tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2824261741644024722024-03-19T08:47:32.095+00:00Jenny Arnott TextilesJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849651744135031680noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282426174164402472.post-26359626107718351512013-01-13T10:11:00.001+00:002013-01-13T10:11:09.692+00:00New Year, New Website!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Well I didn't keep my blogging resolution last year despite all my best efforts did I?! But I just had to pop in today because I have a sparkly brand shiny new <a href="http://www.jennyarnott.co.uk/" target="_blank">website</a> and I can't keep it under wraps a second longe<span style="font-size: small;">r!!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It's been a work in progress for quite a while but I'm so pleased with how it has turned out - it<span style="font-size: small;">'</span>s clean, fresh<span style="font-size: small;">, colourful </span>and easy to use and I'm so happy with the design and layout, I think it really reflects me and my style which is just what I wanted. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It's made me realise just how far I've come o<span style="font-size: small;">ver th<span style="font-size: small;">is last few years sin<span style="font-size: small;">ce I had my old website built. I have pr<span style="font-size: small;">acticall<span style="font-size: small;">y changed m<span style="font-size: small;">y whole <span style="font-size: small;">product ra<span style="font-size: small;">n<span style="font-size: small;">ge since I started out but things are very much going in the right direction now so it's <span style="font-size: small;">definitely</span> onwar<span style="font-size: small;">ds and upwards!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you've got a few minutes, do pop over and have a nosey, I would love to know what you think! xxx</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<br />Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849651744135031680noreply@blogger.com68tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282426174164402472.post-6431058901236801642012-10-24T22:38:00.001+01:002012-10-24T22:38:59.895+01:00Where did the last four months go?!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Oh my gosh it's been so long since I blogged I've almost forgotten how to do it!!! I'm so sorry for the abrupt lack of posts since the Summer, things just got so incredibly busy that I didn't have the time to blog for a few weeks, then I went on holiday, then it was just super busy when I came back and it hasn't stopped since! I've been meaning to write a post for weeks now but it's hard to start again once you stop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Anyway enough excuses.... it's nice to be back, I've missed blogging! I kind of don't know where to start though as it's been so long and I've added so many new products to my range over the last few months. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Think I'd best blog about my Halloween things though - if I don't then I'll have a whole year to wait before I can show them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I haven't gone <i>too </i>overboard but I have lots of Halloween badges and compact mirrors, great for kiddy's party bags as well as Halloween party games - one lovely customer this week bought some to use in a spooky game of 'Pass the Parcel' which I think is a fab idea, way better than sweeties!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Halloween badges are available in packs of 5, 10 and 25 <a href="http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/jennyarnott/product/halloween-fabric-badges" target="_blank">here</a> in my Not on the High Street shop - and if you use the code OCT10 at the checkout, you can get 10% off until this Sunday 28th October. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I've got lots of fabric covered handbag mirrors too, great for teenagers and older girl's Halloween parties.... available <a href="http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/jennyarnott/product/halloween-fabric-compact-mirrors" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/jennyarnott/product/halloween-fabric-compact-mirror-party-pack" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">You can also purchase direct with paypal through my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.448484821869924.125131.100416690010074&type=3" target="_blank">facebook page</a>, there are some special prices for fb fans too :) Just see the Halloween album for more details...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Anyway hope you have a fab Halloween night whatever you're doing! Ours will be a quiet one I expect, though we will probably get a few trick or treaters calling! Sorry this post's been a bit of a hard sell on the Halloween goodies by the way but at least it's got me back into the swing of writing again! Hopefully I will be back soon, my mission is to write at least one post a week, not sure that'll be possible but will definitely give it a go xxx</span></div>
<br />Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849651744135031680noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282426174164402472.post-81596952783682903092012-06-23T14:54:00.000+01:002012-06-23T14:54:36.975+01:00We have a winner!<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Ooops I'm a day late at announcing my giveaway winner.... sorry, things just ran away with me yesterday! But better late than never, I've popped all 220 names into the random number generator..............</span></span> </div>
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So a little counting later... and number 66 is Caroline from Beautiful Thinking! Congratulations Caroline, I will be in touch soon, hope you will be able to find the canvas a good home!! </div>
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Thank you so much to everyone who took part, and hello to all my new followers both here and on my facebook page. I've been a little out of touch with blogging this last week, but I hope to have a little time later to catch up on everyone's posts! </div>
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<br />Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849651744135031680noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282426174164402472.post-54394189412844619902012-06-12T20:13:00.000+01:002012-06-12T20:14:27.964+01:00Mollie Makes and a giveaway!<br />
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Last week, I got back from my parents to my copy of <a href="http://molliemakes.themakingspot.com/" target="_blank">Mollie Makes</a> on the doormat.... I'm always quite excited by this as it is one of my favourite magazines but this time I was especially excited.... and I mean completely over the top excited.... as I am in it!!! Yes, me and my little studio are featured on the last page of the current issue... eeek!!!</div>
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Well hello hello... I feel a bit out of touch with my blog at the moment as I've been so busy lately I've not had much chance to post. Mainly it's been fathers day and wedding orders, but I also made some 'apple' mirrors as teacher thank you gifts this week and boy did they go down well!! </div>
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I was selling them direct through my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jennyarnotttextiles" target="_blank">facebook page</a> at first as I didn't even have time to list them and I completely sold out within a day.... I've now got hold of more of the fabric and so they are once again back in stock! It's funny how certain designs and fabrics capture people's imaginations isn't it, I don't think I've ever made anything which has been in such demand :D</div>
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If any of you lovely bloggers would like to jump on the apple mirror bandwagon, they are a special price if you can purchase direct through paypal - £2.95 each for one, or £2.50 each if you are buying more than one. Postage is a flat £1.00 regardless of how many mirrors you purchase... email or message me at jenny.arnott@hotmail.co.uk with your paypal address and I will send you an invoice. Or if you prefer I have listed them in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/100882829/apple-fabric-compact-mirror-perfect-as" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a> too!</div>
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Hello.... isn't this sunshine just glorious?? I LOVE it! I am very much a summer girl and I love to feel the heat. I am super pale though so can't really go out in it without a very high SPF on, but I am loving not being cold all the time. And the sunshine just makes everything seem more cheery doesn't it, I always get out of bed with more of a spring in my step if it's sunny! I dug out both my flip flops and the suntan lotion today - ooooh I love the smell of sun tan lotion don't you? Reminds me of the beach! </div>
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I always find it quite tricky to design things for men, as I am so girly, and my taste in fabric and design in general really is not very masculine! In fact I think these are the first 'men things' that I've ever really made. </div>
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I'm planning on keeping them in my range after Father's day is passed, well, the football and the boat ones anyway as I think they would make cute birthday cards for boys!</div>
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Many of the designs can be personalised so hopefully lots of daddies around the country will be receiving them in a few weeks time! You can find them all, and the rest of my personalised range <a href="http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/partners/jennyarnott/products" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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I've also been working on a new magazine commission this week though it won't be out for a few months yet. Because I have been a bit useless at posting recently (especially as I have been otherwise emotionally occupied!) I forgot to show the project I did for the June issue of <a href="http://www.crafts-beautiful.com/" target="_blank">Crafts Beautiful</a> - and now it has gone off sale, oops! But here is is anyway...</div>
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I'm going to dig out the bunting next week for the Jubilee celebrations... not that we're particularly doing anything here but there is a little 'street party' going on in the park opposite the house and I think there are going to be lots of celebrations in town too! What are you doing to celebrate the Jubilee, anything or nothing?</div>
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Anyway better go, the sofa and a box of chocolate fingers is calling my name but hope you have a lovely rest of the sunny weekend, back soon x </div>
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<br />Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849651744135031680noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282426174164402472.post-72908099836159816782012-05-23T10:43:00.002+01:002012-05-26T17:45:26.898+01:00Flowers and a spotty windmill<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">p.s thanks so much for all your comments, emails and messages from my last post. Even if I haven't replied directly, please know how much I appreciate them all at a time when things are so very difficult. </span></div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849651744135031680noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282426174164402472.post-67538336400273368292012-05-11T10:02:00.000+01:002012-05-11T10:04:34.189+01:00Squares, hexies, plants and weddings...<br />
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I made these teeny squares last night whilst watching telly... I tried three round ones too but they looked too big somehow, so I've decided two round ones are the way to go. They are super small though so will probably have to make over a hundred of them! I want to make a second cushion for the sofa, one which will kind of match the hexie one I'm doing... </div>
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The duck egg blue in the hexie one I have substituted for pink and red in the little squares one. I don't want them too samey but hopefully they will co-ordinate nicely as they will both have the green/cream in them.</div>
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I have nearly made all my hexagons, I think I need four more to go then I can start joining them. I was supposed to do this before I started on the squares but I just couldn't help myself. I bought a couple of new balls of yarn yesterday, (the deep pink and the red) and I *needed* to see what they looked like made up! I also stocked up on some more Tilda fabrics, aren't they just so pretty?? </div>
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This week has been an odd one really. I have been here by myself for a whole week now, as Karl is away abroad. I'm usually quite good with my own company but I have been quite bored this week though I've tried to keep busy to pass the time. At the weekend, I spent quite a while in the garden doing odd jobs - not pretty planting ones, but mainly ones that involved being up a ladder with a saw! I was chopping down a load of branches that were overhanging into the garden... I think if anyone saw me doing it they would have laughed - especially as I was wearing bright blue 'mad professor' safety specs! I am one of the least practical people you could meet and I'm quite small (only 5' 3'') so it was quite a tough job to do by myself but it looks loads better now.</div>
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To be honest, I'm just going for plants and flowers which I like the look of. I have no idea really whether our garden/conditions will be right for them but I guess I will find out soon! I think I am going to be very much a trial and error gardener :)</div>
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Anyway I have also been busy with work... lots of weddingy things mainly. I have had quite a few orders for these as wedding favours lately...</div>
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Also had an order for 8 of <a href="http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/jennyarnott/product/personalised-date-compact-mirror" target="_blank">these</a> to do this week for wedding favours... and quite a few of <a href="http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/jennyarnott/product/embroidered-personalised-wedding-cake-card" target="_blank">these </a>too. In fact there was definitely a wedding production line going on!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Right, I think I better go. I've been writing this post for ages and I'm not even showered or dressed yet! And actually I haven't even had breakfast! I did get up at seven though so not really sure how it is now 10 o clock. I do love working from home sometimes :) Anyway hope you have a good weekend... Am very much looking forward to it myself after my lonely week... the sun is supposed to shine (here at least) and Karl is coming home tomorrow, yay! Back soon xxx</span></div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849651744135031680noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282426174164402472.post-49887284133344060852012-05-01T18:46:00.000+01:002012-05-01T18:46:09.080+01:00An all sorts week...<br />
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It's been a funny sort of few days here. I've been getting quite a few orders through but for a real random variety of items, so there's been lots of different things being made. I've also been trying to get my Father's day range up but the weather's been so awful that I've not had a chance to photograph anything yet!</div>
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I've also been concentrating on handmade personalised cards in the last few weeks. I've nearly completely changed my entire product range on <a href="http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/partners/jennyarnott/products" target="_blank">Not on the High Street</a> in the last few months, taking off products that haven't sold that well (or ones I was bored of making!) and trying out new things. I only get to have thirty products live at any one time, so I'm trying to make the most of them!</div>
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Thanks for all your lovely comments about our garden by the way! The weather has been awful this weekend though, torrential rain and such scarily strong winds that we have not ventured out there at all since I took <a href="http://www.jennyarnott.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/garden-makeover-part-one.html" target="_blank">these pictures</a>. The grass has not been laid two weeks yet though so it's giving it a good chance to root before we start walking on it! It is still growing fast though, in fact at the moment it is looking gorgeous - the sun is shining and making it look extra green! Come on Summer!!</div>
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They are made with <a href="http://bunnymummy-jacquie.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/mini-hexagon-pattern.html" target="_blank">Jacquie's</a> pattern, except I've added an extra round to make them a little bigger. They're not joined yet, just laid out so I can see the colours together... They're destined to become a cushion cover for our sofa... the softer more muted palette is just right for our living room and I'm really loving working with these colours though I am missing the brights a bit! You might notice though that I took out the brighter pink from the pictures above, it just didn't quite sit right somehow as I really want a muted vintagey look with this one, like an old (but much loved) patchwork blanket...</div>
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I've made 32 hexagons so far, not sure how many I actually need, probably double that so it will take a little while to finish yet. Although I did a lot of them on Saturday, I've only been doing a couple in the evenings since, though hope to make some more tonight. They're really quick to make, though I find that if I'm not concentrating properly I tend to miscount the stitches!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Right I best go, as I am trying to clean up my computer this evening too. The one I do all my image work and blog posts on is my super ancient desktop as the screen is better than on my laptop. But it only has 70GB of disk space in total including for all the programs so it gets full so quick (my image files are always huge!) I have copied everything onto an external hard drive and am now going through it and trying to delete what I can. I have to do it every few months, which is really quite tedious but I'm fed up of the 'C drive full' message popping up every two minutes! So far today I've deleted 19GB but I want to see if I can clear off just a little bit more!</span></div>
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Well I'm sat here killing time until I have to go out this afternoon.... I have a dentist appointment which I'm really not thrilled about but has to be done! I always feel nervous before I go to the dentist, even if nothing ends up being wrong... that horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach is with me now, even though I'm sure it will be ok.</div>
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Anyway let's not dwell on that for the moment! Things have been really busy here this week but not just with my work... so sorry for my blogging absence... again! </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When we moved into this house last year, the garden was literally bare, just soil (and crappy soil at that, half soil, half builders rubble). It is not a huge garden at all, and is kind of a funny shape as it wraps around the side of the house, but for us it is plenty to be looking after and after living in a second floor city flat for years it is so lovely to have a garden at all!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Anyway by the time we had sorted ourselves out after the move, it was then Autumn and the weather got colder and wetter and we just decided to leave it until Spring. I did a bit of research online and had almost decided to just put gravel down as it would be low maintenance. Neither of us really know anything about gardens or gardening - I would like to learn but Karl has absolutely no interest at all so it kind of just seemed like the easy option. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">So we dithered about for ages, I rang up some landscaping companies to see if they would come out and do the work but they were all busy... so we dithered about some more.... but then last week, Karl ended up having the week unexpectedly off work. So on Monday morning last week, we made a snap decision to 'do the garden' ourselves, deciding that turf was probably the easiest way to go. So we set about measuring and ordered three tons of topsoil that morning!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The weather did not help when we were trying to prepare the soil. We spent ages digging out all the weeds and stones - of which there were so many - and spreading all the topsoil - poor Karl shovelling three tons of soil by hand... all in the pouring rain! When it had dried out a bit, we levelled it, and tramped it all down, as instructed on the Internet, and awaited our turf which was supposed to be arriving on Thursday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">It came... at about five in the afternoon. After waiting in all day for it, the moment it arrived, the heavens opened and all our neatly levelled and flattened topsoil turned into a bog within about three minutes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">That three hours work were some of the hardest I've ever done. Turf is bloody heavy!! I could barely lift each piece and it was a real struggle. I literally was close to tears, at the mud and the rain, which was ruining our neatly prepared soil and at just how physically exhausted I was. We had to lay the turf that evening as Karl was going away the next day and you can't leave it rolled up otherwise it will die. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Anyway Karl was a hero and ended up doing most of the heavy lifting and putting the turf in place whilst I pressed it into place with the rake. Although the soil had so many footprints in due to torrential rain, when pressed down, it thankfully squashed them all out flat. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">But in just one week, the rain, which has actually been a godsend, has washed it all clean and it has already started to grow. When we lifted up a corner, you can even see tiny white roots poking out! Hopefully in another few weeks it will become established and we will be able to walk on it.</span></div>
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It is obviously still a huge work in progress and a total blank canvas at the moment but the hardest bit is now done. The bare bits of soil left are where we are going to dig out flowerbeds... we've got some of those little log things to put around the outside of them! Then I can start the bit I will actually enjoy - choosing flowers and plants. As well as the couple of large flowerbeds, I've got quite a few tubs and containers to fill, I want lots of colour so lots of summer bedding plants will be going in!</div>
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Sorry if this has been a bit of a boring post for some of you, I felt like I had to write it though, one, to document it so that we can look back on it and remember what it was like before, and two, as it took nearly the whole of last week, it just had to get a mention! Although it may not look it to some people, it feels like a massive achievement and I'm so happy to look out of the window each day and see green! I will be even happier once it is all done and we can sit out and enjoy it, but I'm really pleased with what we've got done so far.</div>
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Anyway hope you are all having a good week and keeping warm and dry in such miserable weather! I have had quite a productive week this week designing new cards, mainly fathers day ones, which have actually been really fun to work on. I was going to add some of them to this post but I've now run out of time and need to get some lunch before I have to go to the dreaded dentist! Back soon xxx</div>
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<br />Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849651744135031680noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282426174164402472.post-85519541671784409762012-04-14T14:34:00.000+01:002012-04-14T14:34:51.561+01:00A day out in Bath...<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">So yesterday I took the day off and caught the train up to Bath for the day to meet up with my mum and sister who were staying with friends in Wiltshire for a few days. I do love Bath... in fact I was actually born there, and although I've lived all over the country since, I'm really glad that we now live quite close again, it is such a great city. I try to go up about once a month, it takes about an hour on the train (a really slow one though that stops at every little town and village on the way) but the journey is really scenic so it doesn't seem too bad at all! I haven't actually been for a while though cos I've been so busy lately, but also as I'm now too old for a young person's railcard (sob!) it makes it quite expensive!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I went up on the ten o clock train so I had some time to myself to do some fabric and yarn shopping before the others arrived... I have a few shops which I <i>have </i>to visit each time I visit Bath to get my fabric and yarn fix. One of my first stops was <a href="http://www.woolbath.co.uk/" target="_blank">Wool</a>, a relatively new yarn shop, located on Old Orchard Street. Being only quite new to the whole yarn thing myself, I've only popped in a couple of times before, but this time, I was on a mission! I was looking for yarn for a new project... I wasn't exactly sure what brand or colours I was after but oh my, I wasn't disappointed with the choice!</div><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">The whole shop was crammed full of delicious colours and yarns, with a comfy looking sofa with a colourful granny blanket thrown over... It has a nice relaxed atmosphere where I didn't feel intimidated by my lack of yarny knowledge! The lovely lady who owns the shop (in above picture) was really friendly and helpful but let me just potter about and mull over my choices.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">There were so many different brands of yarn but I was drawn to the few makes I had actually heard of... One of which was Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino.... so many gorgeous colours and so, so soft! Really gorgeous yarn... I just had to have some of it! I had done a bit of research online before I went, but buying in person is always so much better as you can see the colours for what they really are and feel the texture and quality up close. I must admit that I do tend to buy quite a lot of supplies etc online as we live out in the sticks now, but I do love to support my local craft and yarn shops when and where I can.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Anyway I spent quite a while pulling out different colours, trying them out in combinations to see what jumped out at me. I'd decided before I went that I wanted a more muted palette than I've used for my recent <a href="http://www.jennyarnott.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/blanket-love.html" target="_blank">stylecraft blankets</a>, somet<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">hing softer, maybe greens and duck eggs... I also<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> wanted to </span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">try out a 'luxury' yarn as opposed to my usual cheap and cheerful </span>stuff! </span> </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous... aren't they! I must admit a teeny bit of guilt did go through me as I went to pay. It is quite an extravagance for me at £5.50 a ball, especially considering the balls are only 50g each. I haven't even tried it out yet but I can already tell it will be worth it, the quality of it feels so nice. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Anyway I'm really happy with my colour choices. Although most of you probably associate brighter colours with me, with the exception of <a href="http://www.jennyarnott.blogspot.co.uk/p/studio.html" target="_blank">my studio</a>, which yes, to be honest, is full to bursting with colour, the rest of the house is actually quite neutral. I love the calming nature of these soft and beautiful colours, they are the colours I am drawn to for a lot of my soft furnishings. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I think I am going to make a cushion with my yarn, something snuggly for the sofa. I would <i>love </i>to make another <a href="http://www.jennyarnott.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/christmas-is-coming.html" target="_blank">stripey blanket</a>, or maybe even a ripple but I don't think I can justify the cost of using such expensive yarn for something so big! I am possibly going to add a little pink to the mix... I'm not sure though. I do love the greens and blues together, but I just wonder whether there will be enough contrast for me with what I have chosen. Will make up a couple of squares I think and then decide...</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Anyway, I also popped into <a href="http://www.countrythreadspatchwork.co.uk/" target="_blank">Country Threads</a> too, my favourite fabric shop, and which handily, is right across the street from Wool!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">It is a bit of a treasure trove as there is a whole room hidden away at the back of the shop, crammed full of all manner of quilting and patchwork fabrics, threads, ribbons, tools and books. I can often lose hours in here (not a joke). The staff are always really friendly but to be honest, kind of leave me to it, I am in there that long! Though yesterday I was actually quite organised as I had a project in mind which I needed some new fabric for, which I decided on quite quickly. I did also impulse buy some new 'London' fabric (new mirrors coming shortly!) some felt, some pom pom trim and some new scissors though but other than that I was really good and stuck to my 'shopping list', haha!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Oooh and I also popped into <a href="http://www.themakeryonline.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Makery</a>, another fab new crafty shop in Bath (readers of Mollie Makes will recognise it!), on Northumberland Place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKqetfFpcNjSt8YDP2TQgwRcY9Hgg8_BzjM58YnhXGU0H6TWcAQqf9qFfVJhVew1jQtuDa0k4pWC9nQ343zZe9zjFhTJZ89Bl_Atn-FRyRClkiSDOi3wnF5MSC_NKe4yrZWTmrjg69pqZm/s1600/wool+shop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">It is an absolutely gorgeous little shop full of cute fabrics, felts, buttons, trimmings and ribbons, and the window displays are always so creative too. So many lovely things to look at, you don't know where to look first! I got chatting to Kate who runs the shop when I was in a few months ago and she is lovely too. They also run lots of <a href="http://www.jennyarnott.blogspot.co.uk/p/studio.html" target="_blank">workshops</a> for all sorts of different things, from embroidery and sewing, to felt making, lampshade making, bookbinding and knitting amongst many many more! Check out their website for more info.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Sorry for the lack of my own pictures on this post and of the insides of all these wonderful shops, but hopefully you will check out their websites, or even better, pay them a visit in person! They really are a crafty person's heaven!! Anyway I had a really lovely day out, and it was so nice to see my mum and sister again (even though I only saw them two weeks ago!) it was really great to catch up and spend the day together. Hope you are enjoying the weekend too, will be back soon xxx</span></div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849651744135031680noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282426174164402472.post-62106296376348383772012-04-12T20:27:00.054+01:002012-04-12T20:28:43.300+01:00Time for tea!<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Just popping in quickly with a project I designed for the March issue of <a href="http://www.crafts-beautiful.com/" target="_blank">Crafts Beautiful</a>... a floral tea cosy and matching egg cosies!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Don't you just love the fabrics? I love the pink and red together, one of my favourite combinations at the moment!</span></div><br />
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Anyway I told you it was only a super quick visit today because I'm busy making crochet hearts at the moment and I've only done two so far this evening because one, I'm not very good at reading the pattern, and two, I keep getting distracted by other things... Not sure what I am going to do with them yet but they are just so cute I'm sure I will find them a good home! Will hopefully have pics soon xxx</div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849651744135031680noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282426174164402472.post-80169621767126869222012-04-09T18:01:00.008+01:002012-04-09T18:04:30.423+01:00Giveaway winner<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">First I've got to say a massive thank you to all of you who entered my Seaside Home book giveaway this week, and a big hello to new followers too! As someone who loves the sea and the beach very much, I have so enjoyed reading all your fantastic entries, thanks for putting so much effort and detail into your answers, I really have loved reading them as they have come in!<br />
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Anyway, down to business... I've assigned each comment a number from 1-134 (includes one facebook entry) and let the random number generator do the hard work - phew no writing out names for me this time!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">So the winner is..... </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Number 23 - <a href="http://rosalily.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Rosa Lily</a></span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Anyway thanks again for entering if you did and I hope you've all had a nice Eastery weekend. Ours seems to have flown by without actually achieving much, though I did spend a couple of hours having a bit of a sort out this morning (for more pics, click the 'Studio' tab under the header image!) Oooh there's nothing like a bit of colour organisation is there :D Back soon xxx </span><br />
</div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849651744135031680noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282426174164402472.post-47365402560400932402012-04-07T19:49:00.001+01:002012-04-07T19:51:15.180+01:00Happy Easter!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I did do a little Easter decorating this week, though sadly my Easter tree ideas never made it to fruition. I actually couldn't find any suitable twigs - the ones around here were too 'leafy' already! I did buy a few new hanging eggs though like these cute vintage looking chick and bunny ones.. </div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">...but without a 'tree' to hang them off, they are actually hanging off the bunting on my dresser for now!</div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I wanted a dresser for so long, and saved up lots of pennies to buy this lovely one from Laura Ashley last year... I really love it but now I have it, I do find it difficult to decide what to put on it! I don't have much china to display so just normally go for a random mix of cups, jugs, cards, candles and other bits and bobs. It's much more difficult than I thought it would be to create a good display though!</div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Another Eastery touch around here is these sparkly little eggs which were a pound shop bargain...Cheap and cheerful displayed in a jug but they were calling out to me!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">So anyway... my Easter weekend has been so nice so far, hanging out with friends, a lovely pub lunch, some gardening, and now I am currently lounging on the sofa watching tv with a big bag of mini eggs for company... somehow I've got through almost the entire bag already! The sooner I eat them though, the sooner they are gone and I can get back to trying to tone up for the summer :D we booked flights to Portugal in July so need to get back to my bikini body!!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Anyway, am feeling a little tired but content knowing that I have the entire evening stretching ahead to work on my patchwork granny blanket, it is a happy feeling. I do so love being at home... being comfy and cosy, there is nothing like it...</div><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I still have quite a way to go on the square making front because I've not done any this week at all - think I was all crocheted out after the 90 I did last week! I laid all the squares out on the floor so I can see how they work together and how many more I need to make of each colour... I keep popping in just to look at them... happy sigh! I've added in the meadow green again as I thought it looked a bit pastelly - what do you reckon?</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Anyway hope you are having a fab Easter weekend too whatever you are doing. Thanks so much for popping in as always and don't forget to enter my <a href="http://jennyarnott.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/seaside-home-book-giveaway.html" target="_blank">seaside giveaway</a> if you haven't already! Have loved reading all your comments so far, so many fellow seaside lovers!! Am very jealous of all of you living by the sea though, it is my dream... one day! xxx</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849651744135031680noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282426174164402472.post-5359963824221331832012-04-02T09:44:00.002+01:002012-04-09T17:49:25.481+01:00'Seaside Home' Book Giveaway - Now Closed!<div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">So whilst I was away last week, a very exciting parcel arrived for me. It's been something that's been in the pipeline for over 18 months!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Way back in 2010, I was asked to contribute a project to a new seaside sewing book called '<a href="http://www.stashbooksblog.com/products/seaside-home/" target="_blank">Seaside Home</a>', part of the Design Collective series by <a href="http://www.stashbooksblog.com/" target="_blank">Stash Books</a>. My project was to be my Beach Hut cushion (or 'pillow' as it's called in the States!) And finally... after all these month, the book has been published!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
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I am really quite excited to be part of this book, especially as it is such a lovely book! To be honest, I still am excited whenever and wherever I see my work in print, whether it is for my textiles work or magazine commissions, I don't think it will ever grow old! I would love to write and design my own sewing/ craft book one day too...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Anyway there are 25 sewing and craft projects in the book, all with a seaside theme, including quilts, cushions, bags, and garlands just to name a few. All the projects are step by step with clear illustrations, beautifully styled photos and templates so it is perfect for both experienced sewers and beginners too, it really is a lovely book. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Anyway here's the best part... I am giving away a copy of the book to one lucky reader of my blog!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0066;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">♥</span> </span>All you have to do is leave me a comment on this post telling me what you <span style="color: #3d85c6;">love most above the seaside</span>. You don't have to be a follower of my blog but I would love it if you were!<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0066;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">♥</span> </span>For a second entry, you can <span style="color: #3d85c6;">blog about my giveaway</span>. Feel free to use the top image if you want, and please link back to this post and leave me a second comment to let me know you've mentioned it!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">The giveaway is open internationally, and will end in one weeks time on Easter Monday, 9th April, 7.00pm UK time. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Thanks so much for entering and good luck! </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">p.s If you can't wait and want to buy your own copy of Seaside Home, you can find it <a href="http://www.ctpub.com/productdetails.cfm?SKU=10823" target="_blank">here</a> (US readers) and <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seaside-Home-Creatures-Sailboats-Collective/dp/1607054140/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1333211167&sr=8-3" target="_blank">here</a> (UK readers) xxx</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849651744135031680noreply@blogger.com133tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282426174164402472.post-54608169531335081172012-03-31T14:11:00.002+01:002012-03-31T14:13:34.219+01:00Spring has sprung!<div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I came back yesterday from my week away, and feel so much better for it, really refreshed and inspired - it was just what I needed I think! I couldn't have picked a better week off weather wise - it has been gorgeous every day, with blue skies and temperatures into the twenties. It's been more like mid summer than the end of March, though today it's back to the cold and grey. I hope that wasn't it for the nice weather for the year!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I love spending time with my family, I don't get to see them often enough because we live so far away, so it was a lovely week. We took a few day trips out but because the weather was so nice we also were able to sit around outside quite a bit. I took all my blanket yarn so spent lots of time making squares in the sun, happy days!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Mum and dad also wanted to find a planter for their courtyard, so lots of wandering around garden centres was done looking for one. Needless to say they didn't actually find what they were looking for, but I really like pottering around looking at the plants and flowers especially as the weather was so nice...</span></div><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"> I thought the little coloured watering cans filled with primroses were so sweet! </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I so love spring flowers, so happy and bright and colourful after the dark grey days of winter...</span></div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">We need to do our garden this year. It is basically just soil at the moment because when we moved in last year it was getting towards winter so we decided to leave it for a few months. Not really sure what to do with it though - it is quite a small space, but sure we can do something nice with it! Need to get some gardening mags/ books really for inspiration.</div><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I managed to make another 90 squares for my crochet blanket this week in between trips out. I've changed my mind so many times on the colours - I started out with turquoise, pink and red (my fave colour combination!) but gradually decided a slightly paler, more Spring like palette was the way to go. I'm still using my Stylecraft yarn, so it was quite difficult to decide on colours which were different enough to the other two blankets I've made, but that would also compliment each other. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">This is what I have decided on at the moment...</div><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">What do you think?</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">It reminds me of crocuses with all the purple, yellow and green so just right for the time of year! I've now done about 140 squares in total. I'm not really sure how many squares I am aiming for, probably around 200 then it will be the dreaded joining together (really not looking forward to that bit)! </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">I also came back to some lovely post including <a href="http://www.etsy.com/transaction/76327689" target="_blank">Master Sorrel</a>...</div><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I bought him from the lovely <a href="http://sewsweetviolet.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Jooles</a> of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SewSweetViolet" target="_blank">Sew Sweet Violet</a> and I LOVE him!! Such pretty colours and so beautifully made, he is happily living on my new pinboard which I actually made at eight o clock this morning... (Told you I was refreshed and inspired, I couldn't wait to start making again!)</div><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I just covered an old board with some wadding and pretty pink floral fabric using my staple gun, then stapled on some criss-crossed ribbons and hammered in some upholstery tacks - sure they neighbours were impressed with the noise so early on a Saturday (actually their cars had gone so I'm hoping they weren't in).</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Anyway have just popped some of my favourite cards and bits on it for now, though I'm sure I will fill it up soon enough! I love to make spontaneous things like this for the house, I just don't often have time. Some mini bunting is next on my list though whilst I am on a role!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">I also bought this....</div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">... after reading about it on lots of other people's blogs. Only had a quick flick through whilst I had my breakfast but it is so up my street - lots of colour, pattern and inspiring ideas, it is just gorgeous! You can buy it <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Homespun-Style-Selina-Lake/dp/184975201X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333198840&sr=8-1" target="_blank">here</a> and also check out Selina's fab <a href="http://selinalake.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">blog</a>. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I also got another super exciting delivery in the post too - but more about that next week - it will include another giveaway too! Anyway hope you have had a good week too, and have been able to enjoy the lovely sunshine while it lasted! Take care, will be back soon xxx</span></div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849651744135031680noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282426174164402472.post-60366052380504349532012-03-17T10:54:00.004+00:002012-03-17T10:57:48.733+00:00Short and sweet... (well that was the idea)<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Morning! </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Bet you didn't expect me back so soon... but I've decided little and often is the way forward with my blog! Thanks for all your sweet comments on my last post - it is so nice to know that there are lots of us in the same boat! I've woken up this morning feeling positive and motivated though which is always nice... even though have been awake since six! Karl had to go into work this morning, so I got up, made myself a drink and went back to bed to read and do a little granny square making! I've only done a few so far, even though they are really quick. Having been inspired by both <a href="http://bunnymummy-jacquie.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Jacquie</a> and <a href="http://www.littletinbird.co.uk/2012/02/04/2012-baby-blanket-number-1/" target="_blank">Heather</a>, I've decided to go for solid colour grannies this time and make a kind of patchwork blanket! </div><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I originally was only doing three rounds per square but then I decided to add another to each, as otherwise they are super tiny and it will take me absolutely forever to join them all together at the end! (Don't even want to think about that part now.) Anyway, I have bought a couple more yarn colours which should be arriving this week, hopefully in time for when I go visit mum and dad next weekend. I haven't really got too much of a plan colour-wise, just making squares and will see what looks nice as I go along!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Apart from the crochet, I haven't done that much over the last few days really. After I wrote my post on Thursday, I took the rest of the afternoon off and lay on the sofa surrounded by blankets, my hot water bottle, some chocolate and watched a nice girly film. It was just what I needed even though I still felt a bit guilty about taking the afternoon off! I've kept my personalised products off the website even though my new embroidery foot has arrived (yay!) to give me some time to catch up on other stuff. Yesterday though I got another large order for my floral mirrors to be used as wedding favours so spent the morning making them up.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I also made up another couple of mirror designs which I have literally just put into my <a href="http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/jennyarnott/product/tulips-fabric-compact-mirror" target="_blank">shop</a>... there will be a blue paisley design to match the pink coming soon too but just not got around to photographing yet.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_o5-bTVhTr-q49ARlF2z78v-Y9be1p8lGHWv8DfCjLFGa19vsLI_IlNQaKMVrt3-vLGWsnFM5aYPnMY5E665uW-ZyWC8ky1700OmORN4ESvFQ1BVJJ6au7XHBdB4LZRITek1LkQ0FGA8/s1600/mirror_tulips.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_o5-bTVhTr-q49ARlF2z78v-Y9be1p8lGHWv8DfCjLFGa19vsLI_IlNQaKMVrt3-vLGWsnFM5aYPnMY5E665uW-ZyWC8ky1700OmORN4ESvFQ1BVJJ6au7XHBdB4LZRITek1LkQ0FGA8/s400/mirror_tulips.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Love this fabric, it is so fresh and Spring like - Tulips are one of my favourite flowers!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB91vbAKynzlc4NZHZWH6fx99wIFGQP8SiIwNk56UiY4Z3MiLLONKjKUsNSu2eIoI16cmuOUAgyInJcrqq65mCqL_sO7D7g7TnhaiDtDrHOod3wF4K0bRAzLfthgf-hhwPygs4Be6_VD9j/s1600/mirror_paisley.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB91vbAKynzlc4NZHZWH6fx99wIFGQP8SiIwNk56UiY4Z3MiLLONKjKUsNSu2eIoI16cmuOUAgyInJcrqq65mCqL_sO7D7g7TnhaiDtDrHOod3wF4K0bRAzLfthgf-hhwPygs4Be6_VD9j/s400/mirror_paisley.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And of course the pretty paisley fabric is also a favourite of mine. Funny how taste changes as you get older actually as I never liked paisley designs a few years, I don't know why... but this one is gorgeous! It is discontinued now but I managed to buy up a few metres of it, so hopefully it should last me a while yet</span>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I also made these fabric covered storage pots for the March issue of Crafts Beautiful. This was actually out a little while ago now, as the current issue is the April one, but I thought I would post the pics anyway! I really do mean to make more of these pots as they are so useful for holding bits and bobs and can be made out of any old tins you have around the house. These three actually started out as a cocoa powder tin, a tin of dried milk and a tub of bicarbonate of soda (which were the only things I could find in the cupboard that morning!!) </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Anyway, I think that's enough writing for today - it's actually a slightly longer post than I intended, I just can't help myself! Hope you have a nice weekend though and you get a bit of sunshine to enjoy, back soon xxx</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849651744135031680noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282426174164402472.post-38091468543240209552012-03-15T10:33:00.002+00:002012-03-15T10:35:50.495+00:00Balance<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Being self employed is wonderful in lots of ways... I get to work from home, I can decide the hours I work, and most of all I am able to do something I (for the most part) enjoy every day. But it also means that I never really switch off... the laptop is never far away and I always seem to be checking my emails for orders and queries. It is so different from a 9-5 job where the hours of work and the amount of work is constant and set. When big gift and card giving occasions are approaching, such as Christmas, Valentines and Mother's Day, things get so very busy, then often tail off again once the day has passed. These last few weeks have been just that, especially in my Not on the High street shop - lots of mummies out there being given handmade and personalised cards and mirrors!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihA3zFv95BOlYuDCtJ0uDWLD4Qx6djWRKp5fbSGn4oiKOyDOgVn1U9CaY8wk6hxY8MHJFqsDNSWzXmj3fkqmc104Absnyymx_Bpr8QaP4Cs05MPNfaYXxHVNCof1ggoMCFIPBczZcW66QG/s1600/mirror_ilovemum.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihA3zFv95BOlYuDCtJ0uDWLD4Qx6djWRKp5fbSGn4oiKOyDOgVn1U9CaY8wk6hxY8MHJFqsDNSWzXmj3fkqmc104Absnyymx_Bpr8QaP4Cs05MPNfaYXxHVNCof1ggoMCFIPBczZcW66QG/s400/mirror_ilovemum.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkioghvyhkoR5UrMNn6gpwaBfEGPJm9jzUMTVgmcZ_TgHzQTIqgNNUTk2Sb3YUeUVUmEFIUCQ3jacbkhfdbzVkgqS81dr6J5dmgQaLZxPReYIwkkOhXwMbjRyvfoReSg0HmdT9pebYA-t/s1600/card_lovemummy1+small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkioghvyhkoR5UrMNn6gpwaBfEGPJm9jzUMTVgmcZ_TgHzQTIqgNNUTk2Sb3YUeUVUmEFIUCQ3jacbkhfdbzVkgqS81dr6J5dmgQaLZxPReYIwkkOhXwMbjRyvfoReSg0HmdT9pebYA-t/s400/card_lovemummy1+small.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I do love to be busy, I kind of thrive on it in a way - I'm not very good at just relaxing with nothing to do. But there has to be a balance between work and 'life' (mine are very much intertwined though I am trying to separate them!) One of my new years resolutions was to make more time to spend with Karl, with family, or just doing other things I enjoy, like reading, pottering outside, or crochet... I did well for a couple of weeks in January, and spent the evenings finishing my granny stripe, but then it got busier and it kind of went out the window!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">The thing is, it is kind of silly really as I am in control and it is up to me whether my shops are live and if products are available to order. I could easily put my shops on holiday mode and not accept orders for a while to catch up on things... but I don't! I'm so incredibly grateful that people want to buy my stuff and I still get a little thrill every time an order pops into my inbox! There is part of me that just wants to cram in as many orders as I possibly can, especially as I know that some months will always be much quieter than others. I have had to turn down some commissioned work recently though, I didn't really want to but there is only so much I can take on at once.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">It's not as if I am having to work through the night or anything (I really would close my shops for a bit if it came to that) but I haven't had a day off in ages and just feel tired and drained. All my energy is wrapped up in my work and it doesn't leave time for much else. When it is busy, I sometimes feel more like a factory production line rather than a designer/maker. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">This post is ending up to be a bit of a moan - sorry I really didn't intend it to be!! I just struggle a bit with the inconsistency where some weeks I am so busy I am rushed off my feet and others it can feel a bit like I am twiddling my thumbs!! In the quieter weeks though, I do try and make the most of having the time, and spend it making stock, designing new products, or just catching up on some sleep!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I have actually had to take off a lot of my products this week, as my sewing machine embroidery foot broke on Tuesday and I still haven't got a replacement. It was a very stressful day as I still had lots of things to make that had to go out that afternoon in time for Mother's day but I was so amazed and overwhelmed with the support and help of all my facebook friends! I had so many people re-posting it for me on their pages, offering their suggestions, offering to post me a spare foot and some truly fab people who even offered to drive over here to help me out!! It really was so nice of everyone to rally round in such a way and I really appreciated it. It can sometimes be lonely working by yourself and to have that support network of other crafty similar people out there on blogs and facebook is great.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I think I might have to find some random pictures to put in this post, it is so text heavy! That's the trouble with never having the time to blog, when I do, I go on a big long rant! I have actually wondered whether to give up my blog... but I do really like this little space and I get so much inspiration and happiness from the blogging community, but it is just a time thing. I used to spend at least half an hour every day reading my favourite blogs and finding new ones but now I'm lucky if I find half an hour a week. Same with sites like Pinterest, Flickr, and Twitter, I rarely use them any more.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">A few weeks ago, I did design a couple of new cards actually, here are some pictures to break up the text a little! The first one is a new home card...</span></div><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">and also a wedding card...</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">...embellished with lace, beads and sequins. This one is quite different to my usual style, probably because the colours are so muted. I have quite a lot of lace, ribbon and more neutral coloured fabrics that I collected a few years ago now, and they are just crying out to be used for wedding-y products. It's quite nice to work with a different colour range once in a while actually.</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So anyway as I said before, I have taken all of my personalised products off this week, and will probably leave them off for a little bit, as I have some commissioned work to do and then next weekend, I am going to visit my parents for a week! My sister Harriet is a dancer and I am going to be a very proud sister and go and watch her dance in a musical on Saturday! Since it is such a long way and I haven't seen any of my family since Christmas I'm going to stay up for the rest of the week which will be so nice... I wanted to start a new crochet blanket before then, so I could take it with me for something to do on the journey, so I need to do a bit of yarn shopping in preparation I think :)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Anyway, best go get on - I actually tidied my studio yesterday after weeks of complete chaos and it looks sooooooo much better now (at least you can see the floor again!) and so much nicer to work in. Will leave you with a few pictures...</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I really need some more shelves - there has been quite a bit of new fabric purchasing going on around here and I'm running out of places to put it all!! Anyway have a lovely rest of the week and a great weekend, will try and pop in again next week before I go away! Take care and enjoy the sunshine if you get any (it's been foggy here for days and it's forecast rain and thundery showers for the weekend so not holding out too much hope here!) Back soon xxx</span></div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849651744135031680noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282426174164402472.post-27189475303705290832012-02-29T19:35:00.005+00:002012-02-29T19:37:22.080+00:00The winner is...<div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Hello, just a quick one today... to finally announce the winner of my cushion giveaway, sorry again for the slight delay! It's been a bit of a mission to collate all the names, comments and shares, especially on my facebook page - there were hundreds of them, 516 in total including all the comments on my blog post too!</div><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I couldn't figure out how was best to do it - the random number generator was no good this time because I didn't have a simple list of names/numbers like usual, so I had to do it the old fashioned way, with pen and paper and a big bowl (couldn't find a hat!)</div><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">It's taken over two hours but the winner is.........................<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Nickie M Smith</span>... who shared and commented over on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jennyarnotttextiles" target="_blank">facebook page</a>! </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Well done Nickie, if you can get in touch by email at hello@jennyarnott.co.uk and give me your address that would be fab and I will get your new cushion sent out to you!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Thank you so much to everyone who entered, I really was overwhelmed with the number of people who joined in and I really appreciate all the support, shares and new fans who have come my way! I know a lot of people have asked over the last fortnight if I have any more of these cushions for sale... I have actually stopped making them now to concentrate on my smaller embroidered products, but I will be making one last small batch and running a little special offer to anyone who is interested, but it probably won't be until after mother's day now. I will let you know the details soon :)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Anyway that's all for now, hope you are having a good week, will be back soon xx </span></div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849651744135031680noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282426174164402472.post-51948676639284331142012-02-26T19:18:00.002+00:002012-02-27T09:48:54.528+00:00New things<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hello, have you had a nice weekend? It feels a bit odd to be here writing on a Sunday, I usually do my posts mid week... Now I know this was supposed to be the <a href="http://www.jennyarnott.blogspot.com/2012/02/giveaway.html" target="_blank">giveaway</a> winner post, but I do have an apology to make - I may have to leave it for a day or two, I'm so sorry, as I have so much still to do this evening, and with all the various names/shares etc on my facebook page in particular, it is not just a case of doing the random number generator thingy like I usually do, it's going to take some serious name writing out I think!! But I promise I will do it in the next day or two. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Things are still quite busy, and I have commission work deadlines looming this week, as well as quite a few orders trickling in for Mothers Day already. I have also been trying to organise all my online shops a bit better and spent quite a while this morning sorting my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/jennyarnotttextiles?ref=si_shop">Etsy shop</a> out! It's been pretty much neglected since before xmas, I hadn't listed anything new for weeks and I hadn't even taken my Christmas products down. But I gave it a little spring clean and it's looking sooooooo much better! </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">I've also been making new pretty mirrors and lots of new cards in the last few weeks and have been working hard to get them all photographed and listed in my <a href="http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/partners/jennyarnott/products">shops</a>... it takes so much longer than you think to write all the copy and edit all the pics doesn't it??</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So these are some of the new designs I've been working on lately...</span></div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/jennyarnott/product/personalised-mothers-day-jug-of-roses-card">'Jug of Roses'</a> embroidered mother's day card, can be personalised with your own message, and can be found in my Etsy shop <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/93977421/mothers-day-jug-of-roses-embroidered" target="_blank">here</a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Embroidered <a href="http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/jennyarnott/product/personalised-embroidered-cupcake-card">cupcake card</a>, really for birthdays but as it can be personalised with your own message it could just as easily be a mother's day card too! </div><br />
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</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">...and some new mirrors too.... how I love this fabric especially the turquoise!! I've actually been on a bit of a fabric buying binge in the last few weeks, with the excuse that I 'need' it all for my work.... so looking forward to lots of parcels arriving this week!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVq7vEdl-X3jO3MX19SSTyDVwErGXFz6_bzn6ev8xmH53H24nizSL7G1ANopRrEQRB1J6rv6ttm3rQ4MwVuL6ufZyzR0ZPO-IuGpG8lcXkG6rigC59dAnpe5IYTfTxwoEiONz6BFJA9H5/s1600/mirror_roseblue1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVq7vEdl-X3jO3MX19SSTyDVwErGXFz6_bzn6ev8xmH53H24nizSL7G1ANopRrEQRB1J6rv6ttm3rQ4MwVuL6ufZyzR0ZPO-IuGpG8lcXkG6rigC59dAnpe5IYTfTxwoEiONz6BFJA9H5/s400/mirror_roseblue1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">You can find them </span><a href="http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/jennyarnott/product/rose-fabric-compact-mirror" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/jennyarnotttextiles?ref=si_shop" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" target="_blank">here </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">I also made matching <a href="http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/jennyarnott/product/floral-rose-fabric-fridge-magnets" target="_blank">magnets</a> as I had quite a few spare bits of fabric which weren't quite big enough for mirrors but a perfect size for the slightly smaller magnets and badges! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyU2y9nBJvorSmbg8nDkwP6M3SJFM81USpTVYzyNYKluUNoD0EiOX7Pb5mjV4ET8fDh1pAYPR3K_C304PzqPaqEf_DgiYIp-hWgfzTTzIq4xjdZ0x2Tcfio541cLiJb1DdjZhKz6BvbnlN/s1600/magnets_floral.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyU2y9nBJvorSmbg8nDkwP6M3SJFM81USpTVYzyNYKluUNoD0EiOX7Pb5mjV4ET8fDh1pAYPR3K_C304PzqPaqEf_DgiYIp-hWgfzTTzIq4xjdZ0x2Tcfio541cLiJb1DdjZhKz6BvbnlN/s400/magnets_floral.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">So that's about it for tonight as I can't believe it's gone seven already, so quite short and sweet for once! Anyway hope you've all had a bit of sunshine these last few days... We've had lovely weather this weekend (makes up for the miserable weather last week when I was completely miffed as everyone else in the whole country seemed to have sunshine) but haven't actually been out much in it. It just makes such a difference to have the house lovely and bright with the sun streaming in the windows... Really hope Spring is on it's way and it's not just a little tease!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Anyway back soon with my giveaway winner news, have a good week xxx</span></div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849651744135031680noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282426174164402472.post-34884181186624548852012-02-20T08:42:00.004+00:002012-02-20T09:49:11.995+00:00Copycats<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">You might wonder what I am talking about... well a couple of months ago, just before Christmas actually, I was randomly searching on the Internet for something (anchor print fabric I seem to remember) when I came across some images of some beach hut hangers that literally made me gasp and do a complete double take...</div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Yes, I thought so too... I could hardly believe my eyes... Practically identical to my beach hut <a href="http://www.jennyarnott.co.uk/lavender_bags/lavender_bags.html">lavender bags</a>! A quick search on Google and I could see this wasn't just some home crafter being a little too 'inspired'. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I managed to find out the name of the company who are selling them, which is a large gift wholesaler here in the UK, but with manufacturing overseas I think. They have a huge range, and a massive customer base from what I can see - they exhibit at lots of trade shows throughout the year, so if you attend these sort of events, you may well have seen them or even bought from them.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I don't know whether they design in house or buy artwork from freelancers, but wherever they got the idea, in my eyes it is very clearly mine. I have been selling my beach hut lavender bags since 2010 and have lots of evidence to back this up, including sales of the items, as well as dated picture uploads on this blog, and places like facebook etc. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I do actually have an example of their knock off product and their version is a cheap, rubbishy copy, obviously made in some factory somewhere. It retails for less than half of what mine does but boy does it show! Plus their product photography is awful.</span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Now I'm not claiming to have invented beach hut lavender bags at all. There are many, many examples if you look around the Internet, I certainly wasn't the first to make them. But what makes mine different from the rest are the fabrics I've chosen, the shape and the details such as the bunting, door number and knocker, the life ring on the roof... basically all the separate elements which make up the design and the way I put them together. I felt so angry and upset when I first found out... I mean how lazy and unethical do they have to be?! They have used practically every single element of my design (bar the fact that theirs have no lavender in them.) </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I immediately contacted the company directly, basically asking them to stop selling/making the product at once. They agreed there were 'some similarities' (<i>some</i>???) between our products but agreed without putting up a fight to remove their beach huts from sale. It is difficult to know for sure whether they have kept their word. I know they have removed it from their trade website at least, and I have people on my side who were keeping an eye out for me at Spring Fair to make sure they weren't exhibiting with it.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">However, they did not accept liability for copying. <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"></span>To be honest, I didn't push it further at the time. It was Christmas, and I was just glad they agreed to remove them from sale. To pursue the legal route would take money I don't have, and I don't think I could handle the stress anyway! Plus, you only have to change a few minute details on a design for it to be classed as a 'new design' anyway so they may have changed just enough to get away with it in the eyes of a court, even though it is quite clearly 'heavily inspired' by my work.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
I'm not really sure why I am writing this post now, as technically it is done and dusted now... except it still keeps niggling away at the back of my brain. It's just frustrating that as a small business, it is difficult to come up against the big boys and they just get away with it. That's probably what they count on when ripping off other people's designs. That they know nothing will really happen. If they get found out, they just stop using the design, and probably move onto someone else. They've probably done it many times over. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Copying unfortunately does go on all the time in the design world... every time I log on to facebook there are always pages stealing other people's images and designs. Inspiration is fine - we are all 'inspired', consciously or unconsciously, every day by the things we see around us, especially with the Internet making everything so accessible these days. Plus there are only so many ideas out there - you would be hard pressed to find something so new and innovative that it is truly 'original'. But there is a definite line between being inspired and just direct copying. And it's obviously not just small scale crafters to blame. I have read so many awful stories in the last few months about big, supposedly reputable companies who have used other artists' work and designs, it is really shocking how widespread the problem is.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">So anyway if I could ask you all to keep an eye out for these hangers when you are out and about in the next few months, I would be really grateful. If you can let me know if you see any anywhere that would be appreciated. Little boutiques and gift shops are where they are most likely to be found. Hopefully though they have kept their word and are no longer selling them. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Anyway, thanks for reading, will be back soon with a more 'normal' post xxx<br />
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p.s My <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">cushion </span><a href="http://www.jennyarnott.blogspot.com/2012/02/giveaway.html" style="color: #6fa8dc;">giveaway</a><span style="color: red;"> </span>is still open - I might have to close it early due to the huge volume of entries I've had on my blog/facebook page, so make sure you enter before it is too late! x</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849651744135031680noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282426174164402472.post-81882094771928392982012-02-15T16:20:00.001+00:002012-02-15T16:22:04.037+00:00♥ Giveaway ♥<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hello again! Gosh, two posts in a day... it might be a record! (And actually I have written another today too, but that one is saved for next week.) Anyway, so here's my giveaway as promised earlier! </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have been thinking hard about the prize. In the past, I've done quite a few mirror/badge giveaways, so this one I thought would be different.</div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So this is the prize - one of my embroidered natural flowers cushions... I hope you like it? I chose this one in particular as it is quite neutral so hopefully will go with lots of people's colour schemes... The reverse is a lovely soft duck egg blue colour and it comes with a feather pad.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Anyway, there are two ways to enter to keep it nice and simple. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0066;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">♥</span> </span>One is to be a <span style="color: #cc0000;">follower of my blog,</span> and <span style="color: #cc0000;">leave me a comment </span>on this post. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0066;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">♥</span> </span>The other is to <span style="color: #cc0000;">like</span> and <span style="color: #cc0000;">share</span> the giveaway on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jennyarnotttextiles"><span style="color: #cc0000;">facebook</span></a>.<span style="color: black;"></span> There is no need to come back and leave a second comment here if you don't want to, as I will be able to see the list of people who have shared on fb, and will just add all the names to one great big pot! Oh and I would really love to reach 2000 likers on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jennyarnotttextiles">facebook page</a> if that is possible??? It's a way off at the moment, but you never know so pretty please get sharing!)</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">This time the giveaway is UK only, due to the weight of the cushion for posting and will end a week on Sunday, 26th February at 3pm.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">So that's it I think... except for good luck and thanks for entering xxx</div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849651744135031680noreply@blogger.com87tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282426174164402472.post-89826271141369847032012-02-15T12:10:00.002+00:002012-02-15T16:28:28.333+00:00A granny at 27!<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I'm not really sure how to start this post, I'm kind of feeling a little quiet and lost for words today... just pottering around in my own little world... </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The days seem like they are just rolling into each other at the moment, which is actually quite scary because we are already halfway through February! The last couple of weeks have been a bit of a blur of making personalised Valentines cards... I only had a couple of designs but they were really popular and they were taking up quite a bit of my time. </span></div><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Things have quietened down quite a bit now though, which has given me time to work on a few new ideas... My personalised designs are by far my most successful, so working on the principle, 'if it ain't broken, don't fix it' I came up with these...</div><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">All of which can be found in my Not on the High Street Shop <a href="http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/partners/jennyarnott/products">here</a>.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Some are a little Valentines-y (have missed the boat as usual) but hopefully they will appeal to romantic souls throughout the year!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Anyway, talking of Valentines, did you do anything nice yesterday?? We don't make a huge deal out of Valentines day really but we kind of celebrated at the weekend instead with a cosy night in with a dvd which was nice (though very similar to pretty much any other Saturday night really!) We also don't give massive gifts to each other, though I was over the moon with mine... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">The amount I have harped on about these you would think I am being sponsored by them or something... (sadly not) but they are AMAZING! You heat them up in the microwave for a minute and they come out toasty hot.... they are absolutely the best present I could get as my feet are always little blocks of ice especially in the Winter, though I have a feeling these will be used all year round. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">So my feet are now very happy :) Might go and heat them up now actually, I'm a bit chilly sitting here writing this. Haha I am aware of just how much of a granny I sound these days! I will make an awesome granny one day though... I'll have had sixty years practise! </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Talking of grannies (see what I've done there) my granny blanket also got finished this weekend. It's been sat borderless for weeks now but I finally got around to it...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a proper ta-dah post will be coming soon, but for now here is a little peek of it all lovely and stripey</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I fell in and out of love with it whilst I was making it but I am smitten once more. It's funny how I am drawn to such brightly coloured yarn, as with the exception of my studio which is nice and bright and cheerful, the rest of the house is so neutral! Will try and take some more close ups if we get a nice day later this week.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I actually also have my next blankety project all lined up in my head. I told Karl I was going to make another one, and his incredulous '<i>another </i>one?!!!!' said it all. I think I am definitely a crochet-a-holic!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Anyway am off for now but am planning a giveaway later today so could well be back a little later on! Have a lovely rest of the week, hope you are managing to stay warm xxx</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">p.s another sign of granny-ness - I first titled this post 'A granny at 28' before I actually worked out that I am only 27 (I think). I seriously have a problem remembering how old I am... I actually have to count back the years in my head... doesn't bode well does it?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">p.p.s the <a href="http://jennyarnott.blogspot.com/2012/02/giveaway.html"><span style="color: #cc0000;">giveaway</span></a> post's now live, pop over if you have a minute! :) </span></div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849651744135031680noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282426174164402472.post-33583890130854401832012-02-06T14:44:00.002+00:002012-02-06T14:48:04.279+00:00Snowy memories...<span style="color: white;"></span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Seeing all the snowy pictures all over blogs and facebook this weekend has made me want to do a snowy post too! We didn't actually get much here in Somerset though, a little dusting really, though the local children were out in force building snowmen and making snow angels on the ground. So I am cheating a little bit with today's pictures, they are all from a few years ago, at my parents old house in North Yorkshire. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">For much of my childhood, we lived in an isolated house out on the moortop between <a href="http://www.reeth.org/">Reeth</a> and <a href="http://www.richmond.org/">Richmond</a>. We used to get a LOT of snow each Winter, and would often get days off school as the school bus couldn't make it up the hill. It brought a lot of excitement to us as children and we had a lot of fun in the snow, me and my brother Laurence and then later, with our sister Harriet too. We owned a large field at the back of the house, and used to sledge down it with dad - I even remember him skiing down it one year! Unfortunately I haven't got any of these really old pictures to show you, though there are lots in albums at mum and dad's.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">These photos are actually from a couple of different occasions, 2005 and 2010 I think, when I had gone back to visit them over Christmas.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As I've grown older, the magic of snow has worn off a little... mainly because everything seems to grind to a halt even when there is only a couple of inches on the ground and I just find it so frustrating... I still find it breathtakingly beautiful though, especially when it is as crisp and clear as this day was.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQyIR8Tjc28TN8eFFBHNU1dA0-hKF7uA4BZ4i57k7mDp403aDH78LiiKJEpRKLqmZ-itQBpAyAJaSYyDxfwYAys_chyS85q5otI5G2XfkUyz88jWgOHu11mTuO1u6VwCnPAX-3iPz-nGSZ/s1600/snow1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQyIR8Tjc28TN8eFFBHNU1dA0-hKF7uA4BZ4i57k7mDp403aDH78LiiKJEpRKLqmZ-itQBpAyAJaSYyDxfwYAys_chyS85q5otI5G2XfkUyz88jWgOHu11mTuO1u6VwCnPAX-3iPz-nGSZ/s400/snow1.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"> Believe it or not there is actually a dry stone wall under all this snow!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">...and this is one of my all time favourite pictures, in fact I still use it as the background on my computer. Dad took when he was out on his daily walk one year. It is looking back at their house over the fields - if you look just to the right of the centre of the picture just below where the hill meets the sky, that little dark patch is their old house and garden. I love the crispness of the snow with the blue sky and the patch of mist in the valley. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">They actually moved away from the area the year before last though and I do miss going back to visit. At times when I was growing up, it seemed like a bit of a pain because of the isolation and it was really easy to take the stunning views for granted, but it really was a beautiful place to live. I don't know whether I will ever live anywhere like it again, but looking back, I definitely feel lucky to have lived in such an amazing setting for so many years.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Don't get me wrong, there were some very bleak, horrible weather days up there too, as it was just so exposed and open to the elements. In fact, the day I took these pictures, me and dad had gone for a little walk just to get out of the house and oh my goodness, it was the most windy day I have ever experienced in my life. Once you got down the hill where these are taken it was fine, but out on the top road, I felt like I couldn't even breath, it was really awful actually. Every time I took a breath, the wind whipped it away before I could get it down!! I had to walk backwards, with my scarf over my mouth and still could hardly get enough air to breath... not a nice feeling at all!</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Anyway I'll leave you for today with this photo which always makes me smile. I think it's from the same Christmas... Me and Harriet built a snowman in the garden, then she built a teeny weeny baby one next to it! Just look at it's little scarf and hat... it does make me smile every time I look at it! Anyway, hope you are managing to stay wrapped up cosy and warm - have got all my thermals in use here and my hot water bottle is never far away either! Back soon xxx </div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849651744135031680noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282426174164402472.post-13585725116220796652012-01-27T13:03:00.005+00:002012-01-27T13:13:15.063+00:00Happy Spring Colours!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">This week has been a funny old week, a bit disjointed really - I'm kind of glad it's nearly the weekend! I finally managed to shake off my cough and cold, felt like I had it for months, but now Karl has caught a sickness bug so fingers crossed I won't come down with that too! I shouldn't complain really, as since I've been working from home I very rarely get ill - since am usually holed up in my little studio where germs can't seem to find me! Guess it's just that time of year.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anyway, I've been busy with lots of different projects this week, including a couple of secret commissions which will hopefully be used for a new craft book later in the year. I've also been sewing lots of hearts and 'love you' things in time for Valentines and making up a new order for one of my favourite stockists <a href="http://finandgabs.blogspot.com/">Andrea Willis Designs.</a> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">But I've also been doing quite a bit of sewing and making for me this week, in fact I'm totally on a roll! Although I don't tend to make proper lists of New Years resolutions, one thing I did want to try and achieve this year was to make more time for creative projects for myself, my family and the house. Although I am sewing and making nearly every day, most of it is destined for other people, whether it be orders or commissioned work, and finding time and motivation to actually make something for myself is more difficult than you might think, life just seems to get in the way! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anyway last week I received a lovely parcel of fabrics from the States including some of my most favourite fabrics, all pretty colours, spots and florals.... so gorgeous, I still love the Flower Sugar designs so much! Plus I didn't get charged any import tax which I thought I was going to, which was a major plus and one of the reasons I'd put off ordering from the States for so long. Not sure whether I just got lucky though, as I'm sure from what I gathered from the HMRC website I should have been charged... Oh well not complaining!! Fabric is so much cheaper over there even with shipping costs that it really is worth it. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Anyway, so I decided as a spur of the moment thing that I wanted to sew a picture for the kitchen! I just woke up on Sunday morning with an idea in my head, there wasn't too much planning, and I made it up as I went along really but I love how it turned out. I used a little wadding and stapled it to one of my canvas frames and hey presto, we have a new picture! We've hung it on the duck egg blue wall and it looks so pretty! It does make the kitchen look even more girly than it did though which I feel a bit bad about but I don't think Karl really notices what I've done about the place half the time!</span></span></div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> There is something so very satisfying about making something for yourself, I don't know whether that's just me? In fact I might make another similar picture for the opposite wall as there is a little stretch of bare wall which is crying out to be filled!</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Whilst I was on a roll and full of enthusiasm though, I also made some 'happy' bunting for the dresser and some pretty little magnets for the fridge. Now Christmas is well and truly behind us, and the house is becoming lighter and brighter with each day, I am filled with the urge to decorate it with cheery Spring colours... am so excited that the warmer, lighter days are coming again, I can't wait for Summer, I'm fed up of being cold all the time!</span></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I also started to make a patchwork cushion last night but I'm a bit annoyed that I've got my measurements wrong and it is going to be too small for the pad I had in mind. Might just add a little border, or make it bigger and use a bigger pad, not sure yet! </span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">There was also a big squeal of excitement here last week when I got hold of this month's <a href="http://www.crafts-beautiful.com/">Crafts Beautiful</a> magazine (Feb issue), and saw my little house pin cushion has made it on to the front cover! A few of my recent projects have had little spots on the cover but this is the first time anything I have designed has been made the main picture - so pleased!</span></span></div><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Here is a little peek at the project itself...</div><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Don't wait too long if you want to catch this issue as I think the next one will be out soon, and for more crafting ideas, go to <a href="http://www.crafts-beautiful.com/">www.crafts-beautiful.com</a></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I actually got sent a picture yesterday from a lovely lady who had been inspired to make herself a needlecase using my tutorial - it means so much to me when I get feedback like this, to know that people like my designs and that I have been useful/inspiring, it is one of the best feelings! It is the same when people give lovely feedback about their orders - I don't think they realise how much their kind words mean, but it really is appreciated.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anyway, this post has taken me ages to write and I'm now starving! Think I will go sit and have a little tea break whilst admiring my new picture :) Hope you have a lovely weekend, thanks as always for popping in to read my ramblings,</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Jenny x</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">p.s I know Blogger is being really weird lately with comments - Just a tip I've found is if you refresh the page/blog post it seems to sort itself out and the comment box re-appears! Don't know if it will solve all the problems people have been having but it's worth a try! xxx </span></span></div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849651744135031680noreply@blogger.com31