Hello and a very Happy New Year!

January is always a busy month - lots to look back on and evaluate from the old year and plenty of plans to make and projects to explore in the new year - but also, I go skiing, which I love! So its a good time!

I took it pretty easy this Christmas - I didn't much fancy the usual annual process of sewing a thousand tree decorations, so I had a break and worked on some specific projects for customers - a few examples are shown below.

So for now, all I can think about is skiing (my new helmet arrived today!), but I'll be back soon with new projects and also new shops on Etsy and Folksy - should be fun :-)

Best wishes for 2012, Sally x

Les 2 Alpes, at the creperie, yum!

Hello!

I apologise for my extended absence from the blog. It’s largely been due to having better things to do! I have been away on holiday to Italy and North Devon, and I have updated and redesigned the website, and of course, I have been beavering away at my sewing machine.  

Here is a little photo montage of the last month or so...

We then travelled down to the Amalfi Coast. It was beautiful - just like everyone says! But Amalfi was a bit of a dive, and Positano was a bit too posh. We stayed in a perfect little village between the two. Lucky! We did a lot of amazing walks, thank you Warren, and dodged the rain storms. We also visited Vesuvius which was under a cloud, and Pompeii.

 

This weekend we have been in Croyde, on our what will become, our second annual Sun Holiday. (We always go to Polperro in the spring.) It was great surfing weather!

 

 

I promise i'll keep up to date now!

Sally x

 Hello!

This is really to reassure you all that I am still alive and sewing!

I have been mega busy this month and simply not quite found the time to get online properly – and this is just a quick note to apologise and say that I’ll be back in mid September (we’re off to Italy for our holidays next week).

-        My friends will be running a stall for me at Wick Fete on September 4^th from 1.30 pm.

-        And a big SALE of bags and purses will be coming in September!

Sally  x

p.s - this is me and Polly on the kayak in Salcombe last weekend!

Hello.

So I loved creating my website, and I even enjoy writing these blogs, but I remain clueless about how to promote them and exploit the internet to its full potential. All advice gratefully received. Seriously!

I have, form this blog forward, stopped worrying about being up to the minute, being on trend and in season. I am returning to the routes of my dream to sell my embroidery: I like making things and sharing beautiful items with people. I’ll sew what I sew and hope people appreciate it for its true and inherent value. So that’s my foray into new media over and done with!  

So I have been sitting in the sunshine in the garden enjoying my sewing, still working on those bracelets. And I am focussing on my embroidery to build up a collection to take to shops – I may dread the thought of actually having to sell face to face, but I fear if the internet can’t help me it must be done!

Love from Sally x

Hello everyone.

I’m sorry I’ve not been blogging much recently, but I have had a week of bracelet making and marketing. I am not what you would call a natural self promoter – in fact I’d be quite happy if I never had to sell anything, but life doesn’t really work like that, shame!

What do you think of the new bracelets? Or should I call them Cuffs? I have seen that term in magazines, but it sounds a little too crime and punishment to me. They’ll be on the website soon, priced at £19. Or you can order one now in the colour scheme of your choice – just email me.

So you could say the bracelet making is going better than the marketing. I’ve been in touch with shops and galleries, and my Facebook page is attracting a few fans, which is quite exciting, but I’ve not generated many sales yet. All advice gratefully received!

In other news I went to my first motorbike meet this week – in Twyning, where there were hundreds of bikes and some pretty funky ones too – a freaky Hayabusa and some great old classic 70s skinny tyres bikes being the highlight. Bloody expensive pint though! And I’ve been on our annual glow worm hunt! Tis the season for the little worms to shine out and attract some lovin’, and they were glowing beautifully on Bredon Hill on a soggy Wednesday night last week.

Have a great weekend!

Sally   

Been quite bored this week – can’t settle to anything. Do you know what I mean, when you just aren’t in the mood for anything? Maybe its the weather – the grey skies are so disappointing, and then when the sun comes out I can’t get out there – need an extra long extension lead for my sewing machine!

Have been making textile bracelets today, in a similar vein to my pictures, but wearable, if you see what I mean. Blue has been the colour this morning...

Watching Gavin and Stacey on dvd – so funny!

Sally  x

Congratulations Spain! They were my team in my little sweepstake with Andy, and now I get taken out for dinner! Lovely!

I have some exciting news to report – I have an exhibition of my embroidery at the Number 8 Arts Centre in Pershore! Not until next summer, but I am very excited nevertheless.

Today I will be putting online and up for sale some of my new embroideries, so take another look around my website.

Sally x

  Me, in The Real Flower Petal Confetti Company confetti fields, this weekend.

Hello!

I am back from our annual trip to the Circuit de Catalunya and the Moto GP in Barcelona.

Check out me and Bradley Smith! We did the pit lane walk on Friday and saw all the riders, bikes and garages. Very exciting! And here are the boys with our flag, which sadly didn’t get us on the telly.    

Me and Bradley Smith                        Tony, Todd, Kurt, Sid, Andy and Cole

The weather was lovely, the city beautiful and the tapas delicious – a good time was had by all. The racing wasn’t bad either, although the GP was disappointing after last year’s epic Rossi-Lorenzo battle.  

Time to crack on with work now. I have a few website changes planned and lots of new pictures to add, so watch this space.

I’ll be back with more when I’ve got it all sorted.

And do let me know what you think – there’s a guest book on the website.

Sally x

Hello!

Goodness me, how quick time has flown by! I am sorry for my absence recently, but I have mostly been watching the football and the tennis! Well, kinda.

We had a fab weekend at Silverstone with our friends Chez and Waz and saw some excellent motor biking action – great results for our British riders and a fantastic victory for Lorenzo in the first Silverstone GP for however many years. It was bloody freezing though! I know everyone else enjoyed a scorching weekend, but sat at the track we wore skiing gear, woolly hats and gloves and still felt cold!. Typical British MotoGP! Mind you in a couple of weeks I’ll be moaning about it being too hot in Barcelona! He he!

Check out my shots of the riders at the Saturday evening interviews...   

Bradley Smith and Scott Redding - Colin Edwards - Jorge Lorenzo - Nicky Hayden

Otherwise its been business as usually, making cones whilst listening to the football, and sewing some new pictures. This is what I produced from the green and pink fabrics – what d’ya think?

Off to Wimbledon tomorrow – hard life! J

Sally x

Happy Birthday to my auntie Fran! J

Busy day yesterday at the craft fair at The Mill Race, Walford – bit of a disappointing event, but Andy and I were kept on our toes trying to stop all my products blowing away in the wind. My friend Becky came to join us and it was lovely to see her. Might be my last craft fair for a while though, as they never quite seem worth the effort – I have sworn now to only attend shows that come with a personal recommendation – so if anyone has any suggestions please let me know!  Here’s a couple of pics of the stand –

I learn a lot at these shows though, and we decided on some new areas to focus on – I have been thinking about streamlining for while, and this decided it for me. So watch this space – I may have a big sale very soon!

Catching up on admin today, and writing to suppliers and galleries – if you know any shops or galleries that might like to sell or show my work please get in touch.

Thanks!

Sally x

Hello,

Been busy this week updating the website – can you spot my changes?! Hope you approve! Also been sorting my stock before the craft fair on Sunday - click HERE for more details .

 I am in the process of designing new textile pictures – a neighbour gave me some fabric scraps and they are inspiring me – I’m feeling the green and pink combo.

Have a great weekend!

Love Sally

P.S – for those of you who have been wondering, my cyst operation went well and my eye has just about returned to normal size. I’ll spare you the photos!

Oh what a weekend! Far too much to fit into one blog entry – kayaking, gardening, murder mystery, bbq, curry, the Mugello Moto GP and oh my goodness Rossi has broken his leg!

I should introduce one of my greatest passions in life – following the Moto GP. I don’t ride a bike due to my vision problems and I would be far too scared anyway (!) but I love to sit on the back of Andy’s. I love the freedom and the exhilaration. And watching the bikes race is so much fun!

Three excellent races this weekend from Mugello, near Florence, Italy: We went there two years ago and it was mental! The Italian fans are just the best – so much noise! Anyway, the big news of the weekend is that Valentino Rossi, legend, had a big off and broke his leg. Possibly out for the rest of the season. We have three trips planned to watch the GPs so that’s a bugger! Hoping he might make it back for his home race in Misano in September – we’ll be there.

Loved the 125cc race on Sunday, and the new class, Moto 2, was fab too – such a lot of overtaking! Exhausting!! No success for the English boys but its Silverstone up next, so let’s hope for a podium from Bradley Smith at least. Check it all out at motogp.com.

As I say, a lovely weekend, except that I turned out to be the murderer at the Wick Club Murder Mystery evening! Ha ha ha!

This afternoon I am off to Cheltenham Hospital to have the cyst removed off my eyelid – VERY scared about this! Will let you know how it goes.

And on the work front I am busy prepping for my sale on Sunday 13^th – at The Mill Race pub in Walford, Herefordshire, 12 – 5pm – a food and craft fair – sounds good to me! Come along and say ‘hi’ if you’re looking for a nice day out.

Such a gorgeous day!

Love Sally x

So I am fresh back from a fantastic holiday to New York and Boston and I decided to start my new blog today!

I would love to share my sewing, my life and my thoughts with you all out there so you can enjoy my website and my work all the more – by really getting to know me!

No photos today as I am not looking my best – bit jet lagged – and it’ll take a while to sort out the US snaps, but I plan to share my creations, myself and what I am up to. Just thought I’d start of by saying ‘Hi’ and encouraging you all to follow my posts.

Love from Sally x