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samedi 2 juin 2012

Fresh items in my shop


Spring is a very busy time for me. Many hours have been spent outdoors, gardening and cleaning flower beds and many more hours were spent sewing happily in my studio. I love these moments when my inspiration is full to the brim. I keep scribbling new ideas on bits of paper, reminding myself over and over again that i must get a little notebook to keep all my ideas neatly written at the same place. These are just a few pictures of some new items you will find in my shop Do feel free to visit and see little treasures you may want for yourself. If you wish to buy something in my shop this week end, i will give you a 10% discount. All you need to do is use coupn code JUNE10 at checkout.  Don't you love this wonderful teapot cozy ? it was made out of linen and a gorgeous  " tea time " tape made by the lovely Anna Barrow of Lillalotta was stittched upon the front. I just love this colorful cheery tape.
Please, keep your eyes open... I am thinking of making a new giveaway soon.
Happy week end ♥

mardi 12 avril 2011

loving to make bags

 On March 2010, ( a year ago already ) i quit my part time job. It was a difficult decision, but in the end it was a good thing for me to leave this place. The job was hard, the pay was awful and i had to get up at 3am every morning. I still wonder sometimes if i made the right move. Not having a regular pay check is not always easy thing. I had to reajust my budget and gave my old car to younger daughter. Hubby works close by, so if i need to keep the car, that is not a problem for me. One thing you learn when you have a tight budget is to hunt for bargains.
 There is a charity shop in a nearby town and at first i was on the look out mainly for china and other little decoration stuff until i started to look at a stash of wool and grabbed the whole bunch and then the bedding sheets and then ideas started to flow in my head. I found some really beautiful ones and some of them found a new life and became totes and pillow covers. I realized that creating with something old brings me a lot of satisfaction and i quickly became a real fan of charity shops.
One of the things i really love doing are tote bags of all sizes. I made this one with a bed sheet i found several weeks ago. I loved it so much when i layed my eyes on her, i grabbed it before someone did. I knew right away i would be making a bag out of it. I still have enough fabric left to make many more. Do you love tote bags as much as i do ?