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30% off Barkcloth Bonanza
Its Barkcloth Bonanza week at DonnaFlower.com and Donna and I have joined forces with a very special offer to chase away the onset of any winter blues.DonnaFlower.comYou know how it is getting harder...
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Carry on lighting...with Babs
This afternoon I have come to a momentous decision. It is a decision driven by the heart and not the head. One which will no doubt create many hours of measuring and fiddling and re-measuring and...
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Ceramic Swans Rock!
Where do you keep your toothbrush? I confess to having kept mine for sometime now in a granny pink ceramic swan.My ceramic swan tooth brush holderI'm mighty pleased with the arrangement. Not only does...
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All Hail the Queens of Granny Chic
Its unlikely, even if you have been hiding under a damp stone, that you've missed the fever pitch excitment about the iminent launch of Granny Chic- crafty recipes and inspiration for the handmade home...
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Selvedge Winter Fair November 10
I am absolutely chuffed beyond chuffedness to have been invited to exhibit at this years Selvedge Winter Fair on November 10th at Chelsea Town Hall.Selvedge Winter Fair 2012I am in complete awe of this...
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Transform Your Wardrobe at a Cascade Lampshade Making Workshop
I'm very excited to be running the first of several brand new lampshade making workshops for Cascade next weekend. You may well have read about Cascade as they were Mollie Makes "website to watch" in...
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What Cancer Cannot Do
So here is what I have learnt in the past six weeks about cancer and its limitations. Cancer can't diminish love, it can't prevent friendships from deepening and new ones blossoming, it can't silence...
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Pompoms - They don't make em like they used to!
Today I've enjoyed a few treasured moments fondling something so soft, round and plumptious that it seems cruel not to share.Yes its my twindling stock of original vintage cotton pom pom trim for...
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Blossomless
A big virtual hug to everyone who's feeling the cold today. It is bitter even for those of us lucky to still have the power on. Here's hoping all will be restored by evening and you'll be cosy and...
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Bang up to date
Sometimes you find a vintage fabric that's what 30 or 40 years old or more and something about the colour or pattern just makes you think you saw it yesterday heralded as the latest trend. That's how I...
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Bunny Boxes Win
The reality of a post chemo day is that it can be a challenge to anything more than flick a finger round the gorgeousness that lies within Pinterest all day. Determined to ensure I did something...
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Just in case you find yourself on a chocolate fuelled on-line shopping frenzy I have two more guilt free 40% bargains from the continued studio spring clean.
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Sunshine inspired - Virginia and a sister for Mavis
I might still have had to scrape the windscreen of ice early this morning but the sun has been out continuously since and doesn't it feel good?Virginia £32Maybe a little rash I know to reach for...
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DearEmma's Distractions
This afternoon I have an important meeting with my oncologist and am terrified. A quiet morning staring out of the window patiently waiting for sounds of movement from the teen's rooms is too quiet - I...
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TedandAgnes and some Barkcloth Squares
I was cheered beyond cheeriness to see what my GrannyChic friend Rachelle of TedandAgnes has been up to. My that gal is a whirlwind of activity. For some of us hosting a photo shoot for Country Living,...
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Breakout the Barkcloth Bunting
So I had my eighth of eight cycles of chemotherapy last Thursday. Man was that hard work. Anyway folk have been asking what would I like to do to celebrate this particular milestone on the "journey". A...
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Lampshade Repair, Recovery and Re-purposing!
Tired of gazing at a tired and torn lampshade? Are your existing frames too big/small for your room or do you fancy a more contemporary shape? Got a lamp base that deserves to be brought back to life?...
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Bargains galore in my end of season SALE
Just in time for you to lighten up those dark evenings. Lots of bargains - many half price.
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Learn to Sew a Tailored Lampshade with the Patchwork Dog
I'm lucky to be working again with the wonderful folk at the Patchwork Dog and Basket in the Needlemakers, Lewes. Now you can write what I know about quilting on the back of a very small envelope but...
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Artwave 2014 - Reason to Celebrate.
I am absolutely delighted to be busily preparing for the Lewes Artwave Festival 2014 which begins next weekend.Artwave Festival 2014It is the third time I've been able to call myself one of the...
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Bald Again for Dragon Boating!
For most of last year I had a bald head. Not through choice but as a result of chemotherapy. Today I am packing up 20 bald head wigs for some of my wonderful friends and family to wear tomorrow as they...
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Lampshade Making Studio Workshop
An Introduction to Lampshade MakingThursday 16 October 10.30am – 3pmOn Thursday 16th October Polly from Folly & Glee is opening her studio at The Long Barn, Upper Lodge near Ringmer, Lewes BN8 4AP...
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