Monday, April 16

love at first sight...

i admit to being a late comer to Etsy
i stumbled across the site through an ad in the first copy of craft, last november. it was love at first sight.
i knew immediately that i needed to be part of this growing family of crafters and designers selling their wonderful wares...
what i didn't bargain on was the amount of beautiful things that i would find that i suddenly couldn't live with out. a perfect example of that is pictured right here ~


joy & contemplation

by millymollymandy , i just love this pretty pair of pictures and am now looking for the perfect old frames to do them justice. one of my favorite reads as a child was the millymollymandy books, how could i resist this shop...so if you have time to stay and browse, here are a few more artists that have had my money

theblackapple ~ ashleyg ~ badbird ~ irishluck

and here are ones that will soon be getting some

clarissa ~ suezybees ~ treehouse28 ~ birdie1973

now i am off to vacuum the used dog's hair off the carpet and set about my working day. this week it is "bag making week ", watch this space...

happy monday, Tif

Sunday, April 15

ohhh, look what i found...

so treasure hunting proved very successful this weekend. on saturday i found
five half slips
twelve full slips
six camis
on sunday i found lots of bits of lace, two vintage tablecloths perfect for recycling into bags and a pink flowery thing that will become a cushion...


and then this rather sweet crocheted apron that #1 child is modelling for me, while folding laundry


i am thinking of sewing this to the front of a summer skirt...

Tif

Friday, April 13

another week accomplished...

4 kids were clothed, fed and watered
6 pets were not clothed, but fed and watered
(sadly, Clive the hamster has passed on to the great hamster heaven in the sky, which i am told is not dissimilar to las vegas)
1 good man still with me
2 bags sold at here
6 slips sold here
1 newspaper interview for the seattle times
2 girls to go thrift store hunting with tomorrow
12 fresh organic eggs from San Juan island
1 good week...













* smiles* Tif