tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12747884211592473112024-03-05T14:22:30.515-08:00Bexs Buttonsbexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192406320676470417noreply@blogger.comBlogger179125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274788421159247311.post-16332582850088512472010-05-27T00:57:00.000-07:002010-05-27T01:05:29.431-07:00New Pictures...<div align="center">Just a few snaps of some recently acquired charity shop gold....<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475856441192069266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9S3kWf3JCJlIIJy2NggTQ2NCwzO40C-dTqJ9txa7qha06GZLNZx0NJdNlQefJlET7hK7Mhik0YqGCLxtlTqtLjQ4mEjfzTTrMvcokSlp4zRt3uk-ZLHeaxdaZLsQ7nx8GO-tHMlT4Bgo/s320/S4200026.JPG" border="0" /></div><p align="center">Please may i introduce you to Betty (on the left) and Balthazar (on the right), you can see one of the pretty handkerchief's i have taken to pinning to the wall, and the strange but appealing skiing lady)<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475856449525128898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDvKP00zrCgzfYd845Vzbn_p-VDI-OWjU4J5VSuEmmcEyCykPXUfDKpGGBu7U5M8P-b91OsjkaPRY5kW3ln__UwutPbCU-2tyG3jedZOy6dwtYOGjiaTH11pfZqptrViqqZPIX-EGsstc/s320/S4200028.JPG" border="0" />A collection of five white china horses for £2! they are not shown in their best here on the tatty, soon to be painted and re-vamped, shelves. only one of them has a broken leg but their previous owner had repaired so its all good.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475856457747262194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9776Cm4JTxoqLZaOnBTtRY1GceRZQX_PYoPlb7og5aNgQT2Wrdwc3M_LhvWWrBPNMQeJmSiB_F80ngvx5vOXy63R_JLowsQGgEYfLwGuzFZKXB2jYpfyrERlbI2RsWLKTNaElNg5wjw/s320/S4200027.JPG" border="0" />Some new brass owls to sit upon the 'knick-knack' shelf, i didn't intend for it be mainly full of feathered things but its going that way. </p><p align="center">Anyway, time to go and make in the shop</p><p align="center">xx</p>bexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192406320676470417noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274788421159247311.post-69072215954735597842010-05-16T11:30:00.001-07:002010-05-16T11:44:56.827-07:00A Favorite Part of The House...<div align="center">It seems that i stop by here just about often enough to clear the worst of the cobwebs away doesn't it?<br /></div><div align="center">i just wanted to stop by and show you one of my favorite spots in our house at the moment.Its on the wall directly opposite to where the sewing table is. the cabinet is one of my prized possessions a) because it is lovely and b) because i carried it all the way to the house from town (about a 25minute walk) all on my tod....i honestly thought i was never going to be able to raise my arms above my head ever again, they hurt so much) </div><div align="center">I'm not sure what it is about this set up but i just really like it, i plan for the whole wall to be almost covered in lovely framed pictures of various birds, there are a few up all ready.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471937957865394786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4iSmewaPxAcfxLNREfItJJwwgiQnFSHRPXC5_dohnVtyztW8S3954u8lnYwdTJ6vTq7kP9x47s0sWAaSmcEhFNIx4oDZnTXJvPxi6CNJUxBzYk-MOb8srx_FjxZEus65KEkVjV_Pyv_E/s320/S4200352.JPG" border="0" /></div><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471937966459474978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZhFO_B09RiDiWkCvZGFT2VKiLDRnXmxl-7u5IGY0lVIl8vRI2IXeIDpwdf9Q2zH3V3nLgrkYPpp5fyYBee5WapfghqVBhzBzFklwNY6f8CBKPf_4fb8fGUbireS829t66IGTzTfhlGc/s320/S4200353.JPG" border="0" />The little set of shelves was a bargain from a charity shop, i think it was the princely some of 4 pounds! i intend to display all of my very important nick nacks which seem to magically appear in my shopping bags whenever i go into charity shops.<br />anyway, I'll post some more pictures when i finally get the space finished, there's not much left to do just a few more licks of paint here and there.<br />anyway, have a wonderful Sunday evening!!</p>bexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192406320676470417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274788421159247311.post-87805351754201589542010-04-21T10:18:00.000-07:002010-04-21T11:00:03.280-07:00Things That I Am Liking Quite A Bit...<div align="center">hello!!<br /></div><div align="center">I wanted to pop by and show you some of the lovelies i have <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">acquired</span> in the last few days...much to the dismay of my bank account...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462646505987231970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwnECRVnQ98E2w6GteNuzapx_beksenvyj2JiKA16vMuVccweuci_HxcNhSZlnKXbNKkj0SLT5dyIi0trGCMMkg19rhwR4i6RcyWai3p7Z8aMFjyQ4m3H8nhkNVCliAGoL5_ZI6MJHSQ/s320/sewing+room+1.JPG" border="0" /><br /></div><p align="center">I guess this one didn't break the bank. i stumbled across a rather lovely vintage bed sheet in the charity shop, which was perfect for some curtains i had been planning. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ive</span> been slowly but surely <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">renovating</span> my sewing corner of the house...poor old <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Arth</span> gave me free rein in the colour department...hence the teal and ochre yellow scheme!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462646515678002162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxmEdKTvPAvbg9p6oPu21oyowfZd61_xKtdU3qN-SWF4sE5n4I3JYBo-1J2hkeSsvmguX9oK-u4kJcLWMks5x-KZkOPqkkKgJ6GL-wn0UWjQWkmuO2XepCYd7qdMI-eLNqcqvxw38hkI/s320/sewing+room+2.JPG" border="0" />You can see some lovely teal here, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Ive</span> yet to pin up all of my 'notice board/mood board' <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">whatnot's</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">I'm</span> really pleased with it and think the curtains came out lovely...very <a href="http://http//dottieangel.blogspot.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">dottie</span> angel</a>.<br />The next two are the ones that did the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">damage</span> to the bank account...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462649322092743858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6iAOKVnBHxRulBMG5z3ogwO5gxdIjnmMffdvIqCwW8Ic_cFDgE0cjOKGRItE7s_HIoKL6AB5dw-0iTARROEBe8_Pc9gkR_YSps-Uv7_CV7DOwYUrNqH3KfEjFa18-ETwLUjI0c3qLt5Y/s320/new+books.JPG" border="0" /></p><div align="center">well the <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Print-Pattern-Bowie-Style/dp/1856696464">print and pattern </a>one did anyway, the other one was a bargain from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Oxfam</span>. The Print and pattern one is packed with inspiration and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">I'm</span> glad i brought it despite the lack of pennies <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">residing</span> in my poor bank account! </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462650490355686434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzUb0i6QAB3pdKGKtoCZ9qMqcjTB61kejQ89XtoScKYS4Jk7p_whxEmQnQp0OW_U311ajH789-ZIyRlJwUbhyphenhyphen_r7NiMXm4YNxgDx8LCPBlhOZxeYIMjrT7daxgewSphdB0UrHQEFYeO8/s320/bird+candle.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">I couldn't leave this little fella behind, hes a candle and i have no intention of lighting him ever, he's going to sit by my button jar and guard my them and my pretty coloured plastic knitting needles!<br />Well, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">that's</span> all for now...<br />Have a lovely evening.</p><div align="center">P.S. If i <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">don't</span> mention my shocking blogging skills <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">I'm</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">hoping</span> you wont notice them either. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">I'm</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">sorry to</span> be absent but its just a bit busy for me...<a href="http://www.stuffed-nonsense.blogspot.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">shopwise</span></a> and not shop wise.<br /><br /></div><p></p>bexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192406320676470417noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274788421159247311.post-23988875777348940242010-02-17T02:33:00.000-08:002010-02-17T02:56:19.824-08:00A Friend From Across the Sea...<div align="center">We've had a visitor staying for the past few days...Arthurs baby sister came to stay with us during some of the half term. As a little present for her (its her birthday next week) I secretly made this little creation...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439159316854890018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4OYud4SIGJEWAyUJOIwUWch4LSv1Ivqt6qDGOo783IZbtCS5Ynxw14ay1QNGpiFaiG_4jGwk2sk_pO8CuhK4cm4uZvFJyvT7tznibip2mtQ0M92uykEbEfAthDSkI1nuKw8G07hUQFs/s320/lopsy+lapin+1.JPG" border="0" />Please excuse the rather dark picture, but I had to make her once the little lady had gone to bed. I like looking at the first sketch of something and then the real thing, this one turned out allright.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439159323462588594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQuPCrWsW6n4pKJHqGFN9NZmnwMO_6XCH_JTtiM4nWE0mIZbKtuxsBuLlFw4knmcXJagRaU136L_ThZxwwiw1fwIwe2PBQIBnTp8xUaPc8U0YnHTUoQocHS0RUkA57zka3ZPTKu7tqS0/s320/lopsy+lapin+2.JPG" border="0" />A little embroidered face.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439159330422910994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyG9c1pU_-jxb5tp4LCWMt8rMrQLzhB16Wcrdqao8Kja1TT4rSUI0aJDsUNnTN62Ugtfoz5JFsEhVvbf0v3LTiD5LOR8nz1TPfbJ4xvzdBeIoRzyrwFYtzZxqwSpuA5LFQpg0imk7UsEQ/s320/lopsy+lapin+3.JPG" border="0" />She was gratefully received! The little rabbit is called Lopsy Lapin, and as I type this she is employed in a complicated game of hide and seek. I was going to call her lopsided lapin but its been abbreviated to lopsy...which i think is better. Might make some more of these for the <a href="http://folksy.com/shops/stuffednonsense">shop</a>... <div><div><p>We went to Cirencester yesterday, they have a good museum which we thought that the sister would like to go to. I wanted to go too because there was an exhibition of this <a href="http://imogenharveylewis.com/">ladies</a> work there...I really enjoyed it and brought lots of her post cards because there's no way my bank balance could afford an original...but i can keep dreaming! Why not take a peek, it really is lovely work.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439160965921022274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhapA3tUXzESO5og9YYxn_hpJYdcS47xFjfMY8Bo3MAE-c8PPmM49rxGy8HnGw9wuxs6yVahhe5Hi6iYrgVNef6sB14QEa56lO3FxFzpVImHt-VRT7o7gRuOJ6xoTq_vub-HNAV04snkKY/s320/imogen+harvey+lewis+cards+1.JPG" border="0" />The postcards have been stuck straight up on my sewing wall. My favorite is the lion one.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439160971400162562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhY74X-h2FmoPWIGufAMIZLMSNrwGoCn0H9NFIBTthn1ReCkZX8WLFZzvtP3UqVEtVng3OZWdTI06l78ElVfvvm66JzvnVWZRqMj6LqMKl42mPRX1il3qfBe4x_wMM8KatPj-WD_dAdM/s320/imogen+harvey+lewis+cards+2.JPG" border="0" />(please don't look at the nostalgic picture of me and my sister in the bath! got to love the colour of the bath tub!)</p><p>Speaking of art, I've mentioned my friend Chris Rixon before, he drew me the Bex's Button picture...well he drew some birds recently and as i love birds and have grand plans for a 'Wall of Birds' (when i finally get around to decorating my bit of space...its going to be a wall of pictures of birds, all in brightly coloured frames, and the wall they hang on is going to be either a pale blue or pale yellow, so the frames stand out nice and bold.) I asked him if I could purchase two of them, he was really kind and actually gave me two prints! look at them!!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439162256350970130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQsuans2zaMLW3EeXH3lJEOjXJDm9lERUyP5N4ke0X2dbj2YEnE8yHg7DphmeT-4RnzUdmZ3hhH_LgcFaY2quvVUmVUPrnuiYG0PEjUB_Lp3azE4SSTK2wCkLz7zADDRYaYF1nkbjvG8c/s320/rixons+bird+1.JPG" border="0" /></p></div></div><br /></div><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439162263554428530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAx1gQabNL8C7Jae0aP8zdKB7bZMktRzzODyYS7V-OpWoA_R10IbSsscp_1SG2VwcIbP-oCdo5Hj6cxzn4ovb_sLu74imy2pNn6cSAvxncCVUCLmSc5vuFGtzzwhq3e7EA7gxabCnrUY/s320/rixons+bird+2.JPG" border="0" />As you can see, being the highly organised person that I am, I don't have any frames for them yet, but I had to put them up because they are soo wonderful. He uses only drawing pens, which is amazing when you think that that means its all individual lines on the feathers! If you like what you see please check out his <a href="http://crixonillustration.com/">website</a>, I bet you wont be disappointed!</p><p align="center">Well, I think I've bombarded you enough for one day!</p><p align="center">Be back soon.</p><p align="center">xx</p>bexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192406320676470417noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274788421159247311.post-74267096236164340342010-01-25T04:47:00.000-08:002010-01-25T05:09:42.492-08:00Bonjour!!<div align="center">Hello my lovelies? How are you all today?</div><div align="center">I've been super poorly over the last few days...some sort of extra strength cold...I've only just gotten my voice back and I'm left with quite a good raspy cough (which makes me sound like a velociraptoroff of Jurassic park...that scene when they are in the kitchen...remember?)</div><div align="center">Needless to say...i was knocked for six...soo much so that i couldn't even sew 'Woe is me!' But that didn't stop me thinking about what i wanted to sew! Which leads me onto some pictures... (and probably some explanations...)</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430659920606497730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxW35r7AZ5d2ar2cRJZs4MRjKo5fhHhBiynN8vNbcwTPKc_LHgcmhWDXZjx1DBM4hb3-DrQqWKAqH_JXSCLBOOngxAELY5nU-PJuFgIah_1z6F0U1tTeNXpybY2kFLHHqY2M9d5BDz7oE/s400/crabbitz+embroidery+1.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">That lightly drawn moustached critter you can see in this picture is called a Crabbitz; we've had a recent invasion of them at the <a href="http://stuffed-nonsense.blogspot.com/">shop</a>... not that El or I are complaining. They are a cross between a cat and a rabbit and like most things in the shop we kind of came across them by accident. I decided i wanted to embroider a picture of one due to a few reasons 1. El recently drew some super cute pictures of them 2. we had a few embroidered pictures in frames at the shop but sold some in the last few weeks so needed some more and 3. i was probably hallucinating on cough medicine when the thought crosses my mind!!</p><div align="center">Anyway onto the next picture...half way through sewing... <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430661183767460706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH6jB48gKIPm_ebECLgY2zSo4nvolYD8QYJnehyphenhypheneNzNJ_8SAsQExe75EVj42mMVeD4we5soCNF3Ldy8IBAMRFp8dpvCQ6_dCyRda54g6BojgS62HKzKqrxR776sHg28kmnYQ_n0wTojnU/s400/crabbitz+embroidery+2.JPG" border="0" />please excuse the slightly blurry picture...I'm using an old camera which was kindly given to me by a friend (my other one gave up the ghost!) You can see that the Crabbitz has a speech bubble...inside that speech bubble you can see that he is saying 'Parlez-vous francais?' The idea is to do a little series/collection of them all saying funny little french sayings...What do you think? we are going to put them into some cute little wooden frames we have...i think they would look really cute up on a wall and i have to admit I've grown a little fond of this one...he might have to stay...well its always best to test run new ranges right??<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430661871980729234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9v1MrZh13-3ynMGNccx0UfGp4_D0MGwuBCUIzq0vDEhmYFWQVG_wZKAFesRHaKWlvzqxD1x1lhUcGEANYr8ti1pc1cp5ZixPgZ1PwLK4Gcxsq3IBfNUJZQy_vkiz4TMxyw6pDmzhAtYE/s400/crabbitz+embroidery+3.JPG" border="0" />Here he is with his body all finished. i plan to keep the colours quite simple...black with one other colour...here it is green in his bow tie...I'm also thinking of doing the outline of the speech bubble in green too, i think it will bring everything together nicely, what do you think?</div><div align="center">I'll post you another picture when I've finished embroidering the words (i get an hour break at work so I'm going to save that for then!)</div><div align="center">Anyway...I'm off for a quick browse around the charity shops before work (first shift back since i got sick...fingers crossed I'm OK for it!)</div><div align="center">Speak soon</div><div align="center">xx</div>bexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192406320676470417noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274788421159247311.post-4276265601972781652010-01-06T10:27:00.000-08:002010-01-06T10:57:01.344-08:00My Bargain Sense Was Tingling...<div align="center">Soooo...</div><div align="center"><div><div><div><div><div>i wondered into town with Arthur (i say wondered but really i battled my way through near Arctic conditions...that's right followers, Cheltenham has finally got the snow!), at the time he thought he was going in to work but they called him on the way in and said he didn't have to come in because of the snow (later on i had to tell work that there was no way i would be able to walk in to town from our house...its literally a skating rink!.) Anyway, i digress, we thought we might as well have a wonder around the shops which were open. We enjoyed a delicious bacon sandwich and coffee,and i also picked up the most recent sew hip (FINALLY Smiths got it in). However i was satisfied...i had an itch still, i knew there were bargains to be had...so we wondered around a few charity shops, and by the end of it had definitely found the source of my tingling bargain sense.</div><div>In one shop i found 2 hand knitted bunny shaped egg cosies, a new Richard Scarry book, and a lovely little mouse ornament for the grand total of £2.50.</div><div>In the next one i found 8 square metres of some lovely heavy grey and black tweed fabric for £10, (an absolute bargain as i was looking at some similar stuff in a fabric shop and it was just under £10 pounds for 1 metre!) This fabric is going to come in sooo handy for the shop! I also found a brown leather belt for £1. (apologies for the paint pots and untidy bedroom picture, we are in the midst of decorating and this was the only room which had any where near enough light)</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423698704310679714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHbptg8hYRPF28WS3rfhLTx6qfWmQSwDh_YK1dFJBsxRjWLksFkESAA9GsKvCPk5OEId61CQJrgdqr87H3Fy1jMe90hvxOCYIgQqfXycvtot-GE2tPijiysZ4CLJXhJwJSeLcri0fa3qc/s400/snow+day+bargains+1.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423698709923618610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHwYhikn-FgtxdzVzz7IxNUIV4IUIwi7Y6iilONxIwBTibDxbNGlzebwPPsRm2F2A6oXXoYgMCLOflUcS8C1TSrQgLRTu53UC1CosKm-Tq7_cjb10ROqdmjY77juZvL5WsYKTp-BFQ44/s400/snow+day+bargains+2.JPG" border="0" />But the best was definitely saved for the last shop we went in. The weather was terrible by this time, i couldn't see a thing because i had to take my glasses off (they were getting covered in snow!) But we battled through and as a reward for our Arctic Explorer skills i found the most wonderful hand embroidered throw/wall hanging. It was priced at £5 and i didn't hesitate to take it to the till it was beautiful, love at first sight! But it got better, when i went up to the till the lady told me that all linen was half price! This beauty cost me £2.50!! Just look at it...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423699607898822258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEQBYD5GF-ox9jhbM1b68Z4tTOnyYbM9bJkqE_anYYdCYctgsQwjx6YJ7TyQLJOK5JZpQhyUsCAAYHxGWYq3uzcWxplMPt2bniA1OwIvfIPnz253qgwVC0jA_xekGwSau1oW1Uqjq8bQ/s400/beautifully+embroidered+throw.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center">I am in awe of the time and skill this must have taken. It's lined with a linen type fabric, but this is only sewn on the sides...leaving the top and bottom ends open which is why i think it may be a wall hanging...I'm probably going to use it as a throw on our bed tho'.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423699617711672818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHPXammIfq6B0yUtCd-5XL9-3wCBoeZaA5PvlIeHDjqcB77aa9rXt3bzlcfg5rxTGAyHxNamJniiGH25afJPXKj1wJ7sREzckS_J0BdPWIVtAqvFcuZXxN26E3RG6_K7l-uMgGUVrJ-yA/s400/beautiful+stitching+on+throw+1.JPG" border="0" />i think this is my favorite part...thousands and thousands of little stitches all hand sewn on. i consider myself quite a patient sewer (who spends 2 hours sewing on sequins onto a cardi) but when i think of how long just little piece took the person who made this....<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423699618941751330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXs8UAYmxNYazf7T8A68pTCihI5B7GYC-puhCuzXALCxIeuF1FXxG_1q1E4xabRpYWm1m-lA9aHhdHAdThItWiktSXRBSadEtSGNmbUs2tQ3-j7r1G7oIkkH3Lm_Ze2L2IoIZSPdZDjW0/s400/beautiful+stitching+on+throw+2.JPG" border="0" />Those pretty pink flowers...yep...french knots!i wonder how many?<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423699623085098274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1JsDP6vN9cZy0HK8XTuR2PNHMH7rR9GIu_zIng7G6gSlWtbYQKlkR83G5ndmMWByApfUjLSJTvNz41qxMVIC4V6PVmEvzPA8f4BCa9jA6aQlfbtZhpdc5-zMiHHwjkyBQMUnh-opAkuA/s400/beautiful+stitching+on+throw+3.JPG" border="0" />I'm in love with this stitch, I've no idea what you call it but it looks soo intricate, i love the colours too.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423699633584965634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7bjMF32k7GEMOqWwsuVGI5J6T-_-FF5P_A3bQPxW2nh8ny-CWcQEGA78jKd7TVmA1gkUSX9QVXsAI28ghEqB2Nx21HNdd48bLMUK6apw2qBS2PSTqMLd1-1OpBssRB1sK_X_Jjhx_UI/s400/beautiful+stitching+on+throw+4.JPG" border="0" />Lovey blues and satin stitch, this is one of the many flowers.</p><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center">O.K. I'm going to stop bragging about my finds now...i may be snowed in but that doesn't mean i can't potter about the house.</p><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center">Ohh, before i go...i made five more of the little monsters for the Indoor Picnic on Sunday...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423701613094572850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDrIYLzJFUrwFBsoPCUOAhR_YrZcPbS5t5s2hyphenhypheno_a-FKWuPwDi9mQJI-UtAFmzxfTO2DE2JQShWiih_dLU5fcHXm3hNYwijis5HhNTJuzdfJmnkDIGmO1O_j8MH7c1NMiV5wB5RbbnB0/s400/monster+swap+tower.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center">There are a few more snaps and info of the event over on the <a href="http://stuffed-nonsense.blogspot.com/">shops</a> blog.</p><p align="center">Stay Warm and Safe! (and sorry for a rather long post!)</p><p align="center">xx</p>bexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192406320676470417noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274788421159247311.post-38453388898437136422010-01-04T15:20:00.000-08:002010-01-04T15:45:04.775-08:00Back So Soon?...<div align="center">I know. I can't believe it either...but here i am...and its only been a few days since my last post!! (Well i said i would try didn't i?!)<br /></div><div align="center"><div>I'm writing this after a shift at the cinema. Its quite bad there at the moment, and most shifts are a struggle for me. There will always be something which irks me or upsets me. i had a shift on Wednesday which was one of the worst I've ever had. the queue was constantly out of the door and almost to one of the entrances to the complex which the cinema is in. It was horrible. People were trampling and shoving an old lady who was struggling to get off the escalator because the foyet was soo crowded! an old lady for petes sake!! COME ON PEOPLE! its a cinema not a sinking ship! There were also people who found it highly amusing to watch me clean up a drink that they had spilt...yeah cos its funny that i get paid a pittance to clean up their mistakes! Seriously guys..it was such a bad shift i rang Arthur up and cried at him on the way home! my mantra whenever I'm in there is 'think of the shop' and 'this is a job not a career';if you see a crazed looking lady mumbling these words to herself then you know that's me...pop over and say hello because (despite the tirade of abuse that has just spilled out of fingertips and onto this blog) I'm actually a nice person!</div><div>Right...where was I?ohh yep...i just thought you might like to see some frosty pictures i took whilst on my way into town ( i was on a paint buying mission...but more of that later!)</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423031066153382290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguB2cm2abQYiN2WjLpoRMyPzrUiW0XVkbvjvYVZZqfISfzwjxiOcyKiQe0mkvsxlUppefGYqFx1PMyKbUL5mOrVxRX6Voykdsar12ipEQ7wixAud6URJd2eqDpmmMB4Z_ZDC8EcyGEyBw/s400/jan+frost+1.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423031074668711490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3acafvn_XwpbsVqubm9pJrkCe2lHIpxl5FGCuRTXcXCc3I9sPP0BeKL6UYLHnS7ZyWv9BWoGKIoIoicJuA7ZrHpN1MyBK3T5Th6HU4JQ-W5iZqwmZdcF-N3HtwcZDM9C1fc-pl1D8Uo/s400/jan+frost+2.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423031076472519330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvL3pHeyWUlzrpdFgCouRD1BKTc6Cvki8oJ5CmPycG4ri_pKPbraxmDU1w3Q7OTDW6ZyBJXygHCLFIQUmSOtMg761QPGtdrtIGw8d5sCuzfqjebzvF8OoMVJ-zlaU_TnESCPIcjlySfw/s400/jan+frost+3.JPG" border="0" />i like this one the best. it was a really peculiar type of frost...it looks super spiky but soft at the same time!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423031080893158834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXsZZb9c5eK6_HqZkRKOTIBZ6S8KGcppHzKLl85DTv4H-7dHw-jPJQqpaE-vFjdar9nEqfhTcFzfMAKpgUioBebI1rEq6CYSizThWJ9DQzVSGtCWbu12SClTxttCFQTdC9pMVnO3enOaU/s400/jan+frost+4.JPG" border="0" />ohhh....just wanted to let you know about <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=208935341365&ref=mf">this</a> event which El and I will be at this Sunday...Bristol Biggest Indoor Picnic. Its to celebrate the launch of <a href="http://www.theloveofit.co.uk/">The Love Of It </a>website, and it looks to be an awesome day...soooo many cool stalls and what nots going on! if your local please come and say hello. El and I will be teaching people how to make little critters that look a little bit like this guy<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423034264599311362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVN1poURHi9WJG2uw3rWlt0dq-u_Pf4XsmSPXdkjBgPCZE5mUzLzsdCzrSK8eMcjB0xHe4crdv62ZofrHJRKMg2TSx5CJODGa0UfZlpMo_-UVUwOmzI1x_nyewsC41roObE67My-hg-4Y/s400/love+of+it+monster+1.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423034284787789698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIC3uK7Ttg03_fOOQTArjL24bF_1ogTf4p3UogEfCL2e-6ELEpp5KgzuSte-jCwvEn9ZxThoGkeepuaPvjnznQ73zmxv2vhOilgNnVWdBGyUZ_w2p0wveux3ASv2w3AQpWJ99Igs245c/s400/love+of+it+monster+2.JPG" border="0" />Right....</div><div align="center">And So To Bed</div><div align="center">xxx<br /><br /><br /></div><div></div>bexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192406320676470417noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274788421159247311.post-23459077416235775152009-12-31T07:46:00.000-08:002009-12-31T08:16:38.219-08:00Take A Deep Breath...<div align="center">This feels strange. </div><div align="center">I've been so absent from this homely space i have created here, and I've missed it. I think i got out of touch because I've been soo busy with the shop and about a million other things on my plate; so Ive decided to try and get the wheels rolling on this little baby again. I can't promise that there will be as much talking and typing as before but I'm really going to try.<br />I've spent the best part of today making me a little something. What with everything that's been going on I've not given myself anytime to make for me...if that makes sense? soooo I've decided to give myself a bit more time to stitch for me. anyway...back to what i did today...</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421432316822817746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5_WxPETF5fcXSvWNvcxYjaed8xm-TUs54LmoC34eGZbO9fJIOVLK_ISS2KvEA9P-9Vp4d324XfAaTVbRPhgD2Mg1Kb7hbAM66sMVmhfMcrO_O57QDIFRfaV0GQCRXeJak42B-F9Zh6c/s400/red+cardigan+and+sequins.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">It involved three pretty bowls with sparkly gold sequins and twinkly gold beads, a lovely red cardigan (Christmas isn't over yet!) a needle and some thread...ohh yeah and about 2 hours sat on the sofa....</p><p align="center">The outcome??....<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421432323836275922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPp8G6OaDuD9WuSFFcxRM5m4p-qn_aM5CVBMW2_wQ13gDQzSBi3q9jTkERRVEUoSH3ymNdAXjGgX_6cd4vU5jR2kZBYLc3n4PtzAy0vhrHUE_SWvZeIosQq57Iw6-5suiWLMkCjT-1hmQ/s400/red+cardigan+2.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421432327577121970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6eDRmRf3cJSatQRTj3DaTZvR3n0zD0yUVJDWZ12eGlqK-0VKR2zGv1rsTU-5auI6I5c2bhXgaM6peXWHF9-rj_Z41WQ8qze24ZNHPO9S8MnSrSP1sIMuPqBP2evSfFjMfBy3rq62-us/s400/red+cardigan+3.JPG" border="0" />A rather fetching cardigan for me to wear out this new years eve. What do you think?? Ive been craving an item of clothing adorned with sequins but everything out on the shops was a little bit pricey (either that...or not quite right)soooo what would any self respecting craftster do?? </p><p align="center">Yep...make it herself (or at least sew the sequins onto a cardigan she picked up in a charity shop herself).</p><p align="center">Well...i feel like I've only been her five minutes and its time for me to go all ready. Id just like to finish this off by saying that things are pretty hectic in my neck of the woods at the moment so i could really do with the company of you lovely people out there.....if there's any of you still there??</p><p align="center">Have a very merry and super fantastic new years this evening.</p><p align="center">I'll see you soon</p><p align="center">xxx </p>bexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192406320676470417noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274788421159247311.post-22748776304560420552009-10-24T10:24:00.001-07:002009-10-24T10:28:02.082-07:00Sorry Sorry Sorry<div align="center">Sorry i have been absent from bexsbuttons. T</div><div align="center">he shop is getting busier every week and im not sure how much i will be able to post here...especially with Christmas coming up; StuffedNonsense needs regular stock, the shop in Cirencester will want some more stock before the proper festive season AND StuffedNonsense has been accepted to do a craft fair in Bristol on the 12th of December...PHEW! Its brilliant and i'm not complaining at all...just wanted to let you guys now that i do still exist.</div><div align="center">Hey!...here's a thought...if you want to catch up on on <a href="http://stuffednonsense.blogspot.com/">StuffedNonsense </a>a bit more (well...at least once a week anyways!)</div><div align="center">Anyways...see you soon??</div><div align="center">xxx</div>bexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192406320676470417noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274788421159247311.post-10820479619193686552009-10-05T09:53:00.000-07:002009-10-05T10:12:22.216-07:00Recent Thirfty Finds...<div align="center">Hello all!! i hope that you are super fine and dandy! Ive had a few good finds at the charity shops recently and Ive been meaning to let you all know about it! Times a little bit short at the moment...because of the shop it turns out that i only get one day off a week where I'm not at the cinema or the shop...so I'm afraid I've had to keep putting this back!<br /></div><div align="center"><div>Anyway....</div><div>Onto the main topic of conversation! Bargains of the vintage kind!!!</div><div>First up we have some very very pretty china found for 50p each!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389161121948517906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpI93JsSGZ5XS0Kb7bU0rUF_WLhegbjvq1IYnvFU8BxouttYH1BDpXufsR91BuZB3kVvwlmK12Vtr72AuolGnY7OTE6q4xhUSlGBegCVkWa2IhitcndF6GIHSdhh3R6aXoLJDTTxbeHMU/s400/mind+china+finds+1.JPG" border="0" />Such a cute little cup...I'm pretty sure that the plate i brought to match isn't a saucer but its close enough for me!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389161111667666338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRwWQtoaPdrWgc5Z3rFg1PU0S9T-xm_aCPw7kdynEjo2P1vh3n6YAhJ_D2eQ3gQWhB6Oot2UEEntIAUBlTzkPvriPbf-JNUSDU9u4VxeIqragqL6ABfwqruFN-BI0yYu4Z_sGDa1CVPY/s400/mind+china+finds+2.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center">And two equally cute cake plates. i've been looking for some for ages (for a cake themed project i have in my head!)...i think that these two were worth the wait.</p><p align="center">The next one is new today!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389162176038500594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfdRjp1CUeZd598K7Nnd8kqHQd789En_m14-IuYCDwz8fgZQ2j7f8mPkCquMJ8dOIt1CerPiLmXuCd4gb6zCYdEJUonXsY7OVdR-B3uhiu2GJW637IFFRreeJktppdM_5d5tZuSQWIHI/s400/save+the+children+blocks+1.JPG" border="0" /></p><div align="center">No No No...your eyes are not deceiving you...this lovely find was only 35p! its one of those wooden block games where you have to make the different parts of the picture match up.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389162185309846146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVDQnc26X_Nz-LB57DRZuJnjcVBee_efZPfHlzhhb4HP53IA3hF0oAAKpDVZCheX_2GTTPLZPy3Q-g86mnygg34OIF_RdhTsgwH76XmUH1eIl54gbd-gr3OtzJPWPZOyAKmujKvp_sUI/s400/save+the+children+blocks+2.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">AND its still had instructions!</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389162191142181090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPst3RYC4_AUrD1-uBB7VUssmre-LbeVvOBjQpJWvTZQdOK5evqQwv-5Rn1NMMtAECtPvRlo5GETUAKIqn5WuaBfWWxcPaKoSPjAIJ4LaKHmMbAMcyncN7w774v0hk16KmEg9nheV4rs/s400/save+the+children+blocks+3.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">I think the picture are great and they kind of remind me of some of Richard Scarry's illustrations (who i love!)</p><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">This is probably callede saving the best until last... <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389163096600341330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQS9QsMeBGEuOzzMhvKLosroydhteN7IKCkQnNx8ekJH6EFTpiMADiNtvlB-GWcOtYIZYHMypd6uZ-BOxjWRaR5_2ywniuNLclNnEKhQekAEprRt_2NCuNl-G4GcJECfv4Sz6r82keDzM/s400/lowris+cushions+in+a+case.JPG" border="0" />This suitcase! i have had this for a while now...it has such a great story behind it. you see the RAF tag on the front? well the main i got this from had just left the forces. this was the suitcase he was given when he first joined... the date and the name of the ship he was on are written on the front, as well as a few other doodles. It sounds silly but i feel like i have a little bit of history there! Do you want to know the best bit?....</div><div align="center">It was free!!! i saw it outside of a rubbish bin on my way into work...i walked pass then did a double take...as i cautiously stepped a bit further towards the bin the man came out of his front door and i started to walk away! it thought i was going to shout at me!! instead he called me back and told me if i wanted it was mine!! my grandad (an eternal skip hunter and bargain spotter should be proud!)</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Well...that's all for this week. its looking like I'm only going to get the chance to do one post a week so I'll save up all the lovely bits of the week and give to you when i can! deal?</div><div align="center">Righto...dinners nearly done!</div><div align="center">Take Care!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p>bexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192406320676470417noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274788421159247311.post-47772716176510431552009-09-24T13:09:00.000-07:002009-09-24T13:40:09.649-07:00Some Secret Sewing...<div align="center"><div><div><div>My younger sister had some rubbish news last weekend. She is in her final year at a Performing Arts and Dance School, but she has just found out that she can not receive any funding for her last year. this is bad bad bad news because mum and dad don't have a huge amount of pennies so Rachel is stuck....unless Rachel and the school she is at can talk some sense into the people who fund her accommodation. I'm not 100% sure of all of the details but i know for a fact shes down in the dumps so i thought a surprise present was in order. sometimes mum and Rachel read my blog so I'll only give you a glimpse...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385131205649677474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEoo0dS6PiIo6e80gIRqEDDAHhMloO7PzMS43oBtfaF9YA-oD6tDd-jA0lY7ETkMRLhJlU7T-TgDCQDEWRS231TJTY7b0MdEdK2s0F9vvP1CbLYYt7YZ1zhUL5zP5c49qYeyB8yeZsUXA/s400/rachels+sleepy+button+present+1.JPG" border="0" />you've always got to put some buttons in it haven't you?!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385131206920886658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGkPshGjqCAxZFo-PLCK6hXOoS515SWj72oQgkKrHZTYkK9ZjeY7y3OLl3urhhSCv30Jzg1CTi4Mb5CUym8KA8ua4iOvdxwgYq6dN4bnKN5LGvd8sIECzkO-2bOxIMQ6yXPKj4xFezgw/s400/rachels+sleepy+button+present+2.JPG" border="0" />Sleepy time??</div><div>I thought i should pop a little something in for my mum and also my nanny (as shes visiting on Sunday)<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385131219431697826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPL9NroThG9erf_bOnbMezYH4hXLRP7Q60TA04_vIvP54czUB1h_UkACuQYcm6GZPnnquPQmGGZtCY6I_TVHWlvdULR7lSGE9GGPUxrhnGBaE_p5gVK_SAwF9OeOf5PTvgd8qgZ4o2WT4/s400/mum+and+nanny%27s+hearts.JPG" border="0" />Well...that picture isn't too ambiguous really is it?!</div><div>I also listed a load of children's bits and bobs over on <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.folksy.com/shops/stuffednonsense">StuffedNonsense's </a>folksy shop... a load of bibs like this one...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385132386030108354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAD9p_A2XVnexy5cqHTC5S6IRmd9ri3MbNB1wkDyWp5jmHvYQdEvxG3ka37HKBJRKp52B4c4OUtGoksG75FwvjzdJ-PJOYt6Zq84eOyYHR9Tl-9Po3NP6v-kJCKvfP_FlIqQrUj3ckKUI/s400/cute+as+a+button+bib+1.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div><br /></div><div align="center">and also something new we were asked to make by the shop in Cirencester...</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385132757109716946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1muhoj6Y3UTRNZpuzrSQ-co3pzHp3juQdPFEzL7ANZ1WysjGuQQ9BO97epOAq6Ss1pTHRo1J7k6HRob4hiDQHxksfqiQH3mJppdKzALmAWXBzPLH60ME0F386YPsRfezhXD-2-tbOy4/s400/elephant+and+hippo+dummy+tamer+2.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">We kept a few back for the shop. We've called them 'Dummy Tamers', you attach one end to the dummy (with a press stud) and the other connects to the push chair/pram (with a button and hole)</p><p align="center">I found this great looking new magazine called Cloth Magazine, you can find their website <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.clothmagazine.co.uk">here</a>. When pay day arrives tomorrow i think I'm going to order a copy!!</p><p align="center">Righto I'm off for a bath and some book...have a nice evening dearies.</p><p align="center">xx</p>bexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192406320676470417noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274788421159247311.post-8089655280504113192009-09-22T01:33:00.000-07:002009-09-22T01:43:59.485-07:00I went to the charity shop today and...<div align="center">Came back with a bounty of buttony goodness. i normally pop into the one shop where i found all of these lovelies and i often comeback with a few buttons but yesterday was a real haul!!LOOK....<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384208770820473026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9MGfpbaO-6mKbnNT71kCZP_zRfVIRVt8-Q1oSWVbJeXK6CDC4yaXTuL1AAnaEUu-EJjbiekf6JnU81xX-j7-sQ1q-dyrCN932QqcUEsIjywF9uugVqQ-wr6J18Pn4Nx73XK-p7kLkDoI/s400/monday+button+haul+3.JPG" border="0" /></div><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384208776958043346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UbAiy0gMKKUW90X4X9DNTXwNo5RETPmNd_m20rSYJsuIrlcY5oAkeqmFDVF6mMYNRD1Eq4O7Sj-nM3TxrO8EVqC6pEh59LL5MP3IHEZQBejv4SLsmSh8U6WBCzc9Pael9e0dsLnVbf8/s400/monday+button+haul+2.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384208781930772082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmBlADx2XWCtQrv69ldGCCwkyiX0Urd77DHhLvvImveHXzFHgr33dbiv37KBOpMkcctIMMgjwDOL6uXgA23uizwnNwLcYttPq1FUWeMn0gIiAIFM32eEDWqglVYeMAEFm87VqILrYcI4/s400/monday+button+haul.JPG" border="0" />Some of these are to go to the shop but I'm going to keep a few at home. now the shop is open i don't have any at the house. It was a friends birthday yesterday and a lovely evening was planned, except i got a stupid migraine half way through, but I'm OK now.</p><p align="center">Anyways...just thought i would let you in on the buttony goodness.</p><p align="center">xx</p>bexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192406320676470417noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274788421159247311.post-72475989917254432902009-09-19T08:10:00.001-07:002009-09-19T08:32:43.049-07:00Im Really Sorry...<div align="center">At more poor effort at blog writing...<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">I'm</span> not sure what happened but some how i fell of the blogging bus...anyways...i think <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">I'm</span> back on it now so....</div><div align="center"><div>The shops is looking really good at the moment (hope <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">that's</span> not bragging!) It just looks so full and fresh and light...</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383196918532870866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpM-reEfILVFXuFoqNQ_NAGsHyHZF8oWzlv0B5XsUFrv_NI2vQ1ywy6kgp1TcvlM6Xd1EiwSUx7DcGxGsF7wfSKwKq3MPJ6bDXyiZNKGyFsRkzrkpL04yqOtZmE_zSfA0h9OFnW3sRPi8/s400/S4200026.JPG" />Our coffee table is looking all lovely and full up at the moment...if you look close you can see the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">amazing</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">felty</span> creations of <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.bagladee.com"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Bagladee</span></a> and the recycled leather <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">key rings</span> of <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.inkander.com"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Inkander</span></a><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383196910386214386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg52ahYwjR6TR4BrIPRE-mZLmpeabn06CcbXWhqoSOxXciiXPe8d7oa_W40OZn3-4XTLD9TyaMllbb7aWEZx0ekRfqJXBk8DK7XrYZY7DpGIVgiQ8Ldmd33OPeDdSPk-dJdRC4ktuF9Eo4/s400/S4200018.JPG" />This is Steve...welcoming all of our customers as they come up the stairs<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383196899725025858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zaa7fuFqtmkTHbpr1LbqOGsdE0-2RJBWfnKJmpQN_3RLnTcql8VqAIXb-DcbM16Jpw-5-w1C9lHLybpWxD_vFiyWuyFAxLSbyxCis5XuVOWH1bKziUt_NI9WTaopM_4p5tHTRNOa1l0/s400/S4200008.JPG" /> <p align="center">Check out El's artwork on the door!! Cool huh?<br /><br /></p><p align="center">I've also been making some nice smelling creations with some lavender which my dads friend sent up to me...<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">mmmmmm</span> smells nice...quite Shabby Chick <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">dont'cha</span> think...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383199596405999042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAgAGdgr6Ggk-jOuWeHnfsKbFWUSLH1OYQsJC-CiOLpB5eU7IQP9lPvJPEWsVqPVHhw517bw6isYGnGqzdwxhAs7esgRLq-OLGl9BnytBs5-iD1ioZG6APByGZl7eC9vKpeK32pXIflEA/s400/S4200032.JPG" /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383199602297093250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhceva6P00iSJ8qozb7w9IDxXKh3de14fp75N4HTi-RyRNNAgKsZd58NJ3nD5fLrw_TciMpsa8ijAWQ6qT6ZsNOFyoOx5AiZ17mVwBfU5zYp9UZG4PK01s5XzR0iDP7RpDjTdwZH6zXopk/s400/S4200033.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383199607822816946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1M_UHcXPZEgsIA3FW4FutoWQRjL1u7kmBOUzSfHVj5xDnSeEtBZ0_ezCGGBe_O8NJ28SXt3qYtJn_w3DudTytnlVbDhP_Ga5VCZ2h5n2Xoh_byCh6MG6bx7YAerGg7Cmc3mO3LwoNk-w/s400/S4200034.JPG" /> <p align="center">Righto...<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">I'm</span> writing this at the shop so i have to return to shop keeping duties...</p><div align="center">soon my dears</div><div align="center">xx<br /><br /><br /></div><p></p>bexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192406320676470417noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274788421159247311.post-13095370547200605892009-09-08T07:18:00.000-07:002009-09-08T07:25:58.473-07:00Dont Panic!!<div align="center">Just a quick one (minus pictures I'm afraid) to let you know that I'm still alive...I've been a bit busy unfortunately (or fortunately...which ever way you look at it!!). In the last week i have...</div><div align="center">a)watched these films ... <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1022603/">(500) Days of Summer </a>and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1136608/">District 9</a>. Both of them were really good, but 500 days of summer blew my mind!!</div><div align="center">b)Gotten my hair cut like Zooey Deschanel.</div><div align="center">c)accepted,priced and displayed another two suppliers wonderful items in the shop.</div><div align="center">d)cut out and sewn 11 bibs</div><div align="center">e)been out on the high street bribing the people of Cheltenham to come to the shop with lollipops</div><div align="center">f)had an exciting and a little bit secret photo shoot in the shop!</div><div align="center">g)AND worked at the cinema!!</div><div align="center">O.K. That's it i think....I'm going to hopefully coax my camera to work tomorrow so i can show you some snaps!!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Thanks for hanging in there!!!</div>bexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192406320676470417noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274788421159247311.post-13592252668743689292009-08-30T10:07:00.000-07:002009-08-30T10:30:35.360-07:00Humph...<div align="center">Hello everybody. I hope that you are OK. </div><div align="center">I feel a bit sorry for myself at the moment. i woke up this morning with a stupid sinus headache (for those who don't know i have a lot of trouble with allergies...especially dustmites and cats...when they get in my head they GET in my head), but trundled into work, but once i got into work i just hit a wall, i was soooo tired and my arms were all achey. So Jon (one of the managers and good friend) let me go home early. Except I'm all lonely at home because arth is at work! what a loser i am! Anyway, Ive decided to self medicate....<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375805835925694274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gh-bjA3b6oPstkZLaBNhg8Ay7aAVmmMl_csQ_If4IajNSqP8uykQFKJPCrfu2ZUSOIDIxWzAUIownp7ILY-mW44K520_BlJtdzPbJPYAteXs9oQiqXets0e7xcIrYgw12dkIWIw1jM8/s400/self+medication.JPG" border="0" />Rooibush tea, galaxy chocolate and a good book...if i can keep my eyes open long enough! The book is by Neil Gaiman who is my number one favorite author. He wrote Coraline, the book the recent film was based on, as well as loads of other great books! I was out on Cheltenham high street again this yesterday. Instead of giving out flowers with flyer's on...i was giving out cup cakes with little flags advertising our shop in them. It went well...until i was left with four and a rather determined wasp. its stupid really...being 23 and scared stupid of wasps! i managed to off load the last four as quick as i could and then ran away with my tail between my legs!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375807240316117954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYaf0ZNVyqmlghus9weHKRfX42GppsH3l3ojBaAIxQvIteOuZPa_fEKC2ZiI2jomWp4hnuNVMeAvKuuLr8mLidLPlYW7ORVrS5ZpqBY0hBNl0OoTxhb_YIlefo2PT4xvj0osuan7pK2uc/s400/cakes+cakes+cakes.JPG" border="0" />I have to admit that i cheated and brought the ready made cakes....i iced them myself tho'!!<br />They brought in a few people and there some other peeps came in for a browse...so its slowly getting better.<br />I made a few more bits for the shop as well...<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375808562116986466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFi5yiEJfPKAGPbPogg4wk51IVcyO-vbNu_6C6eoB1CjwYrgGXjIMiD-7zb8G-YW0ET8L-OvtS2MDPAFfwNnuN56ExuehXoJ2GrhhwOAdR4uVKGMMxJpFUO0feR0Jtx3teQx36edtrlM/s400/bib+panels.JPG" border="0" />Some bib panels printed...now all i need to do is make the bibs!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375808758401892194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBRdGFBc3bR8nxqGofm3L6T4l3Cr3lf9cCd5q-OVGJMBcy4UsVFblXRXe9FG3uEFnEMmSj-iH1JwYkVWme9_IxSAzFu_pgJOIhHhAfsFsTrnU760Ug15go-jZVMvqWyXnhmJVD0GzKxCA/s400/fabric+bracelets.JPG" border="0" />Some new fabric bracelets...<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375809003681772834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYufvzH65D93wfmCTwnY9ZBq6anyHQ32JwOg3EYsVpfXZ2V8Y0UIJP8Kv00Mmi0J4lqmTB6oPaqPLLvy7-9dQfiFuV_zf-a-OY1xgiuog7Ty_cftatSf9Ft3TfyZ9hWi6xb2nkQGmeiw/s400/new+dust+bunnies.JPG" border="0" />And some new dust bunnies...in colours which aren't as summery as the other ones...its getting colder all ready isn't it? In a way I'm looking forward to it being colder, this is the first time we've been in a house with central heating AND double glazing!!! (no more ice on the inside of our windows!woot woot!)</div><div align="center">I thought i would just let ya'll know that the giveaway over on <a href="http://stuffed-nonsense.blogspot.com/">StuffedNonsense</a> closes tomorrow (all you have to do is head over and subscribe/follow our blog and you could win a basket full of our lovelies!)</div><div align="center">Right...I'm going to rest some more, we are off to Bristol tomorrow (its the last day of the Banksy exhibit and it was El's birthday yesterday so we are going to brave the queues!)</div><div align="center">See you Soon</div><div align="center">xx<br /></div>bexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192406320676470417noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274788421159247311.post-55145600008375487052009-08-24T05:58:00.000-07:002009-08-24T06:14:09.126-07:00After All Of Those Words...<div align="center">I thought i had better give you some pictures!!... </div><div align="center"><div><div>I've had such a fantastic day today so far. recently its been a bit tough to see Arth around the house, as i start work he's finishing so we've just been passing each other on by! but today he isn't working and I'm not in until 4 so we've had a lovely morning and afternoon together!</div><div>We wondered into town earlier on and popped into a paint shop to get some colour cards (we're in the process of decorating the bedroom)...lots of lovely colours to choose from!!! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373514827113367874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JCPdTq3lziILyjr4witL433U7fl44Wco5UsWg3sUsPVjtt4-9ZHJpG_uuBLBvzI3c7-XZW_iXN9bxN748ksG4FUid-VWxhj4MWjJmATTERFHB8p0OFZK2dDINfPZdYzZUSdi0S2E7Kw/s400/colour+choices.JPG" border="0" />we are going to go for (or something very similar) the green one second one in from the left, on from the bottom (its got writing on it) we're going to put it on one wall, which will be the one where the bed goes, and we have grand plans for a cool tree/branch silhouette picture on it too. i also picked up the yellow ones and some pinky ones for the craft room. how exciting!! </div></div><br /><p>We stopped of for a coffee too....mmmmmmm<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373515557032597538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXmq41DknIy3MW631mtY6rwZ9nF9mXa2K8EcnOdV9FhmqZx_bNvScOun7sg59diDnRhx-IiLvYr0y3RFnFDP8MtUm8EmQW0o3DzyRbRq7RkmOe_I_6p8kmQP83pGr5uexzZi4ByptgRo/s400/coffee.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p>There's no way i could drink anything as strong as Arth's coffee!!, I'm a wuss when it comes to caffeine and coffee (i wasn't allowed it for quite a while when i was a kid, i had terrible migraines and the banned me from eating and drinking 'trigger foods' like caffeine, cheese,nuts, chocolate etc etc) i just thought that the crema (hey check me out showing of my coffee republic training!hehehehe) look very pretty.</p><p>i mentioned i was going to the boot fair yesterday, well i did....but the pickings were slim! i did find this rather lovely pair tho'...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373516287057630770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHttX-VynDGXxy6-RwH1O93vtNFwglojS8pBzVq6qBWDrfXidQTW5AvIfQl5IFwV3WSRSE9UYSvvYbToX9IoW0-j3-syocmvkEKWD7q2j20v7mbGpWtvHAXA7xoiZRM-W-kt6owM1cWzA/s400/sunday+boot+fair+finds..JPG" border="0" />They are salt and pepper pots! how cute! i also found the interesting peach coloured buttons and some nice grey shell ones. i did find some other nice buttons but the lady wanted 50p each for them...I'm not tight but i thought that was a bit too much so i left them behind!!</p><p>I also wanted to show you what the flowers i was handing out on Saturday looked liked...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373516898216992914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaYR1mLy5019sBJaqMjEB3rhxw4xMM7q-zqQWy9JNBN3jdebEiS6rmKBsZRsieozkx6YPXv5TRhwpjsy1xgtked7AnRFb6XWlihQz52Ta6-KkmqMB17yzaOvyqH5FtK3C9zGXMHqq1L4s/s400/big+bunch+of+flowerswith+flyers.JPG" border="0" /></p></div><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373516903355925538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXv8TLkEiqJo8z4KRI6i9lkOJb-YU_lrKXiJ3E-kwMO63YrsbHkegzxnN05CzgxG0EpKS-nmHSejm_3B-B_0wx31mzDVg3uiOGyvR5npQespcSORBK4zb2V3ziZub6-xq0Ja00oRPhsqc/s400/little+flower+with+flyer.JPG" border="0" />i was rather taken with this little red one!! I'm going to be out on the high street again this Saturday but we are going to try it with cupcakes instead!</p><p align="center">Righto'...I'm off to read a magazine and enjoy a cup of rosie lee</p><p align="center">xx</p>bexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192406320676470417noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274788421159247311.post-29396310163261786342009-08-22T13:41:00.001-07:002009-08-22T13:55:04.098-07:00Just a Little One!<div align="center">Hello guys. i hope your all ok. i thought i had better pop in and let you know whats been going on in my buttony world at the moment!! i had a bit of a rubbish day yesterday, Friday's are my days in the shop (el does Thursday's and we do Saturday's). There are two sewing machines at the shop; both of them are pretty old (and if I'm honest in need of a good service!) but they normally chunter along quite well. However they both just flat out refused to do ANYTHING on Friday! It was soo annoying, i was in such a mood to make lots too and i couldn't!! i lost my cool in the end and quickly jumped into a taxi (now we are on the house we love about 25minute walk from town centre) to get my more modern machine, but by the time i got it too the shop I'd just lost my funk! So i sulked for most of the day, but felt better after a lovely bbq for a friends birthday.</div><div align="center">Today on the other hand was wonderful!! El and I had come up with a plan to hand our pretty flowers with flier's for the shop on. I'd tried just giving out flier's the Saturday before but it didn't work at all (people wouldn't take them.)However..it went really well, the people that took the flowers really smiled once they had one which is great (even if they didn't pop into the shop for a peek.) I waited until i had give out all of the flowers, which was about 1 and quarter hours, and then headed back to the shop...i wasn't sure if the flyering had helped at all...but it turns out that it really did! Yep!...for the first time since the opening day we were busy! El and I now have some serious stitching to be doing before next Thursday! It was wonderful, i was really beginning to worry that it wasn't going to work, but after today i feel a bit more hopeful! Even the people who didn't buy anything were happy to browse and everyone said that the shop is amazing! HOW COOL????</div><div align="center">Other good news...El and I took a lot more stock to MADE in Cirencester, thinking there would be some left over to pop on the shelves at the shop....but they took it all!!!wohoooo!!</div><div align="center">Right, I'm sleepy and my Horlicks is getting cold (yes I'm a 23 year old who would rather stay in drinking hot malty drinks!)</div><div align="center">I'm off to a boot fair tomorrow so fingers crossed i will have some delights to show you!!</div><div align="center">Sweet Dreams</div><div align="center">xx</div>bexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192406320676470417noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274788421159247311.post-26200463126630789912009-08-13T07:24:00.000-07:002009-08-13T07:30:42.129-07:00A Favour Coupled With A Giveaway...<div align="center">Hello Lovelies? Hows it going?? (shes says in a pleading voice...) </div><div align="center">I thought i would let you know about a giveaway (bribery i wonder??) over at <a href="http://stuffed-nonsense.blogspot.com/">StuffedNonsense</a>. At the shop we run a monthly giveaway, but its been a teensy bit quiet their so we have decided to open it up to followers of the StuffedNonsense blog...(is that the sound of a catch coming??)...to be in with a chance to win a basket filled with lovely creations all you have to do is subscribe to/become a follower of StuffedNonsense blog by the end of this month (August). Sound fair???</div><div align="center">I hope you don't mind me being a tad cheeky and asking you follow my adventure on another blog too but it would help El and I a lot...the more people that know about our lovely shop the better!!</div><div align="center">Well, i have to go now...cineworld is calling me out to 5-Cls shift.</div><div align="center">Have Fun and Take Care</div><div align="center">xx</div>bexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192406320676470417noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274788421159247311.post-82038852948350406552009-08-09T09:10:00.001-07:002009-08-09T09:45:30.983-07:00I'm Home!!<div align="center">Hello everyone! I hope that you are all fine and dandy!! I've just got back from a lovely holiday in North Wales with my Mum, Dad, Sister and her boyfriend...unfortunately Arthur couldn't get the time off of work!! We were staying in a camp site near Abergele, in this wonderful specimen of tent!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367998421156224946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9Hc-55GS8wlyHtsTtsNQckf9z6U19Rq361dzEszrFXuG44jQgD-1ROM7dDUwcx12Ec-PSY9duiEgOk1vFUiehyphenhyphen8BSJAbdSzlUNiok8kmgzQUo_2kM8__R9ygb0YekIRJZiNWcACE0gM/s400/the+tent!.JPG" border="0" />And here is my suite that i stayed in for the week...<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367998426071439634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOS20ju8WlAKD1MVIiaBEGu3a-GDagAY1pzufPBAOFtubetf4DESIPBWJwIQaHPXYJSMwzj3u-0EQU9a-mYRk84rNj1rDhJGzyve8chnF9gJEi_BCdSYNIfulD3BiGtPxIktlmVcHMOJQ/s400/my+bed+room+in+the+tent!.JPG" border="0" />The journey was a bit long...although i shouldn't complain, poor old mum and dad had to drive over from King's Lynn in Norfolk!! <div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>We went to lots of lovely places but for me the best place we went to was Bets-y-Coed. This little village, right in the middle of Snowdonia, is BEAUTIFUL! We went there to see a local natural attraction called Swallow Falls...i don't think i need say anything...the pictures speak for themselves.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368000139587657810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MKEBM1JpPURXau2DJRGuwE0i_L1ic5rkZMeH7l7tWSc7eycXeJseq_b5X5qP7IEKhuqiMHmZDmWghO8-lbXE5PK8yYneEU_3sOjBdEsz4BNelHNT8WUgTpq3mNKt2LkVqfMZIWq-8E8/s400/swallow+falls+3.JPG" border="0" /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368000129453113570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWImffJXYWzhu9jhXX2axXAhdCzYNBbj5GxFaH3N776TRFdrtoEoTRmmMyzxCG40ERRRyndBnXvU4yi-L7WKDpQDdV1EPpHa5AbrPkclMzhcFyeE9EnIKxJ-e5UXqjS33nIAaqVzjP0A/s400/swallow+falls+1.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368000132969978594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHyoTOMkJmcVEZXJ9KlssFxXty8KGULha-6Fge4-f2gI1KPs3wnOiZdUEg-JXMQXgUqbYvbUU6S6rhfLreFB5gX87o0TqhQOLrISCHx_vMe7AOqIdGVy_AJ2W7AE9M-zeBgHiJ82-Lj0/s400/swallow+falls+2.JPG" border="0" />It was such a beautiful place!We walked back along the river and had soo much fun! Rachel (my sister) nearly lost her shoe in mud, Dean (Rachel's boyfriend) attempted to swim in the river! It was hilarious! and soo pretty. After we had walked back we went to another place (i cant remember the name!) that had an insanely high still functioning aqua duct. It turns out i have a bit of thing for heights...as in I'm scared of them! but look how high it was!!! and there was only a little metal fence between me and the very long drop! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368001420631956914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUfCmD667vGoQ2j6bzg2lXvo7147waHlEx4O8uquQveNK0GDz-cAV6MejxRKdHmrRLyOJSL4wqDq9-o3MqC3Bjh-s7n9Ev-rsen7yfIwG3oWnsxTYhiTBJ5l4AJsfr7AhhAbqEKzO2GDY/s400/high+aqua+duct.JPG" border="0" />This picture isn't too good, you can't see the River Dee underneath....because i was too chicken to take my hands off of the railing to take a picture from on the aqua duct (this one is from the safety of actual ground!!)</div><div>We also went to great sea side town called Llandudno, it did just what it said on the can!</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368002689185089858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxd-fTBeRNUNQ9OGC-9WX3MyUTWdN2hS66vfI6x7TxA9JUwat5HMl60Rhw6i0wKQa8Pxur6q1bHxw1y7BBZpWNmFjccmgLcC9NjvXMUoJO-lHaLVdGleIWrMn0-RDRQFNLuNgT2UNGZo/s400/llandudno+1.JPG" border="0" />Along the Promenade (that's my mum in the white top on the right, and my sister just in front of her)<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368002695140934898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-gGO29ZDnC5R25JPZWpfY4AhBMlKfgyomMTMO-2MZSMm9uK8CUKHElojzI243OFqDbrnspXn0wVqMHmUjuFBXe4_3KnPhTum13BwLTPt0FVj8dath8nO_2Hvut_o7Ly3zUfmsNIfhJk/s400/llandudno+2.JPG" border="0" />This is taken from the Pier (which i didn't take a picture of....how silly am i!!)<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368002697796328642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2_yngFfaCKktjKonujlve6hh9MIaXQKxVKSIaUhMDF08NPEYTX9tD_wUmJc3-rFxVyKN7mCZyldI5EIIJrzY8bBQwdm-O-a6b2yJDWt3ljmvu_lHFbrekdkJaIA4CqB41-GEk5lB2yE/s400/llandudno+3.JPG" border="0" />It had some scary clowns...<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368002696786670322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2VuNPmo4TCB9cpijwiNe__fZdSWlLBv1CPWq7NlAyhikbv1I4P0IC3fPRaAezgSeegucO7oSxW0XeYR6PSLh7AMpkZFz0f6qi1iHhK04wbsbpzO_yyYFss505LFdOLVYSa6xX4jJ02Q/s400/llandudno+4.JPG" border="0" />great vintage coaches...<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368002703311067490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4c3jDP-vEZEOaFLWiNkHfbD68Y8nRVaa3JGHKL3fBigmryvDJ0HY4sgGYc8FEN5SFLu9Tkdhico9DLiAtP2Eq0uhe_weoe7UEm9BoFBVwEbU1zvK7sfhcZYZBlwEs-0PCpoq1AvbeoeY/s400/llandudno+5.JPG" border="0" />This little rabbit was carved out of table in a park that Mum and I wondered through, (after we had chickened out of going on a cable car up a big old mountain/hill) there were lots of statues, tables and chairs carved into Alice and Wonderland themes.<br /><div>I was pretty happy and content with Llandudno...but it got a million times better when i nipped into a charity shop and came out with....(hmmm, can you guess?).... <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368004801270500242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg43IGTRdS7aBuVH_qeqxGKiLOfvzv5rqUu4EEvU3uYHyl06xDiqwyNsOH8AlJh-qZLgmsUBTVhW90-x44S8MXCeORECQXMPtPNC4HuoS0ckRSx4EnnkPepLSS3aFu0wPckFzMdWN-S72A/s400/llandudno+buttons+2.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368004812057016098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFJkDAcqB6FrdGXFLHQAkuT03ptnyHo5w-iuCgGTHaUzhcQM7hwyKz0G59Gcs00lt0ZoXFUfoNXwCf98br0JYFkTObSSJSrpfsB2eyBOgdTl5w1BbZCxgx5cWj3KqitGPKILYU63fQFQ/s400/Llandudno+buttons+1.JPG" border="0" />What a surprise!! This tin is very welcome!! the buttons at the shop were getting a bit lower than i would have preferred so these should help to top them up!!</div><div>Right, I'm sorry if this post has been a bit picture heavy...I'll be back soon with something craftier! enjoy your Sunday evening peeps!</div><div>xx<br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>bexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192406320676470417noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274788421159247311.post-78909132602019844382009-08-03T12:43:00.001-07:002009-08-03T12:55:52.542-07:00Swaps and Buttons!!!<div align="center">I mentioned that my sea side swap parcel from <a href="http://lissylouandthe2littleboys.blogspot.com/">LissyLou</a> arrived the other day. I'm a very lucky lady, when i opened up the box it was in i instantly felt guilty there was LOADS of little presents in it! i hope that Lissylou isn't disappointed with the parcels i sent up....hmmmm.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365827026828808434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvLk1cPPUWWLu0jcktPp9YmewsYj_XPrezD0jrB5tCl2xspQLcu6fUEexvye_hXx6MIj9tpgGjl7CyrWJTF_2Wgb0ETtya0AoFDB_HJg_DAKCEZJdsGy-loioY2LE2YK6Ft8Stq2xoeM/s400/sea+side+swap.JPG" border="0" />I love the little beach hut fridge magnet. There was also some chocolate shells (i haven't eaten them all yet) and a cute wooden heart with a beach hut on which is hanging up in the downstairs bathroom. Thank you Lissylou, it really cheered me up after a slow day at the shop.</div><div align="center">My mum, dad and sister are here at the moment. we're going camping in whales tomorrow for a week, and as they live along way away in Norfolk they've split up the journey by staying over here for the night (its great to see them AND it saves me the train fair to Wales!!) Mum brought me a goody bag filled with buttony goodness yummy yummy...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365827934019523362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4zgoGToNM5aDHpuAs4nbnpGj4p8tpAeyM7SNk9Ma72qCjA-4zWDENDc4CZHA6T0GI3VHQwe_Av-cUoENdBehhHTixUo5JqeMyKhTCnep_HmFaqceKCeF76DXAPGC7FIKY_Lry5wbj2A/s400/buttons+from+home.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="center">The picture is a bit dark here (the light was just going) but there are some great shapes and most of them are in lovely pastel shades. thanks mum!!!</div><div align="center">Right, I've got packing to do and shop emails to write! I'll make sure i take my camera with me tomorrow so i can entertain with you pictures when i return!(aren't you lucky!)...I'll be back in a week!<br /></div>bexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192406320676470417noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274788421159247311.post-36407657903577206782009-08-02T07:26:00.000-07:002009-08-02T07:42:18.467-07:00Selling In Our Shop...Anyone??<div align="center">Hello!!! What is this wonderful thing called 'A Sunday Off??' I've heard of them...but can't remember the last time i experienced one!! hehehehe.</div><div align="center">Thanks for your comments about the badges at the 'charming' people who visited the shop!! It was a quiet week at the shop, we had a few custom orders to do (which the customers loved...thank you to Jack, Lynne and Alix for coming to us!!) but apart from that foot fall was a bit low!! i got a bit mopey about it yesterday...i don't think it was helped by this...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365374004050820754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9bFqS9XOIaqIpm8Ntfm85i-_EYUe0zruPH-85ZDaMTRIiloTuNLxkNMgZuJyurgS9nMtBbhBYpWM-HmmL9ViYesD3E3PFxEa-YtvAMCNFqmR1rcDtGJIv9vk8URpap72uUQNQe93-7g/s400/grumpy+weather.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="center">The British weather is being quite charming at the moment isn't it!? Don't worry tho', I'm out of my funk now and back on the ball. El and I (and Arthur too!) have come up with a big plan for a secret event in the next few weeks so watch this space!</div><div align="center">I wanted to put a proposition to all of you lovely bloggers out there. El and I want StuffedNonsense to be haven for local craftsters (is that too cheesy?). we want our shop to be place people come to soak up the atmosphere of hand made things, we also want the shop to be a place for sellers to sell the wares from. you dont have to be local, but we we were wondering if any of you would be interested in selling some of lovely items in store. we won't work on commission instead (depending on the size and cost of your items) we are going to ask for a monthly 'rent' type payment. meaning that the money made from your items selling will ALL go to you. Anyway..that's the bare bones of it, i don't want to put loads of details up here in case no one fancies it and then you would have all been bored to death...so if you want more info please leave a comment or email us at <a href="mailto:stuffednonsense@hotmail.co.uk">stuffednonsense@hotmail.co.uk</a>. (hope that wasn't too brain numbing for you!!)</div><div align="center">The quest for Bulk Buttons goes on...I've asked around some craft forums but nothing has come up yet. so if any of you know where i can buy bulk plastic buttons from pretty please could you let me know? i know that people spend a long time and a lot of effort finding and maintaining their suppliers, but this is proving to be one high hurdle to jump over!!</div><div align="center">Righto, I'm off to play with a new note book i got today. Have a Happy Sunday!!</div><div align="center">P.S. my sea side swap arrived the other day!! I'll post some pictures tomorrow but id just like to say a big THANK YOU to lissylou!! it was a great parcel to receive in the post!!</div><div align="center">xx </div>bexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192406320676470417noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274788421159247311.post-69960086848237284092009-07-28T02:02:00.000-07:002009-07-28T02:11:53.552-07:00A Bit More With It Now...<div align="center">Thank you for all of your lovely comments about the shop. Saturday went very well, apart from some visits from some rather peculiar people who didn't 'get' the shop (one lady said "but what does it do?" and "is this it?") everyone loved it. we are open Thursday, Fridays and Saturdays 10-5, so if any of you want to come and say hello, please do! </div><div align="center">We hope to sell other peoples handmade wares quite soon too, we are just ironing out the creases with that. so if you think you might be interested then please get in touch!!</div><div align="center">I found a new toy (well arth found me new toy) in a charity shop yesterday...so i spent a bit of my evening making...</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363435015392616930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIrOTgs5dgxv4g3yM05RBD59LJgxRNfmLutTrK4jMWqmKBeuIAcUoCxKb1Z2lB44Sy60Jjv2C68Tar5kIGlaYWnGQ6xpFycq4h8sdz_6Lf1-I-zDbIrYwwAWoXXi_fTloCxqvKD8HuVw/s400/muddle+of+badges.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">Badges!! its only a kids badge maker so i can only make one size, but i still managed to get very addicted to making them....</p><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363435026322634146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMmRGAwwDN-Ha23m19-ijK7U9alOzjvKZ_ZGCSpFI6OEka6MyP9q8T1ElmN7tzttXXy4n4ck4xy_VZld2OyjVYYxQxlsRRpNVaj64dJSQ2Pr32Q8d1ySl0CD3L2TZ-qKfQb2uJtq2Eps/s400/fabric+badges.JPG" border="0" />i made some fabric ones...<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363435018196596834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWzTcVsJudEq5-512IDwwkLuTNxZq0_yJ5bS0q83inwni2YcHs1J8yRv8baLuj_1HmP4nGCxfiJATNNNozQsY3Q6Ue_VjvV0-fz9eGZGsjxG39jVFbI6ZRlQ0UgL0q2q5V6v4hjyRGuU/s400/richard+scary+badges.JPG" border="0" />some Richard Scary ones...<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363435034240689442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcD23y816I0cPPbrqF87rbqY0XARXM_mYtK0mL6QCeScwJcqlxB1zVy8Euy21F9Qw-sxdSvFa8dNeyXozEZSIvEyHvtenWnmgoWCvaQ5yUEs_ZPCwhfsp2rdg8FPvfvL83dVQT_n-s90/s400/comic+badges.JPG" border="0" />And some comic book ones..<br />Right, I'm off to work for another delightful 12-10 shift...aren't i lucky?<br />before i go, i was wondering if any of you lovely ladies know of a place i can buy buttons in bulk? I'm struggling to find anywhere and before long , if the shop goes well, we are going to need some more!!<br />Have a nice Tuesday!<br />x<br /></div>bexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192406320676470417noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274788421159247311.post-10236301478479287502009-07-25T13:32:00.000-07:002009-07-25T13:42:50.832-07:00Pictures For You...<div align="center"> No words tonight I'm afraid...I'm dead on my feet and on my way to bed all ready...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362500224004243890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vxbnYxCU9bSaXPgbTRAAhMBa8xkELf-WhUCx9BGKabrtlcSQ8khUBFv9aJbHwriruS5bLb5KAsM_uv5bp1GqGabiANxE2cP7jqXTNV-fOqWDrqk7ohspqT6uuRxJip-vbIawp-YeDuU/s400/cakes.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362500224520577922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPDYTWgWNJWCVaiQu2QwiWZ7jrkpiKoX0-mXzLbFEieePuCs7XLVXVZ7VMNCY21YoHqT7PBUnYROhNEghlCFAsV1SnkERnzrIWUZd5TG-bjofopVKxTdmGIUcr1bfhP853VZA2AbHSEFM/s400/coffee+table+and+cushion+chair.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362500219091432162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHf3jxjM6mBalYwpQwm5byfPZ3RuQzorF_iV64j4az9yASsZ-gef8Tx5msZ8JyV15QX5PUgUx8dDs6Q5KSUEL8bPvTYVX6oQDF1osM88T_lBCYHIUCC4q8qvNjA7K4Qo73SGX3vhE398/s400/manning+the+fort.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362499888977153458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFlTezVdOLtRotdLZkoA7s-ag9luOKIT6SQEvQiBm2cDEE_3x2nA3-MyDi2UGIqo1NSlMkKBupwqT1h1p-BXbgdwxPgaQRoRpNTo_DlQXn0vuXAhpJOyPQ-GPy_2Fi31OuUWfqsjIo32Y/s400/open+doors.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362499885305366162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-id9Of3Pp3xDzLCwLZveOQ-vf0j7oXZyClYeGHeOrlmQHqRpjtdec48psxtlVsxE5GhgiM_xZ6oIHRXs61q9AH29DkhR-2c3g36wcUd4bZstlhigyZ1pewH4_F8-NrKfBEoAPWIDerV4/s400/one+set+of+shelves.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362499881927451122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwVScn64eJVHoMMlPki8yt08ZTmCSYjSOtqiG4nsDk7-CYUF5RojNqUTazNc9_BwxgZ85JRXiuwh16ti82lArfgW7DMAtNq94KLEKe3lXHEDgTgqsCktLbxfZuGkRPILBjMmx5HfV7GVA/s400/second+set+of+shelves.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362499879030040370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGnM5HDgD7MpTcr-kEFJYOXZFtyH6smKFwEXId3ILldG5JABqtK_5hc6l9GVBNkwLNtTuOEz_kzVEZLsYUddT14bpbFFtnGuapBDh_uqXuIwxiwNSUuGBA1L6lU2GMreVeIsuSsFW9vE/s400/shadow+frames.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362499873002450898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWAKn1c-_bjZ7gvIg7Cvs6nnq-5FteilHk9fLQy748m0KI7kfGoi0KRqrFBu3vwbwInKbVIt10nYGN8CuNoFHnHKAvRT3oJQX6RTRj6uGatnhVdVc__PWoDRSosGWh5vhG-kcbXR3SkY/s400/out+front.JPG" border="0" />Once more, thank you</div><div align="center">xx<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>bexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192406320676470417noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274788421159247311.post-6050004460751349342009-07-24T00:40:00.000-07:002009-07-24T00:51:02.190-07:00Its All Come Around Soo Quickly..<div align="center">hello ladies, are you all still there? I'm sorry to have been absent from the blogging world...i went away to 2000 trees (the best time EVER!!) and then i had to work loads of hours in the space of 4 days and then i had to get ready for the shop....which opens TOMORROW!!!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Id just like to let anyone who reads this blog know that you are one of the biggest contributors in me and el opening our shop, without the words of encouragement i regularly receive from you guys i would have fallen at the first hurdle. you guys are ace thank you.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">i would also like to thank my most fantastic boyfriend Arthur, thank you for listening to me when I'm panicking in the middle of night, thank you for telling me i can do this, and thank you for always believing in me.i owe you more than you could ever no.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Lastly but by no means least, thank you to my mum and dad for giving me the work ethic i have today. i am truly grateful for all they have taught me. Thank you to Alison vfor driving us to IKEA and putting up with el and i taking ages to decide on some bloody shelves, and tghen letting us take over her car in order to fit it all in (i knew those years of playing tetris would pay off!) Also thank you to my friends, Jon for telling us me an El could do it and believing in us, Amy for cataloguing ALL of our stock in one day and for saying from the start 'you can do this'. Thank you to Ben for this most amazing opportunity. Thank you to all of you guys who were there from the start, coming along to the first ever sales we did (Sarah, Alix, Lorna...) thank you to soo many more people who i cant all remember</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Right....that's all the rubbish soppy stuff out of the way...</div><div align="center">I WOULD LOVE IT if any of you guys could pop over tomorrow and say hi (take a look at what you helped create?) the shop opens at 10 and there is going to be a little tea party throughout the day...lovely cups and saucers, pretty cakes etc etc.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Anyways fingers crossed i dont let you all down!!</div><div align="center">xx</div>bexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192406320676470417noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274788421159247311.post-23028354111433724102009-07-15T12:30:00.000-07:002009-07-15T12:50:18.166-07:00Tea Vicar??<div align="center">Hello Dearies, how are you all?? I'm getting excited because I'm going off to 2000 trees on Friday!! its a local green music festival, Arthur brought me a ticket for my birthday (yep...he's the best!) i had a bit of panic the other day as i went to buy a tent with my very very limited pennies as i had seen a few cheap ones...and they looked a bit more waterproof then our little one we have at the moment...but EVERYWHERE was sold out (of the cheap ones anyway!!) but I've calmed down now and have put our current tent up to air it out, fingers crossed it will rain tonight and i can check its waterproof in the morning!!! Ohh dear, you still there? Ive just realised Ive written a load of trollop on not buying a tent...ohh well!!<br /></div><div align="center">I did make three tea cup pin cushions when i got back from work (eurgh...the first day of Potter madness). They are for the shop which is good because it gives me an excuse to buy pretty cups...They are pretty easy really...Take some pretty tea cups<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358773930040757954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXX0ykAYnskBHVxV72ao4gv83Ej74S46NRNUXVQTdCYrjCmiuJ6Z3fE_nbS4TmC2fNZswzZHnmuV9SBWan189btKYLW2TRlb1hJ2hGpSKWrImqVkOfJG6WA5b1X1oSP_FoF4MNd4Ih1I/s400/pin+cushion+cups.JPG" border="0" />Some pretty fabrics and some threads...<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358773933075190002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgN_paRvDuHl_K3L9GxyW8qIoJ8vXyzS9_eDQtTIQsTssafMO1czKbH0Banxgheh0tZaaAgf2zccJFy3Yqb5AI2rD3i7NhX0zZO7Xe5UsZ7Ecv4_Cq75wS754S-oIKwc-sn4bGzcJx3A/s400/pin+cushion+essentials.JPG" border="0" />With a few gathering stitches, a little pit of stuffing and some craft glue and taaadaaaa...</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358773948761318194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsr-GCs4osFznvgTaba-k5R5F5X30dU3v3wAC-YRotP8T3iOsMo2S4-O9jBZkGoYs0WDbJ0H-sNSQwc-q7TYjMJ74PDWE4nPfrQubredWj9ZCF2P5-pngXXSh_qZhgHBDKUE5yOnFs2c/s400/pin+cushions+finished.JPG" border="0" />my favorite one is the one at the back, there's a tiny little chip on the cup tho'.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Well....Ive got to get back to the making, i owe my dad a belated birthday card (i didn't forget...i just remembered a day before his birthday...whoops.) I'll leave you with a picture of some Tomato, Basil and Mozzarella Muffins (they are great heated up)<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358776014164802866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZw5096BHyL5u8u5p96oqB4n6zJ9U59mQazr8heuNnrYRrSRdSnfiLRDTBPCr7HWGSV4a3B2hpktcBgpn1FG6J2W40zO-bk5K9Gw982D9WY_gKtVql7hyphenhyphenieCFXHyhGgLfNk_mxUO1-iY/s400/savory+muffins!!!!.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">I've just realised that this post rambled all over the shop...sorry, arths out at work so I'm all on my tod with no one to talk too! thanks for putting up with me!!!</p><div align="center">xx<br /></div>bexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192406320676470417noreply@blogger.com6