Scarborough Pictures

Here are my new artworks for my "Scarborough Fair" card collection.  

New images include images of Scarborough, Whitby and Robin Hoods Bay.

The cards will be available soon in my etsy shop here.

Prints will be available soon from The Local Art Company

Scarborough Fair collection

Freddie

Beach huts

Suncourt

Abbey

Lighthouse

Steps

Castle

Arcades

Robin Hoods Bay

Granny Chic

Have treated myself to "Granny chic" from dottie angel and Ted and Agnes.  It is full of crafty recipes and inspiration for the handmade home.  I think I must be a bit of a Granny as this has to be my favourite book EVER!








Full of gorgeous imagery from the Homes of Tif Fussel (Dottie Angel) and Rachelle Blondel (Ted & Agnes).  Both women share a mutual love of handcrafted and secondhand. There are plenty of lovely handmade tutorials in here and also lots of interiors inspirations from their homes, workspaces and caravans!

A doily table mat tutorial

A fabulous wall in Tifs house

Rachelles caravan "Maude"

Tutorial on covering an old chair

Tifs airstream trailer

You can see more from Dottie Angel here and Ted & Agnes here

You can see my instagram article on Dottie Angel here

★ ETSY FRIDAY ★

I am featuring the Etsy shop What Nikki made this week on etsy friday.

Nikki McWilliams is a designer and maker, based in Dundee. Her brand of quirky homeware and accessories - Nikki McWilliams design is the product of a lifelong love of having a nice cup of tea and a biscuit.

I LOVE her biscuit cushions...

You can follow nikki's BLOG here

Homebird House

There is a fabulous new shop opened up in my hometown and I just had to tell you about it. It is called HOMEBIRD HOUSE and if you are familiar with Scarborough it is opposite the entrance to the Market on St. Helens square.

It's a home & body lifestyle store and stocks a wide range of products from window boxed cupcake bath bombs to really pretty lazercut cards, bunting, creative colour in wall paper.  You can get the perfect present for kids, mum, best friend or granny.

The shop is owned by a very friendly interior designer Alex Anderson.  It's a real breath of fresh air for Scarborough, as we are overun with tacky souvenir, charity and poundshops.

There is a great range of Christmas Decorations and gifts...

Love these frames...

...and these fellas...

...and LOOK they also stock my Rankidoodle cards and Teacup candles too!

For more info and pictures visit the website here and the facebook page here

Ramsbottom Festival

Quite a lot is happening in my little town.  If you have never visited Ramsbottom it is a lovely little town 5 miles north of Bury (about 15 miles from Manchester) with quaint shops and houses. It boasts numerous restaurants and pubs, lovely gift shops, 2 art galleries, antique shops and even a chocolate shop!  

It's the perfect place to come for a little wander round on a sunday.

Ramsbottom are having their own music festival in September, it should be good, here are the details...

You can find out more information, buy tickets and hear music from the bands here

around the house

Hi, just a few pics of around my humble abode...