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Wibbily wobbily love
I have been going to pottery once a week for a couple of years now.I always loved pottery when I was at school, although I don't have anything to show for it.I never found a pottery I could go to for...
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Artist Spotlight Merlin Glass
I spotted the gorgeous work of Liam Carey on his blog on UK Handmade.Liam Carey is a master glassmaker from Cornwall who makes stunning blown glass works of art like these:Where it all began... At the...
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Stocking Swap
When I first started up this blog one of the things I did was join up to Selina's Vintage Stocking Swap.(Thank you Traci for pointing me to Selina's blog! xx)stocking swapBasically everyone who signs...
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Light tent Part one
Welcome all! I have not been happy with the quality of my images since I opened my folksy shop and I really feel this is letting the quality of my work down.I have fiddled about with my camera settings...
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Feast your eyes
Do you remember my love of 70's fashion and interiors?Well I've taken a slight nose dive into the realms of bad 70's this week.I bought a couple of 'inspiration' books.I think this is what happens...
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Ladies only
ooh Lady porn!Yes girls, its a mini photo tour of two of my local fabric shops! Boy's - the post title is just a bit of reverse psychology, I knew you'd peak if I said you couldn't ;) cheeky!First up,...
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Vast Vases
I made another three vases on Thursday night.I am quite please with them as they are bulbous and wafty.That is a total of six now!Here is a little video of my chunky arms doing some delicate clay...
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I have decided to make a feature of song for Sunday, so chillax my friends!
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Artist Spotlight Farnell
I am always excited to introduce you to UK designers and artists and as such it gives me great pleasure to introduce you to the work of Farnell.When did you know you had a need to...
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The Emma Bag
Photo evolution of my latest bag design:Koi design by Emma Barrett, who I have named the bag in honour of. The Emma Bag needed to be light and wearable,with a strap long enough to cross the body,...
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Thinking of Printing?
I, like Farnell and many more of you have been wanting to step into the world of home printing.I would like to produce some fabric and so I have been looking at books to help me.I am so pleased with my...
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Free range quilting
Which is a polite way of saying my first free motion quilting project is a shambles!I joined in with Christina from A few Scraps when she started her Free Motion Quilt Along as I had inherited lots of...
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The Sewing Bible
The sewing Bible by Wendy Gardiner is one of those books that everyone who sews needs.It is a great resource of all the techniques you wanted to know, but felt silly asking.Lets be straight, its not...
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The joy of giving...& receiving!
 Gifts from abroadfrom Wonky Owl gifts from meto me!gifts from my daughter Kaya 'invitation to a sushi party' written in Japanese (apparently)and gifts for youNew look 6799The Sewing Bible from...
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The end is nigh!
In fact the end is here!Today is the last day of Blogtoberfest 2010. I have managed to post everyday, but it was not as easy as I thought!It's a bit like when I did stand up comedy (yes its true) and...
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In the process
I have been working quite hard this week on a bag design and this has led to lots and lots if research into bag trends, which bascially means drooling over things I cannot afford, or wishing I had...
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Ordering breakfast
A few weeks ago my mum's partner asked me to make them a set of egg cups and plates for breakfast.He wanted them to be one piece.I wasn't sure if I could throw them on the wheel in one piece as in my...
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Winner!
Sorry I am behind with this, and sorry I haven't managed to do a video of the girls picking a winner, I have had to rely upon random.org to do the do.Without further ado, the winner is:Congratulations...
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Half Job
It will seem to most of you that I have disappeared recently.Whilst I have not posted, I have still been keeping up with y'all, behind the scenes.I think perhaps I have been suffering a little from...
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Absence makes the post seem longer
Welcome to December!November has been a pretty non sort of month. I had spent so long blogging last month that I didn't seem to create on the same level as previously, and so I haven't had much to...
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Totally Cool
Actually, Totally Severe.I am loving this girls work, and she is super generous, with almost all of these images available to download for free as wallpaper, backgrounds and iphone screens!I first...
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Double dip frosting
The weather here has been less severe than other parts of the UK, so I am still enjoying the cold snap.The snow has now stopped, and instead we have had a couple of days of freezing fog which has made...
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"Livin' la Vida Loca"
Having spent many hours on paperwork and not being creative I have no news as such, but whilst going through my paypal receipts I did notice that I had bought some Zebra print bags from none other than...
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Well hello strangers!May I start by apologizing for such a long absence! It has been nearly 6 months since my last blog.I have been far from idle though my bloggy friends.Firstly I went quiet as I...
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