Posts Tagged ‘craft’

Folksy fix

19Jan09

It’s a grey and rainy dreary old monday today – for which the only known cure is a spot of retail therapy. In search of some visual sunshine, I’ve been perusing the wares on Folksy.

Doesn’t that feel better?


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Head in the clouds

11Oct08

Either this week has been wholly uneventful, or it’s simply that I’ve been too gloomy and pathetic to achieve anything. There’s no real reason for it; the weather is better than it was for most of the so-called summer, work hasn’t been too tough, I don’t seem to have a cold at the moment… I [...]


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This is… show off time!

28Sep08

I thought I was going to have trouble picking something for this week’s pic; I want to show the world my bunnies, my lovely sunflowers (still going strong!), little cute things cluttering up my house… and then my husband shocked the hell out of me with a jaw-droppingly fabulous birthday present that he’d saved up [...]


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This is… what I want to be when I grow up

22Sep08

I found the theme this week quite tough; I think it’s the procrastinator in me that doesn’t want to commit to anything specific. So I wondered and drifted and pondered and chewed my bottom lip a bit whilst thinking hard. Whilst I’ve no desire to morph into it, I came to the conclusion that I’d [...]


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This is… my favourite fabric & craft supplies shop

31Aug08

There’s something pleasing about rows and rows of tiny identical containers, all hiding something twinkly inside. This shop is in my home town, about 5 minutes walk from my house; the window displays are also very enticing, and a nice distraction on the way to the Chinese takeaway…


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Finds

26Jun08

I came across the sweetest idea on a blog today, The Toy Society. Some softie makers in Australia are leaving toys in public spaces for people to find and take home to love. I really want to join in (er, locally!), although I’m not sure which is more fun – the making-and-leaving or finding [...]


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