mmmm sewing basket...

Look at this beauty! I found it on ebay and couldn't help myself, but it was an absolute bargain! But I have been so busy this week I am yet to fill it up with things properly.

The really busy week is also my excuse for the lack of posts since last week. I have been getting home from my job at the college absolutely shattered thanks to organising a textiles project for a class with all the wax, dying, wax dying, wax dying, steaming that the batik process involves!

It has been so much fun though I have loved it all. Also this week I have been to Chris', seen Star Trek (it was awesome) celebrated Chris' birthday, been out for a few drinks with friends and been to Cambridge today. I bought wool. Oh yes!! And a friend has brought me a a big pile of the most wonderful buttons I have ever seen. I will take a picture to show you.

Also I made a huge pin cushion based on the brooch design for a friend. Look at the size of it!....

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.