tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41727836363141803862024-03-05T22:14:03.648+00:00Lock Stock BoutiqueLock Stock BoutiqueLockygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13476054817559687503noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172783636314180386.post-75850948084634056792012-02-05T12:00:00.000+00:002012-02-05T12:00:30.173+00:00Shame on me!<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't believe it has been so long since I have written on here! So much has happened! I'll fill you in.....</span><br />
<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back in June of 2011 I was lucky enough to be introduced to a lovely lady in my village. She has two little boys, one is in the same class as my daughter and the other is the same age as my youngest. She has a mad passion for all things vintage, does up old furniture and sews beautiful vintage aprons....how come I had never met her before??!!</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, since then Carrie and I have done a number of local vintage and craft fairs and then made the decision to launch our own event!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">In January 2012 we began advertising our </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shropshire-Handmade-and-Vintage/213308468761866?ref=tn_tnmn">Shropshire Handmade and Vintage Fair</a>. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">We have contacted lots of local businesses specialising in handmade items or flea market vintage goodies. We have hired a venue and hope to raise a lot of money from our raffle for little Blossom Burton who suffered a stroke as a result of the chicken pox virus at the age of 3. Please take a look at her fundraising page and help out if you can.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have recently discovered the joy of designing bags..... and I have decided that this is the main direction that LSB is going to take!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everything from swimming bags to oil cloth changing bags...... drawstring bags to peg bags! You can never have too many bags!!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have also recently started selling on Ebay..... a couple of sales in the first week, which I am pleased with. </span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The website is still under construction but we had a meeting last week and things have been tweaked quite a bit and the launch date should be round the corner.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have also got a meeting with a PR lady this week who is going to let me know about advertising in the local area. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once the website goes live I will start up a whole new marketing campaign!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Been busy creating again this week.... let me know what you think.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, really will try to update each week now!! Keep following for chances to win freebies!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And please pass on the BLOG links to your friends.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #a64d79; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi..... note to self..... must try hader to keep up to date with the blog!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #a64d79; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, today I have decided to join all my fellow 'crafters' and post a weekly blog on fabulous things I have found on the wonderful Folksy site.....so first I needed to think of a theme...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #a64d79; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've had a think back to events that have happened this week and things that have occupied my mind and I am going for 'Rule Brittania' for two reasons 1) I LOVE making my Union Jack cushions and have been busy with these this week and 2) Me and Mr Lockstock actually managed a 'date' last night and went off to the cinema to watch the fantastic 'King's Speech'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Arial;">So here we go......!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Happy weekend x</span></div>Lockygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13476054817559687503noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172783636314180386.post-61332544056307932512010-11-28T07:45:00.000+00:002010-11-28T07:45:58.985+00:00Party Time!<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Right..... I am going to get more organised with my blog! from now on I am going to aim to write at least once a week!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have just been so busy recently..... which is all good obviously but it does mean that some things get neglected.....my blog is always out of date, my recycling is in a jumble, my pile of items to sell on ebay is stacking up and my children are probably behind on their dinner money...... but hey, I'm still enjoying it all!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I have had a couple of parties this week where I was able to show lots of items I have been busy making.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I have also been mentioned on a blog!! My first time! So thank you so much to <a href="http://uniquebeadedgems.blogspot.com/">Unique Beaded Gems</a>. And...as a result, I sold a lovely snowflake mouse Christmas card.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">So, the day has started.... the snow is on the ground..... husband up a mountain....the heating is on and it's a making day! Don't forget to catch up with me on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Lock-Stock-Boutique-fan-page/139110189438565">Facebook</a></span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Have a great week x</span>Lockygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13476054817559687503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172783636314180386.post-39582812577181318762010-11-09T18:17:00.000+00:002010-11-09T18:17:44.905+00:00Tuesday ramblings<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Went into work today! real work... supply teaching in my old school....... Love the place but it reminded me of why I decided to open </span><a href="http://www.lockstockboutique.com/"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">www.lockstockboutique.com</span></a><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">!</span><br />
<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Got myself up and dressed in reasonable time..... children all dressed (albeit in crazy clothes for Be Bright Day!)...dropped the eldest off at morning Netball, realised I needed diesel..... purse not in handbag....raced home...remembered purse was in bodywarmer.....couldn't find bodywarmer..... set off again munching on toast in the car.... Managed to get diesel on a random bank card I found in a pocket of my handbag.....8.45am husband phones to ask where middle child's coat is!!?? All before 9am.</span><br />
<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Since opening Lock Stock Boutique my stressful days have taken on a different form...... can I manage to get all my orders done within my personal deadlines, have I ordered enough fabric? etc... all in the comfort of my own home..... no diesel required, no racing around to get to work on time, no trying to remember whether to pick the children up from after school clubs or a friend's house! I LOVE being my own boss and I love the fact I can do it all in the comfort of my own home with a lovely cup of tea and the company of Phil and Holly!</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Where do I start???? My FB page is now a really good marketing tool... please make sure you take a look and sign up for updates!<a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Lock-Stock-Boutique-fan-page/139110189438565">http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Lock-Stock-Boutique-fan-page/139110189438565</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">I've also just been featured in the fantastic Families Cambridgeshire magazine<a href="http://www.familiesonline.co.uk/Locations/Cambridgeshire/Local-magazine"> http://www.familiesonline.co.uk/Locations/Cambridgeshire/Local-magazine</a></span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Page 8 of the Nov / Dec issue. Thanks to the fabulous editor Sam Carr who happened to buy some items from me recently through Folksy.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">New website is about to be launched.... watch this space!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today was an apron day. Lots of lovely reversible children's aprons being made. A few more of the fab Little Tiddler apron.</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been busy making some new cards and have have added some new photos on my facebook Lock Stock Boutique Fan Page. Take a look!!</span><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have also been busy making some vintage / retro bunting</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPqqURs_EtHiaqZBNog_MvUttd-hMuIWzvyyIbFE2n3YhuhUZWMkfpkFjZgF8DnCLIGDNLw1eADc_-12a1kFi97GGVKeMDI3mbrjXVYpPJeBKecoRfgy-UH4eNFt5x1I7cMrGJH6nPlQA7/s1600/Vintage+French+fabric+bunting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPqqURs_EtHiaqZBNog_MvUttd-hMuIWzvyyIbFE2n3YhuhUZWMkfpkFjZgF8DnCLIGDNLw1eADc_-12a1kFi97GGVKeMDI3mbrjXVYpPJeBKecoRfgy-UH4eNFt5x1I7cMrGJH6nPlQA7/s200/Vintage+French+fabric+bunting.jpg" width="150" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-w3n9EMtWyC5kddQ7ZFx1N7pR7SSyyexnh0lSxFgK312pyHU0l8RGdQMJ3pBuxhX_ibWXx9B5NUE0hcbqnUUg1AY9TNpSI1a6lWMjruifOqEw0i1H5Bb8x69uIaSDUdcQi5M083HCVVt/s1600/Vintage+Yellow+bunting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-w3n9EMtWyC5kddQ7ZFx1N7pR7SSyyexnh0lSxFgK312pyHU0l8RGdQMJ3pBuxhX_ibWXx9B5NUE0hcbqnUUg1AY9TNpSI1a6lWMjruifOqEw0i1H5Bb8x69uIaSDUdcQi5M083HCVVt/s200/Vintage+Yellow+bunting.jpg" width="150" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whilst looking for stockists I stumbled upon a lovely website : <span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Pants and Paper</span>. I know I'll be buying a lot of my Christmas presents from there this year! Take a look </span><a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/pantsandpaper"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.folksy.com/shops/pantsandpaper</span></a></div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I especially love these little purses</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1ukc8bPUsFFmzjbllalAME1TFIbT35RkqrrG4ZQzmY1zzDVNk3drj0HdnlOxS8G0JyRk7y5Yhu8CnCtvnzMQsKEmD-GhvQ28l_xgq5oF_j_VeJQ5pLlavV1B8WG4AZ5C3oqeT41QeFHu/s1600/DSCF4070_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1ukc8bPUsFFmzjbllalAME1TFIbT35RkqrrG4ZQzmY1zzDVNk3drj0HdnlOxS8G0JyRk7y5Yhu8CnCtvnzMQsKEmD-GhvQ28l_xgq5oF_j_VeJQ5pLlavV1B8WG4AZ5C3oqeT41QeFHu/s320/DSCF4070_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg" /></span></a></div>Lockygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13476054817559687503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172783636314180386.post-23135663076424961742010-08-25T22:44:00.000+01:002010-08-25T22:44:21.676+01:00Russian doll tote bag<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Holiday well and truly over, house still needs sorting out from a month away but Lock Stock Boutique is calling! Desperately need to start building up stock ready for my official opening on 10th September! </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So tonight I have been working on this tote bag.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWAa-g8beGtC-PBbGmHEv7HNj_KLvRjc-FdqOjkoWG7oqq2qlsKTMqmi_KkJqobg0fqxl4sOWoE366ji_YUC56CzjihyphenhyphenrQuntbguXXAgi5ifOiXPZMlKmHLg8Dfxul1LSmlTA-F8M_KkW/s1600/folksy+july+2010+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWAa-g8beGtC-PBbGmHEv7HNj_KLvRjc-FdqOjkoWG7oqq2qlsKTMqmi_KkJqobg0fqxl4sOWoE366ji_YUC56CzjihyphenhyphenrQuntbguXXAgi5ifOiXPZMlKmHLg8Dfxul1LSmlTA-F8M_KkW/s320/folksy+july+2010+001.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> It's a lovely lime green 100% cotton tote bag and I have lined it with some lovely vintage material I found on a recent trawl.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I then used the lovely Russian doll material from the fabulous Kokka team.</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm going to give this one to a good friend of mine who suggested I made these. She is going to use it and abuse it to let me know how it stands up to everyday wear and wash. Once I'm satisfied that it is a tough cookie I will make them in shocking pink, lime green, turquoise and natural unbleached cotton.</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Also, I'm trying to source some nice cotton woven tags to put inside my bags, on my bunting etc. Has anyone got any good links to contemporary designs. Have tried all the big companies and not too impressed.</span></div>Lockygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13476054817559687503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172783636314180386.post-45395903729940760422010-08-20T23:29:00.001+01:002010-08-20T23:31:17.980+01:00I'm back!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Have had a fabulous time on holiday. Got a ferry from Dover to Calais then headed towards France's eastern side down to Champagne and camped for 4 days. Then off to Gex, little town near Geneva to friends of ours. Next stop, Swiss Alps.... 1600m up in the mountains..... fabulous..... children played all day in the woods, making dams, dens etc.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFli6qaBLYNstZaTDsWnYVXV7890FJIRU56UDSbsE1fhjblNy3cz5IufDTQdsf8aYZL_qw114MR9tcfz4HQhvOU_TL7C15YeAlJEQAnHS2EMSWQziTxF8fgAs_n55qd1wN3IvNZrPDFvy5/s1600/Camping++Summer+2010+084.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFli6qaBLYNstZaTDsWnYVXV7890FJIRU56UDSbsE1fhjblNy3cz5IufDTQdsf8aYZL_qw114MR9tcfz4HQhvOU_TL7C15YeAlJEQAnHS2EMSWQziTxF8fgAs_n55qd1wN3IvNZrPDFvy5/s320/Camping++Summer+2010+084.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Had a day trip to Italy for a panini and a glass of red! A lovely 26 degrees in Italy but snowing on the mountain pass!! Girls had a snow ball fight!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrMIQVWt7cHh6vADZJg3eDiZwS_buObF-WzCHq-lgKXiQrp2T1bj7_6_KXNdrREx6HnevuQkKzd-Ii_9UTU33bg17tBhcr-c5nHsLO3ieJSXr2Sy-ZkBWVotL6M0gAzfFIc8MtV8CRyv9/s1600/Camping++Summer+2010+109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrMIQVWt7cHh6vADZJg3eDiZwS_buObF-WzCHq-lgKXiQrp2T1bj7_6_KXNdrREx6HnevuQkKzd-Ii_9UTU33bg17tBhcr-c5nHsLO3ieJSXr2Sy-ZkBWVotL6M0gAzfFIc8MtV8CRyv9/s320/Camping++Summer+2010+109.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then to the Auvergne via the Ardeche. finally up to the Loire..... canoed single handed under the beautiful arches of the chateau Chenonceaux!</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Ychd0pVtsHK5Vratvy6SLQvU39d92epzcHkkhCrt8M9LpNUnarMbQ1dwxI-uXJJPNuwUxnjQsKkiWlmXbzraSp1-Fz3J5Xb1whv7fJqpFPHqdlTFfxd1XKdUH4cgOjn2Qt7VwtD6okm2/s1600/chenonceaux.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Ychd0pVtsHK5Vratvy6SLQvU39d92epzcHkkhCrt8M9LpNUnarMbQ1dwxI-uXJJPNuwUxnjQsKkiWlmXbzraSp1-Fz3J5Xb1whv7fJqpFPHqdlTFfxd1XKdUH4cgOjn2Qt7VwtD6okm2/s320/chenonceaux.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Absolutely fab time! Now the hard work begins!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0hDxPaNNPeYWgnDe3WuKugCAUr-_wSYrD9DcHhvLNUHxhct01bzNAy1wqy7-qZywO4e0GDTMiBhQU8DAKafvLmP9Jtq1CJhvK9lwOLVszb4tEqMk3MVXFf3octU-Z3uBp8fWR2Jt4zrX/s1600/Camping++Summer+2010+003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0hDxPaNNPeYWgnDe3WuKugCAUr-_wSYrD9DcHhvLNUHxhct01bzNAy1wqy7-qZywO4e0GDTMiBhQU8DAKafvLmP9Jtq1CJhvK9lwOLVszb4tEqMk3MVXFf3octU-Z3uBp8fWR2Jt4zrX/s320/Camping++Summer+2010+003.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Got my first major event at the end of September, please leave a comment as to what you think I should be making for it!!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>Lockygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13476054817559687503noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172783636314180386.post-91759328686137038882010-07-25T23:27:00.000+01:002010-07-25T23:27:01.184+01:00Giveaway extended!<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hi, I have decided to extend the giveaway to allow more people the chance to comment!! Off on my hols now to France. Will update you on my exploits when I get back!! Got to be up in 3 hours...... best get to bed!!</span>Lockygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13476054817559687503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172783636314180386.post-5472128276145669642010-07-21T22:40:00.000+01:002010-07-21T22:40:15.794+01:00Boys will be boys<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am the mother to two daughters and more recently a son. After 10 years of dolls, Littlest Pet Shops, Angelina Ballerina and the like I have now started scouring rummage sales for cars! Noah is acquiring quite a selection. Much to my husband's delight I discovered that a recent find was an old Starsky and Hutch car! ??</span><br />
<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well tonight I decided that after a busy day of making bespoke bunting I fancied playing about! Came up with this sweet little drawstring bag made from 100% cotton by Clarkeson and Clarkeson.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7P8ohgb_VbacWW9u4QDsrAmogJG7oqJwEGINMtmgDKQ8ySMFnOw7lywyz7MOdDhnz-gZ-RkPkjYz1-fMONR6DbuL11aBfIjGc7dVjaxVq1FdGrV6GOgvEowzR2cFcCCm1ljMmPWqJYCY/s1600/folksy+july+2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7P8ohgb_VbacWW9u4QDsrAmogJG7oqJwEGINMtmgDKQ8ySMFnOw7lywyz7MOdDhnz-gZ-RkPkjYz1-fMONR6DbuL11aBfIjGc7dVjaxVq1FdGrV6GOgvEowzR2cFcCCm1ljMmPWqJYCY/s320/folksy+july+2010.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Finished it up with a hand drawn car design onto red polka dot 100% cotton material and added some wheels and windows. I'm going to add some red buttons to the wheels but can't be bothered to hand sew at this time of night :S</span><br />
<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Can see a market for these......soldiers, lego, marbles etc.</span><br />
<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Watch out Folksy!!</span>Lockygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13476054817559687503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172783636314180386.post-58395868187163353162010-07-20T22:50:00.001+01:002010-07-20T22:51:55.448+01:00Bunting giveaway!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_G2bYW08cDsBxlFu-BTKPBQKRaIkGvo4qYrQKKQOI3j7M1mrLutkowGI_ls1uHMrlYUhl4msYikH2kY0Eg-CSDR8Xne_goAMkP56ctWhtJPNllOaLcxSXarQcT16PHPFkzl3gGkYgd8-/s1600/folksy+july+2010+002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_G2bYW08cDsBxlFu-BTKPBQKRaIkGvo4qYrQKKQOI3j7M1mrLutkowGI_ls1uHMrlYUhl4msYikH2kY0Eg-CSDR8Xne_goAMkP56ctWhtJPNllOaLcxSXarQcT16PHPFkzl3gGkYgd8-/s320/folksy+july+2010+002.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ok, so this is how it goes!! I need to have at least <span style="background-color: #3d85c6;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #3d85c6;">20 comments</span> </span>by different followers by the weekend before I go away!! If I get to the magic number, one follower will be picked at random and they will receive some lovely <span style="color: #3d85c6;">handmade bunting</span>. To be in with a chance please just leave a comment on here by <span style="color: #3d85c6;">9pm on Saturday 24th July</span>. Good luck to you all x PS. Bunting may not be the one listed here!!</span>Lockygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13476054817559687503noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172783636314180386.post-23326317260141531252010-07-20T22:44:00.000+01:002010-07-20T22:44:10.704+01:00Seven miles down the Severn!<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My husband took Phoebe (our middle one!) out on the river at the weekend. They loved it. Thought I would share some photos with you all. Please note that some of them are from Phoebe's viewpoint!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Can't wait for mine to arrive now, Planning on lots of little coin purses.</span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Off to France on Monday for a month! Don't quite know where we are going yet but heading south east with our tent and aiming for the Ardeche with our new inflatable canoe!</span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Have a hard week left at work this week. My last week of officially being a teacher before i reform my life to be a textile / craft artist!</span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">HELLPPPPP!!!</span>Lockygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13476054817559687503noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172783636314180386.post-50378409819879418922010-07-15T23:27:00.000+01:002010-07-15T23:27:15.179+01:00Yay! Folksy shop restocked!<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_2066895674">Well I have finally got round to restocking my Folksy shop after having sold my only item last week!!! That left my shop empty! No cards as yet in my shop as finding it hard to photograph them. Will have to scan them instead. </a></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_2066895674">So tonight, I have listed a fabulous child's apron and some bunting and hanging hearts etc.</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> By the way, keep trying to link directly to my Folksy shop but only lets me link to the Folksy Homepage so then you need to search for Lockstock.</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Thanks. Let me know your thoughts x</span>Lockygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13476054817559687503noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172783636314180386.post-24713471042319518722010-07-13T23:24:00.002+01:002010-07-13T23:24:26.884+01:00What am I doing wrong????!<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Help!! What am I doing wrong?? Why can't I seem to get my facebook details or my folksy details on my blog?? Everyone else seems to have them at the side of their blog. I have tried to add the on my dashboard but to no avail. Any help much appreciated!!</span>Lockygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13476054817559687503noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172783636314180386.post-83241086759586797622010-07-12T23:30:00.002+01:002010-07-12T23:34:53.612+01:00Hearts and bunting<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Had a busy busy weekend. Had a fundraising event on Saturday morning.... a good excuse to get making. With the help of my lovely mother-in-law I managed to create a bundle of these gorgeous little <span style="color: #c27ba0;">hanging hearts</span>. Each one is stuffed with a thin wadding and embellished with a button. I think they look fab..... even though I say so myself! Every house needs one!! Am aiming to restock my<span style="color: #c27ba0;"> <span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">folksy</span></span> shop this week so they will be on sale there very soon. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Also made some lovely <span style="color: #c27ba0;">jubilee style bunting</span> for a friend of Chris's. He wants it to hang on his caravan in a few weeks time. I'll ask him to post a photo of it in action on here!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Just seen a lovely website called <span style="color: #c27ba0;">Dots and Spots</span>. Take a look. They've got some lovely stuff!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">http://www.dotsandspots.co.uk/</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Have a great week!</span>Lockygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13476054817559687503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172783636314180386.post-17460837056204557202010-07-08T22:21:00.000+01:002010-07-08T22:21:44.377+01:00Cushion making!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1v1QUUf_hvH96cloUZAstaNACRqwhcgatPh4mkMm6fHI3RUvBj5ufdstjiumezGwK9JeE4vCjrRFK1Z0Y_Tq2lWfrwUSod3WMLHr4ss6W8Q-ZF-1ZuYsKE5P3dcATKaPnY3GmxnEFQbTk/s1600/pin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1v1QUUf_hvH96cloUZAstaNACRqwhcgatPh4mkMm6fHI3RUvBj5ufdstjiumezGwK9JeE4vCjrRFK1Z0Y_Tq2lWfrwUSod3WMLHr4ss6W8Q-ZF-1ZuYsKE5P3dcATKaPnY3GmxnEFQbTk/s200/pin.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, Bath was lovely. Weather was hot too which is always handy. Dipped into the <a href="http://www.cathkidston.co.uk/">Cath Kidston</a> shop and had a look at the sale things but only invested in a vintage style pin tin! Next to <a href="http://www.paperchase.co.uk/">Paperchase</a> to buy a 'contacts / ideas' book. Any excuse... but it is lovely and matches the owl on my blog. </span></div><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Sold a bit of bunting this week and also had a few commissions as well. Word is beginning to get around!</span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I'm doing a stall on Saturday in aid of Marie Curie. Haven't got a huge amount of stock to take but it is more of a networking morning. I've made a bit of bunting, have got my cards obviously but then decided, as I always do, I launched myself into a new idea!</span><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiulW4ywD8YXGm0xBmf-2A57YOO4lf3W3K4RTXoCwUL-eMrto_iBIMhmnFrmTl5zSq6u1zD9FAXxPFFbwxPxkQzsMtqH1hemQl3GYnPYPtun-LBv4I8DdXSsPLkZnDLdoP1lTaHXSvfETcG/s1600/july+2010+025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiulW4ywD8YXGm0xBmf-2A57YOO4lf3W3K4RTXoCwUL-eMrto_iBIMhmnFrmTl5zSq6u1zD9FAXxPFFbwxPxkQzsMtqH1hemQl3GYnPYPtun-LBv4I8DdXSsPLkZnDLdoP1lTaHXSvfETcG/s200/july+2010+025.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I've been wanting to make some Union Jack style cushions for ages. Slight problem, I have never made a cushion in my life! I had no pattern but got cutting! I used the Heather Bailey Nicey Jane material that I bought last week and used some materials from my stash together with some of my bunting tape. Made a simple envelope cushion. Very pleased with the result. Will put them on my stall on Saturday. Have a good weekend!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Look forward to going to source lots of lovely fabrics and I'm also after a book to put all my contacts and ideas into.......clearly it has to be very pretty and I'm sure it can only come from Paperchase so that will be at least an hour well spent!! </span></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hoping to go to the <span style="color: orange;">Thermae Spa</span> on Sunday morning. Us girlies need our pampering and how better to do it than in style? Will update here after my weekend. So that's it...... sewing machine has been packed up for the weekend, Lockyboy is home alone with three children and I am off, off, OFF!!!</span></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oh, before I go, visited a new little shop in my home town of Shrewsbury. Didn't even know it existed! Great little unit in a handy area which means not having to get into the town centre. Not got huge amounts of stock at the moment but some lovely <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Heather Bailey</span> fabrics and <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">East of India</span> ribbons. Take a look at her website </span><a href="http://anca-wools.co.uk/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Anca Shrewsbury</span></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I couldn't resist some beautiful Heather Bailey and some of the lovely Red Heart ribbon. I hear bunting calling!! Have a great weekend x</span></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Bought bags and bags of lovely heart buttons which I'm hoping to put onto my cards and bunting. Will post the photos on as soon as they arrive. Great little website, no minimum order and reasonable postage. Was also extra happy to discover that they werre based in the lovely town of Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire where my lovely sister lives with her family. Hebden Bridge has had some bad press recently which is unfortunate for such an individual town with such an eclectic mix of independent businesses. I wish you well 'It's the cat's whiskers'. Can't wait for my parcel!!</span>Lockygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13476054817559687503noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172783636314180386.post-45462208572471595492010-06-29T22:12:00.004+01:002010-06-29T22:23:26.954+01:00Dress to impress<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqoRCAL0xImsPg9aq04K4iMl-zz714lUAmDjb6iEPPHyEmt6CD63_HpAir-RXYQ7dKR1YC2-wsNEPR_NfnMb58mLbETTHiLTKPfHh54v7tzyHqJpx-oDs4MJv3FDF_lUdFV6pSgMSOAAAQ/s1600/DSCF1119.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqoRCAL0xImsPg9aq04K4iMl-zz714lUAmDjb6iEPPHyEmt6CD63_HpAir-RXYQ7dKR1YC2-wsNEPR_NfnMb58mLbETTHiLTKPfHh54v7tzyHqJpx-oDs4MJv3FDF_lUdFV6pSgMSOAAAQ/s320/DSCF1119.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488308519153265378" /></a><br />Ok, so my husband is telling me I need to upload loads of photos on here of recent things I have made. I am going to do my best to find all the photos of things I have made but not sure how easy it will be. Bear with me! <br />I am really new to all this blogging malarky. I was trying to explain it to Olivia this morning. She lay in bed next to me (she is my daughter!) and listened intently to my trying to explain what a blog was. After a short pause she said, "So it's basically like a big rumour!?". How true is that?? Out of the mouths of babes.<br />Anyway, I'll try to show you some creations!<br />This is Phoebe modelling the pop over sundress from Sew Hip magazine. The material was actually from a charity shop and was a duvet cover in a previous life!Lockygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13476054817559687503noreply@blogger.com5