Watercolours

Although I haven't done much sewing in the last couple of weeks, I have still been making things.  I decided to try a bit of watercolour painting and, as I have a thing about houses, this is the subject I have concentrated on.

Here are my first few attempts.

Mixed Media Experiment

I've had a really busy few weeks at the day job so I have not had much time for sewing.  I have managed to do a bit more of my Moot Hall picture.  Here is a sneak peek at the progress.

I have done some of the background but it is only part finished so you will have to wait to see it.

Notebooks

Notebook covers are a good way to put a whole picture on an item rather than just a motif.  In an extension to the Highland Cow and Sheep purses, I thought I'd try some other animals in different styles and notebooks covers seemed ideal for this.

Pincushions

A little while ago I had a pincushion-making frenzy and here are the results.

New Kindle / iPad mini Cases

Just wanted to share the newest kindle/ipad mini cases with you.
  

Presents for the Girls

At the beginning of December I had a lovely weekend in Edinburgh with my girlfriends.  We had a fabulous time and stayed in a lovely Georgian apartment.  The view from the living area was outstanding.

I can definitely recommend the Destination Edinburgh apartments at 20 York Place for any groups visiting this lovely city.

Highlights of the visit were The Dome, The Olive Branch Bistro and Lord Bodo's Bar.

Anyway, the actual point of this post was to tell you about the pressies I made for the girls to mark our visit.  After much deliberation I settled on small purses/make up bags with detachable flower brooches all lined in complementary fabrics.  I really enjoyed making them and they were really well received.

Well I did it!

I've finally done my first craft fair.......and loved it!  12yo and I were delivered to Washington Arts Centre on Saturday and, once our stall was up and ready, a new shopping empire was born.  Well perhaps not an empire but getting there.  We had an out of the way stall but we still managed to attract customers.  Most people were lovely and seemed to have a real interest in my products so I was definitely pleased about that.



I wasn't actually feeling as grumpy as I look on this photo.  I was caught at a bad angle.  That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

12yo managed to take an active part in the selling and by lunchtime was encouraging me to take a break and have a wander around the stalls so that she could be left in charge.  Alan Sugar could learn a thing or two from her.  I found that my most popular items were those featuring highland cows and have even got a commission to make more.  All in all, we had a lovely time and the people were really welcoming.









We will be back on the 15th December for the Christmas fair along with Santa, mulled wine and a choir. Festive or what?  Come and visit us.