Craft Candy Mini Fairs

Pop along to our monthly Craft Candy Mini Fair at Bungalows and Bears on Division Street, from 1-5pm on Saturday 14 August. There will be lots of lovely goodies to behold, from jewellery to art and textiles. Be there or be square!

Some things I liked recently

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I'm sorry I have been so busy the last couple of weeks, I havve totally neglected my blog. Here are some nice pics to compensate!

A few lovely things...

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Craft Candy Mini Fairs

Come on down to July's mini fair at Bungalows and Bears next Saturday (10th) and get your mitts on some lovely handmade wares. Spread the word!

Tutorials

I' ve added a few tutorials to my new tutorials page. Now you can learn to make a jam jar pincushion, learn how make shrink plastic buttons and also how to jazz up your old jam jars.

Old moodboards

A couple of my moodboards.

Old things I've made (and finally got round to photographing!)

my handmade tree
word up
thug luvin'
nature club
cute n' cozy

My New Old Bike

I've wanted a vintage bicycle for ages and I finally got this one (or have been loaned one long-term!) from my boyfriend's Dad. He found it in his garage and gave it a spruce up and its looks as good as new, even though it is 36 years old, now I just need a bell and a basket. Word of warning to others wishing to get your hands on a vintage cycle - they are pretty hard work to pedal even on a slight hill as the gears of yesteryear don't seem to be geared (geddit!) up for biking up and down hills - which is pretty much all of Sheffield, then, but its all good exercise!

Dear blog...

Sorry! I havent deserted you completely, just been mega busy - will be back to normal soon! For now, here are a few images I liked this week. For links to the sites they come from click here. Will post pics of my new vintage bike, my new veg plot (providing said veg hasn't died before I get to take pics of it!) and other things I've been up to soon.

Come along...

Next one this Wednesday, email craftyworkshops@yahoo.co.uk to book a spot or for more information

Naomi Lingerie

Cute handmade lingerie from Japan by Naomi Lingerie

XT Atelier

I found XT Atelier's work on flickr a while back, I just love the fresh and free feeling of her work and the inspiration that her studio, furniture, art and blog all give me. One day, maybe i will be living in a warm mediterranean country with my own atelier. Until then, I will keep looking at these lovely images

Some things I liked this week

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Some lovely things.

Mini Fairs

The mini fairs, which I help to organise on behalf of Craft Candy are back! The first one is going to be held at Bungalows and Bears on 12 June from 1-5pm. Be there or be square!

Word clouds

I ran a small shoe customisation workshop last Sunday at Jam Jar Beads and met some lovely ladies who made some beautiful adornments for their tooties. I love running workshops and seeing the lovely things each person makes which are all so unique. One of the ladies who attended the event has created this lovely word cloud based on the day. Its such a lovely idea and something I had never heard of before (word clouds can be created at Wordle), but I love it, here is the link for you to look at others or even create your own.

Focofilms

Always one to help a brother out, I wanted to put a shout out to my li'l brother (and his fiance) who have got their website up and running for their company Focofilms, specialising in documentary film work. Their film called Eloise recently won the judge's award at Reedfilms and the Guardian chose this film to be shown at the Hay on Wye festival yesterday too.

Tara Badcock

(this one is the front panel of a wedding dress that Tara designed for a friend!)

Wow! This lady's work is absolutely stunning! Tara Badcock, creator of Paris Tasmania resided in Paris for 3 years before returning to Tasmania. She creates her own range of homewares, fashion and textile wares using fabric manipulation and embroidery techniques. I am absolutely in love with the wedding dress embroidery she created for a friend!! There are literally hundreds of amazing images of Tara's work on her flickr site. Go check it out!