Palace Buttons x50

New, in the BigFish shop (better go add them to the Folksy shop too....)
They are like the previous "Robin's Mix" but varying colours - so i changed the name to avoid confusion.

Limited - i think? i have about 10 bags and may not repeat them.

Thought you'd like me to share!? x

Crafty Day...

Tuesdays roll round quickly (thank goodness!) and Tuesday is always craft day for me :) I try to get as much sewing done as possible. It is the one thing i cannot do whilst being a Mummy. My little one does not forgive me ANY minute sat at the sewing machine.

I whipped up a few NeedleBooks for the stock box - and this *new* design called "Dear Deer" super cute and bright in lots of candy colours.

With a little Strawberry on the Pocket Page, as if found on the Forest Floor ... stop, too much cute.

I made a large pile of Robin Baubles too. THESE, i like! And forgive me saying, they look sooo good tumbled in a pile together.

I think i'm getting on top of the Christmas stock list....

2 Sins of mine....

My LittleFish's Cupcakes: My Bakewell Cupcakes - over on the food blog x

Oh god, this picture makes me want to eat another one!

Sins I am guilty of... Pride and Gluttony x

"Men at Work"

AAaaaahh, my very cheeky and very cute nephew.... Playing tunnels at the local Visitors Farm :)
We had him overnight this Summer - he's only 2 x we had a great time.

I need to be around little boys and try to get some idea of what they like!?!?

I spent a bit of time with some other small boys too and this is what my extensive and comprehensive research showed ::

Little Boys like:

Tractors

Diggers

Aeroplanes

Diggers

Combine Harvesters

Diggers

Pirates

Diggers

(BOY lavender bags below - you know, for their Pyjama drawer)

They also like:

Dolls

and diggers.

I think my nephew might be having a DIGGERS themed birthday party in October!

Do me a favour, and let me know if you come across any items that are currently available and party related with the theme of.... DiGgErS x

thanks x

Photo Shoot....

I like a good photo shoot. It reminds me 'I am here' and can *weirdly* make me feel better when i don't feel that positive about myself.

Favourite shoes x x

over 5yrs old and i have managed to keep them in one piece. If i could find this exact copy of shoe again, i would buy 3 pairs: Red, Blue and Green. Nice dress! It's Jersey (mmm, love that comfy stretch) from The White Stuff i love surfwear labels. They are always practical, comfy and hardwearing.

Feeling a bit fat. Not enough dog walking and one too many cakes over the bank holiday. I feel this way when i have spent too long sitting and sewing...

Cutest new *teeny tiny brooch* perfect for pinning my dress to the vest underneath. I hate it when my cleavage starts to fall out!

Urgh. Zit. Spot. Evil things.

Note to self: drink more water / take your vitamins / get outside. Love yourself Kirsty, if you don't, no-one else will.

MsFish and the amazing 3-tone-hair...

Ask your hairdresser for the latest in *must get out more* hair couture: The left over ORANGE base from the hair dye that bleached badly in the sun, plus that dark brown re-growth, with a generous smattering of white and grey. It's alllll the rage you know.

Hello there Fish - not feeling too great? Cheer-up! There are bound to be people out there worse off than you. IF you left the house more often.... you might MEET some!

So, i moaned a little. I'm allowed, aren't i?

next post = SmallFish's BUTTON BUGS - they rock! in the meantime, i must reconnect with humanity :) (and get my hair done) x

CRAFTing extravaganza...

SO... the child is away at Grandmas for one night only... this means that i have a period of 24 hours in which i *must* sew! CRAFTing extravaganza sounds much more glamourous than it ever ever is... basically, i turn into a factory and it all gets a bit crazy. Get me... 'vogue-ing' in my new spotty dotty necklace, sent by my lovely friend BOMBUS x x x it was a great way to start the 24 hour sweatshop experience. It made me feel all positive :)

The car was dropped off for it's annual MOT. The insurance renewed. The tax is due next week... there's nothing like the *need* for money to spur the Fish on in her Crafty-ness.

Oh good grief, i am about 2 hours into the sew-a-thon here and i already feel like taking my own life! What am i doing? Why don't i just sell buttons and felt, leave it that???

I can't, i love the world of HANDMADE! i am proud when i sell my creations.

Some of the first batch.... looking all felty and festive, ready for the hand-finished elements.

There are a many more million to make from here... and, can you believe, i am still not fed up of Christmas!!

I am not complaining, far from it. I love my work and i would rather be boss of my own routine than have to travel to work elsewhere.

I have been told on a couple of occasions how "lucky i am "... "i'd love to sit at home, sew a few decorations and get paid" - i am just sharing the fact that, when THIS work is One's wage - there is no "sewing a few decorations" and indeed no guarantee you'll get any payment!

I am really looking forward to the Christmas Craft Fairs this year - they are always full of fun. SO, if there is a craft fair near you, from here on til December... go see! you might find something quite wonderful x x x

Weekend Thrift-a-rama....

A typically English afternoon - bar one thing... it was sunny!! So, off to the local "Bric-a-Brac" sale in Dodford.
Cute Summer dress = check
Sunnies = check
Rogue Trader style 4x4 truck = check Super sweet vintage style bag = check
SmallFish...... = check... but WAIT a minute!!

Somebody wasn't too keen on a trip out thrifty hunting... "What's up PongoFish?"

"Mama, you forgot my purse and now i can't buy anything"....

Run back inside for the Little Hello Kitty purse = check!

She soon cheered up as we entered the Village Green - they had a full on BAND playing!! Cool! and oh so English. It was dreamy :)

So dreamy, i did forget to photograph all my purchases for you to share.... Herbs, a rug, some books, .... SmallFish's plastic turtle and 'Tigger' Cocktail stirrer....

Tea from a true Utility Wear 'Village Hall' cup and saucer (i wanted a second cup but they didn't sell their tea by the pot, mores the pity)

Dreamy dreamy cake... Victoria Sponge with real strawberries. OH be still my fluttering heart... this cake will make it to the Food Blog sometime, it was delicious.

The Plant Stall with Parasol - this thrift sale spilled out of the Village Hall, over the Village Green and away up the winding village road.

I sat in the sunshine, enjoying the band and swatting the wasps off my cake with this *new* old book (all about English gramar and punctuation - i could do with the tuition)

Oh English-ness, i did enjoy a warm slice of your pomp and circumstance this weekend. Thankyou for your eccentricity and love of Tea, Cake and thriftiness x x x