the patchwork dress: it might as well be spring...

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU!

Thank you for visiting my blog over the last year, and everyone who has responded or left a comment on the patchwork dress - and all the lovely people who supported, encouraged me, or bought my cards or gifts.

I sincerely hope your 2010 brings you peace, simplicity, creativity and joy.

These are also qualities I hope to expand upon this year!

I've been woefully late in posting my first post of the year.. for a number of reasons, most of which seem pretty shallow by other worldwide situations at this "beginnings time". Whether it is lack of time, or energy, or some other distraction (such as frozen pipes a week ago), going back to a 6 day week at work or other commitments... and then, just plain - I'm not sure that I have anything interesting to say or share!

However, yesterday, I motored ahead and made some changes in my creative room. I changed round a few pieces of furniture. N put together the new folding table I got from Ikea (I got the cheaper, knot-ier version), with its deep drawers to take lots of crafty equipment. So I got a new lease of life and energy to put some more items in my folksy shop.

Mainly tags which I hadn't put up yet as they were very springy with lovely spring colours and images, to get your eyes excited by the prospect of colour again! So here they are. Throughout January I wanted to offer some sort of discount, so anyone buying eco cards either singly or in a pack of 4, or spending over £5 will get a free set of handmade upcycled gift tags! For January only - leave a comment at the payment stage saying BLOG, and I will add in a free set of tags.

These look delicious tied to a brown or news paper parcel tied with twine or string - if you want to make eco conscious savings on your gift giving this year, these tags are the bees knees (even if I say so myself) - and there is a picture of a bee showing you his knees to prove it.

I look forward to sharing the year with you and all the other blogs that I love to read everyday, and my very special blogfriends. I'll be back hopefully with something to say (I'm about to finish my current contract and go down to a 3-4 day a week, which will free up some making and thinking time!).

And if you are feeling a bit strange and restless these days - here is a song that keeps popping into my head... hmmm, very apt....

6 Comments

so glad you are going to have some time to create yay!... love the sweet film .. you romantic...i can picture you with hair pinned back at your window singing this !! he he...
have a happy day x

Posted by: ginny | January 19, 2010 at 09:26 AM