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A Few Thoughts On Craft Fairs.
2010 was the year that I decided to explore the possibility of taking my crafting to the next level by participating in considerably more, and larger craft events. Unfortunately 2010 turned out to be...
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My Theatrical Life!
Sorry to disappoint anyone expecting something truely theatrical! I am just trying to make myself sound more interesting than I actually am.The past 2 weeks has been taken up with making costumes...
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New Toy.
I got me a new toy!For some time now I have been considering investing in one of these gadgets…. They come in all shapes and sizes to suit all budgets. After a bit of research I plumped for this one....
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Getting My Head Together.
In a previous post I discussed the need to develope your stall display each time you do a event or at least as you go along, to keep it interesting for both yourself and the customers.Today I have a...
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My Life in Books.
As a voracious reader I have thoroughly enjoyed the run up to World Book Day (March 3rd) and the fabulous programmes relating to it. I have particularly enjoyed ‘Faulks on Fiction’ and ‘My Life in...
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Handmade Baby Gifts.
A new baby is the perfect excuse to indulge in a little retail therapy – especially when there are so many opportunities thrown in your path! The baby’s Mum is someone who really appreciates the...
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A Lightbulb Moment.
The other day I was complaining to a friend of mine about the weather and the lack of good light to work by and to take pictures by. The next time I saw her she gave me this……And it has been the best...
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Wearable Art.
I have almost finished this book and I cannot recommend it highly enough. It is packed full of useful information, some of which I have pretty much discovered for myself already and some of it a...
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Toty Wee Hotties.
There used to be a handwritten sign on the roadside as you drove up the eastern side of Loch Lomond towards Oban that read ‘Toty Wee Tents Only’. Sadly it is no longer there - it made me smile every...
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A Week of Inspiration - Day 1
During this week I am going to do a post every day about the things that I have around me, either bought from or swapped with other crafters, that inspire me on a daily basis. I have collected the...
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A Week of Inspiration - Day 2
Today’s offerings are gathered together under the heading of ‘Around the House’ as they are just a few of the things that have escaped the workroom/studio (the place where most of my trinkets are...
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A Week of Inspiration - Day 3
Today I am going to be talking about 3D art/sculptures. I always think of sculpture as being big, almost monumental, but I have a few pieces of 3D art that are pretty small but none the less...
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A Week of Inspiration - Day 4
I made the decision a while ago that I would try to replace all the posters and reproduction prints on my walls with original artwork as and when I could afford to.Alot of my friends are buyers of art...
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A Week of Inspiration - Day 5
Today’s offerings come under the banner ‘Hanging Decorations’ – I am rather partial to a hanging decoration and they can be picked up relatively inexpensively all over the place! Most of these have...
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A Week of Inspiration - Day 6
I have never been a girly girl and have always found dolls rather disturbing, but I did have a huge teddy bear collection and several pets – gerbils, guinea pigs dog etc and I quite like horses (have I...
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A Week of Inspiration - Day 7
When I was planning the ‘groupings’ of objects for my week of inspiration I managed to divide them into six distinct sections and I was wondering how to round off the week and it suddenly became clear...
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Oppor-chancities.
I was fortunate enough to be commissioned to make a bag by a lovely lady (another stallholder) I met at the Spring Fling at the Creggans Inn recently. My being there was a complete fluke - the owner...
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Before & After.
I feel like I am riding the crest of a creative wave at the moment. I have so much energy and so many ideas swirling around that there don't seem to be enough hours in the day. Perhaps it is the new...
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Hebridian Road Trip - Day One - Glasgow to Tarbert.
I notice that at the end of my last post I rather smugly wrote that I would be blogging from the Outer Hebrides – well, obviously that didn’t happen! Although there was Wifi in the hotel I couldn’t get...
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Hebridian Road Trip - Day Two - Destination Lewis.
After a hearty breakfast of bacon, egg, sausage and Stornoway black pudding we made a quick pit-stop at the tweed vendors before heading up the road to Lewis. Stornoway is roughly 50 minutes drive from...
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Hebridian Road Trip - Day Three - The Long Road to Huisinis.
The following day dawned bright and sunny and we set out bright and early for Huisinis – the most westerly point of the Outer Hebrides. I had been there once before a few years ago when working on a...
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Hebridian Road Trip - Day Four - Ae Fond Farewell.
Our final day on the islands was a bit overcast but it perked up once we entered Stornoway. We had plenty of time before we needed to get to the ferry so we took a drive up to Tolsta which is at the...
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Hebridian Road Trip - The Spoils.
So, now I am back home again but not empty handed, oh no!! Apart from some great memories and a wonderful sense of well being having been mentally and physically restored, I have more black pudding...
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Made by the Hands, Woven from the Heart.
When I was up in the Outer Hebrides 18 months ago I met the person who runs the Harris Tweed Authority and she showed me some beautiful photographs and graphics that they were intending to use to...
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Fieldy Goes to Cannes.
Yes – you heard it here first. The delegates from Creative Scotland (the new organisation that has replaced both Scottish Screen and the Scottish Arts Council) will be sporting Fieldy felted Harris...
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'Margo' Bags.
I had the idea for these wee bags a while ago – before Xmas in fact, but have only got around to making them in the last couple of weeks. I like to mix colours and textures in my work and when I came...
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Just Plain Tweed!
I like these resin bow bag fixings so much that I bought half a dozen so I could make a few wee bags in a variety of fabrics and colours – there is something very satisfying about their ‘boxiness’ plus...
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A Private View.
Yesterday was a particularly lovely day and I had a bit of a jaunt out to the countryside. I had some of my Liberty print make-up bags and shower hats to drop off at the Green Gallery in...
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Sunny.
The weather has been so beautiful lately that my sunglasses are finally out of retirement and what do you need when toting around your favourite shades? A sunglasses case!I wanted to make something...
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I have been busy unpacking my boxes and rearranging my knick-knacks over at my new home. I haven't moved there permanently yet but the day is drawing near - changes are afoot at Fieldy HQ!Please stop...
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Well, that's finally it. I have drawn the blinds and had a final tidy up and am now ready to move to my new blog home at http://www fieldytweed.blogspot.comPlease come and join me there - it feels a...
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