New Items and a Giddy Moment...

Hi all,

For today's post I would like to show you a few new items (there's never a dull moment here), first up is a small batch of Freehand Machine Embroidery Cards that I took to the fair last weekend:

Whenever I put these out at the fairs they go almost straight away (which of course is good!) but I can pretty much guarantee I will not go home with many... Those of you who are eagle-eyed will notice there are some similarities to ones I have made before, but you may also notice there are some slight changes in style and colours materials/used, due to natural evolution of skills and experience in making items...

The next thing to show you are these:

These are really cute little Linen Coin Purses! They have two different sides to each purse, a cute little zip and a cream lining and a snazzy little string pull. Even though they are really small, they pack a punch in the content they hold! These will be going out at my next fair.

And my third items today:

My Freehand Machine Embroidery Denim and Firm Linen Purses. These are slightly different to the ones I made last time in that they have a different front to their back, so it makes them even more interesting. I love the little birds design and the materials are so hard wearing, adding to durability. They look cute too and you can get LOADS in them. I made one a while ago for myself and boy, does it take some abuse! I am not a pretty handbag type of girl - in that the exterior will be lovely, but inside? Jeez. My Mum often comments on the amount of unnecessary stuff items I carry in my bag and asks how it all fits, so my purse does get bashed around a bit, but it still looks like new :)

And finally for today, I tweeted about my Freehand Machine Embroidery Bakewell Pudding Shop framed piece of art recently and the Bakewell Pudding Shop themselves picked it up; here's a screen shot:

Teehee! I was made up! I am so proud...

And on that note, I'll sign off, until the next time :D

Julie.
(C) FMN Crafts 2015

This Weekend...

Hi all,

Just a quick one to say that this Saturday and Sunday I will be exhibiting at the Matlock Bath Methodist Church, Derbyshire again, from about 11am - 5pm each day, with all my goods and some you haven't seen yet...! It's Father's Day in the UK this Sunday, so why not pop along, with the old pops, and see if you can buy him a well deserved treat?

A tiny section of my stall last time

Just before opening time

The entry is free, you will be subjected to fine foods to sample including locally produced cheeses, chutneys, honey, fudge and muffins as well as sampling the finest of craftsmanship in sewing, jewellery making, painting, card making, and artistry you don't find on the high street as well as a few branded named stalls. There really is something for everyone and with numerous car parks, even more chip shops and amusements, Abrahams Heights, Gullivers Kingdom and much, much more, it will be a day worth spending out with us.

See you there!

Oh, and if you come and say hi and mention this blog, there's a free gift in it for you! ;)

Thanks for reading, pass it on if you will.
Julie.

An Order of Bunting

Hello all,

Just a quick post to tell you about an order that was placed while I was at Matlock Bath in Derbyshire last week, for this bunting:

 

A lady saw mine pinned and hanging in front of my table cloth on the stall and then saw my Green & White Shopping Bags and asked if I could make some in that material. Of course I jumped at it! I love to do things slightly different and I welcomed the order. She had a few requirements that were different to that advertised and that made for a challenge. Love a challenge!

So this bunting is double sided as it will be hung in a window, it is double interfaced for durability, stability and less see-through-ness (I know), it makes up to the required 85", it has 1" gaps between each flag, it is sewn and then zig-zag edged and finally, it is bound using the same material.

It sounds so simple, and really, it was in terms of practice, it just takes some time and a lot of care, that's all. BUT I love doing it! So it makes it all ok.

Do you like it? Leave me a comment or Like me on Facebook if you will. Thanks.

Oh, and a little teaser of my other latest project:

This is to come in the next blog...stay tuned.

Julie.

(C) FMN Crafts 2014

Facebook

Hi all,

Excited - had to share this with you.

When I was on Twitter yesterday, I noticed @sewing_online posted that she was just two Likes away from reaching 8600 Likes on her Facebook page and I replied by saying I only had nine... I know, very sad, just 9, and asked if she (Kim) would Like my Facebook page please...

So, Kim tweeted about me to all her followers, and asked them to go and Like my page to get it up to 50 really soon...

This morning I had 9, now I have 48!!!! So excited! That means people have been looking at my pages, they will have seen some of my products and you never know it may even lead to some sales!

I love her Website, her Twitter page and her Facebook page; please click on over and take a look :)

If you read this, thank you, please Like me on my Facebook page, visit my Twitter account or leave a comment here. I LOVE the communication it brings. Thank you.

Julie.