Wool Threads... interesting...

 Sooooo..... Wool Threads then....

I've got myself this box to play with and i am quite excited.

If they are awesome and i love them, i am going to buy lots and maybe stock them in my shops.

 These are Wool Threads on the reel and, get this,.... you can use them on the sewing machine aswell as for hand sewing. This is why i am quite excited.

I am going to do some KirstyFish style testing to see what they do in my machine and by hand.

I am going to test them on Acrylic Felt and Wool Felt.

There are a GAZIILION colours to choose from so i shall have a happy time with those colour charts.

 If you sew with FELT - these might interest you too....

Watch this space, because if i am to stock them - you know i'll be telling you all about it right here.

 *new Colour*

Can you believe there is a set of coloured buttons i wasn't selling?

I know, trust me - these are new.

I have long wanted a softer purple - a lilac haze to soften the pallette.

And here it is Liberty Lilac.

Soft and sweet - not at all like my good self.

Anyway, listen. Kids are back to school. I have a million trillion jobs to do.

I am off to ZUMBA tonight - not really my thing, but i am going to support my friend who has started running the classes. I did a hard hour at the gym this morning and i am going Kayaking tomorrow!

You know i'm busy when i start avoiding Jobs by over exercising.

I Salute you Ladies!

Long Live The Crafter Revolution



Closing Shop... and other *news*

 FRIDAY 19th August

Last posting day from any of the shops.... please get any orders you *need* in, to me, before Friday

I shall be taking a break until Sunday 28th August...

(a well needed break)

 Then it will be all systems go for the Christmas Stock!!  

and getting any supplies ready you might want for the Christmas Crafting mayhem.

I have a few FAIRS that i shall be attending and hope to let you know when and where

 >>>>> see sidebar information

(i LOVE a good Craft Fair *excited dance*)

 I will also be having a mega

CLEARANCE SALE

in this shop: http://paperfish.etsy.com/

so an ideal time to get some early Christmas Gifts at a fraction of what they are worth.

I am, as yet, undecided on what will happen to this shop...

I have ideas in abundance, but nothing set in stone

i am open to your ideas / what you like best from there / what it could become more of:

Badges? Brooches? Bunting?

A new style of Supplies shop?

NeedleBooks? PinPots?.....

 A few new Button Bags available in the BigFish.etsy shop

Pretty colour combinations to inspire you.

And i hope to get http://www.lovepaperfish.com/ fully up to date, on my return to work.

In the meanwhile, i have an Older Blog Post re-published here:

http://localcraftmatters.wordpress.com/

LCM is a *must read* if you are local to Northampton / MK / Bletchley area

Lots of info on craft clubs and artists and local vintage...

My piece talks about my way into Button selling... things have moved on even MORE since i wrote that piece and it is exciting to look back - and look forward!

xxx

Festival of Quilts 2011... Part.one. The Quilts!

 Bigging it up Quilt styleee = me with my Craft Homies

My Good Self - Lu Summers -  Lupin

Birmingham NEC Festival of Quilts 2011

What a great day out!

 My head, heart and throat were swollen from talking and thinking and seeing...

Above is Lu Summers fantastic bright quilt.

There were so many styles and disciplines and ideas. I took but a few photos to share.

 Dynamic blocks of colour and gold with tiny tiny complicated quilting.

 Always beautiful, the nostalgic quilts... the above was full of detailed embroidery.

 A superb knitted quilt that was cleverly constructed so as not to lose it's shape or hang oddly (due to how heavy wool can get) This had lots of attention.

 Emphemera and notions. Nostalgia and haberdashery.

 Blocks and strips of shades and tones. Mixed hand quilting and machine quilting.

 Tiny weeny complicated quilted Art.

Rabbit... Hazel....Watership Down??? 

Me singing "Bright Eyes..... burning like Fire......"

and Lupin and my chum Alison not knowing what on earth i was going on about!

Such Fun!

Thankyou my sweet Alison for a great day out.

Awesome fun to meet with Lu and Lupin

Part.one. was the quilts...

Part.two. will be the people and the shopping...