surprise!

This fell out of my book this morning, I had forgotten that I had put it in there when my sister gave it to me last week in Ireland :-)

Wishlist....

I have just found this beautiful bag by a designer called Nancy Bird - it is so unlike anything else I have seen so far and I love the combination of the printed elements with the different leathers....

Beaded bracelet....

I have been seeing these leather and beaded bracelets everywhere at the moment and have been thinking about making some for myself and as gifts, and then yesterday I stumbled upon a fantastic tutorial by the lovely ladies at the Free Honey blog (*thank you*)!



I decided to whip one up with what I had to hand as an experiment and I am rather pleased with the result, and how easy it was - and it's a great way to show off some of my pretty vintage buttons.

I just used some Rowan Hand-knit cotton yarn instead of the leather this time as I thought it would go better with the beads I had, and some plain old blue cotton thread to attach the beads with that was conveniently the right colour, but next time I think I might use jewellery wire as it would be less fiddly for me to thread the beads onto and you wouldn't need a needle .

I will definitely be having a go at making the leather and silver beaded versions or the Amazonite gem version below - the bead shop in Kingly Court will have just the thing!

have you met my stalker?

Jealous kitty lacks attention, therefore work is over for the day! Dont even think of trying to pick up that pen.....

rain stops play....

Murph is glum at the prospect of a day inside :-(

pretty feathers....

I love these earrings by Alex Monroe, definately a worthy investment....

Irish highlights

Some highlights from my Ireland holiday with my family last week.....