Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme......

Don't you just love vintage glass animals??? Maybe, maybe not, but here are just a few of the pretties coming with me to vintageandhandmade fair this coming Saturday at Chipping Sodbury.

Hope to see you there. x

Friday night I'm going nowhere....

Hello, my name is Daisy...Let me tell you how it's been around here just lately...my little world has turned upside down since my big sister went away. Everyone has been very sad around here and then just as things were starting to settle, this came into town...I can't tell you how much of a pain he is, trying to bite my tail and ears...pooing and weeing in inappropriate places and at inappropriate times. I tried to tell him to 'get lost' on many an occasion but nothing seemed to make him understand.
He has been living here for two weeks now and with my mom working very hard to train this little upstart into leaving me alone. I can just about tolerate him now...infact, I did manage to share a chair with him for a minute or two.
Thanks for letting me tell you how it's been...I think maybe one day, when he matures a bit and stops being so silly, we might be friends. Maybe, we'll see......
Lots of love...Daisy. x Thanks for that Daisy.... thankfully, we seem to be making progress ;-)
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Well, I am very much looking forward to next week, May 1st, and the Vintage and Handmade Fair at Chipping Sodbury. I enjoy every aspect of it. Michele and Jayne organise a simply stunning Fair and I love every minute. Hope to see you there!
A couple of pieces I have made for sale on the day.

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I have had a lovely couple of surprises this week. Carolyn of love-stitchingred kindly sent me a handmade gift, specially created from St. Ives in Cornwall, capturing the essence of Cornwall so very beautifully.

Carolyn also sent a collection of fabrics, ribbons and snippets...

also this....the title made me smile!

Thank you so much Carolyn for your kindness.

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I was also lucky enough to win Emma's giveaway over at silverpebble Emma's exquisite work arrived in this box decorated with this birdy drawing.
This isn't a brilliant photo, but as you can see the necklace is handmade and absolutely exquisite. Thank you so much Emma. I shall wear with pride.

Thank you so much for all your support and generous comments and for stopping by. x

ps. my Holly just read the beginning of this post and she said it was pretty nauseating...sorry :-)

Let's waste time....

I have been endeavouring to embroider this all day, or I should say, I have been faffing all day.
The reason for my distraction ....this..... my heart bursts every time I look at him...

Daisy....well, she is keeping well out of the way. She made herself comfortable for a while in my scrap fabric basket. She will come round eventually. Daisy loves fuss and she's been getting a lot of it. x

There is a little piece of paper stuck to her mouth in this photo..it looks like she has one lonely tooth peering from her mouth!

Thank you so much for lovely comments about Button Nose and Daisy...every single one, so very much appreciated.

Thanks for stopping by. x

Here we come, walking down the street....

Hello,
I would love you to meet the new member of the family...
Billy or as Holly and I call him Billy Button Nose!
We adore him....Daisy our ten year old Bichon doesn't! She really can't be doing, at her age, with a bouncy, bouncy pup, wanting to play!

He has big paw prints to fill, as we still miss our lovely Rosie girl so very much. He is a good boy though and I feel very sure having him to come to live with us was the right thing to do.

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My current husband and I travelled down to Cornwall last Sunday, as you probably know, for the homespun fair.

We arrived Sunday late afternoon and dashed over to Fowey.

Oh my word...what a stunning town. Historic buildings, pirates, Daphne du Maurier, teeny tiny streets and alleyways leading to the estuary...I fell in love.

Steps leading to the estuary...

An empty shop, I couldn't imagine a more perfect place than here to open a vintage/maker shop...sigh. Look at the bull's eye glass!

Narrow streets, one car wide.

Exquisite shops...

and the estuary...

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And onto Homespun. So good to meet up with all my bloggy friends, too many to mention. We all had such a good day. jane had the most adorable doggy on wheels for sale... he ended up going to the best home possible vintagemagpie Look how well he looks with one of Nicky's beautiful bears.

lizzie had a stand which was divine and so too was lizzie'sandlindas to name but a few.

I managed to inhale one slice of lemon cake that would have choked a bull....my teeth itched and I felt a bit sick after consumption... only due to it's enormity though. There it is, the monster cake on the left.

Although a fast and mad couple of days, it was memorably lovely. Thank you Jane and Christine for organising such a wonderful Fair.

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Yet again I have to thank everyone for leaving their comments of friendship and support. New followers too. I am a very lucky girl.

Thanks so much for stopping by. x

I fell asleep amongst the flowers....

Hello,

So much going on, that it has been a bit bonkers around here :-)

Last Satuday I had the most wonderful day. I had a stand at a brand new vintage textile event at ludlow . It was a great day, with lots of wonderful clothing and textiles to desire and I met up with lots of friends old and new too. A surreal moment when I spied niki , who was with her husband celebrating their Silver Wedding Anniversary, with a short break in and around Shropshire and Herefordshire. Then a lovely new bloggy friend tina , who is opening a shop soon in Montgomery, Powys. A very exciting event and I can't wait to go and have a look. Here was my stand on the day. (Thank you Kirstie). x

My current husband and I have been married 25 years too this week. Infact the same day as Niki. My husband is in true denial that we are celebrating a Silver Wedding. He says it's our parents that celebrate Silver Weddings, not us! My old man is a gem and puts up with a great deal from his wife ;-)

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Bank holiday Monday I will be having at stand at homespun . Can't wait, to not only be in Cornwall at beautiful Porscatho, but to be part of this lovely Fair. This will also be our Silver Wedding treat.

So I have been busy making ...

Velvet hair bands.

and textile necklaces.

Just a few of the handmade pieces travelling down to Cornwall.

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Well, I would just like to wish you a Happy Easter holiday time.

Thank you so much to everyone that kindly left a comment last. I am so sorry I have not thanked each of the lovely ladies that took the time to leave a note...I feel awful, but please be sure that I am so happy to receive each and every one. Thank you to new Followers too. I do so love this bloggy world of ours.

Oh and all of the comments about Collies and smaller dogs have been so useful. Backed up my feelings on the matter perfectly.

Thanks for stopping by.

You spin me right round baby...

Hello

I have not posted for a couple of weeks due to being poorly. I live with Labyrinthitis/vertigo, mildly every day, but I picked up a cold and cough and the condition took me off to Viv's spinning world. Ugh, vile, horrid nasty condition it is. It seems to really kick off with cold infections or stress, neither of which is easy to avoid from time to time. Anyroadup, I now have a Specialist to go and waste a few hours of my precious time with. To be probably told that I have to 'live with it' and he/she will probably suggest a few exercises to try!

Sorry, cynical grumpy old woman alert!

My 'making' mojo had taken a short holiday break too whilst all of this has been going on. In the last few day I have managed to rouse the troops and get back to it, a little.

Firstly, I found a lovely old booklet showing one how to make felt flower corsages..Well, I was going to go into business making these babies....this time next year I was going to be a millionaire! Ever the optimist! Well, it must have taken 4/5 hours to make just the one, so thats that idea out of the window. (Not literally).

I have been making purses and bags from that lovely soft, washed worn French cloth, that has the delicious hand darning. Front...

Back...Front...
Back..
This little coin purse is made from a vintage embroidered tray cloth... I thought the embroidery was adorable.A couple of envelopes, one with vintage wallpaper and millinery flowers and

the other, an envelope dated 1966, sent to Japan and duly returned to sender. I had the wonderful task embellishing the envelope, which has the most exquisite markings and Japanese handwriting.

Whilst wallowing in my misery, I have had two lovely surprises ... amy and I arranged a swop. As you may be aware I adore Amy's work and so it was with great pleasure I received this wonderful work. Amy thank you, I absolutely adore her...your part of the bargain will be sent soon.

I also won this fantastic Orchid pendant handmade by jo of Tanglefrost. Thank you Jo, for your beautiful piece and for all the lovely, kind things you have written.

Finally, we have all been agonising as to whether we should have another dog. Daisy is certainly lost without Rosie, but we cannot agree on what flavour to have. Many people have suggested getting another dog, not to replace Rosie but to kind of fill the huge void that is left. This baby is a Griffon Bruxellois. I wondered if any of you kind ladies out there have any advice with reference to this breed. The current husband and Holly want a Border Collie!!! I don't think we will ever agree.

But to me this baby is 'as good as it gets'. Thank you so much for stopping by. x

photo courtesy of http://www.doggies.com/