Bananarama

My love affair with all things yellow continues this week.

If I can't have real sunshine, then I'll make my own.

More creative sunshineyness to admire over here.

My creative space

Working on more of the new skirts today.

I had company!

And even though this might have nothing to do with creative spaces, I've just come back from driving into the post office. Neil Diamond's Crunchy Granola Suite was on the radio and I just had to turn it up loud to sing along!

Then I looked out the car window and there were 5 big black cockatoos flying alongside me for a while.

Sometimes moments in your day can be wonderous.

See what other lovely people have been up to over here.

Let's pretend

It's a little tricky getting enthusiastic about sewing some new Winter woollies in this tropical weather, but the new season is coming, and stuff must be made!

Let's pretend there's a little chill in the air, and a mist on the fields.

We can see our breath as we walk, probably in sturdy boots, and the dogs are happy to get a bit wet romping about in the damp grass....

Our cheeks are all rosy with fresh air and exercise, and a roaring fire and a bit of afternoon tea awaits.

We'd be needing a nice scarf to keep warm, and how about a bit of slightly old fashioned, but pretty, floral cotton paired with a good argyle pattern wool?

I can almost feel Autumn coming can't you?

Take a look over here for more crafty creative goodness.

Possibilities

Just collected from the post office this morning, this ooh and aah inducing parcel of Liberty cottons.

Sometimes I make an order with a particular project in mind, and then the fabric arrives and a whole new possibility presents itself.

I can't stop looking at, and patting these!

I'll be dreaming in Liberty for this week while their purpose reveals itself.

Others will have more definite things to show you over here!



My creative space...

...is still about making skirts.

This is the last one in this stripe.

Did I hear a sigh of relief? Must have been me!

I didn't have as much of this fabric as I thought, so unless I can source a bit more, this is it. 5 only.

Still, it's quite good to have a small run of something, chances are you won't be turning up somewhere to find someone else wearing the same thing!

While I've been sewing, I've been enjoying looking at a creative space of a different kind.

The garden has gone beserk with all the rain we've been having, and the foxgloves have been amazing this year.

To be honest, there's not a huge amount of creative effort that goes into the garden, it's a look after itself sort of space, but all the more lovely for it I think!

Happy Thursday, and more creative inspiration over here!

My creative space

Hello! It's Thursday again.

Doesn't that roll round quickly?

It's been a skirt-a-day around here, so to save you from looking at yet more pockets, I've squeezed in a tea towel bag or two this week!

Honestly, I've needed a bit of light relief from pockets and zips myself.

More fantastic old linen, great colours, perfect for lugging about whatever you fancy.

I'll be heading over here to see what the other clever people have been up to this week!

Loving Thursdays

I'm loving Thursdays.

I'm finding myself looking forward to the weekly show and tell that is My Creative Space.

I love seeing what all the players have been up to in the week.

It's also putting a spring in my endeavours, helping me to keep motivated in the run up to a busy market time!

This week's all about pockets, and skirts to go with the pockets.

These pockets are made from the off cuts from fabric I've been using for some shirts.

I hate throwing any left overs away, and in one of those aha moments, I realised this is actually a pretty nice match with the navy stripe cotton.

A little bit French, n'est pas?

Working in multiples

There's been quite a bit happening here this week.

Lots of nice new Liberty cotton belts.

A fresh batch of tea cosies.

These look a little like a strange coral!

(Packed away all ready to be sent to the Little Shop of Handmade)

This one's staying behind with me.

Oh, and there's been some more of the chambray skirts too.

And, after visiting Caravan, I realised there's been a bit of blue at my place this week!

See some more creative goodness here.

My creative space

Today, my creative space has been a bit elusive...

You know, you walk around looking at things, can't decide what to get started on.

Today's been one of those days.

I think it's because I've ended up making something for the local Saturday market that may or may not actually go ahead.

The weather forecast is looking truly dreadful.

Wet and windy.

Very market unfriendly weather indeed.

Oh well, I got down to it in the end, 2 new vintage tea towel cushions all ready to go - or not!

Lots of lovely creative spaces over here.