Taking a quick 15 mins out, from my preparations for the Funk Fair, in Edinburgh tomorrow.  It’s a great event, which has a mixture of vintage and collectables, plus art and crafts stalls. I really enjoyed it last year. The turn out was great, despite all the snow we had at the time. I’ve got high hopes that it’ll be a good day again tomorrow – fingers crossed!

I’ve made a mock up of my stall. I’ve still got a few things to do, but hopefully it won’t be too late a night because I want to be fresh as a daisy in the morning.

Well, I like bright colour, but I’m not sure if I’ve over done it this time.  Hopefully it looks cheerful!

This is the first time I’ve used my old pink suitcase .  I hope  everything will fit inside…

I always worry about not having enough stock, until I actually try to fit it on the stall, but people do enjoy a good rummage don’t they?!

The Funk Fair is on Saturday 5th November at Picardy Place in Edinburgh, from 10-5pm .  See you there x

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Well…it snowed, and it snowed some more…

If there was somewhere I really need to be, there’s still public transport running…I think.

But it’s at times like this  I feel really lucky and grateful to be able to work from home. I know many people are struggling to get to work by any means possible because they have no alternative,  and my thoughts go out to them.

So what have I been going while I’ve been stuck indoors?  making bunnies a plenty!  For stockists and fairs in December.

My button stocks are starting to get low – I’ve already put out an appeal on my facebook page for more.

I know it’s a bit cheeky to ask , but if you have any going spare I’d be very grateful to have them .  Unfortunately I can’t offer any cash in return, but if you include your address I’ll send a thank you card and a  discount voucher to use in my shops. The address to send to is here Thanks in advance x

Tomorrow I’m going to try out an idea I have for owls…I’ll let you know how I get on.

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Just taking a break from the mammoth sewing marathon I’ll currently engaged in… The Magpie market is only a few days away now – Sunday to be precise…and still so much I want to make before then!

The  motif of the dress is a popular metaphor in the art world for the female gender. I’ve had it in mind, for a while, to make something dress shaped.  Here’s what I came up with – brooches, made with scraps of vintage & recycled fabrics,  embellished with little stitches, beads and sequins.  So now my days of mini-dress wearing needn’t be over!

And, two of my favourite dress songs , which fill me with nostalgia for dresses, dancing and very LOUD music!

…which leads nicely to a short  you tube video of Polly Harvey and David Byrne talking about their creative process – its an absolute gem.

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emotional heart brooches

These ‘emotional’ silk heart brooches are the latest edition to my etsy shop.  They are made from hand-dyed dupion silk, and each features a different emotion, written freehand with the aid of my sewing machine. They’re embellished further with a few tiny hand stitches. To see more images and details click on any of the brooches below-

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I was thrilled to discover that the ‘doom’ & ‘fear’* brooches I made, recently featured on Mr X Stitch  the number one contemporary embroidery and needlecraft blog on the planet!

I’d love you to take a look and explore the site but first…

Warning! This site has X in the title for more than one reason! For adults only …and not for the easily offended!

Stitchgasm!

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* ‘doom’ is now sold :-)

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