I recently went down to London and had a good few days exploring Spitalfields and the the Brick Lane area. It was a fantastic mix of history, cultures and contemporary design. I found some great shops such as Caravan on Lamb Street, which is a very ecletic little shop with gifts, accessories and furniture. I also went to Squint in Shoreditch which have amazing items of recycled furniture. I am hoping my next trip will be to Vienna - wahtch this space for photos!

Barcelona

I have just returned from a trip to Barcelona which was just fantastic. It is a beautiful place, full of contrasts and surprises around every corner. Amazing shops and galleries, sights and museums. Here are a few snaps of things I found..

New Postcard

I almost forgot, I received my new postcards which I will now be able to give out at shows and send to shops and galleries . It is colour both sides and hopefully is eye-catching enough to get me remembered!

I have started to link to interesting blogs now that I have a little time before everything gets busy for Christmas! Monda Loves contains lovely work by the author - hand stitched creatures and little panels which she uses for cards etc. Also, another site worthy of note is Designers Block which I discovered as a result of my work being featured on it! Di highlights a variety of work that she comes across and there are some amazing finds on this blog - really unusual and beautiful work. Di also has a website that is soon to go live called Ghost furniture where quality furniture will be revamped for a new lease of life. See my links across the page for more info.

Wedding Show Frenzy

I have a wedding show coming up in a few weeks time and so things are hectic with that also. It is a huge wedding show, the largest show in Scotland. It is my first time at this one so I have no idea what to expect. I would like my stand to look like a sweet shop or cake shop so will take glass cake stands and perhaps put pink paper on the stand walls. I will then decorate with my felt chocolate wedding favours in pretty boxes and even have a few large cake centrepiece creations. I am looking forward to it really, but there just never seems to be enough time to do everything I would like! Oh, well better get on ........

Busy, Busy, Busy

I am going to have another really busy week this week as I have to finish some work for the The Lighthouse in Glasgow - Autumn Showcase. I made a new collection of work for them that is made of oxidised silver, fet and lace. I delivered it all last week but it requires a few finishing touches to make it complete. This week, I am finishing some work for the RBSA in Birmingham which is hosting an exhibition called Victoriana. I think it will be a gorgeous exhibition of work. I am working on a newsletter to send out to people on my mailing list. This will include updates of exhibitions and events I am attending.