liberty print anguish

Dear Belles, I'm suffering from LPA (Liberty Print Anguish). It's a terrible condition. I have a dozen swatches to choose from for next year's spring/summer collection and I keep changing my mind. I've made each up into a little 'Freya Bean' blouse and posted them on my website. I'd love to know what you think (email me - mail@peakprincess.co.uk) or post here.

I love KittyEden's idea of posting our favourite shops & what's going on. I posted about my local haunts earlier in the summer.

I'd also love people to post their top tips and questions. For example, the lovely lady in the Macclesfield Fents shop told me to use a piece of muslin when ironing on interfacing to make sure it doesn't stick to the bottom of the iron. That advice has saved me a lot of tears.

not at all what i had planned

Erm yes well hello , its me the very naughty neglectful blog admin better know as Sara !!
As the title may tell you i hadn't planned for the blog to be like this , Vanessa and I had hoped it would become a well used source of advice and info for those creative types in the North !

So i have decided to give it a bit of a kick up the bum and get some info out to you lovely lot .
I would also love you to help me with info you know about things gong on around you

Things like local fairs no matter how small !
Great shops you know and use !
Anything in fact that you think others may find helpful ...... so please help me get this blog a fun but useful place to visit and if you want to join us just leave me a comment .

So i shall be posting weekly updates starting tomorrow ...... hopefully :)

I need your help!

Please take a look at my blog as I need to know whats your basic items are in your sewing stash!

www.justoriginal.blogspot.com

liberty snippets for sale on Peak Princess

Hi everyone - thanks for all the helpful comments. I've put various size mixed bags of Liberty offcuts on the website from £2.99 (plus p&p).

liberty snippets

Just wondering if anyone thinks there's a market for snippets of Liberty Tana Lawn and Kingly cord? My Mum's very efficient pattern cutting technique means my Peak Princess offcuts are quite small and irregular. I was recently asked for some Tatum snippets for a lady making patchwork cathedral cushions. Would also be useful for button covering. I'm thinking I might bag them up and see if there are any buyers out there at the next events I do. Please email me if you think it's a good idea (mail@peakprincess.co.uk).
thanks, Lissa

Craft Candy in Sheffield

Hi Belles!

Just a quick note to tell you all about the Craft Candy group in Sheffield. Craft Candy are a talented bunch of crafters who put on fairs in high-profile venues around Sheffield. Some of you may already be aware of them?

Craft Candy is a non profit making organisation which started July 2008 and it's main role is to promote craft and craftspeople within Sheffield but they let non-Sheffielders (like me - I'm from Leeds) have stalls at their fairs too. The last one I went to in July was great and attended by lots of people and the next one, the Candy Cane Christmas Craft Fair is on the 28th & 29th November at The Workstation (next to Showroom Cinema) in Sheffield and looks like it will be a good one too. 

The photo shows my stall (Kiss Prudence see: kissprudence.etsy.com) at the last fair and I'll be at the November fair too. For more info see: http://www.craft-candy.org/

Love Helen xx

Manchester crafters and designers meet up...

THIS SATURDAY!!! Just reminding anybody who asked me about coming along! Hope to see you there for coffee and fat muffins, 10.30am - 11.30am+

Cheryl
Design Rocks