Thursday, January 29, 2015
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
A Trip To Edinburgh
Rob and I spent Monday and Tuesday in Edinburgh to celebrate our 19th Wedding Anniversary.
We started off in North Berwick, a seaside town to the East of Edinburgh. Lunch was at The Buttercup Cafe, a small establishment, where the food was good and the staff were very friendly.
We stayed in the Murrayfield Hotel, quite near to the centre. Our room had a comfortable bed, a good selection of toiletries, soft towels, nice teas and coffee available, and Tunnock's wafers! The downside was that some sort of machinery (a pump?) kept going on and off all night and meant that we didn't get much sleep. Another room might have been better, though.
Monday was taken up with shopping in Princes Street and George Street, a meal at Wagamama and watching 'Whiplash' at the cinema (all to be recommended!).
On Tuesday, we went to The National Museum of Scotland in Chambers Street, where we enjoyed coffees and cakes in the cafe, then had a look round. I enjoyed the small exhibition of contemporary jewellery. [Please click on the picture to see a larger version.]
My favourite item was this neckpiece by Geoff Roberts made from steel, metal leaf, and paint c. 2000.
The main atrium of The Museum, with Buddha statue in the foreground. Lunch afterwards was in Mother India's Cafe, which is just a few minutes walk away. They serve tapas-style small dishes of curry. We had chana daal, vegetable samosas with chickpea curry, okra with tomatoes, potato, cauliflower and green bean curry, coriander pickle and rice. Very tasty!
On a different matter, I was pleased to find that my latest Pinterest board, For My Love, had made it to the front page of Folksy.com today!
We started off in North Berwick, a seaside town to the East of Edinburgh. Lunch was at The Buttercup Cafe, a small establishment, where the food was good and the staff were very friendly.
We stayed in the Murrayfield Hotel, quite near to the centre. Our room had a comfortable bed, a good selection of toiletries, soft towels, nice teas and coffee available, and Tunnock's wafers! The downside was that some sort of machinery (a pump?) kept going on and off all night and meant that we didn't get much sleep. Another room might have been better, though.
Monday was taken up with shopping in Princes Street and George Street, a meal at Wagamama and watching 'Whiplash' at the cinema (all to be recommended!).
On Tuesday, we went to The National Museum of Scotland in Chambers Street, where we enjoyed coffees and cakes in the cafe, then had a look round. I enjoyed the small exhibition of contemporary jewellery. [Please click on the picture to see a larger version.]
My favourite item was this neckpiece by Geoff Roberts made from steel, metal leaf, and paint c. 2000.
The main atrium of The Museum, with Buddha statue in the foreground. Lunch afterwards was in Mother India's Cafe, which is just a few minutes walk away. They serve tapas-style small dishes of curry. We had chana daal, vegetable samosas with chickpea curry, okra with tomatoes, potato, cauliflower and green bean curry, coriander pickle and rice. Very tasty!
On a different matter, I was pleased to find that my latest Pinterest board, For My Love, had made it to the front page of Folksy.com today!
Sunday, January 18, 2015
For My Love
Chocolate Love Jigsaw Puzzle, £12.50 from Say It With Sweettreats
Heart Cuff-links With Vintage Illustration of Anatomical Hearts, £22.95 from Urbaneye Cufflinks
Ship In A Bottle Screen Printed Card, £2.95 from Mellybee
Heart Brooch, £7.95 from The Beaded Garden
Lace Heart Cocktail Hat, £21.99 from EmeraldAngel Designs
To see the original Pinterest Board please click here.
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Buttons for Craft, Sewing, Knitting and Collecting
I have recently started listing some bargain buttons in my Folksy shop.
Please click on the link below the image to go to the listing for sale:-
450 x assorted blue pearlescent buttons £4.50
680g of Czechoslovakian glass buttons £5.00
700g of pale honeysuckle pink buttons (large, coat button sized) £10.00
And here are a couple of sets of vintage buttons:-
2 x dark red, carved, vintage buttons £3.00
7 x assorted mirror back/twinkle buttons £10.00
To see the full range in my Folksy, Etsy and Love Buttons HQ shops, please click the name to be taken to the shop.
Please click on the link below the image to go to the listing for sale:-
450 x assorted blue pearlescent buttons £4.50
680g of Czechoslovakian glass buttons £5.00
700g of pale honeysuckle pink buttons (large, coat button sized) £10.00
And here are a couple of sets of vintage buttons:-
2 x dark red, carved, vintage buttons £3.00
7 x assorted mirror back/twinkle buttons £10.00
To see the full range in my Folksy, Etsy and Love Buttons HQ shops, please click the name to be taken to the shop.
Sunday, January 04, 2015
Gorgeous Vintage Buttons
Happy New Year, everyone!
Here is a small selection of buttons currently for sale in my Etsy Shop: Love Buttons (please click on the link beneath the photo to go to the listing:-
5 x Painted Wooden Buttons, £8.00Here is a small selection of buttons currently for sale in my Etsy Shop: Love Buttons (please click on the link beneath the photo to go to the listing:-
3 x Square, Carved Bakelite Buttons, £15.00
3 x Hexagonal Metal Twinkle/Mirror Back Buttons, £4.50
18 x Vintage Wooden Ball Buttons, £5.00
9 x A Set of Clear Glass Buttons, With Gold Parti-Lustre, £9.00
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