tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78865571523940237092024-02-19T03:01:00.182-08:00Alice EleanorAlicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137874258741650295noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886557152394023709.post-40164265438703881482012-07-08T13:21:00.000-07:002012-07-08T13:21:42.074-07:00Getting over my fear of yellow...Sounds really silly doesn't it? But yes I used to be disgusted by and hated the colour yellow...<br />
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For years I didn't really understand why...then one day during a therapy session it occurred to me that I experienced a great trauma in my life whilst wearing the colour yellow...I think it accounted for my hate of banana's too...turns out people who have experienced similar trauma's to me quite often have a fear or dislike banana's...(it's strange how the brain works!)<br />
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A few months back a member of the <a href="http://stitchedupuk.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Stitched Up</a> crew handed me a banana at a meeting, I looked at it for a bit and hesitated after taking it. I watched everyone else peel their's and start to eat it. I shrugged my shoulders and joined in...and you know what? I haven't looked back!! Banana's are brilliant! I love them & for 29 years I've insisted I hate them, but suddenly my attitude changed and now I can enjoy a good banana...<br />
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OK so this post may seem a little nonsensical, what am I harping on about? For me this was a significant discovery and an important process to my recovery. I won't go in to details here, but I will say that sometimes it's really important to try things again and look outside the little box you give yourself because now I've discovered a whole new healthy snack and I've been able to reclaim such a beautiful vibrant colour!!<br />
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I've been denying myself the colour of sunshine, buttercups, lemons and dandelions for too long!! So here I am in my new homemade yellow dress...turned out Abakhan had a sale on all fabrics so I thought I would treat myself & got this lovely fabric that Jim picked...I adapted & drafted my own pattern specifically to flatter my size 16 figure and I really really love the results! (I recently discovered my boob/waist/hip ratio is good, so feel a bit more confident with the extra pounds!!)<br />
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I just got Jim to take some photies of me with a few of my cushions and bits & bobs too...why not eh? Who likes my giant strawberry swirl lollypop cushion??? And my giant strawberry cushion? It's fun!! hehe!<br />
<br />Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137874258741650295noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886557152394023709.post-58590718036559094042012-06-24T14:31:00.000-07:002012-06-24T14:31:39.060-07:00Settling in at home...So...can I start a sentance with so, and not "sew"?<br />
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Well anyway...I know you're all probably DYING to see my friend Emma's wedding photographs, BUT I am waiting a little longer incase there are some lovely "official" ones with pictures of all the bridesmaids stood alongside the beautiful bride & groom...<br />
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Instead, I wanted to post some photies I took of my home...I recently moved into a house. I've never lived in a house before, I've only ever lived in apartments or flats...apart from growing up. I say recently, when in actual fact I moved in September. For those of you that know me know me, you'll know that I moved out of necessity not desire...<br />
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I used to live in a really lovely 2 bedroomed apartment in Manchester City centre, with a cute little balcony and a little community of some awesome mates around each corner. I don't drive, never learnt so the convenience of this flat was fab...I could walk into town and be right in the centre within half an hour and feel like I was right in the heart of a bustling, cosmopolitan (Manchester?!?!? -cosmopolitan!?!? Well yes actually) city...<br />
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I was happy where I was. But you see I met this person...this particular person I fell in love with. We lived together for a short while in this lovely little flat in the city centre; until oneday he said to me he needed to move...Jim, owns a house you see in a small town or village between Bury and Bolton called Ainsworth. He owns this house in complicated circumstances. Bleeuuurrgghh! - I don't need to go into details, but it was draining money and the current tenants weren't paying rent and well so together we decided that we must move...so we gave our landlord our notice and told our friends and gave notice to the naughty tenants...who then didn't move out and didn't move out, but of course we had to...so ended up staying with Jim's parents for a while, with all our things in boxes...<br />
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Eventually we got into the house that belongs to Jim, and it was stinky and filthy and filled with someone else's junk...I felt sad and weirded out...<br />
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I complained a lot I won't lie and lovingly nicknamed Ainsworth, "Ainshole"...and continued to complain, but slowly Jim and I have started to put our stamp on the house, to turn it more into our home...<br />
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To be perfectly honest, to begin with I didn't know what to do with all the space!! I had gone from living in bedrooms in flats, to flats to a 3 bedroom house, I felt a little rattly! - We don't really have much money either, so we kitted it out really thriftily...These are a few snaps of our living-room, the side board was from freecycle, my good friend Beth found it for us...the old singer sewing machine I've had for years and the jug is from wilko's believe it or not...<br />
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The little blue tea-pot is actually an oil burner that Beth & Bryce gave to me a few years ago as a birthday present and the knitted/crocheted monsters are one-off customised creations by the fabulous <a href="http://helenmakes.co.uk/" target="_blank">HelenMakes</a> Jim built her website, she's very talented...but then again so is <a href="http://jim-mcdougall.co.uk/" target="_blank">he</a>, he made my website too! <br />
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We're both pretty much mega geeks, so we've framed a couple of illustrative loveliness, in the form of Bed Knobs & Broomsticks original poster and some comic book art postcards...we bought our school desk from this amazing place in Bolton...couldn't tell you where it is, but we also got our 60s dining table and chairs from there for about £30 bargain thanks! Our house is pretty mish-moshy, we both seem to collect little bits and bobs and like objects for objects sake...I'm waaaaay more of a hoarder than Jim is, but he's not far off!! (he's just a bit tidier than I am, oops!)<br />
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There's a little paper house that our pal <a href="http://inspector-marmalade.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Katie Hanratty</a> made, she gave it to us as a house-warming present, she's an amazingly talented illustrator...the rocking chair, Jim has had for a while and he says he wants to recover it, but it's got this amaaaazing vintage brocade fabric, which I know is majorly tatty now, but I love it...then the old fireplace...which is a bit weird because someone has put a mirror in it...we filled it with books, because it's such a neat little space...<br />
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and the rug...well I need a better photo really as you can only see the corner, but the rug was made BY HAND by Jim's beautiful Mother and his Grandmother when she was 19!!! It really has lasted the test of time! - It's one of my favourite things in this room...for ages I'd complained and moaned about the "horrible-cold-cheap-nasty" laminate flooring and how we desperately needed a rug...Jim went over to his folks house (coincidentally) JUST as they were about to chuck this beauty away!!!!!! Good save I say!<br />
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The dining room is really little and cute...for aaages I hadn't put anything personal in there, it was just a table and some chairs...my mate Emma came over just before christmas and said "you don't sit in here though do you?" and I felt really gutted, because well we did...I suppose part of it was my reluctance to make it my home, but I'm so glad I've just made that little bit of effort!! It's a really nice space now, I should take some more photographs of the pictures on the wall too really...<br />
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The bike I may have shown in previous posts, it's so cute Jim and his Dad sprayed it for me and Helen knitted those extras...the cork board me and Jim made and the small metal guitar his Dad made...the wine bottle just had an amazing label with a gorgeous art nouveau style red-haired woman on it, so I couldn't bare to throw it out...the sock plant pot Beth made...<br />
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So really we have a home of handmade and personal bits and bobs and I really like it...I've discovered that even though it's a massive pain in the ass commute to get into Manchester, I actually really love how we've made it our own, and the good thing is that if I'm perfectly honest, it doesn't matter where you live as long as you live with the person you love most in the world, it's all alright!! - PLUS we get to surround ourselves in really cool stuff from friends and family.<br />
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The ultimate plan is to restore the house and garden a bit more and see if we can sell it, so we can move back to the City again...failing that I'll just have to learn to drive!!Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137874258741650295noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886557152394023709.post-67657670449752971462012-06-14T11:54:00.000-07:002012-06-17T12:56:00.786-07:00Divine Hens With A Craftyclassy Parisian twist!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well here I am again. I feel like I haven't blogged for such a long time and there's a reason for that...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">My very beautiful and talented friend <a href="http://www.emmadivine.com/" target="_blank">Emma Divine</a> has just gotten married... </span>and I was asked to be her best woman, and of course I was honoured! (see what I did there?) Not only that, but I was lucky enough to help out with the styling and decor of the wedding...but all that will appear in another post.<br />
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As you're all aware, before any good wedding there must be a celebration of true decadence where a bride-to-be waves goodbye to her singledom days and drinks lots of champagne and gets dressed up to & in all sorts of frivolities....well as I said before I was the best woman, so in honour I got to work creating some crafty classy clean fun...CLEAN?? But it's a HEN DO!!! - Well my friends, let the tale unfold as it is told...<br />
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Now as my friend Emma is not too much of a traditionalist I decided she needed something really special and out of the ordinary, so I had a gander on a few websites and blogs and the one that I really stuck out has been <a href="http://www.rocknrollbride.com/" target="_blank">The Rock n Roll Bride</a> - if you haven't already checked it out and you're thinking of tying the knot OR have a friend who is, send them this!! It's beautiful in every single way Kat Williams is a pioneer and I applaud her!<br />
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Emma wanted something really special and decided that a trip to Paris was in order...AMAZING!! My organisational skills are not up to scratch, so the gorgeous Sarah Findon & Helen Bower were the ones to organise the trip, and they did a bloomin' marvelous job of it, they even created programmes and guides of where we could go...traditionally Emma, Sarah & Helen go together as a joint celebration, so they knew the lay of the land, therefore I took it upon myself to create something hen-doey-alternative-parisesque and fun...unfortunately I didn't take photographs of everything, but you'll get the idea. The goody bags were handmade and filled with handmade things. Being an eco-warrior it felt hypocritical and "against my religion" to spend money on plastic mass produced tat...I included a bit of tat it was a hen do!! <br />
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So I actually have an illustration degree, which I hardly ever make use of and also my boyfriend (sorry Jim PARTNER) is also a pretty darn good illustrator, so together we created these (well actually he drew the cockrel and the frog I coloured them in and drew the rest)...I wrote a list of things that I thought would be fun, so I did the usual "photo booth" type things, like moustaches and glasses...but then made it a little more personal too...because we were going to Paris I did a Rene Magritte style pipe "Ceci n'est pa une pipe" (- this is not a pipe) a croissant, some tattoo style love hearts with "love" and "divine" (For Emma Divine) and the frog was for Emma because she's always loved frogs for some reason...plus she will no longer have to kiss anymore frogs (or toads) because she has found her Prince Charming (puke! sorry!) If you need me to explain the clever punn of the cockrel then you don't deserve to have it explained to you!!!!! <br />
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These are little dark chocolate love hearts from Oxfam, they actually do a range of <a href="http://www.divinechocolate.com/" target="_blank">Divine Chocolates</a>, it's no coincidence!! And I popped some Uncle Joe's mint balls in there...if you don't know what Uncle Joe's mintballs are then you're really missing out!! They're made in Wigan. Emma and I met in Wigan and went to college there, so it was a personal touch, plus as you'll see later I was trying to go for a red white and blue theme, as she got married on the Jubilee weekend and of course the French flag is also red white and blue...I also popped in some union jack chocolate lollies from M&S for all the girls, but Emma got her very own giant love heart and a big bar of Divine chocolate...<br />
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These gorgeous things are little temporary tatoo's from an amazingly cool graphic design website called <a href="http://tattly.com/" target="_blank">Tattly</a>, get on there honestly tis brilliant! I ended up buying a mixed pack of fun colourful designs, because I just couldn't decide what to get!! - I ordered them from America, they were the first things I ordered and the last things to arrive, just on the morning I had to leave!! But they were a great addition to the goody bags. </div>
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I made Emma a head-dress too as she was adamant she didn't want any form of fancy dress, well I couldn't let her get away with that could I??? Not a chance in hell...So I appliqued some little fabric L-plates and made her a very special patriotic recycled Zip fascinator...<br />
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The bags where just an A3 bit of fabric (an old curtain) folded over, french seamed and bagged through. I used cotton tape or ribbon as handles Bryony from <a href="http://stitchedupuk.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Stitched Up</a> helped me make the bags! and my amazing Janome machine does a love heart stitch, gotta love the extra chinze! </div>
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Emma got a few extra's in her bag (that I didn't take photogaphs of) I found the most beautiful vintage style glass bottle with a cork top in a little interior shop in Didsbury, which I then got Simon -her Fiancee to write her a love letter to roll up and put inside as an extra surprise...(he had to hide it in the bathroom at his and Emma's flat and I had to seek it out before we left for Paris)...that's what I didn't mention Emma lives in London, she's a northern lass like me...so the journey started in London with me and Laura... </div>
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This stainless steel Martini glass was also in Emma's goodybag I gave it to her early with a little note saying something along the lines of "why have a plastic shot glass round your neck when you can have something as stylish as this? perfect for you're strawberry dachary" -which is Em's fave. - I found the Martini glass in Oxfam when I went in for the Divine fairtrade chocolates...and I thought it was perfect...she did too evidently, but it was destroyed on her wedding weekend...but that's another story!!!</div>
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The marvelous Amy Rixon also brought along some of her home-made Earl Grey cupcakes!! and they were totally scrummy!!! - I've never had anything so gorgeous before!! - We bonded over our love for Blue Peter!! Amy has <a href="http://www.leegreenbakery.com/" target="_blank">her own bakery</a>, from home go give her a "like" on facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/LeeGreenBakery" target="_blank">here</a> yummy stuff!!</div>
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Some of the girls decided to do touristy things, me, Em, EmmaKateWood, Sarah and Helen went for a stroll and drank some more!!</div>
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We had an awesome time that night...we ended up going to the bakery just as it was opening up as we'd stayed up all night...I'd lost my voice and decided that now I had a belly full of alcohol I could speak fluent French...when in actual fact I was just speaking English with a (probably very bad) French accent, but it impressed Emma, she was too drunk to notice I was just talking gibberish and proudly said to me "Alice, you're really good at speaking French!!" hurrah!!! It was a brilliant weekend and I wish I could tell you more and show you some more awesome pictures...but actually it's probably better that I don't!</div>
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Amy made a friend on the way home and he really really really wanted his picture taking with the moustache, so here it is!!! But I believe by the time Amy got back to London all she was left with was a piece of felt on a stick...so I owe her a new 'tache... </div>
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</div>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137874258741650295noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886557152394023709.post-47234441258277386922012-04-01T04:36:00.003-07:002012-04-01T04:46:40.342-07:002 years later...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLUzp1938if6VUDOWaMf07W68TSDNk0rHfcSl0NRPSh35ITZkRXx3KH9vnWBVRgB0wGW0Wpk3A2DRlx2GUllJWfyS0eQYuWh9LrMiA44UVXD_vylw-W3hToJqw77Q-wKSp1Lu51eNPFY/s1600/corkboard.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLUzp1938if6VUDOWaMf07W68TSDNk0rHfcSl0NRPSh35ITZkRXx3KH9vnWBVRgB0wGW0Wpk3A2DRlx2GUllJWfyS0eQYuWh9LrMiA44UVXD_vylw-W3hToJqw77Q-wKSp1Lu51eNPFY/s320/corkboard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726396465623146018" border="0" /></a>When Jim & I first started going out we both discussed the idea of making a cork board out of old wine bottle corks, as we were both collecting them...and we've been in the process of doing it for ages, it didn't take too long once we actually pulled our fingers out and finished it off, so here it is in all it's glory and doesn't it look awesome?? I love it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5UBp3cxBfJuvf0Qzni6jYPMDBgkBqh7LNhoSi7I_qEiQH3cKN7njEmyA3mCS3TkCxHPGOExsk5FVw9CyJTym-ILR7bLN9akDcRuGt0r7QvxS5yhNL5i81vNE9ugx1j4QBJ4aLI9cR1HM/s1600/corkboard2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5UBp3cxBfJuvf0Qzni6jYPMDBgkBqh7LNhoSi7I_qEiQH3cKN7njEmyA3mCS3TkCxHPGOExsk5FVw9CyJTym-ILR7bLN9akDcRuGt0r7QvxS5yhNL5i81vNE9ugx1j4QBJ4aLI9cR1HM/s320/corkboard2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726396466610438562" border="0" /></a><br />We've just finally nailed it to our wall in the dining room next to the kitchen, so can't wait to get pinning things to it, If you decide you want to make one too all we did was chop the corks in half (length-ways) with a bread knife & glue-gunned them to the MDF board. The picture frame was left over from a few years ago & the glass had smashed, so rather than let it go to waste, we created this!Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137874258741650295noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886557152394023709.post-34085504513213501192012-03-16T02:53:00.004-07:002012-03-16T03:04:32.799-07:00Craft Fair Weekend Madness!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-PuHn2J9C4u0sjtfm7e2CwiyBewQ7mqK4qVSEsx2CeKzVAHAoZ7F3CAXJaGq8UMk1Ctb6xccKwNY1p-B_Cu99KTSGZSuWa1B8Q7Xzear4Ka3WmnAYja7dRonz90gKIHO89mG3ZdnUHU/s1600/easter-craft-fair-2012_211x300.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-PuHn2J9C4u0sjtfm7e2CwiyBewQ7mqK4qVSEsx2CeKzVAHAoZ7F3CAXJaGq8UMk1Ctb6xccKwNY1p-B_Cu99KTSGZSuWa1B8Q7Xzear4Ka3WmnAYja7dRonz90gKIHO89mG3ZdnUHU/s320/easter-craft-fair-2012_211x300.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720432149827491890" border="0" /></a><br />So I will Be doing Craft-fairs 2 days in a row this weekend!! <a href="http://zionarts.com/whats-on/?id=2887">Zion Centre</a> this Saturday 17th & Jigsaw Sunday 18th, please come down and say hello!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mjU4czaWPo8vYaA1rZ4771z51sox4vefIg4HhMd_j_CIc9u14VwupPXphyphenhyphen7SxKFh0143D-dY4f-YwXbVlStANTmAF_PYBnZH7OTUe0Ei1qZ3cW0sMJFr7s5KukJInEqwssgAD35fZ6w/s1600/flyer+mothers+day+copie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mjU4czaWPo8vYaA1rZ4771z51sox4vefIg4HhMd_j_CIc9u14VwupPXphyphenhyphen7SxKFh0143D-dY4f-YwXbVlStANTmAF_PYBnZH7OTUe0Ei1qZ3cW0sMJFr7s5KukJInEqwssgAD35fZ6w/s320/flyer+mothers+day+copie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720433617885935442" border="0" /></a>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137874258741650295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886557152394023709.post-27631126345368213722012-03-13T10:49:00.004-07:002012-03-13T11:01:08.523-07:00Simplified Flower Brooches<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDLk3IzzdvCeyX5V4A8Mw_uSqZPwDjrqOC-9KwHWF-oEWfu-r5XU0ndlC9LxLgQkZFA8HZziIUeTwC9uitZ_50vUW7e3x-QwClc4S_FDGolREhHmpgXUElshghbpwJdkW5jryA-PwGpE/s1600/simplified+flower+brooches.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDLk3IzzdvCeyX5V4A8Mw_uSqZPwDjrqOC-9KwHWF-oEWfu-r5XU0ndlC9LxLgQkZFA8HZziIUeTwC9uitZ_50vUW7e3x-QwClc4S_FDGolREhHmpgXUElshghbpwJdkW5jryA-PwGpE/s320/simplified+flower+brooches.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719441709707327730" border="0" /></a><br />I'm going to be doing these as a workshop alongside the leather envelope clutches below as a workshop very soon...watch this space & I'll let you know all the details as I find them!<br /><br />These are slightly more simplified, but purely because the other ones take such a long time to make! - They still look beautiful though don't they - so once you learn how to make one of these at one of my workshops, you can try again at home to make one of the double layer more advanced ones pictured here;<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Can1cb8eofb6nCSRPdXKbHunsTgH4XxX3WqHnuxg7CFZiw2bOAG5zlSCJO8onubKhCApjO7WbJM8XwcS0Uhm-obeFPckVYsVGpW51TOQT2-SWrDSQs0nq1wotdP-MuXjIEfCL7R9i84/s1600/flower+brooch72.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Can1cb8eofb6nCSRPdXKbHunsTgH4XxX3WqHnuxg7CFZiw2bOAG5zlSCJO8onubKhCApjO7WbJM8XwcS0Uhm-obeFPckVYsVGpW51TOQT2-SWrDSQs0nq1wotdP-MuXjIEfCL7R9i84/s320/flower+brooch72.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719442837409079282" border="0" /></a>(Photography <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/breakyourheartinside">Rebecca Palmer</a>)Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137874258741650295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886557152394023709.post-18919607106256452912012-03-06T11:20:00.004-08:002012-03-06T11:38:30.306-08:00Take A look at my Vintage & Reclaimed Leather Clutches<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbf-UqMaMs9e33BHXjbkNIvXB03qnkRDvBsyrgdpDMJfiYi_ekDopuUOFM8jNa1cUzWKtrpkllTT7m3VbigBuGLXhYoYvskUGuu0xV2O8gII0h6GzQiJeqQPnnBqnjt7V7x9Z3yJdeRM/s1600/Clutch+pursesmore+pink.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbf-UqMaMs9e33BHXjbkNIvXB03qnkRDvBsyrgdpDMJfiYi_ekDopuUOFM8jNa1cUzWKtrpkllTT7m3VbigBuGLXhYoYvskUGuu0xV2O8gII0h6GzQiJeqQPnnBqnjt7V7x9Z3yJdeRM/s320/Clutch+pursesmore+pink.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716867872580634354" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/breakyourheartinside/">Rebecca Palmer</a> has done me proud with these photographs! - Don't they look lovely! They're really fun to make and are made up from a selection of colourful leather and classic black...unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a picture of the back at the moment, but they each have colourful or gold leather postal stamps...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeGV3irFx0rjFK-f9_ajN32DUo3tPbyAdguVuEJAC5jmJ3HcUhfgHQ4SUnmdb2JjkZXgz1kQFqBPBwsfWlVUUVudqcqWtx8BS3ynToEd1xAuu7o0HN8bUaa5I4dn5xAwhK-G_gEWQKJ0/s1600/sofa+cushions72.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeGV3irFx0rjFK-f9_ajN32DUo3tPbyAdguVuEJAC5jmJ3HcUhfgHQ4SUnmdb2JjkZXgz1kQFqBPBwsfWlVUUVudqcqWtx8BS3ynToEd1xAuu7o0HN8bUaa5I4dn5xAwhK-G_gEWQKJ0/s320/sofa+cushions72.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716869594130106402" border="0" /></a>These are some of my quirky upcycled cushions! - Felix The Cat is now sold. -This is another of Rebecca Palmers photographs.<br /><br />They were taken in Victoria train station before we got chucked out!!Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137874258741650295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886557152394023709.post-82254428491899767382012-03-05T13:19:00.004-08:002012-03-05T13:45:20.927-08:00Ooh exciting Been added to someones Treasury & Seeking out more followers!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldjf2hRwb0FgDr-wxOq-zZ8ClIDXHgv78xAN1h7vKp2E4zlZGvNcaFuHZgZjKwNeXLrm3pw3mDgg-LfpgNfLA9TDOH6Ex4UbH6vrGikjf2YUM8lZVG2MYuwQkELSdANHdDEfzyjG4lWs/s1600/Picture+1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldjf2hRwb0FgDr-wxOq-zZ8ClIDXHgv78xAN1h7vKp2E4zlZGvNcaFuHZgZjKwNeXLrm3pw3mDgg-LfpgNfLA9TDOH6Ex4UbH6vrGikjf2YUM8lZVG2MYuwQkELSdANHdDEfzyjG4lWs/s320/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716527145182633890" border="0" /></a>How lovely that my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/77783435/sweetie-coloured-glasses-necklace">Glasses necklace</a> has been picked out as a favourite by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/AleciaWesner?ref=pr_profile">Alecia Wesner</a>! - It makes me feel very proud. I've been enjoying <a href="http://pinterest.com/aliceeleanor/">Pinterest</a> too, which means you can have online mood boards...it's great fun, but a bit of a time vampire...<br /><br />And also if you haven't already, please go <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/aliceeleanorcouk/224220020993113">"like" my facebook page</a> and I shall be giving out a gift from my accessories collection as soon as I hit 200 likes...perhaps I should put a time limit on it too...<br /><br /><br /><br />Also the amazing <a href="http://thesixitemschallenge.wordpress.com/2012/02/29/hand-made-accessories-give-away/">Labour Behind The Label</a> blogged about my little promotion! Please go and check that out.<br /><br />I can't wait to get some more lovely photographs up from Rebecca Palmer.Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137874258741650295noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886557152394023709.post-72412912636930270982012-02-21T12:57:00.003-08:002012-02-21T13:21:27.070-08:00Rebecca Palmer & Emma DivineWell <a href="http://www.emmadivine.com/">Emma Divine</a> & <a href="http://www.facebook.com/rebeccapalmerphotograph">Rebecca Palmer</a> helped me out big-style last week and we had a photoshoot at Victoria Train station!! - it was 2 hours or more before we were told "I'm sorry the manager has said you're not allowed to take photographs in here" <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38870689@N03">Rebecca</a> got some great shots!!<br /><br />The lovely <a href="http://nexusartcafe.com/">Nexus Art Cafe </a>didn't mind us shooting there though "we don't mind what you do!"<br /><br />Thank you so much for being so talented, Emma & Becky! x x x<br /><br />Here is a sneak peak at some of the pic's I'll be posting to sell on etsy...just waiting for a few more pictures....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60bLayODDwRXpKEHY4i94H9ERh5vi9s705PJxfbna7ZMxZFf1TRN2IlrSOVnGFeSzU7GKZzdbontWqPlgFciEHs76rD6TcZ0ji_dQbDnLgW2YVGnfsGakHcYa_i_ystvQm89IekedpeM/s1600/hello+sailor+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60bLayODDwRXpKEHY4i94H9ERh5vi9s705PJxfbna7ZMxZFf1TRN2IlrSOVnGFeSzU7GKZzdbontWqPlgFciEHs76rD6TcZ0ji_dQbDnLgW2YVGnfsGakHcYa_i_ystvQm89IekedpeM/s320/hello+sailor+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711699315333211346" border="0" /></a>Copyright of all images on this post belong to <a href="http://www.facebook.com/rebeccapalmerphotography"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rebecca Palmer</span></a>, you must ask permission before using or publishing.<br />This was taken at Nexus Art cafe in the Northern Quarter Manchester and is modelled beautifully by the very fine & Divine Emma, she is wearing my "Hello Sailor" frilly sweetheart pinny made entirely from vintage & reclaimed fabrics. Available to buy, please inquire for more details.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6pIFZ2pQv1mjPw29P8dB2bUFsbI_nBWC1BPKmCl59a-i9-sBbOC74-WwVDR9sqN5ZTj6uQArHuYU7aKKxtslgEfEMJ4_HZuh-ZeSMVD-ugsnI2mEqHb2La54cBs0HO8gHY9YJ_Gtahw/s1600/headpiece+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6pIFZ2pQv1mjPw29P8dB2bUFsbI_nBWC1BPKmCl59a-i9-sBbOC74-WwVDR9sqN5ZTj6uQArHuYU7aKKxtslgEfEMJ4_HZuh-ZeSMVD-ugsnI2mEqHb2La54cBs0HO8gHY9YJ_Gtahw/s320/headpiece+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711699300507331938" border="0" /></a>Copyright of all images on this post belong to <a href="http://www.facebook.com/rebeccapalmerphotography"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rebecca Palmer</span></a>, you must ask permission before using or publishing.<br /><br />Modelled by Emma Divine a very talented singer songwriter. She is modelling a handmade shirt from reclaimed end of roll plaid. - This shirt I've actually been meaning to take a photograph of for aaaages. I made it for my boyfriend back in October and it's adapted from his favourite shirt...I made it as a surprise!! Sorry Em, but it does look better on him!! - but I think you pull off the fascinator much better than he ever could! :-)<br /><br />Please email me for details if you have a shirt that you want re-making!<br /><br />The Fascinator is made from vintage silk taffeta and vintage buttons from my grandma's button tin, the lace is also original 1920's navy blue. - This is available to buy, please email me for details or hang on for an etsy listing!Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137874258741650295noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886557152394023709.post-78412794330241799212012-01-27T07:16:00.000-08:002012-01-27T09:13:19.992-08:00Here are some of my new bags! Appliqued hand stitched & Upcycled!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJt98qIUz6_uZAGwzV6sPar99_KQZVBqAzr5RnHbQOrOA4pXqMJGt_CeUmB_6XEU77pqyDJu7dfrkshJr3jAnfZsusSobwszkhTKljMv03gmL5ITHReshLO3bu2Pv4UWLDLFjsD8C7KsA/s1600/poodlebagbike.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJt98qIUz6_uZAGwzV6sPar99_KQZVBqAzr5RnHbQOrOA4pXqMJGt_CeUmB_6XEU77pqyDJu7dfrkshJr3jAnfZsusSobwszkhTKljMv03gmL5ITHReshLO3bu2Pv4UWLDLFjsD8C7KsA/s320/poodlebagbike.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702332737187855666" border="0" /></a>The weather has been pretty grim today, grey rainy, a bit of sleety snow, hail-stones etc. so taking these photographs on my little camera with poor lighting has been quite difficult. - Perhaps I'll try again once I have a bit more of a sunny afternoon, but I decided to take some photo's and play around with them a bit, I honestly think good photographs make all the difference.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMfHPFWIAHtNJWmjH-jTcP49-1Q-9E_q8OOR7ZaNnbdJ7QQGOYD00BW8gtix9dcC6jz6nOaMdxuuFND1zi5uzrZ8Wd4mXORmPFB0Gcx66_IvOM4SDBtrgP1257JKICOuIF3qgWLVWLGE/s1600/poodlebagbike2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 273px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMfHPFWIAHtNJWmjH-jTcP49-1Q-9E_q8OOR7ZaNnbdJ7QQGOYD00BW8gtix9dcC6jz6nOaMdxuuFND1zi5uzrZ8Wd4mXORmPFB0Gcx66_IvOM4SDBtrgP1257JKICOuIF3qgWLVWLGE/s320/poodlebagbike2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702332730053176834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So this is me experimenting!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEh9KX_vx9Ps4-8qsB98WZT7jPU9FRcBCEbIvQ9gKxDcIJJRlHKyb3sCmHkxz816rztyHDoUWBTwBz0M9AL5FYKxSuGuvhOU5_qCPWs7DwBbVqnkoYp9MIZozEDl5u43Wf8s7l5igHm_M/s1600/red%2526whiteheartbag.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEh9KX_vx9Ps4-8qsB98WZT7jPU9FRcBCEbIvQ9gKxDcIJJRlHKyb3sCmHkxz816rztyHDoUWBTwBz0M9AL5FYKxSuGuvhOU5_qCPWs7DwBbVqnkoYp9MIZozEDl5u43Wf8s7l5igHm_M/s320/red%2526whiteheartbag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702345186130711122" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-Q1VjDOAYSJxJdY7HqafFKYTQL7faoU72RpHGL3gnByoyMLJHmWPFbRSRcTxlBh266GL35-J3zMFifeLjxLOxHM_bVyazHjTH7YcG0tFNcmHuiVkwMfo8Z00RpHnZIRKGtV_8c-2My4/s1600/red%2526whitebag.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-Q1VjDOAYSJxJdY7HqafFKYTQL7faoU72RpHGL3gnByoyMLJHmWPFbRSRcTxlBh266GL35-J3zMFifeLjxLOxHM_bVyazHjTH7YcG0tFNcmHuiVkwMfo8Z00RpHnZIRKGtV_8c-2My4/s320/red%2526whitebag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702346644531954178" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7qJMO5cpNhq_GfVEAtoHG45DADTWgH0qpxwkyHlD0Fu9dyqiWykBUxjnlUGawqDyMTPuw2ulv_HE7t0PuK-Q6jZ0E5z8WfxCEBJzNx5lIAXmzv5eQcHCyR-_RoFgsF6z4a706Uf-tnk/s1600/plantpots.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7qJMO5cpNhq_GfVEAtoHG45DADTWgH0qpxwkyHlD0Fu9dyqiWykBUxjnlUGawqDyMTPuw2ulv_HE7t0PuK-Q6jZ0E5z8WfxCEBJzNx5lIAXmzv5eQcHCyR-_RoFgsF6z4a706Uf-tnk/s320/plantpots.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702348334813223682" border="0" /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a><br />Venus fly trap plantpot tote, why not?<br /><br />I will selling some of these totes at Fuel Cafe on the 4th February alongside <a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/302161129834889/">Old Mother Hubbard Market Day</a> I was also be there with the amazing <a href="http://stitchedupuk.blogspot.com/">Stitched Up</a> Crewe hosting a Clothes Swap Shop, which if you've never attended one before then YOU SHOULD!! - It's the sustainable, ethical & fun way of updating & refreshing your wardrobe.<br /><br />We will also be on hand to give any styling or customisation tips, so please don't miss it! Check out the flier;<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKUG5I_noddt0yv4B_BL_K-t86ijr_cz29lUvp9h0BX7BEfuLSkv05uCxWOcA1Cr_UNVKzDsLXEOI7Od9eRtJR7jJCeBbQa1KyzQsyGB2w7XuXH2ksXl0wVTXhU5J1rCkJgKzgTFXC3Pg/s1600/Swapshopfuel72web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKUG5I_noddt0yv4B_BL_K-t86ijr_cz29lUvp9h0BX7BEfuLSkv05uCxWOcA1Cr_UNVKzDsLXEOI7Od9eRtJR7jJCeBbQa1KyzQsyGB2w7XuXH2ksXl0wVTXhU5J1rCkJgKzgTFXC3Pg/s320/Swapshopfuel72web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702357563531705826" border="0" /></a>illustrated by my lovely talented friend who will also be at Fuel selling some limited edition prints, take a gander through <a href="http://inspector-marmalade.blogspot.com/">her stuff</a> and fall in love with her amazing characters! - I'm her biggest fan!!<br /><br />Oh and here's mine and Jim's unique and fun "Hand" bag - designed by Jim and made by me!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxtOiemA1wYuvdtYhgvq4_hgHiJaLs1BLB0hIwxjCTC8JqvNrMkp2BAqApP8CJ88nlx6QTdtk8Y0hMA_hdqt8KNltuF7oogYdQH9FMa98qY19QLCh3bywEDddC0Bz-BNNv_MPW_9z7Rs/s1600/R0012203.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxtOiemA1wYuvdtYhgvq4_hgHiJaLs1BLB0hIwxjCTC8JqvNrMkp2BAqApP8CJ88nlx6QTdtk8Y0hMA_hdqt8KNltuF7oogYdQH9FMa98qY19QLCh3bywEDddC0Bz-BNNv_MPW_9z7Rs/s320/R0012203.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702356290895774898" border="0" /></a>We want to start making and selling more of these in conjunction with a charity, the Helping Hand bag...any suggestions?<br /><br />Jim is in the process of shaving his beard off and making pizza dough...I hope he doesn't get confused because beardy-dough sounds pretty un-tasty to me!<br />-Oh check out <a href="http://jim-mcdougall.co.uk/">his website</a><br /><br />I hope to see you soon!Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137874258741650295noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886557152394023709.post-90605834980360735392011-12-28T05:20:00.000-08:002011-12-28T05:47:07.962-08:00"Sugar sweet Honey Pot" Apron<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQ8LVrbN4XPPqDaI5P7wPTLdNhCK-jw9PvrAWcqJmRYKDKNv0ThmVkUzJwrteYPjVzq9UJF-lh1stn8vMxLO0j5S0QR6_A3nE29zSn4mIISjCdUz1NLRKI3tl3W3lJdL-BefVZ45vhiY/s1600/sugarhoney+apron.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQ8LVrbN4XPPqDaI5P7wPTLdNhCK-jw9PvrAWcqJmRYKDKNv0ThmVkUzJwrteYPjVzq9UJF-lh1stn8vMxLO0j5S0QR6_A3nE29zSn4mIISjCdUz1NLRKI3tl3W3lJdL-BefVZ45vhiY/s320/sugarhoney+apron.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691169927649984386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWnEAeHBIv8EDYVI-kU-A8ilmqztPWJPBFNwLnQEVEyaqOelBHtwnwWPiUcuDDQ9bEYslfYdAdUa4SQxfJtbn9ErX0CsOiuGbhTj_fi5L7xyZ9ErHF7CETOmV1pGVI-lHcLk1Ny3LFeDE/s1600/R0012017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWnEAeHBIv8EDYVI-kU-A8ilmqztPWJPBFNwLnQEVEyaqOelBHtwnwWPiUcuDDQ9bEYslfYdAdUa4SQxfJtbn9ErX0CsOiuGbhTj_fi5L7xyZ9ErHF7CETOmV1pGVI-lHcLk1Ny3LFeDE/s320/R0012017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691169934467683714" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well I was certainly busy before christmas sewing away finishing off commissions and handmade presents! I wanted to post a picture of this lovely apron I was asked to make for my boyfriends' Mum! - I believe she loved it!<br /><br />"Sugar sweet Honey Pot" Apron, with honey comb (shop bought) cotton printed fabric an old duvet & some gorgeous candy stripe fabric off cuts, -donated to me by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Crafty-Ginge-Designs/219332154759166" hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=219332154759166">Crafty Ginge Designs</a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Crafty-Ginge-Designs/219332154759166"> </a>Thanks <a href="http://www.facebook.com/kelly.joseph.is" hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=507422445">Kelly Joseph</a>, take a look at her lovely blog <a href="http://craftygingemanchester.blogspot.com/">here</a>!!<br /><br />The apron has Lots of large pockets to pop all your utensils, pegs & extra bits in. Please email or message me if you would like your very own custom made!!Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137874258741650295noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886557152394023709.post-77844173139613665272011-12-12T14:02:00.000-08:002011-12-12T14:29:51.766-08:00A little Cuppa Christmas Cheer!<div style="text-align: left;">So I'm trying not to be a scrooge, I decided there was nothing to gain from being gumpy about Christmas, so after my boyfriend (he's taken to referring to me as his "partner" - apparently it's more grown up sounding.) and I finally painted our livingroom. I thought I would spruce it up some more with a few home-made decorations that I've been selling at my various christmas craft fairs. So far they've been going pretty well, I've made some new friends whilst hanging out with some extremely (sickeningly) <a href="http://inspector-marmalade.blogspot.com/">talented old friends</a>...aka <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32616211@N02/">Katie Hanratty</a>, I would have all of her illustrations on my walls.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Also Jim (my boyfriend) made me an absolutely amazing lamp last year for my birthday from a teacup & saucer (he loves me, I know you're jealous, but you can't have him!) The only thing was the bulb stuck out so much from the cup it was blinding, so I quickly punched a few holes in a tin can & popped that on top...looks awesome doesn't it??? (I wander what he'll make me this year? It's my birthday on the 14th so he hasn't got long.)</div><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSA_MQIqdngXsEmXmQ2zse5_NduNexubY7TRjNfWRahfJaCgJ56Kq7LLg4JUVXLK4YHLCnt4L3rOseFTD2KXfuw1Z4MwF_D_Brjd4h9JahOsYf_vZrmYBegIa6ITKVnpmP839P5Dfz0o/s320/R0011986.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685371084552010978" /><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsuLqTQJjMtaVC-rX9rjLeOSLV_pKWXC41wvtoKt7_D6OWiJDy-ix8kwdnGr9bzhAY4V_P2Cww8D1Sv9qRNureK-mhRhBvXydrtiYJaMxrxDr8xiaRsN06gELuT3mVSQTyDaa06x-5onk/s320/R0011990.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685371090146143858" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ZcYxBANi8ZGEC4vQK-2sz7MOjvxItnPqaQkMtyfLV3uDsbBVZDEuc5zFUeT7wOo6etVaRFDhKRnppG_hFBn13D1UEYj1ZUm2eqm-GcfFSf9gKbi8ZQSk3XoZepkznYfqh1dSkJZoUzw/s1600/R0011953.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ZcYxBANi8ZGEC4vQK-2sz7MOjvxItnPqaQkMtyfLV3uDsbBVZDEuc5zFUeT7wOo6etVaRFDhKRnppG_hFBn13D1UEYj1ZUm2eqm-GcfFSf9gKbi8ZQSk3XoZepkznYfqh1dSkJZoUzw/s320/R0011953.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685371073004039362" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV52q2-hjMXhmT_O0D0mL7w-fTwx_aGorNJopYz5rVZ1ochD0vuHucD3BrMcCeb_okNaVDZQ2AkeqUXlyoNQ5MfFQmQyTP9EdvxApjoq6qVA53oztr50aikTOb-UZvU0p3sQn0WkrT89g/s320/R0011960.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685371068700904402" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I've also popped one of my little fabric strawberries on the saucer because I couldn't resist it looks so pretty on there! I plan to do some more festive things to pop around the house, but I'm super super busy at the moment & barely find a minute to breathe! </div><div><br /></div><div>The little christmas tree, I have to be honest hasn't been stitched together properly yet...oops! - It's just layers of mini suffolk puffs (of varying sizes) pinned together & then balanced on top on a plant pot, but it works, doesn't it? Check mini monster Me & Jim too, if you knew us personally you would know how amazingly exacting they were Helen is a genius, check out <a href="http://helenmakes.co.uk/">her website!!</a> (get yourself a mini-monster you!) -My extremely talented & awesome boyfriend made her site.</div>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137874258741650295noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886557152394023709.post-40805666198172528272011-11-30T01:54:00.001-08:002011-11-30T02:13:27.553-08:00Chrismas Paper Crafts...But not too Christmassy (incase you don't actually celebrate crimbo, or you're a bit of a scrooge!!)So the Doves are "turtle peace & love doves"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN94KomSNnzPZmA-eRolB0irPUFqK0wBMqY0ooM6JFGugSRGFajwrRD9YS5fBYM5onY-Qs3MrDPCtsojPsCx1gSIdMY5IOIw4yDNpUmKyyZGU_fNu886RdWGzYPIzdHmeuZv6KCIZzvG0/s1600/R0011923.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN94KomSNnzPZmA-eRolB0irPUFqK0wBMqY0ooM6JFGugSRGFajwrRD9YS5fBYM5onY-Qs3MrDPCtsojPsCx1gSIdMY5IOIw4yDNpUmKyyZGU_fNu886RdWGzYPIzdHmeuZv6KCIZzvG0/s320/R0011923.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680726424416036530" border="0" /></a><br />and then the love hearts & circles are recycled paper baubles.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyb8Ze876GtS_rQDw7oYAq7_jimi5yii4c2gzJj_8JqK-8TBr-6UW67WroLEfpLlblC2HNTxPnepjCucGDYnno0DEyc2rrZOZloMlzTthjsL9N2ZPzdwF1cXfQ_a5NEysFcbJzRTb5POA/s1600/paperdecs2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyb8Ze876GtS_rQDw7oYAq7_jimi5yii4c2gzJj_8JqK-8TBr-6UW67WroLEfpLlblC2HNTxPnepjCucGDYnno0DEyc2rrZOZloMlzTthjsL9N2ZPzdwF1cXfQ_a5NEysFcbJzRTb5POA/s320/paperdecs2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680726408616008066" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnhlp1WKc_zdYiRG7SkyucBW5Zyox8yYxXxu-pH_-yf7LDNHAwXIWfmJ0ag6OEvjmo-Sr_FrTwcxlc8_5GjFNxEaTnCyy4bOkXW2pNURCpBGTm0UDdK0FsmSqj4AtGzLV4l9RAdH1Wv4/s1600/Paperdecs1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnhlp1WKc_zdYiRG7SkyucBW5Zyox8yYxXxu-pH_-yf7LDNHAwXIWfmJ0ag6OEvjmo-Sr_FrTwcxlc8_5GjFNxEaTnCyy4bOkXW2pNURCpBGTm0UDdK0FsmSqj4AtGzLV4l9RAdH1Wv4/s320/Paperdecs1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680726407122666978" border="0" /></a><br />They're really great fun and super simple to make, the <a href="http://stitchedupuk.blogspot.com/">Stitched Up</a> crewe will be showing people how to make them (plus more decorative ideas!) on <a href="http://stitchedupuk.blogspot.com/2011/11/kids-crafty-christmas-workshop-4th.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sunday the 4th</span></a> at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sewing.box#%21/pages/Creative-Corner-Cafe/159813027412761">Creative Corner Cafe</a> in Whalley Range and I will be in <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sewing.box#%21/events/270134226357571/">Horwich</a> selling some little bits & pieces, PLUS offering a workshop to make the paper decorations for only 50p, all proceeds from the workshop will be donated to Bolton Hospice, so I hope you can join me and make something fun!!Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137874258741650295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886557152394023709.post-44904793391173299992011-11-09T04:55:00.000-08:002011-11-09T04:58:31.319-08:00Mine and Kelly's Stall<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUiwdMYquRDOVr2hEOqBSl3yEQTXA3IPCuYPTLs7dho-ZQwWrPxed7_2QLttnbwk3xbHuPE66XrA4_ZIbxceF7JGIT5jBKu5bPrdNvsLH8Um7o8YEA2Cb_CnVxxt0zUVCzvlTbfdOcXM/s1600/R0011834.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUiwdMYquRDOVr2hEOqBSl3yEQTXA3IPCuYPTLs7dho-ZQwWrPxed7_2QLttnbwk3xbHuPE66XrA4_ZIbxceF7JGIT5jBKu5bPrdNvsLH8Um7o8YEA2Cb_CnVxxt0zUVCzvlTbfdOcXM/s320/R0011834.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672979431241408402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0PfW0OlOg09XDYyNFHSEWYctIGRmFmxp33ctDixoQ7WPTFMsThTmK26kb67wDe7HgEILJXJoV355KQ1TO3k0e72TSOk35ATfYqCBdFxGLM2ZRINg_fkGiHKxn0xlGa2rlHgs2PitEy2k/s1600/R0011838.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0PfW0OlOg09XDYyNFHSEWYctIGRmFmxp33ctDixoQ7WPTFMsThTmK26kb67wDe7HgEILJXJoV355KQ1TO3k0e72TSOk35ATfYqCBdFxGLM2ZRINg_fkGiHKxn0xlGa2rlHgs2PitEy2k/s320/R0011838.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672979426376058962" border="0" /></a><br />We had a fun day!Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137874258741650295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886557152394023709.post-55314791936790985522011-11-01T03:15:00.000-07:002011-11-01T03:23:21.196-07:00Christmas Crafts...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivweT9JXjktXWnaihnvZN1B6h5zHWgmmAMTlbAgwywZVk6GrOMzhSIFXF-R2J-QqEEfgr5kmAhZd1_0RA4q1bNZLF9QG_QPBRDVlWgycHVZaxKHBh7O1MX9AG9Sb2gOUEgPLfOnYwWkOg/s1600/R0011799.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivweT9JXjktXWnaihnvZN1B6h5zHWgmmAMTlbAgwywZVk6GrOMzhSIFXF-R2J-QqEEfgr5kmAhZd1_0RA4q1bNZLF9QG_QPBRDVlWgycHVZaxKHBh7O1MX9AG9Sb2gOUEgPLfOnYwWkOg/s320/R0011799.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669969595456220130" border="0" /></a><br />Yes It's November so already getting ready for some little bits and pieces!<br /><br />Christmas stockings, fabric trees, little suede robins, paper love hearts and loo roll wreaths! Everything is recycled!<br /><br />The frugal Christmas, instead of buying tat, make something lovely! :-) I shall be selling some of these at a craft far on Sunday the 6th at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=177369635677784"><span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 11pt;">Lowry Outlet Mall in Salford Quays </span></span></a>Come down!Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137874258741650295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886557152394023709.post-24899657181316767282011-10-10T07:14:00.000-07:002011-10-10T08:08:40.750-07:00An Upcycled Vintage inspired Apron...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwneWPBPC2aOJ55XxJjzbClrzt_52GwMeA4day4bGEH6i6EBtnRGkSfOi48SFko7uyZL7LXK0dUHfkGzk00r2u8V-LAElYwW-pLzlLTYIkhOdvvb3ZZ0f64IBpXFsd60u0tM7poNPFU_I/s1600/R0011709.JPG"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxMkchjUn3ZyxWUJ_a4c8vZ6W-QDavcwGP7g0UwYXxqtsuI7W0lDIe1c1tTMye7OnlyPbwMClcXBVZauPS6f8GZcnVp1bQ-G68ck66ifMR6KOeqAjMsHhPMwIRh5G2oEEN3YWI3NeSOA/s1600/R0011723.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxMkchjUn3ZyxWUJ_a4c8vZ6W-QDavcwGP7g0UwYXxqtsuI7W0lDIe1c1tTMye7OnlyPbwMClcXBVZauPS6f8GZcnVp1bQ-G68ck66ifMR6KOeqAjMsHhPMwIRh5G2oEEN3YWI3NeSOA/s320/R0011723.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661870683461038050" border="0" /></a><br />Can you guess what this apron was made from? I made this for a friends mother, it's apricot and a bit of creamy and white whipped cream cupcakes...I hope you like it, I really enjoyed making it with double pockets at the top and a double pocket of the skirt part of the apron, it also has an adjustable necktie too, fastened with vintage popper-buttons.<br /><br />the main tie is extra long so a lovely big bow can be tied at the front...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwneWPBPC2aOJ55XxJjzbClrzt_52GwMeA4day4bGEH6i6EBtnRGkSfOi48SFko7uyZL7LXK0dUHfkGzk00r2u8V-LAElYwW-pLzlLTYIkhOdvvb3ZZ0f64IBpXFsd60u0tM7poNPFU_I/s1600/R0011709.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwneWPBPC2aOJ55XxJjzbClrzt_52GwMeA4day4bGEH6i6EBtnRGkSfOi48SFko7uyZL7LXK0dUHfkGzk00r2u8V-LAElYwW-pLzlLTYIkhOdvvb3ZZ0f64IBpXFsd60u0tM7poNPFU_I/s320/R0011709.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661870680376244258" border="0" /></a><br />I also created a label and added some spare vintage popper buttons just incase they need replacing and wrapped it all up very neatly in some stitched up pages of Vogue, I hope my friends Mum likes her apron!!! I know I do!!<br /><br />I had originally taken some photographs and wanted to make a tutorial, however...I got carried away and just made it...but please let me know if you can tell what it's made from!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZEDKzOM2TBLuN4Lkj21m6gpO82WYwGyI0sVFEM66CqlV3MdRDbDWebrHQVCTiIo2Dv2Exxy5HfGEHZT1SPHiLhIJ5N35XxhSLerTJAKs2SLJVdaKC4vqvlqXMEae6rBUVfXVaqTRHgQ/s1600/R0011731.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZEDKzOM2TBLuN4Lkj21m6gpO82WYwGyI0sVFEM66CqlV3MdRDbDWebrHQVCTiIo2Dv2Exxy5HfGEHZT1SPHiLhIJ5N35XxhSLerTJAKs2SLJVdaKC4vqvlqXMEae6rBUVfXVaqTRHgQ/s320/R0011731.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661870686150517586" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHE-qvxSgvCIqpidA5PyjBXZz9z1Sisjo-FD3XgtRPwGKrJsFsHlyPoDpRetljwNQf2cm7VOPcQNqHpBwGacKrOsImbVZXNKy1TATV8VBiGcTFbfDmq56x14_RT33kLt_43U9MurBvw0/s1600/R0011734.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHE-qvxSgvCIqpidA5PyjBXZz9z1Sisjo-FD3XgtRPwGKrJsFsHlyPoDpRetljwNQf2cm7VOPcQNqHpBwGacKrOsImbVZXNKy1TATV8VBiGcTFbfDmq56x14_RT33kLt_43U9MurBvw0/s320/R0011734.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661871099868386594" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVINAQUTvP26hx2JTxCTDim5F5gt-3LgFRgC7RoIq3KW4WIpyobnIODc8bgvFveXLrrjRLW3M5pl8UsDFtLYLWvKlabxJbgrxMx6ym_z04uDgFDJ51SePA6WsVDIins-3XLRoBpbSJsU/s1600/R0011737.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVINAQUTvP26hx2JTxCTDim5F5gt-3LgFRgC7RoIq3KW4WIpyobnIODc8bgvFveXLrrjRLW3M5pl8UsDFtLYLWvKlabxJbgrxMx6ym_z04uDgFDJ51SePA6WsVDIins-3XLRoBpbSJsU/s320/R0011737.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661870694079847266" border="0" /><br /></a>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137874258741650295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886557152394023709.post-8947871588363741352011-08-09T11:43:00.000-07:002011-08-09T12:23:59.616-07:00Freebie from BagsReborn! Thanks Twitter!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpl6hpg2PrGsnsXCx8JXb5DjdLH4BJgMSdnPsrsbGNux5qKK_peodJ2qiWo8erK9k8GAXanC_vvOH9S-r9OUeNA8Uq5QSg6tYSXmkNHSipYbgZNLoV18Y5n2o-6ItBZQiWUa1G9KkKcKY/s1600/R0011431.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpl6hpg2PrGsnsXCx8JXb5DjdLH4BJgMSdnPsrsbGNux5qKK_peodJ2qiWo8erK9k8GAXanC_vvOH9S-r9OUeNA8Uq5QSg6tYSXmkNHSipYbgZNLoV18Y5n2o-6ItBZQiWUa1G9KkKcKY/s320/R0011431.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638931874704696418" border="0" /></a>
<br />Well as mentioned on previous entry I am now a fully fledged tweeter...and it turned out as a new "follower" of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/carly.jessop#%21/pages/Bags-Reborn/192071530842952">BagsReborn</a> I won a free gift! How fantastic, look how beautiful this purse/wallet is!
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<br />Now I've never won anything in my entire life, so I'll be honest with you I felt skeptical that I had actually won something, but this lovely little parcel arrived with a handwritten note in the post today!!
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<br />It says on the label;
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<br />"Each Bag is made in a family run business based in a small village in South East Asia. The sold products help sustain jobs for villagers in a very poor country. The products are hand-made from recycled rice, cement, fish food & soil bags and presented with a rustic finish.
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<br />Every item is one of a kind durable design. The bags are eco-friendly reusing materials which would normally be wasted."
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<br />Now this is the perfect wallet for me! It's unusual, ethical and fun. So thank you BagsReborn! I love my gift!
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEpFVCHv2zfgh884gCkEGW9LTbS3gB7F38Q2xsoNQrdj_HWNwcKHfKmUa-WLB3cGn6_n6elSRZujPqdizgeOTAHcuVWWlX6QLJf00yi-1n0LKy9TAiCIYR55p90z2Fi_dqfArf0PnubY/s1600/R0011423.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEpFVCHv2zfgh884gCkEGW9LTbS3gB7F38Q2xsoNQrdj_HWNwcKHfKmUa-WLB3cGn6_n6elSRZujPqdizgeOTAHcuVWWlX6QLJf00yi-1n0LKy9TAiCIYR55p90z2Fi_dqfArf0PnubY/s320/R0011423.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638930741547305106" border="0" /></a>I have to say it reminds me alittle of a dress I recently bought for a friends baby girl from <a href="http://clothingwithaconscience.blogspot.com/">Clothing With A Conscience</a> in Afflecks Palace.
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<br />Anyway I hope you all like my new lovely purse, and please go and "like" Bags Reborn! PLUS you should all follow them on <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/search/bagsreborn">twitter</a>!!
<br />Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137874258741650295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886557152394023709.post-55989058034000742062011-08-01T04:31:00.001-07:002011-08-01T04:31:57.403-07:00p.s.AND I've just started volunteering at Oxfam! I love it!! xAlicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137874258741650295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886557152394023709.post-324225178894040932011-08-01T04:05:00.000-07:002011-08-01T04:26:29.093-07:00Busy Times...<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Well I've been busy with everything <a href="http://stitchedupuk.blogspot.com/">Stitched Up</a> to be honest and everything else too! I've really gotten into tweeting, which I'm not quite sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing, I do enjoy it & I've "tweeted" with some very lovely people!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I'm also at the moment sewing a rather marvelous apron for a friend of mines mother, I'm making it from an old anorak, and some cotton/linen napkins that were given to me, I know it sounds rather bizarre at this point, but when you see the finished product and the actual photographs I'm sure you will agree that it's adorable!</div><div><br /></div><div>There really is so much you can do with things that are something else!! - I love transforming them & I love telling people what they used to be! - It's sort of magical. I've been looking at a brilliant couple of blogs recently, the first one is <a href="http://www.upcyclist.co.uk/">http://www.upcyclist.co.uk/</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 16px; font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><h2 class="title" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; position: relative; font: normal normal bold 11px/normal 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-transform: uppercase; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"JOIN THE UPCYCLING REVOLUTION...</span></h2><div class="widget-content"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">UPCYCLIST</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> reports on beautiful and innovative upcycling projects around the globe. We like restoring, recycling, reclaiming, reviving, remaking, repurposing, reusing, reloving...</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div>It's a brilliant & inspiring blog, with fantastic photographs & reports of wonderfully clever designer & makers. Also the second blog is <a href="http://refashionco-op.blogspot.com/">http://refashionco-op.blogspot.com/</a> which is fantastic for practical tutorials etc. I absolutely love the whole concept! It's all about sharing & encouraging others to upcycled & refashion too! I think I need to get on with cr</div><div>eating some tutorials, I find that when I'm creating something, I do it VERY organically, so sometimes I find it hard to remember to take photographs inbetween each stage...there is no set formula I just do it & play and replay & get carried away and lost in the process...but one of my summers ambitions is to create some more tutorials!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Also another wonderful blog is that of the marvelous Betty Bee, she is now also writing for the Guardian & a friend of a friend. She seems to be promoting how lovely vintage living can be! As far as I'm concerned, it's more ethical than buying throw-a-way fashion. </div><div><a href="http://talesfrombettybeetowers.blogspot.com/">http://talesfrombettybeetowers.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 16px; font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><div class="widget-content"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And this is my new label...Simple & to the point</span></span></div><div class="widget-content"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpoemHCDbR6z639M_fnnlskAYNf4rhgtFt9hhr8eogtvgk72wHQQwmm1KEbimvOl70Ah2I2LuFmS6udzxOSd08ni-o9uu0h4ojN2LjPqkT3AflgpVqgxncZLQl2J3AsmheAK5dAn5vf8/s320/R0011205.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635846979901962850" /></div></span>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137874258741650295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886557152394023709.post-19868816713398204652011-07-07T06:14:00.000-07:002011-07-07T06:18:52.009-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffLkf4CnqYt7iQL8ygzl_IK7VOvWjgbTNkKt-QAnmLp5XYs4PVRMvmXm0d_sOGZH4FvHeSfcD0f82YWameK6X2ouUae21oeBSaJ41P-zqLFboFAl9i2af6uIMxCD1TNUR16cxJCiiLSI/s1600/stallstuff.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffLkf4CnqYt7iQL8ygzl_IK7VOvWjgbTNkKt-QAnmLp5XYs4PVRMvmXm0d_sOGZH4FvHeSfcD0f82YWameK6X2ouUae21oeBSaJ41P-zqLFboFAl9i2af6uIMxCD1TNUR16cxJCiiLSI/s320/stallstuff.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626598528600401842" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Ms0Mflkk8dNdbNkhSh2kQBt4yzGw7VLVaSkSavSrpp1V0GcPH0LL088kTrvoYtbWRDguagarmWJSzPRne78ZnrB63_tQfZifyLUMD6uKg1efFWQe1oT_1A1_-QZRh9v8ATuuXMywo5o/s1600/pinwheel.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Ms0Mflkk8dNdbNkhSh2kQBt4yzGw7VLVaSkSavSrpp1V0GcPH0LL088kTrvoYtbWRDguagarmWJSzPRne78ZnrB63_tQfZifyLUMD6uKg1efFWQe1oT_1A1_-QZRh9v8ATuuXMywo5o/s320/pinwheel.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626598528397673618" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9szbveIQf979Jq-N-d2t1yB_wYwpuT2D7odhvHnPq33hGyqHfRBV6rZWaiAAvVFAjckPfcavHqez5Wrbgo2_nO4kWVIAUGBL9_wA-_UqQRQTjlgYT8657ifrNl0tzNEJbber_3sfH_Vc/s1600/glassesnecklace%2526cup.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9szbveIQf979Jq-N-d2t1yB_wYwpuT2D7odhvHnPq33hGyqHfRBV6rZWaiAAvVFAjckPfcavHqez5Wrbgo2_nO4kWVIAUGBL9_wA-_UqQRQTjlgYT8657ifrNl0tzNEJbber_3sfH_Vc/s320/glassesnecklace%2526cup.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626598312136535970" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFT6o_MV4qE-OKiMyiDj5GOuA7rdi_o_2PxtSTgBJEJDRI0QgKtR7YfDPf0xsL33vwjzMdQbahVzDJdw0txcaFSX_I_k0HQq9sWMj9eOqg3xUqxNMVM7KwkskpOx2gBbekx35bN0nxPik/s1600/buttonbracelets.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFT6o_MV4qE-OKiMyiDj5GOuA7rdi_o_2PxtSTgBJEJDRI0QgKtR7YfDPf0xsL33vwjzMdQbahVzDJdw0txcaFSX_I_k0HQq9sWMj9eOqg3xUqxNMVM7KwkskpOx2gBbekx35bN0nxPik/s320/buttonbracelets.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626598308735450514" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1b0LYk0yaDauSsrZnRbg7g2o40ZIjYlZZGNbaiemjIlPgo7zal7HWZqQ_UG3QK8U_IGhE1TZDTt22geZxw_CVMkKYvL8KLVYol8cylSAqObuTpDN8pnxi4L7ZNmtM4rdVqmq0ETw0XzY/s1600/bagstrunk.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1b0LYk0yaDauSsrZnRbg7g2o40ZIjYlZZGNbaiemjIlPgo7zal7HWZqQ_UG3QK8U_IGhE1TZDTt22geZxw_CVMkKYvL8KLVYol8cylSAqObuTpDN8pnxi4L7ZNmtM4rdVqmq0ETw0XzY/s320/bagstrunk.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626598299243430802" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iuDq-Qz5r66jLzt1vcGfaVgNvVD_BMWFvmxcjM56NAKNQcY7kpH9d3J_sdJsAycvu62uBOAhAFC_LRpFRBaE1wAsiBkOtjzoq9sN-7rut9e45KVme-AI5TsSJkoRkgvhwwnWbXeVYhM/s1600/badges.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iuDq-Qz5r66jLzt1vcGfaVgNvVD_BMWFvmxcjM56NAKNQcY7kpH9d3J_sdJsAycvu62uBOAhAFC_LRpFRBaE1wAsiBkOtjzoq9sN-7rut9e45KVme-AI5TsSJkoRkgvhwwnWbXeVYhM/s320/badges.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626598294390475090" /></a>These are a few little images that my wonderful boyfriend has taken from the Craft fair I did at Ordsall Hall Sunday 3rd! I had a bit of a mad weekend to be honest!! Please take a look at my blog entry on the <a href="http://www.stitchedupuk.blogspot.com/">Stitched Up blog</a>! I shall be adding some more photographs from the Moving Image Green Fashion event soon!! Oh And pop <b>20th July</b> in your diary for a FANTASTIC event!Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137874258741650295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886557152394023709.post-38410983802298508102011-06-17T08:22:00.000-07:002011-06-17T08:22:45.574-07:00Stitched Up: Announcing our first workshop!<a href="http://stitchedupuk.blogspot.com/2011/06/announcing-our-first-workshop.html?spref=bl">Stitched Up: Announcing our first workshop!</a>: "For all you Mancunian upcycling fans or wannabees out there, don't miss our first event, 'Pimp Your Party Frock'. Bring a dress, or garme..."Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137874258741650295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886557152394023709.post-12354679709332355682011-06-16T01:30:00.000-07:002011-06-16T01:48:24.651-07:00Some stuff For Ordsall Hall 3rd July Garden Party!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIlEH16W629urinsTJmB7RAPrgB_z_74QEbNQWwDLyQlU4j9NQU_zSYmguTNqUZQWBZKBhftHyKC-SpVySOoxwsBSghvmgD1Ny3FTxpHfhirMXN5pCGXJ6fwEGcXgMM-H1V6izwVfrnA/s1600/R0010816.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIlEH16W629urinsTJmB7RAPrgB_z_74QEbNQWwDLyQlU4j9NQU_zSYmguTNqUZQWBZKBhftHyKC-SpVySOoxwsBSghvmgD1Ny3FTxpHfhirMXN5pCGXJ6fwEGcXgMM-H1V6izwVfrnA/s320/R0010816.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618736243123984066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmO7_Kd67LLVHSZjYp4AnMgCOWSDjA4ES2yO0vF1TGZMupYrSVCPDiu20i_Kpoa8D1b-0eXCB_o8FK12ropzW6RL2gC1jyfikjzOR0yev6SFnK9QAiuiT8n8unoWsLoVw3qn8sJ7Gueco/s1600/R0010815.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmO7_Kd67LLVHSZjYp4AnMgCOWSDjA4ES2yO0vF1TGZMupYrSVCPDiu20i_Kpoa8D1b-0eXCB_o8FK12ropzW6RL2gC1jyfikjzOR0yev6SFnK9QAiuiT8n8unoWsLoVw3qn8sJ7Gueco/s320/R0010815.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618736244361034690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1rt1gZyd3O4jkewzod7hOiYjy8jNs9uWw61zoVsSxnhV_Ym01LnW2ExLZPVOuGoTcaVxBojVJA9MGbzsyehT-ybHHu4rwtHxm4NofdOQqH3SgZRCPeDSxDUh2Ek5cYmhO_UZM6vb6q8/s1600/R0010798.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1rt1gZyd3O4jkewzod7hOiYjy8jNs9uWw61zoVsSxnhV_Ym01LnW2ExLZPVOuGoTcaVxBojVJA9MGbzsyehT-ybHHu4rwtHxm4NofdOQqH3SgZRCPeDSxDUh2Ek5cYmhO_UZM6vb6q8/s320/R0010798.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618736239569930354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYH_nFuYMkmclnUcpj0Uh2bV1rV6I0hpDt0KtzJK8Ee8ESijG_PTwimVhiY4dvR2l6cj0rqXaAwz3PQHbycVh_0jddoVcFTtZxrld9S8qxK1i6QiLwU5UY9w08_mldA9FOwWxRxlR9PMM/s1600/buttonbees.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYH_nFuYMkmclnUcpj0Uh2bV1rV6I0hpDt0KtzJK8Ee8ESijG_PTwimVhiY4dvR2l6cj0rqXaAwz3PQHbycVh_0jddoVcFTtZxrld9S8qxK1i6QiLwU5UY9w08_mldA9FOwWxRxlR9PMM/s320/buttonbees.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618736237913261426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91riagircTgP8Pw2i-Sft26awNfRw3MQZxU4_WxQCulWRLo1l5KuXv1EoIITiBgac7yqqn-3pY1SLcA1M_VnrkSMwXGVi6Mz4mn2C8YlNCdcMGfYaHSxoHnWNxNOnvfoejZFDOThXlBE/s1600/pinwheelbrooches.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91riagircTgP8Pw2i-Sft26awNfRw3MQZxU4_WxQCulWRLo1l5KuXv1EoIITiBgac7yqqn-3pY1SLcA1M_VnrkSMwXGVi6Mz4mn2C8YlNCdcMGfYaHSxoHnWNxNOnvfoejZFDOThXlBE/s320/pinwheelbrooches.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618736234377361842" border="0" /></a><br />These are just a few bits and bobs I've been making for the Ordsall Hall Craft fair on Sunday the 3rd July. I'm looking forward to going along!! I hope it's good fun! I will be taking down some lovely aprons and pinnies along with tote-bags and hand-bags too...I hope to see you there!!Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137874258741650295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886557152394023709.post-92051191398981279952011-06-13T03:34:00.000-07:002011-06-13T03:38:49.054-07:00Chic & Ethic Shoot<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Ijl4uYbZbSixAxvPjLqzNhDI1-K4IP9HDf61u7OLIqiqA4ZWtFdioDLKEfpfsviCHzGyq-j7tcxdoQIIZPjuoBLdPdzcJTxHyaGRn735Dougy7gFp_kyibgID-HdpDz_30AHw_VjR4I/s1600/_DSC9614.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Ijl4uYbZbSixAxvPjLqzNhDI1-K4IP9HDf61u7OLIqiqA4ZWtFdioDLKEfpfsviCHzGyq-j7tcxdoQIIZPjuoBLdPdzcJTxHyaGRn735Dougy7gFp_kyibgID-HdpDz_30AHw_VjR4I/s320/_DSC9614.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617651717541465954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHzpezg5PtUkV7tQeKUv25N07LZOViHWxUzV_9k9pX5O8Y_RuPIK9BdSQRzPNiPtt1VpVBus-EYlteX-lXsfpQgCGdvVbg8Qaa38iXeOVeOP6MAn4blx-egIE8bWl6r0Q_GMLB1L3YTjA/s1600/_DSC9613.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHzpezg5PtUkV7tQeKUv25N07LZOViHWxUzV_9k9pX5O8Y_RuPIK9BdSQRzPNiPtt1VpVBus-EYlteX-lXsfpQgCGdvVbg8Qaa38iXeOVeOP6MAn4blx-egIE8bWl6r0Q_GMLB1L3YTjA/s320/_DSC9613.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617651424287553538" border="0" /></a><br />Here's a sneaky cheeky preview shot from the Chic & Ethic photoshoot, accessories and outfit made by me from recycled stuff! They've done a great job of the photographs! This dress was dyed at home using natural vegetable dyes.Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137874258741650295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886557152394023709.post-30384704686928259482011-06-12T10:55:00.000-07:002011-06-12T11:01:16.739-07:00Weddings!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPpbaBscOLNeZwwP40A5LVaEck6dcJiyxPO8DbbxLJJfwp8k_bvnJ6h86FBjRMKOjNLq_fmtAb5n008Vo2Oyg6zFH7ocdtmvyy3d6xtQG6v_VEj3QDDz8O9efr1H2lrz47cWYyElcVkE/s1600/R0010842.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPpbaBscOLNeZwwP40A5LVaEck6dcJiyxPO8DbbxLJJfwp8k_bvnJ6h86FBjRMKOjNLq_fmtAb5n008Vo2Oyg6zFH7ocdtmvyy3d6xtQG6v_VEj3QDDz8O9efr1H2lrz47cWYyElcVkE/s320/R0010842.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617394762406130562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjRxQA1HXUhrgR88FS2GteA9pdxV4YDT7abCQqAQ2p9iPOKOJy7aJGiZ0MmlY0EyKx24Acbn9lrMeg7Ob22QkPxrRvKt33asMkSdjycalVvl7jfFL2xWcHz9uWLQakWVwQtUR0uPNa79Q/s1600/R0010581.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjRxQA1HXUhrgR88FS2GteA9pdxV4YDT7abCQqAQ2p9iPOKOJy7aJGiZ0MmlY0EyKx24Acbn9lrMeg7Ob22QkPxrRvKt33asMkSdjycalVvl7jfFL2xWcHz9uWLQakWVwQtUR0uPNa79Q/s320/R0010581.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617394755654583794" /></a><br />So I went to a wedding my lovely friend Caroline got married and as I made a promise to myself nearly 3years ago now, that I would no longer shop on the high street I really needed something to wear...so well I had got a fantastic green satin and silk a-line dress from a swapshop that was actually slightly too big and a not very flattering A-line, so I decided to turn it into a parachute dress and then made myself a fascinator to match!!Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137874258741650295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886557152394023709.post-85764068057616007442011-06-12T09:25:00.000-07:002011-06-12T09:36:42.456-07:00FC United Play-scheme We had an amazing time!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8efaNepw7kd3CfqO52qiZdLWIjGRm6SinRIGoR_o_tBCDxSsEnv_vBiXe6g_TynKLOq_ha-F2oAisNrxKh_SAFy4pQlSndIGITr74tpZBCkSm-XqR19knBoUuP8Qg8wrXbUm_K_0KOSE/s1600/R0010721.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyW1mj17T32xAnrKgDxJUq3U15JDQLL9tGFTHa0D1H4RvOBHnOujJx6Ab6B1nCC-onNS_N6Q-Vwm56DorDufn_I4vNzPTxPyJFyYpImyReJgK2jOpuEUBhI8ajw7t63-3YB9rwzm_VSkA/s320/R0010748.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617371719628829970" /></a>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137874258741650295noreply@blogger.com0