Monthly Archives: December 2010

Featured Interview – Little Birdy Designs

Meet: Lindsay Atkinson – Little Birdy Designs How long have you been making your work and how did it all begin? I set up my shop on Folksy just over a year ago in Aug 2009, I had six card designs which I had sent to various publishers with positive comments but no actual takers, […]

Homemade Festive Treats!

If not on Christmas Eve, I always like to cook home made sausage rolls and mince pies a few days before Christmas. It really gets me in the festive mood and makes the house smell delicious! This year I took a few photos of my progress to share with you… I don’t have time to […]

Time to relax…

Finally a chance to relax and take a break from orders and sending out parcels! Not that I don’t enjoy it, but it has been a rather hectic few weeks running up to Christmas. I’m so pleased to say that all of my presents are now bought and wrapped. It has been a worry because […]

Featured Interview – Funky Fused Glass

Meet: Steph Jones of Handmade Heaven – Funky Fused Glass How long have you been making your work and how did it all begin? Since 2006. As with some of my greatest ideas it came to me in a sunny pub garden, with a chilled glass of vino in my hand, chatting ‘life’ over with […]

Stocking Fillers

I can’t believe Christmas day is in 5 days! So much has been going on here, I haven’t had the chance to think how close Christmas is… Have you finished your Christmas shopping? I still have a few stocking fillers left to buy. If you are stuck for last minute ideas perhaps I could tempt […]

Featured Interview – Pants and Paper

Meet: Sam Sargeant ~ PantsandPaper How Long have you been making your work and how did it all begin? I started at a very young age, when I would spend a lot of time with my Grandma. She had so much patience, teaching me to sew and knit. I used to get so excited to […]

Something broken into something new

A few weeks ago my mum told me that she had something sad to tell me. One of my vases that she had displayed in her living room smashed on the floor while she was hoovering. (I hate that with hoovers – mine blows air out from the back and always blows the magnets off […]

Christmas Mood Board

With Christmas fast approaching, here is my Christmassy mood board for a bit of festive inspiration this weekend. 1. Rudolph by SewingKitchen 2. Felt Shingle Tree by Scissor Variations 3. Yule Log Vase by Delicooks 4. Hanging Owl Decoration by Urbanpaisley

Someone enjoying her advent calender!

Molly is the only one with an advent calender in our house. Since we opened the first window for her on the 1st, I have caught her twice trying to knock the advent calender down from the shelf in the kitchen! The treats inside each window are little chocolate drops which she didn’t seem keen […]

Fresh from the Kiln in December

Here are a selection of new goodies that have been uploaded to my website and Folksy shop this week. Click on the names of the items below the images to be taken directly to each product. Enjoy! 🙂 Autumn Leaves Bowl Lily Pond Vase Small Pebble Pond Bowl Selection of Heart Magnets Elongated Pebble Pond […]

Featured Interview – O’Blue

Meet: Nat – O’Blue How long have you been making your work and how did it all begin? I have always been creative and have a degree in Fine Art, I also work in an Art Gallery as Assistant Curator, so I see both sides of being an artist. I started making jewellery for friends […]

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