Moving, cupcakes and crochet..

Well we made it! I feel as if I have been rushing about like a crazy thing (which arguably I may be) this week. But the main news is that Bryn and I acheived the moving of the Purple Sparkle kitchen down to Wincanton!

There have been a few mishaps whilst getting used to working in a space alot smaller than I'm used to, (including a very nasty bruise on my arm from the chair collapsing underneath me sending me crashing into my newly built shelves - luckily there were no customers about at that time to witness that one!) but the two days I was there were really quite productive!

Saturday saw Purple Sparkle stalls at Hazlegrove School near Yeovil, and Bryn at Brecon Town Hall for her monthly craft market.

And the evenings! It's been very strange not having my candle kitchen at home, and this week I have been so exhausted it hasn't made too much difference, but I did manage to make this altered matchbox..



This is for a 'free theme' matchbox swap on Swap-bot, and I chose 'vintage' for the theme. I found the sheet music in a charity shop for pennies and it's so perfect for collage. I'm also working on an altered journal which I will take some pictures of to share with you soon.

And.. I won Tamsyn.G's cupcake giveaway! I almost forgot all about it with the rushing about, so I was very pleased when postie brought me this on Wednesday...



Cupcake fabric and a gorgeous handmade cupcake brooch! And you can get one for yourself I discovered, if you visit Tamsyn's colourful shop on Folksy or Tamsyn's website - tamsyn-g.com.

Tamsyn also has a bricks and mortar shop in Gillingham, Dorset, which is very close to the Purple Sparkle shop in Wincanton. If you visit Tamsyn's website you can see lots of pictures of the shop, and it looks absolutely wonderful. If I ever manage to finish this Sunday's project, I think this would be a fantastic place to visit for supplies!

Today's project? Here it is so far..



If it ever develops into somethin functional remains to be seen!

Purpley :-) xx