If you're in the UK (or even if, like me, you're not!) check out Wee Birdy's great round-up of the best of London's independent shopping opportunities. It all sounds so fantastic. I'm really bummed that I'm thousands of miles away with absolutely no hope of getting to any of these events. Actually I feel the same way having missed Melbourne's Design Market last weekend.
I love this poster. (Image source: Wee Birdy)
Thanks to Rachel of One Pretty Thing for featuring my advent calendar, my paper Christmas wreath and Christmas bauble tutorials. And hello to Rachel's readers who have found their way here.
If you don't know One Pretty Thing be sure to check it out - it's a fabulous resource for tutorials on all things handmade. Rachel features dozens of new things every day from all over the blogosphere... a huge amount of work to collate, I don't know how she does it.
This great book is another market find. Fabulous design, colours and hand lettering!
Hello! I have moved my blog to a new home. You can find this tutorial at the red thread blog's new address. Just click here.
Tomorrow is the first of December and Roxy can't wait to wake up in the morning to start the advent calendar. I've assembled most of the treats, and will add the few remaining ones as the month goes on. This is what I have so far:
• Lots of written treats. Things like fish and chips picnic dinner on the beach, going to the craft supply shop to get some new supplies, face painting with mummy (Roxy loves having her face painted), Roxy's choice of what we'll do for a day, a day at the 'flying fox' park, a ferry ride, etc.
• Some alphabet stamps and a stamp pad.
• A silver unicorn ring
• A lollypop
• A butterfly necklace
• A flower craft punch
• A couple of lollies
• A butterfly ring
• Some little post-it notes with hearts on them
• A bottle of pink nail polish (Roxy went ga ga over this in a shop recently)
• A sparkly hair clip
Have you got an advent calendar organised?
