Sunshine Award

Thanks go to Julia from Hand Knitted Things for this blog award. Julia makes the most beatiful knitted creations. My current favourite are one of her most recent makes, a pair of gloves inspired by the ones worn by Holly Hunter in the film 'The Piano'. I adore this film and I adore those gloves!

The Sunshine Award is awarded to bloggers whose positivity and creativity inspires others in the blog world.

The rules for accepting the Sunshine award- Put the logo on your blog or within your post- Pass the award onto 12 bloggers- Link the nominees within your post- Let the nominees know they have received this award by commenting on their blog.- Share the love and link to the person from whom you received this award.

I would like to nominate the following blogs for this award (in no particular order):


Swirly Thoughts


Artisanne


Quernus Crafts


Wychbury


Little Green Shoots

Blu-shed


Kre8ive Life


Ali Bali Jewellery


The Magpie Diaries


Kayla Coo


Buttons and Flowers


Jolicious

New Vintage Inspired Brooches

Here's a little peep at my new vintage inspired brooches. They are made on upcycled draughts (checkers) pieces. Each one is painted with acrylic colours and collaged, resin has been used to give each piece a lovely glass like finish. Some have Swarovski crystals set in the resin.

I'll put a note on the blog when they are for sale in the shop. I'm not quite ready - these haven't even got their brooch pins attached! I've designed the packaging, I'm just waiting for that to come back from the printers.

I'd love to know what you think of them:)

There will be a little competition soon to win a brooch of your choice, xx

Service disrupted

by snow, snow and more snow.
I must admit I love it! I understand it has become a complete pain in the bum for lots of people though. To be honest because we both work from home the only problems we have encountered is trying to get out to visit the supermarket - very icy roads - and delays with post being delivered. The pic below is of our local park. My daughter's school closed for a day this week so we took the opportunity to go play for a bit. It was absolutely beautiful!

Then yesterday when school reopened this chap was there to great the children.
Isn't he fab! He stands 6 feet tall, outside the caretaker's house near the school entrance. All the kids love him, and the snowman:)

New Start

Happy New Year, may the best of your 2009 be the worst of your 2010!

We have had a lovely family Christmas, a white Christmas too which made it extra magical:)

And now its time to get back to work. There was a time when I dreaded the end of the holiday but now I'm working for myself I look forward to it. I've been making lists for myself and planning goals in spare moments over the past few days. As soon as the children are back at pre-school and school I can hide away in my little room and get cracking!

Just before Christmas a customer asked if I could make one of my tile pendants into a brooch for her. We chatted about it and decided that they really looked too small. So I had a little think and suggested a domino piece or draughts piece as an alternative. I tried them out and I really like them, and so did she!

With only two more craft events left before Christmas I took some along with me and they sold really well. So here's a few to show to you, they are now available in the shop

Your comments are very much appreciated, so please let me know what you think:)