Well the Charity Chic Fair is now over and I thought I would post up some images of my stall and tell you all how it went. I really enjoyed it. It was the first ‘proper’ craft fair I’ve done and I was really nervous about it, but I shouldn’t have been. Everyone was so […]
Author Archives: Milomade
18
Mar
Mar
I’ve got another new product line. As well as belts, I’ve been busy making hairbands from vintage fabrics. I recently got my hair cut into a short bob and although I love my fringe, it does bother me when I’m working and keeps getting in the way, so I hunted online for a pattern to […]
06
Mar
Mar
Come along to the annual eco-fashion exhibition and see just how ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ translates into clothes with a conscience and a chic new look.
02
Mar
Mar
My name was pulled out of the hat at Folksy HQ over the weekend and it’s now my duty to choose the four featured sellers for March. Very exciting and daunting task – I instantly put up a twitter announcement to tell people to have more than 5 items in their shop in order to […]
26
Feb
Feb
Why is it when you’ve got something mundane/difficult to do, something really lovely and exciting lands in your lap and you then have the dilemma of finishing the mundane/difficult task off before getting on with the lovely/exciting stuff and battling with the constant distraction that the lovely/exciting stuff causes.
23
Feb
Feb
I re-organised my room the other day so that I’ve got more of a workspace for milomade as before I just had a tiny cabinet against the wall that just ended up a mess everytime I worked on anything. It was also a genral dumping ground as it was just by the door. So I’ve […]
21
Feb
Feb
…and my gingerbread cake came out perfect!
20
Feb
Feb
How nice! I got the latest newsletter from the gang at Folksy today and at the bottom of the page they have this: .
20
Feb
Feb
I’ve just been looking on eBay for a few things and noticed this pin cushion… .
19
Feb
Feb
I’ve listed 4 new Chain Bracelets in my Folksy Shop all priced at £14. These are made using silver plated wire with vintage buttons and beads. I even handcrafted the small silver plated clasps myself – they’re very satisfying to make and it’s nice to make a load of them in one session and then […]