This weekend I went on a lovely rummage. As you may remember, Hopkinson is a fantastic old building near Nottingham station, with four fabulous floors crammed to the gills with vintage and handmade stuff. It’s where I picked up my “Golden Hands … Continue reading
counting my blessings
I don’t really like getting older. Some days I feel about a hundred. The small inconveniences of age start to make their presence felt when you’re the wrong side of 40. And female. Joint pains. Tiredness. Wrinkles. Other “woman’s stuff” which … Continue reading
postcard perfect
I am rather a fan of moo.com and their products. As anyone who has bought jewellery from me will know, I use their minicards and have also ordered the odd stickerbook or two in the past. But I decided the other … Continue reading
bracelets and bobby pins
You may remember these bracelets. During a recent cupboard clear-out I came across them languishing in a tupperware box, where they had been stashed whilst I decided what to do about them. The problem was that a friend who bought one … Continue reading
small disappointments
Yesterday was a day of small disappointments. I love sewing class, but yesterday I didn’t seem to get much done. I spent most of the class unpicking. In fact, I could quite fittingly have stood on the table and belted out “You gotta … Continue reading
thrifty rewards
I promised yesterday that I would share the other items found whilst on my tea towel quest. I know it was naughty to buy stuff other than tea towels when that was specifically what I had set out to snag, … Continue reading