More cards!

Afternoon,
I'm going card crazy! I think I have made 9 so far this week. I'm really enjoying making them but I'm feeling like doing a spot of sewing as a change for this afternoon. I have two pink monkeys on the go and, once they are finished, I'm going to attempt some different animals!

Here are my new Valentines Day cards..



And here are some recent birthday card orders..





Ta ra

Ready to sew!

I'm back up north and ready to get sending and making!
I was freelancing in Cardboard land all last week back down in London. It was very fun but really tiring and I did get lots of UHU glue headaches and papercuts! Just to recap, Beca and I were working with Maggie who we went to university with. We were (and Beca still is) making town scenes and room interiors entirely out of mostly brown, corrugated cardboard. As you do! It's looking good and when it's finished I'll add some pics on here. We didn't have any internet access in our little office though so I felt a bit stranded from the world and was missing updating my blog and checking Etsy.

I'm very pleased to be back in Haltwhistle, even if the weather is horrible and rainy. I have sold 2 monkeys over the weekend so I'm getting them all packed up today and ready for their journeys and I have a birthday card to make which needs to be in the post by this afternoon too. Other than those things, I am going to get sock monkey and bag making today. I'm planning to do some new personalised card listings on Etsy too.

The bathroom up here is useable now which is quite a treat! It's still missing floorboards so you have to be careful not to fall down the holes and probably through the kitchen ceiling but mustn't grumble!

This is one of my favourite monkeys which has just sold and is off to live in Manchester..




Ta ra!

PS: Note my new links to Morganstreet, Rawsoil and 2minutesplease blogs on the right --->
They have all added lovely mentions of Storeyshop products!

Fastest Etsy sale yet!

This week has been Monkey Making Week. I have finished 5 (nearly 6, he just needs some arms, a label and some eyes!) It's been freezing cold and grey outside so I have been loving sewing away in front of the wood burning stove. I have officially retired!

Here's a photo of the new monkeys..



..and here's the nearly-finished number 6!



Pink Stripey monkey from the group has already sold. She was only on Etsy for 2 hours! Good ay. Right I must go and get some dinner. I really fancy chicken nuggets (should I be admitting that?!) so I'll have to find something to feed Dave as his palette is a little more refined than mine!

Ta ra

Friday!

Yay! It's friday evening. I can't believe how fast this week has gone though. The week's used to drag a bit when I first moved up here and was looking for work and not doing much but now I have Storeyshop to keep me occupied, I can't seem to find enough hours in the day!

Today I have been taking photos. Lots of photos! I have replaced lots of the pictures on Etsy with new ones with colourful backgrounds rather than white to make them brighter and cheerier. It was a bit of a grey day, so I'm quite pleased with the results considering. I have also been doing stuff on here like my mini Etsy shop over on the right and my links. I'm very new to all this web language so I'm very pleased I got it all to work.

I'm hungry now and waiting for Dave to get home. Fancy getting out of the house tonight as I haven't gone out all day! May have to head over the road to the pub. Fireworks tomorrow too so looking forward to the weekend.

Back freelancing at Company in London next week. I hate the early mornings and the travelling but I like working with all the Company girls again. All the hustle and bustle makes me appreciate living in the country too!

Ta ra

Pretty bags

Hello, I'm sewing bags today. Had to get up early to let the Bathstore man in with our new bathroom suite so I resisted the temptation to try and learn plumbing and started sewing bright and early. I have finished 3 that I started yesterday..