Country Chic Crafts

Country Chic Crafts is wearing a brand new dress!

2011-02-16T16:23:00.002Z

Exciting News! Our website has a brand new shabby chic look, isn't it pretty?!

Take a look :)

http://www.countrychiccrafts.co.uk/index.php

Shabby Chic Love Hearts

2011-02-16T16:18:00.002Z

More orders for my shabby chic love hearts and personalised hearts received!

http://www.countrychiccrafts.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=41&products_id=248

http://www.countrychiccrafts.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=111&osCsid=14377b1243da3831496a38cb6c33c002

January Sale!

2011-01-04T13:51:00.003Z

Happy New Year everyone!

Country Chic Crafts January Sale is now on! Enter code JAN2011 at checkout and get 10% discount off orders placed 1st January 2011 - 31st January 2011 incl

http://www.countrychiccrafts.co.uk

Merstham Primary School's Christmas Fayre

2010-11-18T14:03:00.002Z

Last night Country Chic Crafts had a little stall at Merstham Primary School's Christmas Fayre. It was lots of fun and I sold LOTS, a big thank you to the ladies of Merstham!

New Wedding Favour Design

2010-09-27T13:52:00.003+01:00

We have a new design for wedding favours. Based on my popular Shabby Chic Love Heart sign I have designed a matching smaller heart that is ideal for wedding favours or as a gift for your beloved. This new design is already proving to be popular!

Please feel free to email me for further details: info@countrychiccrafts.co.uk and take a look at our website http://www.countrychiccrafts.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=41&products_id=251

Rustic Wedding Hangie

2010-09-22T14:46:00.004+01:00

A lovely idea for a wedding gift, pretty and personal and won't break the bank! Painted in cream with a brown ribbon it will complement any decor, I can also make this in any of the colours listed on our colour chart.

Please see the website for details: http://www.countrychiccrafts.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=41&products_id=167

Orders for Heart Signs

2010-07-17T12:44:00.002+01:00

Just finished the last coats of varnish on the orders for heart signs :)

To see our range of heart signs please click here: http://www.countrychiccrafts.co.uk

My new bike

2010-07-17T12:43:00.000+01:00

I've got my bike woooohooo!! Think we may be going for a ride this weekend :)

Ardingly Vintage Vehicle Show

2010-07-08T13:55:00.004+01:00

This weekend 10th and 11th July 2010 we will be visiting the Vintage Vehicle Show at Ardingly in West Sussex, Country Chic Crafts won't be there but myself and Martin will along with my parents who are professional puppeteers, they will be performing Punch and Judy throughout the weekend. It's a lovely weekend with lots to see and do for the whole family, come along and say hi!

Details of the show are here: http://www.ardinglyvcvshow.org.uk/

To book a puppet show visit here: http://www.puppetree.co.uk/

For handmade gifts and items for your home click here: http://www.countrychiccrafts.co.uk/

Going to get fit!

2010-07-07T13:12:00.002+01:00

My husband-to-be Martin is an avid cyclist and has persuaded me to join him so he is going to buy me a bike!

Yesterday evening we visited a cycle shop and I chose my bike, it's now on order, lilac and silver with matching silver helmet! Plus shorts, top and gloves, we're just waiting for the ride to work voucher to come through now, I can't wait to get going now!

No bikes but plenty of pretty things on our website: http://www.countrychiccrafts.co.uk

Long Sunny Weekend

2010-06-29T12:08:00.000+01:00

What a glorious weekend! Martin and I had Friday off work and took a picnic to Ashdown Forest. It was lovely and peaceful, we visited all the Winnie the Pooh places :)

Saturday and Sunday we did a bit of gardening, relaxed and sunbathed and had a barbecue which was scrummy :) (not even going to mention the football!)

Ribbons

2010-06-17T14:17:00.001+01:00

My ribbon order arrived today, it's lovely can't wait to start using it :)

Please visit our website for lots of pretty handmade items http://www.countrychiccrafts.co.uk

eBay bargains

2010-06-17T14:15:00.000+01:00

Occasionally I'll list some items for sale on eBay and today is one of those days :)

My id is country*chic*crafts http://www.ebay.co.uk

Facebook

2010-06-16T09:15:00.003+01:00

I have also now set up a Facebook account, I've avoided it for ages but was persuaded to try it by a couple of friends, visit Facebook by clicking this link http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/profile.php?id=1417584966

Twitter

2010-06-16T09:12:00.001+01:00

We are on Twitter, follow our tweets here http://twitter.com/countrychicuk

Wedding Chatter

2010-05-17T13:30:00.008+01:00

So now here we are planning our wedding day, oh how excited I am!

We have set the date as 16th July 2011 so just over a year to go. This weekend we booked the reception venue and the car that will take the bridesmaids and then my father and I to church and after the ceremony to take myself and Martin to the reception venue, phew well that's a couple of things sorted :)

I am going to be kept busy over the months to come making all my invitations and wedding favours but it will be so much fun!

It's that time of the year again and the wedding favour orders are coming in from lovely brides-to-be through the website and I can't describe how much more it means to be helping other brides make their day special while I'm also planning our special day!

I can make a range of favours for your wedding in a choice of colours and designs, please feel free to email me with questions or for a quote, info@countrychiccrafts.co.uk

View a range of available favours here: http://www.countrychiccrafts.co.uk/index.php?cPath=41

Cushions, pictures and hearts oh my!

2010-05-17T13:23:00.003+01:00

I've spent a good few weeks now sewing cushions, patchwork pictures and heart hangers for our new home as well as a scattering of wooden hearts and a wreath, our little house does look pretty and the garden front and back is now blooming too!

There's no place like home :)

To see plenty of pretty things to decorate your home please visit our website http://www.countrychiccrafts.co.uk/index.php

Fantastic Friday!

2010-05-17T13:13:00.003+01:00

The next big change happened on Good Friday this year, it was early morning and I'd only just woken up when Martin got down on his knees, produced a beautiful white gold diamond solitaire ring and proposed! Of course I said yes :) We then spent the Easter holiday and the following week moving me and all my things into Martin's lovely house.

Martin also converted one of the bedrooms into a craft studio for me with a fantastic large work desk, shelving unit, wall racks and a chest of drawers and so County Chic Crafts had a new home!

The Website

2010-05-06T13:06:00.002+01:00

Ok well the first change was our company name and domain name, Pussy Willow's Country Crafts had received an onslaught of unsavoury emails due to that innocent word begining with P, that and losing my lovely Pussy Willow and my circumstances changing I decided it was for the best to change our name to Country Chic Crafts, a name that describes exactly what and who we are, and so a new domain name was registered and my web designer moved the old website in it's entirety to the new domain.

My lovely boyfriend then started the long and arduous task of retaking photos of my stock as the old pictures don't really show our things off to their best advantage, some new photos have been uploaded to the website now but it is going to be a very long process as most of my time is taken up with painting and sewing for new orders!

Please feel free to take a look at our website by clicking here: http://www.countrychiccrafts.co.uk

So much done, so much to do, so little time!

2010-05-06T12:58:00.002+01:00

So much done, so much to do, so little time! Well such a lot has happened to us and there have been so many changes both to the website and my life in general that I just haven't had the time to blog!

I will fill in a few updates and try and keep them in cronological order :)

1st February already!

2010-02-01T18:31:00.002Z

Can't believe it's the 1st of February already! Christmas was a hectic whorl of making up orders and posting them, visiting family, cooking, cleaning etc all the usual things that we rush to get done in December!

The week before Christmas we had lots and lots of snow, as did the rest of Kent and then in the New Year we had loads more, as did most of the country brrrrr! It was pretty but did make getting out and about difficult.

We have more snow today but just a light icing sugar type of dusting :)

Valentine's Day is just around the corner so please take a look at our lovely love hearts

http://www.pussywillowscountrycrafts.co.uk

Christmas Market Hyde Park

2009-12-04T07:13:00.002Z

On Monday we went up to London and finished off our Christmas shopping in Oxford Street and Regents Street. Pretty and unusual lights in the shape of umbrellas on Oxford Street this year.

After the shops as the sun went down we walked to Hyde Park to see the German Christmas market that's there throughout December. It's cheesy, twinkley, christmas carolly and oh so much fun! Not a huge amount in the way of stalls selling wares but lots and lots of places selling lovely German sausage, mulled wine, hot chocolate, beer, pretzels and donuts mmmmm! as well as lots of christmas themed fairground rides (if you're so inclined!) and an ice skating rink. It was a very enjoyable, if exhausting day and well worth a visit!

Not Long Now....

2009-12-04T07:11:00.003Z

Not long now to Christmas! Lots of lovely handmade gifts on our website

http://www.pussywillowscountrycrafts.co.uk

Your Cat Magazine

2009-09-11T07:05:00.012+01:00

Hello Everyone,

Pussy Willow's Country Crafts has been featured in the October issue of Your Cat magazine! Those cat lovers among you should get to your newsagent and pick up a copy of the October issue (available from 15th September), it's a lovely informative magazine and we feature on page 10!

The magazine features our Pussy Willow Cat Rustic Hangie and our Wooden Country Cat Sign Hangers. The Wooden Country Cat Signs are available in our full range of colours and with your own choice of words/personalisation, please email us for more details and your requirements to info@pussywillowscountrycrafts.co.uk

Please click here to see our range of cat related items: http://www.pussywillowscountrycrafts.co.uk/index.php?cPath=34&osCsid=tldkalpj04ppj776h7hu8g6jb4

Please click here to subscribe to Your Cat magazine: http://www.yourcat.co.uk/Subscribe-to-Your-Cat.html

Click here to see October's issue http://www.yourcat.co.uk/Latest-issue/

As always please visit our website for lots of lovely cute and country items to decorate your home http://www.pussywillowscountrycrafts.co.uk/

Just Rambling

2009-06-18T14:02:00.003+01:00

Hello Everyone,

Gosh I've haven't posted here for simply ages, doesn't time fly?! We have had some lovely weather recently here in Kent.

I have just been planting a couple of new plants in my garden, a large mauve busy lizzie, foxglove, purple sage and yummy lemon thyme. The busy lizzie and the thyme I've planted in two lovely new pots and they look lovely. The thyme tastes yummy too, I made lemon thyme chicken and it was scrumptious!

I have also been working on lots of new designs, some of which are now listed on the website, please take a look..............

www.pussywillowscountrycrafts.co.uk

Happy Easter!

2009-04-12T10:50:00.005+01:00

Duck Egg Heart Wreath, one of a selction available from our website http://www.pussywillowscountrycrafts.co.uk/

A quick post to wish you all a very happy Easter / Spring Break! Today I will take a break from sewing and painting and enjoy a relaxing day, a roast lamb dinner and chocolate - yum! If the weather brightens up (it's a bit gloomy here at the moment) we'll probably go for a nice walk in the countryside here to work off all those extra calories.

Enjoy your weekend :)

Tamsin x

Ideal Home Show

2009-04-11T15:57:00.003+01:00

Yesterday we visited the Ideal Home Show at Earls Court in London. We had a lovely day walking around the various stands, sampling some of the things on offer, checking out the latest style trends and eating delicious fudge! There were two whole houses designed in two different styles which we enjoyed looking around and casting our critical eyes over with lots of "no, I don't like that" and "oooh that's lovely!" It was a very enjoyable day out and I can thoroughly recommend it!

I Love Primitives!

2009-03-29T10:04:00.010+01:00

Hello everyone :)

This morning my post is about American style primitives. I love the prim look, all hearts, stars and homespun. It's a lovely warm, cosy look that never seems to go out of fashion. Homespun fabrics are a favourite of mine, both to work with and the soft homey look they give to a room.

You can go all out and decorate with prim items and have a real Americana theme to a room or simply add one or two choice pieces to give a modern decor a cosy feel.

I'm very eclectic in my personal taste and love everything from the elegant french shabby chic look to English country cottage to grungy American primitives as well as some modern furniture, I feel a mix of new and old gives a lived in, welcoming feel to a home so my own home is a cosy jumble of styles that work well together.

Primitives are cosy pieces that somehow get better with age, a bit of dust here and there never did anyone any harm! Some of my prims are scented and others are not (the descriptions will tell you) The unscented ones can be scented yourself if you wish, by adding a drop or two of essential oil to the back of a heart hanger, I sell a range of scented oils for this purpose under the "Cinnamon Spice and All Things Nice" category of the website.

Please take a look at the Primitives section of our website and please feel free to ask if you can't find what you are looking for :) http://www.pussywillowscountrycrafts.co.uk/index.php?cPath=77

Prim Blessings,

Tamsin xx

Spring, improvements and your help please :)

2009-03-19T07:40:00.004Z

Hasn't the weather been lovely the last few days? Spring is finally in the air, hooray!

My garden is starting to burst into life and I cut the grass for the first time the other day, mmmm fresh mown grass scents entering the house through the open windows :)

Our website has had a bit of a tweak here and there too, I'm hoping it's now a little clearer to our customers how much P&P they will be paying on their order with the new box on the right-hand side, there have been a few more improvements too and a fantastic one for me is an automatic upload to Google which means a lot less work for me = lots more time to spend sewing and painting, yippie! My thanks to Richard our web designer x

And while I'm talking about the website I'd like to ask for your help, yes you, all you lovely readers of my blog, please let me know if there are any improvements you'd like me to make to the website to make your shopping experience easier and if you have any requests for particular fabrics, colours, designs etc and in return I will email you with a discount code that you can use for your next order with us :)

Happy Spring and Happy Shopping! xx

Website: http://www.pussywillowscountrycrafts.co.uk
Email: info@pussywillowscountrycrafts.co.uk

Handmade Cards

2009-03-17T13:46:00.010Z

Hello All,

I have been an avid card maker for many years and love making cards when I can fit it in around my other crafting, working, housework etc, etc.

I am really pleased with the two cards I've made for my Mum. The 21st March is Mum's birthday and the 22nd is of course Mother's Day so I thought you might like to take a peak at them (just hope Mum doesn't look at my blog before the weekend!)

I also have some cards for sale on eBay at the moment (please click the links):

Easter Cards: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=380111237650#ebayphotohosting

Art Deco Lady Cards: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=380111239198#ebayphotohosting

Wedding/Anniversay Cards: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=380111283583

Please feel free to email me if you'd like to buy a card or two, I am also happy to take commissions :)

Bye for now,

Tamsin x

Hooray for Mums!

2009-03-06T13:30:00.007Z

Don't forget Mother's Day is Sunday 22nd March!

Hello, Today's post is all about Mums everywhere, they do a fantastic job don't they? This Mothering Sunday show your Mum how much she means to you and treat her to a pretty handmade item from Pussy Willow's Country Crafts.

We have lots and lots of ideas for you, handmade hearts full of fragrant lavender, pretty signs, wreaths and angels and lots more to decorate her bedroom or kitchen or even to hang from her office wall.

Please click here for Mother's Day gift ideas.

Or here for the home page.

See you soon x

"There must be an Angel...."

2009-02-24T20:23:00.011Z

Hello,

Today I thought I'd concentrate on Angels! Angels, hearts and of course cats are three of my favourite things. I have been making my wooden angels for sometime now and they have proven to be popular with my customers as well as friends and family.

My angels can be made in a wide range of colours, with dark brown or blonde hair and almost any wording that you could think of! I've had customers who have bought an angel for themselves as well as gifts for people of all ages for all sorts of occasions or just to say "I'm thinking of you" or "Thank you". Available as "stock" designs or bespoke.

Thay make ideal presents for Mother's Day, Easter, Weddings, Bride and Bridesmaid gifts, to welcome a new baby or to bless a new home, I'm sure you could think up many more ideas too!

Here is my own "Kitchen Angel" hanging from my kitchen wall with my large Joy Primitive Heart Hanger.

Click here to see Angels currently for sale http://www.pussywillowscountrycrafts.co.uk/index.php?cPath=21

Please feel free to email me for further details - info@pussywillowscountrycrafts.co.uk

Ebay

2009-02-18T14:14:00.008Z

Well I'm both a little sad and rather happy too! A bit of a contradiction you may think, well I'll explain....

I'm afraid the time had come to close my Ebay shop. Ebay was how I got started in business and over time the Ebay shop had grown and I'd gained some loyal customers, many of whom now buy directly from the website http://www.pussywillowscountrycrafts.co.uk/

Ebay have unfortunately made so many changes over the last few months that it has become increasingly difficult and expensive to sell there, especially owning an Ebay shop. So it makes sense now to close the ebay shop (hooray no more long-winded hours spent listing on ebay!) and concentrate on the website.

My website has grown from strength to strength and sales have outstripped the ebay ones which is fantastic so I feel the Ebay shop is now no longer needed. I will however, continue to sell some items under my ebay user name willowscountrycrafts so for those of you who enjoy the ebay experience you can still buy my items on ebay!

Please visit our website for the full range of items at very reasonable prices and you'll be pleased to know that the packing and postage charges have been reduced for smaller orders! New designs are being added all the time now and I have just listed some very pretty heart hangers in fresh spring colours, please take a look
http://www.pussywillowscountrycrafts.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=189&osCsid=fnf7s1c971ketfplud75vhfu61 and http://www.pussywillowscountrycrafts.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=188

So there we are, not so much the end but a bright new beginning, or continuing of better things!!
With love,

Tamsin and Pussy Willow xx

http://www.pussywillowscountrycrafts.co.uk/

Hearts and Flowers

2009-02-18T13:49:00.007Z

Sorry slush alert!.......

Look what I got for Valentine's Day, aren't I lucky! How lovely it is to have a romantic man :)

I also got a pretty card and of course I made him one with hearts and flowers and cute Penny Black mice (the rubber stamp addicts will understand!).

Martin cooked me a lovely meal of homemade seafood lasagne followed by strawberry cheesecake - yummy! (yes he cooks too, told you I was lucky!) We had a lovely romantic weekend and I felt thoroughly spoilt!

I hope you all enjoyed a lovely Valentine's Day too and were equally spoilt by your other halves!

Lots of love and country blessings xx

"Let it snow, let it snow....."

2009-02-07T11:55:00.003Z

Wow haven't seen snow here like that it years! I believe most of the country has now had at least some snow and west Kent where we are is no exception. Last Sunday the white stuff started falling and Monday morning we woke to a beautiful thick white blanket covering everything, but it didn't stop there it just kept on coming! Then when it stopped snowing the ice hardend on side roads and the pavements, getting anywhere became treacherous!

By Thursday most of the snow had gone here and we had rain but I know in many areas the snow was just beginning. Friday evening and more snow arrived, in the valley were we are we only have a little and it's quite bright and sunny today but in neighbouring towns they have lots more snow so I guess we're lucky here!

Pussy Willow and Sky are enjoying sitting on the windowsills above the warmth of the radiators and looking out at the snowflakes and frosty garden, hmmm I'm sure they are also watching the little birds hop around looking for the nuts and birdseed I've put out too! Oh the hard life of a pampered cat!

Hope you are keeping warm and toasty inside, with warm wishes...

Tamsin xx

Love Hearts!

2009-01-23T13:47:00.006Z

Here are some of my latest heart signs. Each is made from wood and handpainted. I offer these signs in a selection of colours. The personalised country heart signs and the Just Married hearts are fininshed with a co-ordinating ribbon and the personalised shabby chic style heart sign is finished with a beautiful sparkly acrylic crystal.

The country hearts have handpainted spots and stitches and the shabby chic hearts have flowers.

Please take a look at our website for further details and to view our large range of signs: http://www.pussywillowscountrycrafts.co.uk/

Just Married Heart Sign

Personalised Country Heart Sign

Personalised Shabby Chic Heart Sign

Colour Guide for Heart Signs

Pussy Willow!

2009-01-23T07:44:00.004Z

A couple of pictures of Pussy Willow for you to look at .................................

CATching up in January!

2009-01-21T21:57:00.002Z

Hello All!

Wow it's been ages since I last posted on here! I've been so busy with orders and enquires on the website, which is great :-) as well as visiting friends and family.

Hope you all had a fantastic Christmas holiday and New Year. We had a lovely Christmas but New Year I was ill with the dreaded sore throat, cough thingy that's been doing the rounds, I'm all better now though :-)

Pussy Willow and Sky have a fabulous new bed courtesy of my parents, it's very grand and they love it! Two very pampered and contented felines!

I have lots of new designs coming for the Spring/Summer but in the mean time it's nearly Valentine's Day! What better time to treat the one you love to a handmade gift, we have lots of hearts and angels which make perfect love tokens for Valentine gifts.

At this time when many of us are watching the pennies a handmade gift really says you care about the recepient yet costs very little, most of our items are priced under a tenner! So why not treat your loved one or even yourself!

Wishing you love and happiness,

Tamsin and Pussy Willow xx

Christmas Fete

2008-11-24T15:54:00.005Z

Hello,

Just a quick entry to let you know Pussy Willow's Country Crafts will be at Merstham Primary School's Christmas Fete on Wednesday evening 26th November. If you're in the Redhill area pop in and say "hi" and take a look at our stall. The entrance price to the fete is I believe, only a couple of pounds and you get a free glass of mulled wine and a mince pie!

Our stall will be full of all our goodies and will have lots of lovely shaker style christmas decorations and gifts, we look forward to seeing you :-)

Just a month to go until Christmas!

Autumn Greetings!

2008-09-22T22:32:00.006+01:00

Hello, well it's been a while since I last posted! It was still summer then and now it's getting colder and autumn is officially here.

As we reach for a jumper to keep out the chill and dig out the boots on the rainy days it's a sure sign that Christmas is not far away and it's only a little over a month to Halloween with it's pumpkins and trick and treaters. To get you in the spirit of the haunting season I've made a couple of witches to decorate your homes this autumn. I've only been able to make a few so it's first come first served so be sure to get yours early!

And for those of you thinking of chestnuts roasting on an open fire and Jack Frost nipping at your nose, take a look at my website for my latest Yuletide creations, I have lots and lots of traditional red and green with smatterings of cinnamon, orange and all things yummy and reminiscent of Christmas baking, like my cute and country gingerbread men hangies.....

...... and my pretty primitive heart hangies........

Many more lovely things to decorate your home and to give as gifts, take a look at what I have available (more to come soon!) and start making your Christmas lists early this year!

And talking of the festive season what do you think of my Christmas countdown at the top of the page, pretty isn't it? Not long to go now...... :)

Two New Hand-Painted Plaques

2008-08-03T22:40:00.006+01:00

I have made two new heart plaques for you to look at, both are now listed for sale on my website.

Two pretty signs to add that finishing touch to you home decor or a lovely gift for someone special

They are larger than average heart plaques.

Each has been hand-painted with watercolours by myself and given a vintage aged finish. Each heart is finished with a few coats of wax to seal and give a lovely rustic feel and I've added a curly iron hanger which is just out of the picture.

Heart measures 15 1/2 cm (6") x 11 1/2 cm (4 1/2"), measurements do not include hanger

click here for the Gardening Angel Plaque: http://www.pussywillowscountrycrafts.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=129

click here fore the Home Sweet Home Plaque: http://www.pussywillowscountrycrafts.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=128

Home Sweet Home Plaque

Gardening Angel Plaque

A Country Garden

2008-08-02T18:41:00.004+01:00

Goodness doesn't time fly?

I've had my parents to stay for a couple of days and I've been busy with some new designs, I'll post a few pics of those soon.

In the meantime my garden is in full bloom and looking lovely, how relaxing it is to spend the balmy evenings sitting in the garden with a glass of Rose and enjoying the evening scents of warm earth, clove scented pinks, jasmine, snaps, rosemary and the soft scent of roses warmed by the day's sunshine........a perfect evening in an English country garden!

A few pics from my garden for you to enjoy.....

Yellow Pansies

Balloon Flower

Queen Elizabeth Rose

My New Display Rack

2008-07-23T20:54:00.003+01:00

Hello, Here as promised is a piccie of my new display rack, it was a lot of work but enjoyable and I hope you'll agree, worth it!

ps sorry for the poor quality of the picture, I have a new camera and I'm still getting used to it!

A Crafty Weekend

2008-07-23T14:12:00.003+01:00

It's Wednesday already but I thought some of you might be interested to know that on Saturday I went to my good friend Caz's house where she held a "Summer Stamp Camp". Caz is a Stampin' Up demonstrator and we had great fun making lovely things with Stampin' Up rubber stamps (visit Caz's blog for more details, the link is at bottom right)

I've been an avid card maker for many years and love using rubber stamps so I had a thoroughly enjoyable time surrounded by like minded ladies, ink, card and rubber!

I have also painted and antiqued a lovely display stand that Dad made for me from reclaimed pine to house some of my items that I sell on my website, and it will be ideal when I have a stall at fetes and fairs. I will upload a photo later so you can see it :)

I've also been busy creating some new designs, when I've finished them I'll show you some pics before I list them on the website.

Bye for now,

Tamsin x

The First Post!

2008-07-17T17:34:00.000+01:00

Hello Friends,

Welcome to my blog :)

Here I will try to keep you informed of news about my crafting, my website and my gorgeous but mad cats!

Today on this rather dreary cold day in July I have been busy updating the website and my head is buzzing with new ideas for angels, heart hangers and Christmas - yes Christmas in July! Well it pays to think ahead they say and I know many fellow crafters start planning for Christmas in the Summer so I know I'm not alone in my madness!

My latest design is a wooden heart sign with a french shabby chic feel, ideal for gifts for friends, they'd make lovely wedding presents or of course, a lovely treat for yourself! I've made these in a selection of colours and a choice of sayings available from my website (see link on right)

This is my favourite one:

Well the cats are now pestering for their tea so I'm off to feed them and then get the hoover out to pick up all the fabric snips from today!

Brightest country blessings,

Tamsin x