Photos from my stall....

...at the Hoxne Artisan Craft Fair.

It went well although the numbers of people through the door where down on last month. Anyway sold some stuff and the rest will go on Etsy in the next few days, which is great because it looking a bit sparse over there.......

Lots to share with you this week......

I made my first toddler cowboy bib as modelled by Miss T. Its pretty spotty fabric with a soft furry fabric on the reverse - in my experience there is no way a toddler will have anything against their skin that isn't super soft.

Also made some watercolour and ink cards for the Hoxne Craft Market next Saturday......

and I used up lots of random buttons making button hearts which have turned out looking very pretty.

I finally finished my apron for the Great Apron Swap. This was surprising easy to make considering I didn't have a pattern. It just sort of evolved as I went along. Hope Sash in Australia likes it. (Sorry for the pants photo I was in a rush to get it in the post)


It has been beautifully sunny all week here in Norfolk. The girls have had a great time messing about in the garden (as you can see) and its meant I've actually been able to get some jobs done, rather than just entertain them.


The new fruit cage and polytunnel are up now after a lot of hard work and tears - the polytunnel was particularly difficult.

Finally the new UK Handmade summer magazine is out. Go and check it out. I've also had my first article posted on their blog this Saturday. Exciting stuff!

Check out and sign up to the "My blog is carbon neutral" programme and a tree will be planted in your honour. Great idea!

It's CRAZY in our household at the moment - so to balance this out I thought I would show you one small area of calm - my lovely colourful books from the hallway. Before I did this they were completely chaotic. This way they are rocking a more 'styled' look rather than screaming 'jumble sale table'!





I am also now contributing to UK Handmade's blog and quarterly newsletter. I've been a big fan for a while now and they've decided to let me have some input in the role of Editorial Assistant (!) Basically a "news hound" sniffing out interesting crafty stories, people, events etc. So chuffed and excited to be part of their team.

The Hoxne Artisan Market which is also approaching fast. This week I have been making lavender fish....


lavender hearts and 'smelly dogs' with knitted ears....


Nothings finished (....panic!) I'm going to have to get my skates on. Anyway my studio is a complete mess thanks to two little girls who have also been busy doing their "jobs". I'm too busy to be too bothered about this disaster zone at the moment- it can join the queue.

We had friends to stay this weekend and so we all went to the beach at Walberswick, Suffolk. As you can see from the photo its wasn't the best of days but we did have it pretty much to ourselves. We braved it for half an hour and then went to the pub for a pint and a hog roast roll.

So we are back from our holiday in Puglia, Italy. It was lovely....... some beautiful hot sunny days (although interestingly even Southern Italy at this time of year can be grey and rainy as we discovered on a few days) We indulged in generous helpings of scrummy Parma ham, olives, gorgeous breads, pasta, prosecco, more olives......we LOVED the food!


It did however open our eyes to the reality of travelling with two children under 4. Gone are the days of strolling around markets just as a couple (the buggy was just to difficult to negotiate amongst the crowds and the children's patience wore thin pretty quickly) So we spent most of our time at the villa which was no hardship as you can see from the photo of the view of the pool.


Back at home I have plenty on the go. The Hoxne Artisan Craft Market is coming up in June and I'm busy making things. Developing a new knitted hairband idea and you can see my lovely work in progress here in amongst the lobellia. So pretty.


One last thing I want to share is the review I enjoyed on the UK Handmade blog of Erika Knight's new book Simple Knitting. Although I'm a massive fan of colour I also share her love of classic and neutral and I think this book could be worth looking out for.

I'm back......just

Got back at 10pm last night and here I am at 6.30am catching up on all my favourite blogs while the kids are still asleep. I've missed all the crafty stuff sooooo much! Anyway just wanted to draw your attention to the Sixty One A Giveaway. Its well worth entering for the chance to win one of the lovely birdcages.