tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25039180776273648772024-03-05T07:57:57.716+00:00Handmade by EdwinaEdwina Kinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09985267171448858073noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503918077627364877.post-9531210778008180012013-11-24T15:22:00.000+00:002013-11-24T15:22:26.513+00:00Crafting without Compromise<br />
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you craft without compromising what you do?
Do you work on projects that you feel you need to make, rather than want
to make? Do you make short cuts in your
crafting? These are some of the
questions that I have been thinking about recently. The reason is because I am not sure that I
craft without compromise.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I go any further I would like to say that today I am showcasing a selection of
beautiful blue items from the daily listing thread on folksy. This month they have named themselves
“November Nutters”. I often think the
title is so apt. We must be nuts to list
daily! We must be nuts to try and sell
in a tough handmade market! We must be
nuts to keep promoting in the hope for sales!
I do hope you enjoy looking at these lovely items. Please click on the photos and have a browse
in the seller’s shop. You may get inspired with gift idea for your Christmas
shopping!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Right,
back to crafting without compromise and the reason I came to the conclusion
that I am making compromises in my crafting.
I love to work on a variety of things at the same time. I have a low boredom threshold! So one minute I might be machine stitching a
zip in a purse or pencil case. The next
minute I might be adding buttons and lace to a project. Or I might be hand stitching the pages of a
notebook or journal. Or I might be
threading beads and making a bag charm.
So, I do lots of different tasks requiring a variety of skills. I can’t help it – it’s just the way I am!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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from one project to another might not be the best way to work. But I am trying <b>not</b> to be a conveyor belt and
to get the maximum enjoyment with what I do.
However, I am also aware that I am putting huge pressure on myself to
complete items, motivated purely by the need to stock my folksy shop. If I did not have a shop, would I work
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one of the pitfalls of working in this erratic way is that some projects fall
by the wayside and never get finished at all!
A handmade card maker I met at a craft fair once told me she placed her
unfinished cards in a box marked UFOs! I
suspect that all crafters have unfinished projects and they are unfinished for
a variety of reasons. Sometimes I look
at an unfinished project and asked myself “Why did I never finish that?” Sometimes the reason is no more than a loss
of interest or lack of enthusiasm – whilst it was there at the start of the
project, it has now vanished completely!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I want to do is start working in a different way. Not be dominated by the fact that I have a
shop that needs stocking – this is where I am crafting with compromise. I make smaller items because they are quick to
make. I take short cuts in the way I
make things to make it a quicker process.
Now, I don’t want to do this!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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want to take time, be more creative, to spend time on a project, designing
more, and spending less time using a pretty fabric because it is quick and easy
to make, and you know people will like it and therefore buy it! To really be uncompromising you have to be
dedicated to your craft and<b> not</b>
worry about how long it takes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is where I envy artists. Painting a
picture takes a lot of time, skill and concentration. It can’t be hurried. When I used to create huge collages using a
variety of materials, and also create huge charcoal and white pastel drawings
they took a huge amount of time. I would
spend hours and hours working on the detail, refining and reworking and
sometimes you need to stand back before you finish it, so you are sure you have
reached that stage where you can say – it is finished!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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want to spend more time working on projects that may not sell. Recently, I sold my Wedding Journal to a
lovely young woman on Facebook who is getting married next year. That particular journal is one of the most
beautiful things I have made and I derived a lot of pleasure from creating
it. It was a one off, unique piece of
work made with white silk dupion, creams beads and a most lovely piece of
vintage embroidery. But, it sat in my
folksy shop for months and months, in fact so long, I have no idea when I made
it. I despaired of ever selling it. It took a very long time, but it SOLD! I just had to wait for the right person!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hope you have enjoyed reading today’s post and looking at the beautiful
handmade items from the folksy daily listing thread. Do leave a comment if you would like to. I love reading them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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items include:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Leanne
Woods Designs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The
Card Jeanie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Uniquely
Your Designs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Clare
Sherwan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">World
of Cards<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Midnight
Star Designs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Wisteria
Cottage Crafts<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Spools<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Love Sparkly Stuff<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">daisycrazy
creations<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Chain and Beads<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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usually in a</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;"> </span></span><span class="def"><span style="background-color: white; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; padding: 0cm;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">shop</span>:</span><span style="font-weight: bold;" title="Example"> </span></span><span class="eg"><i><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">Some</span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;"> </span></i></span><span class="eg"><i><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">displayed</span></span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;"> </span></i></span><span class="eg"><i><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">their</span></span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;"> </span></i></span><span class="eg"><i><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">wares on</span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;"> </span></i></span><span class="eg"><i><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">stalls</span>, while</span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;"> </span></i></span><span class="eg"><i><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;"><span style="-webkit-transition: background 250ms, border; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; transition: background 250ms, border;">others</span></span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;"> </span></i></span><span class="eg"><i><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">had just</span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;"> </span></i></span><span class="eg"><i><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">spread</span></span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;"> </span></i></span><span class="eg"><i><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">them out on the
<span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">pavement</span>.</span></i></span><i>” </i><i><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;"><a href="http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/wares" target="_blank">Source</a></span></i></div>
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won’t find my wares currently in shops, galleries, in the high street, in
markets or craft fairs. My wares,
however, have been displayed in the past in these aforementioned outlets. They are available to purchase on-line only.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://folksy.com/items/4717602-Purse-Buttons-and-Beads" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpurQvfE9JB-lhQojytVZbsgIUoipg1bRklm-gNRP1otW3KQBBtFTZqbAJwlW9Zvu9I2Lnrd931zx94Im4qqdbblZjwGHugDjJZWFp1wbrdDttifgfPFVbxaOczm0HU38XSFxXw_9qGo4/s400/purse+1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">You
should buy because my wares are made with passion. You should buy because they are unique and
quality made to a high standard. They
are not massed produced, but individually created with love and attention to
detail.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://folksy.com/items/4565611-Sketchbook-and-pencil-case-Superhero" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSuQUQ3kMHeTW6lvR6XslZXA6p-jIpB0vBcMoYenGPUxFqkhrSfmFV5FvKomUnoKiyFVskAGj0YgcBQxxMHLIhyphenhyphenPlIgem6BVJOGxo3SkbY6nTLJWElz3RHXTHYEgR7S-1C10KSGldHow/s400/sketchbook+&+pencil+case+1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">They
are hand crafted notebooks, journals, all kinds of purses, diary covers,
sketchbooks & pencil cases, bag/purse charms and various other small
items. They all make beautiful gifts for
giving.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://folksy.com/items/4717582-Bag-charm-Large-Dragonfly" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9dbBKtveSgA3hAJI97-kdnL-9P1dFqJx42KcxMGTdOHrFachQnVfqSai7br8CXiNm9xUrmKeZt4coi53hG9fcfPaMht7up8XbCE-ebQMm6obp75o93LLMTNeP-l90eqb5Dj_9rjiMMwU/s400/bag+charm+dragonfly+2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">You
can only on-line at my <a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/HandmadebyEdwina" target="_blank">folksy shop</a>, but I am happy to take orders on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/HandcraftedbyEdwina" target="_blank">Facebook</a>
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have said about my wares?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Your items are fab!!
And I will definitely be returning to you for future orders.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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would highly recommend this lovely lady as a seller. Her stuff is amazing and
from one sewer to another the quality is first class</span>.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: #F6F6F4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Fantastic products, really happy with them - I will
revisit your shop.” </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: #F6F6F4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Arrived this morning, beautifully packaged and beautifully
made."</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Edwina Kinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09985267171448858073noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503918077627364877.post-47068259436139453042013-11-03T08:58:00.001+00:002013-11-03T11:52:25.848+00:00SPECIAL FEATURE: Louise from Loutul<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Welcome to my blog. Today I have another special feature. Louise from Loutul makes the most exquisite handmade items. Please visit her <a href="https://beta.folksy.com/shops/Loutul" target="_blank">folksy shop</a>. You won't be disappointed. I asked Louise tell us about herself and her work. </span></div>
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first opened my <a href="https://beta.folksy.com/shops/Loutul" target="_blank">folksy shop</a> in February 2012 but stopped trading in October 2012 and I have only just started listing again."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">"I
am an avid crafter who loves embroidery and pewter embossing. I am also a keen
scrapbooker and spend most of my free time doing one of the three. I do work a
5 day week as a business analyst so I don't have as much time for my crafts as I
would like. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I
am a South African by birth and relocated to the UK in 2011 with my husband and
2 dogs."</span></div>
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repousse has become my favourite pastime these days. It isn’t very well known
in the UK but is very popular in South Africa and in the States. I only became
involved with this wonderful craft about 5 years ago."</span></div>
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have to blame my cousin for my obsession. I saw a set of pewter sculptures
she has in her bathroom and I fell in love. She gave me my first lesson. After
that I joined a pewter school close to where I lived and attended classes twice a
week for about 2 years. In fact I only stopped going when we moved here to the UK."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">"Just about anything and everything motivates me. If I see a drawing or picture that
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rarely plan on what I’m going to do next – it purely depends on what design I
see. Most times I only decide what its going to end up as is when its finished.
I’ve a number of sculptures that haven’t become something yet because I haven’t
been able to decide whether I should frame it, make a box and embed it in the
lid, put it on a leather case of some kind. I’ll have to wait for the
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quite often use the same design for both pewter and embroidery. Like my Art
Deco Ladies, I have embroidered them and “pewtered” them. You can see them here
in both forms if you’re interested:<a href="http://loutul.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/my-2-favourite-past-times/" target="_blank"> "My two favourite pastimes"</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">For more information about Louise and her work become a follower on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Loutul" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/LTullener" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://loutul.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">her blog</a> and <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/loutul/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>.</span></div>
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you for reading my blog. Please come back again soon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://folksy.com/items/4444583-Rose-scented-silk-heart" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBslRuQSpXR_uO1FvzCvGloDn72rYGraXTbj5Q7UtkqItb3H8-EFVqD0lFvbaeg69SGu2eJRB648c1P8FidD7JU5UCK80upirk5jBpTvhjGwrgcOzLKUSLyprxVXTJrNkA4r-cVsHF2k8/s320/main+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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come on who does not like shopping? OK, I
know a few men who don’t, but us women love it!
I wonder why that is? Shopping
for craft supplies is one of my most favourite things, even when I don’t have
any funds! Oops! Still, I do keep a very
keen eye on the overdraft then and try hard to resist any impulse buys, if I
can! Now are you an impulsive shopper, or
an “only buy what’s necessary” shopper?
I wish I could say I was the latter, but impulsive buys are much more fun!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I get too carried away telling you about my shopping experiences and
recommendations please have a look at the beautiful handmade items decorating
this blog post today. It was Breast
Cancer Awareness Day yesterday (25.10.2013) and many folk on the folksy daily
listing club shared pink items from their shops, so I thought I would share
with you a few of those pink items! I
hope you like them. Please click on the
photos and take a peek inside these wonderful seller’s shops! You won’t be disappointed!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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back to shopping. I keep a list by the
computer of supplies that I need and add and delete as needed. But, I am always open to buying impulsive
supplies if I see something I have just got to have. This week I visited a wonderful page on
Facebook called <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/UpcycleRecycleMakeDoMend" target="_blank">UpcycleRecycleMakeDoMend</a></b>. <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">I
purchased some beautiful beads and elephant charms to use in my bag/purse
charms. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">This is a destash album so the
prices are amazing! If you are looking for a bargain – this is the place to go!
I now have a huge stash of beads and charms which is growing all the time!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">I didn’t think it was possible to be a
fabricholic, laceholic AND a beadholic!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">(Not sure they are words but you get my meaning – I’m obsessed!)</span></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.ragrescue.co.uk/" target="_blank">Rag Rescue</a></b>. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">There
are pros and cons about buying from this one.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">I’m not sure the postage costs are very reasonable e.g. my order was the
cost of a large stamp (90p) but I was charge £3.50 for postage.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Can’t get my head around that one, but I do
have a bee in my bonnet about postage charges and do resent paying over the
odds!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">However, this shop is a
treasure trove of vintage fabric, lace, trimmings and lots of different things,
so if you are not bothered by the postal charge, then it is somewhere you
definitely want to visit.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">I purchased some
fabulous vintage fabric and some fabulous antique/vintage lace!</span></div>
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you can stop reading at any moment you get bored! Which might be about to happen! Recently I restocked my supply of board, good
quality recycled paper and glue sticks.
This is needed for my notebooks and journals. I plan to make some new notebooks and
journals over the coming weeks (lots of ideas and fabric I am dying to use!) as
I haven’t made any recently because my shop has been fully stocked, but fingers
crossed I am hoping this will change!
You would be surprised how difficult it is to buy good quality recycled
paper. I am a bit of a fuss pot where
paper is concerned. I prefer a certain
weight because hope it won’t tear when I am stitching it together, but it is
also important that it is recycled paper.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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suppliers (I like to shop around!) but you’d be off in a nanosecond,
especially if fabric is not your thing!
But, I do want to recommend one place you may not have thought about. It is the <b><a href="http://www.vandashop.com/" target="_blank">Victoria and Albert Museum shop</a></b>. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">There
is a 20% discount offer on at the moment (limited period) on all fabrics. Their fabrics may not be “popular” but I love
them! </span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Their
shop collection of beautiful printed cotton fabric is inspired by the V&A's
collections, created by Westminster Fibers. If you love fabric you definitely must pay
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<a href="http://folksy.com/items/4581331-Ipad-Mini-Case-Pink-Sunset-Harris-Tweed-Tartan" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWoIBcmKn_Uf5ppaBEiDC7bqY9Fk-OML18et10XHSeNGsGD55B4X_TuZ03gUyl6JZ4CtBPSQMhzcHlfS8SRmYfHHblEg5c1I2fHobuGKBUHZpuR4izWW6fHMCcdjXaYrmdEH1KCPMKsA/s320/main+8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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an<b><a href="http://www.organiccotton.biz/store/index.php?route=common/home" target="_blank"> organic textile company</a></b>. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">I
have made several purchases and</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">sometimes I feel a bit reticent about
recommending them – not because there is anything wrong – far from it, but I
want to keep them as a secret for my own private use. How daft is that? Well, now the cat’s out of the bag!</span></div>
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ribbon, so I’m off to Ebay to see what they have......<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Bojanglies, Oakapple & Rose, I Love Sparkly Stuff, Loutul, Whimsy Woo
Designs and Knittingtopia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Conkers! Yes, that is the name for the
daily listing club on folksy for the month of October. Fabulous name, don’t you think? Well, today I shall be illustrating my blog post with some beautiful blue items from the listing club. Blue is my favourite colour, so it was a
natural choice, but what fabulous items!
Please click on the photos and explore the shops – I am sure you find
something you would like to purchase!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">And be one traveller, long I stood<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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enjoyed looking at the beautiful items for sale from folksy sellers. Here is one from me:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">FROM TOP TO BOTTOM: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">JAusten Jewellery
Designs, Whimsy Woo Designs, Paper Chains & Beads, World of Cards, NOfkants
Curios, Clare Sherwen and Handmade by Edwina.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span class="s5"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Have you experienced the excitement and anticipation when
you are about to browse a Curio shop? You never know what treasures will be waiting for you or what gems you will find.
Well today I have a special feature with Natalie whose shop on folksy is
called N Ofkants Curios. And yes, it is
full of hand crafted treasures. I asked
Natalie how long she has been selling on folksy: <i>“A</i></span></span><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">pprox 5 years now I
think, it's difficult remember with my advancing old age!”</span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> I also asked her <span class="s5">to share five
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handbag made from a single long length of cotton rope, hand sewn together, it
was a challenge to make, but I love working with unusual materials!</i></span></span><i>”</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“I'm a working Mum,
with lovely children and fabulous Hubby. I have had a passion since childhood
for fossils and gemstones and have been collecting for many years. As a family
we go on fossil hunting expeditions, but there is only so much you can keep for
yourself, so crafting with fossil is a real treat! Nature itself is the
inspiration!</span>”<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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a similar reason to the above, I had fun creating a handbag out of gent's neck
ties, something unique but usable too!</i></span></span><i>”</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“I enjoy knitting and
working with yarn and wool, making items from simple scarves through to handmade
handbags. Inspiration is often taken from nature, or by the look of how
differing yarns, wool and other products work together. Each of these items will
be unique and guaranteed handmade.</span><o:p></o:p></i></div>
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creating something structural from simple crochet and these trilby style hats
are such fun! This one in particular with its feather trim makes me think
of autumn, which is a season I love!</span></i></span><i>”</i><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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that crafting is often a little life line for me, keeping me active, sane and
giving me a purpose when I felt times were hard, or giving me relaxation at
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and fossil hunting, the hours of time searching through silt, rock and shale to
locate the fossils, then the time spent working them to clean and prepare them
for use as something decorative and functional is a joy!</span></i></span><i>”</i><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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tiger’s eye is one of my favourites, it has such life, and tumbling and
polishing stones in our garage is wonderful when you see the finished outcome.</span></i></span><i>”</i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="s5"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“I love to just throw
myself into something, although custom orders and commissions are lovely and
always welcome, I much prefer to start experimenting and see what I come up
with!</span>”</i></span><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i>“<span class="s5">I so enjoy being on
Folksy, the community is wonderful, the sellers, crafter and artisans have
become friends, even if we may never physically meet, folksters have become
very important to me!</span>”</i></span><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span class="s5"></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“I adore this notebook in your folksy shop, the fabric
you have chosen to use is stunning!</span>”</i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span class="s5"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Not only is this a
beautiful piece, the sheer level or work and hours you must have put in is
equally impressive!</span>”<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span class="s5"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Your Christmas
bunting is so jolly and different from the normal style of bunting you see
around, almost heritage in style! I love it!</span>”</i></span><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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forget to visit Natalie’s shop on folksy which you can do by clicking on the link above or any of
the first five photos. Remember it is a Curios
shop, so you never know what you are going to discover! Exciting!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Edwina Kinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09985267171448858073noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503918077627364877.post-79327259646748931062013-09-22T12:41:00.000+01:002013-09-22T12:41:41.779+01:00The Waiting Place<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">This
week a friend gave me a copy of <i>“Oh, the
places you’ll go!”</i> by Dr Seuss. Have
you read it? It’s the kind of book that both
children and adults can enjoy alike. The
book was particularly apt because of a personal situation that I find myself
experiencing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I have chosen a selection of beautiful jewellery from folksy sellers to
illustrate my blog post. Please click on
the photos and they will take you directly to the seller’s shop where I hope
you will stop and have a browse. I know
I enjoyed searching in the various shops to find the pieces that I particularly
liked and wanted to share with you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">So,
the book by Dr Seuss is great fun and it takes you on a journey. When I first saw the title of it, I was
inspired to create a <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/craftedwina/oh-the-places-youll-go/" target="_blank">Pinterest board</a> for the folksy front page. I doubt it will be chosen though, I have made
better ones, but it was great fun searching out the different places that had
inspired the various handmade creations.
The <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/craftedwina/oh-the-places-youll-go/" target="_blank">Pinterest board</a> takes you on a journey to New York, London, Rome,
Scotland, New Zealand and many other places!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">In
the book Dr Seuss writes about <i>“Great Places”</i> and all the opportunities and
possibilities that exist to take advantage of during your journey through
life. And Dr Seuss makes it sound so
exciting! <i>“Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.” </i> Then the momentum falters and stops and you
find yourself <i>“in a Slump”</i>. I am sure we
have all experienced this at times in our lives! But for me the best bit is next when you
arrive at <i>“The Waiting Place...”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">It
was this part of the book that my friend thought was most apt for my
situation. We have all been in the
waiting place – why you could be there right now!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for your next sale!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for a phone call.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for the birth of a baby.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for a letter to arrive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for the results of a test you had recently.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for exam results.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Waiting
for a critical decision to be made.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Waiting
for the result of a job interview.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for the Post person.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Waiting
for the plumber, electrician or washing machine repair man!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for a new delivery.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to see the GP, dentist, Optician.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for a bus, train or plane.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Sorry
if I missed any, but we have all been there, may even still be there waiting,
waiting... <i>“Everyone is just waiting.”</i>
writes Dr Seuss.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“But on you will go<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Though the
Hakken-Kraks howl.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Onward up many<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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love happy endings! Not all things in
life have happy endings, but I think that’s why I like them, in books, films,
and TV series. It seems such a wise
book. And I have enjoyed reading it over again all week!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Step with care and
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“And will you
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Yes, you will,
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">(98 and ¾ per cent
guaranteed.)”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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the wonderful selection of handmade jewellery available now on folksy. Hope you will come back next time!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Edwina Kinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09985267171448858073noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503918077627364877.post-19285680756190909242013-09-15T14:56:00.000+01:002013-09-15T14:59:41.123+01:00The Shakespeare Collection<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Below you can read one of my
favourite sonnets from Shakespeare and I never get tired of reading it. Did you know it </span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">is one of the best-known of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>the
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sonnets</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">written by the English playwright and poet</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white;"> </span></span></span><span style="background: white; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">William Shakespeare</span>?
This is probably why it is my favourite. Another question for you: </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Did you know that you can find
handmade items on folksy with a Shakespeare theme? Nor did I, until I did a search, just out of
curiosity. However, by then I had
already started making my <a href="http://folksy.com/shops/HandmadebyEdwina?shop_section=shakespeare_collection_includes_notebooks_~and~_purses" target="_blank">Shakespeare collection</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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comprises of a number of handmade notebooks and purses that I have created. I was inspired by the fact that I live quite
close to Stratford upon Avon and after making several visits over the years, I
thought it was time I created something that made a connection with Shakespeare’s
birthplace.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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photos that I wanted to use and the quotes from the plays and this formed the
basis of my purses and notebooks. I
really enjoyed making them. I have no
idea if they will sell – do you?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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handmade Shakespeare items I found on folksy to show you what you can buy if
you are interested in Shakespeare or like Shakespeare. They are quite varied and interesting. I hope you like them. If you click on the images, it will take you
directly to the seller’s shop where you will find a host of delights so why don’t
you treat yourself, or buy that gift you need for a sister, friend, Aunt or
Uncle, parent or child. Lots of choices!
Enjoy!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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my <a href="http://folksy.com/shops/HandmadebyEdwina?shop_section=shakespeare_collection_includes_notebooks_~and~_purses" target="_blank">Shakespeare collection</a> at the moment, but I have several more that I will be
adding in the weeks and days to come. I
hoping they will make interesting and practical Christmas presents. Have you started thinking about
Christmas? Or is it too early? Normally, I would agree it is too early, but
I feel I left it too late last year in terms of stocking my folksy shop with
ideas for Christmas, so I have tried to get ahead this year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I have some vintage Christmas gift
tags available and I am working on some vintage Christmas hanging decorations
at the moment. All very enjoyable, plus I
have made huge progress with my purse and bag charms that I blogged about
recently. I have even started adding
these to my folksy shop. I think I am
going to make too many not to add them!
I think they will make lovely gifts if you buy a bag or purse to go with
them! Where to shop? Folksy, of course!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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will take you directly to my shop and the four items I have at the moment. If you popped back you might find more or
none, if they sell! Here is one of my
purses to wet your appetite.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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next time. I hope you will come back for another visit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Edwina Kinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09985267171448858073noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503918077627364877.post-43348493431641905652013-09-08T11:33:00.000+01:002013-09-08T11:58:14.366+01:00September Surfers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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from the September Surfers either newly listed items or relisted items. It is
so difficult to choose items when there are so many lovely ones to choose from,
but deciding on a theme helped me to focus and narrow down my selection. Huge apologies to those who missed out, but I
couldn’t show everyone’s work!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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listing group on folksy for the month of September. Being part of this group over the years I
have been a seller on folksy has been a most enjoyable experience. Participants receive and give support and
there is camaraderie amongst the group that is second to none. We show off our new items and we promote each
other’s work. But we also have a chat
and a laugh. We have shared births,
deaths, illness, problems and triumphs and celebrated sales and achievements.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Curios and Accessories, a talented woman, who holds the group altogether with
starting the thread each day, keeping the daily tally of sales and cheering
everyone on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are listing that day and watching the tally for new sales. There is nothing like the thrill of reporting
a sale and visiting the thread is the first thing I want to do when I get a
sale. Being a member of the group has
helped me through difficult times. And
when I am not listing I always want to visit the thread to see what is going
on! I suppose you could say the daily
listing thread is my virtual family.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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relists an item but why not pop in when you can. Clicking through the items and seeing them in
each other’s shop doesn’t usually take very long and this is when I usually pin
the items to my Pinterest board. Doing
this often means that the items get repins and are seen quite widely. Sales have often resulted from this promoting. Other use Twitter or Facebook or Stumble Upon
etc. There are not rules, just do what
you can to support and promote the thread.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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enhanced my experienced of selling on folksy.
I think it could be quite boring just selling on my own, but being part
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learnt a tremendous amount from being part of the group, and I have also
appreciated and valued the support I have received.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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so hard to keep going when that happens.
But because I keep listing and showing my items in the group, it helps
me to continue when I feel like giving up.
I know I am not alone struggling with achieving sales and that
helps. Sometimes self-doubt creeps in,
but then someone will say something that helps to banish that thought!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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September Surfers have listed. Click on
the photos and it will take you directly to their shops, stop and have a
browse, you are sure to find something that you like. Remember Christmas isn’t all that far away
and you know you need some fresh ideas for gifts this year!</span></div>
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Surfers and will come back for another visit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">FROM TOP TO BOTTOM: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><i>Nofkants Curios<b>, </b>Vintage Vibe,<b> </b></i></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><i>Lizzyanthus
Jewellery, Daisy crazy creations, Stephanie Short Stationery,
Dottie Designs, Sewflair, She Is All Art and Juniper Spools.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Edwina Kinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09985267171448858073noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503918077627364877.post-74413589340617810292013-08-31T09:41:00.000+01:002013-08-31T09:55:43.779+01:00Purse and Bag Charms<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">No,
I haven’t suddenly become a jewellery maker over night! I just love purse and bag charms. I have collected quite a few over the years
that I have been selling on folksy. Some
I have given away as gifts, but some I have kept. Recently, I had been thinking that I would
love to make them. I felt sure that they
couldn’t be difficult, once you know how!
I also thought that because I make purses (and used to make bags) that
they were not too far removed from what I do!
Not sure at this point if I will try and sell them! It depends how I get on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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far, I have asked for some advice about how to get started and received some from
a lovely jewellery maker on folksy. I
have purchased some tools, findings and beads – oh, and a few charms! I also watched one of those really help
instruction videos that you can find on the web. Learnt some essential tips!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the years I have been collecting beads of all types and sizes, not that I had a
clue what I was going to do with them!
So I have a box full now plus a few in scattered places around my
home! I used the small pearls beads for
my embroidery and I just love them.
Recently, I started using them on my purses with lace and ribbon. I have a tendency to get carried away when I
am embellishing and I often need reigning in!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Oh,
in case you were wondering these beautiful bag charms I am illustrating my blog
post with are NOT MINE! They are a
selection of my favourite ones that I found on folksy. Please click on the photos and visit the
shops. The sellers have some amazing,
gorgeous items for sale. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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other thing I have done is start a new Pinterest board which I hope to fill
with bag charms that I find, that I just can’t resist! It will be a lovely collection, I am sure, when
I have collected a few more. Here is the
link: <a href="http://pinterest.com/craftedwina/purse-and-bag-charms/" target="_blank">purse and bag charms</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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haven’t started yet, but I certainly have ideas for my first attempts at making
bag charms. I think it is a really good idea
to expand your craft knowledge – don’t you agree? Perhaps, I should mention that I have no previous knowledge of jewellery making, but I am really looking forward to getting
started and if I think my attempts are worthy of showing then I will let you
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am very busy at the moment. Isn’t it
crazy that I am contemplating learning a new craft in the midst of so much to
do! But, what is that saying? – "give a
busy woman another job to do and it will get done quickly" – "give a woman who
has loads of time on her hands and it will get done sometime, soon
whenever!" The reason I am so busy is
because both my sisters have asked me to make stuff for them, plus one of my
nieces is going to be a bridesmaid in a few weeks, and she wants me to make her
a purse made with the same fabric as her dress (and a matching tie for her
little boy!) I have also two commissions
to work on and complete.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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course, all this extra work will be on top of my rolling workload of makes that
are being constantly progressed – purses, notebooks and some new items for
Christmas that I am working on! Crazy?
Yes, it helps when you are a busy creative crafter!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you for reading my blog and I hope you enjoyed looking at all the bag charms
that I found on folksy. Can I encourage
you to explore a new craft or technique too?
It is very exciting. I can’t wait
to get started on making my very own handmade bag and purse charms!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Beads and Jewellery, Jaysmonkey,
</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Wild Rose Designs, </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Michelle's
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Edwina Kinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09985267171448858073noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503918077627364877.post-52742170006267359332013-08-17T17:55:00.002+01:002013-08-17T17:55:32.345+01:00SPECIAL FEATURE: Clare Sherwen<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Today, I am happy to
introduce Clare Sherwen and her lovely work.
Printmaking and painting is something that interests me, and knowing a little about
the process, I was very impressed with Clare’s work. I am delighted that she
agreed to be a special feature on my blog.
Please click on the photos and visit Clare’s folksy shop and have a
browse.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“My
favourite item in my folksy shop has to be my Purple Cat print, he came out so
well and has just been featured in a brand new book called “The Printmakers Cat”
which I am still in shock about!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">How long have you
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">"Since
2011 and I am on my 111th sale which I still can’t quite believe!"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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little bit about yourself, your background and how you got to do what you do?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">"I’ve
always been arty and love creating things and I did my degree in Fine Art
(Printmaking) a few years ago. I specialised in the etching printmaking process
at university but it is not really the safest form of printmaking to do at home
with all the acids etc! A few years ago I managed to get an affordable table
top printing press and started experimenting in collagraph printmaking. This is
a safer form of printmaking which involves using a card printing plate and
adding various textures with paint, enamel, glue etc and then I print from
these plates on my dining room table."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“I’m
very reluctant to part with the original painting that this card is taken from.
I was there at just the right moment to catch that typical sleepy cat look!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://folksy.com/items/3611210-Sleepy-Tiger-Blank-Greeting-Card-From-my-Original-Acrylic-Painting" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5A9rvwqq_MijjidTRNwAsA4VMp-KO2uLAtZSGYhFKQ8kkV_JSWG2CC-5DfcOnhzZN5Zjqc1UjyPRwHrNKoUfRIcKJCDRyZhEl55LZVHENFPRNzp4fEJH3o96AAYmbpi4u2jeoRbO1HY/s400/maintiger.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">"This
year I have been concentrating on selling online and getting my artwork out
into exhibitions. So far I have had three exhibitions and two more are coming
soon and I still love the thrill of seeing my art displayed on the wall!"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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inspiration/motivation behind your designs? <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">"As
you can see from my shop I’m a little obsessed with animals, especially cats!
I’ve just got a tiny mischievous black and white kitten called Morpheus and he
is definitely the inspiration behind my most recent artworks! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">For
my exhibition work I mostly produce prints based on architecture which create a
sense of heritage and have a very textural and tonal quality, for my online
work I tend to do smaller prints and recently a lot of animal motifs have been
creeping in! I have been concentrating on making animal prints and have done a
series of purple animal collagraph prints with my most popular being a hippo
print which sold very well in the USA!" <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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favourite is my lino cut print of my new kitten Morpheus looking very cute!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">"I
also love watercolour and acrylic painting and have recently started painting
ACEOs (mini collectable artworks that are 3.5 x 2.5” in size) which I only
discovered about on the daily Art Thread on the Folksy forum. I’ve now sold
over 200 of these all over the world and love the fact that anyone can afford a
small piece of original art and start building up their own art collection! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I
always work from photos so I’m usually inspired by the last place I have
visited whether it’s the local zoo with their amazing tigers or my recent
holiday to Turkey where I took over a thousand photos and still need to find
the time to start working on them properly! I get bored working on just one
thing so I love being able to work on a huge animal painting one day to a tiny
cat print, to then printing up a load of bags the next day!"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“This
is one of ACEOs. They are a real challenge to paint so small but very
addictive!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">"I’m
hoping to start promoting my watercolour pet portrait commissions soon as I had
a break from doing too many as I was so busy over the Christmas period last
year. I’m hoping people will be a bit earlier with ordering them than last year
so I’m not painting right up until the last Christmas posting day again!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I’d
like to say how grateful I am to everyone on the Folksy forums. I’d never been
on a forum before so it was a little scary at first but everyone was so
welcoming and helpful. The knowledge base that is on there is amazing and I
don’t think I would have been able to get quite so far with my selling without
everyone’s help."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“This
is one of my most complicated to do collagraph prints as the bridge is so
detailed so it was a real challenge but I am so pleased how it has came out.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the notebooks and very hard to choose a favourite but this fabric is so pretty.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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coloured fabric.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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more about Clare and her work then please click on these links.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you for visiting my blog. I hope you
have enjoyed reading about Clare and her work. Please come back soon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Edwina Kinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09985267171448858073noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503918077627364877.post-8740847433636378282013-08-10T09:44:00.002+01:002013-08-10T09:53:07.697+01:00Fabric, Chinese take away, chocolate limes and hessian<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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you can see from the photo I have recently purchased some new fabrics. I get really excited when new fabrics arrive
and I start thinking about all the possibilities that they represent. What shall I make with them? The tractor fabric was on sale and a total
bargain so I immediately thought of a pencil case for a boy – I am not sure what
else, as I find boys difficult! Do you
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am sure I shall be making pencil cases, purses, probably a sketchbook or two,
notebooks, and may be a couple of diary covers. As it’s that time of the year
when you start thinking about the big C, no doubt I shall consider other items
too. Well, I never used to think about
C. in August but now I have a shop to stock, it’s different!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I have made a few Pinterest boards that I really like – I don’t seem to share
the same view as folksy on this, but never mind! Anyway, I thought I would share a few with you
and also some selected items from the boards to illustrate my blog post.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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board was inspired by Shirley’s </span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.75pt; line-height: 18pt;">Dolls House Rug Chinese Dragon in Blue from </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://folksy.com/shops/WhimsyWooDesigns" target="_blank">Whimsy Woo Designs</a>.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">It started me
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I start searching for images for my board, I never think: what have I got in my
shop that fits the theme? So it always a
nice surprise when I am searching, to come across one of my own items that fits in nicely with
the theme. You can find this l</span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.75pt; line-height: 18pt;">arge Chinese silk
cosmetic purse</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> in my folksy shop <a href="http://folksy.com/shops/HandmadebyEdwina" target="_blank">Handmade by Edwina</a>.</span></div>
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who does not like "chocolate limes"? Well,
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time my inspiration came from the knowledge that the two boards I had previously created
and folksy had chosen for the front page were both single colour boards. So I thought of a colour and then decided to
forget that idea, and do a themed board based on two colours: chocolate and
lime!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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gorgeous items were discovered in my search.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal;">Love this tatted brown lace bookmark by Heather
from </span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://folksy.com/shops/TataniaRosa" target="_blank">TataniaRosa</a></span></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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bracelet by Clair of </span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><a href="http://folksy.com/shops/FolbarBeads" target="_blank">Folbar Beads</a></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">. I must get around to buying one as they must
be really fun to wear. (Clair is on holiday at the moment, but please do come back and visit her shop.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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“Hessian” and what a lovely selection of items I found during my search. I feel hessian is a much underrated fabric and it certainly deserves much more attention.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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chosen this Love Hanging Embroidery hoop.
Yes, I love embroidery! This was
made by Lisa of <a href="http://folksy.com/shops/dillydally2009" target="_blank">dilly dally</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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background, they were definitely made for my board. Created by Lucie from <a href="http://folksy.com/shops/lovelucie1" target="_blank">Love, Lucie</a> these </span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.75pt; line-height: 18pt;">Yummy Cup Cake 'Lovely
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these creative sellers by clicking on the photo and have a browse at their
lovely products.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Edwina Kinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09985267171448858073noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503918077627364877.post-40067408965662229322013-08-03T08:58:00.002+01:002013-08-03T08:58:11.365+01:00Creative Angels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">August Angels is the name that was chosen for the daily listing club on folksy during the month of August. This is a group of individual creative sellers on folksy who share their newly made items, chat, laugh, offer and receive support, commiserate, and celebrate both personal and folksy triumphs and report all folksy sales. A daily (monthly) tally is kept of all sales received by the group members. The club is open to anyone who wants to join and who regularly add new makes to their folksy shop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>What are angels?</b><br /><br />Wikipedia defines angel as a supernatural being or spirit, usually humanoid in form, found in various religions and mythologies. They are often depicted as benevolent celestial beings who act as intermediaries between Heaven and Earth, or as guardian spirits or a guiding influence.<br /><br />Other roles of angels include protecting and guiding human beings, and carrying out God's tasks.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whether you believe or don’t believe in angels, the notion of a supernatural benevolent being who acts as a guardian does appeal to some people. They like the idea that a guardian angel watches and cares for them during their 21st century lives.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Early Christians inherited Jewish understandings of angels, which in turn may have been partly inherited from the Egyptians. In the early stage, the Christian concept of an angel characterized the angel as a messenger of God. Angels are creatures of good, spirits of love, and messengers of Jesus Christ. <br /><br />Many Christians regard angels as asexual and not belonging to either gender . Angels are on the other hand usually depicted in painting and sculpture as looking like male human beings. However, while cherubim and seraphim have wings in the Bible, no angel is mentioned as having wings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Contemporary belief in angels</b><br /></span><div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As recently as the 20th century, visionaries and mystics have reported interactions with, and indeed dictations from, angels.<br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A 2002 study based on interviews with 350 people, mainly in the UK, who said they have had an experience of an angel, describes several types of such experiences: visions, sometimes with multiple witnesses present; auditions, e.g. to convey a warning; a sense of being touched, pushed, or lifted, typically to avert a dangerous situation. In the visual experiences, the angels described appear in various forms, either the "classical" one (human countenance with wings), in the form of extraordinarily beautiful or radiant human beings, or as beings of light.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the US, a 2008 survey by Baylor University's Institute for Studies of Religion, published by TIME magazine, which polled 1,700 respondents, found that 55 percent of Americans, including one in five of those who say they are not religious, believe that they have been protected by a guardian angel during their life.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><br />A 2008 survey of over 1000 Canadians found 67 percent believe in angels.</span><br />
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club are not angels as defined by Wikipedia, but they do regularly make the
most beautiful handmade items, e.g. jewellery, cards, art, paintings, purses,
knitted and crocheted goods, cushion covers, wonderful throws, blankets, quilts,
cases, book covers, novelty items, and as in my case, handmade notebooks and
journals. You can also buy craft
supplies – did you know that? I have illustrated my blog post today with a few of
these lovely items. Please click on the
photographs and it will take you directly to the seller’s shop on folksy. Stop,
have a browse, you are bound to find that gift you have been meaning to buy, or
why not treat yourself? Many of the sellers have "sale" items so you may even find yourself a bargain!</span><br />
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Edwina Kinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09985267171448858073noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503918077627364877.post-9589581896119313312013-07-27T10:50:00.000+01:002013-07-27T10:50:11.043+01:00Colour and texture<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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all need colour and texture in our lives otherwise life would become very
boring. I have neglected my blog for a
few weeks because other things in life have been more important. I loved the arrival of
Phoebe Millie and she is so sweet – very beautiful and so quiet! I told my niece if she was my daughter I
would want to keep checking she was still breathing! What a fussy mother I would have made!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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with my family, days out with friends, shopping with my sister – all these
provide colour and texture to my life.
Celebrating my birthday was lovely.
I always enjoy this day whatever I am doing because it is the one day in
the year that is special to me – (and all those who have birthdays on the same
day!) But, you don’t think about that
when you are opening presents and cards with lovely sentiments. One of my sisters sent me a card that
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That’s what makes birthdays so enjoyable!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the crafting front I have so many projects at various stages that it is so
frustrating not to be able to finish them!
All the while I am trying to complete things, my mind is full of ideas
for new ones. Sometimes, I think that
having a couple of clones might help me get all the jobs done. We could all work on different projects and
get them finished so much quicker than just little old me!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I was watching two brilliant musicians play – Nigel Kennedy, the violinist on a
DVD and the Japanese pianist, Nobuyuki Tsujii who has been blind from birth, at
the Proms on TV. Two extremely gifted
musicians who play from memory – the music is stored in their minds. I have such great admiration for people who
have such a special gift. Listening to them
play the beautiful music I was reminded again of how important colour and texture is to our lives.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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my crafting space I am surrounded by colour and texture and that makes me happy. I remember an old tutor from Art
College saying that silk is a texture. I think he thought I was focussing too
much on raised texture – surfaces that you can touch and feel the surface
pattern. I don’t think he needed to
worry. Silk is one of my favourite
textures and I have a project planned using some pink silk dupion – I just need
a window of time to focus on it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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have illustrated my blog post today with images and items from the July Jazzies
daily listing club on folksy. I hope you
enjoy the colour and texture illustrated and will click on the photos and have
a browse in the shops – you won’t be disappointed!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Don't you agree that there is nothing more special than the arrival of a new baby. It is just so exciting. Over the last few months I have been buying
lots of handmade goodies to give as gifts to my niece and the little baby girl she
is expecting any day now. I have
purchased most of my items either from Folksy or Facebook. Actually, come to think about it I did buy
one of them from Etsy – gosh I have been a busy bee!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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my blog post today I thought I would show you, and any expectant Mums, (and Dads) or family or
friends who want to give gifts on the occasion of a new birth a selection of
beautiful items that you can purchase from Folksy. So sit back and enjoy, for once I shall not
be saying very much. (Was that a
collective sigh of relief I heard?) Yes,
I know I am too wordy in my blog posts, but today you will happy to know I am going to try and be very quiet!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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click on the photos and have a browse in the seller’s shop. You are certain to find that special gift you
are looking for. And enjoy all your new
arrivals!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">UPDATE**********UPDATE***************UPDATE************UPDATE***********</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Baby Phoebe Millie was born on 10th July 2013 at 12.50am weighing 6lbs 12oz. Both mother and baby are doing well!</span><br />
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the last couple of months I have been creating Pinterest boards for
consideration for the folksy front page.
I have really enjoyed making the boards which is just as well, because
every board I have made and put forward has been ignored, rejected, overlooked
and met with folksy’s disapproval. I
have no idea why, or what I am doing wrong and I am sure I am not alone in this
feeling. One thing I have noticed, and
although I know folksy will adamantly deny this, there is a bit of favouritism
that goes on. Certain sellers who create
a board <i>always</i> have them chosen for
the front page, but I am not going to name names!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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this blog post I thought I would talk about my boards and what has inspired me to
create them. To illustrate my blog post I have chosen some of the items from
the Pinterest boards I have created.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of the first boards I created in May was called: <a href="http://pinterest.com/craftedwina/the-guitar-player/" target="_blank">"The Guitar Player"</a>. This was directly inspired by watching a DVD
of Eric Clapton in action. Even if you
don’t like his music you just have to appreciate his skill and awesome ability
with playing the guitar. Perhaps it was
an age thing. Is it possible the folksy
team have never heard of Eric Clapton? I
love browsing folksy and seeing what handmade items are available and sometimes
I am always surprised. When I am
creating a board I have four things in mind:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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there are lots of items that meet the above criteria, but when you are working
towards creating a board with only 18 items, unfortunately a lot of items need
to be rejected. I have often rejected numerous
of my own items too! One item I was
intrigued about was the number of handmade plectrums that were available. When there are lots of the same item,
choosing just the right one can be quite difficult! In this instance I am afraid I broke my own
rules and chose two plectrums!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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on, another of the boards I created was called: “<a href="http://pinterest.com/craftedwina/a-fine-romance/" target="_blank">A Fine Romance</a>”. Being a romantic through and through, I
associated summer with romance and selected items that went with this
theme. My friend was on holiday in
Vietnam in January and she met a lovely man and whilst initially it might have
started as a holiday romance, six months later it is still going strong despite
the fact he lives in Guernsey! They
commute back and forth to spend time together so this is what inspired this
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/craftedwina/beautiful-birds/" target="_blank">“Beautiful birds”</a> was inspired by fabric that I have come across with birds on. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">This type of fabric is very popular and there
are so many to choose from.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">So whilst I
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gripe I have about the folksy selection process is the way most boards that get
selected have just one day and night on the front page, but on Friday the board
that gets chosen for that day ends up with three days (Saturday and
Sunday). I don’t like this. What’s the point of changing the board every
day during the week but then having the same board on the front page for three
days? It’s just plain daft. They should choose a board for Friday and
then choose another for Saturday and Sunday – surely it is possible to
programme the change? Or have boards on the front page for two days each or
whatever. But I get bored with the same
board come Sunday and wish they would change it. Strangely enough they do change it on a three
day weekend i.e. a bank holiday!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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an itch it is very hard not to scratch it! I try not to be negative but sometimes you just can't help yourself!</span></div>
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time. I had started to make vintage
lavender hearts. I was struck by how
textural they were because I was using vintage lace, vintage embroidery and buttons
makes these make an interesting texture. There was colour from the embroidery and
I thought about how important these two elements are in creating something
unique. <a href="http://pinterest.com/craftedwina/colour-and-texture/" target="_blank">“Colour and Texture”</a> is one of
my favourite boards and I tried not to include too many textile items, but I
think I failed because there are quite a few, but then I am very drawn to these
obviously!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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my best boards or my very favourite boards are <a href="http://pinterest.com/craftedwina/candy-floss/" target="_blank">“Candy Floss”</a> and
<a href="http://pinterest.com/craftedwina/guacamole/" target="_blank">“Guacamole”</a>. I felt sure folksy would
choose one of these. I was
wrong! Another problem is that
they have so many boards to choose from and they don’t appear to choose them in any particularly
order or to any particular kind of criteria, but I may be wrong. I know they like to have boards that take
into account special days and events. So
at the beginning of Wimbledon there were a whole range of boards with
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holidays again and remembered seeing a board that celebrated ice cream, so I
thought why not? I am not really a
“pink” person, but I was delighted to find so many items that had a similar
shade of pink or made a good contrast. This is what I wanted rather lots of images of candy floss!</span></div>
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make the next one!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">I was inspired by a
specific colour of green – apple green.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Not sure exactly why.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> W</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">hen I started creating the board I had not chosen the title.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">I was thinking green as in fresh, new,
virginal, but once I had finished the board and I looked at it as a whole I saw
something different</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">- guacamole.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Again texture and colour!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> T</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">he main fault with this board is
that it has too many textile items (I can’t help it!)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> I have also noted that many of the items have sold that I included on this board. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">I love jewellery and ceramics and always I
want to include these items – there are always lots to choose from.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">I also love art and art prints, photographs,
paintings etc. but these are not things you can hold in your hands and fondle
and touch and smell! And so my leaning is always towards something tactile.</span></div>
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Please click on the photographs and have a browse in these shops. You never know what you might discover.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Edwina Kinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09985267171448858073noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503918077627364877.post-90063613065024140772013-06-21T09:00:00.000+01:002013-06-21T09:00:03.190+01:00Special feature – Linda from Wild Rose Designs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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my blog will know I used to make bags and many of them have been featured on my
blog. I still love bags and I constantly
have to resist the temptation to buy them!
Some while ago I purchased from Linda at Wild Rose Designs the most
fabulous bag that I love to bits and use all the time! I invited Linda to be featured on my blog
because obviously I am a great fan of her work.
Over to Linda:<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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been selling on Folksy since February 2011, so just over two years. It was a
while before I joined in on the forums, but I'm glad I did as everyone has been
so helpful and supportive.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“I
am a Mum to two children and a Grandma to four lovely children aged 14, 8, 6
and 2. I've been sewing since I was a child even making one of my school
dresses. I continued to sew and I've since made everything from clothes to
curtains and soft furnishings. In fact, I did have my own curtain making
business for a few years, but gave up when my daughter returned home from university
and reclaimed her room which was also my workroom. I've worked in various
offices, and was a greetings card merchandiser before I started Wild Rose
Designs.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“I
had wanted to work for myself again for some time and became interested in bag
making particularly evening bags. I'm not sure where the idea came from but it
stayed with me until I decided it was now or never.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“I
think it's the fabrics themselves that inspire me. I'm not really a frilly and
fluffy girl but I do love pretty things, and if it glitters or sparkles, so
much the better. My evening bags are all vintage inspired and so are many of my
day bags. I can waste hours trying to decide what to make next! I sometimes
have so many things that I want to make but I can't decide which one to do
first. I usually sort through my fabric stash until I'm drawn to one (or more)
fabrics and go from there.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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wise I can knit and crochet and I've dabbled in card making. I made the
invitations, place cards etc. for my son's wedding. But my newest interest is
Jewellery making. I find it relaxing and therapeutic especially if I've had a
bad sewing day! I've started adding some of my makes to my shops and I've even
sold a few pieces!”</span></div>
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difficult to choose just three items from your shop as there are so many lovely
things, but I've chosen these.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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enjoyed reading about Linda and her passion for what she does. I think you will agree with me when I say her work is stunning. Please do visit
Linda’s folksy shop and also her website to have a look at her gorgeous items.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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</span><a href="http://www.wildrosedesign.co.uk/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">http://www.wildrosedesign.co.uk/</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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any folksy sellers would like to be featured on my blog please message me on
folksy. I am always looking for the
opportunity to share other people’s beautiful work.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Edwina Kinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09985267171448858073noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503918077627364877.post-24432314956109265492013-06-15T06:24:00.000+01:002013-06-15T06:24:16.488+01:00Phoebe’s World<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am illustrating my post with more preview photos of some lovely items. These I will be available in my <a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/HandmadebyEdwina" target="_blank">Folksy shop</a>
in the coming days and weeks. I do hope
you will visit it soon, and perhaps make a purchase or two!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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three weeks time, if she is born on her due date a baby girl will enter this
world. (And I am not referring to Kate
and Will’s baby either. It is purely
coincidental.) I am sure there will be
hundreds and maybe thousands of babies born around this time who will have
their birth date as July 2013. But I was
referring to one child, who whilst I am still alive, I will see grow up and
develop as a person.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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don’t know what kind of world she is being born into. I know her family, and she will have the most
loving and caring parents anyone could want, but it does not stop there. She will have loving grandparents who will
dote on her, a brother (who is so excited at the prospect of having a little sister!)
She will have cousins, great cousins, Aunts and Uncles, Great-Aunts and Great-Uncles. And not least, a great-grandfather, who sadly
is not well, so he may not see his beloved great grandchild grow up into a
beautiful young woman, just like her Mum.
All of this extended family will be delighted to meet her and see her,
buy gifts for her and generally welcome her into her family.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hope is that she will discover and learn to appreciate <b>beauty</b> very early on in her life. That as she learns and grows she will
acknowledge beautiful things, like animals, birds, flowers, the sea, and lots
of other lovely things that surround us in this world of ours today. Phoebe is from the Greek and it means ‘the
shining one’. One of the names of the Greek goddess of the moon was also known
as Phoebe. I can’t imagine a more
beautiful name for a child who is going to be so greatly loved by such a huge host
of people in her family. Welcome to the
world, Phoebe.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for popping by and do leave a comment.
It is always lovely to hear from folk who have taken the time to read my
ramblings!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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don’t be deterred from reading this blog post because of the title. Yes, I will be writing about being annoyed and
also feeling depressed, but please read on because I think you will pleasantly surprised. My primary aim is to showcase
the beautiful red and blue items from the June Jewels daily listing club. Every day, as I am part of this group, I have
the privilege of seeing an array of gorgeous new items that are being popped
into shops all over Folksy. I thought I
would share some of them today. It
is only a selection because there are too many of us to include everyone. I hope you will click on the images, and take
time to browse the shops and the stunning items they have for sale.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Red, whilst primarily associated with being annoyed or irritated, the colour
red has many associations - heat, heated emotions, communism, a sign of warning
(as in traffic lights), ripeness (in fruit), and blood. <span style="color: #222222;">It is widely
thought that 'see red' derives from the sport of bull-fighting and the
toreador's use of a red cape to deceive the bull.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the colour that attracts attention. Research has shown that it is the colour
most frequently associated with visibility, proximity, and extroverts. It is
also the colour most associated with dynamism and activity. </span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">In
China and many other cultures, red is associated with happiness. It is also associated with passion and
beauty. So whilst seeing red has its negative connotations, it also has its huge
positives!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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used in modern fashion much as it was used in a medieval painting; to attract
the eyes of the viewer to the person who is supposed to be the centre of
attention. I think you will agree many
of the red items on display in this selection of handmade items are very
eye-catching.</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Blue is associated with depression, low spirits and feeling miserable. In Greek mythology blue was associated with
rain and storms. The god Zeus would make
rain when he was sad (crying) and a storm when he was angry. The phrase “feeling blue” is also linked with
a custom among many deep water sailing ships.
If the ship lost a captain or an officer during the voyage, she would
fly blue flags and have a blue band painted along her entire hull when
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traditionally to feel blue or have the blues is associated with depression, a
recent article suggests that depression is good for us! Apparently there is more benefit from
having the blues</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">. Being sad can leave sufferers stronger,
better able to cope with life's challenges, and can lead to great achievements.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Paul Keedwell, a psychiatrist at Cardiff University,
says even full-blown depression may save us from the effects of long-term
stress.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Without
taking time out to reflect 'you might stay in a state of chronic stress until
you're exhausted or dead.'”</span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a more cheerful note the colour blue is one of my favourite colours and it is
often associated with clear sky and deep sea. My personal association is with
peace, calm and tranquillity. There are
such gorgeous variations within the colour range including royal blue and
turquoise. Who does <u>not</u> have a favourite blue? Don’t you agree that the blue items on
display are fabulous! Blue in nature is
a wondrous sight – don’t you stop and look at blue flowers, blue butterflies or
blue birds – there is something very special about them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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do hope you have enjoyed seeing red and feeling blue and you don’t go away
feeling angry or depressed, but uplifted from the beautiful handmade items that
you can buy and own. Surely this would lift your spirits everyday just looking at
them? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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by Edwina, Dees Designs, JAusten Jewellery Design, Dottery Pottery, picocrafts,
Dottie designs, Silver Spiral, Girl of the Sixties, Bojanglies<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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Edwina Kinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09985267171448858073noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503918077627364877.post-56255383998821495732013-06-01T10:05:00.000+01:002013-06-01T10:05:27.694+01:00Supporting charities with your crafts<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">When
I had the idea for this blog post I wondered if and how craft makers on Folksy raised
funds for charities through their crafts. I had my own ideas but I was
interested in what others were doing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of my ideas about how we can support charities were probably things that many
of us already did in one way or another:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Booking
a stall at a Craft fair organised by a charity</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> – I
have supported Guide Dogs for the Blind, Save the Children, Primrose Hospice
and many others in this way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Giving
a percentage of your Folksy sales to a charity that has particular importance
to you</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">. This something I have
thought about and I am sure that some people already do this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Donating
some of your stock to a charity so they can sell it and raise necessary funds</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">. I was pleased that the bags I donated will be helping to
raise funds for Save the Children.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> <b>Buying items from charity shops that you can recycle or upcycle with
your craft work</b>. I always enjoy
purchasing items from Charity shops. My
most recent purchase was a 100% wool sweater that I felted in the washing
machine and made some purses with it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Several shops on Folksy have specific
charities that they already support and some of the items in their shop are specifically
made to raise funds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: #EDF6FE; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“I have created a collection of key rings in aid of the RSPB,
a society that helps our birds and wildlife. I chose them because not only do I
have quite a few birds in my shop now, but with our long harsh winter plus the
chemical spills, the bird population is dwindling. Our ecosystem is precious
and reduced numbers of just one species can have detrimental effects on other
animals and ultimately us."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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collection I have created, 50% of the proceeds is given to the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="caps">RSPB</span>. For the
key rings, I contacted the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="caps">RSPB</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and they
register what you are doing and supply a logo for use in publicity. These I
have put in my Folksy shop and will have them on any craft stalls I do. I hope
to raise at least £100 by selling 50+ but early days yet!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“More
information on their work can be found here:<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #333333;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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I’ll give a little plug for a health charity I support: The Pituitary
Foundation, a small charity that raises awareness and supports pituitary
patients.”<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #333333;"> </span></span></span><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #123b66; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><a href="http://www.pituitary.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.pituitary.org.uk.</a></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for a Cancer last year I have been making Pink Ribbon items. I have one cushion
and nine bookmarks left in my current stock. I have just been given a check and
have been given all clear. Wonderful news for me but my sister is now having
chemotherapy.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: #F6F6F4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“In 2011 I went for my normal mammogram - which I had had
regularly - and was shocked to find that I had a breast cancer that until then
had been undetected. I received excellent care and after two operations and 6
weeks daily radiotherapy I have been given the all clear. My sister was
persuaded to get checked and was found to have a much more advanced breast
cancer. She had to have a full mastectomy and is still having chemotherapy.
When she has completed the chemo she still has to have the radiotherapy as
well. Just like to get all ladies to get checked. The earlier it is found the
easier it is to deal with and you do not always know it is there.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: #F6F6F4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“I wanted to create a series of paintings to raise money
for Kidney Research UK, a charity which is dedicated to funding research aimed
at finding better treatments, and ultimately a cure, for kidney disease. The
proceeds from this painting and also another in my shop will go to them."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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chose to support Kidney Research UK, because I know many people who have been
affected by kidney disease and renal failure. Any charity which works so hard
to fund research into the causes and, hopefully, find a cure for any medical
problem deserves support. I hope that people like my paintings and will support
such a worthy cause by buying one.”<span style="background: #F6F6F4;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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cancer a couple of years ago and I spent a lot of time in the Barnstaple
chemotherapy ward with her, and although the service is excellent, the building
and the facilities are very limited. The Barnstaple chemotherapy appeal is
raising funds to build a purpose built day treatment unit that will offer many
new facilities and hugely improve the service that Barnstaple is able to offer
to its patients and their families.”<span style="background: #F6F6F4; color: #404040;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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was with children T-shirt painting. We bought a selection of children’s white
T-Shirts. Each child bought one and we supplied fabric pens and crayons for the
younger children to create a design onto their T-shirt. The older children used
fabric paints. I gave instructions on what to do and also supplied them with
sponges, potato stamping, paint brushes, and stencils. We also helped the
children to use the masking tape to hold their T-shirts in place on the tables,
so they had a smooth surface to paint onto. After everyone had completed their
own designs we then dried their effects with hairdryers, before I 'fixed' the
fabric paints with a hot iron. The children were then able to take away their
customized T-Shirts.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that received our cheque was 'The Smile Train', which is a charity in India of
doctors who give up two months a year on a train going from town to town
performing operations on people who have facial deformities and who can't
afford to pay for them.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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you just love the blossom trees in May?
I think they are my most favourite thing about the month of May. It is such a shame we have had so few sunny
days to really enjoy them this year. Today it is
very windy too, so I wonder how much longer they will last – the wind blowing
the beautiful blossoms to the ground.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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month. It has been great being back with
my fellow crafters, sellers and supportive folk after my three month
break. I felt at home straight away. Natalie Ofkants does a brilliant job of
keeping a tally of everyone sales. It is
great fun too, having a chat and supporting folk whatever they are experiencing.
Most of all we get to see the beautiful items everyone has been making. I just love it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I am devoting my blog post to a small number of the daily listers – too many of us
to include everyone! I hope you will
enjoy their crafts and a little about them too.
Please click on the photos and it will take you directly to their shop –
stop and have a browse – you never know what you might discover!?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 14pt;">“The flowers I use are all hand picked and
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<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 14pt;">“My style is cute,shabby chic and vintage and
I also love collecting fabrics and using them in my designs. I always try to
make one of a kind items but if you like an item in my shop I will try to make
a similar one for you</span>.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #F6F6F4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“I get my inspriation from the beauty of nature and the
stones themselves and have often designed a piece mentally, just on the first
inspection of a focal pendant stone or faceted gem.</span>”</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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swarovski crystals and gorgeous organza & satin ribbon, along with paints
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inspiration from all the vintage and unusual clothing and homeware for sale in
the market. I sew, knit and crochet my own designs and my aim is to produce
items that combine more than one technique. For example a fabric hat with
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passion. I also paint watercolours and love needle felting.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> <span style="background: #F6F6F4;">I don`t make anything to a pattern, so everything is unique for each
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Edwina Kinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09985267171448858073noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503918077627364877.post-87326308124198351232013-05-18T04:53:00.000+01:002013-05-18T04:53:04.326+01:00Hooray for card makers!<br />
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am devoting my blog post today to card makers.
I just love what they do – their creativeness, inventiveness,
individuality, craftsmanship, perseverance and uniqueness. Yes, I am a great fan!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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have dabbled in card making myself, but mainly I only create them for friends
and family. I have made a few textile
based cards to sell at Craft Fairs, but these tend to be very simple and
plain. What I love about the card makers
on Folksy is the endless variety that you can find – cards for every occasion
imaginable and such beautiful designs and techniques.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is nothing quite like looking at a specially handcrafted card – it can lift your
spirits. I know how long it takes me to
create a card for friends or family members and I do not use any fancy
techniques! I am in such great
admiration for the amazing array of techniques that are evident in the cards
from our card makers on Folksy. I have
selected a few favourites with samples of their cards. (Please click on the photos and it will take
you directly to their shop where you will find a whole gallery of delights to
tempt you.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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imagine that card making is a tough business.
Sellers are competing not only with other sellers, but there is such a
huge community of folk who are making cards as a hobby – much like myself. I never buy a shop bought card nowadays, but
I have purchased a few handcrafted cards from Folksy. I was so busy prior to Christmas last year
that I just did not have time to create any Christmas cards for friends and the
family, which was a little disappointing for me because I enjoy it so much, and
for them who also enjoy receiving my handcrafted efforts. Problem solved, I just purchased more than
enough handcrafted cards from Folksy sellers – there was so much choice – and
sent these out as my Christmas cards.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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imagine that when sales are slow, card makers must feel very disheartened. Perhaps some start to wonder what is wrong
with what they are making, why are they not selling? Perhaps self doubt creeps
in, and I am guessing it must feel really difficult. But I think that often the problem is only
that buyers on Folksy have so much CHOICE.
They can pick and choose their cards from a vast array of makers on Folksy. My advice during these times is: If you love
what you do – just keep making. This is
what I do when I feel discouraged – just keep on making! Enjoy, enjoy! OK so maybe no one is buying your cards at
the moment, but maybe one day ... soon... you just never know!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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love looking at the wonderful cards that I see on Folksy and would feel bereft
if they all suddenly disappeared.
Sometimes I look at cards and think “how did they do that?” Sometimes I look at cards and think “that’s a
good idea – perhaps I will try that next time I make a card!” Mostly though, I look at cards and just enjoy
their creativeness and beauty. So join
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are a few new items that I have listed during this past week. Enjoy!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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TOP TO BOTTOM:</b> Dees Designs, Box of Delights, From Joan Cards, picocrafts, Paper
Chains & Beads and Helle Belles Cards<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Edwina Kinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09985267171448858073noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503918077627364877.post-40612517758236430412013-05-11T11:28:00.001+01:002013-05-11T11:30:27.074+01:00Special Feature: Jacqueline from J Austen Jewellery Design<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"I am a mum of three boys (so far) with my next baby due in
August. My love affair with jewellery making began as a child where I made and
designed pieces in copper and enamel to give as gifts. I studied Geology and my
love for stones grew. A typical girlie, I love things that sparkle! My husband
is very generous with his support, although in the beginning, when I first
started out trying to sell my work, he wasn't too sure if I would make enough
income from my jewellery. At the time I was working full time. I have had
several government jobs before I gave up full time employment to have a family."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"I left school and began medical research into BSE (showing
my age here!) then moved on to cancer research for many years. I used to run a
lab at Manchester University, back in the dark ages! After further posts in the
same role, I changed tack and started to work for Customs and Excise, as it was
then, before leaving to have a family and working part time at our local
butchers before having baby number three. I now fit my jewellery making in round
the boys, so unsociable hours in the main!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"I am very often inspired by the stones themselves. I can get
quite animated about a really good specimen - I tend to see them as geological
delights more than just pretty gems and I love the whole process of how they
are formed and their chemical make up etc. I am very keen on archaeology and
some of my designs are inspired by museum pieces. The world around me and my
interpretation of it is the most common source of my inspiration, oh and most
importantly, my imagination and what I think would just look 'pretty'. I am not
a follower of trends - I make pieces that I hope are timeless and above all
that I would like to wear myself."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Making decisions about what to make next is quite hard at
times. I have a very large collection of stones in stock and I often just get
the boxes out and look at the beautiful contents. I am inspired from there,
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"I do have other
creative interests. For many years I used to press flowers and compose and
create greetings cards with them, often teamed with water colours for a little
creative twist. I like to paint, though I can not remember the last time I did!
I used to sew and have made my own clothes - all from patterns mind you - I am
not cleaver enough to do it any other way. I like to knit and crochet, but I am
not particularly fast at it, so haven't made anything too ambitious. I used to
make and design all my dolls clothes from off cuts of my mums fabrics when she
was sewing. Also knitting jumpers from sewing thread for them, using sewing needles.
Even then, the scale of the stitches had to be right! Details matter to me I
suppose. At present, I bake for local events, such as markets etc. (I am
registered with the local council) so try to make a few pennies from this as
well."</span></span></div>
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are your three favourite items from my <a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/HandmadebyEdwina" target="_blank">Folksy shop</a>?"</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Huge thanks to Jacqueline for sharing this. I think her jewellery is stunning - don't you? Do click on the photos and they will take you directly to Jacqueline's Folksy shop. Have a browse. Here we only have a taster of Jacqueline's designs - in her Folksy shop there are lots more beautiful jewellery to drool over!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Do you ever have this
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floating round in your head and you can’t decide what your next project should
be? I love creating and I am really
passionate about it. But I am one of
these people who cannot do the same thing over and over again. Sorry, no offence, but I need variety. I often work on several projects at the same
time, and progress them to their different stages which offers me a variety of
different tasks. Of course, there are
repetitive actions involved – things that need to be done, but can be quite
boring when they are isolated e.g. when I am making my journals or notebooks
the cutting, scoring, folding of the paper is so monotonous, but necessary!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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course is handling and admiring the fabrics and thinking about what I am going
to make with them. Once decided they sit
on a pile until it is time to start cutting. This can be quite a protracted
process, because I am erratic and I might sift through the pile until I find
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projects (to be started) and I just could not decide what to do next! Would you like to help me decide? I have taken some photos of some of the
wonderful fabrics I have on my pile, (see top photo) and I have already decided what I would
like to make with them. But which one
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me decide, then please leave a comment saying which project you feel I should
start next. I will put all the names of all those who participate in a hat
(metaphorical) and then randomly pick one out. The winner can choose to receive either
the A6 notebook or the Harris Tweed purse as a thank you gift for being so
helpful. Please state in your comment which item you would like to win either the
notebook or purse. Also, share how you have promoted my <i>Folksy shop</i> i.e. Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, etc. as this would
be most welcome and appreciated!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> Two<b> Sewing purses</b> with the Robert Kaufman’s “Vintage
Couturier” fabric. (I had previously
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and birds fabric which I am going to team up with some green faux suede.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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which are based on their collection. Lovely!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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forward to using some gorgeous oranges and lemons fabric by Richard Kaufman –
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added – I am trying to restock it as quickly as I can – I hope to achieve 100
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>AND THE WINNER IS...</b></span></h4>
<span style="font-size: 19px;">Thanks so much to the five of you who entered - opinion was divided on what I shall do next, but I think using the map fabric for a travel journal is next on the list to do - of course, I am going to make </span><b style="font-size: 19px;">everything</b><span style="font-size: 19px;"> eventually!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 19px;">I really appreciate your support. All your names were written on paper and placed in a container and my friend popped their hand in and pulled out...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 19px;"><b>Linda, from Uniquely Yours</b> - Well done, Linda - the notebook will be on it's way to you very soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 19px;">Do look at my next blog - a Very Special Feature on Jacqueline from J Austen Jewellery Designs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 19px;">Thanks again.</span><br />
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three month break.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I tried to relax, but
I kept on making lots of lovely new items and today I am going to give you a special preview of what you will soon find in my <a href="http://www.handmadebyedwina.folksy.com/" target="_blank">Folksy shop</a> during the coming weeks.</span><br />
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have created lots of new handmade journals and notebooks.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">I can’t seem to stop making them!</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">I am always looking for unusual or
‘different’ fabric to use for the covers and I am really pleased with what I
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">The "I love Paris" fabric was very popular when I used it to make 2013 diary covers, so I decided a notebook would be ideal made in the same fabric. I searched high and low to find the music fabric and was delighted with this find! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">I have also had a purse making ‘bonanza’ where I have been exploring new ideas and techniques.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think I will write more about that in a later post.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Primarily today I want to give you a preview of my special occasion purses – they are ideal for weddings, proms or that special event or evening out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have really enjoyed making these purses and still have lots of ideas for future ones.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Firstly,
the heart shaped purse was quite a challenge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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</span>I think it works, but I’ll you to decide that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All my purses have zip closures because I no
longer make or sell bags.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even though
you might consider these small bags – I really prefer to call them purses.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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remainder of my stock of bags has been given/donated to a local group who raise
funds for “Save the Children”. They will
sell them, or raffle them or whatever, in order to raise funds for the charity. I am really pleased that they agreed to take
them. I no longer wish to make or sell
bags but concentrate my time and creative efforts on handmade books and purses.</span></div>
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favourite special occasion purse is the one I made with vintage lace and new
lace for the bow with pearl beads. Mind
you, it was the last one that I made so I guess it will remain my favourite
until I make the next one!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">What
I would like to offer potential customers is the option of making customised
versions of the purses – in different colours, or with a variation of design. For example, if a customer likes the shape of
a particular purse but also likes the idea of having a bow, then no problem – I
can easily adapt and combine, making another unique purse. I have a huge stash of lace that I have collected over the years and not just white - lots of different colours!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">If
anyone is interested in the items I have shown or the special occasion purses please contact me via my
<a href="http://www.handmadebyedwina.folksy.com/" target="_blank">Folksy shop</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">BFN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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