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 stalls and we picked up some delicious pastries as well as some local flour, milled at home on the Isle of Wight. This afternoon I finished some swapbot swaps; handmade Christmas cards and Christmas ATCs. I must remember to head off early to the Post…
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Well we braved the wind and rain and headed down to Brighton this morning. We walked down to the sea front and along the pier, had some dodgy food at ha ha bar and canteen (seriously, don’t go there), visited the wonderful Museum and Art Gallery and spent my pennies in the shops in the North Laines. I have some wonderful finds! I particularly loved Appendage on Kensington Gardens where I saw lots of lovely things by Poppy Treffry which I shall be saving up for. I picked up some great vintage embroidered handkerchiefs, a kitsch picture, vintage cribbage board,…
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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!
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Pay Day today, which I celebrated by doing lots of internet shopping from work. I don’t usually have the time to browse the web but I have so much work on at the moment that I had a proper lunch break for a change. I bought some Christmas presents and some wonderful little jingle bells from ebay. I have a prototype design for some Christmas decorations which I need to try out over the weekend. I also picked up a copy of Country Living which I have already read. I think I need to find a magazine swap so I…
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Partners have been assigned for the Holiday Ornament Swap and I am beginning to panic that my design will be rubbish. I’ve been checking out my groups websites and they look like a creative bunch. My mum wasn’t much help, so I’ll be bulk buying Christmas mags for some inspiration during my lunch break tomorrow – thank goodness it’s payday! I am loving this snowflake generator. Very Christmassy.
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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 a lovely gift for a button collector or crafter!
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Mmm, tonight I am drinking beer from our recent holiday in Bruges so here are some pics from a tour we took of the De Halve Mann Brewery in Bruges
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Today we tidied up the garden in preparation for winter. It was pretty warm all weekend but it must get colder soon. We made and ate chocolate brownies. I finished packing up some swaps to take to the Post Office tomorrow. I throughly depressed myself by watching My Boy Jack, which was all about Rudyard Kiplings son who died in the First World War. It reminded me of my great uncle who died. He was Private Alfred Mansel Young, South Wales Borderers. Died Monday 24h July 1916, age 21, and has no known grave. He is standing at the back…
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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 town today and had lunch with some friends in the Crown and Two Chairmen in Soho. The food wasn’t great but it was nice to see them. Oxford Street was packed with Christmas shoppers so I was glad to get home and play with my…