It seems fitting to do this week's Folksy Friday on vintage florals!   Click on the link below each image to visit the seller's shop.  Scroll further down for the lovely vintage floral wallpapers from Belsay Hall which I posted yesterday!

http://www.folksy.com/items/1786870

http://www.folksy.com/items/2098317

http://www.folksy.com/items/2229929

http://www.folksy.com/items/2042461

http://www.folksy.com/items/2112441

Vintage wallpaper

Just wanted to share these beautiful vintage wallpapers I found at Belsay Hall.  Although much of the downstairs is stripped back to bare stone, some of the original wallpapers upstairs remain.  Floral and faded...gorgeous.

Catherine Howard Designs at Belsay Hall

I spent a very relaxing afternoon at Belsay Hall's Christmas gift fair today.  I'd like to feature the work of Textile designer, Catherine Howard, whose stall looked rather yummy!  Catherine had an assortment of goodies on her table, including her tailored waistcoats and some highly decorative Christmas tree baubles.  Catherine runs Textile workshops here in the North East and is quite an inspiration when it comes to surface decoration, embroidery and print techniques!  She teaches Textile Design and has also given talks for the Embroiderer's Guild.  To contact her and see more of her work visit www.catherinehowarddesigns.com

I haven't blogged for a while having been quite busy helping out with costumes for the school production.  It seems fitting then, that my (rather late!) Folksy Friday is based on The Wizard of Oz!  Click on the link below each picture to visit the seller's shop.

http://www.folksy.com/items/2070853

http://www.folksy.com/items/2011749

http://www.folksy.com/items/2218017

http://www.folksy.com/items/2388973

http://www.folksy.com/items/2399537 

Cocktails

Collage work using tissue and Brusho.  I do love using Brusho, the colours are so vibrant :)

Altered pages

I must do my tax return...I must do my tax return...I must...oh heck, I think I'll just blog instead!  Here is a little altered page I did recently, using a page from a rather lovely old book.  Tynemouth market is a great place to source old, cheap books to use as sketchbooks.  It's held every weekend on Tynemouth metro station, a 20min metro ride from Newcastle city centre.  Flea market bliss!

Sketchbook

I've been busy recently as it's the start of the new term but thought I would share these sketchbook pages I have been working on, in response to a visit to the Alnwick Garden (including some rubbings from old headstones).

Folksy Friday

I've been preparing for the new school year this week and so it seems fitting that this week my Folksy Friday theme is "Back to School".  Click on the link below each item to visit the seller's page...enjoy!

http://www.folksy.com/items/2148321-Fresh-pink-shoulder-bag-or-crossover-bag-pleated-tiny-floral-vintage-inspired-fabric-trimming?shop=yes

http://www.folksy.com/items/1763469-Pencil-case-kit?shop=yes

http://www.folksy.com/items/1984337-Vintage-maps-pocket-notebooks-Set-of-4?shop=yes

http://www.folksy.com/items/2094725-Owl-Screen-Printed-Laptop-Sleeve?shop=yes

http://www.folksy.com/items/1909357-Plans-for-Global-Domination-Pocket-moleskine-cahier-squared-paper?shop=yes

http://www.folksy.com/items/2133285

Folksy Friday

Carrying on the theme of birds, here are some lovely items from Folksy!  Click on the link to go to the seller's page.

                                                      http://www.folksy.com/items/1646165

                                                     http://www.folksy.com/items/1479717

                                                     http://www.folksy.com/items/1614877

                                                     http://www.folksy.com/items/1944861

                                                     http://www.folksy.com/items/2160633

                                                     http://www.folksy.com/items/2043877

Harriet and Dee's

I spent a very relaxing day in Chester with my family last weekend; we took our little boy out in a rowing boat for the first time.   I think he enjoyed himself, we were mostly entertained by his dad and his uncle making fun of each other's rowing skills (or lack of!). It appears you never outgrow sibling rivalry!

Anyway, I did find a lovely little shop called Harriet and Dee.  They are a greeting card specialist and stocked some wonderful cards (I especially liked Cinnamon Aitch's range) and they also stocked gift/ home wares.  I hovered around the Orla Keily home range for a while, adding items to my mental wish list and finally bought some gift wrap which features the work of Madeleine Floyd.  I just love her birds drawings and her drawing style!

New items in my Folksy shop

I've recently been stocking my online shop, as it's been neglected for a few months, while I was working on other freelance projects.  I have a Folksy shop and an Etsy shop; here are the links if you'd like to take a look!


http://www.folksy.com/shops/kinnersbee

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Kinnersbee