Today we went to Totnes, every Friday there is a market, & they have some really lovely stuff for very reasonable prices indeed. We got so carried away we got a parking ticket. Not so reasonable.

I am on a complete mission now to buy things to put in Cornwall. In the midst of collecting art & paints. Also, I am going to try & make some roman blinds, so have been watching numerous confusing YouTube videos, that I'm sure I can't understand.

A lovely wooly blanket. Player's Please card books & two vintage tea towels, to frame. A load of frames, from charity shops, recycling centre & market, all need to be revamped. Amazing vintage linen table runners, for making into blinds.

It's going to be a busy weekend! Hope everyone's weekend is full of a mix of creativity, relaxation & partying. Of course.

Hello there.

Well for once I have actually been a little short on things to blog about. Normally I am stopping myself from blogging too much but this week RM & I went down to Cornwall to do some decorating & being away from computers, tellies, etc was quite nice really. But also, I'm glad to get back to a bit of iPlayer.

Anyway, I have reached over 100 'admirers' on Etsy! Whatever this means, so I thought I'd celebrate. I understand this is a very small achievement, but an achievement none the less. So, I am hosting a little sale in honour. You can receive 15% off all items in my shop when you use the code SECRET at the check out :)

Tomorrow I will be putting up all of my lovingly hand screen printed tees & sweats on & they are the last ones I will be doing, each one unique & one of a kind (see some here).

Please take a little look.

Ooooh thank golly gosh it's Friday, right!

A whole post on labels? How boring! Well... I like them :)

I totally forgot to get pic of all my dresses together (all 8 would have looked lovely I think).

But I did get some snaps of my snazzy labels. I did these big painted ones to sew into the back of the dresses, the colours match & the shop wanted something with my brand but no website.

I think I will do them again, they have a certain impact.

Also, to attach to the dresses I did a little tag. I always enjoy doing little jobs like this, I like an excuse to play around on Photoshop. Just a brief description of me & the dresses & mainly there to reinforce the 'made in England' which I want to drill into people's brains!

Unrelated, here are two lovely new pictures by RM, I think they are very lovely...

{PS: I say lovely a lot!}

Last Sunday we spent all day freezing our socks off at the snowy Backyard Market in London. I'm not going to lie, it was a bit of a flop. Just as the country goes into a big freeze we decide to sell cotton dresses & t-shirts. Oh well. You live you learn!

Here are some pics of our stall. I thought it was very pretty as we are still market amateurs:

This week I have been frantically getting together my order for a local shop, I must learn how to organise myself! (I feel I say that a lot?) I will post some pictures soon, I forgot to get a nice image of them all together. Silly silly.

Also, I almost forgot about my first ever give away. The winner is Anya of Anya Adores. Thanks to everyone for all the support. Don't stop 'liking' me & following me please, it's very lovely of you. & watch this space, more give aways soon I promise :)

Happy weekend lovely people.

This weekend we've been in London. Doing some cultural things, seeing some theatre, eating tasty food & visiting some galleries (gift shops).

As I'm not at home I can't show what is up in my studio - but I did take my sewing machine with me to do some last minute sewing, I set it up in the corner of the flat & it was very handy indeed.

Some other piccies of LDN:

 Me & RM eating pastries & feeling chilly & looking silly:

 Hanging animals in Borough Market:

St Pauls at night on the South Bank:

(Didn't catch any of the snow - it was pretty magical & very cold)

Tomorrow me & RM will be selling a bunch of lovingly hand printed tees & sweatshirts (along with other goodies) in East London at the Backyard Market.

Don't be shy if you are a London dweller brave the snow & browse the stalls.

We will reeeeally have to wrap up warm!

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 This is a picture of Arnie when he was young & very strong & muscly looking. I don't know why.

Oh my golly!

It is the last day to use my massive 20% discount in my Etsy shop...

I have also created a lovely treasury list of Valentines related goodies, take a look here.

This is my new 'feature' {Oh how bloggy!} - Studio Sunday. It's a little insight into my studio - what I have been up to last week & what I have to do...

So, well, I really do seem to make things more stressful than I need to! I am awful at leaving things to the last minute & letting projects pile up, but I am trying to turn over a new leaf, I promise.

This is an image I love from 'Print Workshop' a book I got for Christmas, it's my latest addition to my bookshelves & it is full of fun projects & step by step guides on how to create lovely things. Also, it is just so nicely illustrated throughout.

Here is my fabric hanging in the bathroom, we don't have a tumble drier & I am pre-washing all my fabric before making it up to avoid shrinking/colour running. Time consuming, but essential.

This is my Battenberg design - one of the ones I am creating for Conker, as well as Frangipane.

 An old Singer machine I bought to add to my growing collection, I love it, it's so 50s & makes me think of housewives sewing their pinnies.

 (Oh & this is my very messy window - the dumping ground really -

full of scraps & things that I need to sort out... Oh dear... I probably shouldn't admit this)

January has flown by. It's been quite a crazy month & full of plans & excitement, & also quite daunting. Next weekend I will be going up to London to do The Backyard Market, flogging some flirty Valentines goodies & my usual wears. Also, have to finish my dresses for Conker for the first week in February. I really need to get better at managing my time!

Don't forget to check out my shop as time is running out on the January sale.

&&& my first ever giveaway.

Oh & one more thing, a lovely lady Lisa Marie asked if she could feature me on her blog :)

I was of course very flattered, so check out the blog post here.

 {image source - SUCH a lovely picture}

I need your help... you will get a pressie - It's a big push to get more blog 'followers' & Facebook 'likes'.

All you have to do is follow my blog, & comment on this post & I will randomly pick someone to give my lovely I Know goody bag of handmade pretty things made by me (FOR FREE, FREE)! 

Desperate... 'I Know'. So please leave a comment, just to say hello, & follow me it will be supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

(PS: by the 10th Feb '12 - Thank you - Goodnight)
(PPS: If you already follow me well then of course you can comment too - as long as I can see you following me... no stalkers)

Happy Monday one & all. Today I start work on my shop order, plan my stock for coming markets & tidy up my studio (I must, I must!).

But for now here are some pictures from my old SLR that I have only just got developed, as always. I love it though, I think it was my parents when they were young & it takes reliably charmingly slightly wrong photos, or maybe that's just me...

these pictures are from bits of life between October/December '11.

Visting Harry & Wes - Brighton - October.

Winter walks & amazing views - Home -  December

Tidy for my photo shoot - My bed in the window - November

 The recycling centre, where we shop mainly - Chagford - December

Right, with all this stuff to do I seem to have got a silly amount of coughs & sneezes, a lemon & honey & off to work.

I hope everyone else is having a lovely manic Monday.