The Wanderer Returns!

Remember me?

Weeks of illness followed by frantically trying to catch up with preparations for the craft fair mean I've not been around for soooo long.

And, I've missed my little blog and seeing what everyone is up to.

It was all worth it, the sun shone (thank you Emma for the sun dance!) and we had many lovely customers and a really, really super bunch of stallholders.

I actually don't know what to do with myself now! I've spent so long making banners, signs and things to sell. Maybe, I'll make something for me...

Here is a picture of my stall

with two of the banners in the background.

And the tea room sign I made

I also made this welcome sign

and loved doing it all but it did take up a lot of my time!

I'm planning to catch up with all your news so expect lots of comments from me on your blogs!

A Crafty Update

Just a quick post to show you what I've been making recently

Patchwork brooches!

I am becoming rather addicted to making these,

to give you an idea of size the bottom brooch in the top picture is approximately one and a half inches square.

If you'd like to see the brooches in more detail just click on the picture.



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I nearly didn't show you my desk today as part of What's on your Workdesk? Wednesday as it's such a mess, and it's been exactly the same since I abandoned it on Sunday to watch Mayday on TV!

But I figure I should show the good and the bad so here it is...

If you'd like to see tidier desks than mine pop over to Julia's!

I'm off now for a fun day out with friends and then I will come back and tidy my desk, maybe...

Have a great day.



My Crafty Weekend

I had a more successful weekend of crafting than last weekend, I managed to master the loose cover for a notebook, still not perfect but OK

I also made a (rustic) brooch which I rather like

but I'm not sure if the raw edges and wonky sewing would put people off if I were to sell it at the craft fair.

What do you think?

I also worked on a project for a friends birthday using these fabrics

I'm off to town now to catch up with a friend I've not seen for a while, the sun is shining and I'm looking forward to the walk there.

I hope you had a lovely weekend and have sunshine where you are!

 

Pretty Pastel Style by Selina Lake

Well, my copy of this book arrived on Wednesday just as I was leaving for work (grrr).
 I had a lovely start to my day yesterday - in bed with a cup of tea and a toasted hot cross bun courtesy of Mr B, looking through the book properly for the first time.
I have to admit to being the tiniest bit concerned that this book may not live up to my (high) expectations! I do not have a pretty-pretty style, I am not a massive fan of pastels (I was thinking of ice cream colours) and I thought I might find this style a little sickly.

I needn't have worried, it is just as great as 'Homespun Style' and not at all the sickly pastel style I feared, but the usual Selina Lake loveliness, and the pastels are bright pastels if that makes sense.

 I know that, like Selina's other books, I am going to look at this book again and again.

Here are a few of my favourite pages

Highly recommended!

 

So Exciting!

Amazon tell me it's on the way...

I pre ordered this last year, I'm a big fan of Selina Lake and can't wait for it to arrive (estimated for delivery tomorrow!)

Lazy Day

I have a day off today but for the first time in quite a while I've not done any crafting. This is beacause I have overdone the sewing and have a rather painful (and claw-like) hand!

Instead I have had a lazy day, starting with tea and a chat with my friend, Jane. We had things to discuss about our next craft fair (and a lot else of course!)

I had delivery of a new 'toy' so some playing was required...

and the postman brought me a new magazine and catalogue to drool over

and some new craft supplies,

 really love those flower stamps!

I fancied something hot for lunch so the microwave cooked me some ready prepared cabbage and leek and I stir fried some chicken

and followed it with some of Mr B's birthday cake

The biggest decision of today is which book to read next!

Have you read any of these?

And it's not even 2pm!

Well, you can't say you don't get exciting posts on this blog!!!

Hope you are all having a good day, whether lazy or not.



Two Wrongs and a Right

Today is one of those days where I'm finding crafting totally frustrating! Things just don't seem to be going right,

the much easier method I found for making a loose cover for a notebook isn't working (I can't get the measurements correct!) I've unpicked it and re sewn so many times it just looks a mess and I'll have to scrap it.

I have an idea to use up left over scraps of fabric. The prototype turned out acceptable, although very rough around the edges (literally). The next one however, was rubbish and will also be scrapped.

I am working on a commission for a brooch and that is going better thankfully.

This has cheered me up though, I commissioned a talented friend to make me some crochet coasters and here is the result. Don't think there's anything in that mug, I have to build up to that (don't want them ruined you understand!)

I suppose we all have days like this, don't we? I am going to cut my losses and go and have a lovely realxing hot bubbly bath, read my book and hope for more success with my crafting later.

I hope you are all having a super Sunday.

 



Today...

...I have been working to find an easier, faster and neat way of making brooches to sell at the next craft fair. I have managed neat and (slightly) easier but I don't think they can be made any faster, they will have to be a labour of love as I really want to sell them.

The pink and grey one is the winner so far in the neat category

 (bottom left).

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Remember me? I'm the one who loves visiting other peoples work desks (OK - being nosey) but never seems to join in these days. I have a day off work today so I thought I'd join in with you all.

I think I may have mentioned before that I am not a tidy crafter and here is the evidence, my actual working area is getting smaller and smaller.

(The jug has water in it to fill the iron)

Shall I show you the other side of the room?

Oh go on then...

shocking, isn't it?!

And here is my gorgeous sewing companion, Timmy

He's very quiet apart from the odd snore and is very patient when it comes to sharing his chair with all sorts of bits and bobs.

Mostly, I enjoy silence when crafting but today I am listening to the brilliant Alfie Boe on the ipod.

What, if anything do you listen to when crafting?
(PS. photos taken Tues 19th pm)