Mr. Singer himself

September 16, 2011

I’m off camping in Devon for the weekend, hoping to visit the mansion of Mr Singer himself, I shall tell all upon my return! Share

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Likes means prizes

September 15, 2011

Just a little reminder that for every 100 ‘likes’ of my facebook business page, I will enter everyone into a prize draw to win a goody bag of my work, tell all your facebook friends! Share

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For the love of sewing machines no. 1

September 4, 2011

Dawn the Davis Sewing Machine I won’t pretend to be an expert on sewing machines. I’m not a member of any exclusive clubs… yet, I don’t have terribly unusual ones, and I haven’t spent a huge fortune on my collection. So far I have 16 sewing machines and an overlocker (serger to US readers). They […]

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Eden, electric cars, and the circus.

August 30, 2011

My friend Matthew Trevaskis of ecodrive teamed up with the Eden Project this month to show off some of the electric cars coming onto the market. With the incentive of test-driving the new Nissan Leaf, I filled up my old petrol-guzzling Fiat and drove up to Eden with my parents. While wandering between biomes and […]

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The Design Fair

August 26, 2011

  What a cracking show the 2011 Cornwall Design Fair was, I only wish there had been two of me, so one Freya could enjoy and photograph all the wonderful designers, entertainment and food there. The weather shone, the tents were cosy-warm, and sounds of story telling and bands drifted into our stands. I was […]

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Hidden Art 2011

August 14, 2011

The Cornwall Design Fair in association with Hidden Art is just around the corner, and my busy meter is in the red. I love this show , not only does it have some of the best designers and makers in the south west,  it also gives you the opportunity to explore the house and grounds at […]

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Hi there!

June 10, 2011

Well I’ve finally run out of excuses, strawberries are watered, emails checked, and now the most important thing on my to-do-list is learn WordPress. Fortunately I have a lot of help, thanks to the excellent tutorials at lynda.com, Morten Rand-Hendriksen teaches me the basics, and a big thank you to Justin Duance for the more advanced […]

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