easily distracted by shiny things…
Posted in shopping on Jan 23rd, 2012
Oh dear, I might have had a little shopping accident, during which I broke my resolution to Stop Buying More Things. I went into TK Maxx to look for some foam mats for blocking my knitting, but they didn’t have them. (Curse of TK Maxx – if you leave something behind, you’ll never see it [...]
Dear Internet, I have a confession to make. My name’s Claire, and I have an uncontrollable addiction to diaries. At the end of 2010 I bought a small, slim 2011 diary from WHSmith. It had a week to view, with a page for notes facing each week. Small enough to go in my handbag, plenty [...]
I seem to be developing quite a collection of bow ties now. I’ve made a purple & green shot silk one, a skull & crossbones one, a sewing print one, and one with silver bees. I also have a readymade burgundy and black one with a matching cummerbund, that I used to wear for orchestra [...]
Oh, I have so many things that I’ve made and haven’t told you about yet… and I have a new job, and new ideas and new plans… but first of all I need to do a little bit of clearing out. It’s more than three years since my order of Bishopston Trading fabrics arrived, and [...]
Posted in inspiration, shoes, shopping on Sep 15th, 2011
Happy Birthday to me! And what a perfect chilly-but-sunny day for frolicking in the grass wearing my new shoes. Aren’t they gorgeous? These are Queenie shoes from Fairysteps, in pink dragon leather to match my beloved handbag. I may have put them on before I got out of bed this morning, to the accompaniment of [...]
I might have splashed out a little bit on some new sandals for the summer. These are Think! Schlapfa Clogs, bought from Shoon. They were in the sale… and then you could buy a second pair of sale shoes for half price, so I thought I might as well have both colours! I’ve actually been looking [...]
It’s been just over two years since I wrote about looking for a pair of pink suede brogues. I’ve had these for a little while now, and suddenly realised that I’d completely forgotten to mention them. They’re Dr Martens, obviously, the 3989 shoe, in hot pink suede. This colour seems to be sold out now, [...]
Everyone knows that yarn and fabric bought while you’re on holiday doesn’t count as stash, right…? On the left is two balls of Schoppel Wolle’s “Flying Saucer” sock yarn. It’s dyed two strands at once, so that when you unwind it into two balls you can knit two identical socks. If you follow their pattern, [...]
Posted in inspiration, shopping on May 22nd, 2011
Photo © Fairysteps Look what the postman very kindly delivered to me this week! It’s a lovely new handbag, courtesy of Fairysteps. In living proof that social media can really work for small businesses, I spotted this on Ren’s Facebook page, saw that this pink “dragon” leather was limited stock, and snapped it up immediately! It’s going [...]
Posted in inspiration, shopping on May 15th, 2011
This, I believe, has to be the best bike helmet I have ever seen. It’s from Cycle Chic. Coolest. Thing. Ever. So, I’m currently applying for a job. It’s a brilliant job, but one that will require a commute that’s a little longer than I’d normally prefer. In order to make the commute a little less [...]