What a busy few days... on Friday I went to the Pretty Crafty Things bazaar as part of my DIY Craft research. It was a great afternoon out of the office, really useful for my research, and really inspiring to see so many people setting up their own businesses in contemporary craft. It really spurred me on.
Ophelia Buttons at Pretty Crafty Things
On Sunday I had a daydreamy trip out into the Pennines in the sunshine to visit mum and raid her button box. Happy days - memories of rummaging through the box and tidying it out, sorting buttons into size or colour order. Finally so many of those buttons are mine after years of coveting the contents of that old blue tupperware box. Sadly mum had already thrown out the gorgeous Victorian ones I really craved during a tidy-up one day - gutted! She made it up by taking us for a big old country pub lunch. I can feel the hills calling me home and Nik's getting worried he'll come home to find a for sale sign on our home. Maybe one day, but not just yet...
And today I received the most gorgeous little parcel through the post. I bought some funky japanese bird fabric last week that someone else really liked too, Debbie Hill an illustrator who combines drawing, print and embroidery. I really like the way she works and amazingly she agreed to swap one of her new pieces for one of the japanese fabric pieces. And so this morning this gorgeous picture 'Yellow Drop' arrived.
This Saturday I'm off to another market for my DIY craft research courtesy of Miso Funky in Glasgow. There and back in a day seems a bit ambitious but I think I've cracked the quickest route and a glass of wine on the way home should help things along. Who knows, I may even find a little something to buy whilst I'm there - fingers xd!
