Lovely Things

Oh dear...it's been a while! I've been off having far too much fun - my birthday, plus a music festival (T in the Park, if you must know) = not very much blogging at all! I have some things I'd like to share though, so I thought it was about time.

Later this month, WildCat Designs will be taking part in Handmade Haven, a Glasgow Craft Mafia market at Mono. Come and see some fab crafty creations in a relaxed Sunday afternoon setting from 1-6pm on the 26th of July. For more information, see here.

As a birthday treat, I had a mini spree on etsy - mainly because I spotted the work of Kallliopi on the front page. I had to have this...



...mainly because it's just too cute! Not to mention beautifully handmade and unique. Kalliopi is based in Melbourne, Australia and makes gorgeous little brooches from lots of funky little things but my favourites are definitely those based on plectrums for the guitar.

I also discovered that if you sign into etsy on your birthday - the bar at the top says 'Happy Birthday' to you! It certainly made me smile anyway.

Today I stumbled across two rather lovely websites full of nice things. Things which bring me dangerously close to parting with wads of cash!



First up is ModCloth which has a nice mix of retro and vintage clothing, as well as funky things to spruce up your living space. The Stitchable Stationery kit by Sublime Stitching and the Matryoska Russian Doll drinking game definitely caught my eye.



The other website I happened to trip over is Shana Logic. It has some fabulously kitsch jewellery, cute clothing, quirky art prints and even some squeezably soft plush things. Like this sweet Geisha cushion.

Well hello there!

Yup, I am still blogging... (and reading other people's blogs too!)

I'm currently in the process of recovering - read restocking - from the craft market I did in Glasgow last Sunday. It was my first Glasgow outing for WildCat Designs, a nice little adventure punctuated with sales! As well that, I'm knitting like there's no tomorrow in preparation for my next outing with the Glasgow Craft Mafia on Thursday 4th December.

December! I can't believe it's nearly time to put up an advent calendar, dust off last year's (hopefully still intact) decorations and look out a good recipe for gingerbread. This year really has flown by.



During my online 'travels' I recently came across a fab little etsy shop, roadkill - not as bad as it sounds! Roadkill makes some really gorgeous coats and little capes from beautiful woollen tweeds. Unfortunately, they only ship these to Canada and America. (Probably because of the weight I presume) Must give my relatives a wee shout! ;) There's also a wonderful website: www.roadkillroadkill.com where you'll also find some rather lovely tote bags (see right for cuuute deer bag) and jewellery too.

Winter Markets in Glasgow

Yes, winter most definitely is here. Brrr!

So as a knitwear designer-maker, I'm pretty busy right now, as you can imagine! But not so busy I can't make time to share a little news: WildCat Designs will be at a couple of the above Glasgow Craft Mafia Markets, namely Sunday 23rd November at Mono, King's Court, and also Thursday 4th December at Qudos in the QMU. It will be a great opporchancity to get your hands on some gorgeous winter woollies :)