So much to tell you about!

Firstly, these are the goodies I got at the Art Deco Fair I was telling you about in the last post. It was a great event, set in a huge school called Culford School just outside Bury St Edmunds. There was a lot there but luckily most of the gorgeous things were far too expensive to even consider buying. But I am a sucker for an old tin, these two cost me £5.50 in total! We also had our eyes on a wonderful orange 70s clock but unfortunately the seller hadn't tested it & when we did it didn't work.

Next is an image showing what i've been doing in terms of making during this half term week off. I've been cutting, printing and sewing union jack bunting. This picture also shows the dvd of Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day which I got for £6 in Sainsburys. Bargain! I still haven't managed to read the book but I saw the film a few months ago. It has Amy Adams in it of Enchanted (great spoof Disney film) and Doubt. The film is so sweet and lovely and the costumes and sets are just amazing. What I wouldn't give for one of those outfits...... Oh and a body like Amy Adams'!

Last picture is of some sheep I saw yesterday while at the Suffolk Show. It is the typical county show with farming animals winning prizes, show jumping, parades and lots and lots of stalls!! It was a beautiful day in the end and I had a great time. Bought a couple of things, a lovely knitted beret made by a company called Norfolk Knits, so look them up if you get chance and bead necklace which is currently stuck to my neck with sun cream. Nice.

Out of all the things I did I think my favourite part was stroking the sheep! It seems i'm a big fan of sheep. Pity there were no lambs.

A New Stockist!

I recently visited my friend who lives in Manningtree in Essex and decided to visit the shop Wild Raspberry, the proprietor of which had contacted me in the past concerning bunting.

What a successful visit it was! The lovely Rebecca is now stocking several of my totes, brooches and some bunting and is a very helpful and generous lady. She offered me a great deal of advice and was wonderful to chat to.

The image is of Manningtree High Street. Borrowed from the Manningtree-Mistley website. It is a delightful little town with a few rather good charity shops and some nice little eateries. I was trying to find an image of the shop as the window is so lovely! But unfortunately my hunts have come up fruitless. It is a ceramics cafe which also stocks lovely things (of course! It stocks Cuppateaandcake!) and some amazing perspex jewellery which i REALLY have my eye on! Next time!

It was a great day.

I love productive days!

The picture to the left shows my recent charity shop finds, all in one shop in Hadleigh, Suffolk! A lovely blanket for £1 a piece of slightly hideous kind of lovely vintage fabric for 50p and a purple velvet bow tie for 50p! I don't need another blanket or any more fabric but that's not the point is it? You can see my dirty pumps on my thread covered carpet at the bottom of the picture.

In other news I have had a wonderfully busy couple of days. I've made two lots of polka dot bunting, two lots of union jack bunting and some new brooches. I've also drawn up loads of new designs for tote bags, the original large and the new mini tote bags for carrying your books or lunch! They are soooo cute!

I'll photograph some sketches for you to see soon, it would be nice if you felt you wanted to comment on ones you liked or weren't so keen on.

I have also signed up to have a stall at my first craft fair! It is being held at Ipswich Library on Saturday 25th and I am very very excited. I have been thinking about display ideas, flyers, products, little price signs and a stall sign. All the important things of course!

Chris and I had a debate about whether I needed bags to put things in once they are sold or not. I vote yes! And they should be cute paper ones too!

Tomorrow is our 3rd year anniversary of being together so we are off to Cambridge for a lovely day. It's meant to rain, but nevermind there's a Lush, a Paperchase and lots of beautiful architecture. Hope the weather is good wherever you are.

A patriotic Monday

These little chaps were waiting to be made into bunting.

It took me a while to get the flag looking right on my stencil, not as easy as I thought it would be but after a little thinking and rubbing out it was ready.

Then I had to make the second stencil haha!!

Onto the printing and it all went well. Drying, ironing and sewing later this is what I was left with. A stack of flags waiting to be sewn onto cotton tape.

I have to say my disappearing pen is a god send! The ink disappears really, not the pen, that would be a nightmare. It is my new favourite tool!

So eventually those chaps turned into this beautifully jolly, street party embodying, patriotic bunting! Now I must do some more printing.

There are 12 flags and the bunting is 3 1/2 metres long. This set won't be going online but you if you would like some just let me know.

A bunting time of year.

Well after my little down moment last week about my things not selling, bunting has been sold from LoveOne in Ipswich and will hopefully soon be selling from Wild Raspberry in Manningtree!

I am also doing a swap with Claire Palmer Designs who is sending me one of her lovely Eiffel Tower necklaces and in turn I am sending her some lovely bunting to hang in her kitchen. I love how it's so versatile. You can hang it outside during the summer for a tea party or whatever or in your kitchen, living room, or bedroom if you are so inclined! A new design may come about this week so keep your eyes peeled!

Another post soon showing my finds after a charity shopping trip to Felixstowe and a Saturday morning trip to Needham Market Antiques and Collectables shop.