I Heart Ebay!

Buying random stuff that you forgot about on Ebay is the best. This morning in the post I received a pair of leopard print shoes, some silver cake cases and a mannequin head.

Then I was late for work...

Mad as a...

Hatter of course!

I have, finally, taken some pictures of my recent handywork. They are as good as I can get them using the worlds lamest photo editing program, together with a computer powered by elderly, arthritic hamsters. Enjoy :)

I think these little nautical cocktail hats are my favourites so far. I have worn the blue one a couple of times and no-one has laughed at me yet. Well, not to my face anyway...

There are loads more in progress, although I have been lacking in free time this week, mainly because it's the London Roller Girls' championship bout on Saturday, woohoo! I'm so excited about this, even though I'll probably be too busy to actually see much of the action. A small part of me misses the excitement of actually skating in a bout, but only a really small part. Had a planning meeting at Silky & Nem's flat last night, which ended in much wine and chat, and me and Jennie running to Brixton station to get the last tube. Got home about 1:20am in the end. Oops. On a school night and everything!

Also met my mum for dinner this evening, as she's on a flying visit to pick up my nan from Heathrow. I really must go home more this year...

Shiny New Stuff! Woohoo!

Received an exciting package in the post this morning, full of lovely fabrics from the US! I giggled and bounced on the doorstep, but was already running late for work, so had to take them with me and open the package on the bus. Luckily there weren't too many people this morning...

I have some with daisys, some with ladybugs, some with bees and some amazing Alice in Wonderland fabric. And a ton of other stuff too. Eeek!

This is one of my favourites...

Can't wait to make it in to a little hat, it's gonna be so cute :)

I also have a shiny new printer, purchased by the boy, and access to Photoshop and Illustrator, which means I can sort out some lovely pictures and open an Etsy store, woohoo!

Watch this space...

I Have Been Doing Stuff, Honest Guv...

I really have. Yeah yeah I hear you scoff, but I so have, I've just been too busy to write about it. My actual job, the one that pays for my expensive creative type thingies has been a bit mental, as the boss has been preparing to go on holiday, which always results in manicness (hmmm, suspect that's not a real word...) I am making a real effort to leave at 4:30pm though, rather than thinking oh I'll just call that client/sort out that file/deal with those documents and ending up staying for another couple of hours. I think I'm still trying to get used to a job that lets you leave in the middle of the afternoon!

Anyway, I have been making loads and loads of hats, having acquired a lovely glass head as my new substitute hat block and I'm actually really happy with most of them, specially the little nautical inspired ones. I will take photos over the long weekend and post them soon...

Also, I wore one of my new creations out the other weekend and was stopped on the tube by a group of girls who said it was fab and asked where I got it. Now, this is where I should have been super confident and handed them a business card, pointing them to the website from which they could purchase, but (a) I have no business cards, (b) I have not yet set up a web shop and (c) I am rubbish, specially at any kind of self-promotion, so I just mumbled something about "thanks I made it" then ran away. Arrrrggggghhhh! Sometimes, I wish I were American...