Shopping List Saturday

Seeing that I am a member of Saturday Shopping List, I thought it was about time I fulfilled my end of the bargain. I have featured four local, to me, Etsy sellers. I hope you enjoy their work.


1. mimilove
Budgie Kitch Original Painting

2. lynsey hunter ~ Radio

3. Stuart Kolakovic ~Personalised Digital Print in Frame

4. Thewhistlingcowgirl ~ Small Vintage 1970's Flower Power Fabric Elephant Toy



Will be updating you with some new needlecases I have been making today.

Thanks for stopping by. x

International Festival of Quilts

Depending on which end of the day you are...I suggest either a cup of tea or a glass of wine to sustain you through this post, as it's a bit of a long one!

Locally for me this is a busy weekend. Not only is it the Festival of Quilts, 20 miles down the M6 but 2 miles away we have the 'V' Festival. Our locality is at total grid lock, as I think the number is 50,000. music lovers visit our local stately pile for a bit of 'Muse' and 'The Verve' amongst many others. Amy Winehouse is supposed to be singing again this year.....she was in the line up to sing last year, but did'nt bother to turn up! Wonder whether she will this year?

Weaved our way through the back and side roads and visited the Festival of Quilts. My mom and I visit each year and we both thoroughly enjoy this event. It really is quite something.
Few randomn photos here:
Elbows at dawn....
Everyone sports there very best handmade handbag, skirt, jacket, brooch, pendants etc. Don't you just want to run your fingers along these?
A few of the many quilts displayed.....

Back to 'V'......this was last year. Mark and myself visited it on the Sunday. It was quite an experience as the weather was very cruel (no change there then) and the mud and muck was truly incredible. But it was all worth it to see Snow Patrol!

This little pic sums that day up (this is not us by the way). Anyway on the way back from the NEC yesterday, we wound our way back through the lanes to avoid the car parks otherwise known at the M6, A449 and A5....but caught up in this traffic jam.

Here are a few of my purchases, thought you might like to see.

Stef Francis linen threads, she has an online shop here ........ divine!
Bought some rusty bits and pieces for my primitive art stuff.

Gorgeous beads from thesouthamptonbeadshop This lovely lady had some beautiful work and patterns for sale. Check her website and blog, really interesting.

More fabric :-) And then the best bit of the day meeting Jackie of dogdaisychains, we had a lovely few minutes together....she is wonderful.
These were what she gave me, so generous and kind. (Jackie's on the left).

Made my day!

I have another post to do later....thanks for stopping by x

Summer Flowers

Bit of a frustrating day today. Got it into my head that I would do some arty 'still life' photos of my stuff along with bits and pieces from around the house. There are so many inspirational blogs with beautifully and artfully arranged items. So I thought, give it a go......... Erhhhh I don't think so! I gladly gave up after 10 minutes. I found it almost impossible to get everything in, but still get some detail. So that was that idea scotched. I had also had a bit of a brainwave idea but could not make it because I had not got the right materials. Urgh......but I did make Fleur Hugly. She was once a half embroidered bit of tablecloth!

In between having a dabble with my crafts and house work, taxi sideline, loading the washing machine, usual scenario....... (by the way how many towels does a teenager need? I seem to spend my life washing and trying to dry bloomin' towels. They show it their person for a nano second and into the washing basket it goes, ....or should I say the bedroom floor for a few days. And not just one but several at a time). Anyway, I thought I would take the opportunity to take a few pics of my garden flowers. Mostly spoilt with the little bit of light drizzle we have had lately....yeah right. There are quite a few for you to trawl through....and I know other people's flower photos can be boring but I enjoyed myself taking them and putting them on here for your delight! They are very pretty :-)

Oh the soft gentle colours and smell of this David Austin rose.

Poor old rose never even got the chance to open...poor soggy rose.

Oooh eerrr missus!

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Door stops!

You may remember this fella....my first dabble with primitive art.
I was asked recently if I could come up with a door stop, so ........... using this Lake View Primitives pattern, I came up with this......bit dull???
Out came the Liberty Lawn, and I kinda quite like him/her.
Manx cat....no tail.......Weighted the bottom area and they do hold a door back. Speaking of which have you seen the door cushion made by Lynn of Gigibird...brilliant idea and hers too. Check it out here.
Would very much like your opinion on these please.....good or bad, I need some feed back. Thank you. x

Needlecase and dogs!

Latest and last of this particular collaged needlecase, you will be sick of the sight of these soon! Boy do I enjoy making these little babies, particularly now I have the knack of doing them!

Lovely piece of pure silk hankie, (ever so old), lining this one! Notice I did'nt say 'vintage'. I tend to use that word alot :-)

Moving swiftly on.......
This evening's entertainment, at dear Daisy's expense.
Hol dressed her up, as you can see, in a wig and scarf. Truly one of the funniest things I have seen in a long time.

"I'm nothing but a source of hilarity to you lot"!!!!
Rosie's turn (below) but she was having none of it! I just managed a quick shot of her.
Rosie is 13 now and starting to go deaf and blind ....just a little. Mind you, you would never know when she is on her walky. Our lovely girls!
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