Not quite the craftiness I was planning but better than nothing. I fully intended to make a start with the handmade ornament swap today. Instead I got stuck doing a whole load of other things. We visited our local farmers market in Palmers Green this morning. It was small but there were a variety of…
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Day 16
It’s been a long, tiring, not very satisfying, week. We’re hoping to go to Brighton tomorrow but if the weather is going to be as cold and wet as predicted we will be staying local and heading off to the Muswell Hill Craft Fair instead!
Day 13
I am writing this blog post from work today for a change. I spent lunchtime walking around the shops and picked up some chocolate vintage buttons from Hotel Chocolate! The packaging is lovely and contains a collection of 18 antique buttons, highlighting “the great skill and artistry that was put into the humble button”. What…
Day 10
I treated myself to an iphone today. This picture of a finished cupcake was taken on the phone and I think it’s as good as my little Canon camera. The cupcake is decorated with buttons and some vintage ricrac. I also made a little cupcake pin as my swap partner loves cupcakes. We went into…
Day 9
I was catching up on my google reader and saw that allsorts had bought some items from Decorative County Living. They reminded me of these little pieces that I picked up at the Knitting and Stitching Show at Ally Pally last month (I can’t remember the name of the stand I bought them from!). These…
Day 8
My Stanley looks nothing like the picture. I may have to have another go.
Day 7
Yay, today I won a lovely pumpkin pin on a giveaway from sewSpun. I love the colour and aspire to make something like this one day. I popped into a new Christmas shop which has opened on Marylebone High Street at lunch time today. I got some great inspiration for the handmade ornament swap –…
Day 6
I have joined another seasonal swap called Homemade Ornament Swap hosted by freshly{blended} and Cake & Pie. This sounds like so much fun! You make and send 8-10 ornaments and receive the same back. I love Christmas and am always on the look out for unusual decorations to decorate our tree. This year we are…
Day 5
I really don’t like Mondays. The weekends always go so fast I end up resenting being back at work. This feeling lasts all day until I am back home again! My laptop has being playing up all evening so I have been busy making felt cupcakes for a swap. I made a large cupcake which…