Handmade Monday

Well yet again Monday has rolled round far faster than expected. For some reason though these Mondays keep coming yet I don't feel any closer to getting this baby out! There is no bump shot this week I am afraid, a) I have been far too busy and b) By Sunday when it is usually taken I was feeling so pooped I spent the day in leggings and a baggy T-shirt without a scrap of make up on my face, so you can forget looking at a picture of me like that!

So what have I been up to? Monday started with a quick catch up on a few custom orders. Hair bobbles for Anne and some lavender bags for Janine.




Then it was on to operation 'Stock'. I had a small summer fete coming up on the Saturday and I also have Leigh Vintage and Handmade Fair on the 25th June which is a big event so I had a serious need for stock.

I had closed to custom orders on my facebook page, but as I don't like to post nothing on there, I was a bit of a tease and opened a stock photo album for people to view, just to keep up with what I was making. Nothing was available to purchase but it kept the customers interested and up to date. One day I will find a way to balance those custom orders and still keep my stock levels up.

I cant possibly show you everything I have made on here so I'll post one of each item and then you can view them all in the album for yourself on my Facebook page. Just click HERE TO VIEW.

First up was a few more brooches.


Some elasticated headbands


Giant flower clips


Dribble bibs


Zipper pouches


Hairbands


And Bobbles


Next came the task of working out how to display all this new stock, so I spent Friday night playing around with baskets in my hall! You can read all about the preparation for this craft fair in the blog post I did earlier on the week called Preparation. (Somehow I have also managed to blog 3 times this week which is also a miracle)!


All that hard work was worth it. The stall looked really nice in the end.


There was no stopping me though. Saturday night Mr Mack went to the cinema so I popped back to the studio to get the last of my custom orders finished.

A taggy and a table runner.


Yesterday was a day of relaxation, although I confess to stitching a couple of brooches whilst I sat and watched Little Mack run around the soft play centre!

This week is about getting my house in order for the new arrival and doing some 'me' stuff. First off lunch with my old work colleagues. Although you know me, I am sure I will have some more lovelies to show you come next Monday.

p.s. I have a SALE on at the moment on my Facebook page. Grab some of the soon to be discontinued and one off items I discovered in my stock boxes whilst I was preparing for the show. CLICK HERE to view the items.