June is bustin' out all over!

My head had been too overloaded this past couple of weeks!

There always seams to be so much going on, so many places to be, so little time to fit everything in, when all I really want to do is escape to my sewing room and create!

I got an e-mail the other day about an arts market in a local town on the last Sunday of the month. They started in January, and are connected to a farmers market that runs along side. They are after stall holders, and it is just £18 rent for the day.

Now, this is what I really want to do - but (and this is where I always try and convince myself this is not a good thing to do)

I have never done this before!

I have never been to the market - I didn't know it was on, so I don't know how busy it will be.

I don't have nearly enough stock to fill a stall - can I make enough before the end of the month, while still working 35 hours a week in the day job, and with several drum workshop bookings as well as the rest of normal life etc etc?

will people like what I make enough to want to buy it?

will my drumming public liability insurance cover the market requirements or will I need more?

arghhh! too much! so much so that here I was at the computer at 7am on a Saturday morning reading blogs because I couldn't sleep!

if anyone out there has any suggestions or tips, please let me know!!!

The toadstool swap...

My toadstool from Canada was posted off about 2 weeks ago, and hasn't arrived yet - I really hope it is OK, and will turn up eventually. I posted mine to Canada last Monday - here is a wee peek at it...

and my kitchen swap - well, couldn't resist putting a wee peek of that on here as well, just finishing a little something else off, then twill be in the post!

hope you like the colours Sarah! (just realised the photo is on it's side...)

Today, Taryn and I are off to Lancaster for a shop. We haven't been for a couple of years, and to tell you the truth, I was a little disappointed last time we went. Lancaster always used to enthral me with it's eclectic collection of shops, but last time we went everything seamed to look just like every other town centre!

I am thinking I might just surprise Taryn, and nip to Carnforth Station first, and take her for tea. She has been studying Brief Encounter for her A'level in Film studies, and takes the micky out of the scene filmed here, as it is ever so British and proper - the station recreated the tea room (that was never actually filmed at the station itself) a few years ago, and I have been promising her a trip ever since. here is a little snippet from the Carnforth station web site...

In 1945 David Lean filmed his romantic classic “Brief Encounter” starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard. Carnforth was chosen by the Ministry of War Transport as it was remote and safe from attack. Filming had to take place at night between 10pm and 6am so as not to interfere with daytime train operations

I think she is dressing up in a 1940's style dress today - I really hope she does, and we can get some photo's for her and of her!