tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21763533342482929912024-03-06T06:43:23.432+00:00vintage townUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176353334248292991.post-80418339328551923182011-10-02T13:34:00.005+01:002011-10-02T13:43:44.357+01:00vintage town: Patchwork mania!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjukUxainvt-6ITwoBjHYMrNNFrc5YP4yuGPAd6LIk0RXLbXQSHPpem2bznwB9ZaoJ14sywvHfxwICXsStLBYPrueXcld3bGZnX9JZgrEtkGtOMDdOiosx1UP0GMgx2NNV2iFQvRiUndAs/s1600/alphabetti+cushion+main.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjukUxainvt-6ITwoBjHYMrNNFrc5YP4yuGPAd6LIk0RXLbXQSHPpem2bznwB9ZaoJ14sywvHfxwICXsStLBYPrueXcld3bGZnX9JZgrEtkGtOMDdOiosx1UP0GMgx2NNV2iFQvRiUndAs/s320/alphabetti+cushion+main.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7vQesDlHQZ7isT7DgZWTkmouDglp9c_RKcvsMoaqJQDbKJwknEVguZt7Q4-zx-9yIqIJF2kpX6BDsu9bfCxCiBBgVa0UtQ-ZNVVrUcvVErRBUo4LZZ_GzWkCL6Cr3izwYzUMP5aYUdU/s1600/Patchwork+cushion+main.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7vQesDlHQZ7isT7DgZWTkmouDglp9c_RKcvsMoaqJQDbKJwknEVguZt7Q4-zx-9yIqIJF2kpX6BDsu9bfCxCiBBgVa0UtQ-ZNVVrUcvVErRBUo4LZZ_GzWkCL6Cr3izwYzUMP5aYUdU/s320/Patchwork+cushion+main.JPG" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJr4fKl0FRr7F65yTuFILsjOW8f0CIakfQyGcbjyz9Ba3P0COSXsj0ImWHCEsV20Sp_mEPZYWXGWSUxvGJMPC8-Og3MyqfGI5GmAHhB-vjsGh_7YYaqlgKeDYAOAeWty6AYYCK-VHl4U/s1600/Square+leaf+cushion.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJr4fKl0FRr7F65yTuFILsjOW8f0CIakfQyGcbjyz9Ba3P0COSXsj0ImWHCEsV20Sp_mEPZYWXGWSUxvGJMPC8-Og3MyqfGI5GmAHhB-vjsGh_7YYaqlgKeDYAOAeWty6AYYCK-VHl4U/s320/Square+leaf+cushion.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Here are some pictures of the patchwork items I've been making lately. I decided that patchwork was an excellent vehicle for showcasing small scraps of all the lovely vintage fabrics I have hanging around in my work room...you can purchase them at either of my online shops<br />
http//vintagetown.folksy.com and http//vintagetown.etsy.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176353334248292991.post-80383497984682820862011-07-22T22:14:00.000+01:002011-07-22T22:14:43.517+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsXemvi3WvIS_E17BZDEOCMhnEgUgOh_OLKx0GN-q5_M6nnWobMVAcThRAHB0_1apIiMPa4adpqhU8eBVRNtmUIPzogfYQ0Km-BfefG-XlZ1oj6URIG95uR8Avbqp8kXBCzMSQibqnYk/s1600/Denim+cosy+main+shot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsXemvi3WvIS_E17BZDEOCMhnEgUgOh_OLKx0GN-q5_M6nnWobMVAcThRAHB0_1apIiMPa4adpqhU8eBVRNtmUIPzogfYQ0Km-BfefG-XlZ1oj6URIG95uR8Avbqp8kXBCzMSQibqnYk/s400/Denim+cosy+main+shot.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Fancy a cuppa?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's the first item from my new range of homes accessories, a patchwork tea cosy made in vintage and retro fabrics. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It fits a two-cup pot and you can find it for sale in my Folksy shop here:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.folksy.com/shops/vintagetown</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBb4QV2aeFDpz5KR92Pgu35khhmeqvId4sE1EpF256ZDYdeSZomG1_5hPEKQl7juQ-IFxcdN1Z7yx8eEXW1e0LnCQ2Xp2XV83Aof_NPQmbRXP3zT9gI8XEULK3DI7vln_e_3gVBg7K1I/s1600/denim+cosy+close-up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBb4QV2aeFDpz5KR92Pgu35khhmeqvId4sE1EpF256ZDYdeSZomG1_5hPEKQl7juQ-IFxcdN1Z7yx8eEXW1e0LnCQ2Xp2XV83Aof_NPQmbRXP3zT9gI8XEULK3DI7vln_e_3gVBg7K1I/s200/denim+cosy+close-up.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176353334248292991.post-17593424839155054432011-06-22T08:52:00.000+01:002011-06-22T08:52:22.146+01:00One of my favourite books!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHfBY1j7VMoCNPan2k41dXN5cWJaoBG7iHKfuHYWXbWhAuAwvCpZRwEJlRRBPtXJoO643492qZ0lrFFht4OwjMluE3kV7WKTLCczzPo9wWNQWavkEnrNl5uO0EKxKEIFP87rx48HHnZ0/s1600/showImg.php.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHfBY1j7VMoCNPan2k41dXN5cWJaoBG7iHKfuHYWXbWhAuAwvCpZRwEJlRRBPtXJoO643492qZ0lrFFht4OwjMluE3kV7WKTLCczzPo9wWNQWavkEnrNl5uO0EKxKEIFP87rx48HHnZ0/s400/showImg.php.jpeg" width="257" /></a>I really loved this book when I was small, although the details of the story are a bit hazy now...<br />
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I seem to remember that the heroine, Harriet, is about 8 years old, and helps her aunt run a cafe called the Cherry Pie. She also becomes an actress somehow along the way.<br />
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I've been looking for it for ages in all my usual charity shops and car boot fairs, but no luck yet. If you've got one for sale at a reasonable price, please get in touch!<br />
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There's an interesting mention of it on one of my favourite blogs <a href="http://www.middlebrowmagazine.co.uk:/">http://www.middlebrowmagazine.co.uk</a> but other than that none of my friends remembers it. If you should happen to stumble across it, snap it up and read it to all the 8+ children you know, it's a great story.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176353334248292991.post-49513887093895248672011-06-14T08:51:00.001+01:002011-06-14T09:03:45.015+01:00The eagle has landed...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxP07Myb3hhZSlqtfl8P-hgYq1dy11-n-pJl7LM9xnRTQY-T4RZ08a-KSZUS1iwjpEbQEHWm5JuJZZ893WLzUDv4whGjBWtAU9AkBvj9W5iRSAYAspAktLr-kGYR00ggzoCCk59TEI-E/s1600/get+the+most+clothes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxP07Myb3hhZSlqtfl8P-hgYq1dy11-n-pJl7LM9xnRTQY-T4RZ08a-KSZUS1iwjpEbQEHWm5JuJZZ893WLzUDv4whGjBWtAU9AkBvj9W5iRSAYAspAktLr-kGYR00ggzoCCk59TEI-E/s400/get+the+most+clothes.jpg" width="305" /></a></div>...and here it is, my new book! Its officially published on 24 June.<br />
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Sign up to follow me and I'll pick someone at random to receive a free copy of the book.<br />
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You can buy it online at davidandcharles.co.uk and all the usual outlets. Hope all you upcycling fans like it, let me know!<br />
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Why not post pics of projects you've made? I'll see if I can add them to my blog so we can recycle the love...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176353334248292991.post-88821341643130464772011-06-11T23:55:00.002+01:002011-06-12T00:06:16.804+01:00vintagetown's photostream<div style="margin: 0; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; width: 500px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29362064@N04/4459976968/in/photostream/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="spotty detail"><img alt="spotty detail" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4459976968_5915a6f543_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29362064@N04/4459976590/in/photostream/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="spotty cafetiere cosy"><img alt="spotty cafetiere cosy" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4459976590_21ffe39f7f_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29362064@N04/4459972622/in/photostream/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="spotty and red cosies"><img alt="spotty and red cosies" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4459972622_2ccb13dbee_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29362064@N04/4459966130/in/photostream/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="red detail 3"><img alt="red detail 3" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4459966130_17184ed54d_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29362064@N04/4459964324/in/photostream/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="red detail 2"><img alt="red detail 2" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2776/4459964324_5d671a9923_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29362064@N04/4459170693/in/photostream/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="red detail 1"><img alt="red detail 1" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4459170693_836fe4f89c_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29362064@N04/4459950540/in/photostream/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="red cafetiere cosy"><img alt="red cafetiere cosy" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2691/4459950540_fa3c220a8b_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29362064@N04/4459170075/in/photostream/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="kitchen detail 3"><img alt="kitchen detail 3" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4459170075_2cb6620650_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29362064@N04/4459949956/in/photostream/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="kitchen detail 2"><img alt="kitchen detail 2" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2777/4459949956_079db82ea2_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29362064@N04/4459169471/in/photostream/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="kitchen detail 1"><img alt="kitchen detail 1" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2705/4459169471_f5d2dac8c1_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29362064@N04/4459948266/in/photostream/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="kitchen cafetiere cosy"><img alt="kitchen cafetiere cosy" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4459948266_8008f3212a_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29362064@N04/4459948076/in/photostream/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="flowery detail 1"><img alt="flowery detail 1" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4459948076_8627af586f_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29362064@N04/4459167675/in/photostream/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="flowery cafetiere cosy"><img alt="flowery cafetiere cosy" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4459167675_f1ee618530_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29362064@N04/4459945774/in/photostream/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="flowery detail 2"><img alt="flowery detail 2" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2785/4459945774_c133f128ec_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29362064@N04/4459939662/in/photostream/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Pink rose teacup smaller"><img alt="Pink rose teacup smaller" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4459939662_d225d5401f_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29362064@N04/4459939450/in/photostream/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Pink rose teacup"><img alt="Pink rose teacup" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2783/4459939450_643427a28a_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29362064@N04/4459938628/in/photostream/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Rose pink tea cup"><img alt="Rose pink tea cup" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2759/4459938628_b3c80a81dc_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29362064@N04/4459937796/in/photostream/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="TeaCups2"><img alt="TeaCups2" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2803/4459937796_9e113d691a_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29362064@N04/4459157573/in/photostream/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Marions Bag2"><img alt="Marions Bag2" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4459157573_6089a87948_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29362064@N04/4459157467/in/photostream/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="TeaCups[1]"><img alt="TeaCups[1]" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4459157467_73fddf6884_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29362064@N04/4459157113/in/photostream/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Cupcakes"><img alt="Cupcakes" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4459157113_d114ed61f4_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29362064@N04/4459936916/in/photostream/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Shoes"><img alt="Shoes" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2771/4459936916_60ac17a9dc_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29362064@N04/4459936612/in/photostream/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="TeaCups"><img alt="TeaCups" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2713/4459936612_cd58cdeb66_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29362064@N04/4459156173/in/photostream/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Marion-work-07-08 - 31"><img alt="Marion-work-07-08 - 31" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4459156173_49b96d484d_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29362064@N04/">vintagetown's photostream</a> on Flickr.</div>Here's a selection of my work from flickr. I actually meant to add a nice little slideshow, with moving pics, but can't work out how to do it. I keep uploading photos of someone's trip to China instead. Oh well, this will have to do.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176353334248292991.post-80827913839078989622011-06-10T17:31:00.000+01:002011-06-10T17:31:44.703+01:00Must make more bags!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqp2KHvzio3aAXjE0_GxqqEjn12BWSgnGyMr5EBldJXfqPPRws_R8MrOQljcPuoSGU9Ab6iKYNAIl08MUQB0fuumtiV1aEIgPNbuECwCe264Harh-HQxIHjlNJtuV_itGnhCoEb3qs6o/s1600/apron+details.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqp2KHvzio3aAXjE0_GxqqEjn12BWSgnGyMr5EBldJXfqPPRws_R8MrOQljcPuoSGU9Ab6iKYNAIl08MUQB0fuumtiV1aEIgPNbuECwCe264Harh-HQxIHjlNJtuV_itGnhCoEb3qs6o/s400/apron+details.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Here are some more rescue pinnies waiting to be transformed into bags. Sadly neither has such an interesting label as my lovely pink original, but I won't let that stop me, dear readers.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176353334248292991.post-22403484116838210192011-06-09T14:34:00.000+01:002011-06-09T14:34:39.283+01:00Our cat, in the middle of our street<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNNyqkFmFBPVnOlQC8GDlStDcygL08pwlgFgQXilXGHa1lmT8uLbhFjTWaLZZyHdw2TGUo8-2A1yOeWSqlLfyOtH4nmTFOeGZ2AFcx7b_Thbo8uYbZ3EZ9ovXFigf-b3qAPPqoiRAsUY/s1600/Honey+close.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNNyqkFmFBPVnOlQC8GDlStDcygL08pwlgFgQXilXGHa1lmT8uLbhFjTWaLZZyHdw2TGUo8-2A1yOeWSqlLfyOtH4nmTFOeGZ2AFcx7b_Thbo8uYbZ3EZ9ovXFigf-b3qAPPqoiRAsUY/s200/Honey+close.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEwZ6su_GA_7wWMon-6_o-vPzY3ZjE9ACtTs1zLOHc36K4lyrQaIXZMn9A7rNGKA1oD-9FI25J8c7lDvhUSnTfkFf8hXFYDWJT_8ileLSnDyAS8Fd_YxAnXk-ny1CrO6gWu9W7mHr0kw/s1600/honey+with+flowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEwZ6su_GA_7wWMon-6_o-vPzY3ZjE9ACtTs1zLOHc36K4lyrQaIXZMn9A7rNGKA1oD-9FI25J8c7lDvhUSnTfkFf8hXFYDWJT_8ileLSnDyAS8Fd_YxAnXk-ny1CrO6gWu9W7mHr0kw/s320/honey+with+flowers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Here's our cat, Honey. Not the full shilling, I'm afraid. He invaded my photo shoot this morning because he is a terrible attention seeker.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176353334248292991.post-16711186605108834562011-06-09T13:37:00.000+01:002011-06-09T13:37:12.629+01:00Mama's got a Brand New Bag<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9OLuAp87EVgq1VYcH7YMEYtGVUmKoRWK8IfS-7oUbMc3xRn3D4ItHKI0kWYnFtszJdPsGFiGDB0eGILJkawxvM3alov1V7Q9UAVtm1ICjdRubSP8slyfUXwvuj1NxZtO5bpCR2yEhDU/s1600/new+bag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9OLuAp87EVgq1VYcH7YMEYtGVUmKoRWK8IfS-7oUbMc3xRn3D4ItHKI0kWYnFtszJdPsGFiGDB0eGILJkawxvM3alov1V7Q9UAVtm1ICjdRubSP8slyfUXwvuj1NxZtO5bpCR2yEhDU/s320/new+bag.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Back on the bags again after time off writing a book and lots of teaching... I fancied a bit of sewing, so thought I'd get back into the swing again by transforming my favourite flea market pinny into a bag. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here it is, hanging on the back of our front gates. It's a beautiful piece of fabric, with delightful folk art illustrations in lovely soft colours.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3AT2GaTx1eStIfqrhK8T60sblqB_j0l3QBTgdQl9YMoK1A_i41QbPTGs8fYQPdsZhmUz8rQj4zA3bOqew_Ruu16C1N7rvHNxr9Rer2GwEnwzxHLGeVJPobQ4bDvjcc4568UZcQbw1jOs/s1600/Hawkins+label.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3AT2GaTx1eStIfqrhK8T60sblqB_j0l3QBTgdQl9YMoK1A_i41QbPTGs8fYQPdsZhmUz8rQj4zA3bOqew_Ruu16C1N7rvHNxr9Rer2GwEnwzxHLGeVJPobQ4bDvjcc4568UZcQbw1jOs/s320/Hawkins+label.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As well as my usual Vintage Town label, I've attached the original label from the back of the pinny. I've done a bit of research into the company, Hawkins of Preston, and it seems they produced cotton homewares at their mill in Preston from the 19th century onwards. One of their sales methods was to send mobile shops around rural areas. You can see a great sales brochure on flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/rpsmithbarney/5559904062</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176353334248292991.post-87437759245781740662010-03-25T15:23:00.000+00:002010-03-25T15:23:41.519+00:00Not quite sure where I'm going with this...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2jqfrubnYIZo8_UymCMmFpbjMSLHSUFsnpK8iy1kb_zdOsvWAzNWFi6mS1E9l7qa-qq7AmRg66D11a3i95Fbo4Mnj5GufO-RGLvYPMhZg4IPpBw1bCyzqZIKaAcNLitSSDevN_yYWj8/s1600/cafe+cafetiere.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2jqfrubnYIZo8_UymCMmFpbjMSLHSUFsnpK8iy1kb_zdOsvWAzNWFi6mS1E9l7qa-qq7AmRg66D11a3i95Fbo4Mnj5GufO-RGLvYPMhZg4IPpBw1bCyzqZIKaAcNLitSSDevN_yYWj8/s320/cafe+cafetiere.JPG" /></a>...but thought I'd post it anyway. It's the front of a new cafetiere cosy, but I've just run out of thread so had to stop. I do love machine embroidery, just not very good at it yet! Anyway, its a cold old afternoon, and I've got two biscuits and a cup of tea, so I ain't complaining. Am currently listening to Ray Conniff's version of Volare on Spotify - fab!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176353334248292991.post-26411635294562499542010-03-20T15:40:00.000+00:002010-03-20T15:40:10.181+00:00stitching frenzy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaDU26C-kmxdWy70pcNBg3BbJdf1WNY_ppkgSq_4pAjAsNB7W9cAmYgYX0ICr0qiassZEFrNM3P1l2qVCLEFaQS6oM5j2fjsIVe8w8y0Be0dt9LMZdhmk7HUCRzSphs2RNQGA5X9KqVk/s1600-h/kitchen+cafetiere+cosy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaDU26C-kmxdWy70pcNBg3BbJdf1WNY_ppkgSq_4pAjAsNB7W9cAmYgYX0ICr0qiassZEFrNM3P1l2qVCLEFaQS6oM5j2fjsIVe8w8y0Be0dt9LMZdhmk7HUCRzSphs2RNQGA5X9KqVk/s320/kitchen+cafetiere+cosy.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vtxveKfnFBjtZKVXRO7cYXMkl1vTi04iMXo9I7gX2PxVcCjqRvJEKodDnOwRfVP3YzJccQ9VC4gj1CmbRcF8DOJNDvJrgyGE24sXsKG77GyOp9KEnZ3OtIvsY1SkAtADy8Z0BoOTCUg/s1600-h/flowery+cafetiere+cosy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vtxveKfnFBjtZKVXRO7cYXMkl1vTi04iMXo9I7gX2PxVcCjqRvJEKodDnOwRfVP3YzJccQ9VC4gj1CmbRcF8DOJNDvJrgyGE24sXsKG77GyOp9KEnZ3OtIvsY1SkAtADy8Z0BoOTCUg/s320/flowery+cafetiere+cosy.jpg" /></a>Here are some of new cafetiere cosies, inspired my recent forays into the secret life of the sewing machine. Mush more fun than sewing carefully around neat borders!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176353334248292991.post-32307946902997340432010-03-20T15:16:00.000+00:002010-03-20T15:23:57.430+00:00Well, hello there<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKY8FBseWPfZJ4q2kgVWaJv_K6SgXICXYuCd3m4ds1tDt0ek9iIU8dSY8TAhAljMZbir7kGCj20jiDyl7UDcznDerqrTmL9XK6CzvFWEHozt7qX7gB4o-_qIhFaJTOp3kMy2r4nwkT3q8/s1600-h/Picture+2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKY8FBseWPfZJ4q2kgVWaJv_K6SgXICXYuCd3m4ds1tDt0ek9iIU8dSY8TAhAljMZbir7kGCj20jiDyl7UDcznDerqrTmL9XK6CzvFWEHozt7qX7gB4o-_qIhFaJTOp3kMy2r4nwkT3q8/s320/Picture+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450735263730441874" /></a>It's been a damn long time since I posted anything new, but here I am, back in full attack, with a picture of the jacket of my new book (to aid easy identification, should you stray into the crafts section of a bookshop or website anytime soon...)<div><br /></div><div>The book is a helpful guide to exploiting the obscure functions contained in most sewing machines that we (and I mean me, here) never get around to using.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176353334248292991.post-59319102987563440442009-05-12T10:57:00.001+01:002009-05-12T11:01:54.277+01:00Something smelly...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiibtEAanKY77347VnmKLKniOq9ffrEEo2bLiq16SyeR4HeASbVEinmv0eh7peAkwj54EhILC4irUStsyMKSL21ezDxsISLswm3tpuUc5-9Yp0f9ZElTIje1tU2MlJI9hgkJ5cDffJTF7A/s1600-h/DSC_0291.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiibtEAanKY77347VnmKLKniOq9ffrEEo2bLiq16SyeR4HeASbVEinmv0eh7peAkwj54EhILC4irUStsyMKSL21ezDxsISLswm3tpuUc5-9Yp0f9ZElTIje1tU2MlJI9hgkJ5cDffJTF7A/s320/DSC_0291.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334874590599220722" /></a>Thought you might like to see our spotty pots in action! <div><br /></div><div>They're very simple to make, just stick some paper dots onto a terracotta plant pot, then add two coats of matt emulsion paint in a nice colour.</div><div><br /></div><div>Leave to dry, then peel off the dots. Seal with two coats of acrylic-based, clear varnish. Pop in some lovely herbs, and voila!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176353334248292991.post-5443288109119732102009-04-22T11:37:00.000+01:002009-04-22T17:29:15.674+01:00And here's another...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYp-TodaW8MWHZRA1uKVYLnQLzXKAgdkAOfN9DBW0RbxuEFveFYrMK873Cw1glp2n0uBxeCE1qZwtTzPA0JXX-5rl5iLGmjhbmy-YJVPDxle_WCa0LdpXcrFZa_66rDhL4Bw3nhviauLc/s1600-h/Birdy+pouch+main.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYp-TodaW8MWHZRA1uKVYLnQLzXKAgdkAOfN9DBW0RbxuEFveFYrMK873Cw1glp2n0uBxeCE1qZwtTzPA0JXX-5rl5iLGmjhbmy-YJVPDxle_WCa0LdpXcrFZa_66rDhL4Bw3nhviauLc/s320/Birdy+pouch+main.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327463579205537506" border="0" /></a><br />Well, I seem to be deep in pouch mode at the moment - so much quicker to make then cosies or bags! Here's a little birdy pouch I've just finished, with handy split ring for keys etc.<div>I'm going to give it a whirl on Etsy and Folksy </div><div><br /></div><div>http://vintagetown.etsy.com and http://vintagetown.folksy.com</div><div><br /></div><div>Now, must dash off to make another, so toodle-oo!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176353334248292991.post-59720948499538158132009-04-21T14:29:00.000+01:002009-04-21T14:43:10.311+01:00Here we go again...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxWEtANhqj3ohQALMMXTpLaamPSrQR2tYWen_hF57KN2RqNl-QxyvV4LUcjBh4WBvcz0p48dAF38Lr174cFbhVvEe3L7R8qFGTTbdvI0F50VW1a-BIHZzJL7mDTNvBn352zJExTXDfbQ/s1600-h/DSC_0155.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxWEtANhqj3ohQALMMXTpLaamPSrQR2tYWen_hF57KN2RqNl-QxyvV4LUcjBh4WBvcz0p48dAF38Lr174cFbhVvEe3L7R8qFGTTbdvI0F50VW1a-BIHZzJL7mDTNvBn352zJExTXDfbQ/s320/DSC_0155.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327136563876029138" /></a>Well way-hay, I'm BACK after two weeks school hols very pleasantly spent whizzing round the country doing stuff. <div><br /></div><div>Not feeling very inspired today, but am trying to create a delightful new range of something other than tea cosies, so I present to you a small purse for make-up etc made from scraps of fabric lying all over my work room floor. I will post further gorgeous items if I ever produce any.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176353334248292991.post-8422444342618422712009-04-11T09:47:00.000+01:002009-04-11T09:53:18.700+01:00Happy Easter Everyone!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEh2lbNUei_xO-gDHeF5kHuBjE4N88WNOuq8GyDuvZhzShG0ZYZLOPdAh_8d9Gr9b2KQmV9u1S2TORVd7G0mUzS1hucmH1tUN_A6a9bF2GX-xurWxqlgCNQGDdnh3Y_ibYdImOO_uP3nk/s1600-h/DSC_0451.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEh2lbNUei_xO-gDHeF5kHuBjE4N88WNOuq8GyDuvZhzShG0ZYZLOPdAh_8d9Gr9b2KQmV9u1S2TORVd7G0mUzS1hucmH1tUN_A6a9bF2GX-xurWxqlgCNQGDdnh3Y_ibYdImOO_uP3nk/s320/DSC_0451.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323354004215016514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPP-UbgEfuXeR5Rt1B7OozEeZyKYtRDAUJyMb7Ke8Us5N_YjWPI7X9wkuw4wbyL0bTn7F355aK6B4hFbTQrP9SSZ0iClHBDjPRYpmjirjjsJ9gQ80JEyhNjJQ0xFmvW_PhBrHKgl2Zgjc/s1600-h/DSC_0448.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPP-UbgEfuXeR5Rt1B7OozEeZyKYtRDAUJyMb7Ke8Us5N_YjWPI7X9wkuw4wbyL0bTn7F355aK6B4hFbTQrP9SSZ0iClHBDjPRYpmjirjjsJ9gQ80JEyhNjJQ0xFmvW_PhBrHKgl2Zgjc/s320/DSC_0448.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323353834348241346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ptzdAoula1jvknn1Xc_YTWnpVUQNd_Xk9NKzrrfHK9moonequWCsHSKApDD-l9Zfcnt4zDkPdypONOHA8xLTj_C9EXMudDGzNbX5yIKQuUyRvFp8eu0A8Ndp4AQcD6Q_WZREifUUHwE/s1600-h/DSC_0429.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ptzdAoula1jvknn1Xc_YTWnpVUQNd_Xk9NKzrrfHK9moonequWCsHSKApDD-l9Zfcnt4zDkPdypONOHA8xLTj_C9EXMudDGzNbX5yIKQuUyRvFp8eu0A8Ndp4AQcD6Q_WZREifUUHwE/s320/DSC_0429.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323353654506179842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjab0dMQMoNCc_fYYKxWqG3ZbNYsrz4wI8Tt0rDiGDVi4mndGmBNsehx6UAtMQiOqMFMrzvsBgik7JXCEqinC4AXVRGqeyl9L8KXhrsS7xJ7nqyr4tAnIIHHZGw9S9-ipEZpE8xhOmfP_U/s1600-h/DSC_0417_2.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjab0dMQMoNCc_fYYKxWqG3ZbNYsrz4wI8Tt0rDiGDVi4mndGmBNsehx6UAtMQiOqMFMrzvsBgik7JXCEqinC4AXVRGqeyl9L8KXhrsS7xJ7nqyr4tAnIIHHZGw9S9-ipEZpE8xhOmfP_U/s320/DSC_0417_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323353453025015554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmoEm22YXRFQBymWIrMnkIJtpi2S4yo24PillDXBI2MGhT4TactzBM4jZPcekTNxJK3HYFgJDoWkv0XpjfOj3Pl7JToC3_2PTxOgACqEu9G_8WOEf3HWuO6QbuTVLPrePqX7Iv5VoSYQ/s1600-h/DSC_0414.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmoEm22YXRFQBymWIrMnkIJtpi2S4yo24PillDXBI2MGhT4TactzBM4jZPcekTNxJK3HYFgJDoWkv0XpjfOj3Pl7JToC3_2PTxOgACqEu9G_8WOEf3HWuO6QbuTVLPrePqX7Iv5VoSYQ/s320/DSC_0414.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323353297369073186" /></a><br />With Easter Sunday in mind, here's the Easter Tree me and my gal made (plus some steps for good measure) Happy Easter!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176353334248292991.post-81211549990360962652009-03-30T10:54:00.000+01:002009-03-30T10:57:08.730+01:00An early Easter chick<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHE99I__T8vgsmduPe8gHyMPjkBy0-g2iMI8kIuGQTeZtd8L3WWBO7Wnb9UCOUXZWrXzW0KFEWvd0SQ85Q-mOMdks-ayyrOk06l4099AHDY8SbRYKALtX39_wSqNQGTopbqDRIktqZoM/s1600-h/Little+papercut+hen-Marion+Elliot.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHE99I__T8vgsmduPe8gHyMPjkBy0-g2iMI8kIuGQTeZtd8L3WWBO7Wnb9UCOUXZWrXzW0KFEWvd0SQ85Q-mOMdks-ayyrOk06l4099AHDY8SbRYKALtX39_wSqNQGTopbqDRIktqZoM/s320/Little+papercut+hen-Marion+Elliot.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318917346494287218" border="0" /></a><br />Because the weather's so lovely, here's a little paper chicken to get you in the mood for the Easter holidays.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176353334248292991.post-72894486309160309302009-03-29T18:26:00.001+01:002009-03-29T18:30:02.280+01:00On a clear day...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQuRXEYd6JvyE89E04d33GoH7Q8_JnxeTkaAKgVZHGOk9c_HECONhtT8Ilkbb6Gj04uOjuyMDMRmICY4ckrGrQo7Z9-o4C9BzZ15aVDKYiQiJv8F5jk6Giekxbikd8i1BRR0piVgpljc/s1600-h/CRIM0016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQuRXEYd6JvyE89E04d33GoH7Q8_JnxeTkaAKgVZHGOk9c_HECONhtT8Ilkbb6Gj04uOjuyMDMRmICY4ckrGrQo7Z9-o4C9BzZ15aVDKYiQiJv8F5jk6Giekxbikd8i1BRR0piVgpljc/s320/CRIM0016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318662511226258994" border="0" /></a><br />Here's a view to the big house from the parish graveyard, look at that stunning blue sky!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176353334248292991.post-57847603679698121272009-03-29T18:19:00.000+01:002009-03-29T18:25:55.978+01:00Spring has sprung etc...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcn6XXnoZWT9Xd8oaLIf249ckwflbDCnVPuBg_cZUqW3KcUj4No30GhRqxiphXWR4g9xaReoUv4WG0xnyZhu3g_5nJN1ZIKVZsABYksf-XemdP8lw1L8vNkJbsRjeZPg5v5wk-SJAMPRY/s1600-h/CRIM0014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcn6XXnoZWT9Xd8oaLIf249ckwflbDCnVPuBg_cZUqW3KcUj4No30GhRqxiphXWR4g9xaReoUv4WG0xnyZhu3g_5nJN1ZIKVZsABYksf-XemdP8lw1L8vNkJbsRjeZPg5v5wk-SJAMPRY/s320/CRIM0014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318660907660096626" border="0" /></a>Well, what a glorious day! Here's a snap of our Sunday afternoon, spent over at a friend's house. They were building an earth ship from tyres, we were watching and nodding <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">knowledgeably</span>. <br /><br />We went for a lovely walk on a nearby estate (landed gentry, not cul-de-sacs) and built a dam across the stream with our three excited girlies.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176353334248292991.post-19949697617407319062009-03-28T23:26:00.000+00:002009-03-28T23:44:33.944+00:00Sesationally Spring-y Etsy Treasury<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Msb-x7FfIQArY02mTj4qsccR6ejAFcbcAFuNa38gwHRwDVj6f1bPbfxlnTeGCrq4a34NVvt7JgqcPpHOlXTbN_DVm1UeeUyqcWr0uo8fiRp-rSMdQVzEpylaepYit24BWUNdFnw3eWM/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Msb-x7FfIQArY02mTj4qsccR6ejAFcbcAFuNa38gwHRwDVj6f1bPbfxlnTeGCrq4a34NVvt7JgqcPpHOlXTbN_DVm1UeeUyqcWr0uo8fiRp-rSMdQVzEpylaepYit24BWUNdFnw3eWM/s320/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318384394916828562" border="0" /></a><br />Hello all, I'm very excited to find that one of my bags has been featured in an Etsy Treasury (that's it, bright pink, bottom right) courtesy of dear Cheese at Fourpence, a Nifty Northern Knitter <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=48460" target="_blank">http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=48460</a><br /><br />Y'all can find her marvellous shop here:<br /><cite><b>cheeseatfourpence</b>.etsy.com</cite>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176353334248292991.post-36109256025855182312009-03-19T21:29:00.000+00:002009-03-19T21:41:54.433+00:00Country Living<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSyeZAelWpsf_5KEJvuqHUuOJE_NQUMXe5FlB5jaX0sdhoQ7uysl12k4obaZ_OaczFp9z5v2whMcuHWJfad092O0ZJ3VdRxllonCZF3CuaMLyHKa_tTud0UT89ou8O3zvooh2famV_t5o/s1600-h/DSC_0024.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSyeZAelWpsf_5KEJvuqHUuOJE_NQUMXe5FlB5jaX0sdhoQ7uysl12k4obaZ_OaczFp9z5v2whMcuHWJfad092O0ZJ3VdRxllonCZF3CuaMLyHKa_tTud0UT89ou8O3zvooh2famV_t5o/s320/DSC_0024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315017318486798338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vl31_WGHmiP3c7YbdzdhG9JgP5G3Ps_n2KQ1rM2zCjoTVt1cQKDfkuCSavbGiBpr3rRDkEb4SCib23qFKToNlr6fLkrxTb8cyht9EtEVhCX250jyPNve658QQasX2xt9pZpm4O67myU/s1600-h/DSC_0021.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vl31_WGHmiP3c7YbdzdhG9JgP5G3Ps_n2KQ1rM2zCjoTVt1cQKDfkuCSavbGiBpr3rRDkEb4SCib23qFKToNlr6fLkrxTb8cyht9EtEVhCX250jyPNve658QQasX2xt9pZpm4O67myU/s400/DSC_0021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315016798116054370" /></a><br />Now I don't like to show off, being English and all that, but I was rather chuffed to see my "Little Pink Birdy" bag featured in April's Country Living Magazine. Thought you might like a quick flick too, so here it is...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176353334248292991.post-16988069389789106392009-03-18T22:04:00.000+00:002009-03-18T22:08:26.465+00:00There's a new cup in town...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-a1jpQu28KnYg7E9ve_yPRkRTKLtwD9YIFarc91C8KHazps5SojvdN2xWet9-zmk9qbSvTqgxgtdGzyB_xbNdaPKKDp2XhLBQQjQoMZmeW61xjolOdUtN0Oi1z-8th2a3MdAKtJmQIA/s1600-h/Pink+rose+teacup.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-a1jpQu28KnYg7E9ve_yPRkRTKLtwD9YIFarc91C8KHazps5SojvdN2xWet9-zmk9qbSvTqgxgtdGzyB_xbNdaPKKDp2XhLBQQjQoMZmeW61xjolOdUtN0Oi1z-8th2a3MdAKtJmQIA/s320/Pink+rose+teacup.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314653089165155474" border="0" /></a><br />I've been fiddling around with tiny scraps of paper for a few weeks now, trying out different colourways for paper tea cups. Didn't get very far, because I'm pathologically drawn to pink. Oh well...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176353334248292991.post-88834447664714478932009-03-10T12:44:00.001+00:002009-03-10T12:44:21.169+00:00FlickrThis is a test post from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/r/testpost"><img alt="flickr" src="http://www.flickr.com/images/flickr_logo_blog.gif" width="41" height="18" border="0" align="absmiddle" /></a>, a fancy photo sharing thing.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176353334248292991.post-71457366990325189152009-03-07T20:50:00.001+00:002009-03-07T21:00:23.934+00:00Imagine my surprise...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInf4qiXPD3ePuh_x_MisH4Hb0z5x__azdKfqozSsfoVYSyhY8JI2O9ZCr7JeBRGMiQ20vJjd1-gWQMA6xkKDezqeJk7nJ1yABiG-l0Pd-zUTJkkivjvTneoFK2lvdcSLt2tjZ_SJqcDM/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInf4qiXPD3ePuh_x_MisH4Hb0z5x__azdKfqozSsfoVYSyhY8JI2O9ZCr7JeBRGMiQ20vJjd1-gWQMA6xkKDezqeJk7nJ1yABiG-l0Pd-zUTJkkivjvTneoFK2lvdcSLt2tjZ_SJqcDM/s320/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310551265171329506" border="0" /></a><br />...when I switched on my computer the other morning to find a message telling me I'd been chosen as one of four featured sellers to appear on the front page of Folksy. Me! Who up to this point has failed to win every raffle, tombola and sweepstake I've ever entered (though I did once win 90 quid on the dogs at Walthamstow - beginner's luck).<br /><br />I am thrilled and would like to say a v large thank you to Milomade for choosing me, bless you, dear heart...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176353334248292991.post-43853608022583696872009-03-01T21:24:00.000+00:002009-03-01T21:28:24.407+00:00Fancy a cuppa?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45ZWu2pxYVEziW0ySaj_M4xdto58UWzeD5s50BmJM4aSNh3wHmDCCSX9esZbukZkSdMl2dz8QMWXLNA91FUmt-NYzs1EykI8tpnkS6CsmKN7kE3CgN3WysfoJ0j1zgsz3NOecVl0RavA/s1600-h/Drink+three+cups+small.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45ZWu2pxYVEziW0ySaj_M4xdto58UWzeD5s50BmJM4aSNh3wHmDCCSX9esZbukZkSdMl2dz8QMWXLNA91FUmt-NYzs1EykI8tpnkS6CsmKN7kE3CgN3WysfoJ0j1zgsz3NOecVl0RavA/s320/Drink+three+cups+small.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308333357762036610" /></a>Here's my response to new research from UCLA, where scientists have discovered that drinking three or more cups of tea every day will cut the chances of stroke by one fifth! That's me protected, then...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176353334248292991.post-29270399220287474832009-02-27T12:00:00.000+00:002009-02-27T12:04:22.584+00:00Getting organised<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4sluSxgyhzniiVRxl9fGuoWdqKqdHnuqijGk2hLcQYrsA9Mi2gaLANlMPUkDlIpVeJI3Z8vh-Hisbh-_77T0Ivf20Wncyzq9pKARz_AJOVZ9e4XTKDv_Cp6X0CENPXaC1icr1OcEVWjs/s1600-h/DSC_0382%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4sluSxgyhzniiVRxl9fGuoWdqKqdHnuqijGk2hLcQYrsA9Mi2gaLANlMPUkDlIpVeJI3Z8vh-Hisbh-_77T0Ivf20Wncyzq9pKARz_AJOVZ9e4XTKDv_Cp6X0CENPXaC1icr1OcEVWjs/s320/DSC_0382%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307446020370963042" /></a>I love to collect little bits and pieces of printed ephemera, buttons, ribbons and postcards, and occasionally I do something with them!<div><br /></div><div>Here's a Mother's day scrapbook I started recently. I know it's a bit early to be showing it, but I want to make sure everyone's got enough time to get to the chocolate shop...</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0