Well hello , I've had a couple of weeks with my head in a very strange bubble so I would like to start this post with a bit of fun!! OOOOwww look whats up for grabs ! a bag full of Liberty Lawn scraps , now they are scraps but fantastic Liberty scraps!! ( which are too small for my makes ) , but I know there are some seriously creative crafter's out there in blog land. If you think you would like this bag of possibilities I will send it anywhere free of charge . All you have to do is leave a comment and maybe tell me what you might do with these lovely bits . I will close entries for the Liberty scraps at 6.00pm on Thursday the 22nd November and will get one of my children to pull the name out of a hat . Here have another peek in the bag.
Oh how the last couple of weeks have flown by ,one big blur of making and selling ( which I have really enjoyed ) and then the serious stuff of Tax , accounting and book keeping and banking ( lots of forms, paperwork and signature signing and not enough sewing!!!) I know everyone has to go through this when they set up a business but I have felt quite overwhelmed some days . Trying to do this and be mum and wife and work as well has felt quite unbelievably difficult at times . But my Mr P. does keep reminding me it won't be like this for long and I will find a rhythm to my work soon.
Don't get me wrong I am excited at Starting 'Handmade Over Yonder' and the response has been fantastic and I had a fab time a my Christmas stall last Saturday . New and old friends came to buy and I met a lot of wonderful people. Roll on my next stall @ St. Stephens school , Skipton on the 1st December 12-4pm . I really do like meeting and talking to people at these events !! ( Oh boy do I have a lot to make in the next 2 weeks!!) .
But with husband at home today he took me out for a bit of retail therapy . We had a trip out in the car ( over the boarder into Lancashire as we Yorkshire folk like to joke !!) First we went to a little patchwork Fabric shop I like in a place called Barrowford. I do like the shops name too !
The shop does have a lovely web page www.patchworkchicks.com the shop is only small but the owner really knows how to work the space it's a pleasure to browse and shop in . I went with a specific list of requirements today . Spots and stripes to go with Liberty fabrics for my next batch of Hares ( I can't wait to start theses) . My head is in springtime colour mode , I'm having fun planning working with these fresh crisp colours !! Here have a sneaky peak .
......and here it is my tub of supplies ready for the Christmas making time to be over !!! Can't wait to start delving in here .
After my shopping splurge at ' Patchwork Chicks ' we headed over to Clitheroe we had a bit of a trip through Witch country and wound around the base of Pendle Hill.
Not a Witch in site !!
It was very atmospheric over the Forest of Bowland though !!
When got to Clitheroe we did something we've wanted to do for ages and because we tend to have the children with us we always never do . We visited the little Art Gallery called the 'Platform Gallery' oh what a beautifully indulgent moment we had , we were able to take our time and look and talk and be amazed by the myriad of artwork created in different media by fabulously talented people . Well worth a visit www.ribblevalley.gov.uk/platformgallery another bijou gem in Lancashire!!
Now I'm back home and setting up for the next batch of Christmas Mice !! I also have to try and remember not to get so hung up about the paper work !
But just a little note : 2 Christmas mice are heading to my shop tomorrow evening and 3 Christmas stockings and a Chicken cushion . But I am not putting everything on in one go I will be staggering it through the evening . You can now find a link to www.etsy.com/shop/handmadeoveryonder at the top right hand side of the page.
So thanks for popping by and Ta Ta for now .xx
