One Small Step....

I'm sorry for the blog silence. I've been a bit busy of late..   I am now officially self employed, have registered with the big bad tax man and am even the proud owner of a "business" account.  I never intended to own a "business" it just kind of snowballed....




So, from now on, I am going to have to try and actually make some money. Of course, I don't intend to set up a printing press ( although how popular would I be??), but I need to reduce costs and get faster at what I do.   I just hope that something that I love, doesn't turn into a mill stone around my neck. You see, that is the problem when a "hobby" becomes a "business"

So, how am I going to do that then? What I need is a plan...


In the mean time, my next big thing is CRAFTfest....
I have been spending some time making my stall look nice and full....you can see it here

CRAFTfest runs from the 9th to the 16th June and you can find out all about it by clicking HERE

Oh, and on Monday, myself and Little Miss Cross Stitch find out if we have been accepted for the illustrious Clutter City ( which you can find out about HERE). Fortunately, I will be at the Fairy Fayre in Holt with my dear family, so will be far to busy to keep checking my emails ( ahem!)

And so, I am off to enjoy the rest of the sunshine, as for the rest of our Jubelisious Jubilee holiday they predict rain :(

Ohhh, Its a Biggun!

If you live in or around Norwich, you can not fail to notice the Norfolk and Norwich Festival is happening now. As part of this they have what are called "Open Studios".  This means that artists around Norwich, and artistic places open themselves up to the general public for inspection.

This year, as something different, our local adult education centre,  Wensum Lodge is allowing us mere mortals to exhibit work as part of the Open Studios for the princely sum of £5. So, when my dressmaking tutor  Ruth suggested that I may want to exhibit some of my flowers, I thought "OK, I've got nothing to lose here and its good advertising". So much as to say, I never so things by halves, so here is my exhibition piece.....

 I don't think I will be wearing this one as a brooch!

The makeover part two!...the big reveal ( part one)

Here it is! The finished fireplace. It is a shame to say that the Easi- sand, didnt work and it wouldnt do to actually touch the fire place but it sure does look priddy.....

Ta Da!

and here is a reminder of the before!

Dino Carnage

As promised, here are the pictures from our dinosaur adventure...

There be monsters!!

I couldn't seem to find my crafty karma yesterday and to be honest, I was a bit of a grumpy me..but last night, we took little J to see the start of the Norfolk and Norwich festival..it was on a bit late, starting at 930pm, but we had a thoroughly wonderful time....and it really cheered me up!

Here are the photos...

 I think that if you had asked Mr E yesterday, he would have said this was me! I love her outfit though..maybe a future project??

 Fantastic use of fishing equiptment!

 There was some amazing work in these creatures. The photos do not really give an accurate idea of size, but they could easily have had their lunch off the top of a double decker.

 We are off to brave the crowds to see Erths dinosaur petting zoo today...I will tell you all about that tomorrow...

Hooky Hook success!

When I heard of Emma at Oooh Betty plight, and the fact that the thing she loved was causing her pain, I had to swing into action with my super hero cape on!


You see, I make these crochet hooks with handles and they help me with the pain that holding a tiddly hook can cause in my hands after a long session of Hookery. I sell them in my Folksy shop... here

 Anyhow, I needed an opportunity to prove my theory that they worked ( and be thoroughly nice too!) so I decided to send one winging its way over to Emma.

Here it what she had to say about it!


Oooh Betty: Comfy Crochet and Bobbly Pin Cushions

So, thank you Emma for your lovely review, and I am really am pleased that you can carry on grannying pain free!

Tre la la la....

Check this out...

A brand new shiny crafty magazine!

It's called Tre La Creativity and is dedicated to the use of craft as a therapy.

Here is the linky do for their website:
 
http://trelacreativity.com/magazine/


 As you know from earlier posts, this is something that I believe in a great deal.

 Its release date is the 6th September and it will be stocked on-line, at independent retailers and there are hints that it will be in HobbyCraft too!

Here is the info pack..check out the dress on the front cover..I want it!!

Open publication - Free publishing - More crafts

The magazine will be quarterly, with lots of " How to's" and features for creative inspiration. There is already an online directory of  craft supply shops and creative services such as illustrators, designers, facepainters etc and a creative fair for handmade items to be showcased, as well as a comprehensive list of Workshops and Events in the country.

As well as all this, us lovers of making  the handmade will be able to join their online directory for just £5 a year, with a free 8th of a page advert..how cool is that??

Pop on over, it's worth a look..( Oh, and I will be in the first edition *smug grin*)