Bags, Bags, Bags

I have listed some delightful new bags in my shop with many more to follow.

Just a little taster.

Yum

I saw this on the front page of Etsy yesterday. Two of my favorite things - felt and chocolate yule log. A fab creation by Becky M.

More craft shopping

From time to time I am a craft shopper. On Saturday my OH and I headed of to a craft fair on Londonderry in the Guild Hall. It was about an hour a little bit before we arrived so not to bad. The venue was fab and had a lovely feel about it, everyone we met was very friendly.

We had heard it was a good fair and were checking it out, as one to possibly apply for next year. It was lovely and a nice change being back on the other side of the stall. We drank coffee and ambled around. I spoke to a few stall holders I knew and they seemed to be quite positive, so a definite maybe.

I also made a few purchases and even bought something for myself from Hennies Beads.

craft book

I splashed out on Stray Sock Sewing, because it is super cute and I welcome a fun new thing to do over the Christmas Hols. As soon as I picked this book up I was hooked, it is full of fun animals just waiting to be made. The book is split into sections, there is a section showing a variety of animals having adventures and a section showing how to make some of them. It is fun feel-good book which I am looking forward to trying out.

This little guy is the very last picture in the book and I just love him.

New Fabric

On Thursday, my OH and I went to the Kings Hall in Belfast to the Stitch and Creative Crafts Exhibition. I buy fabric all the time, but I rarely get the chance to touch it before I buy. There were lots of stands all showcasing a variety of crafts and supplies. I was there for fabric and craft books. I did myself proud in terms of fabric and even got a delightful craft book (more tomorrow).

Dolls and Elephants

Monsters.....ohh scary

Singers and coffee cups

A little nip of christmas

Butterflies and flowers

Cats and Ponies

Fruit

Spots of course

These flowers and birds really sparked a few thoughts in my head.

Mmmmm

Good enough to eat, oh someone has beaten me to it.

Angry Gingerbread Man by Bittersweets

My love of GingerBread men grows, nearly time to get Georgie out again.

Featured Shop - Sewn Natural

While looking at around Etsy for Christmas stuff I found Sewn Natural. The idea behind this store is that nice things can be pretty "while making the world a little bit better at the same time". What I really liked was the fresh approach they take. These lovely christmas trees are made from red vintage Japanese kimono silk. It has a beautiful balsam fir tree sachet in it which would leave that christmas tree smell in the room.

I really like these little trees as well.

When I looked on through the shop I saw some lovely other items. Here are a few other lovelies.

upcycled duck baby rattle toy

 

retro elephant baby

Etsy Finds - Christmas

Oh I can smell the cinnamon in the air, I even heard a Christmas song on the radio during the week. So I trolled around Etsy to look at the some of goodies on offer.

This little star is made by wordzoflife. I like the patchwork aspect in this decoration.

Stitchin sew prim has this pretty cushion in their store. It has a delightful country feel about it.

I have been looking at patchwork lately and I love this quilted wall hanging by Bound For Glory

New Bag

A new little bag with a chain. It is styled like a baguette, but meets the requirements of having a chain. I think this would be nice with a leather short handle. Something else to work on. Now just a new name needed....Petite Baguette?

Is it bad to want this bag for myself? Love it. Look out for it in the shop soon.

Treasury - Tropical Vampire

Thanks to samantha's art studio for the include in her treasury.

Craft Fairs

So far I have been to 2 Christmas craft fairs in the last 2 weeks. Neither have been fabulous but certainly worth going to. The big upside is that I have created loads of stock, which I will be uploading to my shop over the next few days. It also means I have good stock for my big Christmas Fair in Decemeber.

One of the things I love about craft fairs is the opportunity to talk to my customers. Etsy is great but you don't get the chit chat, regarding what they would like. It allows me to see what bags and fabrics people pick up and touch. Often after fairs I feel the creativity flow and new things appear, one of which I will post about tomorrow.

Here is a picture of one of my latest tables.

At a lot of these craft fairs the tables can be.... lets say petite. I really struggle to not overload the table with bags and organise them in a way that makes people want to pick them up.

Still working at it.

Purchase

There are many things I love to buy and wear, but as the weather starts turn it gives me new opportunities for purchases. I have a scarf collection that most shops would be jealous of. I also love, I mean LOVE, gloves. I think a bit part of the glove thing is winter weather. Last year I discovered long fingerless gloves, they are like leg-warmers for your hands. I had purchased a random gold sparkly pair quite a while ago in the sale for 50p ($1), but only wore them for the first last year and fell in love with them. I thought I would not be able to get anymore, so imagine my delight when I found these.

Pale Grey Cashmere Fingerless Gloves, I admit they were a little (!) more expensive, the upside was that the lovely M&S had sent me a voucher for a pair of gloves up to the value of £15, so I only had a little to add. They are toasty warm, you can text in them and you don't need to take them of to get change out of your wallet. Result.