egpVIOg3SrlekFSE0MuWfBhcA6tGmDyMKaRMFTdgJJ0uKdHQDgoNBatql7sIIsqyqPfYZAkVjW_ctjlUAQR7vm6uBEDIzujMilMSCJbfg8Weu1toWlyInwW7vn/s1600-h/DSC_0227.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418054098639900050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarnzv6lHJH0egpVIOg3SrlekFSE0MuWfBhcA6tGmDyMKaRMFTdgJJ0uKdHQDgoNBatql7sIIsqyqPfYZAkVjW_ctjlUAQR7vm6uBEDIzujMilMSCJbfg8Weu1toWlyInwW7vn/s400/DSC_0227.jpg" /></a><br />Stockings for the family. Again a first attempt and very pleased with myself. The furtherest left is for me, my partner asked me to make it and he decorated it.<br />And the picture at the beginning are some custom pouches for holding lavender.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYDYe_jkb2EpoiG-a02PNz9WICc4sKKAg4DVfVRRmhTD6RwJev_j3w2PPwlP6KOx3PdBQeDmlVXzu8ndmPjQS9XVXqmSnPExAkL99wIpbgUVwGFcjHYkL9N5s4twSXy8FQK3e/s1600-h/DSC_0224.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418053140499015842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYDYe_jkb2EpoiG-a02PNz9WICc4sKKAg4DVfVRRmhTD6RwJev_j3w2PPwlP6KOx3PdBQeDmlVXzu8ndmPjQS9XVXqmSnPExAkL99wIpbgUVwGFcjHYkL9N5s4twSXy8FQK3e/s400/DSC_0224.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mjNaQOdiE7iqY5wfHCakgE1rhQdQ9EK3uQ7k3vpIHAXSXo279ElXBFFmZCGdKJkh9E3diuRsH0aoVLjo9ysdFqgficykRWsxW9ZRwZ8CAc2SWBdrjptAKX9oJ5wF3ucrD0Sx/s1600-h/DSC_0220+copy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 290px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418053138398805794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mjNaQOdiE7iqY5wfHCakgE1rhQdQ9EK3uQ7k3vpIHAXSXo279ElXBFFmZCGdKJkh9E3diuRsH0aoVLjo9ysdFqgficykRWsxW9ZRwZ8CAc2SWBdrjptAKX9oJ5wF3ucrD0Sx/s400/DSC_0220+copy.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Happy holidays and Christmas to you all. I will be back in the New Year or before if I can manage it with new and exciting things. Happy making.<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32321033.post-5330973694422159772009-09-30T18:10:00.003+00:002009-09-30T18:18:58.571+00:00Grains of sandTime seems to slip through my fingers like grains of sand. I try so very hard not to waste the day or precious hours but even so I feel like I am a hamster in a wheel at the moment. Even sat here now writing this, which I feel is important, my mind is filled with what I else I could, should and must do.<br />Work is very hard going at the moment, which is a shame because all the things that are happening are ones I enjoy and want to do my best at but I am finding it hard to do each of them properly.<br />And once I have finished that and trying to keep a work like balance, I am so tired I find it hard to get off the sofa. Luckily my BF helps to motivate me into the shower, into the kitchen to help sort out for the next day and general be nice.<br />I have things I must do, like handbag orders and custom work and so many otherthings I want to do, make bunting for my step-daughter's soon to be bedroom, plan and make xmas presents, start a scrap book for my step-daughter whilst she is still young enough that we remember each moment, finish making a dress for her, finish the birthday cards I am making, do some more fabric designs, make a cushion for my class for whoever is star of the week, make random act of kindness presents, post my PIF thing, make cakes, make baby food puree and freeze it, build lego. Oh the list goes on and on. I will find a way, and I shall tell you how I am doing. For now I am going to go and shuffle some paper and take care of BF who has man flu and maybe if I can muster the energy make some lego.<br />Hope you are all not so below you mountains of things. I know I am not alone. I think it is one of the curses of being creative, having a family, being an adult, all of which I enjoy, really.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32321033.post-87417322288234509072009-09-23T20:22:00.002+00:002009-09-23T20:32:32.051+00:00Thank you and what an inspirationOne of the fab people I met at my Folksy picnic was Pomona, since then I have regularly read her <a href="http://littlecottagecomforts.blogspot.com/">blog</a>. One of her previous ones spoke deeply to me about something I believe in, the act of kindness and random kindness. Since then I have been thinking about it alot and how I could do more. Today I read her most recent blog <a href="http://littlecottagecomforts.blogspot.com/2009/09/giving-it-all-away.html">entry</a> and this was even more inspiring. I would urge you to read it. I also want to say thank you to her for the fab comments she has left on my little blog.<br />I am going to plan how I shall carry out my acts of kindness only the rest of my long journeys to work this week.<br />On another very random subject my lego death star is over half done now, I never stop being amazed at the quality and thought that goes into lego designs. As I am building this one I love how I keep building parts that I recognise from the films. Well done Lego. I have loved you since I was a kid and don't think I will ever stop.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32321033.post-30821632687610865122009-09-13T20:49:00.002+00:002009-09-13T21:01:35.382+00:00Up above the clouds..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkUAW5l3OmBfjx7UFvbSExSb5FC31RecNhTYeilNYJMXOQt8EfjpMEdeFja1uSe8Q8DAPyaOUK5A35bQk25JKc_vF5T29KxIQC3eyyWuLAiplAN16LnC5d31_AzzuXoHXM3Qz/s1600-h/DSC_0077+copy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 339px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381059911366694786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkUAW5l3OmBfjx7UFvbSExSb5FC31RecNhTYeilNYJMXOQt8EfjpMEdeFja1uSe8Q8DAPyaOUK5A35bQk25JKc_vF5T29KxIQC3eyyWuLAiplAN16LnC5d31_AzzuXoHXM3Qz/s400/DSC_0077+copy.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI48ciKP0ajgXicvSgfZMXjPGYZW-F3iwoP__wxgGdA4pY60AikqNdm6Gqyo7XduidZBPUNhJ0dk1cbZ7uWg8j1NSdwyjCzUbhRFdislHh4MBuMYklMgxYGcEdK2puJC88Rg7e/s1600-h/flower+material+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 378px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381059900019507618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI48ciKP0ajgXicvSgfZMXjPGYZW-F3iwoP__wxgGdA4pY60AikqNdm6Gqyo7XduidZBPUNhJ0dk1cbZ7uWg8j1NSdwyjCzUbhRFdislHh4MBuMYklMgxYGcEdK2puJC88Rg7e/s400/flower+material+2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Decided to use a Turin Brakes song title today. Very pleased this week, sold several things on etsy and my first sale on Folksy. Got 2 custom orders to do. Off to bed in a minute and it will be my second full week. Last week went well and I managed to get through without being totally zombiefied. Very pleased with the fabric I ordered from Spoonflower and also how the bags turned out that I made with my Gocco printed fabric. Going to treat myself to some more Spoonflower fabric with my new designs.</div><br /><br /><div>Oh yeah and why is simple DIY so frustrating, I read a page in a book on what to do and followed the instructions but still the wall plugs would not fit in, how do people know which size to use. I am a reasonably intelligent person why can't I do this.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32321033.post-38930169350268894942009-09-02T21:43:00.003+00:002009-09-02T21:51:23.190+00:00Oh dear, it's over<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5PBHfH3XWReo2OHBUMO5CXPvvEM_RyKZfhZNuCzhBXh0cXIR6L5ARff5aowOP5vm-0HTtGlJAvyd7ONP1oYAQYw8CC5HDRZVQxv7zOy6dxMoGChb8DgbmseC6KSRMaoRo2Pw/s1600-h/DSC_0047.jpg">Well that's it, school starts offically again tomorrow. I would like to say a big thank you to </a><a href="http://niftyknits-somuchyarnsolittletime.blogspot.com/">NiftyKnits</a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5PBHfH3XWReo2OHBUMO5CXPvvEM_RyKZfhZNuCzhBXh0cXIR6L5ARff5aowOP5vm-0HTtGlJAvyd7ONP1oYAQYw8CC5HDRZVQxv7zOy6dxMoGChb8DgbmseC6KSRMaoRo2Pw/s1600-h/DSC_0047.jpg"> who I met at the Folksy picnic for her fab comments on my blog and her support with thinking about things in my shop.<br />Today I have been mostly thinking about finishing a commission I have been working on, here is a little picture of the fabric I created for part of it. I love making my own fabric, they usually start life as a plain piece of felt, which I embellish on my sewing machine, oh i love the different stitches it has, which threads, stamped images, netting and other things I just can't think of right now.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376990476450070210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5PBHfH3XWReo2OHBUMO5CXPvvEM_RyKZfhZNuCzhBXh0cXIR6L5ARff5aowOP5vm-0HTtGlJAvyd7ONP1oYAQYw8CC5HDRZVQxv7zOy6dxMoGChb8DgbmseC6KSRMaoRo2Pw/s400/DSC_0047.jpg" /></a><br /><div>I have just realised how tired I am, thinking it comes from spending too long staring at excel tonight. Being a sensible grown up, again!!</div><div>Right definately off to bed, must read some more of Breaking Dawn, the final book in the Twilight series, a good easy read, I can see why it is so popular with the Teenage market. A fun read, like going to a chick flick film.</div><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32321033.post-35902094687958004252009-09-01T15:58:00.002+00:002009-09-01T16:14:58.720+00:00Trying something new and taking a breath<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJQfxhW9r1SyvvV52SPTSvYZsS1cQ45wd5ZUCWr3xbCHC2BXsYKhrlnrbNKvNxjeFiyjESwqEKvJ1t2HfVPXfcp3VGfWj8kEKquCOQXyNBQcNj0zo2Zq-70WEpYhh-4rHna8j/s1600-h/Snapshot_20090901.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;">Today I was a good girl and I did planing and paperwork for school, even though my new gorgeous </span></a><a href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.83492218.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;">fabric</span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJQfxhW9r1SyvvV52SPTSvYZsS1cQ45wd5ZUCWr3xbCHC2BXsYKhrlnrbNKvNxjeFiyjESwqEKvJ1t2HfVPXfcp3VGfWj8kEKquCOQXyNBQcNj0zo2Zq-70WEpYhh-4rHna8j/s1600-h/Snapshot_20090901.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"> from </span></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5452025"><span style="font-family:arial;">Moutain of the dragon </span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJQfxhW9r1SyvvV52SPTSvYZsS1cQ45wd5ZUCWr3xbCHC2BXsYKhrlnrbNKvNxjeFiyjESwqEKvJ1t2HfVPXfcp3VGfWj8kEKquCOQXyNBQcNj0zo2Zq-70WEpYhh-4rHna8j/s1600-h/Snapshot_20090901.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"> arrived, there was Amy Butler, My Folklore and Kaffe Kassett. It sat and stared at me all morning, whilst I worked away on the laptop. I was very pleased several times, when I thought I had a whole piece of work to do, to find that I had already started it back in July, I think 'Get in' could be heard several times this morning. Just need some paper now to be able to print things out, don't want to risk hoping I can do that at work tomorrow as I get the feeling the server will be down. Having a tantrum for being ignored for 6 weeks. Then when I felt I had done enough and would treat myself to a bit of making I was asked to read an email, that we were a) expecting and b) knew wouldn't be great.<br />Trouble is it can still be easy to get irritated and wound up. But I am learning to become more Zen as time goes by. I have to accept that we can not rationalise with everyone and that some people form opinions from a situation that we can never change, whatever we do, or however we behave. It can be hard to not want to put this how they are and nit pick.<br />On the other hand I then decided to treat myself to a little play with the new fabric. I hate the table mats we have, they are old and stained, and it is not possible to get the stains out, I have tried. So a google searching I went, 'How to make a fabric placemat' only to realise I could probably work it out myself.<br />I am very pleased with how they have turned out except for one thing. As I was machining lines horizontally the fabric would seem to have spare at the end (with the batting) and create a bit of a lump. I have never done quilting, and I think I kind of made a mini quilt. What did I do wrong? would appreciate some tips.</span> Here is the result:<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376530029555539858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJQfxhW9r1SyvvV52SPTSvYZsS1cQ45wd5ZUCWr3xbCHC2BXsYKhrlnrbNKvNxjeFiyjESwqEKvJ1t2HfVPXfcp3VGfWj8kEKquCOQXyNBQcNj0zo2Zq-70WEpYhh-4rHna8j/s400/Snapshot_20090901.jpg" /></a><br /><div> </div><div><a href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.83492218.jpg"></a> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32321033.post-85693306505398477262009-08-30T20:31:00.004+00:002009-08-30T20:55:06.957+00:002 in one day after so long!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEievlA5195MUZcrdD3-uvxOcocD0o__1E8hRJJhI1D8CZL8XN86TuEqeaQ96BD9jkvFHTN1y91lxCw-TUvslhFYnA1utnSztyr0UO21OGUxCdVpFvPxfsb5bfUjU8BKE2p7d63a/s1600-h/DSC_0059+copy.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375862646897956882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEievlA5195MUZcrdD3-uvxOcocD0o__1E8hRJJhI1D8CZL8XN86TuEqeaQ96BD9jkvFHTN1y91lxCw-TUvslhFYnA1utnSztyr0UO21OGUxCdVpFvPxfsb5bfUjU8BKE2p7d63a/s320/DSC_0059+copy.jpg" /></a> I have made a promise to myself to get back to my blogging again. So I am overdoing it today!!. After a great 6 weeks of making, pottering, holidaying, tidying I now have to face facts that I must return to the work that pays the bills. I do love it really, but it always takes me a while to get back into the swing of it. So I thought I would begin today.<br />Did someone sneak in and wipe my brain at some point??<br />Things that were so cohesive and clear now seem like a maze to find. I am sure I would not have left them in silly places on my computer. I so love a bit of folder organisation, geeky I know, and proud of it. I found some of what I needed in the computer recycling bin!! Wonders will never cease. Thank heavens for the restore button.<br />I am trying to make a list so that I feel purposeful but the bags on the table that need to be stitched are calling me, the looking at twitter and other people's blogs is distracting me, anything in fact. I am slowing getting there and must make some progress tomorrow. In the mean time lets have a look back at things I have made and done this holiday:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirI7qTLhKb9FMBkteKaAy-MPcrLgVk5NC7jNteJU6tO9VctTZf2th3oF-jgYcDWcb-Q_cArZwnFdwpubg-Bpx8GFE62aCkQ4YsPf44bZhV9EzgjVLL8d2Du2vgpO22RKwBLY5Y/s1600-h/DSC_0209.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375862642546755586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirI7qTLhKb9FMBkteKaAy-MPcrLgVk5NC7jNteJU6tO9VctTZf2th3oF-jgYcDWcb-Q_cArZwnFdwpubg-Bpx8GFE62aCkQ4YsPf44bZhV9EzgjVLL8d2Du2vgpO22RKwBLY5Y/s320/DSC_0209.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3zAgTIwZf1O8uBfqSbb-UEieJh0z9Aoqm_ZRH2WCFDiLMuuUC9YUOVzTyLwEjASF4M1_stGXUc6mW_Ms7jhm_KckwC2rTgRnCaA9CRhyoCJcMg1INV5pQpj6QVQP7M6J8Payo/s1600-h/DSC_0092.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375860773861373218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3zAgTIwZf1O8uBfqSbb-UEieJh0z9Aoqm_ZRH2WCFDiLMuuUC9YUOVzTyLwEjASF4M1_stGXUc6mW_Ms7jhm_KckwC2rTgRnCaA9CRhyoCJcMg1INV5pQpj6QVQP7M6J8Payo/s320/DSC_0092.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_pCeaBxApFEMOG6pXGfa8LkjvGKQmL2-3JEatjssm3S113E3dxTAh7ZyjjSVjhDHcngIicY97rf3wxJ0AMwT906YDIu7aQ3_-pPHWcAYoVBsblKBaAlfO2HYGPmoxFNp4-0X/s1600-h/DSC_0076.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375860766806637010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_pCeaBxApFEMOG6pXGfa8LkjvGKQmL2-3JEatjssm3S113E3dxTAh7ZyjjSVjhDHcngIicY97rf3wxJ0AMwT906YDIu7aQ3_-pPHWcAYoVBsblKBaAlfO2HYGPmoxFNp4-0X/s320/DSC_0076.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDG6g_qFmQu2S2RPfQ_SdgAuO47oUhRrovVQDeHA4bbw0GA6JeWowRVXA1MmB8fo4w_o89-fQjVHCFyFA8ZdgmGcz_1wDWcHDNf9haVQBi0FDaNeqEPm3hk30qsIYPJHU8f3a6/s1600-h/DSC_0050.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375860758439934786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDG6g_qFmQu2S2RPfQ_SdgAuO47oUhRrovVQDeHA4bbw0GA6JeWowRVXA1MmB8fo4w_o89-fQjVHCFyFA8ZdgmGcz_1wDWcHDNf9haVQBi0FDaNeqEPm3hk30qsIYPJHU8f3a6/s320/DSC_0050.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9VZJvmL_NL6UaR3SvocgMk5PK8CU9wNet_qEOEl0n7xGFso110RkX-HLw05aFKA4xf3dPUBe4tlM-iMb4RHGtmYlV4EP5A4RdYPjtXS0mW5tsEz1AWFblcNcU0uk-JHle63x/s1600-h/DSC_0014.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375860755915203170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9VZJvmL_NL6UaR3SvocgMk5PK8CU9wNet_qEOEl0n7xGFso110RkX-HLw05aFKA4xf3dPUBe4tlM-iMb4RHGtmYlV4EP5A4RdYPjtXS0mW5tsEz1AWFblcNcU0uk-JHle63x/s320/DSC_0014.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FQJQbygaeuhBbxijhXH03pCS-2ciTOmSiiDlYJbjpi7fMTQIhqBtTYnSC3LdCaiJhzq-etHHOHtsTRvr_LYv2ns4YDuqg3m3sVL67yGtk6mQd2ZOnHQQ6apQgv3FJdDo5R16/s1600-h/DSC_0003.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375860744789016994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FQJQbygaeuhBbxijhXH03pCS-2ciTOmSiiDlYJbjpi7fMTQIhqBtTYnSC3LdCaiJhzq-etHHOHtsTRvr_LYv2ns4YDuqg3m3sVL67yGtk6mQd2ZOnHQQ6apQgv3FJdDo5R16/s320/DSC_0003.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32321033.post-71955780022618010982009-08-30T14:04:00.001+00:002009-08-30T14:04:05.690+00:00A confession to make<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="260" height="195" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=78294d4c00&photo_id=3868260938&flickr_show_info_box=true"></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"></param> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=78294d4c00&photo_id=3868260938&flickr_show_info_box=true" height="195" width="260"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sequingirlie/3868260938/">lego house_0002</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sequingirlie/">sequin girlie</a></span></div>I must confess that I am a closest Lego fan. I have no children of my own and so I can not use them as an excuse. Back in Easter I bought the lego death star set and I am still building it, over 3000 pieces. Recently I treated myself to a medium set that was a house and I decided to make a movie of me making it. It is not great but it is fun, nonetheless.<br clear="all" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32321033.post-24332904162426218902009-08-05T11:49:00.003+00:002009-08-05T11:57:24.804+00:00A new passion<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6XgLLJ14uo4pqp8Xt7XufrU8QWhsLLwkTkZL9uxuj_fcD77E26BuiAgMHbtSdPpLX-ON_-GS1qN8riqZMGzoE06FkDZ1-K3ISCVM-nlwV45zJe-A1MWXobO0C6oHvOKpE8gk/s1600-h/DSC_0002+copy.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366447486193414098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6XgLLJ14uo4pqp8Xt7XufrU8QWhsLLwkTkZL9uxuj_fcD77E26BuiAgMHbtSdPpLX-ON_-GS1qN8riqZMGzoE06FkDZ1-K3ISCVM-nlwV45zJe-A1MWXobO0C6oHvOKpE8gk/s320/DSC_0002+copy.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSWabJPGTzfIa4sRAzqwk_7QblzsK7jJ9nQDW0kGtpJdqlSxG2qAVjwfUEUU5nFEfIHaOA-0PY9qTRh2wWmFwM3QEQ_-853oyfm0x4aVE6xOPB61jPdy3pfvUg48DHE88KVyZ/s1600-h/DSC_0024+copy.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366447108495366098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSWabJPGTzfIa4sRAzqwk_7QblzsK7jJ9nQDW0kGtpJdqlSxG2qAVjwfUEUU5nFEfIHaOA-0PY9qTRh2wWmFwM3QEQ_-853oyfm0x4aVE6xOPB61jPdy3pfvUg48DHE88KVyZ/s320/DSC_0024+copy.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomRY8Loec8dZfCgt4tY71SJ84uCUeXjEQk_KFFNzMwJzgV_VsgZWiZ9k3cK1oQhRb3RvV-N6wT5HYVAAUW250PuXDSa5DAqULBTlzCLH0CHtr6YmoHT2qeBMvPKXEUOjnMsuZ/s1600-h/DSC_0020+copy.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366447104068823074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomRY8Loec8dZfCgt4tY71SJ84uCUeXjEQk_KFFNzMwJzgV_VsgZWiZ9k3cK1oQhRb3RvV-N6wT5HYVAAUW250PuXDSa5DAqULBTlzCLH0CHtr6YmoHT2qeBMvPKXEUOjnMsuZ/s320/DSC_0020+copy.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqgKtl3xDxsrdqbe44Zx8gz3VqoF6cyN8VoEqIKt-Tw9oqSYBBDCMW9twxbxDeNxv7eJKRkVAgDO8yJoX1WgD53tdXdD-YUi4d-X351rEqyNkyO2g9A16Dgmf_kxJzVwkwCtK/s1600-h/DSC_0016+copy.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 246px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366447100262156866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqgKtl3xDxsrdqbe44Zx8gz3VqoF6cyN8VoEqIKt-Tw9oqSYBBDCMW9twxbxDeNxv7eJKRkVAgDO8yJoX1WgD53tdXdD-YUi4d-X351rEqyNkyO2g9A16Dgmf_kxJzVwkwCtK/s320/DSC_0016+copy.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcbZVzYnKpK73tBp4AqJA_21U9vPScs70385X8Y2CxY9K3LHjyNd7egnewBnuShNd0DfRn2f-jCCNyQjJcFKwZ3o1518h6wtK1lSKfu7vjqNER4cJeD6lCn4HL_yIjn58FGEa/s1600-h/DSC_0013+copy.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 245px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366447093755340818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcbZVzYnKpK73tBp4AqJA_21U9vPScs70385X8Y2CxY9K3LHjyNd7egnewBnuShNd0DfRn2f-jCCNyQjJcFKwZ3o1518h6wtK1lSKfu7vjqNER4cJeD6lCn4HL_yIjn58FGEa/s320/DSC_0013+copy.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I have been making all the while I have been away but I have also become a step mum to a gorgeous little girl. I could not resist putting my making skills to use in this area and after many hours trawling the wonderful internet for ideas and much salivating in material shops I made these little numbers for her. Can't wait to see how the fit this weekend. Had to do the measurements from memory and using clothes she wears. Looking forward to making many more.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32321033.post-20453664688359532972009-04-10T09:24:00.002+00:002009-04-10T09:27:27.469+00:00I'm back with discountsI have finally returned to the world of blogging, I can't believe how long it has been. I have updated my etsy shop and reduced all my prices, many by 20 or 10 dollars. All photographys are half the price they were. Got more things to upload but need to wrestle the camera of bf to be able to do that. Laptop has also died so hard to get pictures up at the moment. Off to finish new handbag for myself. Blog again soon, honest.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32321033.post-8931826670555240782008-08-27T15:37:00.008+00:002008-08-27T15:51:02.687+00:00Starting to build back up<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvwQalmfcTT7ph5OZHV4vsO72KpUciouoDwgzCMgiztpof9pw8FaWTRijVYSAPbl-NY3TBQgmZtWxn4fx1LgfKMCv7LnnWSBoP04mrUbyGcOCB_OhebmC8h7iSnwQdh_X4_BWr/s1600-h/il_430xN_32628173.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239223183962936802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="252" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvwQalmfcTT7ph5OZHV4vsO72KpUciouoDwgzCMgiztpof9pw8FaWTRijVYSAPbl-NY3TBQgmZtWxn4fx1LgfKMCv7LnnWSBoP04mrUbyGcOCB_OhebmC8h7iSnwQdh_X4_BWr/s320/il_430xN_32628173.jpg" width="240" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I have been busy tidying my study and getting back into working on my art. Thought I would share a few things i love from etsy, things I would buy when i sell my next item:</div><br /><br /><div>This wonderful picture can be found <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vt_related_1&listing_id=13572818">here</a>. I just love the expression the bird has and the colours, well done mincingmockingbird.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfcF24nnPZGDD3QwLBkvQbfkcBBL5TJCnNMguvHIUcjogGBwkAQHBHRMN6Uj6brJM5k_ysrMJWfT6ldCFxiGXhSTw3FFAgFegnQORw1hMkZxYayygHYVVZBFVHxgcq5dqQogdO/s1600-h/il_430xN_24104247.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239223286603281730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfcF24nnPZGDD3QwLBkvQbfkcBBL5TJCnNMguvHIUcjogGBwkAQHBHRMN6Uj6brJM5k_ysrMJWfT6ldCFxiGXhSTw3FFAgFegnQORw1hMkZxYayygHYVVZBFVHxgcq5dqQogdO/s320/il_430xN_24104247.jpg" border="0" /></a>This wonderful picture can be found <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10954177">here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p>It is just so fab in the monochrome. Nice work Sophiac.</p><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_0QrII8crjxWAnS6J_OUr5ZFsqipAVXlgrpJeviJeq67O_OJMiG80FByD273Y_c6mWYBytHLdqIw47qOMBnzv3BU3DrLRHtzmxgpMClTT_ap6jRtnS9bG6nfryH4daWSk4yv/s1600-h/birdy+necklace.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239223803882154626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 197px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 195px" height="271" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_0QrII8crjxWAnS6J_OUr5ZFsqipAVXlgrpJeviJeq67O_OJMiG80FByD273Y_c6mWYBytHLdqIw47qOMBnzv3BU3DrLRHtzmxgpMClTT_ap6jRtnS9bG6nfryH4daWSk4yv/s320/birdy+necklace.jpg" width="236" border="0" /></a>How much am I lovin this necklace by Surly found <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13409117">here</a>. It is everything i like, birds, purple, silver and the rock chick look.</p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPhZE0-RrwiKPn-2nd3q0EMtrLWqGdcTHlts2BNAwDFY6rjC1wWMlRslVML_egS2f8bqWoOlLf1ntL61VmaSLlP_aDH7PDwm_ITVqw03Na_k2_Y5w_8XcMkXgewxKctZs1XZj/s1600-h/birdy+earrings.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239224677711296754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPhZE0-RrwiKPn-2nd3q0EMtrLWqGdcTHlts2BNAwDFY6rjC1wWMlRslVML_egS2f8bqWoOlLf1ntL61VmaSLlP_aDH7PDwm_ITVqw03Na_k2_Y5w_8XcMkXgewxKctZs1XZj/s320/birdy+earrings.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><p>And lastly a fabulous pair of earrings. Found <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13455236">here</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32321033.post-61754169120437401102008-08-21T07:05:00.004+00:002008-08-21T07:31:33.336+00:00Finally some making<div><div>It has been a while since I have been able to face making anything. But at the end of last week I started again. These are bags that have been placed as custom orders.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnzkAu51bt6qbEFVFagol_GyYCoU52RpMtDD2el5498SXxSkhXAN6-N7XdOnZCkp7YFWzqX4z3649rY9VgjwGSGf0qZobGZ1ZOVdMvQD6EU6kiwDUNI6E96wwOQipmN0SkQgt/s1600-h/in+pieces+part+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236864299106100802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnzkAu51bt6qbEFVFagol_GyYCoU52RpMtDD2el5498SXxSkhXAN6-N7XdOnZCkp7YFWzqX4z3649rY9VgjwGSGf0qZobGZ1ZOVdMvQD6EU6kiwDUNI6E96wwOQipmN0SkQgt/s320/in+pieces+part+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNshhaGaThQzuIG6-uGMRPix2LM44gCbv3LM5H8wEDxd9k_Ik11ljJkup5bUYEwg93S8NmfwdNtjjLC9YIqp0pFq4z9HcOuVksheDvT-y1Zy37-8O1M61NRzhDnQjR4s13EwSn/s1600-h/in+pieces.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236864294696618242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNshhaGaThQzuIG6-uGMRPix2LM44gCbv3LM5H8wEDxd9k_Ik11ljJkup5bUYEwg93S8NmfwdNtjjLC9YIqp0pFq4z9HcOuVksheDvT-y1Zy37-8O1M61NRzhDnQjR4s13EwSn/s320/in+pieces.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qh-FSMQZFMoqCKg43quFm8ST65JLeK8K4vQjWhrQFSivlcijj3FJlYxrpfWjGGmBRQYcwodAhO9sxUXbfz2Q_Z09CkywU273hVFV38keZ9Y55medKozzIvyl2nzQwXxfFxF8/s1600-h/creating+the+flowers.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236864304693051186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qh-FSMQZFMoqCKg43quFm8ST65JLeK8K4vQjWhrQFSivlcijj3FJlYxrpfWjGGmBRQYcwodAhO9sxUXbfz2Q_Z09CkywU273hVFV38keZ9Y55medKozzIvyl2nzQwXxfFxF8/s320/creating+the+flowers.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSUC5zkmoeoX-d-H6qCDdFUO8rLzNo9DvemG3lLo-U6wLvFo5kRDWvHwi2NHWlrET6twpkIly1CD4vr-jPDjTq7g5AFdPqppju5y2NBJe_aLB4UDSFRYAvfvfmmSgAVyHtOqu/s1600-h/ready+to+assemble.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236864307461085410" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSUC5zkmoeoX-d-H6qCDdFUO8rLzNo9DvemG3lLo-U6wLvFo5kRDWvHwi2NHWlrET6twpkIly1CD4vr-jPDjTq7g5AFdPqppju5y2NBJe_aLB4UDSFRYAvfvfmmSgAVyHtOqu/s320/ready+to+assemble.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUaTq1pCb9mWc-PXQd2Y1olo1VMqHiiK3Sfc92We1iJC-zxvuFnWDeqwR6VBmnPKqnZUUFiPGSd3dVBbLJJPLsux9-42GI_0Rv8kqPZtcDtGhiiJ552K4SGDJ8g3RjzZf1nNy/s1600-h/finished.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236864311698447682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUaTq1pCb9mWc-PXQd2Y1olo1VMqHiiK3Sfc92We1iJC-zxvuFnWDeqwR6VBmnPKqnZUUFiPGSd3dVBbLJJPLsux9-42GI_0Rv8kqPZtcDtGhiiJ552K4SGDJ8g3RjzZf1nNy/s320/finished.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsfm9dEj9OE6vfHqm92eTGHIkLLzoTkiuf7QAnTFWRiZl7jfCAlmL-ApOeguPo7kRNobe0QWTBhK0IA0-wZEVs2-cmDK0-RNTbOlU-uQkh8Xw-tUL58Cdx-hnwurxA5ZtU5sW/s1600-h/poppybag+front.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236866795940384018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsfm9dEj9OE6vfHqm92eTGHIkLLzoTkiuf7QAnTFWRiZl7jfCAlmL-ApOeguPo7kRNobe0QWTBhK0IA0-wZEVs2-cmDK0-RNTbOlU-uQkh8Xw-tUL58Cdx-hnwurxA5ZtU5sW/s320/poppybag+front.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCaW29IFJFq3fEB7mXkoj9hBNE9HDCTq7rSshpJxgswXa609b_dH1iqKun1RIfzIZ_vIAh6lKfuy_SOY9sr_IMzL3Ya46W7B6KLMzcEVPKKvZ-lO3FAaCHlNuSFDZR5Z7TI-jD/s1600-h/poppy+bag+reverse.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236866785745505282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCaW29IFJFq3fEB7mXkoj9hBNE9HDCTq7rSshpJxgswXa609b_dH1iqKun1RIfzIZ_vIAh6lKfuy_SOY9sr_IMzL3Ya46W7B6KLMzcEVPKKvZ-lO3FAaCHlNuSFDZR5Z7TI-jD/s320/poppy+bag+reverse.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32321033.post-55022619695477920422008-07-24T07:15:00.001+00:002008-07-24T07:16:40.320+00:00mmmmi have had a good week of selling things non shop based but etsy is still not selling after the first initail flurrish.<br />I think i need to do something radical, with my making and other things. Think i need a change, voluntary work, teacher exchange something completely different. To try and get the joy back.<br />Need to go and investiagte.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32321033.post-25618802596729089412008-07-16T19:31:00.003+00:002008-12-09T05:48:12.830+00:00Trying out new ideas<div>Today i have been trying to make a drawing string bag that isnt lined. Couldnt find anything in the books i own, typical. So i have created my own.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlScXxGwnehHn-DlvtnYoGzC07CyCdb4HST79W8TcYtVMAUpjzqvt6jR9GhJKat9TvkIQMsI42d6r52tzoVhlFJAxZzqA9yidvn9QExgIPmhDfVFWYcwOdndEWiwWaI9H0u1-/s1600-h/DSC_0001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223705635755326578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlScXxGwnehHn-DlvtnYoGzC07CyCdb4HST79W8TcYtVMAUpjzqvt6jR9GhJKat9TvkIQMsI42d6r52tzoVhlFJAxZzqA9yidvn9QExgIPmhDfVFWYcwOdndEWiwWaI9H0u1-/s200/DSC_0001.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblii8IvAVKtds-DgN_rYauNoNeHw7erL36jc8oyFhHFAmhvEqjDHThI8H3MJKQM95SC1h2rHtuYDO3aqUDGCfN9FAuS3RZBDxrab8lt2s-kvaejtDK4tlFx6cXP3SlYGaZIAs/s1600-h/DSC_0002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223705650035044498" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblii8IvAVKtds-DgN_rYauNoNeHw7erL36jc8oyFhHFAmhvEqjDHThI8H3MJKQM95SC1h2rHtuYDO3aqUDGCfN9FAuS3RZBDxrab8lt2s-kvaejtDK4tlFx6cXP3SlYGaZIAs/s200/DSC_0002.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZZXzj7xdXRQQEngKTuy0dC54Wgoea67HYvR9tl8lPxCvpXM3-SY1S75zGbnZAHjJtwIbBA6M3ccRZ0LbkUQhyLqRe9Ux4nPYkamhks_NICxn-7AuIbyc6DBcyKV3WRC-SnbZ/s1600-h/DSC_0003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223705651868936290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZZXzj7xdXRQQEngKTuy0dC54Wgoea67HYvR9tl8lPxCvpXM3-SY1S75zGbnZAHjJtwIbBA6M3ccRZ0LbkUQhyLqRe9Ux4nPYkamhks_NICxn-7AuIbyc6DBcyKV3WRC-SnbZ/s200/DSC_0003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rrS8DrKDpI18RwckGCoOcGZH_A8egrUW70EmBKbuPDtngWU3ZAxyHMZms3gfGBA0GgTjj29J_vxPFc8CssTmUotLikQ4ysIYf2_aB_HzQSkUVoOHGtofkThSVhsuPqcZat2s/s1600-h/DSC_0004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223705665210552450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rrS8DrKDpI18RwckGCoOcGZH_A8egrUW70EmBKbuPDtngWU3ZAxyHMZms3gfGBA0GgTjj29J_vxPFc8CssTmUotLikQ4ysIYf2_aB_HzQSkUVoOHGtofkThSVhsuPqcZat2s/s200/DSC_0004.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AIcBAqA12oU/SH5UolVviFI/AAAAAAAAAcs/5i84HNu9uaA/s1600-h/DSC_0005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223705673991161938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AIcBAqA12oU/SH5UolVviFI/AAAAAAAAAcs/5i84HNu9uaA/s200/DSC_0005.JPG" border="0" /></a>I have also been listening to Bodyrox - Yeah Yeah and Wiley -Wearing my rolex. Been kinda dancing around whilst making. Must becareful with the scissors!</div><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32321033.post-76549569046185513722008-07-13T16:29:00.002+00:002008-12-09T05:48:13.669+00:00More photographsI have been busy clearing up the house, making up for the last few weeks where all i have done is make things. But I also found some time to take some photographs.<br />The neighbours cat who keeps visiting:<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222538646372615810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWAdnB-P-Cj3IhxvgaWkVd9dBSUTKR5ybgVaYeWUN_Qdhu_8hY2Srk763ht2dXRmoKPcUr59Z60Ke9dOtGjUJb-GhwjcbAzrithS8wpxSKEWrm86V5FYHawt7qJs13PTJqVC5-/s320/garfield.jpg" border="0" />One of my new bags with hand goccoed peacock design.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0H7pbuEm5TYbOgNh7Obj8uoStHj31fDJ-mfALGb56mklXIZPrNhTxrOD9iuo3GB20kX8ra5ZE4WXEPzEPFlzFqXZJuCFw6e1jJffFpDDcHnYDg-O97x2dzxoo3rSXk6vRPNC/s1600-h/DSC_0008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222538650086175794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0H7pbuEm5TYbOgNh7Obj8uoStHj31fDJ-mfALGb56mklXIZPrNhTxrOD9iuo3GB20kX8ra5ZE4WXEPzEPFlzFqXZJuCFw6e1jJffFpDDcHnYDg-O97x2dzxoo3rSXk6vRPNC/s320/DSC_0008.JPG" border="0" /></a> Flower in my garden - what a great colour.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1l-NUqhKtDY5GfnYwe1ggMLa3v9QQybK0SmQJeKggeSnlk2vUP-Gq5sBfa-qNi6xR0FjfvK4HIE5os2VGrdL97H9r_1YcEuy73RVCxUItcl8cQ7vln7YcXJpnInJY7NANA7f/s1600-h/DSC_0017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222538654654706402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1l-NUqhKtDY5GfnYwe1ggMLa3v9QQybK0SmQJeKggeSnlk2vUP-Gq5sBfa-qNi6xR0FjfvK4HIE5os2VGrdL97H9r_1YcEuy73RVCxUItcl8cQ7vln7YcXJpnInJY7NANA7f/s320/DSC_0017.JPG" border="0" /></a> Another new bag I have made using the peaccock design.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwuEvMhEwbo9lTtOZHGOxgNazlejk67AZ9b1KAiOqaphQDHRTNMCgJiODnUA4TVEjiwBwI_tk8AxGwI6lNCrk2N3Z82WSaUReoZX76lfFeF0ixxkMg0hz7C47qwUfh-HhjvY4s/s1600-h/DSC_0022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222538661354298722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwuEvMhEwbo9lTtOZHGOxgNazlejk67AZ9b1KAiOqaphQDHRTNMCgJiODnUA4TVEjiwBwI_tk8AxGwI6lNCrk2N3Z82WSaUReoZX76lfFeF0ixxkMg0hz7C47qwUfh-HhjvY4s/s320/DSC_0022.JPG" border="0" /></a> Ah yes, where all the magic happens, my study.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBOEv5gsXrDtwrNv7wDX8k2tow2NnVSzYB_4eLnVLCE_ZjuJs-wzb7f1qhjq33jaBf981iFEQ2LW8o0scsLHs2C1d2oOZhe-2uW1eIvEGUug0uBJCrI2SCJWc250z56gqe5iI/s1600-h/DSC_0044.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222538667799756482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBOEv5gsXrDtwrNv7wDX8k2tow2NnVSzYB_4eLnVLCE_ZjuJs-wzb7f1qhjq33jaBf981iFEQ2LW8o0scsLHs2C1d2oOZhe-2uW1eIvEGUug0uBJCrI2SCJWc250z56gqe5iI/s320/DSC_0044.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32321033.post-49911479405559777642008-07-12T16:30:00.002+00:002008-12-09T05:48:14.017+00:00Interesting Times<div>Still had no sales on etsy but my head is clearer. Been a strange week though. Had a great morning at a wood fair, all things to do with wood funnily enough. Beautiful birds of prey there. Had to take some photographs.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvYAZdHdsZ0q7gf3K5Q2BvLsTAPjpJBPqWd5huelyebem-0LfvT-wN-N_LQzom73_5CaTMvfC4ixjHlNs5e04J54_tdKJL8uyvLpMJWzuIYvnPCq0iIHARFdOV7_HIn_OfWtU/s1600-h/DSC_0035_edited-4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222166321942219922" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvYAZdHdsZ0q7gf3K5Q2BvLsTAPjpJBPqWd5huelyebem-0LfvT-wN-N_LQzom73_5CaTMvfC4ixjHlNs5e04J54_tdKJL8uyvLpMJWzuIYvnPCq0iIHARFdOV7_HIn_OfWtU/s320/DSC_0035_edited-4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGT7AujeWU9KMYcnRem_XvXHhgT7ChtiJDWJQLVV3lwgwejtolSTFCK3jYBQLMH8Hb1BEMhy3GMORHxNZp6OM-D3jAY7zpIwHq3sjMux5WDkU_3DaofCsUjyr8HFYbFlADcS4/s1600-h/DSC_0050.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222166335487947074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGT7AujeWU9KMYcnRem_XvXHhgT7ChtiJDWJQLVV3lwgwejtolSTFCK3jYBQLMH8Hb1BEMhy3GMORHxNZp6OM-D3jAY7zpIwHq3sjMux5WDkU_3DaofCsUjyr8HFYbFlADcS4/s320/DSC_0050.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32321033.post-21057840085959539872008-07-09T18:35:00.003+00:002008-12-09T05:48:14.631+00:00New bags and bits<div><br /><br /><div>I must restock my shop. I have made many things but seem to be running out of steam with etsy. Think it is because I haven't had a sale for 2 months. Thing is I have got lots of orders and sales elsewhere so there is no reason for me to feel bothered by this, but I still do. My head is in many places at the moment. Winding down for the summer, getting ready for September. Thinking about life in general, do I be sensible or go crazy, splash out, save for things to come, go with my gut feeling, think ahead, weigh up everything????? Arrr tooooo many choices, someone to tell me the answers would be good. Only good thing is the doodles that have come from this pondering.</div><br /><br /><div>Here are a few of them. Maybe things will come clear if I don't overthink them. Doing the right thing from a choice of 2 right things is impossible. How can you choose.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jkT7z7LMgPtqW3Y-B1ZfM3kaoA6Z8HJAB-8_hQHL6bHmLX8OgULk-e2UU9q78ALPiK1Fwz_b4EjRk7zwv8U0LHp8moLT2OA7FXV5ZyVhhsHmmTtBPpUZ9FnSHD10r4kPCdvl/s1600-h/question+doodle.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221088118166839250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jkT7z7LMgPtqW3Y-B1ZfM3kaoA6Z8HJAB-8_hQHL6bHmLX8OgULk-e2UU9q78ALPiK1Fwz_b4EjRk7zwv8U0LHp8moLT2OA7FXV5ZyVhhsHmmTtBPpUZ9FnSHD10r4kPCdvl/s320/question+doodle.jpg" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221087435076717298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 157px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 207px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="290" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6AowuXK8WJ2qD8gqBtOMpul4qOBZZQ4GjuGB9ODfPSjrga-YWN9ZDrMf5f7I1CiJTVSdn8gUJRRxqbs5E4UuPHYEV2H5QE2xIeUqGnawMyn9LIyIDMnOQhoSaQgwdQtR2nO3O/s400/2008_edited-1.jpg" width="157" border="0" /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_SRnOZy0_zvJqK8jIrFhvGJdELD2JPNPgV7VxCR-OgIhEzsVvcAHUwe8twXQlD2PV0ebc9VmQ8VKk0dOlukcjYiVcW11WAEmOZ6hTKz7hMviVBtZ4gvJijZ3R1jr1eXAwpE0/s1600-h/tree+doodle.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221088113056776258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_SRnOZy0_zvJqK8jIrFhvGJdELD2JPNPgV7VxCR-OgIhEzsVvcAHUwe8twXQlD2PV0ebc9VmQ8VKk0dOlukcjYiVcW11WAEmOZ6hTKz7hMviVBtZ4gvJijZ3R1jr1eXAwpE0/s320/tree+doodle.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Making side of things - My cards using my Gocco turned out fantastically and I sold quite a few at the fair.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32321033.post-18944481513793592032008-07-07T19:17:00.004+00:002008-12-09T05:48:15.408+00:00I am back<div>I had a wicked weekend at the Mighty Boosh festival. Here are some photos. Now I shall start to restock my shop.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhXad9aILD1JTbBlyfN4bsOFqAzFdf8dM8uBRkNShs1jl8mx14v4tYj1BCcVdK45XjtwcFNAGzNUZtNgNs4VfTj1qJHg7kfKu0uFChBamLlu_hSGiQChjpdGq0ysr5kzPTjqy/s1600-h/DSCF0003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220354026118210482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhXad9aILD1JTbBlyfN4bsOFqAzFdf8dM8uBRkNShs1jl8mx14v4tYj1BCcVdK45XjtwcFNAGzNUZtNgNs4VfTj1qJHg7kfKu0uFChBamLlu_hSGiQChjpdGq0ysr5kzPTjqy/s400/DSCF0003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220354019751257202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj53Ti1iomsJYryhnAPajZKTImihng5h9y6B9sLTte9YS5R2OzELeTb-zLMA23ekqSPolD7dyMZIqQVKTWpc1PgZq1kd3Q3Jo-ehGZ7NbC6o0Zk6QLFFO2_c6hPLklrqCa1s2U/s400/DSCF0006.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXF5A4LaS3lho3xI95GTEwUMrGksPX9kRICCXXg6OnliPj7E1DTu_-30BFHCbjjx290aBuy2CtdzvNUQmB8s2CSYSr91L-Jc01PKGaoSpS5zDcJBuo6XRz98ysTD558xxOTxA/s1600-h/DSCF0013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220354031023297362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXF5A4LaS3lho3xI95GTEwUMrGksPX9kRICCXXg6OnliPj7E1DTu_-30BFHCbjjx290aBuy2CtdzvNUQmB8s2CSYSr91L-Jc01PKGaoSpS5zDcJBuo6XRz98ysTD558xxOTxA/s400/DSCF0013.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AIcBAqA12oU/SHJsVQLy2hI/AAAAAAAAAaM/fq6q-eQ0yu8/s1600-h/DSCF0023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220354030453316114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AIcBAqA12oU/SHJsVQLy2hI/AAAAAAAAAaM/fq6q-eQ0yu8/s400/DSCF0023.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBuyuMs5TeY81TwkqoMtGD8dbemQKnAO3puDis9ZZn_NqwbwlvvVuR-WShdUNpe-R42-ftgAQmKSyb2gT2g4RcyHuo71VFMm_SorMWqSlOxKbeLQXF0kX1sW_1S-gDiH8gAjQc/s1600-h/DSCF0039.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220354036632761794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBuyuMs5TeY81TwkqoMtGD8dbemQKnAO3puDis9ZZn_NqwbwlvvVuR-WShdUNpe-R42-ftgAQmKSyb2gT2g4RcyHuo71VFMm_SorMWqSlOxKbeLQXF0kX1sW_1S-gDiH8gAjQc/s400/DSCF0039.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220354405460025346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQ79BBi6LVH0FMOoqZEv7Rjogs5g7Ezfc9m39Th1eFAV_GH0lr_FDnhybsXMNVnkXIVdVxUuL8tyXN6HS4cuZe8fSkH-C_NrrE-iTspEsJ5W6zkPteGE7QVqP2jzbr7c6aMFV/s400/DSCF0011.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0