Friend Barbara and I went to the NEC show last week for Craft/Fashion/Sewing & Embroidery knowing that there would be something we could buy. First shock was the price of the car parking – £16 if paid on the day or £12 if pre-booked! That, added to the ticket price made it an already expensive…
Hubbie and I attended the craft trade show at the NEC on Monday. To make it easier for him we also booked an overnight stay so that we could go to the Caravan show on the next day. This trade show is only once a year and for me is the ideal opportunity to find…
Took a whole day off yesterday – Friend Barbara and I went to the show at Manchester Event City, braving the icy weather. We must have walked around at least four times seeing something new each time. We both had shopping/wish lists and got nearly everything on them. Barbara missed out on some beads while…
Good News : New Range Nearly Ready! Been busy beading away over the Christmas days getting the new simpler range ready. I’ve decided on 11 designs from the current range but made using Patchwork cotton fabrics. These items will give an easier introduction to The Jacobeadery bead embroidery with only up to 3 stitches to…
Our tour around northern and mid France was absolutely fantastic! Had a wonderful time – saw everything that was on my list and the driving turned out to be no problem whatsoever. Weather was just like the UK at first but it eventually brightened up. I think most parts of Europe were suffering the side…
Well, things have really been happening here – and not all to the good. We recently had to change our car, which meant a new tow bar for towing the caravan (obvious?). We are going to France for a few weeks soon but decided to have a Hudson Bay Start (dry run, sort of) to…