Wednesday 26 February 2014

folksy shop update


folksy shop

I've been spring cleaning my sewing room, a job I've been putting off for a while now. I've sorted through boxes of fabrics,cottons & lace, jars of buttons and zips, old magazines and sketchbooks, keeping only pieces that I really love and have space for. I already feel more creative. I'll try and take some photos to show you all my hard work.

folksy shop

A few new additions to my folksy shop, sweet smelling lavender bags in spring florals and vintage trimsI pop one under my pillow for a restful night’s sleep or tucked in between sheets and towels to keep my laundry fresh.

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Tuesday 11 February 2014

wild flowers

handmade lace brooch

Pink lace brooch- listed here
 
wild·flow·er also wild flow·er  (wīld′flou′ər)
n.
1. A flowering plant that grows in a natural, uncultivated state.
2. The flower of such a plant.
 
It feels like spring is a long way off today, but in my sewing room I have colourful flowers everywhere. I've been drinking hot chocolate, sat at my computer adding lots of lovely handmade flower brooches to my ' found & sewn' folksy shop.

folksy shop

Vintage lace brooch- listed here

handmade brooch


folksy shop

Flower brooch-beaded vintage lace- listed here

wild flowers

I have quite a collection of vintage wild flower books. I love learning the names of wild flowers like Venus's looking glass, Penny royal, Wild candytuft and Cloudberry.  I have already signed up to the Wildflowers count this year where you can take part in the UK's only annual national wild plant survey.

folksy shop

Some handmade lavender bags, pin cushions and brooches on my sewing room shelf.

handmade brooch

Flower brooch- black beaded lace - listed here

Tuesday 4 February 2014

saturday market

broadway market

My boyfriend and I had a rare Saturday off work last weekend, so we decided to take a trip to London's Broadway Market. It was one of those lovely cold and sunny winter days, perfect for eating and drinking your way around a new market.

broadway market

These smoke salmon open sandwiches were delicious....

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No market post is complete without a cute dog, this little chap looked very happy with his ears blowing in the wind...

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We stopped for a cup of hot apple juice which tasted like apple crumble to warm ourselves up as we did a bit of people watching.  
It was fun exploring a different area of London.

broadway market