easter sunday

Just a quick post to wish you a Happy Easter!

spring collection

I somehow managed to turn the mess above into these little snap frame purses. It took me ages to work out a pattern to fit the frame and get the shape right. I haven't quite finished them yet, but I'm happy with how they look so far. 

I've made a few of them using different prints and lace, I like the idea of displaying them on colourful ribbons at my next show in May.

 

 I'm really busy making lots of new pieces at the moment, so I'll be sharing more photos soon.

tuesday stuff

 

I ordered some new business cards the other day and they have just arrived. It's so hard to decide which images to use, but I went for this selection, along with a few other pictures of my work and sewing bits. I'm really happy with how they have turned out.

 

This afternoon my boyfriend and I went to listen to a talk by Carlo Petrini of the slow food movement at the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford. It was a very passionate talk and very inspiring. With his mantra of good, clean and fair food stuck in our minds we are just about to cook this  for dinner.

 

I hope you are having a nice week x

in the city

When we went to London for the day last week it was just like spring,clear blue sky and warm sunshine.

It seems like ages ago now, especially as it's sooooo cold today!

I can never visit London without a trip to Liberty. I love their little florist shop which is full of Hydrangeas, Roses and Hyacinths. As usual I spent ages in their haberdashery deciding on which Liberty fabric to buy, but went for this one in the end.

 

As the weather was so lovely we walked (for miles) over to Covent Garden then on to Bankside, the Thames looked beautiful as it sparkled in the sunshine, everybody was out and about listening to buskers on the riverside.

 

The final stop was Alex Monroe's jewellery shop in Snowsfields which was very inspiring, everything was beautifully displayed in vintage glass domes and cabinets alongside old pictures and china. I loved it all.  

garden flowers

I found these old cigarette cards in a charity shop last week,I nearly didn't buy them, but I'm glad I did as each one is different. There are about fifty of them, all with garden flowers on. I think they will be perfect for my handmade cards, but for now I have strung them up on a little washing line in my sewing room. 

 

Have a great weekend x

pins

My pin board is full inspiration, ready for me to get some new ideas for my next exhibition. I love using pinterest, but I still like doing it the old fashion way; tearing bits out of magazines, finding samples of lace and fabric and pinning them up to see while I'm working.

 

I had better get going... I'm off out for dinner with friends and not sure what to wear yet.