‘Under the weather’

Whilst the weather here has been pretty fantastic I’ve not been feeling well. For the last month I’ve had one of those colds that don’t go away. This week I felt better and attempted the gym again at the beginning of the week but had to stop as I felt dizzy and then ended up spending most of yesterday in bed (unable to sleep because of the coughing). Basically my husband and I keep passing the cold backwards and forwards but he seems to bounce back after a couple of days while I have the long drawn out version.

I have been doing some crafting. Mainly knitting up a cardigan for my mother – she chose the pattern and the wool and I’m learning new stitches and skills – I’m almost finished with about half an arm to go so I will share photos with you once it is finished.

I’ve also felted my first jumper – well I found it at the back of my wardrobe having had a slight accident in the washing machine (in my husband’s hands) a couple of years ago. It was the first thing that I knitted when I got back into knitting in 2007. On finding the discarded garment at the bottom of the wardrobe – an now having some idea of felting – I finished the job. I’m hoping to make it into at least one bag for my etsy shop in the near future.

I’ve also discovered the delights of the drop spindle with thanks to my swap partner on Ravelry. I can’t wait to knit up the current yarn on the spindle (maybe a present for father’s day).

I’ve also missed a few shops of the week!

This week’s shop of the week is That’s Headly and you can find all about the shop here.

I love the peas in a pod jewellery.

Last week’s shop of the week was A Cagey Bee which you can read about here. I am so sorry that I missed this one as it has been a favorite shop of mine for some time.

I paticularly love Kris’ ‘Angel with one wing’.

The previous shop was Tamdoll – who you can read about here.

I love these mermaids and am inspired by the art cuffs in her shop.

 

Sidewalk Sale

I am taking part in the Etsy Twitter Team’s Sidewalk sale this week.

Visit the blog to find out about all the offers – mine is 10% off if you mention ’sidewalk’ in the message to seller.

 

Twitter Team Catch up

I haven’t been able to post shops of the week for a couple of weeks but here they are:

last week’s shop of the week was South Paw Studios and you can read about the shop here.

The week before this was Bell Flower Textiles and you can read about the shop here.

Sorry to both shops for leaving it so long.

 

Etsy Twitter Team Shop of the Week

Etsy Twitter Team: Shop of the Week: Tamara Garvey

Tamara does lovely illustrations with pen and ink. You can read her full interview by clicking on the link above. Here are a couple of my favorites from her shop.

 

Etsy Twitter Team Shop of The Week

Is mine!  Go to the Twitter Team blog to find out more.

As a thank you I’ll be adding all the blogs that have mentioned my shop to this page so you can see some great blogs and perhaps add them to your blog reader.

Jaybird Designs

Linda B’s Jewelry Designs

Southampton Creations

Threepeats Jewelry

Sumiko

Gina M Studio

UberArt Shop

MindyG Jewelry

Blackbird’s Learning to Fly

In My Head Studios

 South Paw Studios

Uber Art 

 Impawsible to Resist

Ornamentia

Curious Mess

Tamdoll’s Workspace

Beadwork by Amanda

Purple Lemon Designs

The T Shirt Lady

Yarn Coture

 

Etsy Twitter Team Shop of the Week

This week’s shop of the week is L’Elephant Rose you can find out more about the shop owner (and special discounts) on the Etsy Twitter Team blog. In the meantime here are a couple of my favourites from her shop.

psst look out for next week’s shop – it may well be someone familiar.

 

Charity Shops

Charity shops. Don’t you just love ‘em? Well actually I don’t frequent them often but now and again I pop into our local one in search of yarn.

Yesterday I hit jackpot:

Ten cones of yarn for under £10! There were a few more cones that I left in the shop as I couldn’t carry any more so there may be a return visit. I already have ideas for most of it but some will be going to my next ravelry swap partner as the current swap is a ‘charity’ one.

 

Etsy Twitter Team Shop of the Week

This week’s shop  is called Curious Mess - who’s seller’s avatar I fell in love with in the etsy forums!  - a couple of my favourites (including the avatar) are below. You can find out more about the shop here.

 

Scavenger Hunt

Until Sunday I’m taking part in the EtsyKnitters Spring Scavenger hunt. A fun game that results in exclusive discounts and offers from 31 participating stores. Just click on the link above or the picture below to join in the fun.

 

Etsy Twitter Team Shop of the Week

I’m a bit late but I really love this weeks Shop of the Week.

Jaybird is a fellow crocheter and has many gorgeous patterns on her site.

Here are a couple of my favourites:

 

If you haven’t  visited before the etsytwitter team blog is a great source of information – not just of great shops. Check out this post on Twinfluence.