Friday, 19 July 2013

A good week


This week's highlights, in pictures: rearranging my favourite wall after its repaint. This is what I see when I'm making things.














Displaying two new designs during my first Open Studios weekend (and selling them both to a truly lovely customer).



A new bench/pew for the studio (made from recycled scaffolding planks).


The masses of crochet and knitting that went on.



The exquisite cake that Celia brought to the studio on Sunday. Those are white currants and cornflowers (yes, they're edible and taste rather lovely).



My fennel flowers beginning to make their beautiful patterns.

There was a slight photographic trauma mid week. My trusty camera of five years died, entirely. (GAH!). However, I mustered some blitz spirit and went to PC World. My new macro setting is my new favourite thing (these are handmade Czech lampwork beads).



I don't have photographic evidence of the following good things:

The studio and garden full of people and bustle on Sunday afternoon
Eldest's joyful face when she saw her new party dress
Jugs of Pimms
The village water fight

..but they did happen.

Note: My studio will be open again during the weekend of 27th/28th July and there are new silver clay workshop dates leading up to Christmas over in my sidebar.
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24 comments:

  1. Anonymous19 July 2013 at 14:53

    It all sounds a lot better than some reports I heard about Bucks open weeks. I am very pleased for you and hope that you sell lots more lovely things.

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  2. Thimbleanna19 July 2013 at 15:14

    Oh Emma -- I LOVE LOVE LOVE your two new designs. The little house is darling and that envelope -- WOW -- SOOOO cute!!!

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  3. greenrabbitdesigns19 July 2013 at 16:49

    Oh my goodness the white currants look like little silverpebble pearls, how apt!
    Love that little envelope. :)
    V x

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  4. Rachel19 July 2013 at 19:19

    The whitecurrants look almost like pearls, don't they!

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  5. Clare19 July 2013 at 20:16

    I love your new designs, the birdie envelope is sooo adorable and my inner magpie is loving the lampwork bead, sorry to here you camera pack up what a nightmare.
    Clare x
    http://summerhousebythesea.blogspot.co.uk/

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  6. sea-blue-sky & abstracts19 July 2013 at 22:25

    Love your wall, Emma, and the bench! Everything on this post is so easy on the eye - your silver envelope and house charms, the delicious cake....

    Lesley x

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  7. Celia Hart20 July 2013 at 08:21

    Your studio was a happy place to be last Sunday - it was such a laugh chatting with you and Mrs Dottycookie :-)
    I hope your next weekend is even more successful xx

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  8. Becca20 July 2013 at 08:51

    Wow, I love the house and envelope, adorable

    http://beccaloucreates.blogspot.co.uk

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  9. Ali20 July 2013 at 09:34

    Your open studio looks all kinds of wonderful. Hope the next one proves just as fab!

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  10. dragonfly20 July 2013 at 09:39

    Aren't good weeks brilliant?
    I *love* your little collection of keys on the wall.

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  11. Louise20 July 2013 at 13:54

    Gorgeous photos :-) Your new pieces are so cute and that bench is divine!

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  12. Gina20 July 2013 at 19:02

    Sad to have missed last weekend but hope next week is just as lovely.

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  13. Madelief20 July 2013 at 21:58

    Happy to hear you had such a good time! Would have loved to join you. Your photo's look good.

    Happy weekend!

    Madelief x

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  14. Unknown20 July 2013 at 22:33

    Love your new designs, that little house is soo sweet! Glad the open studios went so well. x

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  15. Saffa Barkhordar21 July 2013 at 12:25

    Beautiful pictures and goings on, I love the cake and knitting! Really love your new designs too, that little envelope necklace is lovely :) my laptop suddenly died once and years worth of pictures were lost so I feel your pain there, but it's good that it lead to a better camera in the end :) good luck with the rest of open studios, have enjoyed your pictures so far :) safxxx

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  16. Acornmoon21 July 2013 at 19:42

    If you lived a bit nearer I would love to visit too. I love those little envelopes.

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  17. Annie Cholewa22 July 2013 at 23:04

    One day your open studio will coincide with one of my visits to Suffolk and I will be very happy indeed.

    That cake really does look awesome!

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  18. flowerlady24 July 2013 at 17:50

    Oh wow,what a lovely post and what is not to like. I love your studio, the bench looks lovely. As to your designs, stunning, the cakes too good to eat, as for the knitting productive as well. I really do wish I lived nearer

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  19. Truly Myrtle25 July 2013 at 21:18

    Lovely lovely lovely!
    I'm especially loving your wall :)

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  20. angharad handmade27 July 2013 at 22:31

    Love the envelope, the wall, the cake - everything, in short!

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  21. Jackie1 August 2013 at 02:11

    How beautiful. I'm sorry I missed you this week. I did go into Primavera and then remembered you had some things there a while ago. Its a super place. As is Cambridge. I really enjoyed my short visit.

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  22. Anonymous1 August 2013 at 19:01

    I love the green colour of that crochet, and that cake looks divine. And your wall looks full of inspiration - it's great to display favourite images together like that. Helen

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  23. Krishenkas Treasures6 August 2013 at 20:18

    This is gorgeous going to follow your blog for more lovelies happy o have found you

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  24. ...Nina Nixon...7 August 2013 at 21:26

    Oh my word Emma *gasp* a little tiny silver envelope - so precious.

    Nina x

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