I've been a busy little bee in the last few weeks. I've had meetings and done a craft fair and I've been designing workshops and listing stuff on Folksy and trying to fit some 'making' time in amongst all this. And then my darling OH asks when I'm going to actually make some money. :-S Got to love him.
So here are some of the little gems (you may have seen before) that I've got listed in my shop. I have just a handful of Silly Girls left but more can be made to order if you have a specific colour requirement. I also do them as a bridge and groom for wedding keepsakes. I will try and post a picture but if you're desperate to see what they look like NOW then head over to my Flickr photo album for a peek.
I still have a few flower brooches left too. There are roses, daffodils and these tulips. All done in silk ribbon embroidery with perle cotton stems. Again, I can do any of these in a myriad of colours, to match a wedding outfit perhaps....?
The background felt could be a different colour too. Your choice.
So, I mentioned I'd done a craft fair... My first one in 3 years. THREE YEARS!!! I can't believe it. Anyway, someone I know has arranged this one to raise funds for Cancer Research UK so I thought 'why not?' It was only £15 for a stall and most of that was going to the charity.
Thus ensued a frantic week of gathering together stock, making a bit more stock, deciding which workshops to launch first, writing leaflets for said workshop, planing a table layout to make sure I had enough goodies... And that's before I even got there.
On the day I had a 'glamorous assistant' to help me. I don't know if it's quite what she'd envisaged as it was not very busy, but in the quieter moments I taught her to crochet so all was not lost. I gave the kiddie one of my softie teabags as her wages as she'd been asking (nagging) for one all day. She crocheted a cup and saucer bed for it, a sugar cube stool and a spoon. Bless. She was so pleased with herself and didn't need too much help at all. She picked up the concept of a slip stitch quite easily and, while her tension leaves a lot to be desired, it is improving with each thing she creates.
Of course, 'the best laid plans...'never work out. When we arrived I'd added quite a few items to my stock since "the kitchen table layout trial" so nothing would fit properly. Kiddie was trying to help but I ended up getting a bit tetchy with her too. :-( It all got sorted in the end though and we did have quite a nice day.
I didn't make a fortune but I didn't make a loss either so that's something. And I did make a great contact with a venue in the middle of Lichfield where they want me to run workshops no charge. I can use their room and charge whatever I like for the classes. They'll help promote and just make sales from their coffee and homemade cake. What a joy! Just need to tweak some of my ideas for hand sewing rather than machining but other than that...no brainer.Right. We're now off to play dodge the rain at Alrewas Canal Festival. This beautiful village, about 7 miles from Lichfield, is where I spent my first 17 years of life. I still pop back, usually to The George and Dragon pub after Morris dancing practice, and love it despite all the changes. Maybe it's growing up here, where the River Trent and the Trent and Mersey Canal briefly merge, that has given me my love for water. My childhood was filled with walks by the canal, paddles in the canal, catching tiddlers, photographing flooded water meadows, dreaming of travelling in a narrow boat. I do miss it now. Oh well. Enough musing. I'm going to go and see the real thing.
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