Oh... I do like to be beside the sea side...

Long time no post... what can I say....?

Life just gets in the way at times right!?....

Annnny Way...

Here's a sneaky peek at some things I'm making for our

'Handmaid & Vintage Fair..'

In the mean time James & I recently returned from Brighton...

What A fab place to go, & we were spoilt with lovely weather.....

Fab shops... so many shops....


The Royal Pavilllion

O yes.... & these..... Sea Gulls....

Just watch your ice-cream....!!

Come To Our fair.....

The Handmaid and Vintage Fair

Sat 7th August

Handmade lovelies Vintage Inspired..

10.30am - 1.30pm

jewellery, cushions, cupcakes, hearts, cards,
Garlands, vintage finds, decorative lovelies, refreshments

and much, much more..

Held at:

The Church Hall

Chapel Road Boxted

Colchester Essex

CO4 5RP

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Busy... Busy... Busy.....

You've heard of the tooth fairy right...?

Well..., is there such a thing as a 'time fairy...!?'

You know a fairy that perhaps snatches time away....?!

Dunno where the time goes....

Nope... nope, & I won't accept, that time goes by quicker,

as you get older... what's that all about anyway....!!?

Any-hoo...
Here are some pictures of a custom order for my
note-books I make, no two alike, think they look great all grouped together...

Got some new goodies I'll post on here later, & will be available in my little old Folksy shop, & fingers crossed news of a 'The Handmaid & Vintage Fair', I'm in the process of organizing locally...

Happy Bank Holiday people....

ASHES TO ASHES....

Friday nights fish n chips, mug a tea, curled up on the sofa watching, the last ever Ashes to Ashes......

O happy days.....

From the workroom....

Handmade Paper bunting...

Tiny hand cut & printed note-lets

Handmade lavender heart
All being uploaded to my shop now... over at FOLKSY

Vintage Delights.......

Vintage style hair adornments..., handmade by yours truley...

Can be found here

Play & Paper....

Handmade & Sewn Notebooks, I've been making...

I love making these, I like the different textures of paper & cotton...

All can be found here

finding time.....

I think the weather, plays a big part in our energy levels,

& the way we feel about life,...

The clocks changing to spring time, means that we are waking

to a sun filled bed room, which is a good start to the day..

Finding the time, in an already busy & full week is always a challenge

&, I've been inspired to create a few things again lately...

I do wonder, as my blog, records the many images of things I've made, where all the ideas come from....?

Some how they just seem to keep coming....

Sunny Saturdays, & Sweet Treats......

On a glorious sunny Saturday, a friend of mine decided

to do her 1st ever Fair......

What a fabulous day for it...!!

I'm pretty sure, all her goodies were sold...

Not that I'm surprised..., they were truly delicious...!!

Well done girl..... all that hard work was worth it!

Now here's to the next one........

A Personal Goal.......

Some time ago I was encouraged be Lynn over at

Sea Angels

To send some of my work up to the Lovely magazine

Somerset Life

I can't tell you how long I've drooled over these pages, &

these fantastic, creative artists, in the past...

In the hope or dream... that I may, one day, lay along side

them in this lovely magazine......!!

So I give thanks to Lynn at Sea Angels

Because she believed I could do it....

& kept emailing & nagging, me to send my work in.....

& as you can see from these pages, it paid off...

A very personal Goal, that my work has been published,

& that, I'm just a little bit proud off...

Thanks Lynn xx

Long time no post.....

So Spring has sprung &, I've finally got around to taking some photos of Easter things I've been busy making........

Bunny gift labels....

Decorative Chicken

Decorative hearts garland.....

All will be listed in my shop in the next day or so....

AS PROMISED......

More goodies... as promised....

Paper Garlands


Tea Rose scented bath bombs..

Jeniffer's DO......

So Jeniffer's having a bit of a do at her's..... it's a Mother's day/Easter, handmade, vintage, craft, gift, evening....

You know, I can clearly remember us talking & planning this, when we were packing away our Christmas things we'd made, at the last 'DO' there,... & it only feels like a few weeks ago....!!!!!

Annnny-waaaayy...

With this in mind, here's some of my bits & bobs I've been working on...

More pictures to follow, I'm afraid the poxy battery ran out on my camera, so I'll add them when I have 'em....

Handmade 'Home Garland'

The finished packaging for the garlands

Note-lets made from a mixture of paper &

children book images, hand stitched onto card....

Bunnies, Chicks & Hearts of Easter dec's for a display.....

A BIG BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE

A BIG THANK YOU...

To everyone for nominating me for lots of Blog awards, I really do appreciate the kind thought, & I don't want to seem ungrateful in anyway...but I'd like to keep my Blog.... 'an award free place'

I hope you understand there's nothing personal in this...
Once again a BIG thanks....