I spent yesterday making stuff for my stall on Saturday, and I shall be spending today doing the same. These envelope purses are fun to make. There is both machining and hand sewing involved, which pleases me. But most of … Continue reading
Category Archives: craftyness
weekend working
I have never really been much of a fan of working at weekends. When, years ago, I worked in a shop, I put up with working on Saturdays. Actually, it wasn’t that bad. Quite enjoyable, usually. And so it was this … Continue reading
cracking on with sherwood art week
Sometimes I think that I write far too frequently about days when things don’t go well. I guess blogging can be a way of venting. When makers’ block strikes, or my sewing machine misbehaves, or a project goes wrong and my sewing mojo … Continue reading
nottingham creatives: ali bee
I seem to keep getting asked to take photos for friends at the moment. This is in spite of my somewhat ancient basic point-and-shoot camera and woeful lack of Photoshop photo-editing skills. But I’m not one to turn down a friend in … Continue reading
totally tropical
You may remember I blogged recently about a doll that didn’t want to play nicely during construction. Well, I’m happy to say that I did manage to rectify his recalcitrant ways successfully – and also, as you can see, to … Continue reading
like a house (not) on fire
If you read yesterday’s post, you’ll know that I’d been having a bit of a struggle with my latest doll project. Although today’s intentions were good, and I fully intended to get on with it again, I ended up spending too … Continue reading