Friday, 30 April 2010
Ooohh Arrrrrgh Me Hearties!! - This be Folksy Friday!!
I'm hopefully going to have a stall at a Charity Pirate Day soon (just waiting for confirmation!) so I thought I would delve into the world of Folksy Pirates and see what there was. I've got to get my skates on and make some pirate themed bits and pieces so need some inspiration!! Shiver me timbers!!
Monday, 26 April 2010
Craft (Un)fair!!
Yesterday was the first date in the 'Grange Prom Art' season. This is a monthly art and craft fair which runs from April through to September (6 in all). As a young friend of ours had booked a table for the whole lot, and then realised she wouldn't have enough jewellery to really cover the area, she asked if I wanted to join her and share...great!! I've never done a 'big' craft fair before so was a little bit nervous and spent last week frantically making lots of littler bits which may have tempted people to buy.
After having a beautiful, sunny week we woke up to pouring rain on the day AAARGH! Did I forget to mention this is an outdoor event, along a breezy prom looking across at Morecambe Bay?? The website advised it was definately going ahead so we packed up early and drove over. Fortunately the rain had stopped by the time we got there but it was COLD!!
Well.....we spent all day sitting in the cold breeze and I made the grand total of £9.00 ...woohoo!! Yes, I know..useless! Still, I did learn a few things......
Firstly, that next time we will take another table (we were squashed onto one) as the area they give each 'stall' is really quite huge! Big enough to easily fit in two pasting tables which is great.
Secondly, we will take a windbreak to fix onto the railings behind us!
Thirdly, take more coffee!!
It was interesting to see what people looked at on my stall and funnily enough it was the bigger, more expensive items (hooked wall hangings) that got the most genuine interest!! Funnily enough this is the area I would like to develop more but always thought that people didn't go for that kind of thing!
So although it was a bit disappointing it's sort of made me more focused for the next projects. I really enjoy rag rugging and making hand hooked items so this is where I'm heading next...with a more contemporary twist maybe?
After having a beautiful, sunny week we woke up to pouring rain on the day AAARGH! Did I forget to mention this is an outdoor event, along a breezy prom looking across at Morecambe Bay?? The website advised it was definately going ahead so we packed up early and drove over. Fortunately the rain had stopped by the time we got there but it was COLD!!
Well.....we spent all day sitting in the cold breeze and I made the grand total of £9.00 ...woohoo!! Yes, I know..useless! Still, I did learn a few things......
Firstly, that next time we will take another table (we were squashed onto one) as the area they give each 'stall' is really quite huge! Big enough to easily fit in two pasting tables which is great.
Secondly, we will take a windbreak to fix onto the railings behind us!
Thirdly, take more coffee!!
It was interesting to see what people looked at on my stall and funnily enough it was the bigger, more expensive items (hooked wall hangings) that got the most genuine interest!! Funnily enough this is the area I would like to develop more but always thought that people didn't go for that kind of thing!
So although it was a bit disappointing it's sort of made me more focused for the next projects. I really enjoy rag rugging and making hand hooked items so this is where I'm heading next...with a more contemporary twist maybe?
Thursday, 22 April 2010
Mice, mice are very nice!! - Folksy Friday
Well they are when they're not real!!
This Friday we are having a cheese making day with the kids at our local Home Ed group so I decided to let the mice out to play....... and got in early this week to make up for the lack of Folksy Friday last week!!
This Friday we are having a cheese making day with the kids at our local Home Ed group so I decided to let the mice out to play....... and got in early this week to make up for the lack of Folksy Friday last week!!
Sore Fingers but a Warm Heart!!
Monday, 19 April 2010
Hearts, hearts, hearts.....
Sorry I haven't written much over the last few days and even missed the Folksy Friday!! (Tut, tut!!) It's been a weird kind of week, the weather has been gorgeous so we've been out and about at every opportunity enjoying it while it lasts!
BUT, I have been working as well...... even taking it with me at times....
and the evenings have been spent frantically making lots of heart brooches for a craft fair this weekend. Handhooked onto Hessian and half finished with beads or buttons, still to be backed then cut out and the brooch pins sewn on....never ending!!
I've done some weird and wacky ones this time as well so we'll see if they sell. I'm off to Grange Prom Art on Sunday to share a craft table with a friends daughter who makes jewellery. Hopefully the weather will be good as we are outside and feeling a little bit nervous as I've never done a 'proper' fair (only a church fair!) before and this one does get quite busy!! Should be fun though.
I've also been getting on with some bags which have just been listed on Folksy, part of my Summer bag range.
PHEW !!!!!
and now relax......... well not yet but here's a few photos to help out, taken this week, in the beautiful sunshine.....
BUT, I have been working as well...... even taking it with me at times....
and the evenings have been spent frantically making lots of heart brooches for a craft fair this weekend. Handhooked onto Hessian and half finished with beads or buttons, still to be backed then cut out and the brooch pins sewn on....never ending!!
I've done some weird and wacky ones this time as well so we'll see if they sell. I'm off to Grange Prom Art on Sunday to share a craft table with a friends daughter who makes jewellery. Hopefully the weather will be good as we are outside and feeling a little bit nervous as I've never done a 'proper' fair (only a church fair!) before and this one does get quite busy!! Should be fun though.
PHEW !!!!!
and now relax......... well not yet but here's a few photos to help out, taken this week, in the beautiful sunshine.....
Friday, 16 April 2010
URGENT....
I know this is not a normal blog post but it is one that I feel needs putting out there.
We have a lovely young friend, Alice who is 14 years old, she also has Hodgkins Lymphona and has spent a long time going through radiotherapy, chemotherapy and being very sick. She desperatly needs a Bone Marrow Donor as there is no-one on the registers at the moment who matches hers. Her appeal has now 'gone public' as time is running out, she really, really needs to find a donor and quickly. If you are not registered already, please, please have a look at this website: http://www.anthonynolan.org.uk and decide if this is something you would like to have available if someone you love needed it!!
I know there are other charities for overseas so just find the one nearest you. The more people who register, the more chance Alice and hundreds of other people have.
Please, just consider it and share this as much as possible to make more people aware.
We have a lovely young friend, Alice who is 14 years old, she also has Hodgkins Lymphona and has spent a long time going through radiotherapy, chemotherapy and being very sick. She desperatly needs a Bone Marrow Donor as there is no-one on the registers at the moment who matches hers. Her appeal has now 'gone public' as time is running out, she really, really needs to find a donor and quickly. If you are not registered already, please, please have a look at this website: http://www.anthonynolan.org.uk and decide if this is something you would like to have available if someone you love needed it!!
I know there are other charities for overseas so just find the one nearest you. The more people who register, the more chance Alice and hundreds of other people have.
Please, just consider it and share this as much as possible to make more people aware.
Monday, 12 April 2010
Come Walk With Us....
Today was such a beautiful day it seemed a shame to sit indoors so we packed some lunch, dragged the kids away from the computer and off we went.
We love geocaching, which for those of you who don't know is an International game of finding little boxes of treasure, which are hidden all over the world, with a GPS. (www.geocaching.com) As we are fortunate enough to live in an amazingly beautiful part of the UK we seem to have an abundance of these hidden away right on our doorstep....great! We were just checking on some Geocaches which we had put out a little while ago and this takes us on a round walk, in a relatively undiscovered part of the Lake District, so I thought you may like to come along and enjoy the scenery too!
You can't go anywhere in the Lake District without seeing sheep!! This being the famous, local Herdwick variety!
Just checking one of the Geocaches (hidden in the tree...shhh don't tell anyone!)
Across the little wooden bridge.....
Past some big lumps of rock (and a quick Geology lesson by Mr. WoollyLakes!)
Enjoy the view whilst eating lunch .......
Over a little stream, trickling through the countryside......
Time for another drink (courtesy of Mr. WoollyLakes new Swiss Volcano Stove.....he just had to try it out!!) and for Little Boy Blue to try out his photography skills.
Then onwards past some lovely bright yellow gorse.......
Time to dip our toes in the nice cool stream........Mum...it's freezing!!!
A great end to a lovely afternoon...ice-cream down by Lake Windermere in gorgeous sunshine......Life is good xx
We love geocaching, which for those of you who don't know is an International game of finding little boxes of treasure, which are hidden all over the world, with a GPS. (www.geocaching.com) As we are fortunate enough to live in an amazingly beautiful part of the UK we seem to have an abundance of these hidden away right on our doorstep....great! We were just checking on some Geocaches which we had put out a little while ago and this takes us on a round walk, in a relatively undiscovered part of the Lake District, so I thought you may like to come along and enjoy the scenery too!
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