Fame at last!

Well the rumble of Christmas can be heard in the distance, I can`t believe that its come around so quickly AGAIN! Images it is then for this post A picture tells a thousand words....

Look what I found in the fridge the other morning its actually 

cake on a lolly stick

hmmm thats why there were strange noises coming from the kitchen late at night, it was the baking fairy aka my daughter Katie... all 4 of them I tried were gorgeous! 

May I introduce you to some lovely ladies that I met last week -

`The Angel People` in the guise little of old ladies with wings, sent here to Earth to help us out do good stuff aren`t they brilliant! 

I have put my order in! 

Touchy Feely Textile Journals and diaries all ready to send out to `Adore` gift shop in Penistone Barnsley

 I made these for a fundraiser called `A Helping Hand for Needy Paws` 

Who are planning on having a Victorian Twilight Xmas market 

in Locke Park Barnsley probably on the 2nd or 3rd December, It should be good fun and its for a great cause! If your at a loose end why not pop along!

My claim to fame! 

A lovely article ran in Novembers edition of `Yorkshire Life Magazine`

 Its a bit scary when your huge face is spread across a magazine for EVERYONE & ANYONE to take a look at, 

I think they did a  fantastic job (I am so proud) its a great Magazine too all about us up North, where to go what there is to see on our own doorstep 

and of course how fabulous we all are!

Pop over and check it out!

Yorkshire Life magazine

And last but certainly not least

Here`s my `proud Grandma` photo... Caden my grandson  received his 1st special award for his school work... he`s just AWESOME! 

xXx

  

Almost the end of October already?

It never ceases to amaze me where the time goes, the months seem to be speeding by and here we are once again it`s almost Halloween!

The summer has been filled with lots of adventures craft fairs, markets  and country shows from Sheffield to Saltaire, meeting so many talented makers and lovely people & loving every minute of it!

The build up to each event is the same worrying whether you have made enough stock to put on a good display and  also hoping you are given a good spot on the day

Emley Show

The lovely `bumble bee` Meningitis trust fund raisers on Devonshire Green market in Sheffield back in May.

Wristlet key fobs

All set up and ready for business

 I have found a new stockist for my journals & purses in a lovely gift shop on the High street in Penistone Barnsley called `Adore`and have been trying to add some diaries and sketchbooks to my collection

Lots of lovely fabrics make up the spines of my fabric covered books

`Dogs are my favourite People`

Key fobs on their way to Churchfield vets to help with their fundraising

 Recycle Reuse Reduce

One of the highlights of my week this week was running a Textile workshop day in Carlton Community College with year 7 students. 

During the day pupils were able to attend a choice of 4 sessions during the day, all activities were based around recycling. 

• They were able to  make clothing out of plastic bags. There were some amazing outcomes including a wedding dress & grooms outfit!
• They had a Trash Band and made music out of glass & plastic bottles and you should hear the BOOM that comes from a wheelie bin when its it struck with a big bass drum stick, they rhythm kept going by banging the lid!
• `Hot Stuff` was where kids were shown how to use the heat of an iron heat to fuse plastic bags and create their own materials. They made handbags, ties, bibs etc
• In the Textile Workshop we recycled clothing into a huge banner to get across the Recycling message. Jeans, pillow cases and children`s dresses  were cut up and stripped of buttons etc and the outcome was impressive to say the least I was so proud of the kids they were stars.....well most of them !

This was the finished article, it was a great day and very much in keeping with how I like to work, recycled textiles are a great source of materials.


Check out my own recycling which are 
recycled bags 
Made from jackets, trousers and skirts




 and finally one of my other recycled favourites

Utterly Unique  jewellery & beads made from recycled paper. 
This necklace is made from a copy of Viz!