How on earth is it May already?
It's all go at the DF studio... the move to the new flat is scheduled for 19th June, I'm so excited I can't think straight! Just trying to sort out all the boring paperwork stuff, and I'm spending most of my lunchtimes sneakily buying (mostly vintage, and all vintage-inspired) things to put in it... today's acquisition was a gorgeous patchwork throw for my bed... photos when I'm home in daylight :) (I seem to say that a lot - must get more organised!)
Actually, talking of organisation, once I move and the internet etc is all set up, I've decided I'm going to have a bit more of a schedule for Ducking Fabulous... a day each week to blog, a day each week to update my shop, and so on. It was going really well until I decided I was moving, and now everything's in disarray and chaos, lol!
I haven't introduced my new sewing machine yet, either, have I? Her name's Vi, and she used to belong to my Gran - having had my confidence boosted by a bag-sewing class with some of the girls from work, I asked if I could borrow her, and Gran told me that as long as I looked after her, I could keep her :) Which is wonderful! She's perfect to learn on, and the only down side is that her bobbin winder function is currently refusing to work. I have solved this by ordering a Sidewinder, which arrived today - as I was working late I've yet to try it out, but it looks fab! Thanks to SewCraftyFox for the tip!
Have so far made one cushion cover and a lot of mess, but have many things planned once I've got space & time to myself :) I haven't given up on the jewellery side of things either, just taking the opportunity to explore new crafts while I have spare money, as once I'm paying full rent there's no way I'll have any left over :S So hopefully that'll be when my productivity goes into overdrive and lots of weird but wonderful things will emerge from the Ducking Fabulous studio (and into the Folksy shop, which has sadly had to be put on holiday as I've packed away all the stock, listed and unlisted, until after the move :( sniff.)
In my non-crafty pursuits, work has been insane but very funny recently, although I've not had a lot of time to blog about it, and I spent some of the bank holiday weekend barbecuing sausages in the rain, and the rest of it under the front of Poppy (my car), taking off her brake discs and discovering that
a) I need new ones; and
b) I am clearly never going to be a mechanic!
Right, on that note, bed, I think...
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