Crochet wire work

Ooh, look at the pretty things that I have been making lately!!

I just LOVE working with wire!!   :)

Handmade - The Birmingham Arts & Crafts Market

What an interesting day we had on Saturday!  We had 14 very talented stall holders take part.
The Custard Factory were hosting a huge event on Saturday evening, which meant that the pool was enclosed in a marquee and surrounded by rigs and obstacles - not the most inviting shopping environment.  We had an interesting afternoon though, sharing the space with a wedding drinks reception.  Beautifully dressed guests had a unique opportunity to browse handmade creations while sipping champagne! 

Check out the COWblog for more images and details
Also take a look at Laura Cameron's and Kate Thornton's blogs

Handmade Market tomorrow!!

It's Handmade time again!  There will be a selection of wonderful handmade items at the C.O.W shop tomorrow for your perusal, not to mention a lovely selection of handmade cakes!  

See C.O.W for a list of the talented artists that will have have their work on show, just for you! 

I'm bringing a range of reel-to-reel tape creations that I have been working on this week.  

My Necklac'd range will premier too - Is it a scarf, is it a necklace - whatever it is, it won't blow off in the wind!  

Hope to see lots of you there!  :)

I have been a busy bee...

I haven't really had the chance to post anything lately. To see what I've been up to check out C.O.W.
But in a sentence, the last few weeks look something like this... very exciting and quite busy - organising, tidying, drop-in workshops, felting, pebbles, CAKES!!, homemade cream tea!, watermelon juice, bunting, piping set, trains, crochet, plarn, Artsfest, flyers, 655's, Handmade to come, paperwork, blurb writing, lychee juice (not sure if I like this one or not yet...), LOTS of coffee and hot chocolate, IKEA, cleaning, chocolate eclairs, planning, yetis... , red tights, BIG ROSETTES!!!, more pebbles, yet more felting, more cakes (hehe), zebra cow on my back, workshop bookings!, chocolate fudge cake...

I'm a tired, tired, happy C.O.W girl :D

Back to work...

After almost a week in good ol' Ireland, I'm now back and ready for work again.
On the agenda for this afternoon is plarn related shenanigans... I'm almost out of holiday mode and ready to get some work done. Lots to prepare for Handmade this Saturday - It's the last weekly market at C.O.W. but looking forward to it as ever. I'm thinking about which cakes to make too... mmm, but maybe I'll keep them as a surprise for now... :)

Hot Chocolate Mayhem

If I could give one piece of advice today, it would be this -

Don't drink hot chocolate while working!

Even the smallest bit of it in a cup creates the most chocolately mess! Luckily none of my stock was affected by the chocolate monsoon, but all of my paperwork now has a distinct brown colour and a pleasant chocolatey scent. Here's hoping the pages don't stick together.

Have a spill free afternoon. :)

look what just came in the post...

...my new business cards!!
I got them from Moo.com and I am so pleased with them. Once again I designed them myself, I went for the green package too. The paper is 100% recycled, it's also recyclable and bio-degradable! Even the recyclable holder is made from recycled pulp. I am very impressed! If like me you are suitably impressed and would like your own MOO business cards etc. - use this code - DDZUWQ - and get 15% off your first order. :)