Present Day!!! I wouldn't bother if you like Fern Cotton tho...

I didn't think I'd have time to fit in a post today but I had to share some sweet gifts that Mr Postie dropped off today.

First was a parcel from the lovely Miss Appletini... eep

She made the flower button hair clip with some lovely flamingo fabric, she'll have to let me know where its from- I've always wanted a flamingo dress! Also looks like she's finally using the badge making machine which is super cool! The zine is an old one she wrote that I have been dying to get my hands on; it has a funny review of my boyfriends old band. Don't get me started on Fern Cotton but we all love a good Bill Hicks sticker and pin haha.

Some may call this scandalous haha. I especially like Pluto.

Awesome mix CD!

Mr Postie also brought my pay it forward gift from the dearest Lulu. Bless her I do love decorated envelopes too! I forgot to take a pic of Appletini's stickered envelope but Lulu did an awesome job too :)

The lip balm is delish, not that I've been eating it, I'm not 5!

Can't wait to get my pass it on packages out next week! There's still one space left on the post if anyone wants to join in.

Buttons, Bows, Paws and Cabinets.

What's that you say, 3 blog posts in one day is she mad! Well tomorrow I'm going to be busy at the stall so I thought I'd share what I made today anyway and the other two posts didn't exactly have work in them! haha.

I made some button hair clips using my new pink glue gun! The buttons are from my massive collection of vintage ones. I thought I'd choose some autumnal colours. It was fun going through the tins and sorting them out!

I also made a small pile of bows but I haven't decided what to do with them yet. I'm thinking maybe hair clips again or elastic for bow ties? Comment most welcome!!

I also stitched a few patches onto some hats for my mate Sam who has started a clothing range to raise money for dog's homes, called Southpaw.

On Saturday we bought a wall cabinet to display my things on from the local British Heart Foundation shop. It was a bargain and our kind friend Tom helped out with his van.

 

Slowly starting to get there!

Girls on Film

Our lovely friend Leo made this info video to show in schools. It was the day my neice Maisy was born last August, so my head was all over the place! Skip to about 11 minutes and you'll find me talking about my work under the old name of Recycled with Love follwed by my friend Kirsty who upcycles furniture. Have a good giggle at my expense =)

The Musical Snapped Up Market!

Time again for another Snapped Up Market @ the PrintHaus!!! Can't wait this weekend is gonna be busy! I'm running another have a go printing stall, making musical cushions! Pics to follow eh :) My friend Dan sings and plays guitar in the Samoans and Julia Harris is lush so come show support!

Cardiff Fashion Quarter

Ok so I've got some crazy news and a huge jump forward for Nelly's Treasures! I am proud to announce that we'll be setting up shop in the new Cardiff Fashion Quarter on Womanby Street opposite Cardiff Castle! It's been a whirlwind few days but we should be up and rolling next week, ready for you to drop by and take a peek in the flesh!

I'm soo super excited so wanted to share the news and a few pics of how it all looks at the moment! There is going to be such a great atmosphere in there I can't wait, already with people decorating their spaces and setting up the fixtures.

You can kinda see our other wall in the 2nd photo but it's a tad obscured by next door ;)
I've started a bit of painting, the blue is a gorgeous teal, I'm picking out some furniture tomorrow to fill it too!

I know lots of the other stall holders, so it's going to be great fun and they're even putting in a small cafe! I'm looking forward to a good community vibe in there too.

I'm going to have so much to blog about over the next few weeks! Busy Bees here for the foreseeable future :)

Crafty Stall

I just wanted to quickly share some photos from the stall Tom and I did on Saturday in Cardiff. It was bloomin' freezing but I enjoyed it a lot and can't wait to get making loads of stuff over the next month!

 

Very 1st Embroidery!

Here's the very first embroidery I did. I used a Sublime Stitching pattern that I transfered using the ol' iron on to fabric that I'd dyed myself in uni years ago. I'd picked up a stash of embroidery floss from the charity shop and went to town =)

It now lives on the wall of my workroom! So you get a little of my view today!