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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Mel has been crafting since a very early age , she learnt to knit at the age of 6 and consequently had the best dressed dolls amongst all her friends!</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">In her teens she used to suppliment her pocket money by knitting jumpers for people - not so many of todays kids would be as enterprising! Her mum also introduced her to the world of cross stitch and her sewing background heavily influences her current passion of papercrafting</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"> Mel now specialises in toppers, embellishments and greeting cards</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">How beautiful are these tile toppers?</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>clasibagshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12229232799023405114noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604530718854034451.post-60567264436147453952011-05-08T18:06:00.000+01:002011-05-08T18:06:26.156+01:00Spotlight on......<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">This week's spotlight is on the very talented Di Sandland, she lives in Devon with her husband , was previously a midwife and is a published author . It really is so interesting what you find out about people when you delve a little or is that me just being nosey lol</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcBcMjnZuqrhihmDJm5cWlLM8UWk6YtAf1U_fSWqEPhkMg9WdLBEb016Fc3vkpV4KdQ8jYbfoJtgmIDrOuaY0-EWsx2zj-k8upoCrgu8Akcp2CQR7ZBlxK8uy4ubBs_0Q_aLApGiJj-U/s1600/general-purpose-192x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcBcMjnZuqrhihmDJm5cWlLM8UWk6YtAf1U_fSWqEPhkMg9WdLBEb016Fc3vkpV4KdQ8jYbfoJtgmIDrOuaY0-EWsx2zj-k8upoCrgu8Akcp2CQR7ZBlxK8uy4ubBs_0Q_aLApGiJj-U/s200/general-purpose-192x300.jpg" width="128" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"> To borrow a quote from Di's<a href="http://www.disdiary.co.uk/"> blog</a> her ' major love affair is silver' and boy I have to confess I now have a major love affair with her creations!</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Just look at this focal silver bead which has been etched with the words from 'Beside The Seaside' it is gorgeous and can be found in her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/71958007/etched-sterling-silver-beads-vertical">etsy</a> shop</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCUuE7On6HPPXPgUTiEU678QMf_aoRmpOnQ3v2ITLR80SPpdNWozxblAxYG7YNh4A6r57lOK60_c5kSE7e4mMeEz9zDRCl2884Ks64e5epCy6Qau1cnPYKK09jN8ElBAnZsFNIDYBDyIs/s1600/il_570xN.235102526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCUuE7On6HPPXPgUTiEU678QMf_aoRmpOnQ3v2ITLR80SPpdNWozxblAxYG7YNh4A6r57lOK60_c5kSE7e4mMeEz9zDRCl2884Ks64e5epCy6Qau1cnPYKK09jN8ElBAnZsFNIDYBDyIs/s200/il_570xN.235102526.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">plus this jaw droppingly gorgeous necklace</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeKgMHZjHTs6n2voSlKYBWa3z6OyVBFXJmcM4QjtvekGp54mfuJvtc27HPXv-qYH8DHxFdt3EuTnxQEFtvIhwcuK-eQ-35hUbrxy9vq96YwzYJNkI7Idn7OdFZvFhqhaLTHixzIfueDQ/s1600/il_570xN.229312058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeKgMHZjHTs6n2voSlKYBWa3z6OyVBFXJmcM4QjtvekGp54mfuJvtc27HPXv-qYH8DHxFdt3EuTnxQEFtvIhwcuK-eQ-35hUbrxy9vq96YwzYJNkI7Idn7OdFZvFhqhaLTHixzIfueDQ/s200/il_570xN.229312058.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"> Whilst doing this spotlight series I have been truly amazed at the amount of talented people out there , true artists who never seem to get the recognition they deserve and I have to say Di really is a true artist </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">You can also catch up with her on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Di-Sandland-Silver/118584118219723?sk=wall">facebook</a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>clasibagshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12229232799023405114noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604530718854034451.post-23118525637156718982011-04-30T10:48:00.000+01:002011-04-30T10:48:11.509+01:00Spotlight on........<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Today's spolight is on another very talented and I must say very busy lady Jolene Wolfe of <a href="http://www.kitzbitzartglass.com/">Kitzbitz Art Glass</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJ3PYbkKnahxBwjA7ykA9Ox7yC7YK9CLjBxvik22EYlRsi6yDiVGP2F7KrWu86V1S4eL9W1-8oOdFX24iIS0eGxDXsgmzEjp7vwgSCIEoJdlDwqTfrEo1HcE0i8CNvUT_fOb5OU5nhjc/s1600/jojo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJ3PYbkKnahxBwjA7ykA9Ox7yC7YK9CLjBxvik22EYlRsi6yDiVGP2F7KrWu86V1S4eL9W1-8oOdFX24iIS0eGxDXsgmzEjp7vwgSCIEoJdlDwqTfrEo1HcE0i8CNvUT_fOb5OU5nhjc/s200/jojo.jpg" width="133" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">I first came across Jolene on Frit Happens, at the time I was making lampwork beads and used to buy some amazing twisties and shards off her </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">to use on my beads</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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<li style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> is the brains behind<a href="http://www.craftpimp.co.uk/index.php"> Craft Pimp forum</a>,</li>
<li style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> runs her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/kitzbitz">Etsy shop</a>, </li>
<li style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.kitzbitzartglass.com/index.htm"> her website</a>,</li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Vickie from </span><a href="http://www.beads4breakfast.co.uk/" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">http://www.beads4breakfast.co.uk/</a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> who makes the most gorgeous lampwork beads and is a mad as a hatter</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Caroline from </span><a href="http://www.curiouscatcreative.co.uk/" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">http://www.curiouscatcreative.co.uk/</a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> her leather jewellery is out of this world </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Anita from </span><a href="http://itsamistrydesignstudio.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">http://itsamistrydesignstudio.blogspot.com/</a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> who makes such beautiful jewellery</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Wendy from </span><a href="http://www.1stuniquegifts.co.uk/blog/" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">http://www.1stuniquegifts.co.uk/blog/</a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> her creations are fabulous and my hubbie bought me a little plaque for my craft room door ( ok it's the 2nd bedroom but I have taken it over with my craft things! )</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> and the lovely Kate from </span><a href="http://www.turtle-doves.com/" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">http://www.turtle-doves.com/</a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> who makes the most wonderful items of clothing from recycled fabric</span></span>clasibagshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12229232799023405114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604530718854034451.post-104355257633883922011-02-27T12:14:00.001+00:002011-02-27T12:15:28.114+00:00New bags listed on my website<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Phew slowly but surely I am getting some new bags listed on my website. I was in 2 minds about listing them as I am trying to get stock together for my next craft event in March but I decided 'what the eck' get them listed, if they sell it will be an added bonus :-)</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So here they are one felted and one knitted</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQSKoZnJgo5aNOQmmh7FF4DpC6ufBiFs26pGGrAY9C0YoeTv_TwYK2nAptArn8gKJJrE82jQb2mWL8Sl1L3NTubPucG_QKK1Jb49PmRPcJ5nZ-AZh7UZKQ0xvSSSJww2JUy-VdLFUfkA/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQSKoZnJgo5aNOQmmh7FF4DpC6ufBiFs26pGGrAY9C0YoeTv_TwYK2nAptArn8gKJJrE82jQb2mWL8Sl1L3NTubPucG_QKK1Jb49PmRPcJ5nZ-AZh7UZKQ0xvSSSJww2JUy-VdLFUfkA/s320/001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Oh well back to the sewing and fingers crossed i should have some new bags up on my website very soon</div>clasibagshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12229232799023405114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604530718854034451.post-42688959659036935772011-02-06T17:11:00.000+00:002011-02-06T17:11:10.125+00:00Strange Places to Knit<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It has been my weekend off work but my poor hubbie has been working so I have been out with him to keep him company. To while away the hours sat in his van whilst he does his jobs I take my knitting, I sit listening to the music on my IPhone and knit away. It struck me tho how funny I must look to passers by sat in a van knitting away.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hubbie is a service engineer and mends microwaves in stores such as Tesco, Weatherspoons etc so this weekend I have sat in 2 tesco carparks, I multi-story carpark and quite a few KFC carparks with my knitting! Well at least it gets me out of housework lol </span></div>clasibagshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12229232799023405114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604530718854034451.post-62158232756171774212011-02-02T15:54:00.000+00:002011-02-02T16:01:22.237+00:00Booked my first Fair of the year and exhibiting my bags in Ramsbottom<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well I have booked my first fair of the year - just waiting for confirmation! I will be at <a href="http://greatbritishcraftbazaar.com/">http://greatbritishcraftbazaar.com/</a> on the 26th and 27th March, can't wait as hopefully I shall meet up with people I speak to on forums and facebook which will be nice .</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am also exhibiting my bags in Ramsbottom Library </span><a href="http://www.bury.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/Libraries/BranchLibraries/RamsbottomLibraryandAdultLearningCentre.htm" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">http://www.bury.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/Libraries/BranchLibraries/RamsbottomLibraryandAdultLearningCentre.htm</a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> from this Friday for a month, they have just had a display cabinet added to the library and yours truly will be the first one to put something in it - hopefully I will have some sales too. I used to work at Ramsbottom a couple of years ago and still keep in touch with the staff but haven't seen them for a while so it will be nice to catch up when I go with my bags on Friday</span></span>clasibagshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12229232799023405114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604530718854034451.post-65735625358422991552011-01-30T17:05:00.000+00:002011-01-30T17:05:30.806+00:00First post<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> I have finally arrived in the world of blogging woo hoo ! Must say it does feel like I am talking to myself which seems slightly weird lol</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am frantically knitting to try and expand the selection of bags on my website but it does seem an uphill struggle ...wonder if I can learn to knit with my feet??</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Oh well back to those knitting needles, catch you soon x</span>clasibagshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12229232799023405114noreply@blogger.com1