Friday 31 May 2013

Crafters have groupies too!

I had a stall at Caerphilly Castle last weekend and well I seemed to acquire a little groupie.  He was only about ten and I think he belonged to another stall holder but he was wandering round all by himself.  He kept coming up to mine and another stall holder's stall and wouldn't leave for quite some time.  He even started drawing pictures and giving them to me.  When he did have to leave me at one point, he stood in the doorway staring at me so I waved goodbye to him and he waved back but just stood there smiling, so I waved again and he still wouldn't budge.  Eventually he skipped off to where he came from.  He was not gone ten minutes before he returned again.  And well, I like kids and I think most are cute but what I don't think is cute is when a kid fiddles with my work and manhandles my glass, often with grubby hands!  It makes me nervous.  Glass and kids just do not mix.  As nice as the little kid was, I was constantly on edge for fear of my work (and my nerves) being shattered into a million little pieces.  Luckily, nothing got damaged but it reminds me of a saying my sister always used to say when I was little; 'Look with your eyes, not with your hands!'.  Never has a phrase been uttered so much.

Friday 24 May 2013

You won't miss this bit of advertising!

Check out my new banner!  My mam and dad got it done up for me as a surprise.  It's a big one!  You'll definately see me coming.  You can't see my chuffed face in this photo cos the wind was blowing my hair everywhere, i'm kinda glad about that cos I didn't have any make up on hehe.  Check out the excitement on my mam's face tho.

Saturday 18 May 2013

It's really hard to work when you look that cute!....

So it's great working from home and planning my own working day, I can even go to work in my dressing gown!  What I do find particularly tough is that my super cute little dog has a habit of looking extra cute and snuggly or wanting to play when i've got a load of stuff to do.  How can I say no to big puppy dog eyes?  It's like she know's I can't pay attention to her and so emotionally blackmails me.  How do dogs know this stuff?  They certainly are clever little beings.  She loves popping her head in my studio just to see me.  I was just working on the floor with my dremmel and she came over to me and stuck her head in my face just to give me kisses.  Aww, she's like my little furry employee.

Designs by Neelie
The Four Legged Culprit


Thursday 9 May 2013

The kindness of craft folk

I had a stall at St Fagans this weekend gone.  It wasn't a great one for me but whenever I come away from a craft event I always have a lovely warm feeling inside.  Craft folk are the nicest species of human i've ever met.  Everyone is genuinely interested in how well you do and are more than willing to help each other!  It's such a welcoming community that I am very proud to be a part of.  Love to all the humble craft folk ♥