15th June 2009

shop update

smokingdrum Craft Events and Fairs, Sewing & Fabric bag, bags, corsages, Etsy, handm@de, handmade, linen, winchester 5 Comments

it seems like a long long time since I updated the shop, I think it is 6 weeks! So at long last there is some new stuff in there for you to see, and think, oooo I really like that : ) There are 8 new bags in the shop including the two above, so […]

29th April 2009

stitching

smokingdrum Craft Events and Fairs, Sewing & Fabric bag, corsages, Etsy, fabric, handm@de, handmade, linen, sewing 1 Comment

I seemed to not get very much done today, or yesterday, but I think this is because I was doing other stuff, especially Handm@de stuff, including a new Meet the Maker, but I have got some sewing in, This is a based on an older design, but I think this one will be even better! […]

23rd April 2009

tra-la

smokingdrum Freebie/Giveaway corsages, Etsy, felt, linen, mothers day, peg bags, special offer, winner 2 Comments

blimey it’s late, I’m so sorry! I seem to have lost this evening, my little computer went on a go slow, I think because of my Twitter app, poo to you Tweetr. But you don’t want to know about that, you want to know if you have won the peg bag! Well it was comment […]

20th April 2009

reasons to be cheerful

Alice Bloor Freebie/Giveaway, Sewing & Fabric bird, birdie, birds, car, corsages, Etsy, linen, orange, peg bags, school, window, yellow 6 Comments

the children have gone back to school! No not just that, but I think it helps all of us : ) Though my car door window is buggered, it needs a new window mechanism : ( £118! So please if you want to buy a corsage, now is the time!! I have been working on […]

19th April 2009

twelve

smokingdrum Felt Craft corsages, Etsy, felt, freshwater pearls, handmade, wet felting 1 Comment

yep, twelve new corsages have been added to my Etsy shop, Really pleased with them and the photograph, thanks John : )

11th March 2009

Alot of pfaffing about

Alice Bloor Products & Shops, Sewing & Fabric corsages, cricket, Etsy, Folksy, manual, pfaff, presents, sewing machine, varimatic 6085 10 Comments

A real shame about the cricket yesterday, yet again I was following the cricket around the house, in the kitchen while having tea, then sat in front of the computer listening to TMS. I guess it is typical, we get so close, and then it’s gone! But William is learning about the wonders of cricket, […]

10th March 2009

busy

Alice Bloor Uncategorized bag, bags, bread, car, corsages, Etsy, felt, fish pie, Folksy, freshwater pearls, pancakes, presents, soup, tote, wet felting, wip 4 Comments

I think that is why there have been a general lack of posts recently. Edward is over his tonsillitis thankfully, and today I got back my car after it being serviced, though it does need to go back on Thursday to have a bit more work on it, so for the past 10 days I […]

10th March 2009

special, special, special…

Alice Bloor Craft sales, Products & Shops corsages, Etsy, felt, Folksy, freshwater pearls, mothering sunday, mothers day, presents, wet felting, yellow 1 Comment

…offer : ) Yes, I have returned from the fog of listing corsages on Folksy which almost made my eyes bleed! To make up for this, I have this for you! To celebrate Mothering Sunday in the UK, on Sunday 22 March I have a special offer running : ) If you buy two felt […]

4th March 2009

chocolate

Alice Bloor Felt Making, Home & Family & Food corsages, demonstration, Etsy, felt, Felt Making, ill, school, W I, wet felting 4 Comments

is yummy! But we all know that, no I’m talking about a chocolate coloured item, Another new corsage in the shop, there are now eight new ones in there and all looking lovely. Thanks for the feedback on the way I’m now photographing them, it works so much better, but I will need to borrow […]

23rd February 2009

a new way

Alice Bloor Felt Making, Sewing & Fabric alpaca, corsages, esty, felt, felted, freshwater pearls, handfelted, merino, silk 5 Comments

to try and get more people to view, and then hopefully buy more corsages I have been looking at new ways to photograph them, and this is what I have come up with so far, I’m using my shop dummy and a plain charcoal grey kitted top, and I think it works quite well, what […]