I LOVE Pinterest!  And I confess that I can get lost down the Pinterest rabbit hole more often than not.  I do try to be restrained and stick to 10 mins before bedtime or first thing in the morning but invariably I end up wandering and lost.  Happy, but definitely side-tracked and lost!

A couple of years ago, I bought my grandchildren an Elf on the Shelf gift set.  They named their elf, Eli, and he has been the source of great joy and fun each December on the run up to Christmas.

Ok, so you have some pretty big dreams.  Yes?  I do too.  I’m a great believer in having dreams and make intentional steps to see them come to fruition.

My fabric samples of my first collection for Makower UK recently arrived and I cannot tell you enough how exciting it is to see it!

I'm a fabric designer. It’s a dream come true. I’m so excited. I can’t even tell you how much. To have my own designs on fabric on sale in shops! Huge! For me anyway.

Back in June I attended Fiona Humberstone’s Colour for Creatives Workshop in Brixton, London. I’d read Fiona’s book “How to Style your Brand” after seeing her at Paperfest last year.

As a member of the UK Craft and Hobby Association CHA UK, I recently had an opportunity to have a small stand at the Craft Hobby and Stitch International trade show (2016).

This past week, following on from the Craft, Hobby and Stitch trade show I attended back in February, has seen me go from dreaming of becoming a fabric designer to actually selling some of my designs and thus, becoming one!   I’m also working with a UK fabric manufacturer to further develop one of my collections. So yes, it’s been an exciting week for me.

Yesterday I was talking with a friend who’s hoping to set up a new blog soon.  I asked her why she hasn’t done it yet as her ideas are so lovely and I think it’ll be a great success.  Her answer and reason was quite simple and interestingly profound.  She was worried about the time it would take to curate her spaces so her photos would be appealing and “perfect” for her blog content.

I know I drive my family crazy sometimes with taking photos when we’re all together.  It’s what I do.  I love photos.  I love capturing all the times we’re together and also those fun “no one knows you’re snapping” candid shots! 

One of my strongest and earliest memories is standing outside my grandparents home with my Nan in London saying goodbye to my Grandad.  I used to think it was a dream until I told my Dad about it and he was so surprised as he said I was just a toddler about 2 yrs old.