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A pretty pink angel, with moonbeams in a little jar. So sorry for my absence dear friends, I have been having too good a time as the 'maker of things'. The shop where I have a little booth, had a couple of Open Days and I had to get my act together and get some stuff made. I do buy in some things, but try as much as possible to make a variety of things, so that my space is ever changing and different. It is labour intensive, and frustrating at times, but I love the variety of it. Hand painted stockings. A rosy wreath. A hessian wreath complete with toadstools, and a very tired Mr. and Mrs. Claus. A little nutcracker decoration, minus the scary teeth! The hessian wreaths, I have been admiring for a while on Pinterest, so I thought I would have a go, they are really quite easy to make, and are a change from silk or fresh ones. I added my own little touch with some toadstools and dried hydrangea. Irish Blessing Cushion. You have seen this little fella before, but now it's fini...

Time has just flown in for me this summer, as I have been a busy little bee. Things are picking up for me at the shop and so there has been a lot of making, painting and planting going on. vintage style bunting. hand painted scrubbing brushes. slightly mad looking rabbit cake to make, for a certain someone's 11th birthday. hanging baskets to plant. furniture to paint. cotton bunting in various colourways. Bespoke bunting for a wedding. The 'Tweed' family rabbits. Decoupaged nest of tables. A One Direction movie to watch, and photographs to be taken with cardboard cutouts, of Lois's favourite boys. So you see,a busy bee. I do hope I will be forgiven for not posting? Then on Saturday, there was 'the wedding', which has been taking up a lot of my time too. It was a lovely wedding, the couple Leigh and Stuart, had very clear ideas of what they wanted, something vintage, something fun and something different. As usual my photographing was forgotten about until the la...

Hello my dear readers, I hope that I am not boring the pants off you, with my latest adventure, but it is so prevalent in my mind. Some of you expressed interest in seeing a some more details of what I am selling in 'The Potting Shed'. These are little felt brooches, for adults or children. The Westie, although named Wesley is based on our dog Sparky, a flower has landed on his nose and he's rather startled! Some tags I made out of clay that air dries. I thought the teapot might make a good fridge magnet, but I will need to source some magnets. Excuse this dreadful photo of my middle area,but it was to show you what the above items are. I have called them 'handy holster's', and they are pockets made out of tea-towels that you tie around your waist. I made one for wearing in the shop, as I always misplace my specs, scissors etc., and thought they would be good when cooking, cleaning or gardening. These are tissue packs for the car or your bag, made from Tilda and...

Hello and welcome to my old friends and new ones.  Last week was a very busy one for me, as I am embarking on a new venture. I obtained a little retail space within a giftshop (Nanabelle's) in my home town. It will be somewhere for me to sell plants and flowers, hand crafted items and small pieces of furniture.Together with the owner of the shop we will also be offering workshops on painting furniture, flower arranging and crafts. Saturday was very exciting and nerve-wrecking at the same time. I had set most of it up on Friday evening, and just finished off on Saturday. My space is small and I have a table and chairs from the tea room in the middle of it, so it was a little tricky to plan. It will need tweaking, but I was  pleased with how it looked. I painted the old churn with the chalk paint and added a blackboard paint panel. I have bunting and handmade brooches here, but I will need to get some closeups. A wreath made from Baby's Breath. Tulips and blossom from my garden....